On March 15, the results of the temple examination came out. On March 16, the new scholars went to Guozijian to receive the jinshi scarf uniforms.

Compared with the political struggle, the overwhelming majority of people in the capital still focus on the imperial examination. There are only 3 million people in Beijing, and how many officials and related personnel are there?

On the 17th, the new science and technology scholars will parade through the streets to praise officials. Many wealthy families plan to go to the street to watch. This is a grand event in Beijing!

Sixteenth. When the morning light shines through the sky, Jiafu begins to gradually get busy, and a spring rain drops fall on the century-old family mansion.

Mrs. Wang took Caiyun, Yu Chu'er and other four maids to Jia's mother's room to visit Jia's mother, who was lingering on the sickbed. In the exquisitely furnished main room, there is a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine. Mandarin ducks, amber and other big maids saluted Mrs. Wang who walked in, "Mrs..."

Mrs. Wang nodded gently, sat in the chair in front of the bed, talked to Mother Jia, and said softly, "The old lady feels better today?" ”

Jia's mother is 82 years old and lying on the bed. Full of gray hair. The speech was very vague. The mandarin duck helped her out, "Madam, the old lady said that she wanted to see the sun outside." I'm afraid there won't be a few days to see. ”

This sentence made the atmosphere in the room slightly solidify. The mandarin duck couldn't help but turn his head and looked towards the wall, and tears fell like this. The old lady doesn't remember much anymore. It was said in the morning that it was raining outside.

Mrs. Wang chatted a few words, and routinely told the mandarin duck to take the big and small maids in Jia's mother's house to serve wholeheartedly. Only then did I go out and return to the East Cross Courtyard.

The old lady has been sick for several days, and I listen to the meaning of the doctor: people are getting old. This means that the medicine stone is almost ineffective. Waiting to die.

Looking back on the decades since she married into Jiafu, she has been "competing" with the old lady. After many years, the daughter-in-law finally wants to become a mother-in-law. It's just that in my heart, I am more and more anxious about Baoyu's marriage. Because, in case, Baoyu is not allowed to marry during the three years of filial piety. Baoyu is 18 years old this year, but she can't afford to delay.

And in April this year, the filial piety period of the spring festival was just over. We'll have to wait.

Thinking about Baoyu's marriage, Mrs. Wang's thoughts turned to Tanchun. She is Tanchun's mother-in-law, and she has to handle Tanchun's marriage. It's her responsibility. instructed Caiyun to say, "You go and ask Aunt Zhao to come to my house." ”

Mrs. Wang returned to the east courtyard, sat down in the three small main rooms in the east corridor, and said a few words to Aunt Zhou and Zhou Rui's family. ”

Aunt Zhao is now in Jiafu, and her status is needless to say. On that day, Jia's mother held a family banquet and gave her a place. Mothers are more expensive than children. Mrs. Wang exempted her from waiting in front of her very early on, and sold Jia Huan a good one.

Mrs. Wang didn't like her husband's concubine very much, so she took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Brother Huan'er talked to the lord and me, but the Ji family is not very reliable. To explore the girl's marriage, I still have to pick and choose. What are your thoughts? ”

It stands to reason that Tanchun's marriage should be Wang Xifeng's help and staff and go to Beppu to inquire about the news. And then. She's up to decide. But now, she has become an errand runner, and it is up to Jia Huan to decide.

Aunt Zhao is middle-aged, with some crow's feet on her face, and her appearance is inferior to that of ten years ago and when Yongzhi was seven years old. Seeing Mrs. Wang asking, she muttered, "As long as you don't marry too far." What's good about marrying in Fujian. ”

In Aunt Zhao's heart, Tanchun married too far, how can she come back to honor her? This is a very superb mother!

Mrs. Wang waved her hand, "I see." "I felt a little irritable. knew that Aunt Zhao was not level, so I couldn't ask her any good opinions.

…

…

On March 16, the palace of the king of Shu was lit up. Tomorrow is a good day for him to get married. His wife is the second daughter of Qingguo Gong, the general soldier of Xuanda.

Empress Yang sent seasoned eunuchs and female officials in the palace to help. Things in the palace of the king of Shu are very smooth.

The king of Shu was in the outer study, accompanied by a few "fox friends and dog friends" to talk. He's fine.

