In the golden autumn of September, the township test was released. Zhao Wei High School Shuntianfu Township Examination Sixth Place.

Although Zhang and Zhao Xiu had long known that he had performed well in the next exam this time, and his results should be okay, it was also very unexpected that his ranking could be so high. When someone came to the door to report the good news, Zhang almost thought that he had made a mistake. After the messenger repeatedly assured that she had not found the wrong door, she was so happy that she recited the Buddha, and ran to the old county spirit to kneel down and worship with tears. She felt that although her grandson had always been smart and had good homework, he was able to take the Yakui exam, which was definitely an extraordinary performance, and it must be the spirit of the old county prince in the sky who blessed the child.

Zhao Xiu couldn't cry or laugh a little, and hurriedly ordered someone to give a generous reward to the messenger, and at the same time asked someone to call his brother. Zhao Wei rushed over from the inner study and heard the good news, but he was very calm. Although all the teachers said that he should do well in the exam, no one could conclude that he would be among the best, only Shang Qiong, who was also a teacher and friend, once said to him privately: "Your ranking this time may be quite high." Shang Qiong deduced from the preferences of several examiners. Almost all of those examiners were friends of Shang Taifu, and since he grew up, he had watched him grow up and had no less guidance on his knowledge, so he knew their tastes best. After reading the test-taking essay written by Zhao Wei after the exam, he guessed the result, and the truth was really as he said in the end. Thanks to him, Zhao Wei already knew it, so he was very calm in the face of the good news.

The top and bottom of the Jiannan Hou Mansion were beaming. The current Jiannan Hou has passed the examination, and his results are still very good, which is of great significance, not only to prove that Zhao Wei has real talent and learning. It's not inferior to a serious reader. If the sons and daughters of the nobles have fame, it is equivalent to having a pass to enter the court and take up a real position. The better Zhao Wei learns, the more opportunities he has to rise. Talented and capable. has a title in his body, he is still a courtier favored by the emperor, and he has made meritorious contributions to supporting him, and Zhao Wei will have a good future in the future. His future is good, and the Jiannanhou Mansion will naturally be able to enjoy the scenery, how can the people in the mansion not be happy?

Zhao Xiu immediately ordered someone to prepare a family banquet, regardless of relatives and friends outside. Let's celebrate in your own home first. But she just ordered to go down, and over there, Zhao Qixuan, Zhao Ying and others, who got the news, rushed over to congratulate them. This family banquet for a family of three. Naturally, it expanded into the "family banquet" of the Zhao family in the Jing people. The banquet hasn't started yet, the Cao family, the Jiang family, the Fang family, the Wang family, and the Yi family...... All the people who had a relationship with the Zhao family or Zhao Wei sent representatives to congratulate them. Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu couldn't even eat well, so they had to come forward to greet these people who came to congratulate them. After a busy day, when I got back to the dinner table. Both siblings were growling with hunger.

Zhao Qixuan saw this. He asked his wife Ma to stay with a pair of children to help. The people in Jiannanhou's Mansion are thin, and when there are many things, only Zhao Wei, Zhao Xiu, and three or two housekeepers are too busy to take care of things. Ma stayed to help receive some mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who came to congratulate on behalf of the master's family, or the daughters of those scholars who had a relationship with Zhao Wei. His son Zhao Huai followed behind Zhao Wei to help greet the guests, just so that he could take the opportunity to meet a few more readers, and ask for more questions in the future. As for her daughter Zhao Yuan. The little girl just needs to stay by Zhang's side and talk. Just let Zhao Xiu have his hands free and prepare for the celebration in the next few days.

As for Zhao Qixuan himself. He still has to go back to take care of the industry, and he doesn't need to do those things that show his face, and if he insists on staying and meeting people, it will inevitably seem too snobbish. Anyway, with his wife and children here, the second room will definitely miss him.

Zhao Ying didn't understand the intention of this little brother until the second day, and couldn't help but secretly regret that he was lazy at the time and didn't stay to help with affairs. However, Zhao Qixuan is also a person from the sixth room, and he has a good relationship with him, as long as the second room can remember the friendship of the sixth room, then it is nothing if he does not show up.

The Zhao family can now be said to be in harmony. After entering Beijing, Liufang relied on the power of Jiannanhou Mansion to do business, and he has always done things very fairly, and he has never been unkind, but he has been kind to people everywhere, and he has a good reputation. Now that the Nanhou Mansion has been built, they have not changed their approach, and the impression of his family in the business circle of the capital is very good. And Zhao Qixuan's son followed behind Zhao Wei, visiting the readers who came to congratulate him one by one, or followed Zhao Wei to congratulate those friends who also won the lift. Zhao Huai has also been reading books for several years, and he is influenced by Uncle Xiaotang on weekdays, and his gestures are polite, and he has some ink in his belly, which is not worse than the scholarly children of other families, and he has no vulgar atmosphere of businessmen, and in the eyes of outsiders, he is another seed of reading.

Those who read the book think of today's Mingzhi Library, which has been open for a long time, and outsiders already know what books are in it. Although many of them were donated by the famous Confucian scholars in Beijing, except for those books that marked the original owners, most of the rest carried the imprint of the Jiannan Hou Mansion, which was obviously donated by the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family. From the content of these books, as well as the arrangement and classification of all the books in the library, it can be seen that the cultural heritage of the Zhao family is by no means a vulgar person as outsiders say, and the vassal elegantly relies on money to collect all kinds of incomprehensible books. The Zhao family itself is very talented, and this can be seen from the library, and now the young head of the Zhao family has passed the examination again, and he still won the sixth place in the examination in an area where talented people such as Shuntianfu gather, which shows how good his talent is.

