And the Lin family felt that if Yan Mingze passed the examination, the Lin family could still help, and Lin Shangshu would help him find a better official position, and he would slowly get up in the future, and he would be no worse than other sons in the Yan State Mansion.

But if he fails the test, it means that he is not angry and can't complain about others. This Lin Shangshu can't help if he wants to, two people can live how they like to live.

Although Lin Shangshu feels sorry for his daughter, he has more than one daughter.

There are many people in Shengjing City, all of whom are praying for the blessing of the Bodhisattva Buddha, but in the end, who can pass the exam will only be known on the day the list is released.

From the 16th to the 18th, the weather was a little cloudy, but it did not rain, which was a rare good weather for the candidates.

On the evening of the eighteenth, the little maid of the Yan Guo Mansion took back the three sons of the exam in the house, and Yan Mingqiao looked at it, just like the eldest brother said.

The most embarrassed is the youngest Yan Mingxu, who is blue and black now, and people can't stand still, looking like they are hungry and tired, and they are helped back by the little guy.

At this time, he cried with a sad face and shook his head at Yu.

Yan Mingxu felt that he would not be able to pass the exam this year, he had several questions that he had not written, and he had forgotten the articles he had memorized before.

Yan Mingye was better, but he also shook his head at the Shen family, "My son is afraid that he will not pass the exam, so he can only wait for another three years, I will go back and freshen up first, and then come to my mother to say goodbye." ”

Shen said: "You can rest well when you go back, you don't have to come over." ”

Zhang Xinyuan didn't leave, even if she freshened up, she had to wait for the elders to finish speaking, she wiped her sweat for Yan Mingye with some distress, if she didn't pass the test, she didn't pass the test, and it was not a forced thing.

"Husband has worked hard."

Yu's eldest son, Yan Mingcheng, was in a better state, but he also looked haggard, he didn't say anything, but he knew in his heart that the meeting test was very different from the township test.

Shen said: "Since the exam is over, don't think about it, take a good rest, you are tired enough in the past three days." But don't forget the medicine temperature book for two days off, after all, the list hasn't been released yet, and after the list is released, let's talk about something else. ”

Although these three people don't look very good in the exam, what if they really pass the exam? If you don't read the book, won't the temple test be embarrassing?

The three of them listened honestly and said in unison: "Mother/aunt is very right. ”

Yan Mingqiao still didn't know how Gu Yan did in the exam, but it was difficult to say that the brothers were so tired.

Yan Mingcheng and the brothers have to go back to the house over there for two days off, it is more lively here, and they won't think about it here, but when they wait for Wen Shu, they will have to stay alone.

Yan Mingye had to go back to the academy in two days, and Yan Mingqiao took advantage of these two days to go to Taifu's mansion.

She was a little worried about Gu Yan, the second brother is nineteen years old this year, five years older than Gu Yan, so isn't Gu Yan even more ......

Fortunately, Gu Yan looked okay, and Yan Mingqiao was relieved when he saw that others were fine, so he didn't ask him how he did in the exam.

Gu Yan didn't take the initiative to mention it, if he didn't do well in the exam, if he was released at that time, he really wanted to be on the list, it seemed that he was too fake. If he said that he did well in the exam, it seemed that he was too flamboyant.

Gu Yan is not worried about other things, whether it is judging the examination papers or something else, the DPRK and China are very cautious, and they cannot tolerate sloppiness.

He saw that Yan Mingqiao was happy, and the urgency in his heart went a lot, and the two looked at the rabbit for a while, Yan Mingqiao was not good to stay in Taifu's mansion for a long time, and went back soon.

From late February to early March, the weather became warmer, and Yan Mingqiao and Gu Mian did not go to Shangxiang to pray for their brothers to pass the examination, after all, the paper had been written, and the Bodhisattva had nowhere to do it even if he wanted to.

Otherwise, everyone goes to worship the Buddha and ask for the Bodhisattva, who will work hard to study.

