Chapter 279: Results Announced
"Ceylon incense?" Lan Yu was curious and winked at the palace maid beside her.
The palace maid stepped forward and opened the lid of the box.
Revealing the neatly stacked fragrant cakes inside.
The palace maid fanned herself with her sleeves, and a fragrant breeze blew towards her.
The palace maid's eyes lit up and she returned to the carriage to report.
After a while, the palace maid came out again.
"Your Majesty is very satisfied with this incense. You may leave first." The other palace maids took the brocade box.
She handed a jade bracelet to Wen Ruyue.
"Thank you for the gift, Your Majesty." Wen Ruyue took the jade bracelet excitedly.
She knew that she had successfully gained the support of Concubine Lan.
So, next...
We should catch those two female mice and make them spit out all the silver they have eaten.
That day, when it was dark.
Aunt Shuang came to "Yidian Mo" to report to Wen Yan about the birthday banquet at the Lan Mansion.
I don’t know what means she used, but she managed to get the news so accurately.
Even Wen Ruyue's flattery when she paid her respects and her proud expression when she presented flowers were described so vividly, as if he had seen them with his own eyes.
Aunt Shuang said, "Miss, Wen Ruyue and Concubine Lan are truly in the same boat."
Pei'er asked in confusion: "Miss, I have always been confused. Doesn't this make Wen Ruyue more confident?"
Wen Yan rubbed her fingers together and smiled lightly.
That also requires the Lan family to be able to stand forever!
Otherwise, if the tree falls, the vines clinging to it will be affected.
Time flies, and the day of the results announcement is getting closer and closer.
It has been half a month since Qinghe and Lixia returned to the village.
The two of them were very low-key. They lived in Wen Yan's house and never went out.
She passes the time by embroidering and sewing clothes.
Occasionally, someone would go to Brother Chen Qi to do something, or leak the news about the two of them.
Gradually, bad rumors began to spread in the village, saying that the two were concubines of Yingzhi Lin Xinna.
Lixia and the other person kept a low profile and just laughed it off after hearing it.
Even when the village chief wanted to come forward to explain, he was stopped by them: "It's better to have less trouble than more."
If the news reaches the Huo family, all the efforts will be wasted.
No one explained it, and the news spread like wildfire meeting the wind, spreading in an instant.
Soon, the news spread to the neighboring Lufu Village.
When Huang Ying'er came home after washing clothes, she saw several gossipy women from the village gathered at her door.
They usually love to gossip about other people's private affairs. No matter what happens, as long as it passes through their mouths, white can be turned into black.
Any male can be called a female.
They came to my house so early in the morning, which definitely meant nothing good.
I don’t know what she said, but it made her mother so angry that she trembled all over.
She took a few quick steps to protect her mother.
Then one of them said, "Didn't you always say that your scholar nephew is a man of good character and would never take a concubine?
Now you have two at once, how do you explain it?"
"I think it's not that Mr. Ying doesn't want to take a concubine, it's just that he doesn't like your Ying'er.
"Take a concubine, take a beauty. Huang Ying'er is dark and strong. It's fine to take her home and use her as an old ox, but if she's a concubine, hehe... which man can bring himself to take her?"
"Get out! You are not welcome in my house, all of you get out!" Aunt Jiao was so angry that her face turned blue and she pointed outside the door and shouted.
Unexpectedly, when she pointed, she saw Huang Ying'er behind the people.
Huang Ying'er's face turned pale as she murmured, "Mother, is what they said true? Did my cousin really take a concubine?"
Aunt Jiao said anxiously, "No. They are just talking nonsense. Ying'er, don't take it seriously."
The three gossips refused to let her get away with it: "We are not talking nonsense.
It should be known that Lin not only took in concubines, but also two at once, and they have been living there for two months.
I heard that the two concubines were fair and beautiful, but look at you, you are as black as charcoal and strong..."
Huang Ying'er's tears suddenly flowed out.
Aunt Jiao saw that her daughter's expression was getting worse and worse. She was so anxious that she picked up a broom and wanted to chase them away: "Shut up, I'll beat you to death for talking nonsense..."
Huang Ying'er looked at the four people in chaos, turned around and ran towards Songshan Village.
She doesn't believe it!
She wanted to ask Ying Zhilin in person.
What exactly is wrong with me?
He would rather have others than himself!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In Songshan Village, the gate of Wenyan's courtyard was knocked loudly.
"Coming, coming!" Someone responded and the gate opened from the inside.
I saw a woman with ordinary appearance but tall and graceful figure standing inside the door.
"Who are you looking for?" Qinghe asked with a smile on her face and a gentle voice, which made people feel very good about her.
Huang Ying'er looked straight at Lixia.
Then, another impatient question came from the courtyard: "Who is it again?!"
A petite and pretty woman came over.
Lixia's delicate eyebrows were filled with anger, and she looked over menacingly with an axe for chopping wood in her hand.
These days, villagers come knocking on their door from time to time, which annoys them a lot.
Huang Ying'er looked at the two people, each with their own unique characteristics, and her voice trembled: "Are you my cousin's concubines?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lixia was furious and pointed an axe at her.
They were the young lady's maids, when did they become the brother-in-law's concubines?
Lixia's answer sounded like Huang Ying'er's agreement.
She was heartbroken.
It turns out that what they said was right.
It’s not that my cousin doesn’t want to take a concubine, it’s just that he doesn’t want to marry me.
What's wrong with me?
How could I make my cousin dislike me so much?
Huang Ying'er felt as if her heart was being cut out, and was in so much pain that she could hardly breathe.
"Ying Zhilin, come out and explain it to me clearly! Come out!" Huang Ying'er shouted and rushed into the yard.
Lixia thrust her axe against the door, blocking the way: "Yingzhi Lin is not here. He is still in the capital waiting for the results."
"No...impossible, ah..." Huang Ying'er's body suddenly went limp and she fainted on the ground.
Aunt Jiao arrived in time.
She cried inconsolably while holding her fainted daughter.
Amidst his accusations, he wanted to give Huang Ying'er to Ying Zhilin.
Fortunately, Chief Ying received the news and arrived in time to forcibly send the mother and daughter away.
Aunt Jiao had no choice but to leave with her daughter reluctantly.
After returning this time, Huang Ying'er lay at home all day, crying.
Finally, one night, he committed suicide.
Of course, this is all later.
A few days later, it was the day for the results to be announced.
Wen Yan knew that Ying Zhilin would not pass the exam and had no hope.
But she did not discourage Ying Zhilin's enthusiasm.
On the day of the announcement of the results, he arrived at the house early, ready to pick up Ying Zhilin and his two siblings to go to the Imperial Examination Hall to see the results together.
However, Ying Zhilin said he would not look at the list.
Could it be that he knew he had no hope of making the list and didn't dare to go and see?
However, Ying Zhihai and Ying Zhixue were jumping up and down to see the list.
Wen Yan didn't want to spoil the fun, so he took the siblings to the tribute hall.
Wen Yan felt that she had gone early enough.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived, the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall was already crowded with people.
There were students taking the exams and their families, as well as city dwellers who loved to join in the fun.
They can't wait to see who will be the champion this year.
After waiting for another half an hour, the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall slowly opened.
A dozen soldiers, guarding four civil servants, posted a thick stack of names one by one.
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