Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 183 Polo Club

Bianjing, Sheng family private school.

At the end of the first class in the morning, Xuexue Zhuang announced that get out of class was over and left the school.

Minglan turned around, lay on Liu Waner's table, and whispered: "Sister Waner, did your father tell me whether Brother Ziqian won the case in the county examination?"

Li An wrote to Sheng Changbai before, mentioning the fraud in the Yangzhou County examination.

Sheng Changbai also said in school that Minglan naturally knew that Li An had passed the exam, but there was uncertainty because of fraud in the county exam.

Liu Waner came to Sheng's house a little late this morning because of the rain. She only said that her father had returned to Beijing yesterday afternoon. Before she could say anything else, she started going to class.

After class, Minglan couldn't help but ask.

Not only Minglan, but Sheng Changbai and others also turned their heads to ask, but when Minglan spoke, they all listened quietly.

"I asked my father, brother Ziqian is the head of the case." Liu Waner said with a smile.

It's not that he is jealous of Li An. Qi Heng's family background is top-notch in Bianjing. In addition, he has studied well since he was a child, and he has determined not to be in a bad position. He wants to pass the imperial examination and become an official. He has grown up with praise from others since he was a child.

Although Qi Heng felt a little sad, he was not the kind of person who couldn't accept reality.

As a result, I was only ranked in the middle of the pack, which was a bit of a shock.

Ming Lan smiled when she heard this, feeling happy that Li An had won the case.

In the words of later generations, they are the kind of children from other people's families.

Mo Lan heard this and frowned: "Wan'er, why have you been running to the British government during this time? There will be a poetry meeting in two days, let's go together."

"Well, the county examination is just the starting point for the imperial examination. Don't worry too much. Zi is our classmate. We should be happy for him if he does well in the examination. I will tell Zhuang Xuexue the news." Sheng Changbai said, He got up and left the school.

Seeing that Qi Heng's eyes were a little sad, Mo Lan said, "With brother Yuanruo's talent and knowledge, if he takes the county examination elsewhere, he can also win the case."

Hearing this, Liu Waner refused and said, "Forget it. We'll talk about embroidery as soon as we meet. I'm not interested in embroidery. I'd better go and play with Sister Zhang San."

Although Qi Heng treats others gently, he still has arrogance in his heart.

"Haha, Brother Ziqian deserves the title of Chief of Cases with his talents and knowledge."

In this way, the gold content is not that big, and compared with other places, the gap is not big.

The children of Bianjing officials were all assigned to various counties around Bianjing, and they were not concentrated together.

Now that he heard that Li An had seized the head of the case, while he was happy for Li An, he didn't realize that he felt a little sad in his heart.

"The test questions are different in different places. Maybe the one in Yangzhou is easier?" Mo Lan said unconvinced.

When Qi Heng spoke, there was a bit of sourness in his tone.

What's more, Yangzhou is one of the important cities in the south of the Yangtze River. Based on the ranking of other county examinations, Yangzhou will only be among the best at best, and it is basically impossible to win the case.

I originally thought that I would be among the best in this county examination, even if I wasn't the first in the case.

When Minglan learned that Li An had passed the exam, she did not get involved in the conversation of several people. Instead, she and Liu Waner discussed going to play with Yu Yanran tomorrow.

Qi Heng shook his head and said: "The fourth girl is joking. Even if I are asked to take the county examination elsewhere, I have no confidence that I can get the case."

Since Liu Waner's relationship with Minglan has become better and better, her relationship with Rulan has gradually eased.

Mo Lan didn't care much at first. Anyway, she had made some new friends over the years.

To be honest, I am not too fond of Liu Waner, the granddaughter of a sixth-grade official. But when she realized that she seemed to be isolated by a few people, she began to win over Liu Waner again.

"There is no way. Sister Luo's marriage has been decided and she is going home to get married. Sister Zhang San is a little lonely. The British father-in-law told me to let me spend more time with Sister Zhang San to talk and relieve her boredom. Sister Mo Lan, poetry makes me happy. I can't go with you." Liu Waner said.

"Oh, then I'll go by myself." Mo Lan forced a smile.

"Sister Wan'er, I heard that there are rumors outside that the British Duke's Palace is preparing to marry the Zhongjing Marquis Palace. I wonder if it is true?" Rulan Bagua said.

"It seems that there is such a thing, but the old lady of Zhongjing Hou Mansion passed away not long ago, so the marriage can only be put on hold." Liu Waner said.

The Zhongjing Hou Mansion and the British Duke Mansion were family friends, so it was normal for the two families to marry.

The previous generation of Marquis Zhongjing died in the war with Xixia more than ten years ago, and his eldest son inherited the title.

In addition, there is also a legitimate second son who has just turned sixteen this year.

The youngest daughter of the British father-in-law is only fourteen years old this year and has not yet had haircuts, but the marriage is already planned.

As it turned out, the two families had just come into contact, and before they could settle down, Mrs. Lao Zhongjinghou passed away due to illness.

When the mother dies, the children must observe mourning for three years and cannot talk about marriage.

If the marriage is decided before then, it doesn't matter. They can just choose a date to get married after the filial piety period is over.

However, the marriage between the two families has not been decided, and the British father can still negotiate for his daughter's marriage.

"Sisters."

Qi Heng came over, bowed his hands, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Wu from the Earl's Palace of Yongchang will hold a polo match in a few days. I wonder if the sisters are interested in going to see it together."

The Earl of Yongchang's Mansion has also been in decline over the years, but after Madam Wu entered the house, she was very clever and took care of the family business in an orderly manner. She even opened a polo field outside Bianjing City. Every year after autumn, polo is held. At the meeting, the wives of wealthy families in Bianjing were invited to attend with their children.

In fact, the so-called polo club is a large social venue, and it can also be regarded as a blind date for the children of Bianjing's wealthy families.

There was already one at the beginning of autumn last month. It was very lively and became a hot topic in Bianjing.

Qi Heng also accidentally discovered that Minglan was very interested in hearing other people talking about the polo club. Hearing that Mrs. Wu was hosting another one, he asked his mother for a post and prepared to invite Minglan to go.

He couldn't invite Minglan alone, so he invited all the girls.

Minglan and the others hadn't spoken yet. Sheng Changfeng, who was taking a nap in his seat, suddenly became energetic and shouted: "Young Master, you are not interesting enough. The polo club is so fun, why don't you invite me."

You can go to the polo field at Earl of Yongchang's Mansion at any time, but not everyone can participate in the polo match held by Mrs. Wu.

Mrs. Wu will only give posts to officials of the fourth rank and above in Bianjing and to the families of Youjue.

People like the Marquis and Dukes would also send several posts for them to give away.

With the family status of the Sheng family, he was naturally not qualified to be invited.

Mr. Hua Lan's house is the Earl's Mansion. Although there is only one post, you can take people there.

However, Hualan is having a hard time in her husband's family. After Mrs. Yuan got the post, she would only take her eldest daughter-in-law with her. She couldn't go there, so she couldn't bring anyone else with her.

Sheng Changfeng knew that there were many noble men from wealthy families attending the polo club. He wanted to make some friends, but there was no way.

"Haha, Brother Zeyuan misunderstood. I thought I would tell you when Zecheng comes back." Qi Heng said with a smile.

As a foreigner, it was not appropriate for him to invite several girls alone. Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng naturally wanted to invite them.

(End of this chapter)