In the middle of the night, Xiao Hechuan carried Qi Xiuyuan back. The guy was so drunk that he had trouble walking by himself and was staggering from side to side.
He is a very outgoing person and can get along well with people wherever he goes. As long as he wants, there is no circle that he cannot fit into. In Jiang Sui's words, he is a community hero.
Fortunately, Jiang Sui had prepared some sobering soup for them when they came back. He gave Qi Xiuyuan a large cup of it, and the guy started vomiting.
After he vomited, he continued to drink until he calmed down.
He missed home and his wife.
Tonight, Xiao Hechuan was fine and didn't drink much. During the poetry contest in the evening, the loser had to drink. He basically never lost, and even if he lost occasionally, it was out of courtesy. He couldn't lose face for those children of aristocratic families present, right?
When Guo Gan came, things were not very pleasant, but everyone was very tolerant and they quickly managed their expressions so as not to affect their conversation and laughter.
Guo Gan also joined the poetry contest, and he brought with him the bookboy, whose name, if I remember correctly, should be Mu Qing.
He knelt beside Guo Gan, seemingly helping him pour wine and serving him, but if you look closely, you can see that he kept his head down and his lips moved constantly.
Every time Guo Gan pretended to be thinking, he was actually listening carefully to what he said and then reciting his poems.
The problem is, no one cares about such an easy-to-find problem. I guess they all think that he is just a book boy and there is nothing special about him!
Guo Gan went straight for Xiao Hechuan right from the start, but our future Prime Minister didn't take him seriously at all, and didn't even consider him as a dish.
He's just a little guy, he won't be able to jump around for long.
In this life, he will bring him disgrace early.
Guo Gan pressed Xiao Hechuan step by step, but Xiao Hechuan remained relaxed, making people feel powerless as if punching cotton.
The same thing happened during the poetry competition. Guo Gan always targeted Xiao Hechuan and issued drinking orders to him, but Xiao Hechuan always responded easily and won without even thinking.
Instead, Mu Qing, the servant boy beside him, began to sweat profusely as he fought.
With his literary talent, he was able to help Guo Gan get the second place in the exam, which showed his considerable strength. However, Xiao Hechuan's strength was far above his, and he gradually began to struggle.
What was originally an occasion for everyone to have fun together suddenly turned into an arena for the two of them to fight alone.
In the end, Mu Qing was defeated and had to leave the stage with regret, but it was Guo Gan who was the only one who lost face.
The young men from the noble families present at the scene really saw a good show. When they saw Guo Gan being humiliated, they all felt very happy and felt as if they had let out a sigh of relief.
Now there is finally someone who can cure him, otherwise he would have been very serious.
It is also because of this that they have further seen Xiao Hechuan's strength. This boy will definitely be extraordinary in the future.
Guo Gan was no match for Xiao Hechuan and could only leave in anger like a clown.
I really don't know what he is so angry about, he was just a defeated opponent.
Before leaving, he still did not forget to boast that he would definitely defeat Xiao Hechuan in the palace examination.
Xiao Hechuan is waiting to see how he defeats him.
Afterwards, those children of noble families invited Xiao Hechuan out for gatherings again, but he refused. He said that everything would be discussed after the palace examination. As long as the palace examination was not over, he had no intention of having fun, and used this reason to reject many invitations.
Rather than attending such occasions, he would rather stay at home with his wife Sui Sui.
The reasons he gave were irrefutable, so those children from noble families did not make things difficult for him.
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Lu Yao went to find Luo Ming that night. He rented a house in a very remote place, far away from the Imperial Examination Hall.
It takes almost half an hour to get there on foot.
Moreover, the environment was really not that good. When Lu Yao came over, he was drinking alone.
Luo Ming didn't expect Lu Yao to come, and he also brought some delicious snacks, both meat and vegetarian.
Both of them failed the exam regretfully, and they felt a sense of sympathy for each other at this moment.
But only Lu Yao himself thought so. Luo Ming's failure in the exam this time was entirely intentional on his part.
That's right, he deliberately didn't take the exam seriously and deliberately gave up the opportunity to soar to success in the imperial examination.
If you ask him why he did this, it was purely out of revenge. If he hurt the enemy by a thousand, he would suffer eight hundred losses himself.
He knew that at this stage, Xiao Hechuan was executing judgment on the Ye family father and daughter, and he also believed that he would succeed in making them fall into the quagmire and never be able to turn over.
And now he is still the son-in-law of the Ye family. He does not want them to be tainted by his glory. He is only willing to share his glory with those who are worthy. The father and daughter of the Ye family are not worthy at all.
Wasn't it because of his literary talent that Ye Congwen took a liking to him in the first place, thinking that if he could pass the imperial examination and embark on a career in officialdom, the status of his Ye family in Jeju would become higher and higher, and the reputation of Baiyun Academy would become more and more famous?
Luo Ming wrote down every detail of what the father and daughter did to him.
He didn't want his glory to have anything to do with the Ye family, as that would tarnish his honor. He also didn't want anyone to talk about the fact that he, a Jinshi, was trained by the Ye family. When people mentioned himself, the first thing that came to mind was that he was the son-in-law of the Ye family.
So, it doesn't matter. He doesn't think it's a pity to miss it this time. Anyway, he is still young and can just wait for the next three years. It will be a good time for him to polish himself. With a gem like Xiao Hechuan in front of him, he will not be noticed even if he stands behind him.
Now, he was no longer jealous of him, but instead began to respect his opponent.
To the outside world, he is calm and composed; to the inside, he respects and loves his wife, and he is impeccable to his friends.
When he was in Jeju, he always spoke badly to him and even did some dirty things in private, but he didn't hold any resentment towards him. On the contrary, this time at the gate of Kyoto Imperial Examination Hall, he experienced the truth for the first time.
If you judge a gentleman by your own standards, you are the villain and the other person is the true gentleman.
I drank alone just because I missed you, not because I failed the exam.
He was very surprised that Lu Yao came to see him and brought some wine and food. He knew that he had also failed the exam and must be in a bad mood at the moment.
Lu Yao invited him to return to Jeju together, and he agreed. The two agreed to set off three days later.
That night, Lu Yao said many heartfelt words to him.
He said:
"Luo Ming, you are actually a good person. You are talented, good-looking, and you had a good family background. But maybe you have never suffered much since you were a child, nor have you met any opponents, so you are always proud. In fact, sometimes it is good to encounter some setbacks in life. It can change a person's character. You can also learn a lot and understand many things that you didn't understand before. So, let's continue to work hard together. In the next three years, we will meet at the top!"
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