In April, the cold of winter fades, and the residual chill gradually dissipates under the warm and smoky spring sun.

The city of Tokyo is full of flowers, reflecting the lively atmosphere of the entire capital.

Today is the day of the spring list.

The imperial examination system of the Great Zhou Dynasty was quite cumbersome, and a student needed to pass the children's examination first, then take the Xiucai examination, and then pass the township examination to become a lifter before he could obtain the qualification to enter Beijing to take the examination.

In the spring examination, he became a tribute student, got the opportunity to take the palace examination, and was eligible to be admitted to the Jinshi.

Although the palace test is at the end, because the palace test does not eliminate people, only ranks in order, so the township test and the meeting test (Chunyu) are more concerned.

Once you pass the exam, you will get a pass to officialdom, and your future is promising.

Because of this, the spring festival is one of the liveliest sights in the city.

In front of the gate of the Gongyuan, many candidates waited here early, looking at their heads, there were those who were in their chests, and there were also people who were worried about gains and losses.

Many ordinary people and people from various prefectures also followed behind, some just to watch the excitement, and some to complete the master's errand or want to ask for money.

Of course, it is indispensable to the wealthy businessmen who are ready to catch their sons-in-law.

The Sheng family, the Qi family, the Zhang family, the Gu family and others all came, but it was too complicated outside, and the female rolls could only hide in the carriage and wait.

In the carriage, Rulan hung up the curtain and looked for someone through the window, but she didn't see the person she wanted to see, so she could only pout and take her eyes back, her face full of displeasure.

Minglan who was in the same car didn't bother Rulan very knowingly, she knew who the fourth sister was looking for.

During the period from the spring to the release of the list, the Sheng family's primary school hall was also on holiday, so they hadn't seen Grandpa Zhang for almost a month.

Minglan doesn't feel much better than Lan in her heart, the feelings of the girl Sichun are always the same, but she can hide it, not as innocent as Rulan, and writes all her thoughts on her face.

Where no one could see it, Minglan had two small hands in her sleeves that were clenched into fists, and her bones were a little white.

"Hey, sixth sister, did you say that Brother Gongjin could pass the exam this time? Wouldn't he be very sad if he didn't hit?" Minglan didn't speak, but Rulan, who couldn't hold back, found her.

"Fifth sister, Grandpa Zhang is talented and intelligent, with an excellent memory, Mr. Zhuang always said in the school that the little grandpa is calm and calm, and his face does not change when he encounters major events, I think that as long as the little grandpa will show what he has learned in his life, it will not be a problem to be on the list."

Even if he fails the exam, with Grandpa Zhang's free and easy personality, he won't be too sad to think about.

With the prominence of the British government and the favor of the saints, anyone with a discerning eye in Tokyo could see that his future was immeasurable, and the list of the imperial examination was just the icing on the cake for him.

"Or do you speak, and this goes to my heart." Rulan's eyes bent up when she heard this, she pinched her fingers and said, "It's best that Brother Gongjin, Second Brother and Brother Yuan Ruo can all be on the list, hmph, as for Lin Qige, there must be no hope of being on the list, does the sixth sister know?" The magpie next to me told me that before the Spring Festival, the third brother was still hanging out with the goblins in his house all day long!"

Minglan was anxious, and reached out to cover Rulan's mouth: "Fifth sister, this is not a good thing to say. If you let your father hear it, you will definitely be punished severely. Even if I don't like it in my heart, but the third brother and we are a family after all, if he can pass the exam, it will be a blessing for the family."

Rulan shrank back and dodged Minglan's hand, and said disapprerovingly: "There are only you and me in this carriage, don't the magpies and little peach outside the carriage all look at it, no one approaches." You can talk freely. I don't believe it, if the third brother wins, looking at Lin Xiaoniang and Mo Lan's smug appearance, will you feel better?"

"My dear sister, I beg you to stop saying any more, okay? You really want to say, when you get home and close the door, I'll cook your favorite roasted mutton, and then I'll talk to you well, okay?" Minglan held the white flag high, and the partition wall had ears.

Rulan snorted, swallowed her saliva at the same time, and paused before agreeing, "Okay, but I also want a perch soup, I smell it when you made it for Zhuang Xuexue last time."

"Okay, okay, everything is up to you." Minglan finished coaxing this sister again, and beads of sweat broke out on her forehead.

Rulan was just quiet for a while, then turned her head and looked out again, before Zhang Bang's person appeared, she moved closer to Minglan again, and whispered in a suppressed voice: "Sixth sister, you are the best with Sister Zhang's sister on weekdays, has she ever told you, when does Brother Gongjin plan to discuss marriage?"

These words fell on Minglan ears no less than the shock of a thunderbolt exploding in her ears on a sunny day, which frightened her heart fluttering, and her face turned blue and white for a while, which frightened Rulan too.

After a while, Rulan gently patted Minglan twice, frowned, and said, "You are too daring, so it scares you?" Didn't I say that? There's no one here, just the two of us, don't scare yourself."

As soon as the words landed, Rulan's eyes lit up, and she leaned in front of Minglan and said, "Your reaction is not right, it's normal for sisters to talk about such topics, not in front of their father and mother. Isn't it ......?"

The oncoming sense of oppression made Minglan subconsciously hide back, but there was a plank behind her, and there was no way to hide.

Rulan's eyes were crooked like a little fox seeing her beloved old hen, and she moved closer to Minglan again, and the tips of their noses were about to touch each other, Rulan said with certainty: "Sister Zhang must have talked to you about this!" Tell me!"

Minglan Xiao's face tightened, and she shook her head again and again: "Fifth sister, don't be embarrassed for me, like this, no matter how good Sister Guifen and I are, they will not reveal anything to me." As you know, there are many noble ladies staring at Grandpa Zhang in Tokyo, and when Sister Guifen accompanied the British Duchess to various banquets, there were many people who openly and secretly probed her and asked her about Grandpa Zhang, and even Xiaoman and others who followed her were not spared.

Sister Gui Fen was already very upset about this, so how could she take the initiative to mention this to me."

Minglan is actually limited in her level of lying, but she has no choice but to have a lower rank, and when Minglan said this, she actually believed it.

Rulan sat back a little depressed, frowning and complaining: "Brother Gongjin and the second brother are the same age, I heard my mother privately say that if the second brother can win the list in one fell swoop this time, she and her father will have to deal with the marriage of the second brother. The second brother is like this, and the brother Gongjin is even more anxious when he thinks about it.

The British husband and wife are very old, and they only have one son, Brother Gongjin, how can they not hope that he will marry a wife and have children as soon as possible, and open up branches and leaves for the Zhang family."