"Yes, yes." Song wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve and said with a smile, "I am so happy."
Zhang nodded. "If it were me, I would also cry for joy."
She then asked, "Where is Fifth Brother? Let me see our champion!"
Yu Qizhe walked out from the inner room, having changed into a dark blue gown.
Perhaps it was an illusion created by his success in the imperial examination, his tall and thin figure was still standing in the old little house of the Yu family, but he gave people a feeling that one dared not look directly at him. His elegant and stern face was more eye-catching than ever before.
At this moment, there was a clamor of people outside the courtyard, as if the Yu family was holding a wedding banquet today, it was very lively, and someone shouted, "The county magistrate is here!"
Yu Ruhai heard the noise and hurried to the east room. With a smile on his face, he said in a friendly manner, "Fifth brother, come with me to welcome the county magistrate."
Women naturally could not be present at such a grand occasion. Yu Ruhai led the men in the family out of the courtyard gate and deliberately asked Yu Qizhe to follow him. Yu Jinshu and Yu Jinyan, who were the most beloved in the past, could only follow silently behind.
Several people stood at the door. Gao Yunsheng, the magistrate of Changkui County, was getting off the carriage. Behind him followed several wealthy gentry, including the county schoolmaster Lin and the master of the Zhang family.
Yu Ruhai stepped forward and bowed with both hands, "How are you, County Magistrate?"
Gao Yunsheng was very happy. He raised his hand to stop Yu Ruhai from greeting him and said with a smile, "Don't be so polite. I think you already know that your brother has passed the imperial examination!"
He looked at Yu Qizhe who was standing beside Yu Ruhai, his eyes full of admiration, "Is this your Wulang? I haven't seen him for three years, and he has become more handsome. He is indeed a handsome man."
Yu Qizhe cupped his hands in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Master Gao, thank you for your compliment."
Yu Ruhai smiled and asked, "Sir, please come in and sit down."
Gao Yunsheng walked into the house while talking, "When Yu Wulang won the third place in the imperial examination, I knew this day would come. Your Wulang has brought honor to our Changkui County. He won the first place in the provincial examination. He is really a good seedling."
Yu Ruhai's face was flushed with pride.
Everyone sat down in the main hall. Magistrate Gao looked at Yu Qizhe and asked gently, "I heard that you were not in good health, so you didn't go to the court for the past three years. Are you feeling better now?"
"It's okay now." Yu Qizhe, who was sitting below, answered calmly.
County Magistrate Gao nodded. Even at such a glorious moment today, the young man in the hall was still as humble and calm as he was three years ago. This kind of composure was rare among ordinary people. He was born in a commoner family, but had such a demeanor. He was definitely not an ordinary person.
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County Magistrate Gao could not help but admire him more and more, and said, "Wu Lang hasn't come of age yet, has he?"
"No, he is sixteen this year, and he will be seventeen after the new year." Yu Ruhai said with a smile.
County Magistrate Gao sighed inwardly, no wonder Prefect Yang took a liking to Yu Wulang. If he had a daughter of the same age, he would probably be moved and marry her to Yu Wulang.
"This is Mr. Shen from Huichun Hall, this is Mr. Zhang from Youyu Rice Shop, this is Principal Lin from the County School, this is..." County Magistrate Gao introduced the people in the hall one by one, "All of you have come with me to congratulate Wu Langzhong after learning that he has won the first place."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "I congratulate Yu Wulang for passing the imperial examination. Wulang is truly a genius at such a young age."
Yu Qizhe smiled humbly and his eyes fell on Master Zhang standing beside him.
Mr. Zhang felt as if a thorn was on his back. When he glanced at Yu Jinshu and Yu Jinyan in the corner, he broke out in a cold sweat. He never expected that the fifth son of the Yu family who passed the imperial examination was actually the Yu family whose name he had crossed out from the list of students, the same Yu family who came to treat Xiu Yue.
His smile was stiff, and he said shamelessly, "Zhang also congratulated Yu Wulang. It really is fate."
"Oh, what do you mean?" County Magistrate Gao took a sip of tea, thinking that Mr. Zhang knew Yu Wulang, and asked with a smile.
Mr. Zhang said with a stiff face, "The little girl was ill before, and it was Miss Meng from the Yu family who treated her. There was a little misunderstanding in the process, and I, Zhang, would like to apologize here first."
"Who is Miss Meng?" someone asked curiously.
Yu Ruhai also recognized who this Zhang family master was. He snorted in his heart and said, "Master Zhang is talking about Yu Jiao, right? She is the granddaughter of my second wife and the sister of my fifth brother."
He said with a smug look on his face, "You may not know that my Yu family's ancestors were doctors, and they were in the same profession as Master Shen. But now that I am old and my brothers are all studying, I passed on my medical skills to the maid from the second room. She is very smart, and she just went to Qingzhou with the second master of the Mu family to see the wife of the prefect."
County Magistrate Gao immediately praised, "Your Yu family is really full of talented people. The younger generations are so outstanding. It is really enviable."
Everyone followed suit.
Yu Ruhai was determined to vent his anger. He looked at Master Zhang and said, "It's just that it's inconvenient for a girl to practice medicine. It's inevitable that she will be bullied. At the beginning, because of some misunderstandings, Master Zhang crossed out the list of students for my three brothers. Well, I have to thank Master Lin for his help."
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