Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 216 Today I became famous all over the world.

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It was the day for the announcement of the results, and Jia Rong was unable to sleep early on. It could be said that he had not slept well the whole night, so he simply got up early, washed up, and planned to go to the Imperial Examination Hall to see the results.

"Sir, why bother to join the fun? Just have your meal at home and wait patiently. Xiao Zhuzi has already brought people to wait at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall. As soon as the results are out, he will come back to report the good news." Qingwen said with a smile.

Jia Rong smiled faintly, took a fan from the table and said, "Not only will we look at the list, we may even have a bowl of wine outside."

I hope this isn't a drink to drown your sorrows.

"Well, then I'll go."

"Remember not to drink too much and come back early."

Qingwen instructed.

"understood."

Jia Rong agreed to go out, and unexpectedly met Da Baoyu under the big lantern at the intersection of Ningrong Street. However, Da Baoyu did not go out early, but looked drunk and just about to go home.

"Uncle Bao, where are you going so late at night?" Jia Rong asked with a smile.

Although Jia Baoyu didn't want to pay any attention to Jia Rong, he still said, "It's Feng Ziying's birthday, so I invited him to drink."

After saying this, he lowered his head and entered the Rongguo Mansion from the west corner gate.

Jia Rong smiled indifferently. With Grandmother Jia around, she could take care of Baoyu to some extent. Therefore, although Jia Baoyu was not as free and easy as in the original book, he was not in dire straits for the time being.

Therefore, he still didn't know how he could have a happy life with maids serving him and food and clothing provided for him, and he would occasionally say "a waste"...

From now on, haha.

It’s hard to say.

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It was still dark at this time, but the area around the Imperial Examination Hall was already crowded with people, including the examinees as well as their family and friends. Soldiers from the Five Cities Military Division were patrolling, and the entire street was almost packed with people, making it impossible to squeeze in.

Jia Rong found a small pub on a street far away and ordered a bowl of tofu pudding, a bowl of wontons, chopped green onions and balsamic vinegar with some pickles. It was quite tasty.

"Sir, you came so early, are you going to check the list?" There were not many people at the stall at that time. A little girl in a flowery dress walked up to Jia Rong and asked with a smile.

Jia Rong looked up and saw that the little girl looked familiar. He suddenly remembered and said with a smile, "You are the girl selling fans..."

"Hehe, that's me." The little girl smiled happily and said, "So you are the candidate taking the exam this year. You are really amazing."

Jia Rong said: "It's nothing, just a few years of wasted reading."

As the two were talking, a young woman with a distinctive appearance suddenly ran over, put her hands on her waist and scolded her maid: "Silly maid, who asked you to disturb the young master's meal? Go back now!" After that, she showed Jia Rong a friendly smile and said: "Young master, please don't mind it. The maid is ignorant and has caused you trouble.

"fine."

Jia Rong waved his hands and thought: This proprietress looks good, but she is very fierce.

The little girl was probably used to her mother's appearance and was not afraid. Instead, she held her mother's hand and smiled quietly, "He is the gentleman who bought my fan, the scholar who will take the exam this year."

When the woman heard that it was a scholar taking an exam, her eyes paused for a moment, and she looked a little gloomy as she thought of something.

"Go in and finish washing!"

After saying that, he pulled his girl into the house.

After eating a bowl of wontons, Jia Rong felt warm all over and very comfortable. He took out a small piece of silver to pay, but the proprietress refused to accept it, saying that he gave too much when he bought a fan last time.

"Ok."

Jia Rong took back the silver and said with a smile, "Then I'll take advantage of you this time."

The woman laughed and said, "Sir, what are you talking about? Come and eat some hun chun when you have time."

"It's easy to talk about."

Jia Rong said something polite and prepared to go take a look at the Imperial Examination Hall.

The sun is already rising in the east now, so it’s about time the results are announced.

"bingo!"

"Haha, I hit it!"

A man was running towards this side madly, laughing foolishly with drool in his mouth. One of his shoes was missing, and he looked completely ungentlemanly and unmannered like a scholar.

When he passed by the stall, he didn't even look at the road and bumped into the wooden barrel next to him. He cried "Ouch" and fell to the side of the road. The wooden barrel fell over and cleared his head for a while.

The little girl laughed at an inappropriate time.

The woman raised her hand and hit her daughter's arm, gritting her teeth and saying, "Go in quickly and don't make trouble here."

"oh oh."

The little girl went back reluctantly.

The 'unlucky' scholar who passed the imperial examination got up. Although he was in a dishevel, he looked much better and was no longer crazy.

"I, what's wrong with me?"

"Why am I here?"

The scholar looked at his body with a puzzled look on his face.

Jia Rong: “…”

Talent!

The woman hurried forward to apologize and said, "My dear, are you okay? You just said it right, and then..."

"what!"

The scholar suddenly realized and slapped his thigh.

"Oh, I remember now!"

"I won! Haha..."

"This brother is invited." Jia Rong interrupted the scholar's madness and asked, "Has the result been announced?"

"Let him go! Let him go!"

The scholar said excitedly: "I am the ninth place, Li Yongzhen from Zhending Prefecture! This is the sixth time I have come to the Autumn Examination to take the exam. Finally, wow..."

Jia Rong thought he was not very old, but he had already taken the imperial examination six times! He probably became famous at a young age, and then got stuck at the threshold of the provincial examination.

For a moment, Jia Rong suddenly became worried about himself. If he failed the exam six or seven times, all his efforts would be wasted.

Without bothering to talk to the scholar, Jia Rong hurried towards the Imperial Examination Hall. Halfway there, he saw Xiao Zhuzi running towards him madly, and he couldn't even see Jia Rong right in front of him.

"Our master has won!"

"The champion!"

"The God of Literature has descended to earth! Haha!"

Running wildly and laughing at the same time.

Jia Rong was excited and took a step back, fearing that he would be recognized by Xiao Zhuzi.

It's so embarrassing.

It's not you who won, why are you so excited?
The people around were pointing and talking, but their words were full of envy, sighs, and excitement, but no one was mocking.

"Whose servant is he?"

"It seems to be from the Jia Mansion!"

"Who is Li Yuan, one of the masters in the Jia family?"

"Need I ask? Of course it's Jia Shunzhi, the most talented scholar in Kyoto. He actually won the first place in the autumn examination. He really deserves the title!"

"Haha, I have long guessed that Jia Shunzhi will win the title of Jieyuan. To be honest, my nephew is in Qingshe."

"Jia Shunzhong Li Yuan? Haha, I bet five taels of silver on him! I made a profit, I made a profit!"

Everyone was talking about it, Jia Rong just listened and walked towards the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.

He wanted to see it for himself.

In addition, you also need to check whether your good friends have also passed the provincial examination successfully.

People were already walking towards this side on the road, most of them looked depressed and dusty. The only ones who could laugh at this moment were probably those candidates who would become famous overnight.

(End of this chapter)