Half an hour later, the door of the Ministry of Rites opened, the guards came forward to maintain order, and someone came forward to post the list.
After the guards left, the students rushed forward and looked for their names on it.
Someone was shouting frantically: "I passed the exam, I finally passed the exam, ahhhhh~"
At this time, another person fainted on the ground because he couldn't find his name.
At this time, Shang Jinzhi was looking for his name from the top 40 that he predicted. He did not see his name, but he stood there dumbfounded by the name of the first place. "How come he is the champion? Why?"
Shang Jinzhi's words made the students look curiously, and when they saw the name at the top of the list, the whole audience was shocked.
"Shang Yanqing was stupid for nine years, and he took the provincial examination and won first place."
"You are indeed a child prodigy."
Shang Jinzhi felt dizzy. He pinched his arm and looked for his name after the fortyth place, until he saw the last place of the day, he finally saw his name.
Shang Jinzhi didn't know whether he should be happy or angry for a moment. He left the gate of the Ministry of Rites with an expressionless face. On his way back, he met a team beating gongs and drums and going to the Marquis' Mansion to report the news.
He followed as if possessed by a ghost. He only heard a buzzing sound in his ears. He saw Shang Yanqing turned back into the young man with high spirits and vigor nine years ago. He saw people coming forward to congratulate him one after another. All this hurt Shang Jinzhi's heart.
He has been working hard these years just to prove that he can do it, and that he will go further than Shang Yanqing, but Shang Yanqing has been stupid for nine years, and will trample him underfoot once the poison is removed.
Shang Jinzhi clenched his fists so hard that they made a creaking sound, and he left the gate of the marquis' mansion.
Shang Jinzhi had not taken a few steps when he saw a familiar figure. It was Princess Jiaxing who had been imprisoned by the emperor for a year.
At this time, Princess Jiaxing was standing in the distance, staring at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. Shang Jinzhi walked over to Princess Jiaxing and stood beside her. "Greetings, Princess."
Princess Jiaxing looked at Shang Jinzhi. "Who are you?"
"Student Shang Jinzhi."
Princess Jiaxing pondered for a moment after hearing the name, and then she remembered, "The son of Lord Shang's younger brother."
"Um."
Princess Jiaxing sneered at him and said coldly: "Get lost~"
Shang Jinzhi did not leave, but stood there and said slowly: "Princess, do you have any thoughts about Shang Yanqing?"
"None of your business."
"Princess, after all, I am Shang Yanqing's cousin. I can help you."
"How can I help?" Princess Jiaxing only looked at Shang Jinzhi at this moment.
Shang Jinzhi came forward and whispered a few words in Princess Jiaxing's ear, and she saw the corners of Princess Jiaxing's mouth rise. "Okay, if the task is successful, there will be a huge reward."
"Thank you, Princess." Shang Jinzhi said without pausing.
Princess Jiaxing saw that Shang Yanqing had returned home, so she did not stay any longer.
Just after they left, a few little heads popped up in the alley nearby.
Shang Yangyang put his hands on his hips: "Bad."
Shang Qian'an was also very angry. "We can't let them succeed."
Shang Yangyang nodded. She pulled Shang Qian'an, Jiang Peixuan and the other two together, and they squatted on the ground and started a heated discussion.
Shang Yangyang and Shang Qian'an both gave Jiang Peixuan a thumbs up.
Shang Qinan: "Jiang Peixuan, you are amazing."
Jiang Peixuan said modestly: "It's okay."
The three little guys ran back to the house with smiles on their faces.
The Marquis' Mansion was very lively today. Some officials came to congratulate him, and there were even people who didn't know Shang Yanqing was engaged yet came to introduce Shang Yanqing to a marriage partner.
Shang Yanqing rejected all those who came to introduce him to a marriage proposal and informed them that he was already engaged. However, there were still people who refused to give up and proposed the idea of becoming a concubine, but they were all rejected by Shang Yanqing. He also made it known.
"I, Shang Yanqing, will only marry Shen Mengli in this life and will not take a concubine."
This statement caused a stir in the capital, and some people lamented that Shen Mengli was lucky to have married such a man.
The people were all talking about this, some were envious, some were jealous.
Until night time, the mansion was very quiet, and figures were moving around in the dark night.
Shang Yangyang was being carried through the dark sky, she was grinning with excitement. If she hadn't remembered not to make any sound, she would have laughed out loud.
[Wow wow wow ~ This is more fun than crawling through a dog hole. I’ll have to recall this later. How can I take off? ]
Shang Yuanshan frowned when he heard this. This girl could only crawl through a dog hole, but she was having so much fun out there. If she could think of how to fly, the capital city would be turned into a mess by his precious daughter.
Shang Yuanshan thought about it and said, "Yangyang, if you find it fun, come find daddy in the future and he will take you out with him, okay?"
Shang Yangyang looked up in surprise in Shang Yuanshan's arms and nodded vigorously. "Okay~"
[Daddy is so nice, hehe~]
Soon Shang Yangyang and the others arrived at the Duke's Mansion and successfully reached the room where Duke Shang was. Shang Yuanshan saw Duke Shang lying unconscious on the bed, and Li Shi, who was standing beside him with a shocked look on her face.
When Li saw Shang Yuanshan, she was shocked at first, then she burst into tears. She walked up to Shang Yuanshan, stretched out her hand tremblingly, and placed it on Shang Yuanshan's face. "Yuanshan, you...I..."
Li was choking up and unable to speak. Shang Yuanshan patted Li's shoulder to comfort her. His voice was also choking, but he was suppressing his emotions. He knew that now was not the right time: "Madam, please check on the Duke's condition first."
"Okay." Li nodded. Her eyes never left Shang Yuanshan, and she followed Shang Yuanshan to the bed.
Shang Yuanshan was mesmerized when he saw Duke Shang lying unconscious on the bed. Tenderness appeared in his eyes. He tried hard not to shed tears, but he was filled with joy in his heart. It turned out that his relatives had always been by his side, taking care of him all these years.
Shang Yuanshan turned and looked at Jiang Peixuan: "Peixuan, please help me..." Shang Yuanshan paused for a moment and continued: "Please help me get rid of the poisonous insects in Shang Guogong's body. I, Shang Yuanshan, owe you this favor."
Jiang Peixuan nodded and took out a small box from his body. Just as he was about to open the box, a man reached out and stopped Jiang Peixuan.
The man was none other than the man in black who had just come here with Jiang Peixuan in his arms. He was the person left to him by Jiang Peixuan's mother.
"Master, you should know that there are two bells to drive away poisonous insects. Once you use it, the other bell in the Southern Frontier Kingdom will sense it. They will also use that bell to sense your approximate location, but we haven't used it yet..."
Jiang Peixuan pushed his hand away. "I know all this, but he is a relative of my good friend. I have made up my mind."
Shang Yangyang really wanted to save Grandpa Guogong, but she didn't expect that Jiang Peixuan, who took the initiative to say that he could get rid of the poisonous insect that day, would risk being discovered by the enemy to help Grandpa Guogong get rid of the poisonous insect.
The man who tried to stop him stopped trying when he saw this.
Jiang Peixuan took out the golden bell with red patterns from the box.
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