Chapter 879

78th dragon scale (V)

Wang Shusheng was even more counselled than expected. He was beaten like Zhu Xingyuan. Unexpectedly, he returned the guest room and went home all night! Anyway, he didn't pass the exam. He might as well go home as soon as possible.

Zhu Xingyuan won the top of the list, which surprised many people. Some of them were as unconvinced as Wang Shusheng. Naturally, some were as ecstatic as Zhu father and Zhu mother!

They didn't expect that their son, who had failed to pass the examination for many years, was laughed at by the whole family in the village for their children's study. They all laughed at their family for taking money, but today, they really passed the examination! Not only the scholar, but also the top of the list!

This is really the smoke from the ancestral grave!

Many people came to wish family happiness. The whole dashizhi village was boiling because of Zhu Xingyuan. Zhu Xingyuan didn't mind Zhu's father and mother getting excited. He didn't even refuse their idea of putting on a wedding banquet, but he only showed up at the beginning and stayed at home at other times. It was called that he wanted to take part in the rural examination in August this year, so he had to study hard behind closed doors.

This reason is very in place. Now no one dares to say sour words. People are admitted to the scholar public as the top of the list. How do you know that Zhu Xiaosi can't be admitted to the promotion?

Master! Their big stone village hasn't raised a master for hundreds of years!

A famous scholar came out of a village these days, which is the pride of the whole village. Li Zheng of Dashi village specially called the villagers to hold a meeting and ordered everyone to be cautious in their words and deeds. Don't disgrace the scholar, otherwise he will drive the other party out as Li Zheng!

Everyone nodded again and again. There was nothing wrong.

In July, as before, Zhu Xingyuan took Linglong on the road in a carriage. But this time, Zhu's father and mother disagreed. After all, this time, they were not going to TongZhou government office, but to Qingzhou government office, which is farther away than TongZhou government. Tongzhou and Qingzhou belong to the same Province, and Qingzhou is the provincial government office. The rural examination gathered scholars from all over the same province. It's a long way to go, I'm afraid it will take a month just to spend on the road. Zhu Xingyuan has to take his daughter-in-law. How can this work?

However, Yao'er is old and has his own ideas, and his parents can't listen to him. No matter how hard Zhu's father and mother are, Zhu Xingyuan has a very filial and gentle expression, but when they finish, they won't agree.

In desperation, I wish my mother had to go to Linglong. To say that the couple are worthy of being two, Yao'er's virtue and the daughter-in-law's virtue are smiling from beginning to end. He nodded whatever you said, but in the end, he refused.

I wish my mother and my father had no other way but to watch Zhu Xingyuan drive away with all kinds of worry. I couldn't think about it, but there was no solution.

I wish Xingyuan and Linglong a month of sightseeing. When I arrived at Qingzhou Prefecture, as the provincial government, Qingzhou Prefecture was another style and lively than TongZhou Prefecture.

As a rule, it's the first thing to do, because there's no shortage of money. Naturally, he wants to stay in the Best Inn. After setting a guest room, Zhu Xingyuan takes Linglong out for a stroll. He only turns books when he's free. He has a clear mind about what he does and never panics.

This time, Wang Shusheng, who is always an eyesore, is gone. They stay together all day and don't communicate with others. The scholars who come to Qingzhou mansion to participate in the rural examination are not idle. They hold poetry meetings and enjoy flowers. They have countless ideas every day. Although Zhu Xingyuan is the head of the county examination, there are more than a dozen of the first county examination cases in the same province. He should have been inconspicuous. However, his appearance is rare in the world, It's still not to be underestimated, especially when he came out for the exam with his wife. Many people laughed at him in private.

How can such a long relationship be a big deal?

Among the people who took part in the rural examination, there were many well-off families, including those with schoolboys, servants, and maidservants. Tea can add fragrance, but it's still good talk to bring maidservants. Who has a wife?

In this way, there are three rural examinations. Each of them takes three days, and all of them need to enter the examination room one day in advance. Although she knows Linglong's ability, Zhu Xingyuan is inevitably worried about letting her out alone.

When she knew it, she put her arms around his neck and joked, "then I can go in with you. Anyway, I won't be found."

Zhu Xingyuan thought and shook his head: "No."

What's the environment inside? He knows best after the scientific examination, not to mention that he eats and drinks for three days and Lazar is in the same room, that is, he can clean up the test number, but there are other candidates around him. Can he control himself and others? It's just an injustice to ask her to go with her.

"Wait for me at the Inn and I'll be back soon."

To tell the truth, if he could, he didn't want to leave her even for three days. This day is one day less. How could he be willing?

