Chapter 298 299. Number One Scholar
Old Madam Bai looked at Bai Jinglie in front of her and finally felt a little comforted. After all, her eldest grandson still had a way. Even if he did not hold military power, he could still find another shortcut to help the emperor make money.
Bai Jinglie wanted to persuade him, but was stopped by Old Madam Bai, "Besides, do you think you can get a good deal under the Kuang family by finding an ordinary lady from a wealthy family?
Look at the entire palace now, isn't it much quieter than when the previous emperor was reborn?"
Bai Jinglie finally understood her intention, "But not everyone is like Queen Zhou. Personality is also very important. If someone is weak, I will harm them for the rest of their lives."
"I have found out all this for you. Miss Deng is not the type who stays at the border and never leaves. She often roams the grasslands with a group of sisters and occasionally goes out hunting. She has a pretty straightforward personality.
What my grandmother likes most is that she has a healthy body, unlike your mother who has a poor fate..."
The eldest grandson looked a little surprised, so Old Lady Bai stopped talking and said, "It just so happens that her portrait is also among those sent by the Queen, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to think about it."
Bai Jinglie, "I'm afraid that the Kuang family will use etiquette to suppress others. I'm outside and can only help a limited amount. Let's just forget it."
Although he also wanted to see the old man make a fool of himself, if he really got married, the couple would probably put all the blame on him and blame him for making him lose his military power.
“As long as you keep an eye on this matter, the other grandmothers will help you deal with it.
If you are really worried, grandma will give you a promise here, you take the person out."
Bai Jinglie was somewhat tempted. Who doesn't want a wife and children and a warm bed? "But in our situation, others may not be willing to do so."
Seeing her grandson give in, the old lady patted her chest and promised, "I have some friendship with the old lady of the Deng family. I have to beg her shamelessly this time."
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On the day when the results were actually announced, the entire mansion seemed exceptionally quiet.
"Are you really not going to send someone to check it out?" Jin Qianqian held up her chin and looked at him.
"Forget it, the scene was a bit scary." Gu Wenheng still feels scared when he thinks about it now. If it weren't for the fact that Master Bai happened to have a private room over there, he might not have been able to escape unscathed that day.
Even during those few days when he was hiding at home, he deliberately asked people to go out and announce that he had a wife and children, and that he and his wife loved each other very much. I guess those tactless matchmakers would have blocked his door.
Jin Qianqian, "..."
Soon, the whole capital was in an uproar. The emperor announced the names of the candidates in the Golden Palace and selected the top three candidates and the Jinshi.
In the past, as long as those dignitaries took the imperial examination, they would be on the list to some extent, but this time the list was completely cleared out.
Someone carefully counted them and found that except Xu Zhongren who was at the end of the group of Jinshi candidates, it seemed that no one was on the list.
Shan Ke'an was sitting at home clapping his hands. Shu Tong knew who Shan Ke'an disliked and the first person he gossiped about was this person. "Now let's see how that kid will take revenge on others. There are more than a hundred people above him. If anything happens to all of them, even if he is capable,
By the way, who are the top two candidates? Why are you only telling me the least important news? "
Shan Ke'an suddenly glared at the servant in front of him, "You know what this young master cares about."
"Master, I am here to tell you that the top scholar is Gu Wenheng, the second is Ning Yuchen from Xicheng, and the third is He Nan from Huacheng.
By the way, when I came here just now, I ran into the maid in the Madam’s room, and she said that the Madam wanted you to come over.”
"Brother Wenheng really won the first place in the imperial examination," Shan Ke'anle was so crazy that he didn't even hear the rest of the words. He suddenly grabbed his servant and said, "Master, I've become rich, right?"
"Yes, yes," the servant boy grinned. The young master had spent all his fortune this time. According to the odds, the loss was several times the original amount.
"Master, Madam wants you to come over for a moment..."
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But the one who was really having fun was the ancient mansion. Jin Qianqian had the main door opened wide, and baskets of copper coins that had been exchanged in advance were being thrown out one by one at the door.
The neighbors on the same street were shocked. They were all merchants, so how could a top scholar suddenly emerge?
But this does not affect them coming to the house with gifts. If we don’t make good friends with them now, if they move away in the future, we won’t be able to get close to them even if we want to.
Gu Wenheng looked at Jin Qianqian who was still grinning foolishly, "How come you are happier than me?"
Jin Qianqian held his face and kissed him on both sides, scaring all the girls in the room to lower their heads quickly.
Gu Wenheng took the opportunity to hug him and said, "I'm so happy that I won the first place in the imperial examination."
Jin Qianqian jumped a few times on the spot and started to speak incoherently, "We've made a fortune. If you could pass the exam a few more times, we could win without doing anything. What a pity."
Gu Wenheng: "..." He's not really that happy, is he?
Jin Qianqian then remembered that he had been turning a deaf ear to what was happening outside those days, and finally she calmed down and explained to him.
It turned out that no one knew anything about these top few places, and the bookmakers set the odds according to past practice.
Although Gu Wenheng topped the list at the beginning, he has not been well-known in recent years. Everyone is sure to show his weakness when it comes to the palace examination, so the odds are really high.
When Jin Qianqian saw how these people looked down on Gu Wenheng, she didn't think twice and directly threw in 100,000 taels of silver notes. Now with the odds tripled, how could she not be excited?
Gu Wenheng grabbed her hand and turned it over, "I didn't expect you to gamble. Aren't you afraid of losing money?"
Jin Qianqian patted her chest with a swagger, "Sprinkle some water, and I believe in you."
Gu Wenheng reminded her, "Then you have to quickly get someone to cash in the money, or else someone will run away."
Jin Qianqian was confident, "How is this possible? There are so many people in the capital betting here, many of them have sent servants to guard there, and I have people watching over there too, so he can't run away.
This is a big upset, the dealer should have made a fortune, there is no reason for him to deny his debt. "
Even if she had a lot of money, she couldn't just spend it without investigation.
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The next day, the top scholar led all the Jinshi to thank the emperor for his grace, and the emperor granted a parade through the streets. Gu Wenheng, wearing a black gauze hat with a golden flower on his head, a red robe, and riding a red-maned horse, was about to lead the Jinshi on a horseback ride around the main street of Shangjing, with two rows of sword-wielding guards paving the way.
Jin Qianqian brought her two sons and waited in the private room of the teahouse early.
Hearing the gongs and drums approaching, Jin Qianqian opened the window and looked into the distance. Before she waited a moment, the signs "Silence" and "Keep Out" had appeared in front of her.
The streets on both sides were already filled with people watching the fun.
"Dad, Mom is Dad." Gu Benluo, who was hugged tightly by Liqiu, suddenly shouted excitedly.
Jin Qianqian also saw it at this time. Looking at him in a red robe, nodding to the enthusiastic people around him from time to time, there was only that touch of red in her heart at this moment, as if she saw the high-spirited senior again.
(End of this chapter)
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