Chapter 171: Choice
"When you see the ceremony later, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, and you must not bump into the queen's mother......"
When he arrived at the periphery of the phoenix seat, Wang Ruofu stopped and tirelessly told Rulan over and over again.
Seeing that her mother was so solemn, Rulan also became nervous, and quickly nodded yes.
Although she was dragged by her mother, she also knew that it was very important to give the queen a gift, and she couldn't lose the face of the Sheng family on such an occasion.
Confirming that her daughter really listened to her words, Wang Ruofu nodded with satisfaction.
Then he took a deep breath, sorted out his mood, put a respectful smile on his face, led Rulan across the crowd, walked to Queen Cao, pinned his hands to his waist, and bent his knees and said: "Concubine Sheng Wang, I have seen the queen mother, the queen mother Wanfu Jin'an." ”
Rulan painted a tiger according to the cat, and also followed the blessing of a blessing and said: "The courtier Sheng Rulan, I have seen the queen's mother, and the queen's mother is blessed with Jin'an." ”
"The new Kejinshi's family roll is here!"
Empress Cao looked back at the official scrolls on the left and right, and said with a smile: "The first name of the second class of today's science and technology is Sheng Jialin'er!" ”
When the officials heard this, their faces showed expressions of sudden realization.
No wonder, I'll just say, how could the family scroll of a mere member of the Ministry of Labor be invited to this viewing platform, it turned out to be the mother of the first name of the second class.
Hearing Empress Cao mention that she had won the son of Jinshi, Wang Ruofu suddenly turned red, and her waist straightened a little.
Empress Cao looked at Wang Ruofu and asked curiously: "I heard in this palace that the champion of this department is also studying in your family school?" ”
Wang Ruofu bowed down and replied: "Back to the queen's mother, this is indeed the case." ”
Queen Cao was amazed and said: "A six-yuan and first, a second-class name, your Sheng family's small family school, is really a masterpiece!" ”
Wang Ruofu laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, but he still pretended to be modest and said: "This is all the credit of Mr. Qingteng's teaching." ”
"It turned out to be a master disciple taught by Mr. Zhuang Zizhong, so it's no wonder."
Empress Cao nodded slightly and said: "Mr. Zhuang is a great Confucian in the world, and he also came to Bianjing to give lectures in his early years. ”
After speaking, Queen Cao glanced at Sheng Rulan beside Wang Ruofu, and asked with a smile: "It's not easy for such a good teacher to invite to the family, I think you and your wife are determined not to waste it, Miss Rulan should have also gone to school with her brother, right?" ”
Hearing that Queen Cao took the initiative to mention Rulan, Wang Ruofu naturally couldn't ask for it, and hurriedly echoed: "Queen Mother Shengming, the little girl Rulan has studied arithmetic with Mr. Zhuang since she was a child. ”
"Arithmetic?" Queen Cao couldn't help but be a little surprised when she heard this, and immediately turned her eyes to Rulan and asked, "How many of these scriptures have you read, such as "Nine Chapters", "Island", "Sun Tzu", and "Five Cao"? ”
Rulan replied in a firm tone: "Back to the queen's mother, I have learned the Ten Classics, and the courtiers have all read it." ”
Empress Cao showed an interested smile on her face, and looked at Rulan Dao: "In this case, then this palace will test you." Now there is a side of the pool, and the center of the tree is born, and the water is one foot out. Lead the way to the shore, suitable for the shore. Ask the depth of the pool, the length of the leaf geometry? ”
Rulan only thought for a moment, and then gave an answer: "The pool is twelve feet deep, and the leaf is thirteen feet long." ”
"Okay, worthy of being Mr. Zhuang's student, the answer is not bad at all!" Queen Cao's phoenix face was happy, and her eyes did not hide the look of approval for Rulan, and immediately ordered the waiter on the side: "Reward, Han Yu exquisite bracelet!" ”
Seeing that Rulan was still standing there stunned, Wang Ruofu hurriedly gave Rulan a look desperately, and Rulan reacted at this time, took the tray handed by the waiter, raised it above her head and thanked her: "Courtier, thank the queen for her grace!" ”
Queen Cao obviously loves Rulan very much, and after the reward, she is still unsatisfied, and pulls Rulan to talk about her family life.
Wang Ruofu secretly rejoiced, but the officials on the side were so shocked that their eyes were about to fall, how could this little girl who didn't have any hair grow how could she be so favored by the queen?
What everyone doesn't know is that the person in question, Rulan, is not at ease at this time.
When Empress Cao talked to her, she didn't leave the Sheng family's school and Wei Chen, if Lan was a smart girl in ice and snow, how could she not hear the meaning of Empress Cao's words?
The feelings hidden in her heart for several years are about to come to fruition, and Rulan is of course ecstatic, but after a short period of excitement, a problem that she has to face is placed in front of Rulan.
If Empress Cao really gave herself and Wei Chen a marriage, what should Minglan do?
Over the years, Minglan has not only been a sister in Rulan's mind, but also her best friend, and when she thought of Minglan being sad and sad after learning the final result, Rulan's heart was suddenly full of entanglement.
After thinking about it for a long time, Rulan finally gritted her teeth and said to Queen Cao: "Queen Mother, my sixth sister Minglan is also studying at the home school, she is the cousin of Liuyuanlang, she knows a lot of things about Liuyuanlang, and she is on the viewing platform at the moment. ”
Seeing that her daughter was stupid in front of the queen, Wang Ruofu's eyes widened in panic, but he didn't dare to say anything to stop it, so he could only be secretly anxious on the side.
After listening to Rulan's words, Empress Cao glanced at Rulan with a little surprise, and then asked meaningfully: "Your sister is also here, do you want the palace to call your sister too?" ”
Rulan's eyes were firm, and she nodded heavily.
"Since people are on the viewing platform at the moment, it is convenient to call them for inquiries."
Empress Cao smiled slightly, then called the attendant and ordered, "Go, call the six girls of the Sheng family." ”
Looking at the back of the waiter who took the order, Rulan exhaled softly, she didn't know whether her decision was right or wrong, but at least her heart was at peace at the moment, and that was enough.
On the other side, the old lady Sheng who received the summons from Empress Cao was full of surprise at the moment, and Minglan also couldn't believe it, how could Empress Cao summon herself for no reason?
Minglan vaguely guessed that Rulan might have played a role in it. But even if Rulan has a heart, but she is soft-spoken, how can she influence Empress Cao's decision?
Minglan was puzzled.
As for Mo Lan, who was secretly mocking Minglan in her heart just now, her expression at the moment was gloomy and terrifying, just because Empress Cao's will named her to see Minglan by name, but she did not mention her Mo Lan's name.
In the end, she is still the only one left among the three sisters!
"It's not fair! It's not fair! ”
Mo Lan roared impotently in her heart, but she had no ability to interfere with Empress Cao's will, so she could only accept the reality helplessly, and watched Minglan follow her inner servant in the direction of Empress Cao's phoenix seat with unwilling eyes.