Jinyi champion

Chapter 450 Congratulations in Advance
Aunt Li had comforted Zhu Niang many times before, and advised her to take it easy, but Zhu Niang was still worried.

My son is in a foreign land, is it cold enough to wear clothes?Can you eat and dress warmly?Is it snowing or raining in the north?Are you being bullied?
On the fourth day of April, Zhu Niang was holding an abacus to check the accounts of the rice paper shop with Aunt Li. The horse shopkeeper was driving a car and hurried to the outside of the shop. Because he was in a hurry, he almost bumped into someone along the way. He stopped the carriage at the entrance of the rice paper shop, jumped off the carriage, and shouted: "Ma'am, ma'am!"

Attract the attention of passers-by.

Unknown, Zhu Niang went inside, came to the door and looked at the horse shopkeeper rushing over, and was about to ask questions.

However, shopkeeper Ma said excitedly: "I got it, I got it!"

"What happened?"

Aunt Li followed.

It's just that shopkeeper Ma was running all the way, not breathing well, and under the excitement, his tongue could hardly be straightened. After a long while, he said: "Young Master... No, from now on, I should be called Master, and Master will win the prize."

"Huiyuan?"

Mrs. Zhu was very confused.

Even though she had crammed a lot of knowledge about the imperial examination before, she was already familiar with nouns such as shengyuan, juren, and Jinshi, but she was still very unfamiliar with the vocabulary of Huiyuan.

Aunt Li also asked: "Is it because I didn't get a Jinshi? The imperial court issued a vice list, is it that Huiyuan?"

"No! No!"

Shopkeeper Ma didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly explained, "Master Zhu won the first place in the imperial examination. Even if he hasn't taken the imperial examination yet, he is already a Jinshi! If you do it again, this Huiyuan is equivalent to the number one scholar in Ming Dynasty!"

When Zhu Niang heard this, her head came up with a rush of blood, and she asked with a flushed face, "You...what did you say?"

Shopkeeper Ma said: "My lord, he has tried it and won the first place. He is the leader in the Huguang Township Examination, and he is also the leader in the General Examination. He ranks first among scholars in the world. Next is the Palace Examination. If he wins the first place, he will be the No. [-] Scholar!"

When Zhu Niang heard this, she was furious, her mind went blank for a moment, and she couldn't stand still in a daze. Fortunately, Aunt Li was beside her and supported her.

"lady!"

Xiaobai also ran from inside to help Aunt Li and Zhu Niang.

Shopkeeper Ma took a look, good guy, I’m here to announce the good news, first pass out my wife, can I, a gentleman, enter this widow’s house?

Forget it, it's better not to go in, she is not only a chaste woman, a commanding woman, but also a royal order in the future, this is an official status, how dare I get close to her?

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"What's the matter?"

The rice paper shop quickly became lively.

The neighbors saw that Zhu Niang had fainted and was helped by her family into the shop, and a group of people surrounded her.

Qian Chuanzi came out from behind the crowd, probed and said, "It must be that the Zhu family boy had an accident in the capital, or he suffered a serious illness, or he died already!"

"The surname Qian, can you say something nice? The young master of the Zhu family is now a juren, and you dare to gossip? Why don't you go to the yamen to make dozens of boards!"

There were threats from neighbors.

Qian Chuanzi looked disdainful.

The horse shopkeeper stood at the door with a smile on his face, looking at the clear sky, it seemed to be bluer than usual, and the sun shone warmly on his body, which was very pleasant.

"There is another crazy one here!"

Some aunts couldn't help but exclaimed when they noticed that shopkeeper Ma was smiling silly at the sky.

The shopkeeper Ma took a good rest, looked around at the people watching the excitement, held his head high and said: "Everyone, my little boss is the master of the Zhu family. From now on, he will not be a jurengong, but a Jinshi. In the spring of this year, in the spring of the capital, my master passed the exam. Huiyuan, the number one tribute scholar, thank you all for your love."

