This is how things are in the world, some people have a lot of accidents, and they can only stop before rejoicing, which is really a pity. But there are also people who can taste this hard-won joy. It can only be said that the will of heaven is like this, and the ghosts and gods are also unpredictable, so they can only stay in vain.

At this time, the Gu Mansion also ushered in good news, Gu Lingqing, the eldest man of the Gu family, was on the list, ranking fifteenth on the list. This news made the eldest lady Hu Shi, who had been praying silently in the Buddhist hall, after hearing the good news, when she was about to get up and ask if the servant who was happy was true or false, she didn't notice that her knees had stiffened and fell directly to the ground, and she didn't pay attention, so that Mama Hu, who was serving beside her, couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly helped the eldest lady up.

At this time, Hu Shi didn't care about these anymore, but hurriedly asked, and repeatedly confirmed: "Is this true?" Is it true? Qing'er hit? Also won the fifteenth provincial exam? Mama Hu, did you hear that? Did you hear that? Qing'er was hit, Qing'er was hit, he was hit. Qing'er, you really deserve to be my good son, a good child of my mother, you really earned such a decent amount for your mother, you are really a good child. ”

After getting the villain's repeated confirmation, and asked about some other information, Mama Hu waved her hand to let the next person go to receive the reward, looking at her own lady who was immersed in joy, she had forgotten everything in the world, so she had to remind: "Big lady, now that you have got this good news, you can't just be happy here alone." I also have to send someone to Hu Mansion to inform the old man, the old lady and the uncle. And, more importantly, the old lady who cultivates in the backyard is still waiting for you to tell you in person. ”

"Yes, Mama Hu, you are right, this good news is to be notified to Hu Mansion as soon as possible, you quickly arrange someone to go, let's go to the backyard and report to my mother-in-law in person, thanks to your reminder, otherwise these two major events will be mistaken." It's still you by my side, otherwise just relying on my confused brain, I will definitely lose my manners. Mrs. Hu also came back to her senses, chattering and arranging, while saying good things to thank the old man who had followed her since childhood.

And Gu Fu here, at first he was just drinking tea and waiting in the study, but after waiting and waiting, he gradually panicked and confused, and when he saw the statue of Confucius hanging in the study, he couldn't help but quietly kneel down, perform three bows and nine bows, and prayed softly in his mouth, praying that the sage Confucius would bless the two children in the family to be on the list. While he was still recounting his heart's wishes, he was suddenly startled by a knock on the door, and it turned out that in order to prevent outsiders from suddenly entering and discovering him, he was also asking for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas like those women in the deep house, which not only matched his image, but also damaged his majesty. Therefore, when he closed the door, he locked it.

Outside the door, the anxious voice of the attendant came the joy, "Lord, Lord, are you inside?" Lingqing Langjun hit, Lingqing Langjun hit, did you hear that? , Lord, Lord, Lord? ”

Hearing the sound of joy coming from outside the door, he hurriedly opened the door in consideration of the situation, and hurriedly asked the entourage outside the door: "Qing'er is in, in, in." I knew that my Gu family disciples were blessed by the ancestors, and they would definitely be on the list in one fell swoop. By the way, how many places did Lingqing win? ”

"Fifteenth, fifteenth in the provincial examination." The attendant replied.

Hearing that the ranking was so high, the joy in Gu Gu's heart was even greater, and he said: "Okay, well, now that Lingqing is on the list, such a happy event, we must reward it well, so that everyone can be happy." Go, you go, tell the account office, the people in the house, each person will be given an extra month's monthly money, and each person will be rewarded with an extra hundred yuan, so that everyone will be happy. ”

Of course, in this Gu Mansion, some people are happy, and some people are lonely. It turned out that Gu Lingze, another exam-taking examiner from the Gu Mansion, was named Sun Shan this time. Therefore, at this time, in some courtyards of the Gu Mansion, the sound of broken porcelain, the reprimand of women, and the sound of men's justifications were gradually heard.

This Gu family's two heavens of ice and fire, not to mention for the time being, in this chapter, the mansion is happy, and everyone is happy for their son from the heart. It turned out that Zhang Yuan was also on the list this time, ranking 26th in the provincial examination, and when the good news came back to the house, Zhang Yuan immediately waved his hand and asked the housekeeper to reward everyone in the house with a lot of monthly money, and he bought a lot of wine and meat to celebrate.

And Zhang Yuan was not idle, not only sent people to the Gu Mansion to celebrate, but also personally came to the Mida Courtyard to invite the two brothers Li and Zhu. Why? Because of the entourage sent by Zhang Yuan, not only did he see if he was on the list, but even the Gu family brothers and Li Zhu's two brothers, Zhang Yuan also let them take a good look.

Now, the two brothers of the Gu family, Gu Lingqing is on the list, and Gu Lingze is on the list, so for Zhang Yuan, who is on the list, it is not good to come to the door to celebrate immediately, but he just sent a steward to express his joy. And Zhu Li and the two are not so embarrassed, because both the brothers and sisters are on the list, and they are also in the Nine Classics, one is the third and the other is the seventh.

