When Jia Zheng heard the praises from everyone, he felt a joy welling up in his heart. He remembered that he wanted to take the imperial examination, but his father's suicide note cut off his path to the imperial examination. Now his son has to take the imperial examination and become an official.
, and it seemed that the county examination was fine, it just depended on the ranking tomorrow. So everyone felt relieved and started to hold a banquet to thank everyone.
When the results were released the next day, Jia Zhu insisted on going there in person to see the rankings. Jia Zheng was worried and asked Jia Ke to accompany him.
When they arrived at the gate of the Yamen, there was already a sea of people here. Although some candidates had failed the exam, they still had to wait for familiar candidates to go back together, so there were not many people watching the exam this time.
After waiting for more than an hour, everyone was a little restless, and then a yamen official came to post the long papers. The last test of the county examination was not ranked by the candidates' seat number, but by their names, so it was also called the long paper.
, and the first one is called the head of the case.
Seeing the official posting the long scroll, everyone moved forward to check the rankings. Jia Zhu was weak and couldn't squeeze in, but Jia Ke had martial arts skills. How could these weak scholars squeeze through him? He opened the way in front, with his arms spread out.
He pushed the car to the side, and everyone was pushed aside to give him a way. He took Jia Zhu and reached the front easily.
When he arrived at the list, Jia Zhu looked anxiously on the list. He looked back and forth on the list, becoming more and more anxious because he couldn't find his name. In the end, he was shaking with anxiety, but Jia Ke couldn't stand it anymore and patted him.
Pointing to the front with his finger, he said to Jia Zhu: "Congratulations to my second brother for ranking first."
Only then did Jia Zhu see her name at the top of the list. She breathed a sigh of relief, and then she was overjoyed.
Jia Zhu held Jia Ke's hand, trembling non-stop and speaking incoherently. She could only say: "I won, I won." It seemed that the imperial examination and Mrs. Wang's expectations still put a lot of pressure on him.
. Now that I have finally passed the first level, the pressure has been somewhat relieved, so I am incoherent.
But when Jia Zhu said that he had been hit, he was not talking nonsense.
According to regulations, those who come first in the county examination or in the government examination do not need to take part in subsequent examinations and will be directly designated as a scholar.
Therefore, Jia Zhu is already a scholar, and he is only fourteen years old. In any dynasty, if he was selected as a scholar at this age, he can be regarded as a child prodigy. If nothing happens, he is expected to be promoted to a scholar.
So everyone embraced Jia Zhu, got in the car and returned to Jia's Mansion. Just now, a young boy had returned to Jia's Mansion to report the news. At this time, when people saw Jia Zhu coming back, they immediately set off firecrackers. The sound of the firecrackers continued for nearly an hour.
hour.
Jia Zhu happily went to Jia Zheng's study to announce the good news. As soon as they arrived at the door of the study, they saw Jia Zheng waiting for them at the door. When Jia Zhu saw Jia Zheng, she knelt down and said: "An unfilial son will not live up to his father's expectations.
This time I ranked first in the county examination. I won the title of scholar, so I came here to report to my father." He looked at Zixiong as he spoke, as if he was a hero in the world.
Jia Zheng stepped forward to help him up and said to him happily: "My son has lived up to everyone's expectations and will definitely honor his ancestors in the future. But don't be proud. Next year's provincial examination is the time for you to show your skills."
Jia Zhu proudly replied: "I will follow my father's teachings, but it's okay for my son to come."
Jia Zheng pretended to be angry and said: "Ignorant boy, how dare you make such arrogant remarks? Why don't you go to the inner house to report to your mother and the old lady? They have been waiting for you for a long time."
Jia Zhu then resigned from the inner house to Jia Zheng and went to report to Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.
When Jia Zheng saw that Jia Zhu had left, he called Jia Ke into the study, and the father and son took their seats.
Jia Zheng said to Jia Ke: "You have been exhausted these past few days. Go back and rest for a while. I have asked someone to take care of you. There will be good news after a while. You don't have to worry."
Jia Ke was ecstatic when he heard what Jia Zheng said. Jia Zheng had not mentioned this matter for a while. He was also worried, wondering whether Jia Zheng deliberately suppressed him or had forgotten about it. Now that he heard Jia Zheng mention it, he felt relieved.
