Legend of Concubine’s Daughter Minglan Chapter 40: I don’t like gold ingots, then the Lantern Festival is good

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One month after going out, Chang Baiqing came back with a face floating on his feet, seeing his grandmother and his mother, they fell into the room and fell asleep, this time Sheng Hong didn’t use the air to teach. I know that the township examination is completely different from the previous examinations of the county examination and government examinations for scholars.

The township test was held in the provincial city of Jinan, and it was put on the list within a few days after the test. So the Jibao had already reached Dengzhou before Changbai returned home. Changbai's brother passed the test for more than a dozen, and his results were great. Yes, Sheng Hong just invited some colleagues and friends, and Mr. Zhuang hosted a few Qionglin banquets at home to celebrate.

On the table, the audience boasted, Sheng Hong was proud of his heart. He looked at the prefect on the left, thought of his prodigal cockfighter, and looked at the judge on the right, thinking of his pighead pup who asked for flowers and asked Liu. It was very comfortable. At the female banquet inside, the Wang family was also beautiful, and the officials and wives were full of flattery. The family with a daughter of the right age also faintly expressed the meaning of wanting to get married. Wang always pretended to be stupid and stunned, only at night. Speaking with Sheng Hong, the pride and pride is beyond words, just as the Chinese cabbage harvested by the farmer’s sister-in-law for many years is appreciated-it is all good land.

Sheng Hong rebuffed: "My wife should not be impatient. Baier is the eldest son. His marriage should be solemn. Don’t rush to talk to him at this moment. Until next year, the Spring Festival will open. If you are nominated on the Apricot List, It is reasonable to find a family relationship with him with a good reputation."

Wang hesitated: "What if you fail? Is it possible that you have to wait until you are the champion to get married? Don't miss Bogeer's age."

Sheng Hong said: "I will only wait for next year. If I fail, I won't have to wait until three years later. My wife has to think about Baier. I have no hope of entering the cabinet in this life. Hall officer, it’s enough to have a decent third-class retirement. In the future, even if Baier has the support of his mentor in the same year, it would be better to find a solid Yue family; those who are noble scholars will have to at least pick a son-in-law. A Jinshi."

These remarks were originally made by Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Hong 20 years ago. At the beginning, when he was just hit by the ball, someone came to propose marriage, but the old Mrs. Sheng refused, saying that his father died early and Sheng The family was also a business home. Except for a few nostalgic fathers who were in the same year, no one was supported in the court. Only then did Baba wait until Sheng Hong was ranked high in the next year before marrying the second lady of the Wang family. Sheng Hong was motivated by himself, but was also greatly helped by the Yue family.

Now thinking about it, Sheng Hong’s officialdom is going well, and he has never been bullied by his boss to make things difficult. There are many decent people coming and going in the officialdom. I don’t know if it is not the face of mentor Yang Gelao and Wang’s family. Mrs. Sheng is really insightful.

Qi Heng's performance is about one hundred on the list, but for the children of powerful and noble families like the Qi family, Qi Heng is simply amazing. It is said that from the Taizu era, the entire Zhou Dynasty has been knighted. No more than 40 of the children were admitted to the imperial examination. Although many of them were officials, most of them were recruited by Enfeng or later donated to officials. They always felt that they were a little unwilling to stand up in front of their colleagues from Zhengtu. During the examination of Qi Heng, Master Qi and the lord of Pingning County were overjoyed and hurriedly sent a letter to the government of Qi and Xiangyang in the capital. For a time, Qi Heng became one of the outstanding representatives of the grandsons of the country.

Compared with the Sheng family who only organized a few tables of banquets, the Qi family put on half a city's running water banquet, and the firecrackers at the door just put a few hundred taels of silver, and also carried a few baskets of white flour buns to give to the poor. The lord of Riqi and Pingning County brought their newly-launched Juren son Qi Heng to Shangsheng Mansion to connect with each other.

Ming Lan just got up early in the morning and was sitting in front of the stage yawning. As soon as she heard that the girls were going to see Mrs. Qi and his wife, she immediately asked Dan Ju to disperse the newly combed anti-spinning slings and change them to slings A bun, a pair of small tassel hairpins wrapped in red gold with sardonyx flowers, and a cross-collared satin jacket with light rose red embroidered soft yellow fold magnolia on the back of the front flap and moon white plain satin satin skirt. It was still the golden collar and jade lock. After dressing up, the old lady Sheng saw it. The old lady thought it was too simple, so she asked Minglan to wear a pair of gold bracelets with pink hibiscus jade, who knows Minglan. With small hands, the old lady sighed and put on two pairs of red gold stranded shrimp whiskers inlaid with southern beads.

Ming Lan raised her arms to look, and saw two ding-dong bracelets hanging on each of her chubby arms.

