Chang’an’s First Beauty

After Shen Hao noticed that he had stepped on someone, he turned around quickly.

Zhou Shu'an was tall, and Shen Hao turned his head, his eyes could only meet the sharp Adam's apple. Looking up, it just happened to be the corner of his grinning mouth.

Shen Jia looked down at his feet and said, "Lang Jun is okay."

"It's okay." Zhou Shuan's deep voice brushed across the tips of Shen Hao's hair, "Come to see the list?"

This tone fell in the girl's ears, not in the slightest difference from "Come to see me?"

Shen Jia looked up at him, and when her eyes met, she remembered the big characters on the gold list behind her.

Tanhua: Suiyu.

Second place: Cheng Jiarong.

Number One Scholar: Zhou Shuan.

Although hiding behind the screen that day heard the conversation between Aye and him, and knew that he was good at learning, he didn't expect that this person would directly pass the first prize.

Shen Lao spoke slowly, "Congratulations to Lang Jun for his title on the gold list."

Zhou Shuan looked at the seventeen-year-old Shen Hao, and he couldn't help being stunned when he heard these words.

In my previous life, I also met you at this moment, but this sentence of congratulations to Lang Jun, but not to me.

You only stepped on my foot, said sorry and left.

After that, the whole Chang'an was spreading that the eldest daughter of Yunyang Houfu seemed to be marrying Li Di.

Zhou Shuan said: "Thank you very much."

At this moment, a brilliant matchmaker walked up to Zhou Shuan and began the daily operation of catching the son-in-law under the list, "Is the Lang Jun a family?"

Zhou Shuan frowned.

The matchmaker raised her eyebrows: "The Lu family has a sixteenth year female, Shen Yuluoyan, closed moon and shameless flowers, is the Langjun interested?"

Zhou Shuan glanced at Shen Lao and said, "No need."

The matchmaker's eyes were so sharp. She glanced at Shen Jiao's face and clothes, feeling a little bit clear in her heart, and took a step forward, covering her mouth with her hand, and whispered: "Will you take a concubine?"

"No."

As soon as the voice fell, Shen Jia hurriedly said goodbye. These words were not convenient for her to listen to.

She took the already silly Shen Yao and turned and left.

Zhou Shuan was about to chase after him, but some students who knew him well suddenly blocked the way forward, "Rong Jun, congratulations, I didn't expect that the first time you came to Beijing to participate in the scientific examination, you won the champion!"

"Brother Zhou, just now is the lady of the Yunyang Houfu? The one you rescued from the lake? Oh, do I have to congratulate you in advance?"

Some people sincerely bless, but some can't understand it.

A man yin and yang said with a strange air: "On weekdays, I look at the mountains and dews. I didn't expect such a city. No wonder some people say that dogs that can bite people don't bark."

It was Lu Shilong’s friend who was speaking, Lang Jun from Longxi.

This one has not even passed the exam for five years. tv has the fastest update

Lu Shillang originally came to the top three this year. Who knows that his hair is going to be bald, so he took the sixteenth exam. Looking at the door, the person whose knowledge is not comparable to himself won the top prize. Unwilling to be reconciled, and young and energetic, he strode to Zhou Shuan and said gloomily: "Congratulations."

Zhou Shuan said: "Thank you very much."

"Huh." Lu Shiyi snorted, "Thank you? Yes, it was my mistake. I didn't expect you to keep such a hand."

Zhou Shuan said lightly: "It seems that Brother Lu has a deep misunderstanding of Zhou."

Lu Shiyi said angrily: "Zhou Shu'an, this is Chang'an. It was there in the first year of the Great Jin Dynasty, but not everyone can do it. If you can't pass the next official examination, you can only stop here."

"If you want to be an official, you have to be a person first, or where do you get your contacts? Understand?"

Zhou Shuan nodded, "Thank you, Brother Lu, for mentioning it."

