The entire social atmosphere is like this, and Sheng Hong has no objection to Sheng Changfeng going to these places.

It's just because Sheng Changfeng is young and doesn't let Sheng Changfeng indulge in these things.

Secondly, some high-ranking families, in order to attract talents, make their children famous, and make friends with more talents, they will also hold some cultural gatherings in their own courtyards and other courtyards.

But equally indispensable are the performances of singing girls and dancers.

To put it bluntly, this is a social occasion for eating, drinking, singing and dancing.

The most important thing is, whoever held it, everyone ate, drank, and played for free, just to give face and praise the host.

As time went by, Sheng Changbai understood clearly that the essence of these literary and poetry gatherings was just this.

The organizer always has his own purpose when he spends so much money to hold an event.

If there hadn't been such an unspoken rule, Sheng Changfeng wouldn't have spent money to hold a poetry meeting. No matter what poem he wrote, there would be a bunch of people touting it.

That is to say, some cultural gatherings for outings in the city, outings, flower appreciation, and snow appreciation. They are not very ordinary. This is another activity that Sheng Changfeng does not like to participate in.

"Second brother, my father doesn't understand my level of Jingyi, don't you? I didn't get a good ranking this time because I performed abnormally. When it comes to the provincial examination, as long as I perform normally, I will get a better one. Ranking is not difficult at all. My academic level is already sufficient. All that remains is to make a name for myself in Bianjing and let the examiners hear my literary name. When ranking, they will put me as far forward as possible."

As a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old child, if you hear too much praise, it is indeed easy for you to become inflated.

Sheng Changfeng now has a mysterious confidence in his whole person.

It was not only the outsiders who were blamed, but also the family. Because of Chang Feng’s identity, the school teacher usually praised Sheng Chang Feng.

Sheng Hong also provided encouraging education to Sheng Changfeng, which made Sheng Changfeng unclear about his position.

"Sanlang, did you really perform abnormally in this test? Is it possible that you are at this level and that you are not good at your studies, so you can only get this ranking?"

Sheng Changfeng still has a certain level of ability. Even if he takes the real state examination, there is a certain possibility that he can get a place in the national examination.

Considering Sheng Changfeng's age, his academic performance is actually pretty good compared to his peers.

But the reason why Sheng Hong is not satisfied with this result lies in this result.

There is no point in comparing with peers. The imperial examination was taken by all the literati in the Zhou Dynasty.

Sheng Changfeng's achievement was not the result of all-out effort.

There was still a lot of study time that could have been used, and Sheng Changfeng was paddling.

Even if he could achieve better results, Sheng Hong could certainly be dissatisfied with this result because Sheng Changfeng was playful.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, I just didn't perform well." Chang Feng said confidently.

"..." Sheng Changbai: "Yes. I believe it."

The provincial examination has not been long, which is equivalent to the sprint time for modern students to take the college entrance examination. Sheng Changbai is not suitable at this time, and it will severely damage Sheng Changfeng's self-confidence.

Confident students are, relatively speaking, more likely to perform beyond their normal capabilities.

We can wait until after Chun Wei to attack Sheng Laosan and make Sheng Laosan realize his own affairs.

Without further explanation, Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng separated and went back to their respective courtyards.

"Second Young Master, Young Master Qi is here. The old lady wants you to come over."

As soon as Sheng Changbai walked to the door of his courtyard, he met the old lady's maid coming to call someone.

"Why is Young Master Qi here?"

Without Zhuang Xuexue, the Sheng family would no longer be attractive to the Duke of Guo's mansion. Qi Heng could not visit the Sheng family twice a year.

"Young Master Qi won the prize this time. He came to our house this time to thank our family for helping us study." The female envoy replied.

"Okay, I'll change my clothes and go to Shou'an Hall."

Sheng Changbai responded and was ready to go over in a moment.

According to the custom of the Zhou Dynasty, Sheng Changbai, Sheng Changfeng, and Qi Heng were classmates taught by the same master, and they were actually very close to each other.

In particular, the Sheng family is a private school with small class teaching, and the relationship between classmates is closer than that of classmates educated in large classes such as academies, county schools, and prefecture schools.

Regardless of Qi Heng's status as the future Duke of the country, when Qi Heng came to the Sheng family, it was appropriate for Sheng Changbai to receive him.
Chapter completed!