Although his ancestors were knighted for their military merits when they founded the country, passed it on to his own generation, and regained it because of his merits, Zhao Wei himself has learned people, has a good relationship with the clan, and can also educate the children of the clan to study and improve...... Isn't such a young man just to the taste of the people in Shilin?

As for the unpleasant rumors in the past, they have now been proven to be lies, and eighty percent of them were deliberately fabricated by the descendants of Zhao Jiong, who killed his brother and mother, and ruined the reputation of the second room, which is not credible at all!

For a while, the sound of praise for Zhao Wei sounded everywhere in Beijing, and Zhao Wei himself was about to get goosebumps, for fear that it would be too much, it would be disgusting, and he had to be humble every day, and repeatedly said that he still had many shortcomings, and he still needed to continue to study, hoping that the other party would not hesitate to teach Yunyun - I didn't expect this kind of move to win more praise for Zhao Wei. An excellent and humble young man, with an extraordinary family background, is naturally favored by everyone, how can someone not say that he is not? If anyone does do this, it must be out of jealousy!

Zhao Wei was about to be numb, but Zhao Xiu couldn't help but laugh at his brother in private. My brother is praised everywhere now, and she is actually quite happy in her heart. It's a pity, as an active marquis, Zhao Wei can't take the exam anymore, and he won't have his share in next year's Spring Festival. Originally, she thought that if her brother continued to take the exam, he would definitely be able to pass the Jinshi examination, wouldn't it be even more beautiful at that time?

Zhang also had such thoughts, and sighed all day long. One of her brothers was born by the Guozi Prison, and now he is a magistrate, and he has never taken the Jinshi exam, and the other is still a promoter. Her son Zhao Zhuo has been smart since he was a child, and he was selected at a young age, but before he could take the exam, he lost his life. Among her relatives, it has been a long time since she has been out of Jinshi. Now Zhao Wei's knowledge has made great progress, if he can participate in the Spring Festival, he has a great chance of passing the exam, but now there is no follow-up. She felt that such a regret could not be made up for even by the position of marquis.

Regarding Zhang's sigh, Zhao Xiu could only act as if he hadn't heard it, and at the same time deliberately hinted in front of his grandmother how happy Zhao Wei was now. In order not to pour cold water on his grandson, Zhang buried his heart in the bottom of his heart, remembering that his grandson was admitted to the lift, and his results were better than when Zhao Zhuozhong was lifted.

Zhao Wei was moved, and it was also appropriate to hold an ancestor worship ceremony. After Zhao Xiu discussed with Zhao Wei, he instructed his subordinates to prepare the things needed for the ceremony, and held a simple sacrifice. Except for the Zhao family in the capital, they didn't alarm the others, so as not to be too public. Zhang's family agrees with this, her mind is all on those tablets, and she has been silently crying at the spiritual position of the old county prince and her son and daughter-in-law when worshipping her ancestors.

After worshipping the ancestors, Ma helped watch his subordinates pack up their things, and Zhao Xiu and Zhao Wei helped Zhang back to the courtyard left and right. At this time, Zhang sighed: "It's a pity that the capital is a little far away, if you can go to the grave of the county grandfather to tell him, how good his grandson is now, the county grandfather is under the nine springs, and he will definitely be comforted." ”

Zhao Wei paused and did not speak. Zhao Xiu echoed twice, and quickly opened the topic: "The Double Ninth Festival is coming soon, and the kitchen has made a few new colors of flower cakes, and my granddaughter tastes good." Grandmother thinks that this year's festival gift from our family to the Guangping Palace, should we send more flower cakes? ”

This incident reminded Zhang: "Also, it's the sixth day of the new year today, and I've been so happy lately that I forgot that the Double Ninth Festival is coming." To this day, he has not sent a gift to the palace, which is really neglectful. Since you think the flower cakes at home are good, tell someone to make more and add a few better things, and ask your brother to send them over tomorrow. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "Grandmother forgot? Brother Ming'er is going to enter the palace. The sign was handed over yesterday, and the word came out in the palace, arranging for my brother to see him tomorrow afternoon, presumably the emperor was going to fulfill the promise of the day and posthumously seal his father. Where does my brother have time to go to the palace? Why don't I go? ”

Zhang hesitated, but nodded: "Okay, remember to say hello to the prince for your grandmother." If it weren't for the fact that there were more guests coming to the door in the past two days, I would have been a little tired, so Ming'er would have personally come to the house to greet the prince. ”

Zhao Xiu agreed with a smile, and secretly thought to himself what to say when he saw Gao Zhen tomorrow. Unintentionally turned his head, and saw his brother Zhao Wei with a thoughtful face. She was puzzled, and when she sent her grandmother back to the room and settled down, the brother and sister went out of the yard, she grabbed Zhao Wei and asked, "Brother, what's wrong?" Is there something on your mind? ”

Zhao Wei shook his head and asked hesitantly, "What does my sister think...... Shall we go back to our hometown to worship our ancestors? ”

Zhao Xiu couldn't help but be stunned. (To be continued......)