As the results of the imperial examination were about to be announced, Zhao Ye felt a little uneasy every day.

Although he believed that his husband would be fine, it was normal to feel nervous before the results were announced. He did not have the same positive attitude as his husband.

Tiantian was still thinking about taking Shen An to look for shops everywhere, saying that he wanted to buy a shop in the market near his home to sell medicinal wine.

Shops in the capital are very expensive. A small shop with a good location will cost at least five hundred taels.

On the day of the announcement of the results, Li Shao sent Shen An to check the list. Zhao Ye originally wanted to go, but was stopped by Li Shao. There were so many people checking the list, what would he do if he was squeezed in?

According to him, there is actually no need to squeeze with those people. You have to check the list now. If you pass the exam, officials will naturally come to your home to announce the good news.

But Ye Ge'er was anxious to know the result, so Li Shao sent Shen An and they waited at home.

Ever since Shen An left the house, Zhao Ye has walked back and forth in the hall several times.

The two children can already walk independently, but they are sometimes a little unstable when they walk fast. Now they are following Zhao Ye like two chicks following their mother hen, which Li Shao finds very interesting.

He couldn't help but laugh out loud. Zhao Ye heard it and turned around to give him a blank look, "Husband, you're not in a hurry, but I am, and you're still laughing at me."

"Hahaha, I'm not laughing at you. I'm laughing at the two little ones behind you." The two little ones heard that he was talking about them, and they staggered and threw themselves onto Li Shao's legs, calling him "Daddy" in a baby voice.

Li Shao's heart was melted. He picked them up one in each hand and kissed their little faces. The three of them were laughing and playing together.

At this moment, the gate was suddenly pushed open, and Shen An ran in breathlessly. As soon as he entered the gate, he shouted, "First place... first place... Master... Master is the first place!"

"What?! Really!" Zhao Ye asked in surprise as he looked at Shen An, who was still breathing heavily after entering the house.

The other family members also gathered around him, looking at him and talking at once: "Yes! An Ge, our master is really the best?"

"The master is so amazing! The master is a military scholar!"

"Husband, please say something!"

Li Shao said, "Don't crowd around him. Let him drink some water first and catch his breath before you talk slowly."

Shen Qing on the side quickly poured him some water. After Shen An drank it in one gulp, he also took a deep breath.

She said with a smile on her face: "Congratulations to the master and husband, our master has won the first place in the imperial examination!"

"I saw it clearly on the list. There are 150 military scholars who passed the exam. The first one is Li Shao! Isn't that the master's name?"

Although Shen An had already said that her husband was the first choice when he entered the room, Shen An now said it again carefully, which made Zhao Ye feel completely at ease.

Immediately, she was overjoyed. "Great, great, great, husband, you are amazing. Not only did you pass the exam, you also got first place!"

Shen An also echoed: "Our master is a natural talent, he deserves the first place."

Only when the master is good can the servants be good, and the other people in the family will be very happy.

"Yes, the master is a man of great talent. Congratulations to the master and to my husband."

"Congratulations, sir, congratulations, husband, this is a great happy event for our family!"

"My Lord will definitely get first place in the palace examination. If he comes back with the title of Wu Zhuang, you, my husband, will be the wife of the champion!"

Li Shao was also very happy to get the first place, and said with a smile: "Okay, since it is a happy event, everyone should be happy. How about this, everyone will get two extra months' salary this month."

Now they were even happier. Two months' salary was no small amount of money.

Especially Mr. and Mrs. Shen An. After arriving in the capital, Li Shao and Zhao Ye discussed raising their monthly salary to five taels.

Several people kept expressing their gratitude and saying pleasant and festive words to Li Shao and Zhao Ye. The whole family was very happy.

At this time, Li Shao suddenly asked: "By the way, I asked you to see if there is Liu Wu's name. Did you see it?"

Shen An scratched his head and said, "Master, I will definitely remember what you told me, but I have carefully read the list of names on the list several times, and Master Liu Wu's name is not on it."

"I thought of that, but I still wanted to take a look for him. I hope that Wu can pass the exam in three years."

Zhao Ye said, "Sir, Brother Liu is so motivated, there should be no problem in three years."

Shen An also said: "Master, there are not many people like you who can take the martial arts exam! You passed the exam on your first try, and you always get first place!"

"Most people are like Master Liu, or those who will never pass the exam in their entire life."

"You are good at talking. You always flatter me."

Shen An chuckled, "Master, you are really awesome, I am just trying to flatter you."

Shen Qing also said: "It's such a big happy event, we must prepare a good meal to celebrate for the master and his wife."

Zhao Ye nodded, "Qing Ge'er is right, we must celebrate."

The family was talking and laughing here when they heard some noise outside the door. Shen An was in a hurry to go into the house and did not even close the gate, so he could hear the noise outside clearly from inside the house.

The sound of horses' hooves, gongs and drums, and the voices of neighbors talking, the loudest of all was the voices of "Congratulations to Li Shaoli for winning the imperial examination! Congratulations to Li Shaoli for winning the imperial examination! Congratulations to Li Shaoli for winning the imperial examination!"

The sound came from far away and soon an official riding a tall horse was seen at the door, shouting loudly to announce the good news.

Behind him followed officials beating drums and gongs, and around him stood a circle of neighbors who had come out to watch the fun.

The Li family went out in a hurry to greet them. When the leading official saw Li Shao, his eyes lit up. He dismounted and said with a smile, "This must be Li Shao, the Jinshi! Congratulations! Congratulations! You got first place in the examination, and we have come here to tell you the good news!"

Then he took the good news and documents from the side and handed them to Li Shao in front of everyone.

After Li Shao took it, he smiled and said, "Thank you all for coming here. Why don't you come in and have a cup of tea and rest?"

"Yes, yes, everyone, please come in and have a cup of tea." Zhao Ye also said.

The leading official smiled and refused. "It's not that we don't want to give face to Li Jinshi and Li Fulang, but there are other families waiting for the good news. Today we have to deliver the good news to all the Jinshi in the capital. Please forgive us."

It's not that he doesn't want to make friends with the first place in the imperial examination. If they fail to complete today's task, it will not be as simple as just a scolding.

Li Shao did not make things difficult for them upon seeing this. He asked Shen An beside him to fetch the purse that had been prepared long ago, which contained twenty taels of silver.

He stuffed it into the hands of the leading officer and said, "I understand. Since you all have a mission to complete, I can't keep you any longer. It's just a small amount of silver. Take it and treat the brothers to tea."

Generally, when delivering a happy news, the host family would give some silver for tea to the official who delivered the good news. This was wedding money and it was also an unwritten rule. They took it openly and did not have to tell anyone about it.

The official felt the purse and knew there was a lot of silver inside, so he smiled even more happily, "Thank you very much, Mr. Li Jinshi, we brothers would like to share in your good fortune."

"Okay, let's celebrate together."

After a few more pleasantries, he took the people away, and the neighbors around were furious.

Although they knew that the family had just moved here to Beijing to take the military examination, and that they did not seem to have any other business, they seemed to be living a rather luxurious life.

There are several servants serving in the house. The husband does not do any work at all. Even the children are taken care of by someone else. He just wears gold and silver and eats and drinks every day.

But many aunties and grandmas, young wives and husbands around him can't stand it and always gossip about his family behind his back.

I didn't expect that he actually passed the exam, and got the first place in the provincial examination. After taking the palace examination, he will become an official in the future!

They changed their usual expressions, came forward to congratulate him, and tried to get close to Zhao Ye.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like