Chapter 1167: Another No. , the Damn County Magistrate

"He can do whatever he wants. Why do you want me to persuade him?"

After Lin Daiyu habitually retorted to Bao Jiejie, she rolled her eyes at Su Mingzhe and said with a smile in her clear and beautiful voice like a stream:
"Besides, maybe the second brother doesn't want to do it today, but by tomorrow, he will have thought it through. Or maybe, everyone persuades him today, but when the time comes, he won't want to do it anymore."

Sister Lin said something that sounded like a tongue twister, then slowly stood up and said to Su Mingzhe:

"I've been sitting all day and I'm a little tired. I'm going to leave. Do you want to go?"

"Since Sister Lin is leaving, I will leave too."

Su Mingzhe seemed like Lin Daiyu's follower. He said hello to everyone and went to the Bishachu to rest.

Li Wan, Sanchun and Xue Baochai were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

After a while.

Li Wan finally came to her senses and apologized to Xue Baochai:

"Don't be surprised, Sister Baochai. Yu'er is young, and she and Baoyu have always been like this. Especially Baoyu, he used to be a lawless devil. It was only after Yu'er came that he restrained his temper!"

"Sister-in-law, you are being too polite. We are all family, how could I possibly blame them?"

Whatever Xue Baochai thinks in her heart, she will definitely not say it out loud. After all, their Xue family is now living under someone else's roof.

Everyone just looked at her pair of beautiful and charming big eyes, which were twinkling, and did not feel any disgust at all.

the other side.

Su Mingzhe followed Lin Daiyu to the green gauze cabinet. As soon as he entered the room, he couldn't wait to hug Lin Daiyu in his arms.

Because it was a hot summer day, Lin Daiyu only wore a double-breasted shirt with a bellyband underneath. She was held in the man's arms, and the warmth from their skin-to-skin contact immediately made them both hot.

"Stop doing weird things!"

Lin Daiyu had a delicate body and was hugged tightly by the man. After a while, she felt a little breathless.

After letting the man be intimate with her for a while, Lin Daiyu could no longer hold on and had to break free and lie on the bamboo couch:
"Second brother, if you want to hug someone, go hug Zijuan. That girl's body is not only cool, but also slippery. It's very comfortable to hug her!"

"girl--"

Although Zijuan had long regarded herself as Su Mingzhe's mistress, her daughter had not yet married Su Mingzhe. How could she let him take advantage of her?
"Okay, I won't say anything more. I'm going to take a nap. Don't disturb me!"

Lin Daiyu has always been responsible for killing but not burying.

Seeing that the girl had really fallen asleep, Su Mingzhe had no choice but to say goodbye to Zijuan and return to his own courtyard to play with Xiren, Qingwen and other maids.

In the blink of an eye, another month passed.

The July college entrance examination is approaching.

Lin Ruhai, who was far away in Yangzhou, suddenly sent someone to deliver three letters.

The letter to Lady Jia mainly expressed greetings, reporting safety, and then thanking her for taking care of her daughter Lin Daiyu.

During the six months she lived in Rongguo Mansion, Lin Daiyu's illness recovered. Moreover, from the letters she wrote home, she had many playmates and her temperament became much more cheerful.

As a father, Lin Ruhai naturally has to express his gratitude.

In the letter to Lin Daiyu, she was advised to be well-behaved and obedient, not to be willful, and not to have conflicts with her sisters.

In the end, he wrote many letters to Jia Zheng.

In addition to normal greetings, the focus is on gratitude and instructions to Su Mingzhe.

Around the Chinese New Year, Su Mingzhe sent people to deliver five pills, including Peiyuan Pills, Buqi Pills, Bixie Pills, and Qudu Pills.

These pills helped Lin Ruhai a lot.

Lin Ruhai couldn't write a letter to thank Su Mingzhe directly, so he could only express his gratitude in a letter to Jia Zheng.

