Song Mingyue

Chapter 40

In the middle of Ruihe Garden, there is a large mansion named Yaxuanju, with dozens of side rooms in front and back, which are the place where the main family rests and receives guests.

In the lobby of Yaxuanju, hundreds of candidates gathered together, but the treatment was different.

There are about 90 to [-] people in the front hall, all of whom are rich and handsome selected from hundreds of candidates. They are accompanied by a few managers in the Wang family's mansion and a few private students of the Wang family. The table is full of melons, fruits, wine and vegetables. The hospitality is thoughtful.

The back hall is different, the tables, chairs and decorations are much more luxurious than the front hall, and the most important thing is that they are personally accompanied by the eldest son Wang Yi and the second son Wang Jue. There are about twenty people in the hall, all of whom are from prominent families. Among them were Xie Yu and Zheng Yu.

Among the young men in the front hall, some looked at the back hall with a little uneasiness in their hearts, and some were full of ambitions, imagining in their hearts that the young lady of the Wang family regarded wealth and honor like floating clouds, and at a glance she admired her graceful and graceful self, so she was able to The counterattack and becoming the son-in-law of the Wang family by riding a dragon quickly has become a great story in Jiangning.

Although the young masters in the back hall have different expressions, they all look down on the candidates in the front hall without exception. When they occasionally turn their eyes to look at the front hall, the meaning in their eyes is probably that the group of aspiring candidates in the front hall Those who are either soil turtles or toads.

However, even the sons of prominent families in the back hall, except for a few who expected a miracle, most of them knew very well that they only came to praise the scene and the scene, and those who could finally return with a beautiful woman would not come out of Xie Yu and Zheng Zheng. There are two jade men - one is from a prominent family background and is full of talent; the other is quite talented and famous and has a strong background.

Xie Yu and Zheng Yu sat at a table each, which was a bit of a rivalry, so Wang Yan and Wang Jue had to accompany them respectively.

Zheng Feng also sat at Zheng Yu's table, although he knew that there was no hope of passing the test.What a gentleman with six skills, he was not a gentleman in the first place, so naturally he could not master one skill, but the ancestors ordered him to come and be Zheng Yu's light bulb.And Zheng Yu usually had to call him Second Brother, but now he acted as if he didn't know him, which made him very upset, but there was nothing he could do about it.

What upset him the most was that his dignified second son of the Zheng family came to serve as Zheng Yu's foil, but one of them failed to be Xie Yu's foil. The person who made him unhappy was naturally Zhao Hao.

Although Zhao Hao wrote a good handwriting and recited a good poem, he still couldn't get rid of his image of being ignorant - even his parents thought so, let alone Zheng Feng.

However, Zheng Yu who was at the side knew his intentions and spoke to Xie Yu first: "It's a pity that my cousin Brother Zhao was very elegant at the Peony Flower Fair that day, but he didn't have the courage to come today."

Compared with Zheng Feng, Zheng Yu was even more unhappy with Zhao Hao's absence. The revenge at the Peony Flower Fair that day kept him in his heart. He thought that Zhao Hao would participate in this marriage recruitment recklessly, and he would definitely crush Zhao Hao. Hao, he vented his hatred for the goddess that Zhao Hao had molested in public that day, but Zhao Hao didn't come, which made him feel like punching the air with his fist.

Xie Yu just smiled lightly, but didn't answer, with a look of disdain.

Wang Yan, who was on the side, saw it, and felt that Xie Yu far surpassed Zheng Yu in terms of talent, learning and bearing. If it weren't for the big tree of the current queen behind the Zheng family, Mr. Xie would be the best candidate for the third sister's wishful man .

Wang Jue, who was accompanied by the brothers of the Zheng family at the other table, seemed a little out of his mind, looking at the door of the front hall from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone.

Nobody knew who he was waiting for.

But Zhao Hao knew that if he didn't show up at Yaxuanju on that day, he would not be Wang Jue's good brother in all likelihood.

So here he comes, though almost the last.

At the entrance of the hall, a person dressed in purple, under the leadership of the housekeeper of the palace, came lightly and went straight to the back hall.

At that moment, everyone was stunned, including the brothers of the Zheng family and Xie Yu, only Wang Jue burst out laughing and walked up to him quickly.

