Jinyi champion

Chapter 409 Joy from Heaven

Leap in mid-August.

It has been more than half a month since Zhu Hao left Anlu, and Zhu Niang spent the whole time missing her son.

Because she missed her son, Zhu Niang was absent-minded when she settled the accounts, and she even needed Aunt Li's reminder to realize that she had made a mistake in the accounts.

"Ma'am, if you are tired, go to rest first... It seems that you are not in good spirits these two days, but because of the cold autumn, did you not sleep well at night?"

Aunt Li looked at her elder sister with concern. Although they used to be competitors, they are now relatives who depend on each other.

Zhu Niang sighed: "When Xiao Hao was at home, she didn't feel that much, even if she didn't return to the palace for more than ten days, she didn't miss him too much, and felt that as long as he was by her side, nothing would happen.

"But now he suddenly went to the capital... Do you think he can get used to it on the road? He lived in the open air... came back from Wuchang Mansion, didn't even sit down, just left..."

Zhu Niang babbled, making Aunt Li feel that when a woman gets older, she starts talking too much.

"Master Hao is fine, isn't Mr. Tang by his side? Mr. Tang has a wide network of contacts, and he has many friends in the capital." Aunt Li spoke in relief.

Zhu Niang sighed again, suddenly thought of something and was about to say it, but kept silent.

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The rice paper shop didn't have too many customers, and even the collapsed house at the ferry didn't seem to be doing very well. Without Zhu Hao as the backbone, even the shopkeeper Ma couldn't stand it.

In the afternoon, Zhu Niang was about to close the shop early, when there was a noise at the door.

Aunt Li walked over and looked around, but saw many people gathered to watch, and then a group of officials passed by, beating gongs and drums, it was very lively.

"What's the matter?"

People are asking what happened.

But I heard the leading officer shout: "Master Sun High School in the north of the city ranked [-]th in the Huguang Yimao Nian Township Examination, Master Sun is now in high school!"

When the people heard this, their spirits were lifted.

Everyone is asking, which Master Sun is it?

Immediately, people from the Sun Mansion came to greet them, and even came out with firecrackers in bullock carts. They set off firecrackers along the road, and hung red and green on the trees on the street, making the atmosphere even more lively.

Aunt Li turned her head to look at Zhu Niang who was doing the accounting at the counter: "Master Sun, could it be the Sun family who has business dealings with our family?"

Zhu Niang shook her head: "Don't worry about other people's affairs..."

He said he didn't care about it, but he was still a little disappointed when he heard that someone else had passed the exam. Outside, firecrackers were blasting and gongs and drums were blaring.

"It's as if you're afraid people won't know."

Zhu Niang walked to the door and glanced outside, her words were somewhat sour.

People from the Sun Mansion scattered copper coins along the way, as if they wanted to have fun with their neighbors, and everyone wanted to know about the happy event, so that the onlookers, especially the lively children, all followed the team of announcing the good news.

Zhu Niang looked at the crowd leaving and sighed, and Aunt Li at the side comforted her: "Master Hao is young, so there will be opportunities in the future."

As they spoke, the two sisters were about to pick up the partition and close the door.

Unexpectedly, Qian Chuanzi, who came out to watch the fun, had sharp eyes and saw her at a glance: "Oh, isn't this Zhu Niang? Didn't your son also go to take the provincial exam? What, did he pass?"

Zhu Niang didn't want to pay attention to Qian Chuanzi's venomous tongue, and a neighbor said: "How old is the young master of the Zhu family? It's not easy to be a scholar...Qian Chuanzi, when will your child be as successful as someone else?"

"Bah! If you can't pass the exam, you can say you can't pass the exam. Why are you pretending here?"

Not to mention how relieved Qian Chuanzi was.

He is very happy when he sees other people being unlucky.

I don't want to think that at this moment, in the team going far away to announce the good news, someone turned his head and ran to Zhu Niang's shop, but it was a servant of the Sun's mansion, who approached and shouted:
"This is the third wife, right? My old lady said that after welcoming the announcing team, I will come over to thank you in person... Thanks to the guidance of the young master of the Ni family, my young master was able to pass the exam."

Zhu Niang was a little confused when she heard this.

Is it really Sun Ru, the young master of the Sun family?
That stupid-looking, bookish scholar?

Isn't that the disciple of his own son?Didn't he just take the middle school entrance examination?How could someone pass the exam and become a master?

The onlookers on the scene couldn't help but roared loudly when they heard it.

A neighbor's aunt couldn't help being curious, and came out and asked, "Mother Zhu, did the students accepted by your young master pass the exam?"

People from the Sun House replied: "Yes, my young master is Mr. Zhu's direct disciple... Thanks to Mr. Zhu's cultivation, my young master was able to win the hospital and township examinations... Later, the old lady will come to thank you with a big gift , when my young master comes back, he will come over and kowtow to thank you."

Zhu Niang suddenly became the target of public criticism, but she didn't feel any honor in her heart. Instead, she felt that God was unfair, so she quickly waved her hands: "No need, no need... the dog... is not in Anlu for the time being, he is going on a study tour."

Qian Chuanzi jumped up again when he heard it: "You know you didn't perform well in the examination room, so you went out to avoid the limelight?"

"Qian Chuanzi, why are you everywhere? You can become a Juren master even if you take in a student, and you have no chance for eighteen generations of your family's ancestors!"

"Hahaha……"

Qian Chuanzi originally planned to have fun and tease Zhu Niang, but suddenly found himself the target of public criticism.

