Raising husband in Zhai Douwen

Chunwei was held as scheduled. From the general examination to the palace examination, the candidates passed five passes and cut six generals, and rushed into the ranks of the top three Jinshi.

Hu Haiyang's high school champion, Yang Zhongming won Tanhua, and the servants who announced the good news for the champion and Tanhua went to Wumuhou's mansion.

Firecrackers were set off twice in front of the Hou's mansion, and there was an endless stream of people who came to congratulate them, and it was a moment of great glory among the big families in the capital.

Yang Jiming's distilled liquor was finally produced. After several adjustments, the alcohol concentration became higher and higher.

He sealed a jar, named it Agarwood Wine, and presented it to the House of Internal Affairs.

The top three in the palace examination rode horses and paraded through the streets, and many people came out to watch.

Shang Jiayan reserved a private room facing the street in Guanglai Building, and invited Peng Kejing to watch the grand event together.

The sound of gongs and drums came from far to near, Peng Kejing couldn't wait to stand in front of the window and look into the distance, Shang Jiayan accompanied her and waited by the window.

杨季铭给自己倒了杯茶，心道：在书里,二哥是状元呢。一定是因为半路杀出个胡先生夺了魁,原来的No.1变成了No.2,No.2变成了No.3。又大概是因为No.3年纪较大，于是榜眼还是那个榜眼,二哥成了探花。

"Here we come, we come!" Peng Kejing looked excitedly at her husband Tanhua riding a horse through the streets.

Yang Jiming went to the window and watched with them.

Yang Zhongming looked up at them and smiled at them.

Hu Haiyang also looked up and waved to them with a smile.

As the parade team passed by, Peng Kejing still leaned forward and looked around.

Yang Jiming looked away, and suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure flashing by the window of a teahouse diagonally opposite, and thought: It looks a bit like a heroine!

Two days later, when the troops from the Western Expedition returned to the court, the crown prince personally led all the civil and military officials out of the city to greet them, and the common people lined the road to welcome them.

In the same private room, Yang Jiming and Shang Jiayan watched the troops returning to the court.The momentum is spectacular, far from being comparable to the number one scholar parading through the streets.

Suddenly, behind General Zhengxi, a general riding a tall horse looked up, and many expressions quickly flashed in his eyes.

Surprise, doubt, melancholy.

Shang Jiayan was slightly taken aback, and looked at him in surprise.

After the general rode past, he still looked back frequently.

It's hard for Yang Jiming not to find out.

After the team passed by, Yang Jiming said casually: "These are all the general's personal soldiers, right?"

"The army is stationed outside the city. Those who enter the city are either the general's guards, or they will be rewarded." Shang Jiayan said as he sat back at the table and poured two cups of tea.

Yang Jiming closed the window, sat back at the table, and said with some shame: "I heard that the emperor will hold a banquet in the palace tonight to welcome the general. Those with hereditary titles and officials above the third rank in the court can bring their families to attend. Yes I'm useless, I can't take you to participate."

Shang Jiayan looked at him in surprise, and asked, "Have you ever attended a palace banquet?"

"No." Yang Jiming shook his head.

"Father is a hereditary Marquis, we can participate."

Yang Jiming was slightly taken aback, and said, "I'll ask my father when I get back." He really wanted to see such a grand event in the palace.

So, after returning home, Yang Jiming went to Yang Zhengyi to explain that he wanted to attend the palace banquet.

Yang Zhengyi was slightly taken aback, and sighed: "You always caused troubles before, I was worried that you would cause trouble after entering the palace, so I didn't take you there."

"Father, can my wife and I go to the palace banquet together this time?"

"Yes. After entering the palace, you must know how to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and don't cause trouble."

"Yes, thank you father."

After Yang Jiming got the consent, he hurried back to Chenxiang Yuan to prepare with Shang Jiayan.

Shang Jiayan had participated in palace banquets since he was a child, and he was not as excited as Yang Jiming, but he carefully arranged their clothes so as not to be rude.

After entering the palace, Yang Jiming concealed his urge to visit tourist attractions, and stayed at the table with Shang Jiayan in a proper manner.