How did Lu Shiyi know that the unconnected son of the poor family in front of him would not only pass the examination of the official department and be awarded the post of eight-grade supervisory historian, but in the near future, he would be appreciated by the saints and promoted to Dali Temple Shaoqing, the emperor's son and minister, the confidant of the emperor.

In another year, Dali Temple Qing made mistakes and was forced to resign, but Zhou Shuan directly took the position of Dali Temple Qing. Its wrist is beyond reach.

Before Lu Shiyi turned around, he gritted his teeth and threw a sentence: "Brother Zhou, don't let me down."

Zhou Shuan sighed helplessly.

Had it not been for the rescue of Shen Jia who had fallen into the water, he would never have anything to do with Lu Shiyi in this life.

——

After a while, Shen Yao saw Sui Yu's figure, and Shen Jia laughed at her, "Look, you came earlier than others for the exam."

After hearing this, Shen Yaoface didn't know how to be ashamed.

She whispered to Shen Jia: "Sister, let me say congratulations."

Shen Lao smiled and said, "Go ahead."

Shen Yao even walked behind Sui Yu in hiding, raised the pu fan in his hand and slapped him with a gust of wind, "Congratulations, No. 1 man."

Sui Yu didn't need to look back to know who it was.

For a moment, a smile filled his eyebrows, and he turned to look at her, "Rumor, when did you come?"

Shen Yao pretended to be stupid, "Naturally he just arrived."

Sui Yu tilted his head and raised his eyebrows, "Really?"

Shen Yao fanned himself, "Naturally it is true."

Sui Yu bowed in her ear and said, "But I looked at you as soon as I came. I saw the second girl's smile, so I knew I was hit."

Shen Yao stiffened, and immediately hit him with a fan, "You are blushing, you are blushing!"

Sui Yu just let her fight like this.

Seeing that the two of them were not embarrassed in the street, he had to walk over and said, "Congratulations, my son."

The corners of Yu's mouth closed, and immediately switched to a serious face, saying, "Thank you."

At this time, the eldest son of the Cheng family came over, "You'an, do you want to go to Shang Shusheng together?" According to the customs of the Jin Dynasty, after the list was released, the first thing for the students of the Jinshi was to enter Shang Shusheng to meet the prime minister and the chief examiner. , Which is the so-called "passing hall."

"Good." Sui Yu looked back at Shen Yao, "Wait for me."

Shen Yao told him, "Prepare well for the examination of the staff department."

Sui Yu nodded and said, "I see."

After an hour, the crowd dispersed one after another, congratulations ceased, and silence remained.

Some people think about the years of hard study in Han Chuang, and can't help crying silently. Others touched the list on the wall and vowed to come back next year.

As soon as the gold list is posted, some people are happy and some are worried, and it is the same every year.

Li Di stood at the front of the list, his back stiff.

He failed the ranking.

A young man in pink clothes sat up from the ground and hooked his shoulders, "Brother Li, let's go, how about going to Pingkangfang with me? Now what you need is Jie Yuhua, to vent. I treat you! "

Li Di threw him away.

"Different people, different lives! They are all coming to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination. Some people are named on the gold list, but some are named Sunshan." The man paused, bent over and continued to laugh, "Someone jumped into the water to save someone and hugged Meijiao. Mother came up, and some people were empty-handed, and they didn't catch anything!"

Li Di said angrily: "Shut up!"

"What? Don't let people say it yet?!"

Li Di turned around and punched him.

"Damn, do you dare to beat Young Master? Are you my second uncle who is!"

——

Inside the Anhua Temple.

The aides dressed in internal servants whispered: "Niang Niang, there are 26 scholars in this year."

Xu Huang raised his tea bowl at the back, scanned the floating tea powder, and said, "Can Lu Shixi make the top three? Where is Li Di?"

Hearing that, the sweat on the head of the staff is going to come down.

Queen Xu raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "Give me the list."

The staff handed it with both hands.

