Chapter 156: Reporting the Wrong News
There were bursts of firecrackers outside the residence of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
People went out and asked, "What kind of happy event is this? Setting off fireworks and firecrackers in broad daylight..."
"It's our eldest young master who won the first prize."
"Come and share in the good news, our eldest young master has won the top spot." The servant of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery shouted loudly.
Everyone congratulated him continuously and came forward to ask for rewards.
Pei smiled and turned around and said, "Hurry up and ask someone to exchange some copper coins. Spread them generously." Pei touched her pocket and gritted her teeth, "Ask someone to withdraw a hundred taels of silver from the account."
The head maid moved her lips. There was only three hundred taels of silver on the account, which was what was left from selling the ancestral property.
But seeing Pei's arrogant look, he immediately asked someone to exchange the copper coins for one hundred taels of silver.
A basket of them was placed in front of the gate of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion.
The people became more and more enthusiastic: "I wish Mr. Lu a bright future, and I wish Mr. Lu to win the top three prizes in the imperial examination..."
"Mr. Lu is so kind, thank you Mr. Lu..."
Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and the news that the young master of the Loyal and Brave Marquisate won the top prize caused a sensation.
Even the little beggar ran across half of the capital, shouting: "The eldest son of the Loyal and Brave Marquis has passed the imperial examination, go and get the copper coins..."
As he walked and shouted, countless little beggars swarmed over.
The old lady hurriedly asked someone to give some money to the official who brought the good news.
These are all old rules.
The officer squeezed the red envelope, a hint of joy on his face.
"May our ancestors bless us, may our ancestors bless us, may our grandson pass the imperial examination and become a Liyuan scholar!" The old lady cried with joy.
"Oh, Jiaojiao is indeed lucky. She earned a place in the top prize for the Marquis' Mansion."
Pei smiled and felt proud.
"Fortunately, we drove Xu out of the house, otherwise there would be no blessing for the Marquis' Mansion today." The old lady held Pei's hand, very intimately.
The entire mansion was filled with joy.
"Where is Mr. Lu?" the officer asked.
"He hasn't returned yet..."
The official thought for a moment and realized that they still had to go somewhere else to report the good news, so he said, "Congratulations to Mr. Lu Yanshu of your family for winning the first place in the provincial examination and becoming the top scorer!"
The official who brought the good news shouted loudly.
But when these words came out...
The noisy and bustling sound seemed to have been paused, and everyone looked at him in shock.
The old lady heard Lu Yanshu's name in a trance, and suddenly stepped forward to grab the official's hand: "What did you say? Who did you say won the Liyuan Prize?"
The entire mansion was eerily silent.
They were all looking at the absurd scene before them.
The maid who was scattering wedding money at the door was stiff all over, her face was pale and bloodless.
The front of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion was all red, the red of fireworks and firecrackers exploding all over the ground.
"You, who did you say won the top prize in the imperial examination? Say it again!" Pei's heart trembled and she asked hurriedly.
When the officer saw the expressions on everyone's faces, his heart began to beat fast.
"Lu Yanshu, Master Lu!"
The official hurriedly opened the good news, on which Lu Yan wrote three words.
"Your Excellency, what is your son's name?" The officer saw that everyone looked unhappy, and suddenly, an unimaginable situation arose.
Damn, this isn't an error, is it? ?
Oh my god, there are firecrackers and fireworks everywhere in the city. Could they be wrong? ?
"It's wrong, it's all wrong!" The old lady wailed, her eyes blurred and she fell to the ground.
"Lu Yanshu, isn't he the heir of the Marquis's Mansion?" the officer asked.
Dengzhi ran over, sweating profusely.
"Oh, I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Lu Yanshu was the former legitimate son of the Marquis' Mansion. He was later expelled from the family and now lives in another alley..." Dengzhi didn't expect that such a misunderstanding would happen.
Pei's face was pale and her whole body was shaking.
It seemed like he was under great stimulation.
She was trembling all over and could hardly hold on: "Where is my Jing Huai? Where is my Jing Huai?" She held the officer tightly.
The officer pulled back his sleeves and said, "Madam Hou, we only report the top three. Young Master Lu Jinghuai is not among the top three."
The officer scratched his head in embarrassment; this had never happened before!
The good news was reported to the wrong place, and the other party still celebrated wildly.
Just thinking about it makes me want to crawl into the ground.
The officer hurriedly returned the red envelope to Pei: "Madam, this is a misunderstanding. I didn't go to the wrong place. You dragged me in." The officer didn't expect that such a big joke would happen.
"Hurry, hurry, follow me to the Xu family." Dengzhi glanced at the Marquis' Mansion with a smile on his face.
"You haven't come to the wrong place. Originally, our young master belonged to the Marquis' Mansion. It's a pity...some people didn't know how to cherish him and drove him out of the house." Dengzhi is used to kicking someone when he is down and giving him a beating.
Pei was so angry that she rolled her eyes.
"Hey, hey, hey, why aren't you scattering money anymore?" the little beggar at the door asked, looking at the copper coins in the box.
The maid was holding her breath and said, "Spread, spread, spread what money? Go away, go away, little beggar..."
"What are you doing blocking the gate? You are bringing shame to the mansion."
The little beggar was so angry that he started cursing.
"What's the matter? Your young master failed the imperial examination and you blame me? It was you who were blind and drove him out. Oh, this huge wealth has nothing to do with the Marquis' Mansion." The beggar winked as he ran.
Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion was so angry that their faces turned pale.
Dengzhi said kindly, "Everyone, come to the Lu family to ask for favors. Madam has prepared some money to share the good fortune with you. There are also wedding cakes. Everyone should arrive early."
"I promise there will be enough." Dengzhi glanced at the marquis's mansion, then left with the officials and the onlookers.
The ground in front of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion was covered with red. How happy I was just now, how heartbroken I am now.
Pei now has no idea how he made the mistake.
I only heard Mr. Lu and brought the person in.
"Where is the Marquis?" Pei thought of the embarrassing incident that had happened today, which was known to the whole city, and she became extremely panicked.
"My Lord, I'm on my way back..."
Pei was horrified. Today, she had lost face.
I’m afraid the Marquis will be extremely furious.
At this moment, the official was brought to the Lu family. He checked the names again and again before daring to announce the good news.
"Finally I got it right. Oh, what a mistake today..."
"Congratulations, madam. Congratulations, madam. Your eldest son has won the first prize..."
The officer squeezed the red envelope and found that Mrs. Xu was very generous as there were actually silver bills inside.
Then the smile became more sincere.
"Madam, good fortune will come after bad times. Madam, you will enjoy endless blessings in the future."
The beggars who were queuing at the door to receive wedding money saw the large baskets of copper coins and wedding cakes and kowtowed with joy.
"Madam is generous and blessed. It is the Marquis's Mansion that is unlucky..."
Mrs. Xu wiped away her tears. This was what her son deserved. He deserved it.
"Come to think of it, all this is because of a kid we met on the road..." the officer said awkwardly.
"The child had two small pigtails, a red skirt, and two small bells on her head."
"Pointing in the direction of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion, he said that the eldest son of the mansion..."
"That's why I took the wrong path and reported the wrong good news."
He had heard before that the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had a concubine and drove his wife's son out of the house.
But I didn’t know it was Lu Yanshu.
Xu was stunned, and the figure of Lu Chaochao suddenly appeared in her mind!
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