Chapter 23 Palace Exam (1)
I stayed obediently in the Li Mansion for more than ten days without leaving the mansion gate. Even if the Jinyiwei people wanted to touch me privately, there was no way to deal with me in this situation. Therefore, nothing happened since that night. I had nothing to do except reading and reading, and Liu Ziliang and Zhao Yunshan came to the mansion to gather a few times, but because every day, the days of the results were nearly one day, and my mood became nervous while I was relaxed.
It was finally time for the release of the charts. Li Ziru and Liu Ziliang came to ask me to see the charts early because they were worried that they would not win. However, because I didn't want to catch the crowds of people, I forced myself to resist the expectation in my heart and kept them at home alone. In fact, as long as I win, there will definitely be someone coming to Li's house to report the good news. If I fail, it will be useless to see the charts, so I feel at ease.
After noon this day, there was no news at all. I was irritated. Not only did I not have lunch, but even the book was thrown on the table and fell asleep on the bed. I don’t know how long it took, but I was sleeping in a daze when I suddenly heard a sound of gongs and drums outside the Li Mansion, and then I heard someone shouting loudly: "Congratulations, I am congratulating you..."
Hearing such a cry, I was suddenly shocked and dispelled my sleepiness without a trace. I thought to myself, "Here I'm here, I'm finally caught!" In my ecstasy, I didn't care about sleeping anymore, so I jumped out of bed and hurried to the hall.
As soon as I approached the hall, I heard Mrs. Li, who had been in the hall, ask, "What are you happy to congratulate? Could it be that someone in our family is in high school?"
The previous screaming voice said again: "Congratulations, madam, someone in your family is in high school."
Hearing such an answer, everyone in the hall cheered, and then Li Yueru asked again: "Mom, please ask who has won?"
What Li Yueru wanted to ask was what I wanted to know, so I soon walked into the hall to know the result. But I didn’t expect that I could see the scene in the hall clearly, and I heard the yamen runner who reported the good news said, “Congratulations, it’s Mr. Li who is in high school, and he is ranked 48th in the third place.”
"The 48th place in the third grade?" This sentence was like a heavy hammer hitting my heart, "Brother Li has won, but I didn't win?" In my opinion, no matter what, the more people in the front ranking, the more people should come to report the good news first. Li Ziru's 48th place in the third grade was already ranked last, so I probably had a very small chance of passing the exam.
"How could this happen? How could this happen..." Seeing everyone in the hall showing joyful look, I walked to a chair in a daze and sat down dejectedly. I really didn't expect that I would miss it. I originally thought that I had achieved what my master said was not happy for things and not sad for myself. But when I was really facing this sudden blow, I realized that I was so vulnerable... Or maybe, or maybe it was because I was determined to get something that I was determined to get, and that unexpected mood made me too much hit!
"You... have tea!"
Hearing such words, I turned around in surprise and saw Li Jiru standing beside me with a hint of red face, holding a cup of hot tea in her hand and handing me to me. At that moment, my originally cold heart seemed to suddenly feel a little warm. She, she was probably the only person in the hall who was worried about my mood.
Everyone in the hall was talking with a smile. Even Li Yueru was sent by Mrs. Li to the inner hall to get the reward for the yamen runner who reported the good news... At this time, no one would notice me? "Of course, except her!" I looked at Li Jiru deeply again. When she saw this shocked expression, she said, "You have a little hot tea first!"
"How could she... Could it be that she likes me in her heart?" It was not my imagination, but I really thought so at this moment. Even if things were not what I thought, I secretly made up my mind for her affection and concern for me, and would marry her into the doorman no matter what.
I took the hot tea from her hand and took a sip. It was just a simple action. I seemed to have gained infinite power from it, and I suddenly escaped from the previous depressed state.
"Thank you, Ji Ru!"
This is the only thing I can say at this time, but I don’t know why I called her Ji Ru directly. I only know that when she heard my words, her face suddenly turned redder, and that innate indifference also disappeared in front of me.
At this moment, Li Jiru turned around and looked at Li Yueru who had just walked back into the hall from the inner hall. Then hesitated slightly on his face, and immediately turned around and quickly left my side.
My heart suddenly moved and thought, "Why is she so concerned about Li Yueru?" I started to feel this way a few days ago, and I vaguely felt that Li Jiru seemed very afraid to approach me. Every time I looked at my eyes or approached me, she would always look at Li Yueru on the side intentionally or unintentionally... "Is this the crux of the matter?"