Zheng Yu also smiled, smiling brightly like a spring flower: "Brother Zhao is here, very good!"

There was excitement in Zheng Feng's eyes—if something happened to him today, he would never be alone.

Xie Yu shook his head subtly, and the look in his eyes condensed a few words: "Cousin, why are you doing this..."

Even Wang Yan shook his head secretly: "Why..."

It's okay not to be able to marry a beautiful woman, but if the results of the Six Arts Examination are all behind, I'm afraid it will be a bit embarrassing.

Zhao's dude, the image of ignorance and incompetence in everyone's minds will not change because of the last stunning work at the Peony Flower Fair.

……

Yaxuan is located in the back hall, behind the bead curtain, a slender figure is sitting behind the piano table, the sound of the piano is like gurgling water rippling in the huge back hall.

A petite figure hurried over.

"My lady, Mr. Zhao is here."

Hey~
A string snapped suddenly.

"Oh... Got it."

……

At noon, in the hall of Yaxuanju, the Wang family prepared a sumptuous banquet for those who came to invite relatives.

The wine is ten-year-old daughter Hong, the dishes are ordered by Zhao's Spring Breeze Building, and the top girls from the major brothels in Jiangning are invited to come and sing and dance, which is no less than a poetry festival.

During the banquet, many people took this opportunity to toast and make friends with each other.For the dream of becoming the son-in-law of the royal family, the vast majority of people have no hope. Taking the opportunity to expand their social circle and get to know more sons and grandchildren with prominent backgrounds is their biggest purpose for coming here.

After the banquet, the examination of the six arts officially began.

Although Zhao Hao's way of attending the scene seemed a little special, and his status as the only son of the Zhao family made many people feel that he was making friends with him, but after entering the formal assessment, he was gradually forgotten by everyone. The only person who really cared about him was Zheng Zheng. Peak one.

It's like caring for brothers and sisters. Even if you make a fool of yourself, you will have someone to accompany you, so you won't feel too lonely or too embarrassing.

Unfortunately, Zheng Feng was disappointed.

There are two exams in the afternoon, both are literary exams, and each exam takes about half an hour.

In the first round, the ceremony test, Xie Yu was first, Zheng Yu was third, and Zheng Feng was fifth from last.

However, Zheng Feng searched the entire list but couldn't find Zhao Hao's name.

Zheng Feng was not reconciled, so he found someone to find out the truth, but the news he got made him extremely depressed: Zhao Hao didn't participate in this game at all, but accompanied by Wang Jue, he took advantage of this time to play around the whole of Rui'an. Crane Park.

When he was frowning and extremely embarrassed in the ceremony examination room, Zhao Hao was leisurely feeding the cranes.

Although he hated him so much, there was nothing he could do about it. The ancestor ordered him to accompany Zheng Yu in every exam, and he had no choice.

In the second round, the book test, Xie Yu was second, Zheng Yu was fifth, and Zheng Feng was still fifth from the bottom.

No one knew that the reason why Zheng Feng was able to get the two bottom five excellent results was because the Zheng family had already arranged for four candidates to be at the bottom for the sake of face.

First in the book test, Zhao Hao!
A copy of "Orchid Pavilion Preface" in cursive script, flamboyant and phoenix dancing, is majestic. Although it is not as good as Wang Youjun's "floating like floating clouds, like startling dragons", it is enough to crush all the rich and official second generations present.

The examiner is also a great Confucian, especially in calligraphy. Seeing Zhao Hao's calligraphy, he said hello three times in succession, without saying a word, he directly marked it as the first.

Although Zhao Hao's calligraphy had already been exhibited at the Peony Flower Fair, Zheng Feng had already been mentally prepared, but he couldn't avoid being depressed throughout the afternoon.

Zhao Hao, who was regarded by him as a difficult brother, either gave up the exam and took a leisurely tour of Ruihe Garden, or won the championship and dominated the crowd, but he was crushed twice in a row, what a bitter word have to.

Also depressed was Zheng Yu, who originally thought he could watch Zhao Haoli's jokes, but who knew that his opponent either refused to accept the move, or rode directly on top of him.The sense of superiority in his heart could not be shown, and he was trampled a little bit, with a feeling of scratching the skin and not scratching the itch.

(End of this chapter)