When the imperial examination can only be held for a few days.
Mrs. Zhuang has not yet formally communicated with the Wu family.
But he visited the house so frequently, so he definitely couldn't hide it from interested people. The news of Zhang Yue's engagement with the Wu family gradually spread in Bianjing.
Although it is not clearly stated which daughter of the Wu family is, all four daughters of the Wu family are married, but only the seventeenth daughter-in-law is unmarried. Isn't that unreasonable?
In fact, in the past two years since Shiqiniang and Ji, several officials and dignitaries from Bianjing have come to propose marriage, but the Wu family rejected them face to face and did not even say they would consider such a thing.
I have to say that the Wu family is also a kind family. Although Zhang Yue passed the imperial examination before and did not know about the year of the monkey and the month of the horse, the etiquette can be said to be clear.
A man who had come to the Wu family to propose marriage sighed for a long time after hearing this.
This man's name is Wang Zhichen. He is the son of the famous minister Wang Zhu, and his uncle is Wang Yaochen, who was worshiped as the official and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
After Wang Zhu and Wang Yaochen died of illness one after another, although his wealth remained unchanged, his family status plummeted.
Fortunately, Wang Zhichen was given the post of supervisor Bo through his father's influence.
But Wang Zhichen was ashamed to work as a Yin official, so he studied at home. This time, he took the first place in the imperial examination as a life official and immediately participated in the imperial examination.
After Wang Zhu's death, Wang Zhichen and his uncle Wang Yaochen paid a visit to Wu Chong. Wang Yaochen had intended to marry Wu Chong during his lifetime, and he took Wang Zhichen to the Wu Mansion to meet Wu Chong.
Wu Chong showed his appreciation for Wang Zhichen.
However, after Wang Yaochen died of illness, his family suffered a disastrous decline, and the marriage could not be mentioned.
Wang Zhichen didn't care as he was focused on studying. When he went to the temple to burn incense, he saw Qi Niang and was astonished.
Wang Zhichen made repeated inquiries and found out that the other party was Wu Chong's youngest daughter, and he immediately understood that the other party was the woman that his uncle had originally intended to give to him.
Wang Zhichen feels that this life is destined for him.
At this moment, he felt that he would not marry this woman in his life, so he planned to go to the Wu Mansion to propose marriage after passing the exam. Unexpectedly, although he passed the exam, he was the first to get married.
Wang Zhichen didn’t know the inside story and thought it was just a marriage proposal. In fact, he could come to the house and give it a try, but he was worried about losing face, so he finally thought about it and decided to let it go.
Wang Zhichen has not been interested in reading these past few days. He has been drinking and thinking about who the person in this chapter is.
In addition, He Qi was also informed of this incident.
He Qi lingered in front of the Wu Mansion all night. He once thought about meeting Wu Anshi, but there was no point in meeting him. Li Taijun was not happy with him that day without any pretense, which made him completely aware that there was no hope of trying to reach the Wu family.
Especially after failing the exam, He Qi was disheartened.
Although He Qi knew that he could not get a beautiful woman in this life, he was in such a state of mind. If he couldn't get it, he would say there was something wrong with her, and even laughed and said, isn't it true that even a concubine can be attracted to her?
But now that he really knew that Zhang Yue came to propose marriage, He Qi couldn't help it anymore, and a feeling of despair arose from the bottom of his heart.
After wandering outside all night with red eyes, he originally planned to go in and make a desperate bid to propose marriage to Wu Anshi, but in the end he went to the shop next door and spent all his money to buy a heavy gift. Instead, he went to the door to congratulate Wu Anshi with a smile on his face.
Fan.
Wu Anshi was proud of himself, but he also said: "Du Zhi is a person who only knows how to read. It would be great if he could be as reasonable as Brother He."
He Qichang sighed and said: "What's the use of being reasonable? Nowadays, those who can be promoted can be promoted not by relatives, but by power, not by bribes, but by friendship. He has no matchmaker and no party, so he cannot be promoted. I am afraid that he will be hopeless in this life.