While I was thinking about it, Li Yueru finally noticed me who had been silent. She walked up to me and said, "Brother Seventeen, don't worry, the person who reported the good news will come soon. I believe you will definitely be able to go high school. I will even bring you the money for the wedding." I saw Li Yueru gently spread her palms, letting me see the broken silver in her hand, and my heart was moved again.
The yamen runner who reported the good news said goodbye and left. I saw the man leaving the mansion after he was behind. At this time, Li Ziru walked in with a smile.
"Seventeen, seventeen, a great happy event!" Li Ziru shouted before she could enter the hall.
"Oh, I didn't pass the exam, what else can I have?" I smiled bitterly in my heart, but I immediately squeezed out a smile on my face and congratulated Li Ziru: "Brother, congratulations on high school."
"Hey, don't talk about me for now. I've only won the 48th place in the 3rd place. What's there to be happy about?" Li Ziru waved his hand at me, then grabbed my hand and said, "Let's talk about you first, my good brother!"
"Me?" I looked at Li Ziru in surprise, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "Could it be him, he wants to laugh at me?" Just looking at Li Ziru, seeing that the expression on his face didn't seem to be joking, and according to his usual character, he was not like this, so he asked: "Brother, what do you mean?"
Li Ziru smiled and said, "Shiqi, you don't know yet. I went to look at the list before, and the first name on the list was Zhu Shiqi."
"What?" I suspected that there was something wrong with my ears, and quickly asked again: "Brother, what did you say?"
Li Ziru smiled and looked at me, saying, "What, I mean you have won the title of top armor!"
"I've won? I've really won?" After suffering the previous blow, I felt a little uneasy about the ranking. The most important thing at this time was that I won, because only in this way can I enter the Golden Palace to meet the Saint.
"But why hasn't the person who reported the good news come over yet?" I was still a little suspicious that Li Ziru was teasing me, so I asked again.
"Brother, I said you are stupid? Anyone who wins the top name will have to run on every street in the capital, yell a few times before coming to the top, but isn't it for the sake of decency?" Li Ziru explained to me and said again: "I knew you worked very hard, but I didn't expect you to win the top name, but you can't do it without some real talent... Hey, you are already Jie Yuan in the provincial examination. Now you won Hui Yuan again, and you will win the top scorer in the palace examination in the future. That will really win three consecutive years. Glory!"
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"I won, I won, or the first name..." My heart was filled with joy in an instant. This feeling of loss and gain was not something that I could usually understand, so the joy I felt was much greater.
You should know that according to the imperial examination system of our Dawu, the Jinshi in the imperial examination high school were divided into three grades, with only three people in the first grade, that is, three people in the first grade, two grades, and three grades respectively divided into less than three hundred people. Those who can reach the first grade will usually be arranged to be editors or editors in the Hanlin Academy in the future, and their promotion will be much faster than others in the future. It is already a very valuable thing for me to pass the first grade. In addition, I am the first grade Huiyuan, which is even more impressive. Therefore, it is no wonder that Li Ziru and others are so happy for me.
Immersed in this joy, and I don’t know how long it took, the person who reported the good news finally came to the door as he wished. At the same time, my heart with some doubt finally dropped down like a big rock.
"Congratulations, congratulations to Mr. Zhu Shiqi in the mansion. He has been named first in high school. He is really the reincarnation of Wen Kuixing!" The yamen runner who announced the good news probably yelled for a long time, and his throat seemed a little hoarse.
When Mrs. Li was happy, she immediately ordered Li Yueru to reward a large amount of silver to the yamen runner who reported the good news. At the same time, the yamen runner insisted on kneeling down at me and shouting "Kowtow to Master Wen Kuixing", which really made me feel a little embarrassed... But at that moment, I found that everyone in the hall looked at me with admiration and admiration, as if the words "Wen Kuixing" also touched them a little.
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I’m sorry, I went to Hong Kong with Cao Tai on Saturday (I was crying and making a fuss to buy skin care products, but I was short of money, whispering), and then when I came back, it was already past 12 o’clock and I went to bed!
But today I got up and wrote this chapter, and then I planned to write in front of the computer one day as compensation! Thank you for your support!
Chapter completed!