Red makeup against the world

Chapter 547
Just when Mo Zhu was at his wit's end, the gate of the courtyard was knocked lightly again, and the old Cangtou ushered in a vigorous man.Judging by his attire, he should be the housekeeper of a wealthy family. His clothes are of good material, and the starched ones fit them well.

He saw Mo Zhu and Sun Zhitao sitting beside him, and bowed to salute: "Little Xu Le'an, I have met Young Master Sun." This is a good etiquette of the whole family.

Sun Zhitao, who had a calm expression just now, heard Xu Le'an's name, immediately put down the manual in his hand, and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Returning to Young Master Sun, the old lady asked the villain to pay attention to the gold list. When she learned that you won the Huiyuan, she was afraid that there would be insufficient manpower in the mansion, so she hurriedly sent the villain to help." Xu Le'an replied respectfully.

When Mo Zhu heard this, he looked at Xu Le'an and almost burst into tears.This is really timely, thanks to the Xu family still caring about the young master.The Sun and Xu families had broken their in-laws, and the Sun family had withdrawn from the marriage. It stands to reason that no one would say no to the Xu family standing by at this time.

Sun Zhitao's expression remained unchanged, but there was anxiety in his eyes, he waved his hand and said, "There's no rush, let me ask you first, is she awake?"

Hearing this, Xu Le'an looked sad and shook his head slightly.Who doesn't look forward to Xu Wanzhen waking up quickly in the Xu family?
Sun Zhitao slumped on the bamboo chair. It has been almost two years, why is she still awake?Not only him, but even the Tai Hospital had never heard of such a miracle, and they were helpless.

If she is awake and knows that she has won the prize, she will be happy, right?She is such a kind woman, even if she betrayed him, she never blamed herself.When Mo Zhu found her, she came here to encourage herself. She really hoped that she could see her achievements and know that she had fulfilled her promise.

The longing did not disappear with the passage of time, but became more intense.

Sun Zhitao felt sore in his chest, he simply lay back and covered the book on his face.

The sound of gongs and drums sounded not far from the yard again, indicating that the second newspaper was about to arrive.Seeing that Young Master Sun didn't care about anything, Xu Le'an took a look at Mo Zhu.

Mo Zhu hurriedly went up to meet her, and said: "Please tell Steward Xu to report to the old lady. The Sun family is very grateful for her help. Look, what should we do next?"

Xu Le'an smiled modestly and said, "You don't need to be so polite, the friendship of fellow countrymen should be like this." He waved his hand, and a group of women came in with red silk and satin in their hands. After entering the door, they started to decorate the yard.

"Do you have any silver here?"

Mo Zhu nodded again and again: "Yes, yes." As he said that, he took out all the scattered silver that he had prepared before, thought for a while, and went to the cash box to take out a few 100 taels of banknotes.

It is a great kindness for someone from the Xu family to help, and the other party must not suffer any more in terms of money.Mo Zhu thought very clearly, Mrs. Sun asked him to bring a lot of money before he went to Beijing, and he has no shortage here.

Xu Le'an was not polite either, he took it all at once, nodded and said, "I'll return the leftovers to you."

Just as Mo Zhu wanted to say no, he remembered the current wealth of the Xu family, so he swallowed his words.

With the people brought by Xu Le'an, the Sun family was busy for a while, and quickly arranged.In two quarters of an hour, lanterns and festoons were put up everywhere, a lot of copper coins were scattered, and twelve large round tables were set up in the courtyard, and the neighbors in the workshop were invited to have a banquet.

On this day, everyone was smiling, only Sun Zhitao, who had just won the Huiyuan, was out of the excitement.

Three days later, the Xinke Scholars took the palace examination in the Xuanzheng Hall.

After the examinees had retreated, Emperor Qinglong read the paper and asked Liu Bocheng, "This Sun Zhitao, has he won two yuan in a row?"

Liu Bo agreed: "This son is in a good mood, neither arrogant nor impetuous. In my opinion, he can be a great leader."

He is not only a master in the literary world, but also a minister of officials, and he has never given such a compliment, let alone in front of the emperor.He read all the papers of the imperial examination, and the top three in the first class all performed steadily, and their talents were comparable.In the case of similar talents and learning, who to choose as the number one scholar depends on the emperor's preferences and mood.

Emperor Qinglong looked at him quite unexpectedly: "It's quite rare for him to be praised by Liu Aiqing."

Liu Bocheng blushed, and said: "Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, I have a daughter under my knees, who just reached the age of Ji."

Emperor Qinglong laughed: "So that's the case. It turns out that Liu Aiqing was also on the list to catch her son-in-law?"

"I haven't mentioned it to him yet, I'm afraid it will affect his taking the test."

"Since that's the case, I'll grant you a blessing and give you a son-in-law who wins three prizes in a row!" Emperor Qinglong swiped his ink pen, and named Sun Zhitao as the champion.

All courtiers knew a thing or two about Emperor Qinglong's temper. He hated cheating the most. If Liu Bocheng confessed his selfishness, he would actually get his approval.

Other officials in the same hall stepped forward to congratulate, Liu Bocheng smiled all over his face, and said humbly: "There is nothing about the horoscope, I still have to ask this young man."

Although he said so, he believed in his heart that Sun Zhitao would not refuse.He dared to say it in the mouth of the emperor, he was very confident, and he had someone check it out, Sun Zhitao did not have a marriage contract, so he acted first.

The number one scholar is not only the lifelong pursuit of scholars all over the world, but also has the great honor of "only one round in the sky, and all surnames in the world look up" in the hearts of the common people.

Sun Zhitao wore a golden flower black gauze hat and a big red robe, holding a hand-picked imperial edict in his hand, and a red-maned horse with a golden saddle on his feet.Followed by Dangke's No. [-] and Tan Hua.

All three of them were handsome young men, and they paraded through the streets on horseback, attracting thousands of people in Luoyang City to come out to see the new champion.

After the street tour, the next step is the Qionglin banquet set up by the Chief Academic Officer Liu Bocheng.There were not only the three of them at the banquet, but also a first-class Jinshi from the same discipline.

What Liu Bocheng said in front of the emperor had long been spread, and Jinshi were jealous and congratulated Sun Zhitao when they saw Sun Zhitao.The number one scholar handpicked by the emperor's imperial pen has been recognized by Mr. Liu as his son-in-law, and his future is limitless.There are also many people who come up to make friends.

The heir of the Sun family's poems and books, taught his disciples since childhood. In the officialdom, the same year, the same township, and the same subject are all forces that should not be underestimated.He has unique insights on how to weave a personal network of his own.

Therefore, Sun Zhitao handled such a scene with a smile on his face like a fish in water, leaving everyone with a good impression of humility, courtesy, and poetic spirit.

After the banquet, Liu Bocheng left him to talk alone in the study.

Sun Zhitao had already prepared for this, so when Liu Bocheng's words revealed that he had a daughter waiting in his boudoir, he said in a very polite way that as long as his parents agreed, he would come to propose marriage immediately.

As soon as this remark came out, Liu Bocheng looked at him more and more pleasing to the eye, and asked him a few words about his stay in Beijing, and then let him go out.

Sun Zhitao has made this decision since he heard the rumors.But Mo Zhu couldn't figure out why the young master suddenly became so talkative?

(End of this chapter)