Empress Xu looked at the name, her bright eyes suddenly narrowed, "Zhuangyuan? Didn't it mean that there is no talent? Didn't it mean that the imperial examination is hopeless!"

Empress Xu slapped the list heavily on the table.

The staff member whispered: "The empress is happy and angry. It's not uncommon to have been the No. 1 man of the Ninth-rank official for ten years."

"If he has a father-in-law, can he still be a 9th grade official?" Empress Xu knocked on the table with the slender index finger, and said unhurriedly: "That's how you do things for this palace?"

The staff's chest was up and down, his mind kept thinking, and said: "Manny, there is still a guess in the subordinate's heart."

"Say."

The staff said: "This year's chief examiner is Ruth. He has a lot of personal relationships with Yunyanghou, is it possible?"

Empress Xu said: "If you think about it, check it out, and talk to the palace again when it's clear."

The staff said: "Yes, what about Li Di? He knew about the last time the Shen family fell into the water."

Empress Xu said: "Send him some money and tell him that this palace will give him another year."

"Yes."

Empress Xu took a deep breath, stroked the word Suiyu on the paper again, and whispered: "Xuanping Hou Mansion, has there been any movement recently?"

"The subordinates are about to talk to the empress." The staff shook his head and said: "According to the subordinates, Hou Shizi Xuanping really intends to marry a wife this year. See that means the second girl from Yunyang Hou's Mansion." Recommended reading

"If Xuanping Marquis Mansion marries Yunyang Marquis Mansion, this relationship adds another layer, and I am afraid that it will be detrimental to His Highness Six in the future."

Empress Xu said: "Go to Hongyou Temple and ask my second brother, when will the second Uighur prince arrive?"

The Jin Dynasty and the Uighurs had a close relationship. Every year, the Uighurs exchanged tens of thousands of horses for tens of thousands of silks, some of which would be sold in other countries with considerable profits. But this year it was not the envoy, but the second prince of the Uighur who did this transaction.

It is self-evident what it means for the second prince to come to court.

The staff was taken aback, and then said: "You can rest assured that the queen empress."

——

After Sui Yu came out of Shangshu Province, he returned to Xuanping Hou Mansion.

The whole mansion was waiting for him.

Even Mrs. Xuan Pinghou, who has always been unsmiling, smiled, one table with good food, one table for a long time.

Suizhen (the eldest son of the second room) wanted to pour out Sui Yu, but found that he kept making eyes to himself, Sui Yu whispered: "Good brother, I'll wait a moment, I want to tell my mother if I have something to change. It doesn’t work on a daily basis."

Then he said: "It counts?"

Sui Yu said: "This is natural."

In the evening, Sui Yu pushed open Mrs. Xuanpinghou's door and whispered: "Aniang."

"You An? Come in."

Sui Yu entered the room and sat down and whispered softly: "Aniang, I want to get a wife."

Mrs. Yao of Xuanpinghou stopped the needlework and said, "Shen Yao?"

To be honest, Yao has never liked women who are too gorgeous. In her opinion, a man should be devoted to official careers, marrying a wife and a good person, marrying too good-looking, it is easy to get lost, after all, most princes in weak crown years have no determination.

But what about Shen Yao?

She grew up looking at her again, and she has no choice in character. The second girl from Yunyang Hou's Mansion is also a match.

Sui Yu said: "Yes."

Yao continued to put the needle, and said casually: "Is this the two of you discussed it?"

Sui Yu naturally understood his own mother, and said again: "She gives me peace of mind for the next test."

The next examination of the staff will mainly look at four aspects: appearance, eloquence, calligraphy, and ability to review official documents. For Sui Yu, who is born in a family, it is a matter of hand.

Hearing this, Yao said slowly: "Aniang feels that the rumors are right. You should accept it. These days, don't worry about it."

Sui Yu said again: "Aniang, it's not a short time to buy a betrothal gift or find a matchmaker. If you take your time after the six ceremonies, you might have to wait for the first half of the year."

