Chapter 209 The best candidate for son-in-law!
At this time, Gu Ting and his companions were surrounded by people at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.
After the Minister of Rites, Lord Sun, finished reading the list, he wanted to go and congratulate Gu Ting, but he couldn't squeeze through, so he had to give up.
"Everyone, please make way. We are going home. Our children have all won the prize and are waiting for us to come back and tell them the news."
Across the crowd, Lord Sun could hear Gu Ting's loud and arrogant voice, which was even more powerful than when he usually argued with others in the court.
At first glance, it sounds like he is asking everyone to make way, but in fact, he is not moving at all, he is just showing off.
"Sir, please don't be in such a hurry to leave. Is your child married yet? My daughter is still unmarried and is about the same age. Why don't you consider it?"
"And my daughter. I only have one daughter, and all the family property will belong to her in the future."
"Please consider my daughter. I am willing to give her a dowry of ten thousand gold."
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All those who were looking for a son-in-law gathered around and talked about their own advantages. It was very lively for a while.
The corners of Lord Sun's mouths and those of several other officials from the Ministry of Rites twitched.
The one who got first place in the first class was not Gu Ting, so what was he showing off about?
Now that he was surrounded by so many people, he didn't seem annoyed at all. Instead, he enjoyed the scene very much.
"Everyone, thank you for your kindness. My nephew has already gotten married. I am really sorry."
"That's such a pity. Are the children of these two eldest brothers married?"
When the crowd heard that Gu Jinghuai was married, they turned their attention to Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingyun.
"Hahaha, let me tell you, their children, of course my nephews, are not engaged yet, and they are all handsome."
Old Man Qin, Qin Shan, Qin He and Xiang Xiucai were all dumbfounded.
They just came to see the results announced, how did it turn out like this?
"Hey, old man, you have two grandsons. Any one of them will do. We are not picky. We just want to find a scholar."
"Yes, my daughter is not picky. As long as your family agrees, we will get married tomorrow."
"How can you be so disrespectful as to let the children get married without any preparation? That's really disrespectful."
"That's right, the old man chose my family. My daughter is well-educated and well-mannered, and is the best match for your grandson."
"Choose my family. My daughter is beautiful and has a large dowry."
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A group of people surrounded them and made it impossible for them to move, and there were also people watching the excitement.
Old Man Qin and his companions had never seen such a scene before, so they didn't dare to say anything, for fear that they would say something wrong and send their grandson away.
Qin Shanhe and Qin He tried their best to protect their father and Zhang Xiucai in the middle, fearing that they would be squeezed, especially since Zhang Xiucai's legs were not very good.
Gu Shi felt that he was about to be squeezed to the point of deformation, but he still had to protect his eldest brother. Among the few people, his eldest brother Gu Ting looked the most like he was fine.
Chat with this person for a while, and answer that person's question for a while.
Gu Shi even suspected that his elder brother came here on purpose just to show off.
But he felt that he was overthinking it, after all, his elder brother didn't know how many people would get all the answers right.
After Gu Ting had finished showing off all the way and enjoyed all the envious and jealous looks, he squeezed out of the crowd with a few people.
Seeing it squeezed out so easily, Gu Shi was dumbfounded. At this moment he had to admit that his elder brother did it on purpose.
Old Man Qin and his companions thanked Gu Ting profusely. They almost thought they couldn't squeeze out before lunch.
On the way back in the carriage, Gu Shi asked persistently, "Brother, you did this on purpose today, didn't you?"
"Second brother, you just realized it. Big brother is taking you to experience the feeling of being envied by others."
Gu Ting was in a very happy mood now, and he patiently answered his second brother's questions.
"Brother, none of this matters. What matters is that after today, everyone in the capital will know that the first place winner of this year's Class A is from our Gu family."
Gu Ting likes to be so high-profile about Gu Jinghuai's affairs. He wants to tell everyone that there are more powerful people in their Gu family.
"If we are so high-profile, will we be reported by the censor?" Gu Shi thought it would be better to keep a low profile.
"If you want to participate, just do it. Do you think I'm afraid of them?" Gu Ting was dismissive of this.
The Gu family had a happy event, but he didn't bother with them.
"But brother, when we return to the mansion, the people who announced the good news will have already left."
Gu Shi was still feeling bad about missing the good news.
"Mother and your sister-in-law are both in the mansion. It won't affect us if we're not home. If you like, I'll ask them to go and tell you separately."
Gu Ting still dotes on his younger brother very much. As long as Gu Shi asks, he can really do it for him.
"Forget it, let's go back quickly. Mother must be very happy."
Gu Shi felt that this might be the benefit of being a favorite minister. Even the announcement of good news could be arranged. He still underestimated how favored his elder brother was.
"You're quite right, but this is a matter of honor for our family, so it's naturally worth celebrating."
Gu Shi felt that there seemed to be a generation gap between him and his elder brother, and he just wanted to go home as soon as possible.
After all, he couldn't control his elder brother outside, and his elder brother could act as crazy as he wanted.
But when he returned home, my eldest brother would listen to whatever his mother and sister-in-law said.
Gu Ting said something to the coachman, and the carriage drove quickly towards the Gu Mansion.
At this time, the Gu family and the Qin family were also very lively.
Before the person who went to see the list came back, the person who brought the good news came to the door.
Upon hearing that her eldest grandson had won first place in the class, Mrs. Gu happily rewarded him with a lot of money.
Gu Jinghuai is usually very low-key, and the person who reported the good news did not expect that the news would be reported to the Princess's Mansion.
Old Madam Gu has experience, as her two sons had experienced the same thing in the past.
Although the eldest princess has not experienced this yet, as a royal princess, she is most familiar with these things.
The only one who was at a loss was Gu's mother. She was so happy to hear that her son had done so well in the exam. Fortunately, her mother-in-law and the princess were there.
When the person who brought the good news came, Qin Zhizhi and the others had not returned yet, and they thought of the Qin family.
The eldest princess directly sent her personal nanny to the Qin family to help.
The nanny took a shortcut, and the eldest princess found out the rankings of Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingyun, so she went to the Qin family in advance to make arrangements.
When Mrs. Qin heard that Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingyun had done so well in the exam, she didn't know what to do for a moment.
The nanny told them what to pay attention to, and they quickly prepared their tips and waited at the door in advance.
Today's good news is divided into several teams. The first team is from the top three, so Qin Qingyuan is the only one here.
Mrs. Qin and the others were dumbfounded. They were told that everyone won the exam, so why was only the eldest grandson the only one who passed? They had already thought of how to comfort Qin Qingyun.
Fortunately, the nanny was experienced and asked the people who announced the good news, and only then did she find out that they were divided into several teams to announce the good news.
Not long after, the second couple arrived to announce the good news. For a while, the Qin family's door was very lively and crowded with people watching the fun.
This family received good news twice at once, which is really enviable.
Mrs. Qin was happy and asked Li to scatter copper coins. The whole Qin family was in high spirits.
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