Mrs. Cheng planned to ask Cheng Weizhe about the situation of Chunqiu, but Cheng Weizhe fell asleep after going back, obviously unwilling to talk to anyone, Mrs. Cheng could only take Cheng Manqing to leave first.

"Zhe'er is too tired this time, and now that he has finally finished the exam, don't bother him." Mrs. Cheng persuaded, Cheng Manqing was a little dissatisfied: "But this Spring Festival is not only a matter of my brother alone, but also about the future of our Cheng family, he has to give us an explanation." ”

"What's the explanation?" Cheng Donglai approached, and when he heard Cheng Manqing's words, his face suddenly sank.

Cheng Manqing hid behind Mrs. Cheng and didn't dare to answer Cheng Donglai's words, Mrs. Cheng hurriedly said: "Master, Manqing just said it casually, don't take it to heart." And Manqing only cares about Zhe'er, but the wording is inappropriate. ”

Cheng Manqing grew up beside Mrs. Cheng since she was a child, and Cheng Weizhe was raised by the old lady, and only returned to the capital from the ancestral house in recent years, Mrs. Cheng naturally favored Cheng Manqing in her heart.

Cheng Donglai understood Mrs. Cheng's partiality, but he couldn't change Mrs. Cheng's mind for a while, Cheng Donglai sighed: "Don't you know what Manqing thought before, she just has too many ideas about climbing dragons and phoenixes, so she will be as good as she is now." ”

"Master, how can you say that about your own daughter?"

"Am I wrong?" Cheng Donglai was angry with Cheng Manqing, he was shrewd all his life, how could he give birth to such a stupid daughter?

"Daddy, I'm also for the good of the Cheng family, which father doesn't want his daughter to marry can glorify the lintel?" Cheng Manqing said dissatisfiedly.

Cheng Donglai became even more angry when he heard this: "Look at that Mo Ningyao, married to Wen Zhiyu, it seems that the scenery is infinite." But he became a prisoner overnight, and the Mo family gave up this daughter in order to protect himself. Now the situation is unclear, and our Cheng family wants stability. ”

"Dad, you are clearly facing your brother, what my brother does is right, and what I do is wrong." Cheng Manqing ran away after speaking, Mrs. Cheng was a little anxious, Cheng Donglai said helplessly: "You go and persuade her." ”

Mrs. Cheng answered, and then left.

Cheng Dong came to see Cheng Weizhe, and when Cheng Weizhe saw Cheng Dong coming, he sat up and shouted: "Dad!" ”

Cheng Donglai patted him on the shoulder: "Dad just came to see you, you have a good rest, don't take what Manqing said just now." ”

Cheng Weizhe nodded: "I understand." ”

"It's best that you can have a term for this spring, if not, it just happens to let our Cheng family avoid the limelight." Cheng Donglai has always been shrewd, he knows that the court is changing rapidly, and now that Wen Zhiyu has fallen, then the struggle between Wen Zhiyan and Wen Zhiyu will be in full swing.

Wen Zhiyan had an unpleasant relationship with their Cheng family before, if he stood in line, he could only choose Wen Zhiyan. But judging from Wen Zhiyu's current situation, he may not be able to win.

So the smartest decision at the moment is that neither side is on the side.

At this time, once Cheng Weizhe emerges in the spring, then he will push the Cheng family to the cusp. It stands to reason that Cheng Donglai didn't want Cheng Weizhe to participate in this Spring Festival, but he thought about it and still didn't want Cheng Weizhe to leave regrets.

The road ahead is a blessing or a curse, after all, it is Cheng Weizhe's life!

"Dad, I understand your thoughts, but since I am a descendant of the Cheng family, I am destined to shoulder the burden of the Cheng family's future. Manqing was right to say this, but her idea was too simple. ”

"What do you think?"

"I must fight for this spring."

"What do you mean?"

"As you think, the situation in the court is chaotic now, so I choose to enter the court at this time is the best time."

Cheng Donglai understood what Cheng Weizhe meant: "Have you really thought about it?" ”

Cheng Weizhe nodded: "It's just that in this way, everything I did was contrary to your original intention." ”

Cheng Donglai sighed leisurely: "Actually, I know very well in my heart that if you don't advance, you will retreat, and the Cheng family will not be able to go far under my leadership after all." But Dad's ability is here, the old lady values you, and she should also know that you have the strength to revive my Cheng family. ”

Cheng Weizhe suddenly asked, "What if one day, Manqing is in the way of the Cheng family?" ”

Cheng Manqing pays too much attention to the immediate interests, because the eldest princess has always been obsessed with Cheng Donglai, and now I am afraid that she still has not stopped thinking about climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix. It is difficult to guarantee in the future, what will Cheng Manqing do.