Yao Shi put down the needle and thread in his hand and said, "Are you making up your mind?"

Sui Yu nodded, then frowned, "Aniang doesn't like her?"

Yao gave him a hit and said, "Hurry up and loosen your brows! Aye, you have mentioned this marriage between you and Rumors earlier, and I am also satisfied in my heart. A-niang is just afraid that you won't accept it. Stay tuned, this man regards his official career as his top priority, and now is a critical juncture."

"Look at Lu Saburo, you are older than you, and they are not in a hurry."

Sui Yu's voice sank and said, "What does A Niang mean?"

Hearing this, Yao sighed. She didn't want him to be unhappy on this great day, so she took a step back, "In this way, tomorrow I will prepare the bride price for you and find our best matchmaker in Chang'an."

"As soon as you pass the examination for the official department, Aniang will come to the door in person." Yao said after a pause, "You have fame and fame on your body, and it will look good when you take it to your Yue family."

Sui Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm bothering Aniang."

Yao waved his hand, "Go, rest early."

——

It is getting late in Yunyang Hou Mansion.

Mrs. Yunyang Hou was sitting on the side of the bed, holding a rattle in her hand to tease Shen Hong, and Mother An said, "Madam, that Langjun has been in Master Hou's study for two hours."

Madam Hou smiled and said, "Don't you know him? If he likes anyone, write it all on his face. Zhou Shuan has no father and no mother. He loves others. He keeps people for dinner and drinks. It may not be what people want. here."

Madam An smiled and said, "Master Hou's mind is obvious, so I don't know what Madam thinks?"

Madam Hou smiled, and said: "You said I am too powerful? If this matter was put a few days ago, I could not agree to anything. I heard that he was the top pick, after thinking about it, I would feel, Not bad."

Madam An also followed with a smile and said: "How can Madam be called a power? It is the identity of the prince, and she is really not worthy of the girl in our house."

Madam Hou raised her hand to hand Shen Hong to the grandmother, and said to Grandma An: "Go and call me your concubine, and I will ask her."

Mother An bowed and said, "Yes, the old slave will go now."

——

After a long while, Aunt Shen entered the house, sat down and said, "Aniang, looking for me?"

"Yeah." Madam Hou took her hand, rubbed her palms, and slowly said: "The champion, what do you think?"

Shen Hao was taken aback, and said, "Aniang was persuaded by Aye?" Yunyang Hou liked Zhou Shuan, and everyone in the house knew that it was not a secret for a long time.

Madam Hou looked at her eldest daughter and said with a smile: "What the **** does it matter? What do you think matters."

Shen Jia thought for a while, and then expressed his worries, "Aniang is not afraid. Is he because of Aye that he wants to propose marriage?"

Madam Hou said: "At first, it was more than scared. A-niang thought so! The rumors outside were so powerful, I always felt that he did it, but after looking at it, things were not what I thought."

Shen Jia was silent.

Madam Hou continued: "Do you dislike him for not showing up?"

Shen Jia shook his head, "Absolutely not."

Madam Hou glanced out the window and turned a voice: "I know all about rumors and Suiyu. But no one knows. I don't like Suiyu's mother."

Shen Lao said: "Why is this?"

"One is that she has too many boxes, she carries it all day, and the other is her." Madam Hou thought of her careful thoughts just now and couldn't help but chuckle. "When she smiles, she always gives I don’t feel like I am smiling. In short, Yao Wanyi is more powerful than me."

Shen Lao said: "Why does A Niang say that?"

Madam Hou said: "Let me make an analogy. If something happened to the Hou Mansion at this time, she would love rumors and would never reach out."

Shen Jia quickly said: "Aniang! What are you talking about!"

"Don't say anything, I still like the child of Sui Yu after all." Madam Hou looked at Shen Yao's eyes and said: "I am the same as you, Aye, if you are willing to marry, he will not bully you. of."