[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

"Master Xu, I'm here to announce the good news to you today." In the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Tu Lu's face was full of joy. He personally poured a glass of wine and sent it to Xu Chengsong. The despondency of the day was swept away in an instant.

Xu Chengsong took the wine, but he was not in a hurry to drink it.

He approached Tu Lu and asked, "Your Highness has succeeded?"

"Not yet, but at least there is a [-]% chance of winning." Tu Lu said with a smile on his lips.

"Master Xu, tomorrow morning will be the day when the exam will be released. I have already done what you said. I think it will take a few days, and your revenge will be avenged, my lord!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Chengsong immediately squeezed the wine glass tightly, and he said with hatred on his face, "Okay! Okay! I'll wait and see how the Jia family dies!"

Even Tu Lu, who was so bold and cruel, was taken aback by the hatred in Xu Chengsong's words at this time.

However, there was a smile on his face, the overall situation is now settled, just waiting for the east wind to come, and pull down Rongguo Mansion and the crown prince in one go!

"What news did you find?" In the study, under the candlelight, Zhang Heng slightly closed his eyes, half-opened and half-closed to rest his mind.

Ever since Chaohua Hall was opened that day, the prince has not yet sent the news.

When in the palace, there are often many people. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, and to avoid adding fuel to the flames, Zhang Heng simply used the nails he buried in the palace to check.

A man was kneeling on the ground.

The man replied: "My lord, the little eunuch said that only His Majesty and Eunuch Feng were in the Chaohua Palace at that time. As for what happened, he stayed outside and couldn't hear clearly."

Zhang Heng slowly raised his eyelids, his fingers tapped on the armrest one after another.

"Feng Dao?"

"Yes." The man nodded.

Zhang Heng frowned, thoughtful.

If Feng Dao was involved in this matter, it would be even more complicated.

Zhang Heng had dealt with Feng Dao a lot, and tried to win him over, but Feng Dao politely refused.

He was impartial in his actions, and he never showed whether he was leaning towards the Seventh Prince or them. Zhang Heng saw that he was doing things fairly, and never moved him.

Now it seems that this person may not be as fair as he imagined.

"Go and investigate Feng Dao, and give me the eight generations of his ancestors to investigate carefully." Zhang Heng turned his mind several times, and ordered a few words lightly.

No matter what kind of role Feng Dao played in this matter, he must have a problem!

The man responded and left.

Zhang Heng was alone looking at the polished sky outside.

It's dawn, and it's time for the exam to be released.

When he thought of this, his right eyelid twitched suddenly, and he felt an indescribable palpitation in his heart.

Zhang Heng suddenly got up from his seat, "Get out of the carriage and go to Rongguo Mansion."

When Zhang Heng came, Jia Amnesty had already woken up for a while.

Although the examination had ended, he still got up early to review his homework according to his old habit. When he heard Zhang Heng came, he was startled, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.

How could he come this early in the morning?

"Really Mr. Zhang?" Jia Amnesty turned his head to ask Lin Wen in doubt as he walked.

Lin Wendao: "I'm really joking, Mr. Zhang looks like that, can you still admit your mistake?"

This is true.

Jia She thought to himself, Zhang Heng's appearance can be said to be one in a million, and it is really difficult to admit his mistake.

It's just that if you come here early in the morning, don't worry about anything happening.

When you get to the hall.

He paused for a moment, and when he heard the voices of Jia Daishan and Zhang Heng exchanging greetings inside, Zhang Heng's tone was as casual as usual, and he felt a little relieved.

"The student has met Mr. Zhang." Jia Amnesty bowed his hands to Zhang Heng and saluted.

Zhang Heng felt anxious along the way. He knew that something would happen to Jia Amnesty, but he still couldn't help worrying. Seeing him now, he felt relieved.

Jia Daishan chuckled, stroked his beard and said, "Master Zhang, I have some important business to go out for, so I'll let the dog entertain you for now, how about it?"

"It's at your convenience." Zhang Heng said with a smile.

Before Jia Daishan left, he did not forget to tell Jia She a few words, asking him to greet Zhang Heng well.

Jia Amnesty naturally agreed.

As soon as he left, Jia Amnesty didn't put on any polite manners, he ordered the maid to make tea, and ordered someone to serve breakfast in his yard, without treating Zhang Heng as an outsider at all.

Zhang Heng watched him arrange everything in an orderly manner, and couldn't help laughing when he heard him order the maid to prepare wontons.

Jia She gave him a sideways glance, "What are you laughing at, Your Excellency?"

"It's nothing." Zhang Heng waved his hand, thought for a while, and then said: "Right now, other people are anxious like ants on a hot pot, waiting for the results to be released, why do you seem to be nothing? of?"

Jia Amnesty slandered inwardly that he had passed the exams thousands of times in his previous life, no matter how nervous he was, he became numb.

"I'm also in a hurry." Jia Amnesty glanced at Zhang Heng, "But what's the use of being anxious. It's better to do whatever you want. What's on the left and right is mine."

His words were like thunder in an instant.

Zhang Heng froze for a moment, the anxiety, nervousness, and eagerness that had lingered in his heart these days suddenly collapsed.

He smiled and said, "Yes, what you said makes sense."

Regardless of what kind of tricks the Seventh Prince is playing, the Ninth Five must be Tu Yuan.

No matter how bad it is, there will be a "Xuanwu Gate Change".

Seeing that the gloomy look in Zhang Heng's eyes dissipated, Jia Amnesty couldn't help laughing, he said: "My lord must not have had breakfast, let me do something today, my lord." Eat."

He said, got up from his seat, and made a gesture of please.

Zhang Heng followed with a smile.

And while they were eating.

The people renting from various inns, teahouses and taverns in the capital also got up one after another.

"Hurry up, brother Chen, don't go to sleep, let's eat something quickly and go to the gate of the Gongyuan to wait for the announcement."

"Brother Xu, Brother He, Brother Song, you all get up, the rankings are about to be announced."

Almost all the candidates who had passed the exam were up now.

Some people went to the Gongyuan early to wait for the announcement, while others sent their servants to watch at the entrance of the Gongyuan, and ate breakfast slowly in the teahouse and tavern. They seemed calm, but they never looked out from time to time. From the look in his eyes, it is not difficult to see that he is also anxious in his heart.

In the streets and alleys, many people walked together in groups of threes and fives. When they happened to meet their classmates, they said hello to each other and went towards the Gongyuan together.

Song House.

Song Ziyang had already woken up, but his face was very calm.

He holds black pieces in his hand, while Song Yuanqing holds white pieces in his hand.

On the chessboard, the black pieces have almost taken the white pieces into their pockets.

Victory is within reach.

There was inevitably a trace of excitement in Song Ziyang's eyes, it was already a great thing to beat Song Yuanqing in one round.

However, he was too happy too early, Song Yuanqing slowly put Bai Zi down, and in a blink of an eye, Bai Zi turned from defeat to victory, he raised his eyes and said with a smile: "Zi Yang, the best moments in life are often the times of failure. Like Jia Enhou this time, you have to learn his lesson well."

Song Ziyang felt faintly happy in his heart, and he said yes.

The slight displeasure and jealousy in my heart because Jia amnesty won Huiyuan also dissipated.

After all, this Huiyuan can be said to be a reminder!