Taking the imperial examination not only needs a smart brain, but also needs a strong body. In this rural examination, there are a large number of candidates who were carried out just because of coma or illness, including those who are over the age of seventy and white haired. They haven't got a result all their life, but they still don't die. When you come out after the first exam, you can be as spirited as you are before entering the exam room. After the exam, you are like a dead dog. You are too tired to walk well.

Therefore, Zhu Xingyuan, who was not even tired, stood out in the crowd. He was born well, and Linglong saw him at a glance!

He just wouldn't let her touch it. After all, it smelled too much.

The same is true for the remaining two sessions. After the thorough examination, the previous candidates who had nothing to do were lying in bed now! The busiest people are not only the servants of their schoolboy, but also the doctors in Qingzhou Prefecture. It is said that several candidates were carried out, and they disappeared not long after they were carried out. Together with the doctor's visit fees, they have increased more than ten times!

When the list is released, there is no accident. I wish Xingyuan to be at the top of the table, which is Jieyuan.

It's amazing. The examinees who have just breathed out have never thought that this childe Zhu, who is tired of being with his wife all day and doesn't move at all, should be a blockbuster! Many people want to see Zhu Xingyuan's style. However, no matter how many posts you post, people don't answer them. They either stay closed all day, or go out with their wife. They never communicate with them. Slowly, Zhu Xingyuan's statement that he is arrogant makes him a bad reputation among the candidates.

People who are too aloof and unsocial will always be isolated and excluded. On the contrary, the scholar surnamed Tang who came second in the exam has a group of supporters because of his enthusiasm, boldness and generosity.

This situation continues until the Luming banquet. The Luming banquet held by the Xuezheng adult who presided over the rural examination is usually a banquet for the new graduates on the day after the rural examination is released. For this class of students, the Xuezheng adult is their teacher. If you can get the green eyes of the Xuezheng adult at the Luming banquet, it will be smooth sailing! What if you're not Jieyuan? If there is someone in the court, the waist can stand up!

Although they are all dressed in the same clothes, I wish Xingyuan a long body and a beautiful face. Leng is different from others' painting style.

The first person who came to talk to him was Tang Shusheng, who was very popular. Although Zhu Xingyuan didn't like to communicate with others, he didn't say bad words to people who took the initiative to show their kindness. In fact, few of the people in this class spoke to him, but some people invited him not to go before, so they felt resentment and jealousy, chewed their tongue secretly, and now talk to Zhu Xingyuan, Only then did I realize that this Jieyuan not only spoke elegantly, but also had a lot of knowledge and knowledge. Talking to him was like a spring breeze. I really couldn't help but feel good about him. Instead, some of the previous rumors were automatically snuffed out.

Xuezheng adults also quite appreciate Zhu Xingyuan. This son is not a thing in the pool in terms of appearance, talent and temperament. Over time, he will soar to the sky. Therefore, he is not stingy to make friends.

Zhu Xingyuan wrote a poem at the Luming banquet, and everyone was surprised. That is, the adults studying politics and several examiners were amazed at his good handwriting. Looking at the poems, they were full of talent and spirit. Like his papers, they stood out among the answers, which made people unable to say bad without conscience.

At the end of the Luming banquet, a maid came up to Xuezheng and whispered a few words. Xuezheng immediately looked at Zhu Xingyuan frequently and was more satisfied with his every move. So after the Luming banquet, she left Zhu Xingyuan behind.

Zhu Xingyuan followed Xuezheng adult into the study. Xuezheng adult asked, "I don't know if you have a marriage?"

Zhu Xingyuan naturally knows that this political scholar is Zhu Xiaosi's father-in-law. He has an only daughter in his family. She is as beautiful as a flower and wants to find the right husband. Zhu Xiaosi is not very talented, but this skin bag is very good. It's not too much to say one in a hundred. It's a pity that he is an embroidered pillow full of straw and has no real ability at all, It ended like that in the end.

Zhu Xingyuan, who knew the meaning of Xuezheng adult, bowed his hand: "return to adult, the students have a wife at home, and their feelings are cautious."

Xuezheng adult's face inevitably shows disappointment. He appreciates Zhu Xingyuan and affirms that the other party will make extraordinary achievements in the future. If he can make a good relationship, it is naturally the best. But he has already married and has deep love between husband and wife. If he is tough, he will get into a feud.

It's a pity that my wife and daughter are satisfied. It's so rare, but there's no fate.

There is no need to say more next. Everyone is smart.

After Zhu Xingyuan left, Xuezheng's wife came out with her daughter. Her mother looked forward and her daughter was full of shyness. At the Luming banquet, they secretly tested this group of people. Among them, Zhu Xingyuan was far ahead in terms of looks and talents, and was even more handsome. Looking at her young age, she might not have married. As a result, she was greatly disappointed, especially the young lady, Tears of grievance are coming out.