Fox friends and dog friends, such as the prince of Wu Wang, Ning Cheng, who was knighted as the Duke of Yue. Also, the children of other princes and nobles.

Everyone congratulated the King of Shu on his beauty. It is reported that the second daughter of Qingguo Gong was born pure and beautiful, twenty-eight years old, and is one of the few beauties in Beijing.

The King of Shu has a straightforward temperament, wearing a water-blue robe, with a dignified and gentle temperament. Thank you. He smiled bitterly in his heart, he actually preferred to marry the girl from Jiafu. However, Jia Fu did not agree. Jia Huan would rather give his aunt more than two million taels of silver a year in profits than agree to this marriage.

Just because, power harms people. The Zhen family is not far away. Speaking of the Zhen family, half a month later, King Yan will marry the third girl of the Zhen family.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and the little guy outside came to report: "Second Master Shen is here." After a while, I saw Shen Qian, a new science and technology jinshi, move in. He finished 51st in the top three. He was 19 years old. One year younger than the King of Shu. The king of Shu is about to become his brother-in-law.

Shen Qian was dressed in a scholar's shirt, came in with anger on his face, bowed his hand to all the noble children, sat down to drink, and everyone asked him. He said: "I just received the Jinshi scarf from the Guozijian. Passing by here, come in for a drink.

Made, Ji Shichun is a bastard. He openly said in Guozijian that the three girls in Jiafu were concubines and were not worthy of him! He will quit this family business when he turns around. Infuriate me. You judge! ”

The Shu Wangfu and the Guozijian are both in Beicheng.

Shen Qiangang scolded Ji Shichun for a while in Guozijian. However, Qingguo Gong is not light in Beijing, and he holds military power. But in the civil and official circles, the Ji family is the gangster. At that time, there were many Fujian scholars who helped him, and he scolded him for losing.

You must know that the day before the entrance examination, he also went to Jia's Mansion to remind Jia Huan of this matter. Ji Shichun, this bastard, really made it. The reputation of the bad guy girl in public!

Of course, everyone here supports Shen Qian! Everyone comforted Shen Qian. I'm looking at the King of Shu again. all know that the King of Shu once intended to marry the three girls of Jiafu. King Shu's eyes turned a little red, obviously extremely angry.

Bastard!

The woman he loves, but is insulted as a concubine, how does he feel good? Boil over!

The daughter of the concubine has a low status. However, whether you marry or not, you can't refuse for such reasons, right? Doesn't this mean that concubines are lowly? Don't you dare?

…

…

The process after the palace examination has been fixed for hundreds of years. After receiving the Jinshi scarf uniform, the next day, the Son of Heaven and thanksgiving. After leaving the Imperial Palace, he paraded the streets to praise officials. The next day, the Son of Heaven gave a banquet in the Ministry of Rites, Qionglin Banquet.

For a few more days, I learned etiquette at Honglu Temple. Subsequently, he participated in the Chang Dynasty. Then he went to the Confucius Temple of Guozijian, and then officially changed into an official uniform, indicating that he would break away from civilian status and become an official. Internship in various departments of the court.

At this point, the whole process is completed.

On the 17th day of March in the 17th year of Yongzhi, the third day after the end of the palace examination. After the new scholars visited the throne in the Imperial Palace, Yongzhi Tianzi was not well and could not show up. After the ceremony, the official of the Ministry of Rites held the gold list in front, followed by the new science and technology jinshi, and the drum music followed. Along the royal street out of the left gate of Chang'an, post the gold list for the people to watch. Then send the champion to ride back to the first place with the umbrella cover of Shuntianfu. It is called: parade of officials.

When you come out of the left gate of Chang'an, it is East Chang'an Street. The 300 jinshi who followed behind Yin Yan in the Ministry of Rites were ranked according to their ranking. Three people: Qu Wei, Luo Xiangyang, Yuan Mei. The top two are: Ji Shichun, Wei Yang, Fu Zhengmeng, Ji Cheng and others. For example, Qiao Rusong, Qin Hongtu, Shen Qian and others are all in the ranks of arguing officials.

It is no wonder that in the early morning of the 15th, outside the Hanyuan Hall in Xiyuan, Yin Peng, the official of the Ministry of Officials, praised the education of Wendao Academy for its good work. Among the top ten, there are three scholars from Wendao Academy.

