Chapter 1325 Model Family

After the results were announced, Zhou Shuren felt the eyes on him when he went to court, especially from those who disagreed with him. Among them, the one who looked most gloating was that of Master Ding.

Zhou Shuren, "......"

Has he fallen behind the times? Isn't being second in the country good enough?

After the morning court session, Li Zhao walked over and asked, "Are you okay?"

Zhou Shuren, "......What can I do?"

Li Zhao lowered his voice, "I was afraid that you would be disappointed, so I came to care about you. In fact, second place is already very good."

Zhou Shuren could sense the pride he had for his eldest grandson. Everyone knew that Zhou Mingyun was taught by Zhou Shuren himself, so one could imagine his expectations.

Zhou Shuren curled his lips and said, "I really don't care. Second place is not bad. It's a national talent selection. I'm second in the country. What else can I be dissatisfied with?"

Li Zhao confirmed that Zhou Shuren was not disappointed. He smiled and was about to speak, but someone spoke first, "You are just being stubborn."

Zhou Shuren sneered, "Where is the ranking of the noble sons?"

Bachelor Ding's face turned green. He was ranked in the 70s and was furious. Before the exam, Zhou Mingyun stole the limelight from the students in Beijing, but now he had disappointed everyone. Yet, Zhou Shuren was still talking and laughing. How could he do that?

Zhou Shuren continued to stab: "Master Ding, are you embarrassed to say it? Does anyone know? Oh, who told me to only care about the top ten."

Wang Ju took a step back. Zhou Shuren was an expert at stabbing with a knife.

As Zhou Shuren finished speaking, many ministers fell silent. Although they were not the first, the second place was also very good! When did they become so arrogant that they actually disliked the second place!

Bachelor Ding's face flushed. He wanted to take this opportunity to ridicule Zhou Shuren, but now everyone's attention was focused on him.

Zhou Shuren looked at the rapidly leaving Master Ding and said with a sigh, "You haven't even finished a round yet!"

Wang Ju thought to herself, don’t you see how destructive you are? Every word you say is like a knife piercing one’s heart.

Zhou Shuren looked at the ministers around him with a smile, "Everyone is walking very slowly today!"

After a brief silence of one second, the ministers quickened their pace and left.

At Zhou's house, Mingyun changed his clothes and Zhulan asked, "Are you sure you want to go out with me?"

Mingyun nodded, "Grandma, I should go out with confidence now. Being the second in the country is something to be proud of."

Zhulan smiled, "Who knows, people might say that our family is the runner-up in the imperial examination!"

Mingyun was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Yes, Grandpa and Fourth Uncle were both runners-up!"

It would be quite fun if three generations of people all had a runner-up in the imperial examination, and the family of the runner-up would be firmly established.

Changzhong heard from his father yesterday that his nephew had no chance of getting the top spot in the imperial examination. He wanted to pat his nephew on the shoulder, but it was not high enough. He looked up at his nephew's height, climbed onto the chair swiftly, patted his shoulder and said with satisfaction: "Nephew, I will get our family the top spot again."

Mingyun chuckled, "Then I'll wait for my uncle to win the first prize."

Changzhong clenched his fists and felt very motivated.

Zhulan knocked her son on the head and said, "Come down quickly, we are leaving."

Mingyun looked at his uncle with a smile. His uncle didn't have many days of carefree days left. He would go to the academy after the palace examination was over. When he thought of the academy, the academy also invited him back to give a few classes.

Today Zhulan went to the art gallery to pick up the painting she had ordered, a snow scene. Zhulan waited in line for a long time before she got it. It was a work by a famous artist, so naturally it was very expensive.

The Painting Tower has always been a favorite place for literati and scholars. For Mingyun, who is very recognizable in the capital, it attracted everyone's attention as soon as it appeared.

Mingyun could hear words that hurt him badly, and he felt disdain in his heart. Most of these people were jealous of him.

Changzhong couldn't take it anymore. While his mother was going upstairs, he glared at the people who had gathered together and pointed at them, "Did my nephew eat your food or drink your water? If not, my father never said a harsh word to him. Don't act like you are my nephew's elder. How dare you?"