Wu Anshi thought to himself, weren't you deprived of your qualification for the provincial examination because of bribery? And you still said this.
However, Wu Anshi valued He Qi very much. He was very observant and alert, and he could be put to good use in the future. So Wu Anshi comforted him and said: "Now and then, it seems that Brother He has waited for two years, so what? It's just for training."
Already."
He Qi bowed and said: "He is a poor man, but Dalangjun will not abandon him. In this life, he is willing to hold the whip for Dalangjun."
Wu Anshi laughed when he heard this. He looked at the gift He Qi gave him and thought, it is not easy for such a humble man to give such a generous gift.
Thinking of this, Wu Anshi gave He Qi a sum of money, which was more than the congratulatory gift he gave.
He Qiqian thanked him profusely and said, "Dalangjun, He will remember this in his heart for the rest of his life."
Wu Anshi smiled, and then he saw a beautiful maid come in to bring tea and said softly: "The great man has tea."
Wu Anshi stared straight at this beautiful maid.
He Qi felt contempt in his heart, but at this moment he quickly stood up and said: "Dalang Jun He will leave first."
“Okay.” Wu Anshi’s mind was no longer on He Qi at this moment.
As soon as He Qiyi left, Wu Anshi said to the beautiful maid: "Come here and sit here."
Wu Anshi pointed to her legs.
Hearing this, the beautiful maid couldn’t help but smile shyly.
He Qi walked out of the gate of Wu Mansion and glanced at the two stone lions at the door weighing money in their hands. He Qi knew that although Wu Anshi had mediocre abilities, he liked to get ahead in front of others. The more respectful you were in front of him, the more likely he would be.
The more you compliment him, the happier he will be, and he will treat you unstintingly and treat you as one of his own.
Thinking that Mr. Wu Dalang had criticized Zhang Yue, He Qi thought with reluctance. Apart from not being as good at reading as Zhang Yue, I, He Qi, am not better than him in any way. But why should it be him?
He Qizhi Zhang Yue is now the quasi-son-in-law of the Wu family. He is not a threat to him, but will be retaliated by him. The only thing he can do now is to help Wang Kui win the first prize and kill him to gain the limelight.
At this moment, Wang Kui was in a very depressed mood.
After he passed the third place in the provincial examination, he had vowed to propose marriage to a rich family.
Unexpectedly, the mother of Mr. Fu Bi died of illness, and everyone in the Fu family was very sad. They were not happy to see him propose marriage, so they stopped talking about it for the time being.
Wang Kui asked the rich lady again, but the rich lady told him that although the rich husband's mother was not his biological grandmother, she had raised her since she was a child. She had to observe filial piety for three years, during which time she would not discuss marriage.
Wang Kui heard what he thought and realized that there was no truth in it. Although this incident was unexpected, there was no way to follow the authority.
In the end, it was Fu Shaoting who came forward to tell him that the rich family was in chaos at the moment, and his father wanted Ding You so much that he would have to resign. There were still a lot of things to deal with in the officialdom, so he would not discuss the marriage for the time being until after his imperial examination.
Discuss.
Wang Kui couldn't help but get angry after hearing this, no matter how good-tempered he was.
But he did not dare to fall out with the rich people in person, but went back and felt sulky on his own.
To be honest, after Wang Kui got third place in the provincial examination, there were a lot of people in Manbian and Beijing who fawned over him, firstly because he got a good rank in the provincial examination, and secondly because he was the grandnephew of a wealthy prime minister.
For my son-in-law's sake.
Previously, a wealthy businessman bribed a fortune-teller and threw in another 10,000 yuan, saying that he would win the first prize in this subject, so he spent money to pave the way for him.
In addition, there are many methods. Nowadays, there are rumors in the streets and alleys of Bianjing that Wang Kui will win the first prize.
