Dressed as a mother-in-law, she leads the whole family to turn over.

Jiang Ning smiled in a reproachful manner, "What else do you want? All right! Go back and have a rest! Your appointments should be announced in a few days.

Santie didn't want to be an official, and reported it to the Ministry of Revenue early on, but the emperor might not agree. Erdan and Shaoqian will return to Quzhou Prefecture if nothing unexpected happens, as there is a lot of work that needs manpower there."

Yang Erdan bowed to Xu Nuoshan with regret, "Brother, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend your wedding with the princess."

"It's okay, it's okay. Business is more important." Xu Nuoshan waved his hands repeatedly.

His mood had been up and down today and he was extremely tired at this moment. After saying a few more words, they dispersed.

After a few days, the imperial appointment really came. Liang Shaoqian and Yang Erdan were indeed going back to Quzhou Prefecture. The emperor had created several new official positions in Quzhou Prefecture, and many new scholars in the construction industry had gone there.

Yang Santie was assigned to the Ministry of Revenue to organize files. According to the emperor, even if he did not want to be an official, he had to try it for a few years. It was the right thing to do while he was still young and serve the court.

Yang Santie accepted the appointment document with both pain and joy and reported to the Ministry of Revenue.

The children returned home or were on duty. Jiang Ning also took Liu Ye and Yang Xiaohua to help Xu Nuoshan prepare for the wedding.

Counting the days, the Quzhou government office should be able to receive the good news in a few days.

In May, people in Quzhou have already put on their summer clothes. The streets are crowded with people, merchants coming and going, hawkers shouting, and the place is bustling and noisy.

An official rode into the city on horseback, and the people made way for him.

The officials arrived at the government office unhindered, shouting, "Report from the imperial court!"

Ji Wuya laughed happily when he saw the news, "Great! Great! He is indeed a talent from our Quzhou Prefecture!"

The top scholar came from Quzhou Prefecture under his jurisdiction, and the court would also give him credit for his achievement.

"Quick! Let the yamen runners report the good news!"

All the officials in the government office immediately got busy.

Madam Zhou was busy in the dim sum shop, putting out the freshly baked dim sum. Seeing Alan welcoming and seeing off guests, she let out a long sigh of relief and muttered softly, "I wonder how Nuoshan did in the exam. When will he be back?"

Alan was busy while comforting her, "Madam, don't worry. The young master is very knowledgeable. Even the teachers and classmates in the academy praise him. He will definitely help you pass the imperial examination."

"If that's the case, I'll die without regrets!" Madam Zhou couldn't stop smiling.

"Pfft! Madam, please don't say such unlucky words! You are so blessed!"

After Alan's coaxing, Mrs. Zhou's mood really improved a lot.

The sound of gongs and drums came from afar. Madam Zhou poked her head out and asked suspiciously, "Whose family is having a wedding?"

Alan pricked up his ears and felt that it was not likely.

Customers who came to buy snacks also stretched their necks to take a look.

After a while, the police beating gongs appeared at the corner of the street and headed towards their shop.

The shop owners, waiters and customers of other shops all came out to watch the fun.

The official entered the snack shop and asked politely and flatteringly, "Who is the mother of Xu Nuoshan, a student at Quzhou Academy?"

"It's me, it's me." Madam Zhou hurriedly stepped forward, looking at the officer with confusion and excitement.

The official hurriedly showed a big respectful smile, "Madam Xu, congratulations! Xu Nuoshan ranked first in the palace examination and was appointed the top scholar by the emperor! This time the top scholar in the imperial examination is in our Quzhou Prefecture!" "You said that my Nuoshan is... the top scholar?" Madam Zhou widened her eyes in disbelief and covered her chest tightly with her hands.

Alan was afraid that Madam Zhou would cry with joy, and was afraid that she would be too excited, so he quickly supported her, "Madam, that's great! That's great! You've made it!"

The officer nodded repeatedly, "This lady is absolutely right. I would like to congratulate Madam Xu!"

Madam Zhou cried and laughed at the same time. With trembling hands, she took out some small change from her bosom and stuffed it into the official's hand. "Thank you for your hard work. Thank you very much."

The news spread throughout the streets. As soon as the officials left, the shop owners from nearby shops rushed over to present gifts.

Madam Zhou had never seen such a scene before and was panicked for a moment. Before she could even try to refuse, the other party had already put down their things and ran away without caring about anything.

When Madam Zhou and Alan came to their senses, the snack shop was already filled with all kinds of gifts.

Madam Zhou was both happy and troubled. "What should I do?"

Following the principle of asking the young lady for help when he doesn't understand something, Alan quickly ran to Dongli Villa to find Xu Nuoyan.

When Xu Nuoyan learned that Xu Nuo was the top scholar in the mountain, she cried with joy and immediately went to the snack shop with her personal maid Yuzhu.

When Madam Zhou saw her, she felt like she saw a savior. She pulled Xu Nuoyan's sleeve and pointed at the gifts on the ground, "What should I do? What should I do? Auntie doesn't want them, but it was so chaotic at the time that I couldn't even see who gave them to me. How can I return them?"

Xu Nuoyan patted Zhou Niang's hand, and slowly told Yuzhuo and Alan to open the gifts. After carefully examining them, he said, "Although everyone has given gifts, they are not valuable. Since they have all been given, it would be inappropriate to send them back. It just so happens that my family runs a dim sum shop. A Niang will make some dim sum and wedding cakes. We will deliver them door to door along the street, and ask if there is anything missing and make up for it. If someone sends valuables to your door, we can just refuse."

Madam Zhou immediately found her backbone and relied on Xu Nuoyan to make the decision.

Before the affairs of my mother's family were settled, the next day the official went to Dongli Villa to report the good news. Everyone in the city knew that both sons of Marquis Guang'en had passed the imperial examination and became Jinshi.

Two Jinshi in one family, this news is no less than promising the top scholar in the mountain.

The people talked about it with great relish, and there was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate them.

Xu Nuoyan is too busy.

At the Liang family, Yang Erya was also very busy because Liang Shaoqian was graduating from high school and couldn't help.

Yang Xiaoya could only wear a veil and come out to help accompanied by the nanny and maid.

It took them three or four days to properly arrange all these gift exchanges.

Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, letters from Xu Nuoshan and Yang Erdan arrived one after another.

After reading it, Xu Nuoyan was so shocked that he jumped up and hurriedly asked someone to call Madam Zhou.

Madam Zhou was extremely anxious the whole way. As soon as she entered the door, she asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened that makes you so anxious?"

Xu Nuoyan handed her Xu Nuoshan's letter, "My elder brother wrote to me, saying that the emperor wants to marry his favorite Princess Yongyang to him. My elder brother will become the prince consort and the wedding will be held in early August. He can't come back, so he asked you to go to the capital."

"This, this." Madam Zhou was more surprised than happy, and couldn't laugh anymore. "Why would the emperor fall for your elder brother?"

Xu Nuoyan shook her head. "Mother, I'm afraid we won't know these things until we get to the capital. My eldest brother wrote to me saying that the queen asked my mother-in-law to arrange a marriage for him. We can't delay any longer and must set off immediately."

"Are you going too? What should we do with all the things that have to happen at Dongli Villa? We can't just leave it all to your sister-in-law!" Madam Zhou naturally wanted her daughter to go to the capital with her, but she didn't want her to care about her parents' home and cause her husband's family to have complaints. (End of this chapter)