The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort

When Xiao Shao was mentioned, Jiang Susu's pretty face blushed, she lowered her head shyly and said nothing. Jiang Chao thought for a while: "If King Jinying really likes my sister, he can also take care of me in the officialdom in the future."

"Second brother, what are you talking about?" Jiang Susu was a little embarrassed. Xia Yan also frowned: "What are you doing so openly? Your sister's reputation can be said so casually." After a pause, she continued: "Now you should read the book carefully. , won the first place in the scientific examination in a few days, and Susu’s matter will be exposed together, and your father will be happy. By then, Jiang Ruan is not an ant, it’s up to you.”

When Jiang Susu heard this, he immediately said, "Second Brother, don't let us down."

Jiang Chao waved his hand: "Don't worry, the top and bottom have been arranged, and I have made full preparations, and I will definitely get a good ranking." He said: "At that time, I will be on the way to the top, and I will be a noble and superior person. Those inferior people are not worthy of carrying my shoes!" Having said this, his tone became stern, and Liu Min's superior gaze flashed in his eyes again.

Xia Yan patted him on the shoulder: "My son, mother will pray for you."

...

When Luzhu told Jiang Ruan what Mei Qingyuan had inquired about, Jiang Ruan just smiled faintly. Seeing her carelessness, Luzhu said anxiously: "Girl, the scientific examination will be held in a few days. The second young master is so confident, if we really win the ranking, we will be in trouble."

"He has no talent or morality, how did he win the ranking?" Jiang Ruan looked at the picture just completed in front of him, and put down his pen. Luzhu leaned over to look, and saw a picture of the moonlight being drawn on the scroll, the moonlight was shining brightly over the hills, and there were faint lights of fireflies in the jungle.

"Young girl's paintings are so beautiful." Luzhu exclaimed, "Is this one going to be framed?"

"No, send it to the Imperial College." Jiang Ruan said.

"Painting?" Luzhu asked in surprise, "Girl sending paintings? Don't you write?"

"He will understand." Jiang Ruan rolled up the painting.

The moonlight or the fireflies, whose light is brighter, will illuminate more. The place where fireflies can fly is only a few feet high, and the light they can shine is only a square inch. No matter how high the moon is, the places it can shine are mountains, rivers, lakes and seas. The higher you stand, the wider the place you can shine. If you want to help more people, you need more power. With a higher status, you can do things more freely.

The clever Liu Min would not understand this truth.

Although Luzhu didn't understand why, she still put away the scroll, and Jiang Ruan gave some instructions in her ear, Luzhu showed surprise, nodded and went out.

...

The next few days passed peacefully. On the surface, nothing special happened, just listening to the rumors in Beijing, the emperor wanted to appoint Mr. Zhao of the Imperial Academy as the examiner, and Mr. Zhao accepted bribes from candidates. This matter was widely rumored in the market, and the censors submitted memorials to request a thorough investigation of the matter, and the annual scientific examination was of great importance. The Ninth Five-Year Master above was furious when he heard the rumors, and suspended Mr. Zhao for questioning. Send an examiner to take the exam.

When the news of Mr. Zhao's suspension came out, it was said that Jiang Quan hadn't returned to the mansion for two whole days. The wrong maid, the servants of Jiang's family are in a state of anxiety all day long, only Ruan Ju is still as comfortable as ever.

At this time, Jiang Susu posted another post to the Jinying Palace, wanting to come to the door to thank Xiao Shao for his help during the Lantern Festival that day. Unexpectedly, Xiao Shao was not in the mansion, but Jiang Susu came back angrily after being scolded by an old housekeeper who was over sixty years old in Jinying's mansion.

Lianqiao and Luzhu couldn't wait to show Jiang Susu's angry and embarrassed appearance to Jiang Ruan, which made Jiang Ruan couldn't help being a little bit happy.

What's more, Nanny Zhou's condition has improved a lot after taking good care of her. Afraid of frightening Ruan Ju's servants, Nanny Zhou wrapped a piece of cloth around her eyes, and she could do some simple tasks in Ruan Juli on weekdays. .

The maids Xia Yan sent in, Jiang Ruan, have been letting them go. Forsythia is an impatient person, and she obeys those maids. Although Zisu looks gentle, in fact, she is not very close to others. The servant girl was left lukewarm in Ruan Ju, and she was always distracted. Only that scholar, who is quick and clean in her work, has a gentle and appropriate disposition, even Lianqiao and Zisu can't fault her.

However, the rumors about Jiang Susuxia's mother and daughter in Beijing were suppressed because of the rumors that the examiner took bribes, which was a blessing in disguise.

On the day of the examination, presided over by the Ministry of Rites, Jiang Chao was not very happy after returning home, but now the examiners appointed by the emperor are all stubborn ministers, and there is no room for negotiation.

Anxiously waiting until the day when the rankings were announced, Jiang Chao only got the 458th place in the exam, and he didn't even get the tribute. Jiang Quan locked himself in the study angrily and saw no one. The behavior of taking Jiang Chao around to socialize a few days ago seemed like a big joke. Jiang Susu was extremely disappointed, Xia Yan wanted to persuade Jiang Quan, but Jiang Quan got angry with her for the first time, Lin Lang stood aside and dared not make a sound.

Jiang Chao got the news of his failure, and left Jiang's mansion without saying a word. He was drunk in the restaurant for several days and never returned home every day. He seemed to be decadent.

When Luzhu told Jiang Ruan about these things, her tone was full of relief: "It turns out that the second young master is only talking nicely, but in fact he has no skills. I heard that he drank every day, and the master ordered him to be tied back today. , I want to use the family law to teach him a good lesson."

Jiang Ruan took a sip of tea: "He is proud and arrogant, and his face is more important than his life. Naturally, he can't accept failure."

"My servant thinks that the second young master is not as good as the girl, but the girl is much smarter than the second young master." Luzhu curled her lips.

Jiang Ruan lowered her eyes and remained silent. A few days ago, she asked Luzhu to go to the market to spread rumors about the examiner's bribery. In the previous life, the matter of Mr. Zhao's bribery was revealed only a few years later. Now that she said this early, the emperor will definitely change the chief examiner. And just in case, the examiner who was replaced must be an upright and clean-tempered person. Although Jiang Chao's articles are good, they are too tactful. For the Qingliu faction, they hate such articles the most. Even if they don't fail, they won't get a good ranking.

On the contrary, Liu Min's solitary personality must be very appetizing to the chief examiner. As for the imperial examination held by the emperor himself, with her letters, Liu Min's point of view was subtly changed, and she would definitely win the emperor's favor.

Liu Min, Liu Min, Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, don't let me down.

...

Sure enough, three days later, the results of the palace examination came out, the emperor hand-picked Liu Min as the number one scholar, Mo Cong came in second, and Wang Ziling became Tanhua Lang.

The top three rode horses through the streets, all three of them were high-end horses in new official uniforms, and they were born with outstanding talents, many boudoir girls came out to see each other. The most eye-catching thing is Zhuangyuan Lang, a young man with delicate eyebrows, and a bright red official robe, which makes his face a little more gentle, but also has a clear and proud character. The white horses passed by, all of which were silk flowers thrown by bold women.