He realized that if a widow takes care of her son, and the son is still promising, the public opinion is naturally one-sided, so he cursed: "What I'm telling is the truth, you women with long hair and short knowledge don't care about it like you!"

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Zhu Niang was about to close the door, but the Sun family said they would come over to thank her. She didn't know whether to close the door or just wait.

It would be impolite to shut out guests. Besides, she met the old lady of the Sun family and she spoke kindly. Especially when discussing business recently, she really treated her son as a husband. Perhaps in the eyes of the Sun family, Zhu Hao treated Sun Ru as a Exam students have great cultivation grace, right?

But the sons of other families can pass the exams. Can this kind of talent be taught by their own sons?
"Ma'am, let's go in first and wait... The Sun family came to thank us, isn't our family proud?" Aunt Li hurriedly gave Zhu Niang a hand, meaning don't stay outside, go back to the house, out of sight .

At this time, another group of people came from a distance, not from the direction of the city gate, but from the Xingwang Mansion.

Zhu Niang, who took the lead, recognized at a glance that it was Fengzheng Zhang Zuo, who had come to contact many times before.

The people brought by Zhang Zuo held a long pole with red-clothed firecrackers hanging on the pole, and brought a large number of guards from the palace's ceremonial guards, all the way to Zhu Niang's house.

"Mr. Zhang, is this...?"

Mrs. Zhu was dumbfounded again.

What is the palace doing?
A guard foreman next to him approached Zhang Zuo and said something in Zhang Zuo's ear. Zhang Zuo smiled and said, "Our family came here specially at the order of the princess... Huh? The person hasn't arrived yet, right? Let's wait first." Wait, come here... to line up the array..."

After finishing the speech, the guards of the Royal Guards Department lined up two rows at the door of Zhu Niang's shop, twenty or thirty people lined up in a majestic manner.

Some people even hung up the firecrackers, as if they were waiting for someone to come, and they could set off the firecrackers as soon as they arrived.

Zhu Niang asked strangely: "Mr. Zhang, what...what is going on?"

Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry, just wait, it's meaningless to say it now... The palace is also well-informed, and I learned in advance... Oh, isn't it over there?"

Zhang Zuo asked, pointing to the team coming from a distance.

Someone nearby reminded: "Eunuch Zhang, it seems that it is not in the direction of the gate of the city. It seems that someone is welcoming the relatives?"

Only then did Zhang Zuo realize that these people came from the same direction as him, and he immediately waved his hands, meaning that people should block these people first... We are preparing to celebrate a good event here, how can there be such an ignorant person just running away Come here, is it possible that there is still a wedding?
"Mr. Zhang, that's disciple Quanzi's mother, the old lady of the Sun family... She came to thank Quanzi for his kindness in nurturing him."

Zhu Niang stood on her tiptoes to look, and the person coming opposite was the old lady of the Sun family who personally led the team that came to thank her.

It's not a wedding reception at all, but it's more lively than a wedding reception. There are loads of things in big and small boxes. Those who don't know it think they will be hired. Everyone is wearing red and green, full of festive energy.

Zhang Zuo was stunned: "The Sun family is the home of master Zhu's apprentice? Why, Master Zhu's disciple also passed the exam?"

Zhu Niang wanted to explain, but she couldn't remember what the people who came to announce the good news said. Someone on the street answered, "It said it was the thirty-sixth provincial examination..."

"Hey, I'm happy, I'm happy... Hurry up... Hurry up and welcome people over."

As soon as Zhang Zuo heard that it was a good thing, he didn't send anyone to block the way, and greeted them directly.

The old lady of the Sun family approached, and Zhu Niang made an introduction. When the old lady of the Sun family heard that the eunuch in charge of the palace came in person, she hurriedly saluted: "Old Mrs. Sun, I have met Mr. Zhang."

"Madam, you are too polite. I didn't have the chance to visit you before, but since your son has also won the election, he will visit the palace more often. After all, he is not an outsider...Young master Zhu's student is also someone close to the palace..."

Zhang Zuo heard that Zhu Hao's student had passed the exam, so why don't they recruit him to use him?
While talking, another group of people came, this time it was people from the state government.

It actually came from the direction of Xing Wangfu.

Unexpectedly, at the same time, another group of beating gongs and drums also appeared, coming from the gate of the city, the two groups of people walked towards each other, but that group of people did not approach Zhu's shop immediately, and stopped for a while, as if they were waiting. Let's start the ceremony first.

"Jiang Tongzhi? Long time no see."

Zhang Zuo first went to see the representative sent by the prefectural government. It was not the new magistrate himself, but the prefect Jiang Jingtang who accompanied the new magistrate to the place where he was appointed.

After Jiang Jingtang took office, he represented the state government to attend the funeral at Xingwang's mansion, so he knew Zhang Zuo and hurriedly bowed to salute.

Zhu Niang's side is even more confused. It is reasonable for the Sun family to come to thank Zhu Hao for his cultivation, but what the hell are the palace and the state government doing?

Aunt Li realized something, and carefully tore Zhu Niang's clothes, and said, "Ma'am, do you think... Master Hao also won the exam?"

"No... no way?" Saying so, Zhu Niang's eyes were fixed on the team coming from the city gate in the distance, which was very similar to the team that passed by the gate to announce the good news to the Sun family, but now It's the palace of the king, and it's people from the state government. It seems that there is only one explanation that makes sense.

That means Zhu Hao also won the exam!
The palace heard the news in advance and sent Zhang Zuo to congratulate him, so it was boring to say it in advance.

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