Chapter 415: Results Announced
Time passed quickly, and it was the day when the results of the autumn examination were announced. Only three hundred people were selected from thousands of people, and the competition was very fierce. Among these three hundred people, only the first one hundred were called Jinshi, and the last two hundred were Tong Jinshi.
However, strictly speaking, Tong Jinshi is not considered a Jinshi, and many people would rather choose to retake the exam after three years than stop there.
Among the one hundred Jinshi, the ten best ones were selected to take the palace examination. The Emperor Chengde personally set the questions and the candidates had to answer them on the spot. After that, Emperor Chengde reviewed the papers and selected the top three.
Before the results were announced, people from the Ministry of Personnel had visited these ten people one by one to report the good news and asked them to prepare for the palace examination three days later.
Qiao Yuanan is one of these ten people.
On the day the results were announced, the weather was fine and cloudless.
Lu Chao almost didn't sleep all night. Today was a day that determined the happiness of his second half of life, and he was extremely nervous.
I felt more nervous than ever before when I got married.
As soon as he finished breakfast, Lu Chao went to Qixiayuan.
Lu Xiang had just finished combing her hair and was about to have breakfast. As soon as she sat down, she heard Lu Chao's shouting outside.
"Third sister, third sister, third sister..."
Lu Xiang couldn't help but tighten his grip on the chopsticks.
Soon, Lu Chao's handsome face like the scorching sun appeared in front of him, smiling brightly.
Lu Xiang rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Honestly speaking, Lu Chao acted as if nothing had happened even after being beaten up by her and feeling extremely disgusted with him, but he still came to her as if nothing had happened. This tolerance made Lu Xiang look at him with new eyes.
Even my sister-in-law has forgiven him. Shouldn't I be a little nicer to him for her sake?
As soon as Lu Xiang came back to his senses, he saw Lu Chao's enlarged face approaching him, and he was so scared that he reached out to hit him.
"Oh, Lu Xiang, you have to change your bad habit of rebelling against your superiors." Lu Chao covered his forehead and stepped back, saying, "Luckily I'm your brother. You should try to beat someone else and see if he can let you go."
"Most people wouldn't come that close to talk to me."
Lu Chao sat down opposite Lu Xiang, reached out and grabbed a bun and stuffed it into his mouth: "I'm talking to you, who told you to be distracted?"
Hmm, this bun tastes good.
"Yunzha, get me a bowl of porridge." Lu Chao ordered bluntly.
Yun Zha glanced at Lu Xiang and saw that his master was not angry enough to chase him away, so he hurriedly served Lu Chao a bowl of porridge and handed him a pair of chopsticks.
Lu Chao started to eat quickly.
Lu Xiang: “…”
She didn't seem to have ordered her servants to be harsh on Lu Chao. Why did this guy look like he hadn't eaten for three days?
"Don't you have something to tell me?" Lu Xiang quickly snatched the last spring roll from the plate and glared at Lu Chao.
Enough of the mud. It was ok for him to come uninvited, and she tolerated eating her breakfast, but it was too much for him to eat everything without leaving any.
Lu Chao seemed to realize that what he did was a bit unkind. He pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly, silently retracted his hand, glanced at the bland white porridge, and silently put down his chopsticks.
"The results will be announced today, and I came here specially to invite you to witness my glorious moment together."
"Are you sure you don't want me to watch you make a fool of yourself by failing the exam?" Lu Xiang stabbed him in the heart without any hesitation.
Lu Chao choked with anger: "Pah, pah, pah, can you hope for me to be better? Don't you want Qiao Qiao to come back?"
Lu Xiang opened his mouth, but couldn't respond.
How could she not want her sister-in-law to come back?
"It's not a parade of top scholars. What's so interesting about it? I'll ask Wenzhu to show it to you later and tell you when she comes back." Lu Xiang said.
Lu Chao shook his head and said seriously: "How can it be the same? At such an important moment, of course I have to go there in person."
"Oh, take care, big brother." Lu Xiang looked as if he was saying goodbye.
"Let's go together. I've reserved a table at Chun Man Lou." Lu Chao said.
Lu Xiang shook his head: "I don't want to go."
Lu Chao: "Qiao Qiao is going too. If you don't go, won't she think you don't want her to come back?"
"When did I ever think of that? Don't talk nonsense." Lu Xiang glared at Lu Chao and said.
"You don't care about me. You don't hope that I will pass the exam, you don't hope for me to be well, and you don't want her to come back." Lu Chaoyi accused righteously.
Lu Xiang: “…”
You've spent all your time thinking about these twisted ideas, right?
Finally, Lu Xiang couldn't stand Lu Chao's bombardment anymore and left with him.
When he was almost at the front yard, he ran into Lu Qiao: "Brother, Third Sister, where are you going?"
When Lu Chao saw Lu Qiao, he immediately smiled and said, "Sixth sister, you're here just in time. Come out of the house with me."
"Brother, are you going to check the list?" Lu Qiao asked.
Lu Chao nodded: "That's right, what's the point of waiting in the mansion? Today is a good day for big brother, I will treat you to a delicious meal at Chun Man Lou."
Well……
The corners of Lu Qiao's mouth twitched slightly, and she thought to herself.
Brother, are you a little too confident?
You haven't even seen the shadow of the imperial edict, and you're already talking nonsense here. Aren't you afraid of failing the exam? Wouldn't you be slapped in the face when the time comes?
But her elder brother was in high spirits, and she didn't want to spoil his fun, so she said:
"OK."
The main gate of the Imperial Examination Hall was crowded with people, all waiting for the imperial edict to be posted. Those with good status and family background sent their servants to go there.
Chunmanlou was very close to the Imperial Examination Hall and occupied a good location. When Lu Chao brought Lu Xiang and Lu Qiao there, it was already very lively inside, with many people sitting there waiting for news.
In the private room on the third floor, Qiao Jingru, Qiao Yuanan and Qiao Zeran were already sitting inside.
Qiao Zeran sat by the window, looking at the dark heads at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall with interest. Without turning his head, he said to Qiao Jingru, "Sister, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you weren't so excited when my second brother passed the exam. Lu Chao is still an uncertain matter, and you actually called us here so early?"
Qiao Jingru looked at the back of her third brother's head and rolled her eyes: "Third brother, I didn't ask you to come."
It was obvious that she was planning to come alone. He and his second brother had been sitting in the main hall in the front yard waiting for her early in the morning. When they saw that she was about to go out, they followed her without saying a word.
Now they are confusing right and wrong, which is too much.
"Also, how can I not be excited that my second brother passed the exam? Please don't slander me."
"Lu Chao has worked so hard this time, he will definitely pass the exam."
Qiao Yuanan took a sip from his teacup and chuckled, "I also think there is a high chance of passing the exam, but I don't know if it will be a Jinshi or a Tongjinshi."
If they were both Jinshi, it would be a pity.
But Uncle Lu was a doctor after all, so he could still use some connections. Compared with students from poor families, it was not difficult for Lu Chao to enter the officialdom.
When Qiao Jingru heard Qiao Yuanan's affirmation of Lu Chao, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise: "Third brother, did you hear that? Second brother helped Lu Chao with his homework, so what he said is absolutely trustworthy."
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