Peng Kejing said to Shang Jiayan: "Jiayan, there is still some time before the official meeting, I will take you to meet the princess first."

Shang Jiayan nodded, and said to Yang Jiming, "I'm going to visit the princess with my second sister-in-law, you should be more careful."

"Do not worry."

Yang Jiming watched Shang Jiayan leave.

Yang Zhongming chuckled, "You two are truly in love."

"The relationship between the second brother and the second sister-in-law seems to be good now." Yang Jiming suddenly remembered the figure he saw on the day Yang Zhongming was riding a horse through the street. He wanted to ask, but after thinking about it, he still didn't have much to say.

"I treat your sister-in-law as a guest, and I have to thank you for persuading me."

"Seeing the harmony between brother and sister-in-law makes me happy as a younger brother."

Seeing his progress, Yang Zhongming was also happy, and said: "You used to make friends with wine and meat, and I will introduce you to some new friends."

However, Yang Jiming's expression changed suddenly, and he asked hastily, "Second brother, do you recognize that person?"

Yang Zhongming followed his gaze and found that it was a young general, "I don't know him."

Tian Xin walked up to Shang Jiashu, "Brother Shang, I haven't seen you for many years, so don't worry about it."

Shang Jiashu said with emotion: "It's really been a long time since I saw you. Brother Yu gave up his pen and joined the army. He made great achievements in battle. Brother Yu admires him."

Tian Xin glanced at him hesitantly, and Shang Jiashu went to a corner with him to talk.

"Brother Shang, is Second Young Master married?"

"Yes." Shang Jiashu knew Tian Xin's thoughts on Shang Jiayan, but Tian Xin was just a down-and-out scholar back then, how could the Shang family be willing to promise Shang Jiayan to him.

"I don't know who the second young master is marrying?"

"Children of the Hou family, my brother-in-law is devoted to my brother-in-law, and their husband and wife are deeply affectionate." Generally speaking, Shang Jiashu is satisfied with Yang Jiming, his brother-in-law.

Tian Xin frowned and said, "Brother Shang, Brother Yu just inquired casually on the street today, and heard a lot of news about that Young Master Yang."

"The rumors in the market are not enough to be believed."

Shang Jiashu's attitude of defending Yang Jiming stunned Tian Xin and made it impossible for them to continue their conversation.

After Yang Jiming saw Tian Xin finished talking with Shang Jiashu, he went out alone, hesitated for a moment, and wanted to follow.

"What are you going to do?" Yang Zhongming held him back, a little worried about this younger brother who was entering the palace for a banquet for the first time.

"I... go to the hut."

"I will go with you."

Yang Zhongming got up and left, but Yang Jiming was a step behind in a daze.

Shang Jiayan and Peng Kejing met Tian Xin when they came back from paying homage to the princess.

"Second Master Shang, I haven't seen you for many years." Tian Xin looked at him with complicated eyes.

"It turned out to be Brother Tian. When the army returned to the city, I thought it was my eyesight."

"How has Second Master Shang been doing these past few years?"

"Everything is fine with me. Brother Tian, ​​fighting on the frontier is very hard and dangerous."

"I made it through." Tian Xin wanted to tell him many things, but he also knew that many things should not be said. "Second Master Shang..."

"Siblings recognize this general?" Peng Kejing worried that they would be criticized if they talked with a general for a long time, so she interrupted Tian Xin's words in a timely manner.

"Second Sister-in-law, Big Brother Tian is my big brother's friend. I really didn't expect Big Brother Tian to become a general." Shang Jiayan said with a shallow smile, "Brother Tian, ​​let's go back to the table first."

Peng Kejing and Shang Jiayan continued to walk forward, Tian Xin stood there in a daze, turning around to look at Shang Jiayan's back.

Behind the corner, Yang Zhongming dragged Yang Jiming away.

"Don't you want to go to the hut? Hurry up and go."

"Second brother, I won't accompany you to the latrine, I'll go back to the table first."

"The holy driver will arrive later, and it will take a while to leave the table, so go first."

