As the concubine of the Hubu Shangshu, Song Chan'er can be said to be very popular among the nobles in the capital.

In addition to the female scrolls of the royal family, she did not dare to provoke, and the nobles of other official families would give some face when they saw her, and her mother was also quite valued by Lord Song, so she developed an arrogant temperament over time.

But since she met Xie Zhi, Song Chan'er's limelight has been suppressed by her, and she was once angry a lot.

There's no way, if you talk about appearance, she's just beautiful, and there's still a lot of gap between Xie Zhi, who has outstanding appearance, and the latter has always been famous, and her temperament is also widely acclaimed.

Only in terms of identity, Song Chan'er can be said to have an advantage, and Xie Zhi, who is a concubine, is not enough. That's why she used this incident to ridicule her verbally.

"Sister Xie really understands righteousness, and she deserves to be the daughter of Xie Yushi."

Even Her Majesty was carried out by her, and even if Song Chan'er was arrogant, she knew that Xie Zhi's words could no longer be refuted.

The yin and yang of these words are weird, anyone can hear the meaning of her words, and the other girls in the box have shut up so as not to become a pond fish that will be affected.

Song Chan'er is the only concubine of the household Shangshu, although Zheng Sanpin is a little unsightly among the powerful in the capital, but everyone knows that this position is in charge of the world's granary and the promotion of officials, and the status is very important.

However, Xie Zhi only smiled slightly, as if he couldn't hear the mockery between her words:

"Sister Song laughed, as a big swallow people, she should be."

"Hmph."

Song Chan'er only felt that a punch hit the cotton, and the breath in her heart was even more uncomfortable.

"Since Sister Xie is so worried about Your Majesty, we can't be ignorant, right? Xi'er, go downstairs and ask whose sons the top ones on this list are. ”

When she didn't know what Xie Zhi came to look for excitement early in the morning, what was the purpose of the fight?

Song Chan'er has a good relationship with an in-law of the Xie family, and she has long learned some news about the Xie Mansion from her.

Xie Zhi's relationship with her mother-in-law is not good, if she hadn't made a name for herself as a talented woman, she would have been tortured to death by her mother-in-law. However, there are pros and cons to everything, although Xie Zhi has won some benefits for herself, but as a concubine, her marriage is pinched by her mother-in-law.

Mrs. Xie regarded her as a thorn in her side because of her reputation as a talented woman, so naturally she would not find a good family for her, so Xie Zhi could only work hard to plan for the future, and I am afraid that today is for this.

The maid known as Xi'er quickly went downstairs, and at this time, the guests in the restaurant had already known the surnames of the top students in this examination, and she almost effortlessly got the news she wanted.

"Buckle—"

Xi'er knocked on the wooden door of the restaurant's box, and stood in front of several noble ladies in a short time.

"Miss, the slaves and maids have inquired clearly."

"Tell me, who is at the top of the list, and which one is from? Is it the Yun family in Zhuozhou City, the Lin family in Jiangnan, or the Bai family in Yunzhou? ”

"No, it's neither."

Xi'er's expression was inexplicable, "At the top of the list is a student named Shen Xingluo. ”

Shen Xingluo, Shen?

Several noble ladies in the box looked puzzled, "Does any of our Dayan families have the surname Shen?" ”

Why hadn't they heard of it before?

It's no wonder that a few people think so, it's really because the major families have been in control of seventy or eighty percent of the books of the Great Yan Dynasty for hundreds of years, and ordinary people with no background rarely have spare money to read, and even if they have books to read, they have opened a gap between them and their relatives because of the lack of books and vision.

Xi'er said, "According to the students downstairs, this person is Xie Yuan who took the autumn exam in Lin'an Mansion last year, and he is a son of a poor family, not the son of a family." ”

"What, it's a poor kid?"

Song Chan'er was really surprised now, and the others were also surprised.

Shen Xingluo has not had any contact with other officials since he entered Beijing, except for visiting Lord Du, and his name as Xie Yuan in Lin'an Mansion is only a little famous among the small circle of students preparing for the exam, and it is not surprising that these noble ladies have never heard of it.

"Sons of the poor family...... It's a pity. ”

It's a pity that the fate between him and Yijia is still shallow.

The scientific examination is an important way for the imperial court to select officials, and His Majesty and the major officials attach great importance to it, but this selection is not absolutely transparent.

The official family will arrange their own people to participate in it, and the Son of Heaven will also weigh the checks and balances between various forces, so that the places left for the children of the poor families will be less, especially the three places in the first class.

"It's a shame indeed."

Song Chan'er looked at Xie Zhi with interest, her plan was probably going to fail.

The rankings of several major families in Zhuozhou City, Jiangzhou and Yunzhou are not outstanding in this examination, and those students in Beijing who have already passed the examination will be added to the palace examination after that, so the probability of those people entering the first class is almost zero.

As for Shen Xingluo, a poor disciple, Song Chan'er intuitively felt that Xie Zhi couldn't look down on him.

What if he was lucky enough to get a good ranking in the palace exam? Without a background, it will only be difficult, and it is impossible for Xie Zhi to have the courage to marry in the past.

Tsk~ It's so miserable, it seems that she, Sister Xie, can only think of another way.

"Okay, the excitement is over, let's go."

She Shi Shiran got up and walked downstairs, and the rest of the people followed when they saw this, but Xie Zhi stayed at the end because he wanted to do something.

"Miss?"

The maid's tentative cry sounded behind him, and Xie Zhi sighed faintly.

"It's fine."

It seems that it still doesn't work......

As soon as the group walked out of the door of the restaurant, they heard several students cheering to the side.

"Look, that's Shen Xingluo of Lin'an Mansion, the Huiyuan of this additional test!"

Shen Xingluo?

Everyone looked towards the teahouse, and at this time, Qin Zheng and the others happened to go out and prepare to go back to their respective homes.

Song Chan'er and the others couldn't help but look towards the place that the person was pointing to, and saw that a clear figure in the crowd was particularly prominent, although it was an ordinary green shirt, but it couldn't hide the person's handsome facial features and deep black eyes.

Song Chan'er was suddenly stunned, and Xie Zhi behind her was also stunned.

Is he Shen Xingluo?

*

The second member of the Shen family entered the courtyard, and Cheng Xi, who had no idea about it, was teaching Shen Xun how to make potstickers in the back kitchen.

Shen Xingqi, who has always loved cooking next to him, looked absent-minded, "Sister-in-law, today is the day of the list, are you really not in a hurry at all?" ”

"What's the hurry? You don't have faith in your brother? ”

"...... is this a matter of faith?"

Shen Xingqi couldn't help but roar loudly in his heart, and his face also looked like he was broken.

It was the first time she felt that there was a communication problem between the two.

"But ......"

"Don't do it, go prepare the ingredients, and celebrate when your brother comes back."

Ha?

The little girl looked confused, "What are you celebrating?" ”

"Of course, it's to celebrate your brother's appearance."

......: "So where did your faith in your brother come from?"