Although with the establishment of the dynasty more and more old, the Nine Classics are not as rare as when the country was first founded, and it is not as expensive as the current Jinshi Branch. However, at present, the imperial court still attaches great importance to all subjects, especially the Nine Classics. Its name is in the forefront, no less than the first family and the first. And more importantly, now that the three of them are on the list, getting together is not only very timely, but also deepens the relationship between the three people.

After all, it was Zhang Yuan who took the two of them out of Caizhou and into the capital, and the grace of carrying them along the way was indispensable. Now, it is not surprising that in the palace examination, if the three of them do not play abnormally, they will also get a good ranking, and in the end, when they are awarded, it is estimated that there is not much difference.

When he came to the courtyard, Zhang Yuan found that one of the two brothers was studying in the courtyard, and the other was carefully practicing swords. It seems that time is also intoxicated by the leisure of the two, and it is so quiet.

Seeing that the two of them were not in a hurry and were doing their own things, they were not worried about today's provincial test list at all. Could it be that they forgot that today is the release day, or the two of them misremembered the release date. Holding back the doubts in his heart, Zhang Yuan greeted loudly, "The two brothers are really leisurely." But I know that it's very lively outside now, and everyone goes to the Gongyuan to see the list. The two of you are not panicking, are you already aware of the results? Only then did I sit firmly on the Diaoyutai platform. ”

"Oh, Brother Yuan is here, looking at your smug face, this subject must be on the list." Li Zhongming turned back to his sword and said. Zhu Xu also put away the scroll, got up to greet him, and said, "Yes, Brother Yuan, seeing that you are so happy, the ranking of this subject should not be low." ”

"Haha, I'll just say, this trivial matter will definitely not be hidden from the two of you, yes, live up to the expectations of the brothers, and the twenty-sixth place in the provincial exam. A little small, a little small, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning. Zhang Yuan said modestly.

"Oh, oh, this is really congratulations to Brother Yuan, not only is he on the gold list, but he is also so high. The future is bound to be limitless. Li Zhongming congratulated.

"Yes, yes, Brother Yuan, congratulations, I wish you a bright future and a bright future." Zhu Xu also congratulated.

"Okay, okay, don't make fun of me anymore, brother. I also wish your brother a place on the list, and he will be able to travel thousands of miles in the future. Zhang Yuan also congratulated, Li and Zhu.

"Brother Yuan, the two of us haven't been to see the list yet, but it's a little early to congratulate at this time." Li Zhongming continued to say modestly. Zhu Xu also nodded in agreement.

"Alas, two, there is no need to look at it, my entourage has already paid attention to the list of subjects when they are looking at the list. The noble brothers are all on the list, Zhongming ranks third in the Nine Classics, and Brother Xu ranks seventh in the Nine Classics. The two of you are worthy of being handsome for a while, and now they are both on the list, this Mida Courtyard is really a double happiness. I think I'm going to make a good story in the future. Zhang Yuan directly revealed.

"Really?" , Hearing that he was on the list, Li Zhongming's peaceful attitude was no longer easy to maintain, and he couldn't help asking.

"Zhang Langjun, this is not a joke, our senior brothers are really hit?" , Zhu Xu also asked.

Seeing the two people who were calm and leisurely and enjoying themselves just now, when they heard the news of winning the list, it was difficult to maintain the calm appearance just now, and while sighing at the great charm of the imperial examination, they also assured the two of them that the news was true and reliable.

After receiving Zhang Yuan's true assurance, Zhu and Li hugged each other directly and cried, although they did not cry, but they also shed some tears.

Zhang Yuan could understand why the two were crying. Crying at this time is not only happy to be on the list, but also happy that the hard work of studying in the past ten years has been rewarded. Of course, the two of them are lucky among the thousands of scholars in the world, just one try, they passed the provincial examination, and they think that among the scholars who take the exam in Beijing, they have repeatedly failed, and they all abound. And the two of them were able to make the list in one fell swoop, even if there was a person's hard work, but it has to be said that the two of them had excellent luck in the exam and were deeply blessed by God.

It took Li and Zhu a while to recover their emotions. Zhang Yuan also put forward a proposal for celebration in a timely manner, and on this rare good day, Zhu and Li readily agreed. With that, the three of them went back to Zhangfu in high spirits.

Back to Zhangfu, at this time the wine has been poured, the dishes are also on the table, not only fish and meat, but also chicken, duck, melons, fruits and vegetables, sumptuous meals are placed on the table.

Next, they each sat down, and the three of them picked up their wine glasses, and without saying much, they drank it all directly, and after drinking, they looked at each other and laughed. The joy was dissolved in the wine, and the friendship between the three of them was also deepened at this time. As a result, the heroic feelings in their chests burst out even more, talking about their respective ideals and aspirations.