Yan Cigui.

Shenghui Pavilion.

Chen Gui stood in front of his shop with tears in his eyes.

He was smoked by the firecracker smoke that filled the alley.

It was really thick and foggy, and it was so cloudy that I couldn't see anything clearly, and it was particularly dazzling.

But I couldn't hold back the joy in my heart, even the tears were tears of joy.

A moment ago, before the guard of honor arrived at the entrance of the alley, Liao Zi rushed back like a shooting star, making gestures.

"Zheng Yuanhe, it's Zheng Yuanhe! It's said that he has the appearance of the number one scholar, so it really is him!"

"The poem on the wall of the shop is really inlaid with gold in the future!"

"Tanhualang is also from the alley, Yuan Zhitang, the younger one, I heard people say that he should be the second in the list, but unfortunately he is really handsome, so I asked Sheng Shang to be Tanhua."

"Yu Pu won the prize too, the third in the second class."

"The little ones are so crowded in front that they can't see it, so I'll come back and report to you immediately."

"The firecrackers are all ready, take out the small ones, and light them as soon as the guard of honor arrives."

Liao Zi's mouth is lively, and the firecrackers are of course more lively than his mouth.

Chen Gui's heart was pounding, and it was beating like a firecracker.

This scene is really exciting.

There was an apricot list before, and he anxiously went to see the list.

Those familiar names gave him reassurance.

Candidates who live in Honest Lane can't nominate all of them, but there are [-]-[-]% of them.

Those who can get on the apricot list to go to the palace test, as long as there is no serious situation, are all famous on the gold list.

The difference is in the ranking.

Some people performed better and jumped to the middle or even the upper reaches at the end; some missed and lost their current rankings, but the backgrounds of Jinshi and fellow Jinshi are stable.

In terms of the old practice of "[-]% wins", Honest Lane's record has doubled, or even more than doubled.

At that time, the eyes of the whole capital were on Honesty Lane.

When Chen Gui reported the letter to the mansion, the old lady laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.

Of course, everyone is waiting for the final gold list.

Is Zheng Yuanhe, who is at the top of the apricot list, able to secure his top spot, or someone can come out and snatch the top spot.

Now the results are out.

Zheng Yuanhe had the last laugh.

Honest Lane also had the last laugh.

No. [-] scholar, Tanhua, third place in the second class, and so many Jinshi and fellow Jinshi...

More than half a year ago, Chen Gui heard that the princess had anticipated such an exciting scene with him.

Of course he listened to it all, and his blood boiled with enthusiasm.

Later, in order to open a literary shop, Chen Gui participated in so many poetry societies and met many candidates.

He is a businessman who doesn't know how to read articles, and a layman will watch the excitement, but he will be impressed by some candidates, and they are high-spirited.

Chen Gui hoped that they would all be on the list and get good rankings, and also waited for the prospect that the Princess and him envisioned to come true, but at the same time, both Chen Gui and Jing Dabao had made "bad plans".

As a businessman, you can’t just think about the good and not the bad. It’s always right to make more preparations.

Of course, by this point, those bad plans were useless.

The "harvest" scenes described by the princess and him have all come true.

Chen Gui rubbed his eyes vigorously, watching the Zhuangyuan Lang in a fancy dress enter the alley.

Zheng Yuanhe was also more choked by the smoke, but he was in a good mood, the smile on his face never broke, and he returned salutes to those who came to congratulate him one by one.

Chen Gui congratulated him first, then congratulated Tanhualang, turned his head to look for Yu Pu but couldn't find it, so he asked.

Someone on the side said: "He first went to announce the good news to his family."

Upon hearing this, Chen Gui nodded repeatedly.

Yu Pu has distant relatives in Beijing, and he lived there before.

Now that I got a good grade in the exam, I will naturally share it with my family sooner.

Beijing is bustling, from morning to night.

Until the evening of the next day, a Qionglin thank-you banquet was held in the palace, and everyone went into the palace.

The Holy One attaches great importance to this.

The imperial court needs to recruit more talents, which is also the reason why he offered Enke this time, and the Jinshi of Xinke will be the pillars of the future when they grow up.

The Holy Majesty not only attended by himself, but also let the prince join him.

Xu Jian had to go too.

"Father, really," Li Shao complained softly, "Sit there with his [-]th grader, which of these newcomers can let go? I'm afraid I'm so scared that I can't even hold my chopsticks steadily."

Hearing this, Xu Jian glanced at Li Shao.

Li Shao found out, turned around and asked Xu Jian: "What? Am I wrong?"

"What Your Highness said is very true." Xu Jian replied.

Of course there is nothing wrong with what Li Shao said, it's just his attitude...

Xu Jian vaguely noticed that Li Shao didn't like it, or he didn't really want to go to this thanksgiving banquet.

This goes against Li Shao's usual character.

Even if the Jinshi were overwhelmed with alcohol and ordered to drink, they would definitely not compete with His Highness the Crown Prince. Li Shao was just a spectator, so he shouldn't avoid it according to common sense.

If it is said that he has to go to the banquet and delay Li Shao's time to find other fun, this is a possibility.

