Chapter 1823: All Get Rich

After the palace examination, Changzhong thought he would have a few days of leisure. However, he did not even get a chance to sleep the next day as he was woken up early in the morning by his fourth brother, who brought him a lot of books, most of which were foreign books on astronomy.

Chang Zhong was confused, sitting on the bed with his hair uncombed, "Fourth brother, what do you mean by this?"

Changzhi pointed at the books and said, "You forgot that you said you would help Mingrui and the other two organize their books."

Changzhong's sleepiness disappeared completely. "No, their job is over, isn't it?"

"They lost their jobs and became your brother's."

Changzhong lay back, so he agreed to help his nephew, and he couldn't refuse to help his brother. He silently pulled up the quilt to cover his head and said sullenly, "Wait until I wake up."

Changzhi also felt sorry for his younger brother. He was already a teenager when his younger brother was born. The older brothers said they were jealous of their younger brother, but in their hearts they also raised him as their own son. They stood up and said to their younger brother, "Go to sleep."

Changzhong heard the footsteps fading away. He lay down for a while and then fell asleep again in a daze. However, he couldn't sleep well because he had something on his mind, so he got up after less than an hour.

The personal servant heard the voice and said, "Sir, I will ask the kitchen to bring the food over."

Chang Zhong nodded, "Yeah."

The young master of Marquis Zhou's mansion was mainly served by servants, and the person in charge of the courtyard was not a maid but a married woman. The person who served him closely was not a senior maid but a few third-rate maids who were in charge of cleaning. There was no needlework maid but a number of embroiderers were kept in the house.

The young master of Zhouhou Mansion does not take concubines, and Zhulan is very strict, so the maids in the house are all well-behaved.

Changzhong washed up, had breakfast, and went to the main courtyard, where he saw his sister-in-law was there.

Zhulan asked with a smile, "Are you awake?"

Changzhong greeted his sister-in-law and said with a smile, "You've woken up."

Zhulan saw her son looking at the list in her hand and explained with a smile, "This is Minghui's betrothal gift list."

Changzhong asked, "Have you chosen a date?"

Li replied, "I have already chosen, and I am just waiting for the results."

Zhulan asked, "Do you want to take a look?"

Changzhong shook his head. He knew Minghui's private actions. Minghui had put a lot of thought into making Miss Shao's wedding doll look good.

Zhulan said to her eldest daughter-in-law, "Thank you for your hard work these days."

Minghui's betrothal gift has been changed again and again, but the amount remains the same. Mrs. Li feels sorry for her son as she has to change the items in the betrothal gift list again and again. Today's betrothal gift list is the final result.

Li smiled and said, "Mom, I'll go back first."

"good."

Chang Zhong saw his mother looking at him and asked in confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Zhu Lan said: "When I saw the betrothal gifts, I thought about your marriage. You are not young anymore. Mother wants to know if you can set a date for your marriage with the Wei family."

Changzhong couldn't keep calm anymore. He was still shy when talking about marriage, "Mom."

Zhulan laughed out loud, "What's there to be shy about?"

Changzhong also thought about his betrothal gift. His betrothal gift was much higher than those of his nephews. When he thought of his fiancée, his mouth curled up a little, and then he became depressed. He had wanted to ask his fiancée out for an outing, but now all his plans were ruined.

When Changzhong came back from the main hospital, he first wrote a letter to his fiancée to apologize for the change of plans. He received a reply from his fiancée, saying that she also wanted to learn some foreign books and wanted him to recommend a few.

Changzhong felt soft in his heart when he saw this, as his fiancée did everything for him.

In the days that followed, Changzhong was busy all day. He wanted to get Minghui and Mingrui together, but he had to give up because Mingrui was running to the embassy every day and Minghui was worried about his marriage.

Changzhong was miserable during the days of waiting, and things were not peaceful outside either. Those who had no background, were young, or had no engagement in the palace examination were all candidates for son-in-law. Those with great potential were pulled around, while those with less potential had to find ways to get in.

