Chapter 338: The Temple Exam Begins the Day Before (Part I)
"'Two sleeves and a breeze' Yan Maoqing"
"It seems that our courtesy is too 'heavy', hahaha"
After Zhu Ping'an and the three of them came out of Yanfu, after walking a distance, they looked at each other and couldn't help laughing anymore.
Yan Maoqing is like some modern leaders, shouting slogans loudly, and the day before the meeting, he was still speaking in righteous words to strictly practice a clean and honest style, and at night he went to send warmth to some women who had lost their feet at public expense.
came out of Yan Maoqing's mansion and after ridiculing Yan Maoqing, Zhu Ping'an, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen separated and went to pay homage to their own masters. Because their masters are different, they can't go together.
Zhu Ping'an's room teacher is Zhou Chengting, who is the same examiner who recommended Zhu Ping'an's test papers when he was marking. When visiting the master Zhou Chengting, Zhu Ping'an felt Zhou Chengting's full appreciation for himself, especially after Zhou Chengting communicated with Zhu Ping'an on some issues in the Four Books and Five Classics, he couldn't appreciate Zhu Ping'an, who was generous and knowledgeable.
"Zihou has been married, I have a daughter, who is thirteen years old, and she is a good match."
Under appreciation, Zhou Chengting moved the idea of marrying his daughter to Zhu Ping'an, in his eyes Zhu Ping'an is a piece of jade, and it will be a national weapon in the future.
"Thank you for the love of the master of the house, it's just that Ping An is blessed, I don't dare to wronged Miss, before Ping An came to Beijing, the family has been settled down for marriage."
Zhu Ping'an got up and gave a long sigh, and thanked the house master Zhou Chengting with an apologetic face. Now that I think about it, that marriage contract is not useless, at least it is an excellent shield.
"Nothing. A promise of money was originally done by a man, and the wife of the chaff did not go to court. Zihou did what a gentleman did, how could the old man behave like a villain. Zhou Chengting's idea of marrying his daughter to Zhu Ping'an was just a whim. After listening to Zhu Ping'an's explanation, I understood it very much, and at the same time appreciated Zhu Ping'an even more.
When he came out of the house master Zhou Chengting's house, it was already sunset outside, thinking that the Linhuai Hou Mansion should have had dinner at this time, Zhu Ping'an found a restaurant on the street to have dinner, so as to save himself from going back hungry or causing trouble to the Hou Mansion.
At this moment, the Hou Mansion is full of rumors, and since the day of the birthday banquet, the old lady has not been happy. The amount of food I saw was decreasing every day, and I didn't eat a bite at all today. In addition, the eldest lady is also temperamental, and several aunts in the big house have been angry with the eldest grandmother these days, and have been attacked several times. There was a maid who was waiting beside the old lady and chewed her tongue, saying that it was because the most profitable shops in the house lost a few days ago, not only the shops were taken away, but even the furnishings in the house were pulled several cars to pay off the debt. There are also many maids who gloat and chew their tongues, saying that most of the shops in the house were taken from the third master. He deserves to be taken away by outsiders now.
The only thing with the best atmosphere in the entire Linhuai Hou Mansion is Li Shu's boudoir, and the little girl with the bun watched her young lady put a stack of house deeds and title deeds in the jewelry box and lock them, and the happiness on the bun's face was almost dislocated.
"Look at what you're doing, that's just the beginning. Tomorrow, I will send a message to Wang Xiaoer, and I will say that the quail has landed and can cast the net. Li Shu rolled her eyes. Stretched out his slender jade hand and tapped the head of the little girl with a bun, pursed his lips and said angrily.
For everything that happened in the Linhuai Marquis Mansion. Zhu Ping'an didn't know it, and settled the account after eating. A person, Shi Shiran, returned to the Linhuai Marquis Mansion.
The night was peaceful, and it was extra sweet.
