"I didn't expect them to spend time together. This is a happy event." Li Wenchong's face was full of joy, and he talked to Gu Qingling with a smile.
One is her grandson and the other is her grandson-in-law, which can be described as "double happiness".
Gu Qingling was happy to hear this, but for some reason, she suddenly said: "Both of them have won, so others won't suspect that they cheated together, right?"
"Uh...why do you think that?" Li Wenchong had a strange expression.
Gu Qingling looked at him and said, "They are brothers-in-law."
"So? There is no shortage of brothers-in-law in this world. Mr. Liu, his son married a girl from Mr. Zhao's family..." Li Wenchong said, "Also, that Mr. Zhou..."
The marriage between officials from North Korea and China is simply not normal.
What parent doesn’t want his or her children to marry well?
Now that I have become an official, it is natural that my children's marriage partners should be "well-matched". If they are well-matched, then...
"Unless there is something wrong with your brain, why don't you marry your good daughter to a well-matched family, but let her marry some lower-class people? A high-class family will marry a daughter-in-law, and a low-class family will marry a daughter. This has been the case since ancient times."
Well, Gu Qingling couldn't refute.
If you are a good match, you should naturally have a certain level of understanding.
If you are a minor official, you can choose a richer family and marry the girl, but if you are the daughter of a high-ranking official, who should you marry?
Either you are rich or you are powerful, you have to be the same.
Even if the person you marry is not an official, there must be someone in the family who is an official, otherwise the family will decline within a generation or two.
Unless they have no choice but to do so, most people will not choose this.
There are quite a few brothers-in-law in the court, but they are not well-known, their official status is not obvious, and there is no conflict of interests, so they do not attract people's attention.
The one with the most marriages is probably the royal family.
The more important a minister is in the court, the more likely he is to be valued by the emperor, and the more likely he is to marry.
For example, the mother of the eldest prince, "Concubine Yu", came from the "Taibao Mansion", one of the three divisions.
When it comes to the eldest prince's concubine Zhou Xuanrui, her father is also an important minister in the court.
Seeing this, Gu Qingling was shocked to realize that everyone felt that the eldest prince's palace was not favored, but Concubine Yu herself was from a very high background, and the eldest prince's concubine was also from a good family background, but her family status was inferior.
So, where did everyone know that the eldest prince Li Jian was not favored?
Is it because the eldest prince Li Jian was granted the title of King of Ye County later than the second prince Li Jin?
Gu Qingling touched her chin and felt that it was really possible.
After all, the eldest prince Li Jian was granted the title of Prince of Ye County only after she traveled to this world. It had been several years since the second prince Li Jin was granted the title of Prince of Jin.
In addition, the second prince Li Jin was often praised for his achievements, so everyone believed that the second prince Li Jin was more favored and more likely to inherit the position.
Gu Qingling felt that she had discovered the "truth".
But she didn't say this.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the palace examination.
Gu Qingling and Li Wenchong personally sent Yao Anhong and Huo Botao inside.
Among them, Li Wenchong was able to establish himself in the government because of his status.
Therefore, when the two arrived at the palace examination site, they found Li Wenchong, who had just broken up, standing next to Emperor Mingguang.
They had no official position and could not face the emperor directly. They could only see the corners of Emperor Mingguang's robe.
In my ears, I heard the eunuch reading the rules of the examination room.
My family had already explained everything in advance, but when I heard it again, it was just a different explanation.
The two of them knew what was going on. Although they were a little nervous, they calmed down after hearing the familiar plan for the examination room.
Especially Yao Anhong, when he discovered that Li Wenchong was at the scene, he relaxed completely.
Because he knew that as long as he did not commit the crime of beheading, even if he made some minor mistakes in the examination room, his life would not be in danger if Li Wenchong interceded.
at most……
At most, he would be dismissed from the imperial examination and could no longer take the imperial examination.
In the past, Yao Anhong would have felt that being stripped of his honor was such a serious matter, but since Gu Qingling told him that his body and safety were the most important, gradually, Yao Anhong also felt that maybe his fame was important.
, able to prove himself, but more importantly, he.
If his fame is gone, he is still alive and can have other options; but if his life is gone, it will be a white-haired man giving a black-haired man, and nothing will be left.
"The exam begins..."
Following the eunuch's shout, all the candidates sat down in their seats.
After a while, someone sent the exam papers down.
Yao Anhong looked at the content and was a little surprised. The topic was actually related to the locust plague?
Huh?
Have you ever passed the test?
However, the content tested in the general examination is relatively detailed, and it is some specific writing techniques for treating locust plagues.
Yao Anhong had the honor to help Yao Jiuye sort out the locust chapter of "Natural History" and learned a lot. Today, it seems to be a bigger topic - how to control or prevent the Ming Dynasty locust plague in the long term.
After a moment of silence, Yao Anhong picked up the draft and started moving.
If you ask him other questions, he may still be a little unsure, but this question...
It's just a matter of giving out points.
…
When the exam was over, Yao Anhong breathed a sigh of relief.
He has already worked hard as he should, and the final outcome depends on God.
He didn't know what the situation was like for others, but he had finished the exam and felt relaxed.
When I came out of the examination room, there was a eunuch waiting there.
"Master Hong, the master ordered me to wait for you here."
Yao Anhong was slightly surprised, because the person who came was none other than Jung, the personal eunuch around Li Wenchong. Apart from the old lady Gu Qingling and Emperor Mingguang, how many of them could control the personal eunuchs around Li Wenchong?
But now, Jung showed him the way with a sincere look.
It turned out that Li Wenchong was afraid that he would be "calculated" after taking the exam, so he arranged for Jung to come over. This place is no different from other places, and it is just the same door as the harem. He is not familiar with the place where he was born. If someone takes him astray, he will not know where he is.
Easy to handle.
Sure enough, just as Jung took Yao Anhong away, an unfamiliar eunuch came to him and said he was here to see Yao Anhong.
Huo Botao took a few more glances and said, "Oh, Mr. Yao has left."
"Why are you gone? My servant... my servant is still here..." The young eunuch looked shocked.
Huo Botao didn't say much, as if he didn't know anything.
The little eunuch had no choice but to turn around and leave.
Afterwards, when Huo Botao and the eunuch arranged by Princess Chengjun left, he told Princess Chengjun about the matter.
Princess Chengjun's face changed slightly: "You haven't encountered such a situation, have you?"
Huo Botao said: "Someone did come to see my nephew on the way, but you told me before that my nephew could not leave with anyone unless Qinghe and his father-in-law personally took him to pick him up. So my nephew found an excuse to delay and waited until Qinghe and his father-in-law showed up.
He left with Qing and his father-in-law."
"I knew those guys wouldn't just let it go." Princess Cheng gritted her teeth, thinking that Prince Cheng didn't even come back for the New Year, and wished she could tear a layer of skin off those people.
She asked Huo Botao and his cousin Li Juncai to go play, then called the crown prince Li Gu over and asked him to quietly send a message to Prince Chong's palace.
From the Huo family, she could say hello in person, but Huo Botao was also Princess Chong's grandson-in-law, so she still had to say hello.
Gu Qingling became angry when he heard this: "What do they mean? Even if they are plotting against Brother Hong, they still want to win together? Do they think the Yao family is easy to bully, or do they think I, Gu Qingling, am easy to bully?"
One is her grandson, and the other is her grandson-in-law. They dare to play tricks on such an important occasion as the imperial examination. Isn't this a slap in her face?
Gu Qingling didn't think she had much reputation in the capital, but she was now Princess Chong, and her man was the most popular person in front of Emperor Mingguang.