Spring planting around the Qingming Festival in early March, and now Zhang Xinyuan is in charge of the affairs of the house, and he is slowly getting started.

Yan Mingqiao was happy, so she was busy with her own Zhuangzi, and in the month of last year, she added two more Zhuangzi, one of more than 400 acres and one of more than 300 acres. More than 400 acres are not in Shengjing, but they are also very close to Shengjing, and the fertile land bought is mainly planted with wheat and peanuts.

More than 300 acres are in the south of the Yangtze River, not rice fields but mulberry fields, which is also the first of several Zhuangzi in Yanming buckwheat to plant mulberry, so that silk can be produced and weaved, a silk dozens of taels of silver, calculated more profitable than planting rice.

However, an acre of mulberry field is also more expensive, Yan Mingqiao wants to have a chance to go to Jiangnan to see what the mulberry field looks like. I heard that silk is spit out by silkworms, she hasn't seen what silkworms look like, and if she can spit out silk and beautiful silk, then silkworms should be very good-looking.

And what makes Yan Mingqiao the happiest is that with mulberry fields, you can raise silkworms and spin silk, with silk, you can sell part of it for money, and the other part can be spun into silk thread by embroidery girls, and then woven into silk. The embroidery lady in the house is skilled, Yan Mingqiao asked, she really knows how to weave silk, so she can wear as much silk as she wants.

You don't have to stick to the tricks you sell outside.

Moreover, mulberry fields have been planted for more than ten years, and the farmers are also veterans of silkworm raising, so they don't have to worry about raising silkworms.

However, this silk business is so profitable, Yan Mingqiao didn't think about stepping in, because a large part of this silk business is controlled by the DPRK, and the water is too deep for her to flow.

Most of this silver has been lowered, but Yan Mingqiao is much more down-to-earth in her heart, because she has a lot of silver, and she can earn more after spending it, and when this year is over, she can still have so much money, or even more.

Now she has seven Zhuangzi, two houses and four shops, and more than 8,000 taels of silver. Lin Zao got married in February this year, and her mother gave her a maid with exquisite embroidery, which was allocated from the embroidery room, and it is estimated that it will be used for the maid who will marry in the future.

Yan Mingqiao chose two days of sunny weather, looked at the warehouse, and asked the maids to clean it again. Last year, I added a lot of clothes and jewelry, and I collected a lot of valuables, such as beautiful small bottles from the previous dynasty, famous calligraphy and paintings, and unique books.

Although it is not taken out every day to enjoy it, it is placed there, and it is happy to look at it.

One piece is worth hundreds or thousands of taels, and if it is useful, it is actually useless.

At the beginning of March, the academy had a few days of agricultural vacation, but Yan Mingye and Gu Yan did not return home, and the Shen family also asked Fu Zhongyan to go to the academy for a few days, and the Yu family was very grateful.

Yan Mingqiao and Gu Mian have a closer relationship than before, and the two went to Zhuangzi to play together for a few days, eating strawberries every day, hunting and digging wild vegetables in the mountains, and they couldn't miss it.

The days passed very quickly, and on March 14, when the apricot blossoms in Shengjing City opened, the list was released.

In Shen's expectation, only Yan Mingcheng, the eldest son of the Yu family, was admitted to the Yan family, and Yan Mingye and Yan Mingxu were not successful, but the two of them knew it in their hearts after they left the examination room, so they were not too disappointed with this result.

Shen was not disappointed, after all, his son has always said something, if he passed the exam, he naturally said that he did well in the exam, and he would not look so haggard on the day he finished the exam.

Ming Ye and Ming Xu are not very old, so they can take the test slowly.

Shen asked the little guy who watched the list again, "Can the son of the Gu family pass the exam?" ”

The little girl said happily: "Madam, fifth girl, Gu Gongzi took the sixth place in the exam, which is extremely good!" ”

There are other provinces in front, and Liu Gongzi, who ranked first in the Shengjing Township exam last year, took the third place this year, and Gu Yan was older than him, and at his age, it was already very good to be able to take the sixth place.

