"October 4th, a good day for all ladies and gentlemen..."
The fourth day of October is the day when the results are released. In the past few days, some nursery rhymes have been rang in the streets. Although it is tacky, it also shows that this day is special.
The Huangbang was placed between two big trees outside Guozi Mansion. These two big trees had been tied with red ribbons early, and they were also known as the Huangbang Tree.
The place was just as lively today on the day when the list was released. At dawn, some vendors had already set up stalls not far away, and as the day dawned, many people gradually gathered around the Huangbang Tree.
Most of the children from wealthy families will not come in person, and most of them will send their servants to come and see, but there are some exceptions, while some children from poor families can only come in person, and once the list is unveiled, all kinds of things in the world will be revealed for a while, and they will burst into tears. Some were ecstatic, and some even cried for father and mother. Some children from poor families, before they even had time to wipe away their tears, were invited by some high-ranking officials, and not long after, they became the son-in-law of a high-ranking official's family. , which is why nursery rhymes are sung so loudly on the street.
Che Mingde did not go there on the day when the results were released. At this time, he was rarely playing chess with Liang Baiyun.
This is the morning when Liang Baiyun came here specially. Before that, Liang Baiyun and Che Mingde played no less than twenty games, and each time they lost quite embarrassingly. This also aroused Liang Baiyun's character of not admitting defeat, and today Being the day when the results were released, Liang Baiyun was sure that Che Mingde would be uneasy, so he felt that today was the biggest opportunity, so he came over early in the morning and waited.
The two of them are playing chess here, so naturally others have to go and look at the rankings. Wanxia is more looking forward to it than Che Mingde, so it is difficult for her not to go. Liang Baiyun also sent the color screen with him early in the morning. Of course, the two of them are looking forward to it. It would definitely be inconvenient for a pretty maid to go there. Liang Duofu and a guard were also there.
Compared to the young master and his young lady playing chess in the house, the two maids suffered a little more. The weather was still sunny in the morning. When it was close to noon, the wind suddenly changed and the cold wind began to blow. The officials of Guozi Mansion were guarded by soldiers. When we walked out, it even started to rain.
The two little girls quickly opened their umbrellas, but they couldn't bear the trembling.
"Caiping, if you feel cold, just go to the car. I wish I were here." Although it was cold, the sunset was coming from the north after all, so he could still bear it, so he kindly reminded him.
The color screen listened to the ears, and the taste changed somewhat, as if the little maid was saying that she was not good enough, and she immediately gritted her teeth and said: "I'm not afraid, I have to do well what the young lady told me."
When Wanxia heard this, the little girl became more serious with herself. Since the end of the palace examination, Wanxia discovered that Liang Baiyun came to the young master more and more frequently for some reason, and his eyes became softer and softer when looking at the young master. Originally, the eldest lady's Gao Gaoshang seemed to have changed a bit, and even called her sister politely. This made Wanxia realize that this eldest lady might have begun to change. However, unlike this eldest lady, the little maid next to her always treated her with kindness. There was a bit of hostility, and Wanxia was naturally not convinced. She was the young master's son. Even if she couldn't be his wife because of her low birth status, apart from the future mistress, she was the most important person to the young master. How could she be replaced by others? So the two The little girls gradually became polite and reasonable on the surface, like a pair of good sisters, but outside of that, there was a feeling of fighting with each other, just like now.
A kind reminder, but the other party didn't appreciate it, and Wanxia was not a vegetarian, so he immediately muttered deliberately: "You are so cold that your face is pale, but don't freeze your body."
"I am naturally fair. Your body is already shaking. You should go back to the car." Caibing endured the cold and counterattacked.
When Wanxia heard this, the girl retorted, so she said even more rudely: "I grew up in the north. This little coldness is nothing. At this time in the north, the sky is already covered with snowflakes."
"When I was not even ten years old, it was common for me to step barefoot in cold water while doing laundry in the winter." Caiping said without any sign of weakness.
When Wanxia heard this, she immediately said: "Oh, your lady still wants you to do this in the middle of winter?"
Upon hearing this, Caiping immediately defended her young lady and said: "I hadn't arrived at the Taiwei Mansion at that time. I was sold to the mansion to follow the young lady when I was nine years old. After following the young lady, the young lady was very kind to me. Not only
I won’t be asked to do heavy work, and if there’s something delicious to eat, the lady will invite me to join her.”
"Well, sometimes my young master is a bit harsh on me. He always wants me to study more with him. At first, I couldn't figure out why a maid would read so many books. But as time went by, and I learned more about the truth, I realized that, young master,
Be good to me." Wanxia said.
"When Miss was studying, I also studied with her. I knew a lot of words, and she even praised me for my good handwriting." Caiping immediately said unconvinced.
Wanxia smiled and said: "You are really good."
Upon hearing Wanxia's compliments, Caiping was a little proud at first, but soon realized that the other party looked down on her, and she suddenly became a little angry. But at this moment, someone shouted "The results are released!" She also
He immediately decided to continue bickering.
Just as everyone was watching, an official from the Imperial Palace shouted loudly to the crowd: "In this imperial examination, Your Majesty will personally review the examination papers of all the imperial princes and select sixty imperial princes. Now, the list of imperial princes will be posted.
, you can see clearly."
In fact, the list has been posted for a long time, but the list is covered with red paper. It is said that it is posted, but in fact it is just tearing off the covering red paper.
There are six pieces in the list, the last five pieces are covered with a big red paper, and the last piece is covered with ten small pieces of red paper. Among them, the top three pieces are still covered with red paper with gold spots.
As the official's voice fell, someone soon began to unveil the list, and the list was unveiled from back to front. As the first piece of red paper was unveiled, a howl was immediately heard from among them,
This was followed by the second and third sounds after ventilation, until the voice became hoarse, and then it stopped.
Everyone looked towards the person who made the sound and found that he was a man in simple clothes. He must be from a poor family and is in high school today.
"Does this person have to be like this?" Wanxia looked at this and muttered subconsciously.
This time, Caiping, who had just lost the argument, immediately answered: "You can tell at a glance that this person comes from an ordinary background. Today, high school has completely taken off. How can he not be happy? Although he is among the last few, as long as he wins, he has won.
, After several years of experience in various ministries in the capital, I was at least a county magistrate, in charge of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people."
Wanxia actually knew it, but she didn't expect to be educated by the color screen, and she felt a little unconvinced. But at this moment, the second red paper was also unveiled.