The next day, Zhu Ping'an got up, washed up, practiced calligraphy and morning reading according to the convention, and continued to study and prepare for the exam after breakfast. For the next few days, the bear child did not come. Later, Zhu Ping'an learned the reason, because there have been a lot of things in the Hou Mansion recently, and there is no one to restrain the bear child when the Marquis of Linhuai goes out on business, and the bear child does not like to study, so he naturally refuses to take the initiative to come to Zhu Ping'an to suffer.
Reading books and practicing calligraphy, referring to the ancient palace test papers in memory, Zhu Ping'an reviewed and prepared for the exam in the Linhuai Marquis Mansion with peace of mind.
Time passed quietly in Zhu Ping'an's splashing of ink, and the day of the palace examination was getting closer and closer.
The old system, the palace test was on the first day of March, in the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, the date of the palace test was changed to March 15 in order to mourn the prince Gong, and it has been used to this day.
Today, it's March 14th.
On this day, when Zhu Ping'an was in the Linhuai Hou Mansion to warm his book every day, he was disturbed, and the porter of the Linhuai Hou Mansion led a person who looked like a steward to Zhu Ping'an's small courtyard, and this person handed Zhu Ping'an a post.
The post is very familiar, the style of Yan's mansion, and even the content of the post have not changed much, Yan Shifan invited himself to the banquet again, but the location of the banquet has changed, from the original Yanfu to a place called Zhuangyuanlou.
"My lord said, tomorrow will be the palace test, the lord wants to be a son in the champion building, said that the champion building has produced several champions, this time in the champion building banquet son, a good omen, I wish the son tomorrow high school champion."
After the person in charge sent the post, he spoke to Zhu Ping'an respectfully, compared with the attitude of the person who sent the post last time, it was simply a heaven and an earth.
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It's okay to give Ouyang Zishi a strong line, why do you still call me? Moreover, I will try it in the palace tomorrow, and today's banquet is so sudden, how does it feel like a Hongmen banquet, Zhu Ping'an took the post, and said in his heart.
"My lord has already set up a banquet in the Champion Building, and I hope that the son will appreciate it." Seeing that Zhu Ping'an did not make a clear statement after taking the post, the steward couldn't help but walk up to Zhu Ping'an and arch to the end.
"Thank you for me, and say that I will personally come to the door to make amends another day." Zhu Ping'an put the post on the table casually and said lightly.
The gentleman does not erect a dangerous wall, who knows what Yan Shifan's idea is, anyway, he doesn't believe that Yan Shifan will hope that he will win the champion.
After Zhu Ping'an refused, the person in charge had no choice but to give up and leave the Hou Mansion, but it didn't take long for another person to come and send the invitation again.
"Zhu Gongzi, the sedan chair is already outside the door, and I hope that the son must appreciate the light, the lord said that the palace will be tested tomorrow, and the banquet in the champion building today is to wish the son the champion of high school tomorrow, and there is no other meaning. My lord admires the son very much, if the son does not come, then my lord can only come to the Hou Mansion in person to try the Gongzi Palace. ”
The attitude of this steward was even better than that of the previous steward, and he conveyed Yan Shifan's meaning to Zhu Ping'an.
If I don't go, Yan Shifan will come!
Nima, it's all said and done, how can you refuse. At the moment of the palace test, the Son of Heaven took the scholar, and it was expected that at this time, Yan Shifan would not and would not dare to go out of the banquet to do something, after all, so many eyes were staring at it.
However, although this banquet will not be a Hongmen banquet, Yan Shifan definitely has no good intentions.
Zhu Ping'an packed up the things used for the exam, put them in the cabinet and locked them, and then quietly put a white hosta in his sleeve without a trace, and explained to the subordinates of the Hou Mansion, asking him to leave a message for the Hou Mansion, and said that he went to Yan Shifan's Zhuang Banquet, and there was no need to leave food for himself in the house.
After the explanation, Zhu Ping'an followed the person in charge to the outside of the house. (To be continued......)