How can a man like Mr. Zhu get married? What's his wife like? How was your life? Can you have a common language with him?

Xuezheng's family style is very strict. He already has a wife. He never allows his daughter to have other thoughts, so he warned again and again. Although his wife is disappointed, she also knows that there is nothing she can do. Only miss. The more her parents order and prohibit, the more unwilling she is. She always wants to see that woman. If she is worthy of Zhu childe, it will be good. If she is not worthy So

Zhu Xiaosi didn't have this treatment before. He can be seen as having a good skin bag and pretending. Zhu Xingyuan is a real dragon and Phoenix. Isn't she the most ideal husband for a young lady who is in love but hasn't seen many foreign men?

According to Zhu Xiaosi's idea, it is necessary to make good compensation for Cuiyun and his later wife, but Zhu Xingyuan will not take his wish seriously. For people like Zhu Xiaosi, the best compensation for women who have been betrayed by him is to get away from harming others. It is better for girls to marry anyone than him!

At the end of the Luming banquet, students returned home one after another. Those who failed should continue to study hard, and those who passed the exam should not relax. After all, there will be a joint examination three years later. Who doesn't have a dream of winning the title?

Zhu Xingyuan and Linglong are not in a hurry to go back, because Qingzhou mansion is bigger than TongZhou mansion and has more interesting things!

The young lady of the school of politics chose a day and pretended to meet Zhu Xingyuan and his wife. She had previously sent someone to watch Zhu Xingyuan's every move. The news made the young lady half angry!

It's a great wedding to wish the childe a success. How can I wish the childe's wife so ignorant?

It's a time to visit mountains and rivers and wander around. Isn't it for childe Zhu's daily chores so that he can study at ease? It's too frivolous and immoral! I really don't know why childe Zhu married such a woman!

Seeing Zhu Xingyuan enter a jewelry store with Linglong, the young lady also took her servants in. As a result, she was severely hit by her beauty as soon as she entered the store - you can't wear a veil when trying on jewelry?

So Linglong's ashamed and gorgeous face came into view. Zhu Xingyuan was even more gentle and prepared to her. They picked jewelry together. How can outsiders get in?

The young lady didn't even want to say anything, so she gave birth to an inferiority complex, turned and left.

On the same day, Zhu Xingyuan found that the person staring at him secretly was gone.

He didn't think much. He had enough fun with Linglong in Qingzhou Prefecture before he drove back slowly.

Because they had been playing outside for too long, the good news came to dashizhi village faster than him. Zhu's father and mother almost smiled askew. When Zhu Xingyuan came back, they immediately took him to the ancestral temple to kowtow to their ancestors. They never dreamed that their old Zhu's family could be today.

Because Zhu Xingyuan won the exam, the family's life is much better than before. First, he built a big brick house for his daughter-in-law, and then he was exempted from tax because of Zhu Xingyuan's fame. Zhu Xingyuan doesn't need to pay at home to study again. Several sons and daughters-in-law in the family are capable and willing to suffer. Isn't it easy to live each day?

Now, there are only two things on my mind. One is that my daughter-in-law has been married for so long, and the other is Cuiyun's marriage.

She said to treat Cuiyun as her daughter, but it's not a fraud. I wish the family is prosperous now. Cuiyun is diligent. There are many people who want to marry her home. They just look at her for several times, but Cuiyun doesn't want to marry. She asked her what she wants to marry. She only said that she doesn't consider marrying now, but just wants to stay with the second old man to be filial.

I wish my mother is worried and angry. How can this girl not marry now when she is old? No one wants to marry after 20!

Where does she know that Cuiyun's mind is still on her youngest son!

Cuiyun himself also knows that he is whimsical. How can Si'er see himself when he marries such a beautiful wife? But if only she could control her heart at will, she still liked him. She wanted to stay in the Zhu family to help him filial piety and serve the second old man. She would rather do this than marry anyone except him!

The better Xingyuan is, the more Cuiyun can't see others. How can others compare with him?

She thought she could be so willing to devote her life, but when Zhu Xingyuan came back and really saw her, Cuiyun found that things were not as simple as she thought. The more she saw him, the more she couldn't control her heart. Especially when he was so tender to Linglong, her heart was bitter and unspeakable.

She didn't ask to marry him. She just wanted to stay with him, even as a servant.

When Zhu gave Cui Yun another chance to see someone else, Cui Yun told Zhu what she thought. Zhu was stunned. She didn't expect that after so long, Cui Yun's mind was still on Yao'er... And Cui Yun said that she could not be named and just wanted to stay with Zhu Xingyuan. At least she watched the grown-up child, which was not much worse than her own, Cuiyun cried heartbroken. How can I not be distressed?

