Drunk House

Chapter 793 Chu Duan (first update)

Su Rong didn’t want to feed idle people.

The old concubine said: "It depends on the past kings. Among the descendants of the clan, those who have real achievements will be given official positions, but the vast majority of them are idle."

Su Rong understood. In other words, the imperial court supported the clan, had no rights, and would not be rebellious, but King Liu'an was a special case, because her father had ignored the government affairs for many years, which allowed King Liu'an to rise up. Otherwise, the King of Liu'an should be just a sinecure, and would not even dare to raise soldiers privately.

She looked at the young man and asked, "Chu Duan, right? You have been studying since you were a child? If my charter clan also participated in the imperial examination, you might have passed the exam?"

Chu Duan raised his head suddenly and looked at Su Rong. The young man who was not nervous at all just now seemed to be strained, and suddenly became tense with excitement.

He twitched the corners of his mouth, and after a while he answered: "The clan has a family tradition, and I have been studying since I was a child. If the queen gave me permission, I, I don't know, and I have never tested what I have learned."

Because the descendants of the clan did not have much chance to get ahead, especially since his family was in the declining Fulubo Mansion, no one recommended him or cared about him. Even if his surname was Chu and he was not favored by the king, he would not have a chance.

Since he was a child, he had seen too many rolling eyes and cynicism. Even if the clan had a King Liu'an who lived a very good life, he would not be able to care about him. He knew very clearly that he had no chance. He was studying with the intention that one day the title would no longer fall to him. After being taken back by the royal family, he would go into business so that his mother could have enough food and clothing.

Su Rong nodded, thought for a while, and felt that Zhou Gu should have some leisure time today. The officials of the court can be entertained by her father, and the female family members can be entertained by the queen and her. Zhou Gu can be lazy on her birthday.

So, she told her side, "Biqing, take Chu Duan to Zhou Gu and tell him to let him take a test on Chu Duan to see what level he has learned since he was a child."

Biqing responded and walked to Chu Duan's side, "Young Master, please."

　　Since he did not inherit the title, he could only be called Young Master.

Chu Duan nodded, clenching and unclenching the hands in his sleeves, trying hard not to lose his composure, and thanked Su Rong, "Thank you, Madam."

Su Rong smiled and waved to him, "Go! Don't hide what you have learned, otherwise you won't be able to pass the test of concubine. He is the companion of the Prince of the East Palace of Daliang. Like Prince Yan, he is the Queen of Qin. Taught by Fu."

Chu Duan suddenly became concerned and nodded heavily.

Biqing took Chu Duan away, and everyone in the clan had different thoughts for a while. But they all thought, why did Fulubo Mansion suddenly get lucky? Is it too shabby? The queen can't stand it? Or is there something about Chu Duan that the princess took a fancy to?

Some people regretted not bringing their sons and grandsons to the Queen Mother to celebrate her birthday. Some people looked at the sons and grandsons they had brought and compared them in their hearts. But for a while, no one dared to rashly bring their sons and grandsons to the Queen Mother. The female salesmen were all waiting quietly for the queen to speak again.

 After all, the descendants of the clan are so useless that they don’t want to make a lot of money, they just want not to make people angry.

Su Rong smiled and said to the nervous Mrs. Fulubo: "Madam, there is no need to be nervous. I observe that Mr. Ling's words and deeds should be a man who has read poetry and books, so I ask this question. But does it scare you?"

Mrs. Fulubo shook her head repeatedly. She was so excited that she couldn't control herself, but she was also worried that her son would not be able to withstand the test in front of the concubine. "I am not scared. I am a little happy. Duan'er has loved reading since he was a child, but there are many books at home." Not much... If I drag him back, I can't ask the great scholar of the world to teach him, for fear that I will waste my time on the princess..."

Su Rong stopped her words and said with a smile: "It's a jade in the rough. We can polish it now, so you don't have to worry too much, madam."

Hearing what she said, Mrs. Fuluo was very optimistic about Chu Duan. She felt relieved and smiled.

Su Rong asked her to go back and sit down, then turned to the old concubine and said, "I remember that the old concubine also has two grandsons at home?"

The old lady replied, "Yes, the older one is about the same age as Chu Duan. His name is Chu Yun. He also reads some books and is not bored by him. The younger one is two years younger. His name is Chu Hao. He is playful and does not like reading. He is very fond of playing. You have to be beaten with a stick before you go to clan school." Su Rong smiled and said, "I just found out now that the clan has a rule against scientific examinations, but I want to abolish it. In this way, you can also let Chu Yun and Chu Hao comes into the palace to see me."

The old concubine was happy, but she still said: "If the concubine abolishes the rules set by our ancestors, will it cause a shock in the court?"

"Is it more shocking than a woman taking the scientific examination?" Su Ronghao said, "Don't worry, old lady, it won't happen."

The old concubine suddenly remembered that for more than a month, the government and the public had been talking about women's scientific examinations, and there was a lot of discussion, but there was no trouble. She laughed, patted Su Rong's hand and said: "There is a princess in Nanchu, it is really lovely It will flourish again for hundreds of thousands of years.”

 At one time, they all thought that the Chu royal family was going to end in the hands of the king. Unexpectedly, the king is an unknown person, but he has a good daughter.

Except for Mrs. Fulubo and the old concubine, the other clan members are only greedy. Although they are excited, they are more regretful. They should have known better and educated their children and grandchildren. For many generations, the descendants of the clan have been living a dawdling life, and few are good at reading and love reading.

Who would have thought that in this generation, the princess would make an exception and allow the clan to participate in the imperial examination.

They were all thinking about their children and grandchildren at home, shaking their heads in their hearts. This one is not good, and that one is not good. They are afraid that even if they bring people to the princess, they will not be able to pass the test. Not seeing the whole hall of clan children, only Chu Duan was called. Are you here? It seems that we can only place our hope on the next generation.

Su Rong's idea is actually very simple. She does not want to support the clan, but she does not want to support too many idle people. She looked at the annual expenditures of the treasury submitted by the Ministry of Revenue. The clan also accounted for a large amount of expenses. In the future, under her power, even the clan would not be able to just take the title and salary without working.

She is not afraid of someone in the clan having the power to rebel, as long as she doesn't eat idle time.

Chu Duan followed Bi Qing to see Zhou Gu. Zhou Gu was actually not idle either, but compared to Su Rong who was surrounded by people from the clan, there were relatively fewer people here. After all, most of the people were surrounded by Nan. The king of Chu stood up.

Today, the people who came to Zhou Gu had the cousins ​​of the Cui family, and naturally include Cui Xingzhi and Cui Yanjin. There is also Ning Ze who can’t sit still.

Cui Yanjin had just asked Cui Yanjin to file a complaint. Instead of approaching Zhou Gu, he was talking to two teenagers of the same age as him, while Zhou Gu was playing hut with others.

Of course no one can win against Zhou Gu, except Cui Xingzhi who can compete with Zhou Gu, but also ends in failure.

 “My cousin is so awesome!”

 “Yeah, we can’t compare.”

 “I wonder if the concubine can win over her cousin.”

 …

 Everyone mentioned Su Rong.

After Cui Yanjin heard this, he immediately said loudly: "That's natural. My cousin is so powerful. She can definitely win over my cousin."

 (End of this chapter)