In the end, Shi Yiming and the other two got the results: Shi Yiming won the top spot, Xi Shuang the second spot, and Fang Wenxing the third spot.
Shi Yiming thought he would be very happy, but after Eunuch Jia finished reading it, he found that he was not moved at all... This was all the fault of that Fu Xiaoguan!
Look at that kid, he's still standing back and looking at the imperial edict with a smug look on his face!
Can't you just take it home and read it?
Shi Yiming felt that this guy was doing it on purpose, deliberately trying to make him angry. What was he saying was, "What's so great about you being the top scholar? I'm a fifth-rank official, and you still have to wait, and you don't know when that will end!"
So Shi Yiming was not happy at all. All he was thinking about was how to deal with Fu Xiaoguan.
Xi Shuang didn't show any expression. He came here aiming for the top spot but only got second place - although it was second, people often remember the first place!
Ah, no, I guess not many people can remember the first place this year. The only one who can remember is Fu Xiaoguan.
He looked at Fu Xiaoguan again and saw Fu Xiaoguan happily rolling up the imperial edict and carefully putting it into his sleeve. He looked extremely proud and didn't even look at them, the top three candidates in the imperial examination.
Humph! Young people who succeed will inevitably fail. Let me see how long your success will last!
Only Fang Wenxing was quite happy. He didn't expect to make it into the top ten at first, and then he didn't expect to make it into the top three. He estimated that he would only be the third place. Now he found that his estimate was quite accurate, and he felt happy.
As for Fu Xiaoguan, he had no hostility towards him, and even admired him very much because of the song Lang Tao Sha.
Although Fu Xiaoguan did steal their limelight, that was his own ability!
Just like at Lanting Gathering, this guy was so aggressive that Yan Xiwen took three steps back, and then he turned around and became Yan Xiwen's brother, making Yan Xiwen feel like he was dying of ecstasy. Afterwards, when Yan Xiwen talked about it, he was completely submissive.
This is what it means to be able to do something. Fang Wenxing knew that Fu Xiaoguan was very capable, so although he was surprised by the emperor's reward to Fu Xiaoguan, he felt it was reasonable.
After the morning meeting, Fu Xiaoguan left and had a pleasant chat with Shangguan Wenxiu in the square outside the palace. Finally, he promised Shangguan Wenxiu that he would visit the Imperial College when he had time.
When the two men bowed to each other and said goodbye, there was no one in the square. Fu Xiaoguan walked out of the palace alone, called a carriage at random, mentioned the name of the inn, and then took out the imperial edict and started to laugh happily.
Finally became a small official!
I feel like I'm living up to the name my mother gave me.
He put the imperial edict into his sleeve, closed his eyes and rested, while practicing the Nine Yang Heart Sutra.
After returning to the inn, he took a shower, took out the imperial edict and placed it on the desk, showing off in front of Su Mo and Chunxiu in a very arrogant manner.
"Now, your young master has also become an official. Moreover, I am no longer a scholar, but a Jinshi. Isn't that amazing?"
Chunxiu's eyes suddenly lit up. Wow, the young master has become an official!
The young master is really amazing!
What kind of official is this Chao San Dai Fu?
"He's a fifth-rank official. The prefect of Linjiang is only a fourth-rank official. If I work hard, I can easily get a third or fourth-rank official."
There are stars twinkling in Chunxiu's eyes, and every star is naked admiration!
Such a high-ranking official!
Young master, you have fulfilled the master's wish!
Chunxiu then remembered something and handed an invitation to Fu Xiaoguan. Fu Xiaoguan took it and saw that it was Qin Mowen, inviting him to visit Qin Bingzhong's house in the evening.
It’s time to go visit Brother Qin.
Su Mo scorned Fu Xiaoguan, but he couldn't help but admire him. How many days had he been in the capital? And yet, he'd already earned the Emperor's reward based on his own abilities? He figured it was the disaster relief proposal. He knew it was significant, but he hadn't anticipated its impact.
Perhaps many people would think that this was Fu Xiaoguan's luck, but Su Mo never thought so. He knew that Fu Xiaoguan was a young man with real abilities. No matter what he had done in Xishan or the policy paper he wrote in Shangjing now, this was not luck, this was strength!
Fu Xiaoguan wrote a letter to Fu Daguan carefully.
"Dad, happy wedding!
Your son and I have been in the capital for more than ten days. Today, we were rewarded by His Majesty, and were granted the status of Jinshi. In addition, we were awarded the fifth-rank official position of Chao San Da Fu.
Just be happy to yourself and don't show it to others.
In addition, I asked Concubine Shang to ask Your Majesty to write the words "Fu Mansion" for our Fu family. In this way, our door lintel should be shining with gold. I think you will be very happy.
I need money. Shulan bought a huge house here, with eighteen entrances and exits, twelve courtyards, and hundreds of houses. A rough calculation shows that it will cost about 100,000 taels of silver. I don't know if my family has that much money. When the house is renovated, you can bring my six daughters to live in Jinling.
You have to help me keep an eye on Xishan. If anything happens, please write to let me know. I can't leave Shangjing for the time being because I'm worried that the emperor will want to see me.
Also, has Er Niang given birth? What did she give birth to? Let me know when you write.
That's it, the main thing is money, you have to give me a bottom line."
Chunxiu was asked to send the letter via official mail, and the address left was Dong Shulan's home. There was no other way, as he was still living in the inn and would probably stay there for a long time.
Dong Shulan and Yu Wenjun were both busy with the lingerie shop and seemed to have forgotten about him. Fu Xiaoguan had nothing to do, so he had lunch with Su Mochunxiu in the inn and went back to his room to continue writing his Dream of the Red Chamber.
We have to make money. Seeing that a lot of money is about to flow out, Fu Xiaoguan is a little unsure.
He had never taken care of the family finances, and he didn't even know how much Yu Fu Ji's wine had sold. He thought that Xishan had spent so much money, and it would cost even more money to open the mine in the future. If his family couldn't be relied on, he would have to earn money on his own.
I wrote this chapter from noon to evening. It was very good. I wrote five chapters in total. Just then, Dong Shulan came back, and her pretty face was filled with a smile as bright as spring water.
"We've bought the two shops in Qingluan Lane. They're in a prime location, right next to Wenxiang Tower. We went to Hongpailou and found a vacant courtyard, which we also bought. We plan to have this... small garment made there. Wenyun has returned to the palace. She said it's a delicate job, and she wants to ask Concubine Shang if she can buy some female slaves from the Jiaofangsi. Those slaves were once the families of convicted officials, and they're skilled at needlework. If they could sew this small garment, it would be much more exquisite."
Of course, this is possible. Fu Xiaoguan nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Dong Shulan was about to take a sip of tea when she saw the imperial edict on the table. She picked it up and opened her mouth in disbelief - "Is this... true?" Dong Shulan looked at Fu Xiaoguan in disbelief.
"Can this thing be faked?"
Dong Shulan did not expect that Fu Xiaoguan would actually do what she casually mentioned a few days ago. This was a huge surprise, ten times stronger than all the sense of accomplishment she felt today.
It seems that the sword hanging over the Fu family's head has been lifted. With this official position bestowed by the emperor, Fu Xiaoguan will probably face much less resistance from his parents in his affairs.
"We have to celebrate!"
Fu Xiaoguan then remembered Qin Mowen's invitation, "Let's go to Brother Qin's house."
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