Master Qi is not as elegant as Sheng Hong, but he wins with a noble air. Seeing that he is more talkative than the princess's wife, he met several children in Shengfu and asked them one by one, and then asked the princess to give it away. After receiving the gift, the old lady Sheng went back to rest, leaving the two couples and a few children to talk; because the Qi family and the Wang family still have a somewhat inflexible relationship, it can be regarded as an argument. Cousins, so I don't want to avoid it.

"...Thanks to Mr. Zhuang's hard teaching, I have my son today. I wanted to thank you very much. Who knows that Mr. recently took a leave of absence to visit relatives and friends, so I had to wait for the next time to come to thank you." Master Qi stroked He has a small beard under his jaw and looks very cheerful.

Sheng Hong laughed and said: "During that time, Mr. Zhuang gave them two lectures without a break for a day. They were really tired. They went to Jinan with their front feet, and Mr. Zhuang lay down on the back feet. Hurry up and walk around before you come back for the exam, otherwise the class will not be available at the beginning; when Mr. Zhuang comes back, let’s set up a table and have a good drink."

Master Qi gave a high-five in agreement, and then sighed: "Mr. Zhuang really has the enthusiasm and rigor of the ancient sage to teach and educate people!"

The princess smiled and said: "...It's really cheap for the grand man to invite Mr. Zhuang to Dengzhou. It's really cheap for my family Heng'er. These days, Heng'er is very disturbing in the mansion, and his wife is bothering to look after me. If you feel uncomfortable, you are afraid that you may miss your Fuzhong school."

Wang also replied with a smile: "It’s better for a few brothers to study together than one alone. Brother Heng is a sensible and courteous child. There is nothing to be bothering you. The princess lady can rest assured. ."

The county lord helped the pearl hairpin by the side of the temple, and glanced at Changbai, with a satisfied look in his eyes: "That's true. It's better for your eldest brother to study with Heng'er." Very polite, but his expression couldn't hide an arrogance, as if Qi Heng had given them face when he was studying in Shengfu, Wang's eyes dropped and he said nothing.

At this time, I can see Sheng Hong’s ability. For the first time, Minglan saw her father’s performance in front of her superiors. He was neither humble nor overbearing, long-sleeved and good at dancing. He spoke decently and knew the taboo. He said loudly: "Reading is mostly based on I work hard. How can those scholars who were born in the bitter cold have such particularity, the two phases of Liu and Li in the time of the great grandfather, and the three Yangs in the time of the first emperor, they are struggling and strategizing. How capable they are, they are all born of poor children. That's really admirable!"

The founding of the country, Liu Xiang is the grandfather of Master Qi. Master Qi has always admired this ancestor the most. He looked very good and praised: "Exactly! Although our two families are in better conditions, you must not slacken their ancestral reputation. "

This was addressed to the boys. The three boys of the Sheng family stood up with Qi Heng, and bowed their heads to answer. Seeing that the three sons of Sheng Hong were all beautiful, Master Qi couldn't help but say: "Sheng Brothers are so lucky. All three sons and sons are talents." I looked at a few girls and said: "The prosperity of children is the blessing of family."

The princess empress looked a little uncomfortable immediately, but these few unhappiness disappeared in a blink of an eye. Seeing that the princess was unhappy, the Wang family knew what happened before and after, so she smiled and said: "Although there are many children and many blessings, we are not The villagers are eagerly waiting for the males to work and compete for the birth. The so-called "children" are too many. If they are not competitive, one is enough. If they are not competitive, the more headaches will be."

The princess woman opened her eyebrows and smiled: "My sister said that."

Speaking of Rulan, who handed over to the side, looking carefully, I couldn’t help boasting that she was dignified and generous. I liked it very much. Then I took off a jade bracelet on my wrist and put it on Rulan. Rulan was praised. His face was flushed, and his expression was quite attractive. He deliberately glanced at Mo Lan and Ming Lan, and there seemed to be a demonstration in his eyes. Mo Lan's face was pale, and she had said something since she had only accepted the gift after entering the house. So far, she had no chance to speak. Her white hand held the handkerchief tightly. Ming Lan was pinching the beautiful purse, and guessing inside. What is it, I didn't see Rulan's wink at all.

Here, the princess and Wang are pulling Rulan and talking, while Sheng Hong and Master Qi are facing the four boys in the test and teaching. Master Qi was also a motivated young man in his early years, but unfortunately he has not waited for him to take the test. The imperial examinations were so cute. Although the officials did a lot of work later, they always felt that they were lacking in confidence when they saw those officials who had been born on the right track. Therefore, they all appreciated the young men who were good at studying. After asking a few words, I found that Changfeng In terms of kankan, the export is a chapter, but Changbai cherishes words like gold, and he is imaginative. Master Qi could not help saying to Sheng Hong: "The character of the old man of the Wang family at the end of the noble elder son."

The Wang family elder in his mouth is Wang's late father and Chang Bai's grandfather.

