Chapter 424： imperial examination

During the few months she was in the palace, she met Princess Yongyang several times. Princess Yongyang looked sad every time. If she remembered correctly, this should be the first time Princess Yongyang left the palace after the marriage incident.

Princess Yongyang blinked at Yang Xiaohua and looked at the men across the stone bridge without saying a word.

It happened that Prince Xiaoyao also passed by. Others thought she was looking at Prince Xiaoyao, but they didn’t think much about it.

After a while, Princess Yongyang pointed to a person and asked, "Who is he?"

Yang Xiaohua followed her line of sight and looked over, blinked, and said, "That's Huiyuan Promise Mountain in the spring of this year. Princess, have you ever heard of it?"

Princess Yongyang nodded, "I heard Prince Xiaoyao mention that his literary talent is excellent. Who is next to him?"

"He is Hua Yongnian, a student from Ping'an County, Quzhou Prefecture. It was also after this spring. On the other side of Mr. Xu is Liang Shaoqian. Mr. Liang is the son-in-law of the Yang family." Yang Xiaohua introduced everyone she knew.

Princess Yongyang was thoughtful. After thinking for a while, she took Yang Xiaohua to sit beside the stone near the water.

The leader of Longyue County met and took the others to another place to play.

Princess Yongyang then asked: "Do you know who among those people has never been married?"

Yang Xiaohua shook her head honestly. Seeing Princess Yongyang's disappointment, she paused and said, "If the princess wants to know, I can go and inquire now."

Princess Yongyang quickly took her hand and said, "Don't make any noise."

Yang Xiaohua gave her a reassuring look and went to the backyard with her skirt in hand.

After a while, Yang Santie found an excuse to leave and went to Yang Xiaohua's pharmacy. "Ayana said you have something to do with me, what's the matter?"

Yang Xiaohua directly told the story about Princess Yongyang.

Yang Santie took over the matter and returned to the garden again.

The flower-viewing banquet was not over yet. He had already found out all the news and exchanged glances with Yang Xiaohua.

Yang Xiaohua took Princess Pingyang to the pharmacy and asked her to sit behind the screen.

Yang Santie walked in and said: "I have asked you all the questions you asked me to ask. In addition to the children of noble officials and officials, there are thirty-five students who were listed this spring.

Fifteen of them were invited by me, ten came because of their reputation, and the remaining ten were good friends of a few of us. Most of them were already married or engaged, and only six were unmarried.

One person is from the northwest, and his family makes a living by making tofu. His name is Qiao Wulang. This spring, he has a good ranking. He has a bold personality, but he looks a bit rough, but he is not a bad person. The second person is from the southwest, his name is Wan Pengcheng, and his family name is Qiao Wulang. He has a hundred acres of land and is a local landlord. His family is well-off, he has a cheerful personality, he has many friends, and his appearance is much more handsome than Qiao Wulang.

The third one is Mr. Ning Cheng from Jiangnan. The Ning family is considered a big family in Jiangnan. I went on business last year and met him in Jiangnan. He is a lively and talented person.

The fourth one is also from Jiangnan, his name is Mu Fangzhi. I don’t know much about this person, but he is one of the ten people who came here because of his reputation.

The fifth one is Mingluo from Tongchang Prefecture. He is also from the Ming family, but he is just a side branch. He and his direct descendants have already been in the fifth server. His family is poor. Without the help of his godmother, he would not be able to go to Beijing to take the exam. He is a hard-working person. A progressive person.

The last one you also know is Brother Xu. He is the Hui Yuan this time. Many people are watching him, so I don’t need to say more. "

"Oh! Wait!" Yang Xiaohua stopped her and muttered, "Why are you so anxious? I haven't finished asking yet! The youngest among them must be almost 20! Why don't we talk about marriage? "About marriage?" Yang Santie was happy, "What's so confusing about this? I don't know about others. You know Brother Xu's situation. Originally, his mother looked after the girl for him. Who knew that girl was a misfortune?" Unfortunately, it was gone before they even got married. He simply stopped thinking about marriage and concentrated on studying.

Other people are more or less looking for a wife with a good family background just for the sake of success, which is understandable. "

Seeing that Yang Xiaohua didn’t ask any more questions, Yang Santie gave her a few words of advice before leaving.

As soon as he left, Yang Xiaohua immediately went behind the screen and said, "Princess, you just heard that there are only six of them who are not married. However, except for Xu Nuoshan, among these six, we don't know if anyone else has something to hide or has other secrets. ”

Princess Yongyang raised her eyebrows and said thoughtfully: "Young Master Yang just said that Xu Huiyuan had a wife before whom he was not married, and she later died. Is he keeping his integrity for that girl?"

"That's not true." Yang Xiaohua told everything she knew, "Originally, it was decided that Mrs. Xu liked the girl. Brother Xu seemed to have only met the girl once or twice, so why should she keep her integrity like a jade? ?

However, the girl died tragically, and Brother Xu couldn't bear it, so he proposed to let the girl enter Xu's family grave, but the girl refused. In my opinion, Brother Xu was a good and responsible person, but it was a pity that the girl had nothing to do with him. The Xu family is destined to have no connection. "

Princess Yongyang nodded.

After the flower-viewing banquet, I returned to the palace and immediately told the queen the news I received at the Guang'en Marquis Mansion today.

Prince Xiaoyao also went to the queen's place and explained the situation in detail.

That night, the queen invited the emperor over. First, she recalled the past, and then talked about the couple's only daughter, Princess Yongyang, which brought back many beautiful memories of the emperor.

The queen saw that it was almost done, and then she mentioned Princess Yongyang's marriage, "Today Yongyang and Chongyun went to the flower viewing banquet at Guang'en Marquis Mansion, and when they came back they admired Xu Huiyuan. I think I mean something to her. "

The emperor frowned subconsciously, "Yongyang said it himself?"

The queen nodded repeatedly, "If the emperor doesn't believe it, just ask her."

The emperor really found Princess Yongyang. As soon as he mentioned Xu Huiyuan, Princess Yongyang blushed and lost all her usual liveliness.

The emperor laughed dumbly and shook his head, "Young women are not allowed to stay in the university! That's all. I'll take a look after the palace examination."

After the emperor left, both mother and daughter heaved a sigh of relief, and Princess Yongyang's face was no longer shy.

It’s April in the blink of an eye.

The imperial examination was held as scheduled. The emperor knew in advance what Princess Yongyang was thinking, and paid special attention to Xu Nuoshan. Of course, at the same time, he also examined several other young and talented candidates and asked many related questions.

Xu Nuoshan was asked three questions, which made many people jealous, but because he was Huiyuan, although everyone was jealous, they did not dare to say anything. After all, he stood out with his true ability.

Yang Santie was relatively hated by others. He was obviously only the third in the field of specialization, but he was highly appreciated by the emperor. He overshadowed the one who was the first in magic. He was often looked down upon by others. However, he went his own way and didn't take it to heart at all.

The results of the imperial examination were announced. As expected, Xu Nuoshan became the number one scholar in the new subject, Yang Santie won the second place in the number of arts, and Yang Erdan and Liang Shaoqian both entered the second place.

For a time, the Guang'en Marquis Mansion became the center of discussion among everyone in the capital. People talked about their relationship, asked for advice, and some ladies came to hand over greeting cards, insisting on meeting Jiang Ning to discuss their experience in raising children.

Jiang Ning was both happy and worried. He couldn't bear this sweet burden and was eager to pack up his luggage and return to Quzhou Mansion. (End of chapter)