Chapter 462: The Efforts of the Top Students and the Efforts of Ordinary People
Zhao Lingmeng was really happy at this moment. Although she had been raising her child seriously over the years, she was also afraid that she would not be able to do a good job.
Now that all three children have passed the imperial examination, although they are still at the bottom of the imperial examination, she feels relieved. This can be considered as a fulfillment of the original owner and herself.
"Good! Good! Good! According to the last standard, everyone in the mansion will get a reward." Zhao Lingmeng came back to his senses and happily distributed his money.
When Zhao Lingmeng saw this, he asked someone to bring up the land deeds and silver notes that had been prepared long ago, one for Zhao Houyang and one for Yang Chengchen.
Zhao Houyang grinned at this. He really didn't have any money or property. In the past, Zhao Lingmeng was strict with money, so he only had monthly interest and occasionally needed help from his second brother.
Yang Chengchen was also very happy. He smiled happily while holding the gift given by his aunt. He had it, but the gift from his aunt was given by his aunt. He thought to himself that when he went to ask his father to please him, he would bring one for Zhao Houyang as well.
Yang Chengchen thought as he didn't forget to put his arm around Zhao Houyang's shoulders, "We are really good brothers. Even our rankings are so close."
"That's right!" Zhao Houyang was also very happy. They both made the list. As for the ranking, as long as they passed the exam, he didn't have high expectations.
Zhao Houming was quite dissatisfied with the ranking of his younger brother and cousin. This was mainly because he saw that they studied very hard and often stayed up late into the night.
Since Zhao Houming had doubts, he naturally asked, "I see you two are working so hard, why are you ranked so low? Is there something fishy going on?"
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen heard this and replied in unison: "No?"
"Huh?" Zhao Houming looked at the two men in confusion.
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen exchanged glances, and in the end, Yang Chengchen was defeated. He sighed leisurely, "Cousin, don't judge us by your efficiency. We are not the same kind of people."
Zhao Houyang also quickly agreed with Yang Chengchen's words. It was so annoying that his second brother was so talented.
"Poof!" Zhao Lingmeng looked at her second son's confused expression and couldn't control herself anymore. This might be the difference between a top student and an ordinary person!
The top students think that if you work so hard, it would be unreasonable not to top the list. Ordinary people work so hard that they would jump for joy just to be on the list.
Zhao Houming understood now, but he might as well not have understood. He felt quite embarrassed. He rubbed his head and continued to ask, "Are you two going to take the scholar exam again?"
Zhao Houyang then answered with great joy, "Take the test! Just try your luck. If you pass, you'll make a fortune."
Yang Chengchen nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Cousin, can you give me one of the brushes you used to write with?"
Zhao Houyang glanced at Yang Chengchen, and after confirming that he was a kindred spirit, he quickly expressed his opinion: "Second brother, I want one too."
Zhao Zhili next to him also joined in the fun, "Second cousin, I want one too."
Zhao Houming didn't know how the topic had veered to asking for a brush, but he nodded in agreement. He was thinking, what's wrong with that? He insisted on asking for one he'd used before. Luckily, he had a bunch of brushes. If he had waited until every one was worn out before replacing them, there wouldn't be enough to go around.
Seeing that they had finished their fight, Fan Yong placed the gift box he had prepared long ago in their hands and said, "Keep up the good work!"
Mainly because Fan Yong and Yang Chengchen weren't particularly familiar with each other, it was difficult to say anything else. Praising his son could only be kept in private.
Seeing this, Zhao Lingmeng quickly spoke up to save the quiet prince consort, "Let's go, let's go to the door to launder money, and then go eat something delicious."
"Wow, let's go"
So, amid the cheers of a group of children, they rushed to the door.
Yang Chengchen had lunch at the Princess's Mansion and then went to the palace. His main purpose was to let his father, mother and brother know the good news.
Although they may think that he just passed the examination to become a student, for Yang Chengchen, this is the recognition of his hard work over the years, and he still hopes that someone can see it.
What Yang Chengchen didn't know was that the prince and the emperor had moved the memorial to the queen's palace today to read it, meaning that they were waiting for Yang Chengchen to come back and report the good news.
As a result, they waited until noon but Yang Chengchen still didn't come back. At first, they thought that Yang Chengchen didn't pass the exam and was too embarrassed to come back. Later, the emperor sent someone to inquire about the news, and only then did they know that he had passed the exam, but just forgot to come back to announce the good news.
The emperor looked at the table full of delicious food and could only greet the queen and the prince and said, "Let's eat first! When that brat comes back, I will beat him up myself."
The prince rolled his eyes at his father, who was all talk and no action, and whose younger brother always made him angry. "Are you willing to do that?"
"Why can't I bear to part with it?" The emperor's voice became softer and softer as he spoke. He was a little reluctant to part with it, mainly because the weapons that this kid had improved recently were becoming more and more powerful, and he was just afraid that he would give up.
He is doing this all for the sake of their Zhao family's kingdom!
The Queen never got involved in the affairs of the father and son. Their relationship was already difficult, so why did she insist on making it a three-way relationship? She calmly used her serving chopsticks to pick up a dish that the Emperor liked and chatted with him:
"Zhao Houyang also passed the exam. When the emperor gives Chen'er a reward, he will also give Zhao Houyang a portion. The emperor's sister and her husband will definitely prepare something for Chen'er as well."
The emperor immediately agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to the queen."
The older the Emperor gets, the more he appreciates the goodness of his old friends. He and the Empress are now truly harmonious. No one in the harem can surpass the Empress.
What the emperor regrets most now is that he and the queen did not have more children when he was young. The children born by the queen are so smart!
If the Empress knew what the Emperor was thinking at this moment, she would definitely want to smear the food on his face. She had so much to do, and giving birth to a few more children would probably be the end of him.
So when Yang Chengchen returned to the palace, what he saw was his father, mother, and brother with weird looks on their faces.
He was also smart. Just based on these, he instantly knew what mistake he had made. He immediately prostrated himself and soon made the emperor and the others smile.
In the end, Yang Chengchen got a lot of treasures and finally settled down in the palace with peace of mind.
The concubines in the palace also knew that Yang Chengchen had passed the examination and the emperor was happy. All the princes in the palace had suffered from the cruel hands of their mothers, and they all wanted them to study hard. For a time, the teachers in the palace were much better off.
On the second day after the announcement of the results, the delighted emperor had someone read out the imperial edict in the court early in the morning, agreeing to appoint Fan Houyang as the eldest son of the Yongcheng Earl.
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