When the last exam was over, the old lady was waiting outside the Gongyuan in person. In addition to Qin Wan, Zhou Yao and Biyu were with her.
In this family, Su Nianyun was the only one who refused to do such boring things on the grounds that she was heavy in late pregnancy.
Near dusk, the gate of Gongyuan slowly opened.
Seeing the waves of students walking out, the old lady became nervous.
This is the third time that her two sons have participated in the Qiuwei Festival.
The two sons have been unable to get their fame. The longer the time goes by, the more anxious the old lady becomes.
She often comforts herself that she has three sons, and even if she misses once and misses twice, there will still be a chance for a comeback in the future.
However, her expectations gradually declined as her sons failed one after another.
This time, she no longer requires her sons to be ranked at the top, she only asks that it doesn't matter if their sons are ranked last.
As long as he wins, it doesn't matter where he is.
At this time, Chen Shaoan, who looked natural, appeared first in front of the old lady.
"Old madam, there are so many people here and the weather is still hot. Why are you here?" Chen Shaoan asked with concern.
"It's the last exam," the old lady said, "I want to come and cheer you up!"
She originally wanted to say "you", but Qin Wan was by her side.
Thinking of the way she defended Chen Shaokang a few days ago, she changed her tune abruptly because she was afraid that her second daughter-in-law would say something partial again.
Qin Wan sneered beside her, was she afraid that she wouldn't hear it by changing her words so abruptly?
With such a blunt "you", it would be better to say "you" directly, which is more comfortable and natural.
However, she didn't care about this at this time, but continued to look forward to the crowd, but Chen Shaokang's shadow never appeared.
At this time, the old lady took Shao An's hand and whispered, "I see that you seem to be very confident..."
The hand with the missing index finger was accidentally touched, and Chen Shaoan quickly retracted his hand.
Realizing that her son still cared about his fingers, the old lady felt heartbroken.
She was also at fault for causing her son to lose his fingers. She did not believe the letter sent by the kidnapper, which made the kidnapper angry.
"Mother……"
Chen Shaoan put his left hand on his back and said, "Maybe it's my luck. The topic of policy theory happened to have been practiced by my son before when he was practicing policy theory in private..."
"Seriously?" The old lady's eyes lit up.
"Yes," Chen Shao'an nodded, "I can't believe it, there is such a coincidence in the world."
What a coincidence.
First, let him meet a down-and-out scholar and get a wonderful article, and then let him encounter the same topic in Qiu Wei.
There are also things marked in the books that are involved in the exam.
This made Chen Shaoan even more convinced that he had met an immortal in Zhengyang Academy!
"Son, God must have favored you after you escaped death!"
The old lady said excitedly, "Since I have practiced the questions in advance, I think it will be very easy during the exam?"
"Yes." Chen Shaoan nodded, "It was easy to deal with it."
His mother reminded him that Xu Zhen was favored by God after he escaped from death!
"My son," the old lady couldn't help but hugged Chen Shaoan, "This is really great. In this case, you will definitely pass the exam!"
"Thank you for your mother's good words." Chen Shaoan also predicted that this was a sure thing, and he was very happy.
Zhou Yao and Biyu, who were nearby, also heard the good news.
The two of them looked at each other and decided to put aside their hatred for the time being and spend these few beautiful days first.
After all, if their husbands can really pass the exam, the status of their concubines will also be improved in the future.
The old lady pulled Chen Shao'an and talked a lot, with uncontrollable joy on her face.
"Mother, don't get carried away like this. What if I fail?" Chen Shaoan advised.
The final announcement of the ranking will be three days later, and it will be too late to be happy until then.
"You are right, you are right," the old lady tried hard not to smile like a blooming chrysanthemum, "Now is not the time to show off."
Finally, when Chen Shaokang came out, she didn't ask much about Chen Shaokang's performance. She just asked him to arrange a dinner at a restaurant.
The group had a meal outside before returning to Chen Mansion.
For the next three days, the Chen family fell into anxious waiting.
Only Su Nianyun was sitting in Tingfeng Court leisurely feeding the fish and admiring the flowers, living a very comfortable life.
On the fourth day, the old lady sent Ji Xiang and several people to wait under the list early to wait for it to be unveiled. Several servants in the front yard also went out together.
Soon, Jixiang ran back first.
"How is it?" When the old lady saw Ji Xiang coming back, she stood up anxiously.
"Old madam, I'm so happy, so happy!"
Jixiang said excitedly, "Uncle, he... won the election!"
"Really?" The old lady was overjoyed, "This is really great!"
finally……
The old lady couldn't stand or sit. She was so happy that she didn't know what to do.
"Mother Wen, Mother Zhao, hurry up and order a banquet at Zhaixinglou... We are going there to celebrate..."
If you pass the imperial exam and pass the Jinshi exam next year, even if you don't become a high official in the end, the Chen family is still hopeless!
Thinking of this, the old lady was so excited that she couldn't express it in words.
"Quickly, go to Zhaixinglou to set up the banquet. Today is a big day. I'm afraid if you get there late, other people will compete for seats..."
The old lady, who rarely went out to show off, finally had the courage to go out.
After the instructions were given, the whole hall was filled with beaming voices.
On the contrary, the person involved, Chen Shaoan, was very ordinary.
He had expected this result, but now he is the most calm.
When Chen Shaokang entered the hall, he saw such a lively scene. His mother was happy with her elder brother's result, but she didn't care about her own.
In fact, he also won the lottery.
Or Su Nianyun noticed the lost Chen Shaokang, "Second brother, what is your result?"
Chen Shaokang glanced at Su Nianyun gratefully.
He nodded, "I hit it!"
"What?" At this time, the old lady's face was full of surprise, and then she looked at Ji Xiang, "You guy, why don't you read the list carefully? Just tell me..."
"Old madam, it's my fault!" Ji Xiang apologized hastily.
At that time, he only focused on seeing the uncle's ranking, because the uncle ranked high, and...
As soon as he was happy, he came back directly to report the good news, without even bothering to see the second master.
Now, the old lady was even happier.
"Mama Wen, let the kitchen hold a flowing banquet for three consecutive days. Our Chen family has finally become famous..."
"It's the old lady. I'll go get ready now."
After Wen's mother left, Su Nianyun said, "Old madam, shouldn't the affairs of Magnolia Garden be arranged for Zhou Yao?"
Su Nianyun didn't care whether she passed or failed, what she cared about was Zhou Yao's yard.
The old lady looked at Zhou Yao who was close to Chen Shaoan.
"Then Magnolia Garden, I will ask Mother Zhao to clean it up as soon as possible..."