Jia Ke returned to his yard, and when he entered the door, he saw Aunt Zhou sitting on the bed and feeling unhappy. Jia Ke went up and asked about the reason, and Aunt Zhou said: "It's all my fault that I don't have the ability, and you yourself are not up to par. Look,
Brother Zhu, he won the first place and became a scholar when he was only fourteen years old. You are still several months older than him, but now you are useless. Although you are good at martial arts, I don't know if you will be able to get an official position in the future."
Jia Ke's aunt this week is worried about this. Don't comfort him and say: "Auntie, don't worry about this. My father just told me. He has taken care of me, and I think there will be an official for me soon."
Aunt Zhou said in surprise: "But is it true? Your father really said that?"
Jia Ke said with a smile: "I have the courage to tell lies about my father. What my father told me in person in the study just now cannot be false."
Aunt Zhou now stopped her composure and happily went out to talk to Aunt Zhao. She said she was going to talk to Aunt Zhao, but in fact she was just showing off to Aunt Zhao.
Besides, Jia Zhu entered the inner house and went straight to Mrs. Wang's room. Mrs. Wang had been sitting in the main room waiting for him. When she saw him coming in, she got up. Jia Zhu hurriedly stepped forward to support Mrs. Wang and let him sit down on the bed.
Mrs. Wang sat on the bed, holding Jia Zhu's hand. She looked at it carefully, and the more she looked at it, the more she fell in love with him. She felt that her son was good at everything. Jia Zhu's face turned red and he was shy when he saw it.
Jia Zhu said to Mrs. Wang in embarrassment: "My mother's son won the first place this time. Fortunately, thanks to my mother's help, otherwise there would not have been such a big improvement in his studies."
Mrs. Wang looked at him and said: "I am your mother. If I don't help you, who else can I help? Now that you are a scholar, you can be a little more relaxed. It is better to take less medicine."
Jia Zhu didn't take Mrs. Wang's words seriously, but she still promised her: "What mother said is that her son must control the dosage of medicine in the future and try to eat as little as possible."
Mrs. Wang was relieved because this medicine was purchased from overseas by her brother Wang Ziteng through connections. It was okay to take it in small amounts, but once it was overdosed and taken for a long time, there would be great hidden dangers. Therefore, Mrs. Wang, every time
The amount of medicine given to Jia Zhu was not much.
She had been worried just now when she heard that Jia Ke had asked someone to come in to get medicine. Now she was relieved to see that Jia Zhu was fine.
However, she could never have guessed that Jia Zhu had been taking it for too long and was inseparable from the medicine, and even her character had changed. She thought that as long as she had this magic medicine, she would be able to rise to great heights and become an official, but it would only be a matter of changing hands.
How can I still listen to her words?
After Jia Zhu reported the good news to Mrs. Wang, he went to the back house to report the good news to Jia Mu. Jia Mu didn't know the whole story, but she only said that he was talented and intelligent. He was the first in the county at a young age and was selected as a scholar. He was so happy that he rewarded him and even passed down orders.
Go, all the monthly money will be doubled this month, so that everyone in the He family will be happy.
In the next few days, the Rongguo Mansion hosted a banquet for guests, including four princes and eight princes, as well as old relatives and close friends. Since Jia Zheng was impatient of common affairs, the matter was fully handled by Jia Zhen of the Ningguo Mansion. Jia Zhen entertained guests and performed operas at the same time.
, it was very lively, and everyone in the capital knew that a fourteen-year-old scholar had come out of Rongguo Mansion. His future prospects were limitless.
As for Jia's mother, there was no lady who came to ask Jia Zhu whether she would marry him or if there was a suitable candidate. Jia's mother knew this very well, so she reasoned that she was too old to be the master of her son.
We still need to discuss the matter with Jia Zheng.
Jia Zhu is so proud of the spring breeze these days that he can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day. Not only is he praised by many students in ethnic studies, but he is also visited by people inside and outside the capital from time to time. The heads of various dignitaries' mansions in the capital are all
They believe that the next generation of Rongguo Mansion will be able to flourish for at least several decades if Jia Zhu is around. They are all envious of having an heir like Jia Zhu in Rongguo Mansion.
But Jia Ke was in the dark, silently watching, watching him raise the tall building, watching him entertain guests, and watching his building collapse.