Mingyun retracted his outstretched hand. His uncle had always been a responsible elder. Even though he was young, he always remembered that he was the elder and was very protective of his uncle.

Seeing that no one was talking, Changzhong smiled sarcastically, "Although my eldest nephew didn't win the first prize, he still ranked second. What about you? Let me guess, either your grades are bad or you failed the exam. Tsk tsk, with such grades, you have the nerve to disdain the second place in the country? Who gave you the courage? Thick-skinned or shameless? Ah, it should be shameless, because jealous faces are too ugly."

Zhulan stood at the entrance of the building and looked at her little son who was in full swing, with a smile in her eyes. She had a really poisonous tongue. Looking at the people below who were blushing, her expression became more and more happier.

Chang Zhong saw that no one was talking to him, and his eyes were full of sarcasm. He finally concluded: "When you are better than my nephew, then you can talk about him. I will still respect you as men. But now, haha!"

The last "ha" sums it up. Although the guy is small, he has a very strong aura. With his chin held high, he looks very impressive.

Mingyun took his uncle's hand and looked around. "Zhou is waiting for your comments. We welcome your comments at any time. Let's see what we can do with our writing."

Changzhong smiled and said, "My dear nephew, it's better to be second. You see, dad is second, and fourth brother is second. You were taught by dad personally, so it should be passed down from generation to generation. It's great that our family has three generations in one."

Mingyun touched his uncle's head. In order to reduce the impact and avoid attracting too much hatred, his uncle used this sentence to divert attention.

Sure enough, when they went upstairs, some people had already started talking about it.

Mingyun could still hear someone say, "The one who gets second place is a member of the Zhou family!"

Mingyun, "......"

No, in fact, everyone in their family wants to compete for the top spot!

When Zhulan saw her son running over, she took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He was wearing too many clothes, and children are hot-tempered and sweat easily.

Changzhong never gets stage fright. In the environment he grew up in, it is difficult for Changzhong to be stage fright. As the youngest son of Minister Zhou, he has met too many people, including the ministers of the six ministries, not to mention the princes and other powerful people. Due to this environment, Changzhong has been confident and confident since he was a child.

Because the prince was very concerned about Zhou Mingyun, he soon found out about the painted building.

The prince's eyes sparkled, "Master Zhou's son has a really sharp tongue."

The emperor was concerned about "If Zhou Mingyun is the second place, he is indeed the third generation of second place."

Prince, "Will the Emperor choose Zhou Mingyun as the runner-up?"

The emperor stroked his beard and said, "It depends on Zhou Mingyun's performance in the palace examination. I will not let him off."

Of course, even if Zhou Mingyun won the first prize, he would not be the top scorer. He gave Zhou Mingyun a chance, but unfortunately Zhou Mingyun lacked some luck. He specially looked at Zhou Mingyun's answer sheet, and actually the difference between him and the top scorer was not much.

When Zhulan returned home, she saw Changyi's letter. She opened it and read it, then asked Qingxue to invite Li.

Li asked, "Mother, what do you want to see your daughter-in-law for?"

Zhulan said, "This is a letter from Changyi. Mingshan didn't make it and has passed away. You are the eldest daughter-in-law of our family. Please go and see if Wang Shi needs any help on behalf of our family."

Li was stunned, "He went?"

"Um."

After Li left, Zhulan's thoughts became a little scattered. This was the ancient times, the ancient times when imperial power was supreme.

Wang was mentally prepared for Mingshan's departure. Although it was hard to accept, she accepted it quickly. Having a child did not allow her to be weak, so she was decisive and took her people to return to Zhoujia Village.

In a blink of an eye, the palace examination was over. Because the Zhou family had produced a runner-up in the imperial examination for two generations, the Zhou family was known as a runner-up family, or a model family. Shangshu Zhou's career was very inspiring.

This time, he didn't pay much attention to Mingyun.

On the day of the announcement of the results, Mingyun did not go. Mingteng went to see the results instead. Mingteng came back very quickly. Seeing that her son did not say anything, Li became anxious and said, "Why don't you say something!"