Xu Jian guessed Li Shao's thoughts, and tried to ask: "After the toast, Your Highness suggests that the Holy Majesty leave the table first?"

Li Shao hummed: "Okay, if Father refuses, you can help me persuade him."

Xu Jian agreed.

When the time came, Xu Jian followed Li Shao to the Thanksgiving banquet with the saint.

The Holy Majesty was in a good mood, and said a few words with the three heads, and then the banquet began.

Eunuch Cao brought the wine cup.

The Holy One raised his glass and toasted with all Jinshi.

Li Shao took a sip of his own, then glanced sideways at Xu Jian.

Xu Jian gave Li Shao a look back.

The meaning is straightforward.

Just open your mouth, and I will follow suit.

Seeing Xu Jian's answer, Li Shao regained his composure, and said to the saint, "Father, why are they open to eating wine and vegetables while you are here? If you want to drink, I will accompany you to have a few drinks."

Hearing this, the Holy Majesty couldn't help laughing.

He had no intention of staying long.

He's not the kind of person who doesn't know what's interesting.

"Shao'er is right," the sage patted Li Shao on the shoulder, "Since that's the case, let us father and son go have a drink."

After saying this, the Holy Majesty looked at Xu Jian who was at the side.

Xu Jian hurriedly said: "Respectfully send off the Holy Majesty and Your Highness, and my servants have also left the palace to go back."

The Holy One nodded slightly, got up and left the table.

Xu Jian respectfully saw him off, but Li Shao turned his head several times.

"Let's go," Li Shao urged, "Don't wait any longer, they are just scholars, and you don't like to listen to them."

Xu Jian raised her eyebrows, didn't answer the words, and walked out following Li Shao's wishes.

Seeing that he walked out of the lively place, Li Shao's shoulders gradually relaxed.

Something is different.

no doubt.

The emperor went to the imperial study, and Xu Jian went outside the palace.

At the fork in the hatchback, when Li Shao was no longer in sight, Xu Jian turned around and went to the banquet again.

The thank you banquet was more lively than before.

The Majesty left the banquet, and the Jinshi who had been a little cautious gradually became more energetic and were toasting each other.

Xu Jian looked around and saw a cart approaching not far away, which was almost full of wine jars.

"Everyone from Xinke," the servant boy in charge smiled and directed a few servants to share the wine, "The envoy Gu Yue paid tribute to some good wine, and the Holy Majesty bestowed upon you all that you will not be drunk or return home."

It is a voice of thanksgiving.

The wine jar was opened, and the aroma was overflowing. In addition to thanking him, he added a few praises.

Xu Jian thought about it.

"Eunuch Tong," he whispered, "I want to have a taste too."

"Master Guo was joking, you want this tribute wine, how could you not drink it?" Tong Nei Shi laughed, "Come on, the miscellaneous family will give you another glass, there is only one glass tonight, if you open it up and drink it , These wines are not enough."

"It's just a mouth addiction." Xu Jian said.

Tong's waiter found a clean wine cup, filled it up and held it over.

Xu Jian thanked her and took it.

The wine in the cup is mellow and mellow, reflecting the moonlight, giving a feeling of fullness of glass.

"It looks good." Xu Jian said.

"The tribute wine must be good." Tong Nei waiter said.

Xu Jian raised his glass, sniffed it, took a little sip, and gulped it down in one gulp, sipping it in his mouth, rolling his Adam's apple before swallowing it all.

Tong Naishi looked at him, and involuntarily rolled his throat.

"Master, does it taste good?" He asked.

Xu Jian lowered his eyes, chuckled lightly, and asked, "Has Eunuch Tong tasted this wine?"

"How can there be such a good food in the miscellaneous family!" Tong's waiter waved his hand, "There are nine buckets in total, and the Holy Majesty gave rewards from various places earlier, it seems that half of them have already gone.

Today's thanksgiving feast has filled almost one more bucket.

Now there are still a few barrels left, and there is still a birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager and the birthday of the imperial concubine, so I don’t want to drink it.

How can miscellaneous people taste it. "

Tong Nei waited for a while, and saw that Fu Guogong didn't speak, but just looked at him teasingly...

He was so embarrassed by the laughter, he rubbed his hands, and "begged for mercy" in a low voice: "The miscellaneous family is not greedy! The miscellaneous family is honest, the Duke must keep the miscellaneous family secret!
There is so much wine here, there will be some left when the banquet is over, so the miscellaneous family will quietly scrape the bottom of the wine jar, and taste every sip.

As you said, have a mouthful! "

After hearing this, Xu Jian was overjoyed.

Turning around, he brought back a wine jar from nearby, filled the wine cup by himself, and handed it to the servant boy.

"Elder-in-law, taste it," he said, "just treat it as if I drank it up."

Seeing his actions, Tong Nei Shi couldn't help but laugh.

"The miscellaneous family will be impolite." He cupped his hands, took it, smelled it carefully, sipped it, and tasted it a little bit, squinting his eyes especially enthusiastically.

At the end, the waiter said: "Your mouth will be fragrant, your mouth will be fragrant. The Za family is satisfied."

