Mrs. Lu thought about what Xiao Jinhe had done before, and her heart was still overwhelmed.

She didn't want to put her daughter in the hands of unreliable people.

"I heard that there are a lot of talents in the imperial examination this year, and some of them have good family backgrounds, do you want to pay attention to them?"

Lu Zheng raised his head and thought for a while, and said, "Okay, then I'll ask again, my daughter is only fifteen, don't be too anxious, you will always find a good one." ”

Mrs. Lu sighed, how can she not be in a hurry, most of the others have decided on their relatives at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and they can marry just waiting for their daughter and Lu.

Her daughter missed this golden age, and if she chooses a husband for two more years, she will become a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.

Lu Zheng also took this matter to heart, after all, only such a baby daughter had to find a satisfactory son-in-law.

After going down, seeing that Lord Yang, one of the chief examiners of the imperial examination, was in front of him, he hurriedly ran up in three steps and two steps.

"Hello Lord Yang." He greeted with a bow.

Yang Hanhai was a little flattered, he was just a second-grade official, and he had never dealt with Lu Zheng before, but at this moment he actually took the initiative to greet him.

He hurriedly replied: "Hello Lord Lu." ”

The two walked side by side.

Lu Zheng chatted with him without a match, and walked out of the palace gate before entering the topic.

"This year's candidates have heard that they are all good, Lord Yang is optimistic?"

Yang Hanhai was stunned, not knowing what he meant.

Is this here to probe the wind?

Lu Junfeng also participated in the imperial examination this year, but he did not enter the palace examination and only won forty-two.

His ranking has come out, and there is no way to change it, and Yang Hanhai is not sure what Lu Zheng's question means.

After thinking for a while, he chose the safest answer: "The lower officials can't say for sure about this matter, and it has to rely on the Holy Lord's ruling." ”

When Lu Zheng heard this, he knew that he had misunderstood, coughed lightly, and whispered: "Don't worry, Lord Yang, I don't have any other ideas." As the saying goes, seeing a text is like seeing a person, you are the chief examiner of this imperial examination, I want to hear your opinion and see if there is a suitable son-in-law among them. ”

Yang Hanhai suddenly realized, and then remembered the rumor he had heard before.

It is rumored that the daughter of the Imperial Doctor's family was originally going to be married to Bian Xinhong, the son of the Taichang family, but Bian Gongzi was given a marriage to the eighth princess by the saint.

Combined with this matter, it seems that the rumors are true.

This time, Lord Goshi came to ask him, and it was a good opportunity to make friends.

He straightened his face and began to analyze: "If you say that there are indeed a lot of talents in this imperial examination, but many of them are in their thirties and forties, and there are very few young talents. ”

Lu Zheng listened carefully from the sidelines.

"Nanshan genius Gu Xiang, Yan Gu Gaotu Jiang Wei, Han Shaoyu, the son of the Han family in Da Xian County, Zhu Wencai, the son of the Zhu family in Xiangbei and Chai Gaolang, the son of the Chai family in Shitan County, are all young talents with outstanding talents, and of course, there is also Bian Gongzi who has just been married......"

Lu Zheng's face changed obviously when he heard Bian Gongzi, and he said, "Don't mention him." ”

Yang Hanhai nodded hurriedly and said: "The few people I mentioned before are all good young people, but the first two family backgrounds are a little lower, the Jiang family has only become a little richer in recent years, and the last three are all local famous families, and they are also inextricably linked with the officials of the DPRK and China......"

Lu Zheng invited Yang Hanhai to eat in the restaurant, and talked while eating.

During this period, Yang Hanhai analyzed all the personalities of these people, and poured them all out along with the family backgrounds he knew.

After listening to this, Lu Zheng also had a bottom in his heart.

When he went home and talked to Mrs. Lu about this, he said that he was more optimistic about Jiang Wei of the Jiang family.

"I've heard Feng'er talk about this person before, is he really so good?" Mrs. Lu was still not very relieved.

"His talent and learning are beyond doubt, and he worships under the strict Confucian, and his conduct must be good. And I heard that the Jiang family in Dongshizhuang has become more and more popular over the years, and the family is also wealthy, so their daughter will not suffer if she marries in the future. ”

Mrs. Lu is still not very satisfied, a commoner, or has only risen in the past few years, how good can the family be?

Lu Zheng knew what she was thinking when he saw her expression, and added: "Don't be dissatisfied, I can inquire, the Jiang family in Dongshizhuang is a well-known good person in that area, and the population of the family is also simple, without the troubles of those high-ranking children's families, and it is more comfortable for my daughter to marry in the past." ”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Lu still nodded in agreement.

The three sisters of their Taiwei Mansion, except for her marrying Lu Zheng and no aunt in the mansion, the other two sisters are more or less an eyesore in the mansion.

Usually when the three sisters are chattering, the two sisters will also be annoyed, saying that today it is not this aunt who provokes them, and tomorrow it is the concubine who will upset them.

It's always a lot of bad things.

Especially as the second sister of the daughter-in-law of the right minister, she can't cope with the big and small things at home every day.

Lin Zhanpeng is a flowery again, and all kinds of concubines are brought home, and it is rare to see them a few times.

Over the years, she said that she was emaciated and looked older day by day.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu sighed and said: "As long as my daughter is comfortable, it doesn't matter if my family background is gone, but I must be a good person, and I can't wronged my daughter." ”

"Of course, Jiang Wei entered the palace examination this time, no matter how he is, he can assign a petty official to be a junior official in the court, and when the time comes, I will be promoted again, and it will not be bad."

Hearing this, Mrs. Lu also put her mind at ease, thinking that the results of the palace examination would come out in a few days, and then make plans.

On the day the results of the palace examination were announced, Jiang Wei and the candidates waited outside the hall early.

A little eunuch came out of the hall, holding a bamboo slip in his hand, and began to read the ranking in a sharp voice.

The rankings were reported from the back to the front, and the expressions of those who heard their names at the beginning were a little depressed, while the palms of the others were sweating.

They just want their names to appear later, which means the better the ranking.

……

"Twenty-eighth ......"

"Twenty-seventh ......"

"Twenty-sixth ......"

……

"Ninth, Gu Xiang."

"Eighth place, Huo Jingming."

After hearing his name, Gu Xiang was stunned.

He thought he would be at least in the top five, but he only finished ninth.

Before, he was not convinced that he was under Bian Xinhong, and felt that he was not losing in his talent, but in his family life.

But the current result made him feel ashamed, and his cheeks hurt hotly.

And Huo Jingming, who was standing beside him, looked calm, he was very satisfied with this ranking.

Not out of the limelight and not falling behind, is the best ranking he can control.

His grandfather wanted to force him to become a military attaché, but he preferred to be a civil official and stay with his wife for the rest of his life.

Every time he thinks of his father, who died young, and his mother, who washes her face with tears every day, the longing in his heart is even stronger.

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