Yan Mingye was also very happy, after all, this is Mingqiao's fiancé, and after the palace test, the two can get married. It's still mainly the temple test, and it's not been long.

Shen recited Amitabha, it was good to win, and the high ranking was just the icing on the cake. Yu's eldest son was happy in the exam, and when he heard that Gu Yan was also successful, and his ranking was not low, he felt even more happy, and said to Shen with a smile: "This Gu family's son is really good." ”

Shen said: "It is also his own competition, coupled with the good teaching of Lord Gu and his wife, he won the second place in the township test, and he will take the sixth place in the test." ”

Yan Mingqiao was also happy to hear it, but the second brother didn't win, and he still felt a little disappointed.

And Zhang Xinyuan has always had a big heart, anyway, Yan Mingye is not very old, and if he waits for another three years, he will wait for another three years, and it is not bad to be an official now, after all, they have a son, Yan Mingye is also such a big person, they are all fathers, and there are hands and feet, how can they always rely on their sister and the house to feed?

Growing up so big, Yan Mingye spent the family's money, and he didn't make a penny.

In a few years, the eldest brother will come back when his term of office expires, and she will take care of the affairs of this house first, and when the sister-in-law comes back, the sister-in-law will definitely have to take care of it. But she has learned a lot, and when the family is separated, she can manage the family in an orderly manner.

Zhang Xinyuan felt that being able to marry into the Yanguo Mansion, having such a husband, and having such a mother-in-law and sister-in-law was enough to be satisfied, and she couldn't ask for everything to go well.

Yan Mingye will fail the exam and will not return to the academy in the future. Shen thought of asking Yan Mingcheng to go to the academy, take classes for a few days, and then take the palace exam in April. Among them, it is naturally indispensable to move around, but it is also worth it for the palace test.

After reading this book for more than ten years, I finally don't have to read it like that, Yan Mingye is actually quite relaxed in his heart.

However, Yan Mingxu didn't think about it, he didn't look very happy, and forced a smile.

The family talked together for a while, and the Shen family asked Ning Xiang to take the purse to the little guy who was looking at the list, and the silver was in hand, and it was amazingly heavy, and the little guy wanted to speak and stopped, not knowing whether to say the next words or not.

I said that I was afraid that my wife would be unhappy, but I was afraid that my wife would be unhappy if I didn't say it.

Ning Xiang looked at him like this and said, "What's the big deal, why don't you hurry up and tell the masters, do you have to wait for a while and come over again?" ”

The little girl lowered her head, carefully raised her eyelids, and said as if she was taking a breath: "Madam, the third son has also passed the test." ”

The hall was silent, and no one spoke.

Although the little guy is from the concierge's side, he is quite clear about the affairs of the Yanguo Mansion, after all, Yan Mingze left the Yanguo Mansion that day, and he left in the evening, and he moved things for a long time. Thinking of the situation on that day, it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a lost dog.

Now, Jinhuayuan is no longer there, the three girls have already married, and the three sons have also left, saying that they are leaving the Yanguo Mansion, but what is the difference between this and expulsion?

At present, the second son did not pass the exam, but the third son did, so it is strange that Mrs. can be happy. But if you don't say it, when you know it in the future, you may still think that he is ineffective.

Shen Shi pulled a smile, waved his hand, and let him go down.

When there was no one else in the room, she said: "It's okay to pass the exam, his homework is already good, and he has his own way to go in the future, so it's better to walk in the exam." Anyway, he has already left the Yanguo Mansion, no matter whether he is developed or depressed in the future, it has nothing to do with the Yanguo Mansion. Mingcheng, you should study the books well, Mingye and Mingxu should go back, have a good rest, but don't put the books down. If Ming Xu wants to go out and go around, let Ming Qian take you there. ”

Yan Mingxu nodded, Yan Mingqiao wanted to stay with the Shen family, but the Shen family asked her to go back too, "In the exam, don't forget to write a letter to your grandmother, as well as your eldest brother." ”

Yan Mingye didn't win, so he didn't have to send a letter to the Jing'an Hou Mansion. The Gu family should have people come to report the good news, Gu Yan is very good.

