Chapter 1143 Like Father

Under the gold list, Chang Zhi and Su Xuan stood at the front of the list. Chang Zhi stared at them with his eyes wide open and pursed his lips, but he was still a little short.

Butler Ding was stunned for a moment, then he pushed the crowd away in ecstasy and ran towards the carriage inside the mansion.

Su Xuan pulled her husband's sleeve. Chang Zhi had already come out of his lost mood and said with a smile, "Second place, it's good to be like dad."

Liu Song and the genius from Jiangnan were also very confident and stood in the front row. The young genius was stunned, he was actually the third place in the imperial examination.

Liu Song loosened his clenched fists. He was under a lot of pressure, from his family and from the Prince's Mansion. Now he could finally breathe a sigh of relief and turned around, "Congratulations, Brother Zhou."

Changzhi also returned the greeting, "It should be Mr. Zhou who congratulates Mr. Liu."

The servant beside Liu Song had already run away. Liu Song said, "I have to go back to the mansion to wait for news. I'll leave first."

Chang Zhi nodded. He couldn't go back yet because there were too many people and he couldn't find Mingshan. He could only walk towards his own carriage.

When Zhulan heard that it was the second place, she was surprised that there was another second place winner in her family.

Yu Shuang and Yu Lu were surprised, and Yu Shuang asked, "Who is first?"

Steward Ding replied, "Mr. Liu is the No. 1 scholar, and it is said that the very handsome genius from Jiangnan is the No. 3 scholar."

At this time, Changzhi and Suxuan had already returned. Changzhi narrowed his eyes and said, "Mom, my son is the runner-up."

Zhulan saw that her fourth son was really happy and smiled. After two hits, Changzhi was no longer complacent, so he moved up one place and quickly accepted the result, "Good, good, second place is good. We already have a second place winner, as good as your father."

After hearing what his mother said, Changzhi felt that he was as good as his father, because his father was the runner-up in the exam and worked his way up to where he is today.

Mingshan came back soon, with a happy face, "Uncle, I got into the second class of the imperial examination. I actually got into the second class."

It's unbelievable. He was clearly at the bottom of the list, but this time he was in the second place, in the middle.

Zhulan was delighted, "Good news, hurry up and get on the carriage."

Ministry of Revenue, once the list comes out, all the other departments will know about it. Zhou Shuren looked at the list and he also thought that the second place was pretty good.

Officials from the Ministry of Revenue congratulated him one after another, because Zhou Shuren was also the runner-up in the imperial examination. It is said that a son resembles his father, and this is also a blessing. They wish Changzhi a smooth career like Zhou Shuren.

Zhou Shuren was happy and said he would treat us during the day off.

The Ministry of Rites and Changyi were also congratulated. Their family had three members who had passed the imperial examinations, two of whom were runners-up. With the third brother becoming a Jinshi, their family's foundation was also evident.

Gu Zhuomin had a face full of envy. His own son was not good enough, but his grandson was more outstanding. There was really no comparison.

Gu Zhuomin looked at Changyi and felt sad again. Zhou Changyi's official rank was lower than his, but in the end, he had to work under Zhou Changyi. Zhou Changyi could get the task of building the embassy and could choose people to follow him, but he could only watch.

Gu Zhuomin looked at Lord Wang again. Lord Wang smiled as if his own family had produced a runner-up in the imperial examination. Indeed, the Zhou and Wang families were married, and Zhou Changyi would be settled under Lord Wang's care. He could not be jealous, after all, he had a good father.

Wang Ju pulled Chang Yi and said, "I haven't seen your father for a long time. Go back and ask when your family will hold the wedding banquet and come back to let me know."

Chang Yi, ".No need for me to tell you, my father will inform you."

Wang Ju coughed and said, "Your father doesn't like me very much."

Changyi smiled and said, you know that!

The Zhou family has produced another runner-up in the imperial examination. The good news came quickly, and officials brought the runner-up's clothes. He will go to the palace tomorrow to express his gratitude and parade through the streets.

Changzhong reached out and touched the clothes, "Fourth brother, put them on and show them to your younger brother!"

Changzhi also reached out and touched it. Students go through so much hardship all the way just for this. He is also a layman. Although he regrets not being the top scholar, he is also happy. He looked at his family and said, "Then I will try to change it?"

Zhulan, "Go ahead, I want to see your mother too."

Changzhi quickly changed his clothes and came back. Changzhi was good-looking and looked very handsome in the clothes.

Chang Zhong exclaimed, "Fourth brother is so handsome. If he can't be the third place winner, how much more handsome must the genius from Jiangnan be?"

Chang Zhi's ears were red, but he still said something fair, "Your second brother is not as good as the third place winner."

Li smiled and said, "I don't know if the third place winner is engaged or not. If he is not engaged, he will be a good son-in-law from a noble family."

As for the young master of the Liu family, everyone knows that although he is not engaged, his future wife will not be from a bad family.

The good news for Mingshan also came, and Mingshan was urged by the young people in the tribe to put on his clothes. Only when people who came to congratulate him arrived did Changzhi and the other two change their clothes.

Zhulan also knew that Ran Zheng's grandson had also become a second-class Jinshi, but she didn't pay much attention to the Crown Princess's family.

The next day, Changzhi and Mingshan entered the palace, followed by a parade through the streets, and a banquet was held in the evening. The next day, Zhulan learned that the emperor had only stayed for a short while at the banquet last night, and the prince had accompanied him the entire time.

Zhulan understood that this session was to select talents for the prince.

Zhulan asked Mingshan, "You are staying in Beijing and entering the Imperial Academy this time, what are your plans?"

Mingshan was really surprised by the series of surprises. It was too unexpected. He thought he would not stay. Liu Jing was naturally a good person because his uncle was here!

Mingshan had a plan in mind, "You know that our family has a solid foundation. I have money in my hands. I was not sure before, but now that I am staying in the capital, I want to ask my uncle and aunt to help me find a nice two-story house. I want to bring my family to the capital when I go back to worship my ancestors."

Zhulan nodded, "Okay, I'll find a house for you."

Zhu Lan looked at Chang Zhi and the eldest brother again, "This time we go back to worship our ancestors, your father meant that the eldest brother should go back to worship our ancestors."

Boss Zhou is very experienced in ancestor worship. "Don't worry, mom. I will take care of it."

The eldest wife, Mrs. Li, was very excited when she heard the news. "I, I will go back with you. Then we don't have to wait for our son to take the exam."

Boss Zhou also felt sorry for his wife, who hadn't been back home for so many years. "Okay, I'll go tell mom."

Zhulan got the letter. A few days ago, the eldest daughter-in-law was still talking about her parents. She knew that the eldest daughter-in-law missed her parents' home, especially after the drought last year. Even though Changzhi came back and said that Lijia Village was good, the eldest daughter-in-law was still thinking about it. She would not feel at ease unless she saw it with her own eyes. "Okay, let's go back together."

Afterwards, Zhulan asked Mrs. Song to go to the warehouse to pick out gifts to take back to her in-laws. After all, the only in-laws that the Zhou family had good relations with were the Li family.

In the teahouse, Shi Huai was very excited. His son no longer stopped him from leaving the house. He was free to do whatever he wanted. He watched the parade yesterday and felt sorry that he didn't see his own son parading. He lowered his head to drink tea and felt someone sitting down opposite him. He thought Yu Yun had come. He raised his head and said, "Ah, old customer, what a coincidence. I thought you had left the capital."

Gu Ren smiled and said, "I have some unfinished business, so I stayed a little longer. It's such a coincidence that I met you again."

(End of this chapter)