After reconciliation, Hou Ye chased his wife to the crematorium

Chapter 40
Three days later, the imperial list was finally released.

Sure enough, as Gu Man expected, Qiu Zining became the most unexpected group of dark horses this year, winning the No. [-] prize beyond everyone's expectations!
And the one who surprised people was Liu Changqing, who was hit by Tanhua.

For a while, everyone in the capital was talking about it.

The day after the announcement of the rankings, Cheng Mo went to court again.Earlier, the emperor gave Cheng Mo a three-day vacation, during those three days, Cheng Mo rested at Ji Moyan's place, leaving aside, what surprised Gu Man was that Liu Xiaoxiang went to her yard to talk with her for three consecutive days, He also comforted Gu Man to let her not be sad.

Gu Man smiled. Not only was she not sad, but she was so happy that Cheng Mo would stay in Ji Moyan's yard all his life.

However, I'm afraid that others don't think so, there are always people staring at Ji Moyan's yard, thinking that Cheng Mo will come out no matter what?

However, they waited from morning to night, but they couldn't wait.Cheng Mo just stayed in Ji Moyan's yard and did not come out.

Ji Moyan didn't know that apart from Gu Man, there were seven other women in the mansion who were looking forward to Lord Hou.

But, for some reason, she didn't want Cheng Mo to leave his side, she...was a little scared.

It's just that she didn't know what it was that she was afraid of.

Taking advantage of Cheng Mo's absence, Gu Man sent a message to Ji Moyan, inviting her to accompany her to "Jidi Building" to get back the money she won from the bet.However, Ji Moyan refused because the accounts in the mansion did not match up.

So, Gu Man had no choice but to go by herself.

At this time, the streets are not as crowded as before, but there are still many people coming and going.

When I came to the "Jidi Building", I saw some scholars walking out dejectedly carrying their burdens.From the looks of it, he must have failed.This is relatively calm, and some people cried bitterly, tore the book in their hands to pieces, and wailed in their mouths: "Ten years of hard study! Why is this?!!!"

However, the people in the restaurant seemed to be used to this scene, and didn't pay much attention to him, so they should do what they should do.

However, in this building, apart from the dejected high school students, there are also distraught gamblers who have lost all their fortunes, swearing non-stop.

Gu Man was still wearing men's clothes. After seeing Gu Man, the store waiter no longer had the friendly smile on his face. Instead, he pretended not to see her and hid in the back kitchen.

Gu Man didn't care, and went up to the second floor on her own, and found the person who exchanged prize money for people.

The man had a shrewd look on his face, with a goatee, and a big black mole on his right cheekbone from the upper temple to the lower temple, making him look very treacherous.

The man saw Gu Man and asked for the proof of the bet, after Gu Man gave the proof to the man, the man was shocked at first, and then smiled apologetically, "Wait a minute, I'll get you the bank note! You can’t move so much money by yourself, it’s more convenient to change it into bank notes!”

Gu Man nodded, quite considerate.

Looking around the second floor, there are quite a few people on the second floor who come to exchange money, among them is the fat man I met earlier, holding four taels of silver in his hand happily.

And that Liu Siyang left with a sad face.Probably made a wrong bet, after seeing Gu Man, he hurriedly covered his face with a fan and went downstairs.

Gu Man waited left and right on the second floor for the person to arrive, and when there were not many people left on the second floor, the person came in a hurry, followed by a man with a big waist, a fat head, and a fat stomach, who was dressed in brocade clothes and satin. .Behind them were seven or eight people holding sticks.All of them looked fierce.

Gu Man secretly thought it was bad, they wouldn't want to go back on their word and not cash her money, could they?
Gu Man won the No. 8000 prize, doubled the payout, and won a full [-] taels!It's a lot of money.

However, the owner of this restaurant has earned more than tens of thousands of taels just from the participation of ordinary people, large and small, in the capital.Could it be that he still can't afford to lose?

Just as he was thinking, the fat boss waved his hand, and the servants behind him surrounded Gu Man.

Gu Man looked at the fat boss strongly and calmly, "What does this mean?"

The fat boss grinned, the fat on his body trembled with the laughter, not to mention how greasy, he gasped and said, "What do you mean? Guess what it means?"

"Do you want to admit it?!"

The fat boss laughed even more wildly, and clapped his hands and said: "Sure enough, he is a smart and sensible person. Otherwise, how could he be so accurate in his strikes? It is said that Qiu Zining won the number one prize, but it is really Qiu Zining who won the number one prize. Awesome! Admire! Since the young master is so If you are smart, I won't be hard with you, so please?"

The fat shopkeeper made a gesture of invitation.

He wanted Gu Man to walk out of Jidi Building by herself.

At this time, the people on the second floor had already been emptied out. If Gu Man refused to confess, no one would know that she was beaten to death at this moment.

Gu Man sighed, it seems that she must suffer from this loss.But, 8000 taels!

With these 8000 taels, it is more than enough for her to open a shop in the south.

8000 taels...

If she had known it earlier, she would have brought some people here, but how could she think of this "Ji Di Lou" and would she not accept this?

snort!As long as the green hills remain, she will come back even if there is no firewood to burn!
The fat shopkeeper was also very surprised that Gu Man gave up so quickly and didn't make any resistance. He felt a little apprehensive, and said to the person next to him: "He is very knowledgeable about current affairs? If it is an ordinary person, how could he be willing to give away the 8000 yuan?" The two are gone for nothing? Who the hell is this kid? Don’t mess with people who shouldn’t be messed with, right?”

The man on the side smiled and said: "Don't worry, the shopkeeper, I think he is just an ordinary person, he must have been cowardly if he didn't dare to resist, look at his little chicken, he must not dare to challenge you!"

The fat shopkeeper put a smile on his face again, nodded, and looked at the man with satisfaction, "That's right!"

Gu Man gritted her teeth and walked out of "Jidi Building", her face was full of gloom.

But what was different from her mood was that the road ahead was full of firecrackers and gongs and drums.

The children are parading the streets shouting for the number one scholar~ Look at the number one scholar!
People's faces were full of joy, and some parents said to their children sincerely: "You must study hard, and when you grow up, you can be like the number one scholar, wearing red robes and black gauze!"

The children clapped their hands happily.

Gu Man followed behind the crowd, looking at Qiu Zining who was riding a white horse at the front.

At this time, his whole body and face were full of the pride of the leader of the high school, and he clasped his fists in return to the passers-by who said auspicious words for him.

Our No. [-] is also beaming with joy behind us.Looking at Liu Changqing, who is ranked last...

With a black face, as if this parade was not the great honor of Guangzong Yaozu, but a parade in the street, throwing his face on the ground, stomping on and on!

Gu Man actually understands him. He is a proud son of heaven. He was praised and raised by others since he was a child.But at this moment, I'm afraid that the people who supported him before are secretly laughing at him at this moment.

He must be very sad.

Perhaps Gu Man's eyes were too sincere and hot, Liu Changqing looked at Gu Man as if he had sensed it, and looked at her.

Gu Man smiled back, not a mocking smile, but a smile of 'you are already great'.

Maybe it was Liu Changqing who felt it, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)