Cheng Weizhe was very calm when he asked this sentence, Cheng Donglai was not surprised, Cheng Weizhe has always been calm, there is not much family affection in his heart, and the interests of the Cheng family are always the first thing he puts first.

Back then, the old lady did not train Cheng Donglai to be such a person, and now the old lady has made up for the regrets of the year, she has cultivated Cheng Weizhe very well, but she did not notice the lack of emotion in Cheng Weizhe's heart.

Perhaps because of this debt, Cheng Donglai chose to favor Cheng Weizhe: "As long as I don't hurt her life and can keep her safe in this life, I have nothing to say." ”

"Good!" Cheng Weizhe responded.

When Cheng Donglai walked out of the courtyard, his heart swelled with sourness, he turned around and looked at the door that had been closed behind him, in fact, it was precisely because of his uselessness that he would let his son suffer these crimes. The old lady raised him very well, but it was not as good as Cheng Donglai hoped for!

Time flies, and soon it is the day of the list, and the first thing everyone pays attention to is the top 20, Gu Shiqi lived up to expectations, and the Cheng family soon received good news.

When Mo Xuxu received the news, Hu Xiu was talking to her about marriage, Mo Xuxu was upset and wanted to find a reason to shirk it, but Hu Xiu pressed it tightly and wanted to set a wedding date.

Mo Xuxu had never even met that person, how could he easily agree to this marriage?

It happened that the person who reported the news came, and when Mo Xuxu heard it, he immediately said: "Mother, the most important thing at the moment is Junting's palace test, or wait for the palace test to end and discuss your daughter's marriage, right?" ”

Hu Xiu thought about it, if Mo Junting could really have a good ranking in the palace examination, then Mo Xuxu's worth could still be improved.

Thinking of this, Hu Xiu nodded and said softly: "Junting has always listened to you, you should accompany him more during this time and prepare for the palace exam." I won't bother you with the marriage for now, and I'll talk about it when the palace test is over. ”

"Thank you mother for your understanding."

Hu Xiu patted Mo Xuxu's shoulder and said, "Since you call me mother, I naturally have to think about it." ”

After Mo Xuxu left Hu Xiu's place, the smile on his face slowly dissipated, it seemed that Hu Gongzi was really in trouble, but she wouldn't sit still like this......

In fact, a few days after the list came out, it was soon the palace exam, and the twenty candidates stood on the Jinluan Hall for the first time, in addition to facing Wen Xize, they also had to face the scrutiny of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs.

Many candidates are already frightened just by feeling those eyes on their backs, let alone answering them fluently in this situation.

But on this day, the people who participated in this temple test will probably never forget it.

Because in this palace test, there are three people who stand out, Cheng Weizhe, the son of the Cheng family, Mo Junting, the son of the Mo family, and Gu Shiqi, who was born as a businessman. The performance of these three people in the Jinluan Hall not only satisfied the civil and military officials, but even Wen Xize nodded frequently.

The ranking of the top three is very difficult, but there is still a result, Wen Xize discussed with several ministers, and finally determined the list of the top three.

Champion Cheng Weizhe, Bang Gu Shiqi, Tanhua Mo Junting.

Smart people can see that the performance of the three of them in the Jinluan Hall is equal, so the final ranking actually depends on the identity.

Cheng Weizhe is the son-in-law of the Cheng family, and he is very talented, and he is the only one who is the champion.

Although Gu Shiqi was born as a merchant, he had already performed in front of Wen Xize before, and Wen Xize had already remembered him, so he was given the position of the leader.

As for Mo Junting, his status as a concubine is an insurmountable threshold after all, and when there is no big gap between the three of them, he can only settle for third.

According to the old practice, the three of them were to enter the Hanlin Academy together, and the champion was awarded the post of editor of the Hanlin Academy, and the post of editor of the Hanlin Academy was awarded by Bangyan and Tanhua.

But this time, Wen Xize was unusual, and all three of them were awarded the Hanlin Academy for editing.

In the end, the palace examination ended with the gratitude of Cheng Weizhe, Gu Shiqi and Mo Junting, and the remaining seventeen candidates left the palace with their heads down......