Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 398 Donghua Gate Roll Call

"I told you not to be polite to me. Go back and comfort the fifth girl. Maybe things will turn around." Li An said.

In the original play, Mrs. Wang's plan to marry Ru Lan into the Wang family failed in the end.

Her beard was cut off by her sister Kang Wang.

Although it is a little early now, given Wang Wang's temperament, he may still do this.

The Kang family's reputation was bad in Bianjing because of the Kang Wang family. Who would marry a Kang family girl if her family status was similar or higher than that of the Kang family.

Prince Kang wants to marry his daughter to Sheng Changbai, isn't it because he has a fancy for the future of the Sheng family and Sheng Changbai.

It would be easy to achieve the goal, but Mrs. Sheng is unwilling.

She settled for the next best thing and had no choice but to pursue the Wang family's idea.

After comforting Minglan for a while and chatting about home affairs, Minglan went back first.

Li An sent Minglan away and went to find Wen Yanjing.

Although Wen Yanjing failed the examination, he succeeded at least and got a lot of land under his name. Now he is not as poor as before and rented a small courtyard in the east of the city.

It stands to reason that he would fail the exam and should go home, but for some unknown reason, he has not gone back.

Wen Yanjing was somewhat surprised by Li An's arrival and felt very complicated.

Everyone was studying in the same class, and he was very confident before taking the exam.

In the end, he failed, but Li An passed the exam.

Li An didn't know what Wen Yanjing was thinking, so he exchanged pleasantries for a while before explaining his purpose.

"Shigao, you also know that I am engaged to the sixth girl of the Sheng family. Today she came to me and told me about you and the fifth girl."

Wen Yanjing was stunned when he heard this, and quickly explained: "Zi Qian, don't get me wrong. Miss Fifth and I just met by chance a few times and exchanged a few words. There is absolutely no overstep!"

Li An waved his hand and said, "That's not what I came here to talk about this time. The fifth girl is obsessed with you, but the Sheng family has already negotiated a marriage for her. What are your plans?"

He was not interested in knowing what happened between Wen Yanjing and Ru Lan.

Wen Yanjing laughed at himself when he heard this, and said a little decadently: "I do admire the fifth girl very much, but I am just a poor scholar. I failed the exam this time. What can I do?"

Li An shook his head slightly. He didn't know whether Wen Yanjing was hindered by etiquette or because he was giving up on himself because he failed to pass the exam. But Wen Yanjing said this without any sense of responsibility at all.

"The sixth girl told me, and the fifth girl told her that she won't marry unless you are the one, and if she can't marry you, she would rather become a sister-in-law. I have already brought the words, and you can figure it out for yourself. I will leave first if I have something else to do. "Li An stood up and said.

Wen Yanjing was startled when he heard this, and his expression changed.

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Ever since Mr. Han Daxun shouted out the words that only a good man should be called by Donghua Gate.
Whether they are high-ranking officials or nobles, or traders and pawns, every time the results of the palace examination are released, it is the matter that attracts the most attention in Bianjing.

During this period, gossip about the Gu family was rampant and became a hot topic in Bianjing.

In addition, there is also the matter of officials establishing a heir apparent after the imperial examination, which is also one of the hot topics.

However, today, no one is talking about these topics, because today is the day when the results of the palace examination are released.

The results of the palace examination are conducted at Donghua Gate, unlike the direct results of the general examination.

Instead, a roll call will be called directly, and then officials will come to announce the good news.

At the end of the palace examination, the first and third graders will not only be awarded the title of number one scholar, but also be awarded the title of Jinshi. The second grader will be awarded the title of Jinshi, and the third grade will be awarded the same background as a Jinshi.

In the past, if the performance in the palace examination displeased the official family, there were even cases where the merit was canceled directly.

One person was revoked by the officials because of the palace examination. He had a change of heart and switched to Xixia, and finally became an important minister of Xixia.

Because he knew the Song Dynasty very well and harbored hatred, he targeted the Song Dynasty everywhere and caused a lot of trouble to the Song Dynasty.

Since then, emperors of all dynasties have learned their lesson. Although there is no provision that palace examinations cannot directly cancel meritorious titles, this phenomenon has never occurred again in the past dynasties. The first-level and second-level candidates in the palace examination are awarded directly, and they do not have to wait like the third-level candidates.

The level of the noun also determines the quality of the official position awarded.

Therefore, the announcement of the palace examination results attracted a lot of attention, and many people ran outside Donghua Gate early in the morning to wait and watch the excitement.

Some of them were sent from the families of the students who were referred. They couldn't wait for the guards to come to report, so they sent servants to guard them.

Before the time came, a large number of servants were waiting in the square outside Donghua Gate, each holding a horse.

These people are responsible for reporting the good news. Those who participate in the examination have registered their residences. After being called, these people will go to report the good news according to their address.

When the auspicious time was approaching, the Donghua Gate opened, and a middle-aged eunuch came out holding a holy letter and surrounded by several eunuchs.

The middle-aged eunuch first spoke loudly about the importance that officials attached to the imperial examinations, and then when the time came, he started the imperial edict roll call.

As the name was sung, a guard immediately got on his horse and rode away.

The middle-aged eunuch recited the names and nouns slowly. Every time he read out one, a servant rode away.

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In the Li family, Li Ping did not go to the restaurant today. Even his sister-in-law Zhang Qing, who was nine months pregnant and about to give birth, came out of the room. The family gathered in the main hall, waiting for the good news.

"Why haven't you come yet?"

Li Nan walked around the hall anxiously.

"Can you sit down and wait? Stop dangling around. My head is dizzy from your shaking."

Mrs. Liu was already a little irritable because of her anxiety, but Li Nan kept wandering in front of her, which made her even more irritated.

"Aren't I anxious?" Li Nan said.

"You're in a hurry and I'm not in a hurry?" Ms. Liu glared.

"Mom and Dad, please stop arguing. There is no such thing as failure in the palace examination, and the roll call is sung from back to front. The later the good news comes, the higher the noun is, which is a good thing." Li An comforted.

"Did you hear that? For such a big person, there is no certainty at all." Liu said angrily.

"I don't know who just said that she was in a hurry." Li Nan muttered.

"What did you say?" Ms. Liu raised her eyebrows.

"No, I didn't say anything."

Li Nan replied and sat down honestly.

Li An clenched his fists tightly, sweat dripping from his palms.

In fact, he was somewhat nervous. He had always thought that it would be enough to get an official position if he passed the exam. Unexpectedly, he was still very nervous when things came to pass.

If it were the former Li An, he wouldn't care about this.

But now Li An has higher pursuits, and naturally wants a higher ranking, which will be of great benefit to him in the future.

"Master, good...good news has come!"

I don't know how long it took, but the concierge ran over and said breathlessly.

Hearing what the concierge said, Li An and the others hurriedly got up and ran out.

Zhang Qing wanted to go, but Li Ping held her down, told her to sit and wait for news, and then chased her out.

Li An trotted to the door and saw a guard waiting at the door.

Seeing Li An and his party coming out, the officer bowed and said, "Congratulations to Li An, for winning the ninth place in the imperial examination!"

(End of this chapter)