"what?"

The people present were discussing a lot, obviously not daring to believe the news.

Qian Chuanzi said: "There are so many scholars in the world, and this kid got the first place in the exam? Are you fooling a ghost?"

"It's not fooled, just don't believe it."

Shopkeeper Ma didn't bother to argue with this group of people.

Someone who knew a little bit asked: "I will take the first place in the test, but what about the palace test?"

Shopkeeper Ma said: "The imperial examination has not yet been held."

"Only those who have passed the imperial examination are Jinshi. You are obviously talking nonsense. The general examination and the imperial examination are held together. It is mentioned in this book..." Another person questioned.

Shopkeeper Ma was quite helpless, first he reported his wife fainted, and now he has to explain the general examination and palace examination to a group of Baiding neighbors, he felt tired for a while, shook his head and said: "Neighbors, do you know that the current emperor is leading the army?" In the Jiangnan area, I haven’t returned to Beijing yet, so the palace examination cannot be held as scheduled! But after passing the general examination, the palace examination will definitely be admitted, which means that my master’s Jinshi is almost guaranteed.”

"Oh, I see."

Many people have only a half-knowledge, but they nod repeatedly, looking proud.

"So, the young master of the Zhu family is really powerful. I just don't know whether the news is true or not. I haven't seen anyone from the government come to announce the good news!"

"That's right. When I passed the Juren examination earlier, the scene...was quite lively. Believe it or not."

The neighbors felt that this matter was a little unreliable. A person who passed the exam, such as the state government office and Xingwang's mansion, a group of people came to announce the good news, and the continuous gifts piled up the doorway. Now it is the shopkeeper of the Zhu family explaining that Zhu Hao passed the exam. Will try, the contrast is a bit big.

At this moment, Zhu Niang woke up and came out of the shop again, but she was still a little unsteady, and she needed Aunt Li's support.

When everyone saw Zhu Niang, they all looked over with proving eyes.

Zhu Niang saluted the onlookers first, and said: "Everyone in the neighborhood, you are a dog, and you will be admitted to the Gongshi in a few years, and you will be a Jinshi in a few steps...We orphans and widows thank the neighbors for their care over the years...Sister, you Hurry up and collect money, put on red and ribbons, prepare more reward money, and give happy money to the neighbors."

"Oh, it's still Zhu Niang's grandeur."

The onlookers saw that Zhu Niang was about to bleed profusely again, so could it be fake?
I also forgot the voice of questioning before, if you have money to get it, why don't you hurry up to congratulate?
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Outside Zhu's shop, there are lights and festoons.

This time, Zhu Niang spent a lot of money, not only on her own shop, but as long as the nearby shops are willing, they can hang red silk and red lanterns, and then they can ask Zhu's family for reimbursement, and soon it became a festive street.

The firecrackers were set off several times in a row.

Qian Chuanzi resolutely disagreed with hanging red in front of his shop, muttering in his mouth: "It's best to be extremely happy and sad, and you will die if you don't get a Jinshi!"

In the afternoon of the same day, after King Xing's Mansion heard the news, Zhang Zuo brought people over to congratulate him.

Zhu Niang originally set up a water table in Zhang Luo to greet the neighbors and common people who came to congratulate, Zhang Zuo was considered a distinguished guest, and hurried out to greet him after hearing the news.

Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "The palace learned about the situation a few days ago. I wanted to wait for the release of the palace examination. Mr. Zhu Xiao came to congratulate him after he was named on the gold list. But at present, it will take time for His Majesty to return to Beijing to preside over the palace examination. I was celebrating, so I came over to congratulate!"

Xingwangfu's channel is obviously more well-informed than shopkeeper Ma's, and he got the exact news more than ten days in advance.

According to the general rules, the announcement of the good news will be made after the palace examination is over, and people from the government will also appear at that time, so the scene will naturally be more lively.