The grandfather of the Wang family was one of the few capable officials who had a good end. He never fell through three dynasties, was low-key and calm, no matter how high or low he was honored or disgraced, no matter which emperor he served, even if he had a heart at the beginning, finally Everyone has to appreciate reuse, which can be called a generation of outstanding people. It is a pity that several uncles of the Wang family are not outstanding in talents and knowledge, but with the care of Zumeng and the emperor, they are still serving as officials, making Sheng Hong enviable.

In fact, Changbai looks exactly like Sheng Hong, but his temperament has turned strangely. He has copied a quarter of his grandfather. Although Sheng Hong does not like Wang very much, he has brought her very good genes. Satisfied, but when he faced his second son, Chang Feng, who looked like his own, his mood inevitably changed slightly. Sheng Hong said: "If you really look like Mr. Taishan, it will be fine. I'm afraid it's just not a tiger painting." No matter how satisfied, the father often can't spit out his son's ivory.

Sheng Hong and Master Qi talked to Changbai and recalled the voice and smile of Grandpa Wang, and Princess Wang and Pingning talked with Rulan. The three words of Wang did not depart from his profession and could not help boasting that his daughter was here. It’s good to be there. When the Wang clan praised the needle and thread, the princess’ eyes flashed, and he caught a glimpse of the young and charming Xiao Minglan. He moved in his heart and suddenly said: "I am about to say this; Thank you six girls."

Wang stayed in a daze, Pingning Princess smiled and called Qi Heng over. Qi Heng saw Ming Lan sitting on the side. The little girl was at a loss. Qi Heng was funny, so she explained the whole story. After the old lady Risheng instructed Minglan to do some work for Changbai, Minglan immediately implemented it. She inquired that all the clothes in the examination room should not be interlayer, and thought of the deep cold weather in autumn, so she found one from the warehouse. A large piece of thick velvet came and cut it finely to make a pair of knee pads (similar to stockings) that went from toe to thigh. Who knew that Qi Heng, who was here for a meal one day, saw it and thought it was fun. I also wanted a pair, and after presenting an out-of-print "The Book of Needles in the Mirror", Ming Lan reluctantly agreed.

"Just two days before I arrived in Jinan, it was okay, but the day before the exam started, it suddenly became cold. Sitting in the slate-built house, a chill came up from the vines under my feet, fortunately there are six sisters. The knee pads made are not frozen at all." Changbai also came over at this time, standing next to Wang, and said gently.

The princess smiled and said: "Heng'er, don't thank Miss Six, she is so smart at a young age, it's really rare."

Qi Heng curled his eyebrows and said: "Thanks are to be thanked, but the account is also to be calculated."

"What account?" Rulan went to see Minglan in surprise.

Qi Heng walked to Minglan and hummed: "What did you embroider on my knee pad?"

Ming Lan spread her little hand and said innocently: "It's nothing? There are no words in the examination room, so I embroidered a mark on the knee pad to avoid losing it."

Qi Heng smiled with a beautiful white tooth: "I knew that your little girl would be lame!" Then he turned around and said a few words to a little girl, turned around and continued, "She is beside Zecheng's knee pad A small pine and cypress were embroidered on each of them, and they were vigorously tall and straight, but she embroidered them on my kneepad... hum..."

At this moment, the little maid came back. Qi Heng took the bunch of furry things from the maid and brought it to everyone. Only a small piece of stuff was flashing on the neatly folded pile of flannel, and everyone leaned forward. Look-there is a small gold ingot embroidered upright on it, round and plump, naive, very interesting.

Wang laughed and said: "What does this mean?"

The princess empress understands: "Oh, if the character of Brother Heng is Yuanruo, Yuanbao's Yuan, you embroidered this?"

Ming Lan blushed and nodded, and she shrank to the back of Changbai, and Changbai also stood in front of her with great loyalty.

Look at the handsome and elegant Qi Heng, and then at the small gold ingot with fat head and big ears. They all laughed suddenly. Even Rulan and Molan smiled while holding their kerchiefs, and Xiao Changdong covered them. The little mouth kept giggling.

Qi Heng deliberately pinched Minglan’s small ears, and said, “Even if I can’t compare to your brother, I won’t be like a gold ingot! Little girl, you are so eccentric! Look at me later Give it back to you!"

Ming Lan was pulling her ears in public, her white face flushed embarrassingly, she pulled Qi Heng's hand away, and argued desperately: "The yuan in your characters and the yuan in yuanbao are not all a single word. Well! The gold ingot is so big and fat, but it cost me a lot of gold thread! You don't like gold ingot, then I will embroider the Lantern Festival next time!"

Everyone almost laughed, Master Qi and Sheng Hong over there also heard them. Sheng Hong pointed at Minglan and smiled: "You little girl, you are almost as fat as the Lantern Festival!"

Ming Lan was covering her ears and acting stupidly. She glanced at Wang and found that she didn't seem to be upset. She was a little relieved. When she went to see Rulan and Molan, they saw that their faces were slightly stiff; Minglan's heart sank. She knew very well that the days for her to act as an ignorant child were running out.