Xu Jian weighed the wine jar, took another two sips from the mouth of the jar, and asked, "Elder-in-law, how many barrels are there in the cellar? I'm deliberating and asking the Holy Majesty how many jars are appropriate."

Tong Nei waiter said: "The miscellaneous family just took people to get the wine, and I heard that there are less than three barrels."

Xu Jian asked again: "Is it pre-installed in the cellar?"

"Yes," Tong Neishi said, "otherwise, how could I get it back so quickly."

Xu Jian didn't ask any more questions, and handed over the wine jar with a bit of bottom to Tong's servant: "Elder-in-law, don't waste it."

After speaking, he arched his hands and walked out.

After walking far, the smile on Xu Jian's face faded a little.

That wine is indeed a good wine, full-bodied and fragrant, and the color of the wine is also good.

But that wasn't the tribute wine that Gu Yue sent.

It was completely different from what the little princess brought to him that day.

Seeing Tong's servant's expression and words, Xu Jian judged that this person should "consistent with his words and deeds".

Eunuch Tong had never tasted it before, so he had no way of telling whether something was wrong with the wine.

Then, these wines should have been tampered with in the cellar.

Thinking about it this way, and then thinking about Li Shao's previous reaction...

Xu Jian clicked his tongue.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really capable of surprising people.

This was so sudden, he and the little princess never expected that such a incident would happen again.

the other compartment.

Chengyi Bo's Mansion and Zaishhouyuan are also full of laughter.

Lin Yunyan was sitting next to Xiao Duan, and she stretched out her hand towards her: "Do you think my mouth is not working? The top picks are all in Honest Lane, and there are [-] to [-]% of them on the list. What is it if it is not a geomantic treasure? This money is not worth it. It's hard to earn!"

Xiao Duan couldn't stop laughing: "You are amazing, you are the most amazing! Our Yunyan touch stone into gold, where and where we can make a lot of money!"

"I think Eldest Sister's ankles are almost grown, and I should go to thank Yu Pu later and congratulate him," Lin Yunyan said, "These etiquette things..."

Xiao Duan deeply thinks so.

After Yu Pu lived in Honest Lane, she heard Chen Gui mention it several times.

This young man is really very real.

Just as he was talking, a message came from outside, saying that Chen Gui had arrived.

Chen Gui respectfully greeted Ann, and asked Lin Yunyan to take a step to speak.

Lin Yunyan got up and followed Chen Gui out of the house.

Standing on the porch, she asked, "What message did the Duke send?"

Chen Gui nodded, but looked a little embarrassed.

Lin Yunyan looked at it and couldn't help but become curious.

Chen Gui often sent messages to each other for her and Xu Jian, and she was used to it for a long time, why did she have such a look today?
What did Xu Jian say?

Chen Gui scratched his head: "Grandpa said that there is a banquet in the palace tonight, and the Holy Majesty asked someone to give Gu Yue tribute wine to Jinshi. He left late and drank two glasses..."

Everything is normal here, but Chen Gui paused.

Then, Lin Yunyan saw Chen Dong's family look around, especially Tete glanced at the hanging curtain of the main room.

After making sure no one was listening, he lowered his voice: "It's not as good as the good taste you gave him that day."

Lin Yunyan blinked her eyes when she heard the words, and was stunned for a while.

After Chen Gui finished delivering the words, he hurriedly took two steps back, keeping his head muffled and making no sound.

With the light behind him, no one saw him, his face was blushing a lot.

It's true, my lord!

It was tribute wine, how could the taste be any different?
In the final analysis, the people who give it are different, and the people who drink it together are different!

This kind of thing, the next time I see the princess, I will talk to the princess myself!

As for asking him, Chen Gui, to pass this kind of heartfelt words in the middle?

I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!
He is not a heartless man, he is also married and has a wife!

He has the audacity to call the princess "niece" and pass the word on for his niece and son-in-law, ouch!

He didn't even dare to say it in front of the old lady!

Chen Guizheng was thinking "Oh long and oh short", when suddenly he heard a burst of laughter.

He looked up, and the Princess smiled straight with her eyes bent.

While laughing, the princess asked him, "Did he really say that?"

Chen Gui secretly sighed, "These two young people!", and said, "That's what they said."

Lin Yunyan laughed again: "Speak to the porter for me, get the carriage ready, I'm going out."

Upon hearing this, Chen Gui subconsciously asked, "Will the princess go to Taohe Zhai?"

"No," Lin Yunyan said, "I'm going to the Compassion Palace."

"Huh?" Chen Gui said.

He didn't understand.

The Duke of the State first handed over such a sentence, it is normal for the Princess to go to Taohezhai.

But what is the rationale for going to the Palace of Compassion?
Could it be that the empress dowager is happy to listen to the stickiness between the young and the young?
It's not that Chen Gui can't understand this hobby.

As long as he doesn't act as the messenger, he also likes to hear these things.

But it seems that there is no need to be in such a hurry.

Thanks to the book friend Xiaoyuanzi and Xu Bicheng's official girlfriend for their rewards.