Fortunate Young Gentleman

Tang Ning had only seen imperial edicts in novels and TV dramas before, and never thought that one day such a thing would happen to him.

After the eunuch read the imperial edict, he looked at him and said with a smile: "Tang Jieyuan, why don't you accept the edict quickly and kowtow to thank the emperor for his grace."

Zhong Mingli touched him beside him, and Tang Ning came back to his senses, stood up and took the imperial edict, saying: "Thank your majesty..."

The eunuch glanced at him and didn't care whether he kowtowed or not. There were so many candidates in the state examination, and the emperor chose this one, which showed that he valued Tang Jieyuan. Even if he didn't follow the etiquette of receiving the edict, they turned a blind eye and let it go.

After Tang Ning received the edict, the people kneeling on the ground stood up one after another.

At this moment, everyone looked at him with a very different look from before.

The state examination Jieyuan was nothing. There would be dozens of them in each imperial examination, but he was the only one who was awarded by the emperor himself in the state examination in all these years.

What kind of heavenly grace is this?

Even the governor of Chu looked at him with envy.

He had been an official in the capital for more than ten years, and he had never received any reward from His Majesty, let alone a jade belt that only the emperor's favorites could get?

This jade belt is different from ordinary financial rewards. It is a symbol of identity and status. Even if he has no official position in the future, with this jade belt, he can be polite to officials and be allowed to sit in the court... This is something that can't be bought no matter how much money he spends.

Cui Qing, who was standing next to him, licked his lips and blushed.

Just now, he said in front of the local officials of Lingzhou that Lingzhou had no one, Lingzhou students were not as good as those in the capital, and they could not even make the top list in the provincial examination in the capital. In a blink of an eye, he was slapped in the face by His Majesty's imperial edict.

This is a jade belt. The capital is a place of outstanding people, but there has never been a precedent for a student to be awarded a jade belt by His Majesty. He only knew that this Lingzhou Jieyuan had caused quite a stir in the court, but he didn't know that His Majesty actually valued and loved him so much...

This is a treatment that no other talent in the capital has ever had, let alone his son who ranked 19th on the list.

Cui Qing lowered his head in shame. The governor of Chu looked at the two eunuchs and smiled, "You two eunuchs have come from afar, please take a seat."

The two eunuchs who delivered the imperial edict did not refuse after traveling all the way, and nodded. One of them looked at Tang Ning and said, "Your Majesty has high hopes for Tang Jieyuan. I hope Tang Jieyuan will prepare well for the provincial examination and never let His Majesty down."

Tang Ning bowed slightly and said, "I will do my best."

After all, tonight is the Chu governor's dust-reception banquet. After the two eunuchs read the imperial edict, the atmosphere of the banquet returned to normal.

The governor of Chu and several others surrounded the two and walked away, and more people gathered around.

"Congratulations, Brother Tang!"

"Congratulations, Tang Jieyuan!"

"Lord Zhong has a good son-in-law. I am really envious..."

...

Everyone bowed and congratulated. Zhong Mingli stroked the short beard on his chin and looked at everyone with a smile.

He glanced at Tang Ning, his eyes full of satisfaction.

His good son-in-law never let him down in any occasion or in any matter.

The governor of Chu invited Tang Ning to sit with them, but he politely refused. First, he had nothing to say to them, so it would be awkward to sit over there. Second, the imperial edict came unexpectedly. Could it be that Zhang Hao and his suggestions for the reform of the imperial examination system were really adopted?

He was not overjoyed to be remembered by the emperor. Instead, he felt a little alert in his heart.

As the saying goes, "To be with the emperor is like to be with a tiger."

As the saying goes, "You can't touch the tiger's butt."

In short, the emperor is ruthless. When you meet the emperor and the tiger, you should hide as far as you can.

Fifty pieces of silk are useless to him. They are just for Xiaoru, who needs them in her shop. They are rewards from the emperor. If they are sold, the price will double or triple, right?