The champion Qu Wei lives in the Zhejiang Hall in the east of the city. A group of people walked straight from East Chang'an Street to Chongwenmenli Street. On the second floor of the street along the way, the eunuchs and the rich and noble families had already set their positions, and as the procession came, drums and cheers continued.

The best location of the drunken fairy building, has long been overcrowded. At this time, in the box on the third floor of the Drunken Immortal Building, it was very quiet. Ning Ke, the king of Shu, who was going to go to the Qingguo Mansion in the west of the city to greet his relatives, was in the box with the word "Tian", holding a clairvoyant mirror in his hand. It can be imagined what the chaos in the palace of the King of Shu will look like at this moment!

A confidant servant pointed out, "Your Highness, do you see it?" The one who rode the horse was the champion Qu Wei, and the third position behind him was the first place in the second class, and he was Ji Shichun. ”

"Got it."

….

…

On both sides of the street, the crowd is endless, and the cheers are endless. From time to time, the sound of comments comes in.

Ji Shichun walked in the team, his face full of enjoyment. It's a pity that the weather is bad today, and it's a pity that he is not the champion!

Ji Shichun was 19 years old, with an ordinary appearance and a complacent ambition. He didn't want to marry any Jiafu concubine. How did she fit him? His future is the head of the Ji family and the future scholar! Imperial Court Zaifu. Under one man, above ten thousand.

All this today, like a dream, is the starting point of the future, and he grasped it.

Just when Ji Shichun was thinking about it, a young man rushed out of the drunken immortal building, and went straight to the middle of the road, and the huge fist smashed directly into Ji Shichun's eyes.

"Bang!"

Another punch hit Ji Shichun's nose. Suddenly, the nosebleed of the future scholar Ji came out like soy sauce.

"Bang!"

Another punch. This time, to change the adjective, it is called: the face is like opening a dye shop. Dark blue, red blood, red, white..., was knocked to the ground.

There was chaos in the scene. Many scholars rushed up to protect Ji Shichun. However, this inevitably led him to be beaten. Ji Cheng, who was relatively close, persuaded him, "Eh, don't fight!" "On one side, the black foot stepped on Ji Shichun. Bastard, dare to insult the sister of the head of the courtyard?

The supernova of Wendao Academy admires Jia Huan very much, and his style of doing things is learning from Jia Huan.

On both sides of the street, the "audience" in the restaurant was in an uproar. The band that was playing gongs and drums stopped. The officers looked confused. They've been doing this for a long time. For hundreds of years, I have never heard of a new science and technology scholar being beaten up while parading the streets!

"Stop!"

Yin Yan drank the servant. Of course he knew that it was the King of Shu who beat people. How can you make the officials move the king of Shu?

…

…

Kwa Street Tour Official, how many people are watching in the entire capital? In front of everyone's eyes, Ji was beaten by the king of Shu. Instant fame! In the spring of the seventeenth year of Yongzhi, the most limelight scholar is not the champion Qu Wei, but the eldest son of Ji!

The news, like a spring breeze, blows to the entire capital!

The reason for the King of Shu to beat people was then exposed. Because he loves the three girls of Jiafu. The one-sided support of public opinion: fight well, fight well! The temper of the people in Beijing is not quite the same as that of the people in other places.

It is reported that the king of Shu was going to greet his relatives that day. According to the grapevine, Shen Qian, the second son of the Shen family, is a new science jinshi, and I heard that it was under his guarantee that the king of Shu was able to successfully marry the second girl of his family from the Shen family!

Otherwise, this marriage will be ruined. The Shen family can't afford to lose this face!

…

…

Jia Huan was slightly stunned when he heard Ji Cheng come back and talk about the situation at that time. Then he smiled and said, "Good fight!" ”

The marriage with the Ji family was originally the intention of the political alliance. It doesn't have to be married. He had already told Daddy Zheng and Mrs. Wang that this matter was yellow. Mrs. Wang is looking for a new candidate.

However, Ji Shichun spoke wildly and looked down on the third sister. Being beaten really made him feel very happy! Well played!

At dinner, Mrs. Wang heard about the situation and thought thoughtfully: The second son of Shen in the Qingguo Mansion?