On the seventh day of the first month of April, the third day of the palace examination was released.

The palace test is only the top three, and very few tribute students are brushed off in the palace test, so Cao Hao is very sure here. My father has been preparing for half a month, and it seems that he can make a few tables of Jinshi wine for his cousin.

The Cao family finally has someone who is not in the shade, even if the royal family takes away the grace of the Cao family in the future, Cao Xiang is born on the right path, and it can continue.

For a while, Cao Hao felt a little "my family has a child who has just grown up".

He was worried about his family, so he finished his errand early, said hello to the two of them, and left the yamen.

When I arrived at the Xidan archway, I saw Zhao An riding a horse and coming towards him, with excitement on his face. Seeing Cao Hao, he felt that he was holding the reins of the horse, turned over and dismounted, and said: "Uncle, the fourth master has been hit by Tanhua, and the master sent the little one to deliver a letter to the uncle." ”

"Tanhua?" When Cao Hao heard this, he was overjoyed.

This champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua have all been seen in the book before. After entering Beijing for many years, he has also seen several new champions on the street, either middle-aged men, or twilight old men, and he has never seen a young man.

Among the Cao family brothers, although Cao Xiang's appearance is not as good as Cao Hao and Xiao Wu, he is also quite handsome. plus the age of eighteen, he is really a young talent.

In Cao Hao's heart, he was a little disdainful of the imperial examination. But when I saw those Confucian scholars who had been immersed in scriptures for more than ten or decades, I also felt admiration.

When I arrived at the gate of Cao's mansion, I saw red firecracker confetti all over the ground in front of the east and west mansions.

It's the porter, with a smile on his face, and he looks very festive.

"Where's the master?" Cao Hao turned over and dismounted, handed over the reins of the horse to the porter, and said.

Seeing Cao Yuan come out, Cao Hao asked.

"The old man is in the ancestral hall with the fourth master." Cao Yuan bowed and replied.

It seems that it is to worship the tablet of Cao Quan and the ancestors of the Cao family, Cao Hao thought about it, did not make fun, and went directly to the inner house.

Orchid courtyard, upper room.

In addition to Li's and Chu Yu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, there are also Zhaojia's and Jinghui and Su Xin, who are talking about hiring for a few days.

According to the meaning of the General's Mansion, the marriage date was originally intended to be determined at the end of March, but Cao Yin's side postponed it for fear of delaying Cao Xiang's exam.

Now that I have won the Jinshi, I have a vacation of forty-five days.

If you want to finish the marriage, you have to choose a job to hire.

Zhao Jia's spirit is not good, and he has already explained the matter to his two daughters-in-law. Jinghui and Su Xin asked about the son, the eighth day of the first month of April, April 12th, and April 28th are all good days.

The eighth day of the first month is Ming'er, and it is too rushed, because the new jinshi on the ninth day of the first month has to enter the palace. If you choose April 28, you will be in a hurry to marry in May, so both of you feel that April 12 is just right.

On the Li family's side, because of the separation, it is not easy to take the idea of Dongfu; On Zhao Jia's side, although he was angry in his heart, he didn't want to show it in front of his daughter-in-law, and nodded carelessly.

When Cao Hao entered to greet the Li family, Zhao Jiashi glanced at the supplement clothes on his body, and couldn't help but straighten his waist. If you are admitted to the Jinshi, you can enter Hanlin, and there are also those who will be sealed in the pavilion and worship the prime minister.

The concubine is also a son, and it is not impossible to earn a rich and noble return, and it is not impossible to make a fortune by himself.

In the final analysis, Changfang Cao Hao is just a prisoner, but he is stained with the light of his ancestors, and he is not even a lifter. The second room not only has a flower exploration, but also a lifter.

I heard that the champions and top players in this subject are in their forties, so it can be seen that this exam is not taken advantage of at a young age. The emperor is old, how can he be willing to use young people, he is naturally willing to use a more stable one.

Cao Xiang was able to get Tanhua, and he specified that he borrowed the light of the Cao family, otherwise why would the emperor order a child to explore the flowers.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jia's flesh hurt more and more. If the youngest son can be on the "tribute list" and participate in the palace examination, then Tanhualang will be the little five.

Although it is a woman's delusion, it can be regarded as a medium.

Where would Cao Hao take care of Zhaojia's delusions, and after asking Li and Zhaojia to say goodbye, he saw Jinghui dragging a heavy body to perform the salute, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Second brother and sister, don't be polite, you talk to the wives first, I will change this dress and go to the front yard." Speaking of this, he turned his head and said to Chu Yu: "Ming'er and Hou'er are not a few guests to congratulate the door, and they must be prepared for eating wine and feasting." ”

Chu Yu nodded in response, and Cao Hao returned to Wutong Garden without mentioning it.

* In the ancestral hall, Cao Xiang held three pillars of incense in his hand, knelt down in front of Cao Quan's spirit card, and respectfully kowtowed to the incense. When he looked up again, he was already in tears.

Until the release of the list, he was worried. If there is really any accident and his name falls to Sun Shan, then how should he deal with himself in the future?

For his father, he also had complaints in his heart, but it was more of an attachment. When I was a child, the happiest thing was that after my father's third sister got married, my father personally asked him about his daily life and schoolwork.

He is a concubine, and his mother-in-law is domineering, and he has been worrying about his son since he can remember. For him, his father is the "master" of the family. Even when he treats his brothers, his father is also harsh, and he only scolds. His father has never taken his son seriously.

Unexpectedly, at that time, his father personally asked him about his homework, corrected his writing posture by hand, and said with a little guilt: "I am sorry for your mother and son, and I will definitely compensate you well for my father in the future." ”

I didn't expect that happiness is always short-lived. Within two years, my father was dying.