Nowadays, the dignitaries from Beijing who invited him to a banquet after the imperial examination have lined up more than a dozen tables, waiting for the news that he will be the number one scholar in high school. Wang Kui thought to himself, even the three-foot-old children in Bianjing know that he is going to be the number one scholar, so why is it that he is the number one scholar?
Why did the wealthy family's attitude towards him suddenly change?
Wang Kui was puzzled for a while, and finally found out that the father of the girl he had raped that day came to visit him, and now he was spreading news about him among his classmates.
Wang Kui was surprised. He had been hiding his name all this time. Who leaked the news?
Finally, Wang Kui thought about it and became suspicious of Zhang Yue.
The more motivated Zhang was, the more he was ranked third in the interpretation test, and he was the first. Now, Zhang Yue is the second best in the provincial examination, and he is the third.
It is not easy to go from third in the interpretation test to second in the provincial test.
Although Zhang Yue has outstanding literary talent, why can he be so inferior to himself now? Did Zhang Yue go through the back door?
When it came to the palace examination, the two were rivals. Therefore, he wanted to use this incident to defeat himself so that he could not compete with him in the palace examination.
As for the wealthy family, they will definitely be angry with themselves after they find out what happened to them. No wonder they put the marriage on hold.
At this time, He Qi approached him again and told him that Zhang Yue was discussing marriage with the Wu family.
Although Wang Kui was unhappy in his heart, he smiled and said: "I really want to congratulate him. I'm really happy for him."
He Qi asked: "How is your marriage with a rich family?"
Wang Kui said calmly: "It doesn't go well, but it doesn't matter. I have passed the exam now. If I get the first rank in the palace exam, I will marry a wife even if I am not ranked. How can I not be decorated with pearls and green hair, hairpins, silk flowers?"
Wang Kui was very serious about marrying a rich woman before, but now he has calmed down.
Fu Bi and Ding You were about to come, and when they heard that Han Qi was not on good terms with him, he would probably not take over his love. The Fu Xianggong who was removed from his position in this way would not be able to help him that much.
With his current status and status, is he really worried about not finding a good match?
He Qidao: "Of course, as long as a man is successful and famous, there is no need to worry about not having a wife."
He Qi said again: "Yes, Mr. Lu Daguan has finally found a way for you. He has invited the capable people in the imperial medicine courtyard to host a banquet for you in Fanlou tonight."
Wang Kui was stunned when he heard this and said: "The imperial examination is coming soon. If you have any entertainment now, I will accept it if I can."
When Wang Kui passed the provincial examination before, he did spend a few days drinking and drinking, and he was also busy making friends with noble people.
Later, Guiying said to him that your writing and writing in the palace examination is the most serious thing, and it will be the same whenever you do this entertainment thing.
Wang Kui still listened to Guiying's words and prepared for the imperial examination with peace of mind. Now he heard from He Qi that he invited people from the Imperial Medicine Academy.
Wang Kui certainly didn’t want to go.
He Qi immediately said: "Brother Junmin, you are so confused, so confused."
"how you said that?"
He Qiyan said: "Where is the Royal Medicine Institute? In addition to decoction for the imperial medicine, it is also responsible for printing the test questions. It is so easy for Mr. Lu to pull the strings and build the bridge for you. You
Why don’t you just go if you don’t want to go?”
Wang Kui suddenly realized that it was about test questions.
He Qi whispered: "The imperial court's defense against fraud is all about solving exams and provincial exams, but the palace exams are not so strictly guarded against. As long as you get the exam questions from the Royal Medicine Academy, you will have a few extra days to prepare. With my brother,
Only then did I defeat Zhang Yue and Jiang Yan, and I secured the position of No. 1 Scholar."
Wang Kui said happily: "Of course I have to go on this trip."
Wang Kui was very proud. If he had the test questions in hand, he would definitely surpass Zhang Yue and become the number one scholar in this imperial examination.