Yan Mingqiao knows that those who should be told tell it, and those who shouldn't be told don't have to be told.

However, Yan Mingqiao thought the same as the Shen family, since Yan Mingze had already left the Yanguo Mansion, he also said that if he committed a crime, it would have nothing to do with the Yanguo Mansion. You can't look at the same thing in two ways, if he passes the exam, he will stick it up, and if something happens, he will brush it off.

The happiness of the Lin family is the business of the Lin family, and Yan Mingqiao has always felt that character has nothing to do with learning.

It would be best if Yan Mingze could change for the better, after all, there is still a long way to go, and we all have to move forward.

From mid-March to April, the days passed quickly, although it was said that after a few exams, Yan Mingqiao thought that she couldn't help, and it was useless to be nervous, but thinking about the palace exam, she really felt nervous and scared.

Who is not afraid to see the emperor?

In front of so many ministers and the emperor, taking the exam in the Baohe Palace, surrounded by strict palace walls, just in terms of guts, you have to be much stronger than ordinary people to stand there steadily.

And the palace exam is not like the township exam, the palace exam is time-sensitive, and then the most difficult articles and strategies are examined, Yan Mingqiao feels weak when he thinks about it.

But there is also a benefit, that is, if the answer is good, the emperor will definitely take a high look at this person.

And I heard that the palace examination does not eliminate candidates, but only ranks according to the quality of the answer sheet, the first place in the top three is the champion, the second list eye, and the third is Tanhua.

Yan Mingqiao also heard that since ancient times, Tanhualang is the best-looking, and on the day the list was released, many wealthy businessmen and ministers went to help catch his son-in-law.

It's also extremely lively.

The palace test is a day, the emperor out of the exam questions, the evening exam is finished, three days later, the emperor hand-picked a top three.

Gu Yan was among them, and he was the third place, the Tanhualang of Yao Zhen's thirteen.

The champion is a candidate from another province, in his twenties this year, and the second place is the son of Liu Shangshu, but the palace exam not only depends on how well the answer is, but also depends on the candidate's handwriting and article style, and since ancient times, Tanhualang's appearance is the best one, and the third place in the Gu Yan exam is not bad.

And those who thought about catching their sons-in-law on the list also caught a void, the champion was already married in his twenties, and he had two children. The list is also the only young Tanhualang's family affairs have been decided, and they can only focus on the second and third grades.

However, the things that Yan Mingqiao was curious about at the beginning were also decided, that is, whether Gu Yan could be an official at this age. The emperor of the first three people was immediately conferred, the champion was awarded the position of revision of the Hanlin Academy, and the list of eyes was awarded the editing position of the Hanlin Academy.

The three of them went directly to Hanlin.

Gu Yan can be an official, and his official position is not low.

Although it is said that Gu Taifu can't help anything on the surface, there is a father who is a Taifu and a brother in the sixth department, and the future will definitely be bright.

As for the others, Yan Mingcheng is among the top three, and Yan Mingze is from the second class jinshi.

These people want to be officials, and they have to enter the Baohe Palace to pass the imperial examination, and they will be selected to enter the Hanlin Academy as a Shujishi, and Yan Mingze is one of them.

These things were busy until the end of April, and the letter sent to Xiao Yang also returned.

The letter was written by Ning, and the letter only praised Yan Mingcheng for doing well in the exam, and asked Yan Mingye and Yan Mingxu not to be discouraged and study hard, but as for other things, they did not mention it.

Yan Mingqiao wanted to be happy that his father mentioned it, but his grandmother didn't write it in the letter.

As a daughter, she should be looking forward to her father's return, but Yan Mingqiao also felt that her father was more comfortable when he was not in the house.

The letter also said that let Ming Qiao settle the family affairs as soon as possible, and there was no need to wait for the filial piety period of Yan Guo.