Finally, Lin Ruhai said that he had also heard in Yangzhou that Su Mingzhe had topped the Chang'an Prefecture examination, and in his letter he urged Su Mingzhe to try today's provincial examination after winning the title of scholar.

By the way, Lin Ruhai also sent a lot of books, as well as the examination papers of the major southern provinces, and the answer sheets of the provincial examination champions. "Ying'er, your uncle has high expectations for you, you must not let him down!"

After reading the letter, Jia Zheng agreed deeply with his brother-in-law's words. He immediately called his son and first asked him about the preparations for the college examination. Then he asked Su Mingzhe to be ready. As long as he got the title of scholar, he should apply for this year's provincial examination.

"Kid, remember!"

Su Mingzhe glanced at the letter, his face full of helplessness.

I am only fourteen years old. If I become a juren this year, do I really have to take part in the imperial examination next year?
Su Mingzhe was reluctant to think that his extravagant life was about to come to an end!
Jia Zheng didn't care about all that. He just knew that his son was very talented, but just a little lazy, and needed more supervision and punishment from him.

"Ying'er, from today on, you should go to the backyard less often. After breakfast, come to Rongxi Hall to study. I have asked someone to invite a candidate who will go to Beijing to take part in the imperial examination next year. The candidate has agreed to come to our house to teach you for more than a month."

Faced with his father's earnest instructions, Su Mingzhe could only agree.

The scholar that Jia Zheng found arrived very quickly.

The next day, the top scorer from Fujian Province came over.

The top scorer in the provincial championship three years ago was named Lin Jing, with the courtesy name Yaoshi.

Jia Zheng originally wanted his son to perform the ceremony of paying homage to his teacher, but was stopped by Lin Jing.

"Master Jia, I am a student with limited knowledge and talent. I have already said this before I came here. I heard about the Second Young Master's talent and am willing to come to the mansion to discuss academic matters with him. I absolutely cannot accept this 'teacher'!"

Lin Jing is not a fool, he is just a scholar.

If Su Mingzhe passes the provincial examination in August this year, the two will have the same status.

By next year's imperial examination, if Su Mingzhe has better luck and ranks higher than himself, then he, a teacher of only one month, will become a laughing stock among scholars.

Jia Zheng tried to persuade him again, but Lin Jing was adamant about not accepting the "apprenticeship gift".

Helplessly, Su Mingzhe bowed and Lin Jing returned a half-bow, and the two called each other brothers.

Afterwards, Lin Jing moved into the front yard, and Su Mingzhe studied with him in Rong Xi Hall every day.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Today it was time for the first entrance examination.

It is different from the county and prefectural examinations which are divided into papers.

The examination paper is the same for all those taking the college entrance examination, regardless of age.

On the sixth day of July, the first examination consisted of two questions on the meaning of the Five Classics and one question on the meaning of the Four Books.

On the ninth day of July, there will be two exams on one question.

On July 12, there will be three examinations and one policy paper.

After three examinations, the best candidates will be awarded the title of "shengyuan", which is the so-called "xiucai".

Su Mingzhe answered the questions as easily as he did in the county and prefectural examinations.

The results will be announced on July 15th.

The name 'Jia Ying' once again topped the list.

When Lin Jing learned about this, he immediately congratulated Su Mingzhe:
"Congratulations, Junior Brother, for taking down another first place in a case. If the Chang'an County Magistrate hadn't avoided suspicion, Junior Brother would have been one of the few 'Little Three Prizes' in the Daqing Dynasty!"

Su Mingzhe listened and smiled modestly:

"Brother, you are too kind. This exam requires not only strength but also luck. Tang Bohu and Tang Xianzu of the previous dynasty were both outstanding men of their time, but they failed to make the list! Even Mr. Yangming failed several times before he won the first place! I just lost a place, it's really not a big deal!"

Su Mingzhe behaved very generously.

However, most people in the Rong and Ning mansions were indignant.

That was the "Little Three Yuan", and it was almost obtained by our own Master Bao.

It’s all because of the damn Chang’an County Magistrate!
(End of this chapter)