If you don't have the good life of those two years, you won't feel that the rest of the life will be difficult, right?

The mother-in-law resents the five sons, and also resents the mother and son of Baodie. The filial piety of the son, the cruel words and torture of their mother and son, became Cao Xiang's nightmare.

It wasn't until Cao Shuo unintentionally broke it, knew Cao Xiang's situation, and sheltered him in every possible way, that it was better.

It wasn't until he entered the capital that he knew that the third sister was not his cousin, but the same as himself, and she was also a second-room concubine, that Cao Xiang knew his father's guilt at that time, and where did the so-called come from.

Even if he is lustful, even if he is "afraid of guilt", even if he just relies on his brother's protection and has no talent, it is his father. In the eyes of his father, the concubine is also a child, and he can give up his surname to protect him.

Cao Xiang believes that it was not the fifth son who was sick back then, but his own son, and his father would make such a choice.

Cao Xiang looked at the name on the spirit card, and only felt inexplicably sad.

Father, the son never thought about "glorifying the ancestors", never thinking about "flying Huang Tengda", if the father is alive, the son would rather still be the cowardly Cao family junior.

Thinking of this, Cao Xiang bowed his head to the ground, as if he wanted to shed all the tears of all these years.

Cao Yin stood behind Cao Xiang, listening to his suppressed cry, and sighed in his heart. This nephew has finally grown up Chengren.

Wealth did not dazzle his eyes, gold and silver did not blind his conscience, and beauty did not erode his heart. It's just that such a heart surname is not suitable for the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, and I don't know what will happen in the future...... At the entrance of the ancestral hall, Cao Fu was dressed in a green shirt, with his back to the door, his face was a little gloomy.

Uncle must be happy in his heart, every time their brother comes to say hello in the past two months, Uncle has to stay and speak. A few days ago, the uncle heard that Cao Xiang had been reduced due to hard study, and he made a special trip to send ginseng over.

He fell first, although the uncle didn't say a word, Cao Fu didn't show anything for fear that the fourth brother would be too distracted. But in his heart, it was very uncomfortable.

Now, in the eyes of the uncle, I am afraid that only the fourth brother is a good nephew.

Cao Fu slowly lowered his head, and walked step by step, feeling a little confused and a little unsure of where to go. Whether it is the East Mansion or the West Mansion, they all talk about the matter of the elder brother's Jinshi and the first.

When it is said that tomorrow, it is necessary to set up a flowing water banquet and feast relatives and friends.

It's not that I'm jealous of my brother, but that I'm complaining that I'm useless. Uncle took great pains and efforts, and those that were prepared for him turned into flowing water.

Cao Fu drooped his head, only to feel that his heart was blocked, and then he heard someone say: "Little Five." ”

Cao Fu looked up a little dazedly, and saw his cousin Cao Hao walking across from him in his usual clothes.

Seeing Cao Fu so depressed, Cao Hao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, go out for a walk with my brother." It's rare to come back early. ”

Cao Fu was a little stunned, glanced back at the ancestral hall, and said, "Big brother, the eldest brother is ...... with the fourth brother."

Cao Hao smiled and said: "It's not bad for this moment and a half, and when we wait for the wine table in the evening, let's say hello to the fourth child." ”

Cao Fu didn't know what was wrong with him, so the ghost nodded and left Cao's mansion with Cao Hao as if fleeing.

Cao Fu is usually the best at reading people's faces, and he is smart, often with a smile. Now, for some reason, I don't want to do anything to cover up, and I only pile up my frustration and inferiority complex in my eyes.

Seeing that his cousin was in a trance, Cao Hao didn't lead him too far, and went directly to a tavern near Longfu Temple, asked for a private room, and the two brothers sat down.

Until Xiao Er brought the wine and food, Cao Hao personally poured the cup for Cao Fu and himself.

Cao Fu came to his senses at this time, blushed, and said, "Big brother, Xiao Wu is not jealous of the fourth brother......

Cao Hao picked up the wine cup and said, "I know that you are not jealous, but you just complain that you didn't pass the exam." But my brother and I, I'm really jealous today. ”

When Cao Fu heard this, he looked at Cao Hao, but he didn't believe it.

Although his cousin is a little hypocritical and pretentious, he is filial and takes good care of his brothers. If you say that you are a person, deep in your heart, there is also a small extreme, Cao Fu can believe it; If it is said that the cousin is also jealous because the fourth brother was attracted to the flowers, he will not believe it.

Not to mention the flowers, but what about the champion.

One champion in three years, but it is just a number of Hanlin, and there are really few who can seal the cabinet and worship the prime minister.

Read more books, less sophistication, where is the world perfect.

This cousin of his own, being a three-grade Jingtang, and a first-grade and Shuo forehead knighthood, where is the need to be jealous of others?

"You have often been by your uncle's side in the past few years, and when you know that your uncle was young, he also thought about the imperial examination. It's just that because he was on an errand with the emperor later, he didn't take the exam. The fourth brother is now in high school, and he has solved one of his father's thoughts. This is my responsibility as a son of man, but I let the fourth brother complete it, and coaxed the old man to be so happy, my brother was really a little jealous in his heart. If I hadn't come out on an errand and been busy with the imperial examination all these years, what would it be like? Cao Hao sighed and said.

When Cao Fu heard this, he thought of his cousin going to Beijing as a teenager, and thought about his pampered life earlier, so he didn't speak for a long time.

It's just that my cousin seems to have a little popularity, and it's not so far away, it turns out that no one is proud, and everyone has times of frustration......

(To be continued)