As for this white jade belt, although it is a bit heavy and impractical, it is rewarded by the emperor after all, and it is of extraordinary significance. It should be able to deter many villains and make some people dare not act rashly. It is not useless and cannot be sold.

My father-in-law drank a lot of wine at night. He was drunk and was helped back by two constables. Naturally, he was severely scolded. After the scolding, my mother-in-law helped him back to the room and personally prepared sobering soup for him.

She also planned to clear a room in the Zhong Mansion to store the imperial edict. This thing is a rare commodity. My father-in-law was only appointed by the Ministry of Personnel. Even he had never seen the imperial edict of the emperor.

Such a big thing must be publicized. When Tang Ning got up the next morning, he opened the gate and saw the maids gathered outside the gate, looking at him with curiosity.

Qing'er was the most familiar with him, so she stepped forward and asked, "Sir, what does the imperial edict look like?"

Tang Ning went back into the house, took out the imperial edict, handed it to her, and said, "Take it and have a look."

Qing'er didn't have the courage to take it, so she leaned over to take a look, and then immediately said, "Sir, put it away quickly!"

Not only Qing'er and the others, Tang Yaoyao was also very interested in the imperial edict. However, when she took the imperial edict from Tang Ning's hand and read it over and over again, she curled her lips and said, "It's just a piece of cloth, but the words are written a little more beautifully..."

Ordinary people are always very curious about royal things, but in fact the imperial edict is just a piece of cloth used by the emperor. The emperor is also a human being, and he also has to eat and sleep. This is no different from ordinary people, and so does the imperial concubine and queen. It’s not that you don’t want to live in the world, but you still have to fart when your stomach is bloated.

However, in the short term, what Tangning should be worried about is not whether the emperor's concubine farts or not, but himself.

He could not avoid this trip to the capital no matter what. Whether it was subjective or objective, he had reasons why he had to go.

But the capital is not as good as Lingzhou. Tang Yaoyao and Peng Chen can't stay with him all the time. Peng Chen can. After all, the police officers are only temporary workers and are not part of the establishment. But this time when they go to the capital, they don't know what they will encounter. What, just one Peng Chen is not enough.

What he needs is a strong backing that can relieve him of most of his worries.

Now it has entered late November, and the provincial examination is scheduled for the ninth day of March. He will leave for the capital as soon as the Lantern Festival is over at the latest, and there is not much time left for him.

When passing by his third uncle's shop, he saw the old beggar again.

There was a wine gourd hanging on the old beggar's waist. It was dangling as he walked around. It should be empty.

He grabbed a man in gorgeous clothes on the street, stared at him, and said in a deep voice: "I see that your hall is black and your blood is rushing to the top. This is a bad sign. There will be a bloody disaster in the near future. I have a refuge here." The solution to disaster only costs one tael of silver..."

"roll!"

The man kicked him and kicked him far away. The old beggar patted his chest, got up from the ground, and muttered: "If you don't believe it, don't believe it. Why are you beating someone..."

In Lingzhou City, there are many fortune tellers on the streets, but they are either dressed in clean green clothes or Taoist robes, with fluttering white beards and fairy-like spirits. They look like that, with clothes like his The ragged beggar, full of sour odor, just stood up, and the word "liar" was written on his face.

"Ouch!"

Tangning was thinking this when she suddenly heard a cry of pain coming from the front.

He raised his head and saw the man lying on the ground with a broken forehead. He pointed at a vendor pushing a cart on the street and said angrily: "You don't have eyesight when you walk!"

Not to be outdone, the hawker put one hand on his hip and cursed: "Who is not smart? I pushed the cart hard and you bumped into me..."

"If there hadn't been a hole in the ground..."

"I don't care, I fell down, you have to pay for it!"

…

The two quarreled on the street. Tangning was stunned and looked at the old beggar, who also looked at him.

He swallowed his saliva and said, "Young man, I'll watch your Yintang..."

"Here, take it to buy some wine!"

Tang Ning casually threw a piece of silver. She didn't know whether the old beggar was a martial arts master, but Crow Mouth had already reached an extremely advanced level.