But the other members of the Xue family are actually calm on the surface, but in their hearts they are like ants on a hot pot, waiting for the announcement of the release of the results and so on.
It started in the morning and was almost noon, and the good news sent to Mai Fan finally arrived.
"Congratulations to Mr. Xue Pan of the Xue family of Jinling Mansion for being a Jinshi and ranking second in the XX subject in XX years!"
"Congratulations! Congratulations!"
Xue Jue saw this from a distance and had already dragged Mai Fan out of the study with his servant.
He asked his son to receive the good news in person, and he was so beautiful that he directly stuffed a fist-sized silver nugget into the hand of the messenger.
The rule that the messenger should be paid no more than a sling of money was broken by his Xue family.
But how could the errand boy dislike the large amount of money and just stuff a silver pimple into his arms?
The housekeeper who was following Xue Jue covered his face and quickly handed him an ordinary purse.
There is a heavy amount of two ounces of money in this purse. The Xue family has money, so it's a big deal.
The messenger looked at the man who received the letter, his face was green and young, and he knew he was a promising man.
He did not hesitate to praise a few more words, and left after receiving the most income today.
This time, Mai Fan really didn't stop his father from celebrating.
In the palace examination the next day, with his results, even if his performance was abnormal, the imperial court would not let him fall outside the top two.
So not long after, firecrackers were lit in front of Xue's house, and at noon, porridge shacks were opened four doors outside the city.
I heard that it takes three days, and no matter who you are, anyone can come and drink a bowl.
The Xue family has said that the thickness of the porridge is so thick that it will never fall over if you insert chopsticks into it.
The servants of the Xue family, like ants emerging from their nest, began to send good news to relatives and friends everywhere.
The master at the door and the accountant helped write it together, and the big second place was written on the cover of the wedding invitation.
How could Lin Ruhai know about such a huge commotion? When he was waiting for the emperor to receive him at the Yamen, he had already heard the gossip from the palace officials.
After receiving the good news from the Xue family, the wife of the Lin family even smiled.
It's not that she said that with such achievements, she is more worthy of being the eldest daughter of their family.
The father-in-law is a prodigy, so if this son-in-law is talentless, wouldn't it mean that they have no vision?
Thinking of this, the step-wife took the Xue family's wedding invitation to the backyard. Of course, she had to tell her eldest daughter about such a good thing.
This is the sincere joy of the Lin family and the Xue family.
But when this kind of good news is sent to other families, the feedback received is much more complicated.
The Wang family is better off, after all, there is only one male in the whole family.
But this man is still an unlucky guy, incompetent in literature and martial arts, and he spends all his time trying to attract cats and dogs.
The Wang family had nothing to do but lament that the Xue family had a successor.
But when the wedding invitation was delivered to the Jia family, the experience was completely different.
There are many children of the Jia family who are of similar age to Xue Pan.
Ningrong's second house plus the branch, so many Jia family's children, bundled together, there is no future for a man like the Xue family.
Such a solemn post was naturally received by the person in charge of the Jia family.
It is really strange that the eldest master of Xijue did not care, and this post was directly handed over to the second master who was an official outside.
Jia Zheng's lifelong resentment was probably that he didn't take the imperial examination seriously to get a good background.
He always didn't know himself well, thinking that if his father hadn't given him an official position from the emperor when he passed away, a talented person like himself would have reached a higher level than he did now.
It is precisely because of this that he has such high requirements for the next generation.
At that time, Jia Zhu was so weak and sick that she died due to him pressing her head.
And today's Jia Baoyu...
Jia Zheng's anger suddenly came out when he thought about it.
Jia Baoyu is now more than fourteen years old.
When Xue Pan of the Xue family was fourteen years old, he had already begun to prepare for the provincial examination and to prepare for the examination.
And what is his son doing? He is wandering around in the Jia family's family tradition.
No, even the Jia family’s clan studies are studied day by day.
You asked for leave a few days ago and went out to hang out with people, right?
Thinking of this, Jia Zheng asked Chang Sui beside him: "Young master, did you go to clan school today?"
The servant who was following him came back: "Yes, he went, but after noon, he went to meet friends with Mr. Qin, the younger brother of Ningguo Mansion."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he was furious: "Meeting friends! How can he have any serious friends!"
"After you let him go home, come directly to my place! Also! Let the servants get ready and don't disturb the ancestors in the backyard!"
Chang Sui is the master's confidant, so he naturally agreed.
And Jia Baoyu has been thinking about it day and night since she last met her brother Qin Zhong at Qin Keqing's place.
He sighed that the other party was so good-looking, and that he was even more elegant, smart and intelligent than the girl.
I just want to drag this younger brother to stay together every day and talk by candlelight at night.
On this day, he and Qin Zhong had been chatting in class for a long time. Later, they heard that a few friends were going to have a banquet in the reception building outside, with the young masters of the Liu family and other dignitaries as companions.
In order to show off the good brother he knew, Jia Baoyu naturally took Qin Zhong to have a drink with him.
Because everyone was playing well, he drank a few more drinks. When he returned to Jia's house, it was an hour later than usual.
Jia Zheng originally wanted to go to Aunt Zhao's place to relax after dinner. Who would have thought that his son, who originally just wanted to give a few words of admonishment, would not come even if he waited.
As time went by, Jia Zheng's anger slowly rose.
By the time Jia Baoyu returned to Jia Mansion, the servants who had been left by Jia Zheng at the gate stopped him directly in the main hall where the master was. Jia Zheng was already extremely angry.
"Nie Zhan, you just came back at this hour! Where have you been!"
When Jia Zheng started to curse, he smelled the strong smell of alcohol on Jia Baoyu's body.
He held back the last trace of reason and scolded Jia Baoyu: "Do you think you have done a good job in your homework, so you are so lazy?"
"Okay! Please recite with me the text taught in class today!"
"Don't fight with me. I came here to take the exam after asking about family studies! If you can't memorize such a short article... Hum, no one can protect you today."
Jia Zheng's short words frightened Jia Baoyu out of his drinking.
He didn't know what was said in class today. He just wanted to hang out with Qin Zhong.
Because Jia Zheng yelled like this, Jia Baoyu stammered and got stuck...
