"Wouldn't it be a bit lonely to only invite people we know well?"
Mrs. An's original intention was to hold a grand coming-of-age ceremony for Tian An, and it would be best if it was as lively as possible.
Tian An shook his head, took the old lady's arm, and leaned his head on her shoulder, "Grandma, I know you want to help me make my coming-of-age ceremony grand and lively.
But I think the blessings of my family and friends are enough.
Although it would be lively if I invited all those ladies, I would have to distract myself by entertaining them and wouldn't be able to spend time with my grandmother properly."
The main reason was that she felt that those noble ladies were too busy, and they looked down on others all day long, thinking that they were superior to others and looked down on this and that.
And those young ladies always cause trouble when they attend other people's parties. Inviting them is just making things difficult for yourself.
Celebrating a birthday should be a relaxing and enjoyable time. If you invite a bunch of people you don’t know well over and make yourself exhausted, it will be counterproductive.
"Why!"
The old lady blamed herself a little. If Tian An hadn't grown up in the countryside, she wouldn't have been separated from the aristocratic families in the capital. Forget it, since her granddaughter didn't want to, she wouldn't make it difficult for her.
It was a great day, and the old lady didn't want anyone to say anything unpleasant.
"Okay! Everything will be up to you, my dear granddaughter." The old lady hugged Tian An lovingly.
"Grandma is the best." Tian An leaned in her arms like a cat and acted coquettishly.
Seeing that the old lady agreed, An Rong and Mrs. An stopped trying to persuade Tian An.
They continued to discuss other matters. Although the number of guests was small, nothing that was necessary for a coming-of-age ceremony could be missing.
Tian An enthusiastically discussed with the three women of the An family for the entire afternoon until it got dark and Zhao Yiming and others came out of the study.
Upon learning that the old lady and others were arranging the coming-of-age ceremony for Tian An, Zhao Yiming deliberately found a free moment to chat with the old lady for a while.
But on the way back, no matter how Tian An asked, he didn't say anything.
Looking at Tian An scratching his head, wishing he could pull the words out of his mouth, he was in a very good mood, curling his lips and watching with his arms folded.
He looks like he's asking for a beating because he won't tell you anything.
Zhao Yiming is eighteen years old this year, and his appearance is at the most handsome time of his youth. The way he looks at Tian An with the corners of his lips raised just touches her girlish heart.
For a moment, she was stunned by his gaze.
Just as she was in a daze, she suddenly saw Zhao Yiming stretch out his slender fingers and stroke the corner of her lips, "An An, your saliva is flowing out."
Tian An: “…”
She subconsciously raised her hand to wipe the corner of her lips, but this caused Zhao Yiming to laugh softly.
Tian An was annoyed and suddenly felt playful.
One of them leaned over to Zhao Yiming, raised his hand to lift his chin, which was already beginning to grow stubble, and subconsciously had a hint of charm in his eyes, teasing:
"Master, give the girl another smile!"
Zhao Yiming was stunned at first, and then he heard his gnashing voice, "Tian An..."
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The day before Mid-Autumn Festival was the day when the results were announced. Tian Mingwu, the only elder in the family, was more excited than the children. Although he knew that the yamen runners would come to report the news, he still sent a few servants to the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall early in the morning to check the results.
When the servants came back, their clothes were torn, their shoes and socks were missing, their hair was disheveled, and there were some bloodstains on their faces and hands.
Tian Mingwu frowned, "I told you to look at the list, where did you go to fight?"
The servants were so upset! "General, we went to see the list, but there were too many people at the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall. We squeezed in desperately, and now we're like this when we come out."
Tian An had seen the crowded Imperial Examination Hall before. Seeing the appearance of these people, he began to miss the scene when he accompanied Zhao Yiming to take the examination for the scholar.
Seeing that they were still not getting to the point, Tian Mingwu urged, "How's it going? Did you win?"
After being reminded by Tian Mingwu, several people stood up straight and said in unison, "Congratulations, my dear son-in-law, congratulations, my lady, congratulations, my dear general, my son-in-law has made the list, he has passed the exam, he has passed!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yiming breathed a sigh of relief. Although Duke Anguo and Mr. Han both said that he would pass, he still felt uneasy because he didn't see his name on the list.
Tian Mingwu was even more excited than Zhao Yiming. He stood up and lifted the collar of a servant. "Did he really pass? Did you look carefully? What place did he get?"
The servant was startled and said quickly, "General, it's true. We all saw your name with our own eyes before we came back. You got sixth place!"
The others also hurriedly echoed, "General, it's absolutely true, he is the sixth."
"Hahaha, good job, you did a great job." Tian Mingwu let go of the servant and turned to pat Zhao Yiming's shoulder.
It's just that the force was so great that if Tian An didn't know that Zhao Yiming had been practicing martial arts for a long time and had a strong body, he would have worried that his arm would be dislocated by Tian Mingwu's slap.
Zhao Yiming passed the exam with such good results, and Tian An was very happy.
He turned around and started rewarding the servants. "Okay, thank you for your hard work. Go to the accounting office and get a hundred yuan each. Then go to Deng Xue and get a bottle of ointment to apply on your skin. And go to the sewing room and get a new set of clothes!"
"Thank you, Miss." Several people thanked Tian An happily.
Now that he knew the results, Tian An hurriedly asked someone to prepare purses to reward the officials who would bring the good news.
Upon hearing this, Madam Xiao quickly took out a purse from her bosom and handed it to Tian An. "I know you are busy and may not be able to take care of it, so I asked someone to prepare it a few days ago."
"Madam, you are so thoughtful." Tian An smiled and pushed the purse to Madam Xiao again. "Please remember to give the purse to the messengers who bring the good news. I'm afraid I'll forget about it in my excitement."
"Don't worry! I will definitely remember it well." Madam Xiao took the purse back and said.
Except for Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, Tian Zhuang and Tian Kai went to the academy. Their whole family, even Tian Caihe and Tian Caiping, were waiting together in the front hall for the official who came to report the news.
Finally, the doorman came running in excitedly shouting, "Here they come, General, Miss, and son-in-law, the messenger is here to announce the good news."
A group of people in the hall immediately stood up, led by Tian Mingwu, and the others followed behind.
When the two yamen runners came in, they saw Tian Mingwu was also there. They were stunned for a moment, then saluted him before starting to do their business.
"General Tian, is Zhao Yiming, a student from Songshan Academy, living in your residence?"
"Yes, yes, it's him." Tian Mingwu pulled Zhao Yiming out from behind him.
Zhao Yiming first bowed to the two of them, then took out the seal and nameplate for the exam that he had prepared in advance and handed them over.
The yamen runner took it, carefully confirmed that it was correct, and then handed it back to him.
Then he opened the wedding invitation and began to read aloud: "Congratulations to Mr. Zhao Yiming for passing the imperial examination and ranking sixth."
After saying that, another yamen runner respectfully handed a Wendie to Zhao Yiming with both hands, "Congratulations, Master Zhao, on your success in the imperial examination!"
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