Chapter 414: Zhao Houming Takes the Top Spot
Zhao Lingmeng has only one experience these days: a good kid can be a headache when he becomes naughty.
Time passed by amid Zhao Lingmeng's various headaches and the children's various mischiefs, and the day of the announcement of the results of the Tongsheng examination arrived.
Everyone in the Princess's Mansion got up early that day, and the servants even spontaneously cleaned the mansion, preparing to joyfully welcome the arrival of good news.
When Zhao Houming woke up in the morning, he saw the scene in the mansion and was a little confused. He immediately ran to his eldest brother's yard. When he arrived, he saw his eldest brother standing in the yard in a daze.
"Big Brother"
"Second Brother"
They glanced at each other quickly and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
He hadn't thought about it so much in the past few days, but with such a big scene in the mansion, he was worried that his mother would be disappointed. "Brother, do you think you can win?"
Seeing his second brother's hesitation, Zhao Houjing felt even more uncertain than his second brother!
"Maybe I can get in! I wasted my entire year studying abroad. Studying is like rowing against the current! If you're not confident, then I'm even less confident."
Zhao Houming was also worried when he heard his brother say this. "Do you think Mom would be disappointed if neither of us passed?"
"Haha, if we hadn't been so naughty these past few days, Mom would have been in a normal state of mind. But these past few days, we've been practically going crazy. So Mom wants to make us nervous."
Of course, these are just Zhao Houjing's guesses, but he thinks his guesses are quite accurate.
Zhao Houming looked at his elder brother Zhao Houjing doubtfully, "Mom is not that naive!"
Zhao Houjing looked at his second brother's forced attempt to save face, but he didn't expose him. Instead, he stood up calmly and smoothed his sleeves. "Let's go to mother's yard to wait for the result. Anyway, the result is already decided now, so there's no point in saying anything more."
Zhao Houming looked at his elder brother's calm demeanor and felt that he was being faked.
But Zhao Houming still stood up and followed his elder brother to his mother's Menglinyuan.
When the two of them arrived at Menglinyuan, they saw their mother, third brother and cousin, all dressed in red, drinking tea in the courtyard of Menglinyuan.
Zhao Houjing and the other two were first shocked by their mother's attire, and then they looked at the seemingly ordinary clothes they were wearing.
"Hahahahahahahahaha, mom, you guys..." Zhao Houming really couldn't help himself. It was the first time he saw his mother and brother wearing such festive clothes!
Zhao Lingmeng had seen them coming a long time ago, but she hadn't said anything. Now she smiled when she saw Zhao Houming.
She could only remind him out loud: "Why don't you come over and salute when you're here? Why are you standing there grinning foolishly?"
Zhao Houming was forced to stop smiling, walked closer with his elder brother, and saluted obediently.
When he saw his mother nod, he immediately stood up and sat in the only empty seat next to her. He unceremoniously picked up the tea that Yang Cheng and He Yichen had just poured, took a sip, and then continued what he had just said:
"Mom, this dress looks good on you. The only drawback is that it looks a bit like my son getting married."
Zhao Houjing looked at his brother like this, shook his head with amusement, and then sat down next to Zhao Houming.
Zhao Ling dreamed that Zhao Houming was becoming increasingly upset, so he reached out and knocked Zhao Houming on the head twice without hesitation, scolding him, "If you can't speak, just shut up!"
Zhao Houming covered his head and laughed even more foolishly, "Hehe!"
Zhao Lingmeng expressed her disdain for her silly son through her actions. She sat directly next to Zhao Houyang.
After Zhao Houming made this fuss, he was no longer nervous and started to clear the snacks on the table.
Zhao Lingmeng saw this and told Qiuyue beside him, "Bring up breakfast!"
Zhao Houming and Zhao Houjing both looked up at Zhao Lingmeng in surprise. Even the usually calm Zhao Houjing couldn't help but say, "Mom, you're drinking tea without even having breakfast. This is not good for your health."
Zhao Houyang saw that his elder brother was about to talk endlessly. He didn't want to listen to his elder brother's nagging today. "Brother, we have all eaten. It's just that mother thinks you two didn't eat."
"Thank you, Mom!" Zhao Houjing rolled his eyes at Zhao Houyang. He now felt that his younger brother Zhao Houyang was becoming less and less lovable, but he was still very happy to see that his mother was worried about them.
Zhao Lingmeng ignored these two guys who completely let themselves go after the exam. She started chatting with Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen next to her.
In fact, Zhao Lingmeng was still a little anxious. How could she not be anxious at this moment? If it weren't for her current status, it would be too much of a hassle to go and see the list. She would have wanted to go and see it herself.
But she remained calm, as she still had to save face in front of her children.
When Zhao Houyang was so impatient that he was walking around in the yard, Chunshui came back in a hurry.
"Your Highness, great news! The young master has won. Your Highness..."
When Zhao Lingmeng heard the sound, he stood up immediately, and the others couldn't help but stretch their heads to look outside.
"Your Highness" Chunshui came back in a hurry on horseback, and he was a little out of breath due to his excitement.
Zhao Lingmeng saw Chunshui about to bow, so he quickly stopped her: "No need to be so polite, just speak!"
"Your Highness, both the eldest and second young masters passed the exam, and the second young master even topped the list!" Chunshui didn't finish her words. The eldest young master ranked second to last, but she felt that it didn't matter. As long as he passed the exam, it was fine.
As soon as Chunshui said this, Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming jumped up with joy.
The servants around were also beaming with joy and immediately saluted, "Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations, Young Master, and Second Young Master."
"Well, well, well, today I am in a good mood. Everyone in the palace will receive three months' worth of monthly allowance. Then open the main gate and scatter two baskets of copper coins at the entrance so that passersby can also share in the good fortune."
Zhao Lingmeng was really happy. Now she didn't think the two of them were making a fuss after the exam. At this moment, she thought her two eldest sons were good in every way.
Seeing that his brother and mother were both so happy that they were beside themselves, Zhao Houyang could only poke his hand at Yang Chengchen, who was also grinning foolishly beside him, and said, "Why are you grinning foolishly? It's not like you passed the exam."
"I will pass the exam sooner or later!" In the past, Yang Chengchen didn't care about taking the imperial examination. He could take it or not.
At this moment, he became more determined to take the exam. He wanted to see the talents from all walks of life in Jingguo and see that there were people beyond his reach.
"Okay, we'll take the exam together then." Zhao Houyang saw his mother was so happy when his two brothers passed the exam. As someone vying for favor, he wanted to do what his brothers could do.
Yang Chengchen reached out and touched Zhao Houyang's hand, which meant that they had an agreement.
Then Yang Chengchen immediately stepped forward with a smile and congratulated, "Congratulations, auntie, congratulations to my eldest and second cousins, from now on, the sky is high and the birds fly freely."
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