Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

A few days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the day when the test would be released.

The general examination is the same as the rural examination, and there are also government servants who go to the residence of Jidi scholar to announce the good news.It's just that because of the large number of tributes admitted, the announcing officials are often overwhelmed, especially the high-ranking scholars, who may have to wait for a long time just to wait for the good news.So in comparison, most people are still more willing to go to the Gongyuan to see in person the apricot list posted on time.

The sky had just turned bright, and after Gu Yunji and the others washed up and had breakfast, they were ready to go to the Gongyuan to look at the list.

Before going out, Gu Yunji told Xu Dong: "I think there must be a huge crowd of people outside the Gong Yuan today, and it would be inconvenient for us to go if there are too many people, so you and Guan Yan and the others will stay and wait for the official to announce the good news. My eldest brother, Cheng Yan and I will go by ourselves." That's it."

Xu Dong has been looking forward to seeing Gu Yunji rank with his own eyes, how can he be willing to stay in the hall and wait for the news, he hurriedly said: "Third young master, let me go with you, thinking of not being able to know your rank immediately , I feel like a cat scratching my heart."

As he said that, he rolled his eyes and said solemnly: "Besides, I heard that when the rankings are announced in each session, there are many wealthy businessmen outside the Tribute Court looking at each other in secret, and whoever meets the scholar will tie him back to be his son-in-law. Third young master, you look handsome, what if you are kidnapped by someone? If you have a young man following you, they can help you at least for a while, so that you can take the opportunity to escape. "

Gu Yunji didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and reached out to tap Xu Dong's head: "You really want to follow me to see the list, you can make up any nonsense, right?"

"This is not made up by Xudong, but it is true." Gu Yunxiao interjected, "Every time when the rankings are released, in order to choose a husband with a bright future for their daughters, the wealthy gentry will Qi Qi dispatched, vying to select the first scholar to be the son-in-law, this custom has a long history, and it is called 'catch the son-in-law under the list'."

"However, Xudong's words were a bit exaggerated. Although it was 'catch a son-in-law', he didn't really kidnap people forcibly. At most, he just tied a red ribbon on his wrist as a sign. Even if there are some reckless and arrogant, no matter 21 [-] directly snatched the scholars back home, but that is also a rare case. Most of the selected scholars are half-hearted, if they are really unwilling, the wealthy gentry will not force it."

"Besides, in order to avoid getting into trouble, wealthy gentry usually don't choose children from aristocratic families. You are safer, third brother." Seeing Xu Dong's pitiful face, Gu Yunxiao felt amused, and couldn't help but help He said, "But since Xudong wants to go so much, you might as well take him with you, anyway, there are Guanyan and the others in the guild hall."

Facing Shang Xudong's eyes full of hope, Gu Yunji shook his head helplessly, after all he couldn't bear to refuse: "Okay, then you can go with us."

Xu Dong was so happy that his eyes widened and he couldn't wait to go out immediately: "Thank you, Third Young Master! Let's go now!"

It was still early, but a lot of people had already gathered outside the tribute courtyard. In addition to the scholars and their families watching the list, there were also hawkers selling snacks, passers-by who watched the excitement, and those who were going to take the opportunity to ask for rewards from the first scholars after the announcement of the list. Little beggars, and wealthy gentry dressed as businessmen, who were carefully observing the scholars, a large group of people crowded here, and from a distance, there were all black heads.

After Gu Yunji and his group of four arrived, they just found a good place to watch the rankings and stood still, when they saw the thin and thin Bai Xingjia being squeezed to and fro in the crowd, so he hurriedly called him over.

After finally breaking free from the crowd, Bai Xingjia gasped heavily, bowed his hands to them and said, "Young Master Gu, Young Master Cheng, and Young Master Gu, I didn't expect to see you again. What a coincidence."

Seeing that Bai Xingjia's face turned pale, and his whole person looked a little more depressed than when he first arrived in the capital, Gu Yunji couldn't help but feel a little worried: "What's wrong with you? You sweated all over your forehead early in the morning, or are you not acclimatized?"

Bai Xingjia smiled weakly: "Maybe. Anyway, I haven't been in good shape for the past few months, and I feel weak inside recently. It may be because I was tired from preparing for the exam some time ago. Just take more rest."

Gu Yunxiao felt that his state was somewhat similar to his own three years ago, and he was afraid that he would collapse if he couldn't hold on, so he reminded: "You'd better go to a doctor to see, and you can't be careless about your body."

Bai Xingjia nodded gently: "Okay, thank you Mr. Gu for your concern."

On the steps at the entrance of Gongyuan Street, two middle-aged wealthy businessmen were observing the scholars in the crowd, seemingly wondering which one to choose later.They shrugged their mouths in disgust for a while, sighed and shook their heads for a while, as if they were not satisfied with anyone.

Suddenly, a wealthy businessman's eyes lit up, pointed at Gu Yunji and the others and said to his companions, "Hey, Brother Sun, what do you think of those over there?"

"Where is it? Let me take a look." The rich businessman surnamed Sun narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction he pointed. "The one on the far left is short and thin, and he looks weak at first glance. It's not good. The one next to him That one looks pretty good, but he looks like he's in his 20s, right? He's probably already married, and that's not okay."

Rich businessman Sun looked over one by one, and when his eyes moved to the two people on the right, he showed a satisfied expression on his face: "...the two on the far right are pretty good, they are handsome, heroic, and they are both eighteen or nineteen years old. You can pay attention to it."

Another rich businessman's eyes became brighter as he listened, and he rubbed his hands excitedly: "I also think the two of them are good, especially the one on the left. He is very popular and imposing. He will definitely be on the list later. I will choose him today. , Brother Sun, don't rob me!"

Rich businessman Sun seemed very calm, and he was not in a hurry when he heard the words: "Brother Fan, don't rush to choose, you can read more. There is a lot of knowledge on this list to catch a son-in-law, not only to choose a good-looking maiden As a scholar, it is best to be from a relatively ordinary family, so that such a person will be tempted by your wealth."

"The one you chose is the only one with a servant among them, and his clothes are not cheap. He may be a son of some prince's family. If you tie him up, I'm afraid he will not only not want to go with you , his family will find trouble with you in the end!"

Fan Fushang was so frightened that his neck shrank, and he immediately gave up his mind: "Forget it, I can't afford to provoke such a nobleman."

As he said that, his eyes fell on Cheng Yan who was beside Gu Yunji, and his thoughts suddenly became alive again: "The one just now is not good, but the one next to him is okay, right? I don't have a servant, and the clothes are not as good as others, so it shouldn't be Children of the family."

Sun Fushang gave him a funny look, and joked: "You have bad eyesight, and you have to listen to my impression of these people. When the list is released later, the crowd will be chaotic. Can you recognize which one you chose? ?”

"Wouldn't you help me watch this? What am I worried about?" Fan Fushang didn't care, his eyes were fixed on Cheng Yan, his face was filled with uncontrollable excitement, "As long as he is on the list today, don't care Like it or not, I'll just tie him back and marry my daughter, and when the raw rice is cooked, he will recognize it if he doesn't recognize it!"