Chapter 102 I don’t believe his luck has always been good
Xu Zhichun sent his brother-in-law to the outside of the county government office and watched him come forward with an invitation in his hand. After someone checked the invitation, a servant in blue clothes led him in.
The gate of the county government office is an important official place and one is not allowed to stay there unless it is an important matter.
Seeing the eyes of the officers standing guard at the yamen gate sliding towards this side, if he stood there for a while longer, he would probably come over and chase him away.
Xu Zhichun didn't dare to stay any longer and had to leave.
In a flower hall in the back garden of the county government office, the students and several invited scholars had already arrived. They were either standing or sitting, chatting politely with smiles on their faces.
Scholars are polite like this.
Liang Mingxuan was led in by a servant and introduced his identity to everyone. Obviously, the originally calm surface of the water was disturbed.
It has been many years since we have seen a student this young, no wonder everyone is so curious about him.
"Is this Liang Tongsheng, who ranked third in the exam? The young are to be feared, the young are to be feared!"
"Liang Tongsheng is not only extremely talented, but also has a very handsome appearance. He makes us ordinary people look pale in comparison!"
"Haha, that's right!"
Everyone smiled enthusiastically and invited Liang Mingxuan to sit down, praising him non-stop.
Liang Mingxuan bowed to everyone and regarded himself as a junior with a humble attitude. Many people who were originally unconvinced felt relieved after seeing this and were willing to smile and talk to him in a friendly and polite manner.
After all, he is still a child. Wouldn't it be cheap for an adult to argue with a child?
We are all gentlemen who have read the books of sages. We value our dignity and reputation more than our lives, so naturally we would not do such a thing.
Some people were originally a little skeptical, thinking that a child who was over ten years old actually ranked third in the exam. They were probably afraid that his parents had forced him to study and memorize when he was three years old, and he was just a nerd.
Now that I have met him in person, I have an outstanding appearance and temperament, with clear and bright eyes. He treats people with courtesy and elegance. He is neither rigid nor childish. At such a young age, he has the demeanor of a gentleman.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: People are indeed different, and there really are geniuses in this world.
The original resentment disappeared in an instant.
It's obvious that this child is no ordinary person. Now is the right time to make good friends with him while he's still young. There's no need to make enemies with him.
For a moment, the atmosphere on the scene became more harmonious and warm.
It seems like everyone is a loving family.
Liang Mingxiang arrived earlier. Before Liang Mingxuan came, he was the focus of everyone's attention. After all, he was also very young.
Among the three students who passed the exam this time, Liang Mingxuan was the youngest. There was also a young man from the local scholarly family, the Lin family, who was eleven years old. The next one was Liang Mingxiang.
It just so happened that Liang Mingxiang and Liang Mingxuan were cousins, and Liang Mingxuan did so well in the exam. Everyone paid attention to Liang Mingxiang, and after praising him a few words, they would inevitably ask about Liang Mingxuan.
Liang Mingxiang already had a grudge against Liang Mingxuan, and he had always been arrogant and self-righteous. Even though he had repeatedly told himself to be humble before coming here, it was difficult to change one's habits overnight.
All the words asking about Liang Mingxuan, praising Liang Mingxuan, and sighing about Liang Mingxuan deeply stimulated him, and his expression changed involuntarily.
Although he felt that he was trying hard to be patient and restrained, he was still young after all. Apart from studying, he rarely interacted with others and knew almost nothing about the ways of the world. His patience and restraint were all too obvious to others.
There are few stupid people among educated people, and even if there are, most of them are just pretending to be stupid.
Everyone's eyes met intentionally or unintentionally: You saw it? What a coincidence, I saw it too.
Everyone understood what he meant, and those who knew better stopped discussing the issue.
What a joke! Since he doesn't want to mention his cousin Liang Mingxuan, if we talk to him again, won't we have to depend on his attitude?
Who among those who can sit here is willing to look at the face of a student? Even if you have to look at the face of a student, it is the face of the county magistrate.
Liang Mingxiang is really narrow-minded.
Still a child after all.
He simply didn't understand how beneficial it was for the family to have two such outstanding young men working together. He was actually jealous already. If he couldn't change his ways in the future, he might end up killing each other. Haha.
Liang Mingxiang had no idea that his jealousy of his cousin was clearly seen by everyone. When everyone finally stopped asking about his cousin, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He was just thinking about making some good friends with his seniors and peers, but unexpectedly, Liang Mingxuan came at this time.
It was as if a drop of water fell into a frying pan, and the atmosphere instantly became warm.
Liang Mingxiang's face turned cold and he deliberately stepped aside. He looked at the lively scene in front of him with a stern face and cold eyes. A word popped up in his mind: currying favor with the powerful.
These people are just snobs!
Liang Mingxuan was truly in great glory. But as the saying goes, "What goes up must come down hard." He was so successful this time, and when he took the next exam, countless eyes would surely be on him. If he failed, that would be truly embarrassing.
He didn't believe his luck would always be this good.
A servant came in, bowed to the crowd, and said with a polite smile, "Mr. Liang Mingxuan of Liangjia Village is here. Please follow me."
Everyone laughed and pushed Liang Mingxuan: "I think it must be the master who invites you, Liang Tongsheng, go quickly."
After figuring it out, everyone didn't feel any jealousy, but rather a sense of rightness. He was so outstanding at such a young age, and the master was a man who valued talent, so it was only natural that he would send someone to talk to him privately and give him some encouragement.
But Liang Mingxiang didn’t think so, and his palms were secretly scratched red.
Liang Mingxuan followed the servant out and went deep into the garden.
He hesitated only for a moment before continuing to follow.
This is the backyard of the county government office. This young man came to invite me openly, so there is no reason for him to harm me.
"Mr. Liang, please go ahead. I will only take you so far."
"Thank you, bro."
Liang Mingxuan nodded and thanked him, then walked towards the rockery covered by flowers and trees in front.
"Hehe! We meet again! Didn't expect that?"
Liang Mingxuan didn't expect to see Xiaoyue here.
The little girl was wearing a light orange silk dress embroidered with butterflies and primroses. Her long black hair was tied up in two small buns with two pearls dotting her hair, making it sparkle. She had red lips and white teeth, and a beautiful smile like a flower. Her beautiful black eyes were as clear as spring water, as lively as stars, and she was as pretty as a pile of snow jade.
Liang Mingxuan was stunned, "Xiaoyue!"
Xiaoyue sat at the stone table, her legs swinging back and forth, and waved at him with a smile: "You sit down too!"
Liang Mingxuan sat down opposite her, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Can you tell me what your relationship is with the County Master?"
"you guess."
Liang Mingxuan: “.”
Actually, I guessed it, but I was afraid that I might be wrong, so I didn't dare say it out loud, otherwise it would be very embarrassing.
Xiaoyue laughed and blinked: "I came here with my father."
Liang Mingxuan: "Are you Miss Lu?"
The only daughter of the county lord.
(End of this chapter)
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