in2ebook Chapter 257: When Your Name Is on the List
Chapter 257: When Your Name Is on the List
At this time, the three Changmu brothers who squeezed forward stood on tiptoe and pulled their sleeves, afraid of being separated and afraid of missing out on the ranking.
Changbai confidently searched for himself from the back to the front in the first-class list...
"Brother Changbai!!! Second place! You are second place!! Second place in the A list!!"
"Chang Feng!! Tanhualang! You got it too!"
Changbai and Changfeng's excited voices intertwined, and there was excitement and joy in their eyes.
After they heard what the other party said, they all expressed their excitement.
"what???"
"What about Changtong?"
Changbai and Changfeng looked up and saw Sheng Changtong, the top scorer!
(The imperial examination system had just been established in the Song Dynasty, and the "appointment" was adjusted many times. The number of people in each class was not fixed in different years, and it was reformed many times.
And according to different identities, there are different types of "imperial examinations".
For example, the brothers Chang Mu and Gou in the article took the normal imperial examination and took the promotion route in the Imperial College, while the historical celebrity Su Shi participated in the "Zhi Ke" imperial examination subject which was temporarily set up by the emperor's decree.
In the minds of scholars in the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination was better than the Jinshi examination..., and the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty mainly emphasized "recommendation", no matter whether it was a commoner or an incumbent official, the children of officials and so on... I will not go into details here.
It will definitely be very different from the widely known imperial examinations of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Check before questioning, thank you!)
The youngest number one scholar in this dynasty, only fifteen years old!
It's their sister!!!
"Changtong!!!"
Chang Feng turned around and shouted at the carriage in the distance,
"Molan! Rulan!! Changtong is the top scholar!!!"
Changfeng and Changbai shouted, and were much more excited for Minglan than for their own ranking.
The three sons of the Sheng family all took the first three places in the palace examination. This grand occasion caused an uproar in the whole capital.
This time the Ministry of Rites saved a lot of trouble, as the top three in the first class were all from the same family, so whether they were responsible for beating drums and gongs or announcing the imperial decree, they only had to make one trip.
After hearing the news, Wang Ruofu was so excited that she couldn't sit still. She pulled her mother and told her,
"Firecrackers, quick firecrackers!"
"Our Minglan is the top scholar!!"
Hua Lan, who had come to Sheng Mansion to wait for the good news, smiled helplessly.
"Mom, it's Changtong."
"Yes, Changtong, our Changtong is really very promising!"
Hua Lan shook her head helplessly.
"Mother, Changbai and Changfeng are also in the first class, one is the runner-up and the other is the third place. Don't forget them, or you will be sad."
Of course Wang Ruofu knew that she should treat everyone equally, but in matters like the imperial examination, daughters were superior to boys, and one of them was even the top scorer. How could Wang Ruofu remain calm and treat everyone equally?
He immediately pulled Hualan and chattered with her.
“I think Minglan looks more handsome in men’s clothing, so he deserves to be the third place winner, but if he has to choose between the first place winner, forget it.
Chang Feng is not bad either. He looks like Lin Qinshuang and has imitated his father's romantic and dashing appearance when he was young.
Alas, why is Changbai so slow to grow? They are all born from the same father."
Hua Lan held her forehead with her hand, not knowing what Wang Ruofu's mind was like, and said helplessly,
"Mom, you're talking about Changbai like he's so disgusting."
Wang Ruofu stopped and turned around to ask in confusion, "Among our families, is Changbai at the bottom?"
Hua Lan was stunned, and suddenly laughed so hard that she couldn't help but shake her head and sigh.
“The competition in our Sheng Mansion is really cruel.
Before Changbai got engaged, he was a famous handsome man in the capital."
The two of them talked one by one and soon arrived at the courtyard of their grandmother, Old Lady Sheng Xu.
Such great news must be told to grandma in person so that we can all be happy together.
When Qi Heng failed the exam, the three brothers of the Sheng family looked at it carefully three or four times.
A few of them looked at each other, clapped their hands happily, and then escaped from the clutches of a group of old men who were trying to catch their son-in-law.
All the classmates who took part in the imperial examinations in Zhuang Xuejiu's private school were eligible to take part in the palace examination, and except for Qi Heng, they all achieved remarkable results.
Han Chen, the grandson of Princess Qingchang, ranked 20th in the second class.
It just barely ranked second, but for the Han family, which had been in decline for two generations and had always had a bad reputation, it was already good news from heaven.
Moreover, Han Chen grew up in Princess Qingchang's mansion and had no deep ties with the Han family, so he was favored by countless aristocratic families in Tokyo.
The eldest grandson of the Duke of Yingguo, Zhang Youqian, ranked tenth in the first class, and the second grandson, Zhang Youcheng, ranked first in the second class.
Cui Mingze, the eldest grandson of the Cui family and wife of the Duke of England, ranked third in the second class.
This year, there are 20 candidates in the first and second classes respectively. Even the second class ranks among the top 40 candidates in the country, which is definitely excellent.
Ge Cheng'an, the third son of Minister Ge, ranked eighth in the first class.
In addition, An Congcheng, the eldest son of Duke Fuguo who was engaged to Rulan, was ranked sixth in the first class.
As soon as the results of the palace examination came out and the imperial edict was posted, Zhuang Xuejiu made a fortune.
And Gu's previous criticism of Zhuang Xuejiu's private school, together with Qi Heng's failure in the imperial examination, once again became a topic of conversation in Beijing.
Was it the Fourth Miss of the Sheng Family who you were sure of, who had ill intentions towards you, Young Master Qi, or was it that Young Master Qi himself had ulterior motives that delayed his studies?
How come we have been classmates for so many years, but you are the only one who didn’t even get a top five?
You should know that the number of people in the top five this year is as high as a hundred.
This time, the Sheng family was once again "clearing their name" in an open and extremely high-profile manner.
When gossip about a girl is exposed, people often blame the victim, saying, "If there is nothing wrong with you, why do people have to talk about you?"
But before the gossip could even spread, it was dispelled by the heroic feat of three young men from the Sheng family taking the top three places in one day.
Throughout the dynasties, has there ever been a family with three men taking the imperial examinations at the same time, and taking the top three places?
People who are good at studying are often labeled as "well-educated".
How could a family with such good parenting give their daughter a bad education?
What's more, she has the eldest daughter who is praised by the Princess's Mansion, and the youngest sister who is favored by the old Duke of Fuguo, who has eyes on his forehead and makes his precious eldest son betrothed to her.
Miss Sheng, you are so pitiful.
No wonder the government gave her the title of "County Princess" as a consolation.
A girl like this was dragged down and implicated by the ungrateful, arrogant and rude Gu!
Under such circumstances, even if people like Gu wanted to spread some unfavorable remarks against Molan, they would be ridiculed.
What good will it do you if Fourth Miss Sheng has a ruined reputation?
You are not thinking of ruining the reputation of Fourth Miss Sheng for your own profit, are you?
She's already engaged! Stop dreaming! You really have a dirty mind.
As a result, the number of casualties among teacups and maids in the Duke of Qi's mansion continued to increase.
Gu could not allow that his enemy could step on him and rise higher.
Why is the Sheng family so lucky?
Is it true that Zhuang Xuejiu has no ulterior motives when he teaches?
Isn't this looking down on the Duke of Qi's Mansion?