But now that the palace examination has been postponed, Zhu Hao's passing the Huiyuan exam is something worth celebrating, and the Zhu family has already celebrated on their own, if they don't show up now, it will be as if the Xing Palace doesn't care about Zhu Hao's passing the Huiyuan exam.

Zhang Zuo could only quickly ask Princess Jiang for instructions, and then came to the door with a gift.

Zhu Niang was very respectful: "Zhang Fengzheng, my son has today, thanks to the support of the palace, my son will..."

"You can't say that, ma'am, Mr. Zhu Xiao will be an official in the court in the future, and it has nothing to do with Xing Wang's mansion. It is your son's own ability."

Zhang Zuo knows how to measure.

In the past, Zhu Hao was a juren, so he could openly say that he had something to do with Xing Wang's mansion, but that was nothing.

But in the future, Zhu Hao will be a Jinshi, and he will be an official in the court. Besides, he has close contacts with Xing Wangfu, which will have an impact on Zhu Hao and Xingwangfu. It is best to keep this relationship in secret. Everyone knows it well. Everyone knows?

"Yes Yes!"

Zhu Niang is not ignorant, and she is very grateful to Xing Wangfu, and feels that it is all the support and support of Xing Wangfu to her son in exchange for today's success and fame.

"Put your things down quickly, the palace has also prepared firecrackers here, let them go!"

Zhang Zuo greeted with a smile, "After Young Master Zhu is named on the gold list, come over and celebrate."

Zhu Niang regretted hearing this.

This is obviously to force the Xingwang Mansion to come over to congratulate him. In fact, his son is not considered a formal Jinshi yet, making it seem like he has become a Jinshi steadily.

Taking advantage of the busy people, Zhu Niang walked up to Zhang Zuo and asked quietly: "Zhang Fengzheng, concubine...is it too hasty?"

Zhang Zuo pointed to the inside of the shop: "It's noisy outside, let's go in and talk."

Zhu Niang was startled.

If any other man made such a request, she would definitely have some concerns, but considering that the other party was an eunuch from Xing Wangfu, she had nothing to worry about, so she invited Zhang Zuo to the shop.

Pointing at Qian Chuanzi, who had been watching Zhu Niang from outside, he deliberately shouted loudly: "Look, that widow has welcomed the man in!"

Immediately, someone he knew held his hand: "Are you looking for death? That is the Chief Eunuch of Xing Wang's Mansion. He has a very high status. If word spreads, do you believe that someone from the government pulled out your tongue?"

Only then did Qian Chuanzi realize that he had acted recklessly, and he was so frightened that he shuddered all over, and quickly hid in his shop and could not come out.

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"Third Madam, let me congratulate you first."

After Zhang Zuo entered the shop, he smiled and said, "It's all a celebration. Who would have thought that this year's palace examination would be postponed because His Majesty is not in the capital? Logically speaking, usually from this time to early April, the news of the palace examination's release is approaching. Lu Lie, the post road from Anlu to the capital will take less than ten days, and everyone wants to wait for a congratulations."

Zhu Niang nodded and said, "Yes, yes."

Zhang Zuo said: "No, there are a lot of things going on in the palace, the little prince is still in the capital and hasn't come back yet."

Between the words, Zhang Zuo was a little sentimental.

Zhu Niang asked with concern: "Little prince, he...?"

"It's okay, isn't your son, Mr. Zhu Xiao, also in the capital? There is news that your son has been teaching the prince, and nothing has been delayed. The palace is very grateful for this...

"We are all members of our own family, so we don't need to see outsiders, but now that your son has passed the Jinshi examination and is about to become an official in the court, there are some things that we should avoid. If this kind of relationship spreads, it will not be good for your son or the palace."

Zhang Zuoyu has a serious heart.

Zhu Niang suddenly had some political consciousness, and hurriedly saluted: "I will remember it."

(End of this chapter)