The questions for the palace examination were also spread. Those who had foresight and had studied subjects in co-educational colleges had already realized that the imperial examination would change, while those who were pedantic and inflexible were terrified.

Someone tried to test the emperor, but the result was disappointing. Realizing the changes in the imperial examinations, they still couldn't help but hold on to a glimmer of hope. Unfortunately, the emperor had already made up his mind since he had set the question.

The ministers in the court have also discussed this privately. It is useless for the old fox to remain silent. Of course, jumping around is useless. Now that the emperor's popularity has reached its peak and he holds great power, several major actions in recent years have made it clear. The ministers can see clearly that the emperor really doesn't like them!

During the morning court session, Zhou Shuren was stopped by the Minister of Rites. "As long as we don't talk about money, we can talk."

The Minister of Rites was speechless. The Ministry of Revenue had Zhou Shuren in charge of filling out layers of forms to apply for money, and he got a headache when he saw the forms.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhou Shuren said, "It's okay, I'll leave first."

The Minister of Rites said, "I have something to say. You are the best in front of the Emperor. None of us can compare to you. You also know the questions that the Emperor asks for the palace examination. Please give me some advice."

Zhou Shuren knew in his heart that the Ministry of Rites would be the one to suffer the most from the reform of the imperial examination system, but he could not say anything. "You think too highly of me. I deal with money all day long. If you ask me to instruct the Ministry of Rites to apply for less money, I can still say it. Otherwise, I am just an old father waiting for the results of the palace examination."

The results of the palace examination haven't come out yet, how can I advise you? If this gets out, people who don't know will think he knew the examination questions in advance!

Is it easy for his child to get to where he is today? He would never cheat his son!

The Minister of Rites reacted and said hurriedly, "Look at me. I've been annoyed by the questions lately and haven't had a good rest. That's why I'm talking nonsense today."

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "You have black eyes. You really need to rest well."

He also sympathized with the Minister of Rites, and who else could he go to if he didn't ask the Minister of Rites about the imperial examinations?

The Minister of Rites said a few more words and left, and then the Minister of War came over and said, "The result will be known in a few days. I will privately hold your son hostage."

Zhou Shuren, "."

It was really beyond his expectation that many people were optimistic about his son. When he met Zheng Hong a few days ago, he also bet on Changzhong!

Fortunately, his identity was not revealed, otherwise it would have been a big deal once the list came out.

Lord Gong whispered, "Do you think the money requested by the Ministry of War can be approved soon?"

Zhou Shuren curled the corner of his mouth. Lord Gong was different from Li Zhao. This man was more smooth than Li Zhao. He had many tricks but he was not annoying. It had only been a short time since he got his position as the Minister of War.

Days passed, and soon the day of the announcement of the results arrived. The emperor did not give Zhou Shuren any hint, but the emperor and the prince were in a good mood, and Zhou Shuren was not blind, so it was obvious that the two had made a fortune.

Zhou Shuren was excited in his heart. His son was really trying to make himself proud. He shared this with his wife in private, but they both kept their composure and didn't show it.

So on the day of the announcement of the results, Changzhong was confident in himself but also afraid of unexpected events. This time, not only the Fourth Prince came to look at the list together, but also Wu Shangheng and others.

This battle is quite big. With the lesson learned from last time, we sent people to take up seats in advance. Well, we took up the best seats so that we can see the top scorer by posting them.

Changzhong looked at the fourth prince on the left and the future prince consort on the right. Who would dare to come over with this configuration?

As a result, Changzhong was the center of attention, with all kinds of meaningful looks on his face. Some people even thought maliciously that he had not won the top spot and that the Zhou family had lost face.

When the time came, the person who posted the list saw Changzhong and others paused, thinking that Young Master Zhou had won the big three prizes, plus the small three prizes, wow, the Zhou Mansion finally had a number one scholar, he regretted not placing a bet!

(End of this chapter)