After coming out of the hut, Yang Jiming calmed down.

Yang Zhongming said: "I don't think the siblings seem to be interested in that person. You can't be suspicious of the siblings, but it will damage the relationship between your husband and wife."

"I know." Someone coveted his wife!

Not long after, the emperor arrived with his concubine, and this grand banquet officially began.

Food and wine, silk and bamboo singing and dancing, a scene of peace and prosperity.

After three glasses of water and wine, General Zhang Jinliang said loudly, "Your Majesty, this wine is not bad, stronger than the spirits I drank at the border."

The emperor smiled and said, "This is fine wine that I asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect from the people."

An Ping, the head of the House of Internal Affairs, received a pair of big pearls sent by Aunt Du, and replied in a timely manner: "Long live, this wine was presented by a son of Wu Muhou's family. It is said that he brewed it himself."

The emperor glanced at the seat of Marquis Wumu's mansion, was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Which son is Yang Zhengyi?"

"If you go back to Long Live, it's the third son, Yang Jiming."

"The one who married Shang Jingcheng's second son?"

"If you go back to Long Live, it's him."

The emperor nodded and said with a smile: "It is a reward for offering such fine wine."

Manager An should be.

At the table below, Yang Jiming took care of Shang Jiayan more attentively than ever.

Shang Jiayan wanted to drink water, the cup was in his hands, and the water temperature was just right.Shang Jiayan wanted to eat something, and the fruit cakes came in front of him, they were all his favorites.

Feeling more and more eyes around him, Shang Jiayan couldn't help but whisper to Yang Jiming: "Don't always look after me."

"Oh." Yang Jiming was obedient.

Shang Jiayan noticed that he was in a bad mood, "Are you feeling bored?"

"No, I'm just a little tired."

"Be patient, after Shengjia leaves, let's talk to father and go back to the house first."

"No, I'll be refreshed in a while."

Yang Zhongming patted Yang Jiming's arm beside him, signaling them to pay attention, their heads were already close together.

Several well-known daughters performed in front of the royal family one after another, and some of the concubines also showed their hands. There was a lot of applause and praises, and the smile on the emperor's face never disappeared.

After Shengjia left, many people began to talk to people like visiting.

Seeing Yang Zhengyi going to Shang Jingcheng's place, Yang Jiming dragged Shang Jiayan to follow.

"Meet father-in-law, mother-in-law, elder brother, and elder sister-in-law."

"Ji Ming and Yan Yan are here, just to chat with your mother for a while." Shang Jingcheng nodded to them, and then said to Yang Zhengyi: "Ji Ming has grown a lot, and now he is considered a scholar, and his in-laws teach their children well."

Yang Zhengyi said with a smile: "Ji Ming is able to have what he is today, thanks to his daughter-in-law who supervises him, it is because the in-laws have taught the children well."

The two fathers flattered each other.

Mrs. Shang saw that Yang Zhengyi seemed to have something to say to Shang Jingcheng, so she said to Yang Jiming and Shang Jiayan, "I'll take you to meet the wives who are family friends of the Shang family."

"Yes."

Yang Jiming and Shang Jiayan left with Mrs. Shang, and Shang Jiashu and Qi Yuzhen also left together.

Yang Zhengyi said to Shang Jingcheng, "I want to ask my in-laws for help with something."

"Is it about Tanhualang?"

"My second son is a very assertive person and he doesn't want me to intervene. I came to find my in-laws because of my fourth brother Yang Zhengpeng."

Shang Jingcheng murmured slightly, and said: "Fourth Master Yang is on the waiting list. When there is a vacancy, the one that needs to be filled will naturally be filled, just wait for the notice."

"It is said that……"

"In-laws," Shang Jingcheng interrupted him, "local officials in this dynasty have a small exam every year, and a big exam every three years. There are many alternate officials."

Yang Zhengyi understood that, in fact, he himself didn't want to say this to Shang Jingcheng, but his mother insisted on letting him talk about it.Now there is a saying, which can be regarded as an excuse for the old lady.