She tried Yaoer's style first, and then tried the style of her daughter-in-law.

Linglong peeled the oranges and carefully cleaned up the white silk veins on them. I heard Zhu Niang beat around for a long time and said that there was no one to serve them. Zhu Xingyuan was promising in the future and there were always many people around him. If so, it would be better to choose the closest one

She said with a smile: "what does Niang mean, to plug people around Xingyuan? Let me guess, who do you want to plug? " She ate a piece of orange and smiled, "is it Cuiyun?"

I wish my mother blushed. I never thought my daughter-in-law was so smart. I said it for most of the day. People knew it clearly in their heart! But think about Cuiyun, who was crying painfully, and resist blushing and ask: "that's right... Cuiyun is not young, and she is deeply in love with Si'er... Look, can you tell Si'er that Si'er listens to you most..."

"Mother."

I wish my mother was startled by this sudden sound. Goodbye, my son stood at the door expressionless and guilty, "four son, you, you're back."

She discussed it with the old man. The old man called Yao'er out. She took the opportunity to talk to her daughter-in-law. She just didn't expect that the old man was so useless. After a long time, she couldn't contain it?

"Niang, you want me to accept Cuiyun. It's impossible."

Zhu Xingyuan strode in, put the plate in his hand in front of Linglong, and put some freshly washed peaches on it. Just now, Zhu's father called him away in the name of picking peaches.

In fact, I wish my mother is very guilty. She feels that she is not doing it properly. After all, her daughter-in-law has made great contributions to Yao'er's success today, but Cuiyun is also her heart! It is more important to be a daughter than a daughter-in-law.

Zhu Xingyuan also left a face for Zhu Laoniang: "I'd better talk to Cuiyun. I don't like her. My mother can help me tell her that when she gets married, the dowry will be paid by me. In addition, please don't think about anything else."

I wish my mother was ashamed and flustered. I saw my daughter-in-law again with a smile on her face. I felt I couldn't stay, so I got up and left in a hurry.

After Zhu's mother left, Linglong took a peach and took a bite, squinting at Zhu Xingyuan: "the market is good. First, it's the daughter of a big family studying politics, and then it's a childhood sweetheart who doesn't change."

Zhu Xingyuan said seriously, "it's all Zhu Xiaosi's, not mine."

"Don't you mind." Linglong threatened him, "or I'll kill you."

"No." Zhu Xingyuan said honestly, "no one else can do it except you."

She also knew his intention, but she was just deliberately losing her temper and playing coquettish. Neither of them took Cuiyun to heart. After all, it was Zhu Xiaosi who did evil, not them. She didn't say that they should compensate. If we develop according to the original track, I wish the family is still in the stage of not having enough to eat! Linglong thinks she has treated Zhu's family well enough.

Cuiyun gets words from Zhu Laoniang. Naturally, she is afraid to hurt Cuiyun. Zhu Laoniang is euphemistic, but this does not prevent Cuiyun from crying.

From this day on, she became more and more silent. I wish my mother would ask her to look at each other again, and she would also look at each other. However, it was always impossible. It was delayed for three years until Zhu Xingyuan was about to leave for the Beijing examination, and Cuiyun still didn't get married.

Because of this, Zhu Xingyuan's family has been used to it for several times. Zhu Xingyuan set out with his wife. Cuiyun saw that Zhu Xingyuan was going to leave. He knew that once he left, he would be a dragon into the river and sea, travel in heaven and earth, and he was no longer a world person. He didn't know how many times he could see him again in his life.

The family packed up a lot of things. Zhu Xingyuan gave Zhu's father and mother the silver they had saved in recent years. The amount was small, but it was all. It was also their intention. Zhu Xingyuan didn't ask for it. Instead, he gave Zhu's father and mother a sum of silver. He didn't have much filial piety to them. He won't be filial under his knees in the future. He can only make up for it in material terms.

Before departure, Zhu Xingyuan was moving things into the carriage. Linglong occasionally took a hand. Cuiyun didn't know when he came.

Looking at the beautiful and delicate Linglong, she couldn't help but feel a sense of despair. What she had prepared came to her mouth, turned around and swallowed it again.

When they left, Cuiyun stood at the entrance of the village and watched for a long time until the shadow of the carriage disappeared at the end and didn't go back.

Maybe this is her life. Since a long time ago, she realized that she and he had these thoughts day by day. He didn't know or care. When she was young, she held hands and said to marry her fourth son when she grew up. After all, she forgot her promise.