Chapter 166 Su Yuan Passes the Imperial Examination
Ten days later.
The weather was fine and the sky was clear blue.
Early in the morning.
Just as the people of West Street were having breakfast, they suddenly heard a loud "clang, clang, clang" of gongs and drums, the sound so loud that it seemed to pierce one's eardrums.
The timid people were so frightened that they trembled all over.
After coming to his senses, surprise flashed in his eyes, and he ran out of the door to watch the police officer passing by his house.
Just see.
The entrance of West Street at this moment.
A team of about a dozen people, dressed in bright red official uniforms and wearing black hats tied with red silk, were carrying the news.
While beating the gongs and drums vigorously, he staggered through the alley and went inside through the wide-open doorways of the houses on both sides.
Behind him, a group of passers-by, especially parents with students taking the exam, looked at the official's back as he walked away and shook their heads regretfully:
"I didn't sleep all night last night, waiting for the good news from the government this morning. To my surprise, the person was picked up, but the family that reported the good news was not my family."
"Ah! I don't know which family the letter was sent to. They sent the good news so early, I guess this student must have ranked high!"
The woman in yellow who looked like her daughter beside her sighed and shook her shoulder, reminding her:
"According to convention, only the top students in the exam are eligible for sixteen people to deliver the good news, and the official who was the first to strike the gong struck the gong seventy-seven forty-nine times in one breath. This is obviously a special treatment only for this year's champion."
"My dear, don't you know what kind of talent your daughter has? I guess it's not that I didn't pass the exam, but I just happened to live in the same alley as the top scorer, so I was ignored by the official who came to announce the good news. Please wait a little longer!"
After saying this.
The woman in yellow finally reacted.
She took a deep breath, a crack appeared under her calm mask, and her eyes looked towards the alley in disbelief.
This, this, this...
Yuan Shifan and Liu Manxi don't live here.
On the contrary——
Ah! Ah! Ah!
She bet one hundred taels of silver.
All lost!
“Woo——”
When she thought of this, the woman in yellow raised her head to the sky and cried out in pain. At the side, the old mother who had been persuaded by her smiled and patted her daughter on the shoulder:
"You wretch, why are you shouting so loudly?"
"Haha, now we live in the same alley with Huiyuan, and you can almost pass the imperial examination and become a top three student. We will serve in the same court in the future. Mother will go over to that house and build up a good relationship with the owner of that house later."
Let’s not talk about this pair of wronged mother and daughter for now.
The other side.
Su Mansion, in front of the gate.
The leading official, dressed in a bright red official uniform, had a smile on his thick facial features.
She handed the good news to Su Yuan, grinned, and congratulated:
"Congratulations to Miss Su for winning the first place. This is the good news for you, please keep it."
Su Yuan took the good news with both hands, his eyebrows bent downward with a smile in his eyes, and said in a gentle voice:
"Thank you very much."
She looked calm, but she reached into her wide sleeves and pulled out a heavy purse, which she quietly put into the official's hand, and said with a faint smile:
"Thank you for taking the trouble to come all this way this morning. This is a small token of my appreciation. I'll just treat you all to a drink."
The officer shook his head, and the words that were about to come out of his mouth were suddenly stopped at his lips because he subconsciously weighed his wallet.
Her frowned brows slightly relaxed, a faint smile appeared on her dark face, she quickly stuffed the bulging purse into her sleeve, raised her arm and bowed to Su Yuan, and said cheerfully:
"Then I will be very honored to receive your invitation. I congratulate you on winning the imperial examination in three days. Also, if you need any help from us sisters in the future."
"You may come to the yamen to look for me, Zhao Sanhu. I like dealing with talented women like Su Huiyuan, but I have to go to the next household to deliver the good news, so I won't exchange pleasantries for now."
hey-hey……
It’s no secret that Su Huiyuan is quite capable of handling things.
The reward purses were so heavy that it was probably equivalent to a month's salary for all the sisters present!
opposite.
Upon hearing this, Su Yuan nodded slightly and sent the person away with a faint smile on his face.
Then he turned around slowly and met Su's father's smiling face as well as the sparkling admiring eyes of the men in a row in front of the door.
Su Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, walked leisurely towards the mansion, and reminded:
"This is the gate of the mansion. Anyway, we have received the good news. If you are happy, let's go back to the main hall to discuss it!"
Hearing her words, the men restrained their expressions, nodded, and followed the woman into the house.
Especially Father Su, he doesn't need anyone to remind him, as he now thinks he is a tribute student.
The daughter just raised her leg to go into the house.
He immediately understood what she meant, turned his head and glanced at the people who had gathered to watch the fun, then put on a dignified and elegant smile and nodded slightly at them.
Then he turned around, like a heroic and high-spirited warrior, and followed Su Yuan into the mansion with his head slightly raised.
Inside the hall.
As expected.
Su Yuan received another round of flattery from his father.
This time, both Meng's father and the taciturn Song Yuezhong's faces brightened up a bit, and they praised him with a rare few words.
About an incense stick later.
Su Yuan looked at the group of men who had been talking for a long time in the main room, lowered his eyes and chuckled, then said slowly:
"You are thirsty, please have some tea!"
The implication is that you can take a break from talking.
However, the men were in high spirits and did not notice the hidden meaning in her words. They took up the tea beside them and moistened their throats in agreement.
Lower right.
Meng Yunqiao had been holding it in for a long time, and finally saw that the men in the room had shut up.
She looked around, winked secretly at her friend who was sitting opposite her, and raised her chin to point outside.
Seeing this, Su Yuan immediately understood.
She cleared her throat and coughed twice, then stood up slowly and nodded slightly to everyone in the room:
"I have something I want to discuss with Yun Qiao. Dad, father-in-law and the other gentlemen, please have a good chat in the main hall. The two of us will leave."
After she finished speaking, she put her hands behind her back and walked out without stopping, leaving behind a sentence:
"Yun Qiao, follow me to the study."
He strode out of the main room and disappeared in a few breaths.
Her friend had already explained the reason, so Meng Yunqiao naturally didn't need to explain it again. She quickly stood up, nodded slightly to everyone in the room, and followed after him.
However……
What the Su family man could never have expected was that the two men said they were going to the study to discuss something.
In fact, after an incense stick of time, the two of them appeared outside a gambling house at the end of Lin'an Street.
Across the street, inside the carriage.
Su Yuan took out card number one from his bosom and handed it to Su Qinger. With a meaningful smile on his face, he raised his eyebrows and instructed:
"Take a few more people with you to exchange silver. At that time, I bet 10,000 taels of silver at Fenglai Casino, betting that I would pass the imperial examination. Tsk..., what was the exchange rate? Oh, 10 to 1."
She raised her chin and pointed at the faceless mask and the fat bag lying quietly in the corner, and waved her hand:
"Please prepare the cloth bag. If the silver bills are not enough, you can collect some silver ingots, gold bars, etc. It is best to pay it all at once! Otherwise, you will have to trouble me again if you default on the debt."
As for how to go——
I believe they don’t want to know!
Although she is greedy and ruthless, she will not kill anyone who has not provoked her, no matter whether the person is good or bad.
Don't owe her money and don't worry about your own life.
To her, they are all temporary good people.
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