In the study, Sheng Hong and Li Zhan were sitting separately. Li Zhan drank tea leisurely, while Sheng Hong looked at Li Zhan nervously, waiting for Li Zhan's answer.

Li Zhan chewed the tea that he accidentally drank in his mouth. A trace of bitterness spread in his mouth, and then he spit it out. Looking at his anxious father-in-law, Li Zhan put down the tea cup, smiled slightly, and comforted Sheng.

Hong, said warmly.

"Father-in-law, I am very anxious. Changbai and I have already communicated. As long as there are no accidents in this provincial examination, he will surely be among the best. As for the palace examination, I dare not say, but there is no problem in getting a Jinshi background!"

The palace examination is held after the provincial examination, and is presided over by the emperor in the palace. It is also called the court examination. All tributes can participate, and they are divided into "three first-class" according to their grades: first-class is awarded to "jinshi and rank". Only three people can take the first place.

The number one scholar, the second and second place, and the top three are awarded; the second grade is given a number of names "from Jinshi origin", the first grade is generally called Chuanlu; the third grade is given a number of names "from the same Jinshi origin".

What Li Zhan said about being a Jinshi meant that Sheng Changbai could be ranked in the second class. This was already very optimistic about Sheng Changbai. After all, there were only three people in the first class. Basically, all scholars did not dare to expect to win the first class. At most, they could not win the first class.

I just want to be born as a second-class Jinshi.

Hearing this, Sheng Hong leaned forward, showing a look of surprise, his eyes widened slightly, staring at Li Zhan in disbelief, worried that Li Zhan was just comforting him, and confirmed again.

"Is what Ziqing said true?"

Li Zhan looked at Sheng Hong who was very concerned about Sheng Changbai's future. He picked up the teacup and took a sip again. He had eaten too much in the dinner just now and was a little thirsty now. He moistened his throat and saw that Sheng Hong was impatient.

, then he said slowly.

"Of course it's true!"

When Sheng Hong heard Li Zhan's firm words, he immediately relaxed. He leaned back and breathed a long sigh of relief. He didn't expect Sheng Changbai to win the first prize. As long as Sheng Changbai could be named on the gold medal list, it would be fine. In this way, the Sheng family

It can be considered that there are successors, so that the family will not be lost on the road and the lintel will be lost.

Sheng Hong rested for a moment, leaned his body against the back of the chair, with relief on his face, stretched out his hand to hold his short beard, his eyes were full of joy, and there was a trace of satisfaction on his face, and he said briskly.

"With your words, Ziqing, I can always let go of my worries!"

Li Zhan smiled slightly and said nothing, just sipping tea alone. He could understand Sheng Hong's nervousness. If the next generation of the Sheng family failed to grow the Changbai Changfeng, the Sheng family would probably decline.

On the day when the Gongyuan released the results, as expected by Li Zhan, Sheng Changbai was ranked among the best and did well in the exam. Sheng Changfeng did not go beyond Li Zhan's evaluation. He was not on the list and could only wait for the next scientific examination.

The Sheng family was extremely happy to be listed on the Sheng Changbai list. Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu paid generous rewards to their servants and prepared a apprenticeship banquet and a celebration banquet to celebrate grandly.

Although Mrs. Sheng was also happy, she was not carried away yet. She stopped Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu from celebrating and gave meaningful advice.

"Young Master Qi and the young masters from Ningyuan Houfu were both studying in my Sheng Family School, but they failed. Now only Changbai has passed the exam. If we continue to celebrate in a big way, will it be too public and slap the faces of the Gu family and the Qi family?

It’s better to restrain ourselves, close the door and celebrate by ourselves!”

Sheng Hong was shocked when he heard this. He nodded repeatedly and thanked Mrs. Sheng.

"My mother was so considerate that my son was carried away by joy for a moment and almost made a big mistake!"

Only then did Sheng Hong give instructions to the stewards around him.

"Go and close the door of the mansion, we can celebrate by ourselves in the mansion!"

The steward took the order and retreated.

Wang Ruofu was a little aggrieved. He felt that his son had passed the imperial examination and he couldn't celebrate. Instead, he had to worry about other people's faces. It was really frustrating.

Fortunately, at the banquet, Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Hong talked about how Sheng Changbai had won the prize and it was time to consider the next marriage and inquire about good families.

Wang Ruofu then smiled happily, put down the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, looked at Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Hong, and said happily.

"My sister told me about this a few days ago. She wants to marry her daughter to Changbai. I thought it would be a good thing to get married. Why don't we discuss the marriage with the Kang family and finalize it?"

Wang Ruofu looked at Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Hong expectantly, waiting for their opinions and answers.

Wang Ruofu's sister is from the Kang Wang family. She has a violent personality, evil intentions, cruelty, and is also a scheming person. She comes to the Sheng Mansion all day long to fight against the autumn breeze, which makes Old Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Hong very bored, and they persuade Wang many times.

Ruofu should not associate with the Kangwang family.

Wang Ruofu didn't want to listen to Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Hong because Kang Wang was his biological sister, so he kept getting involved with Kang Wang.

For a period of time, Kang Wang often visited Li Zhan's house because she was Hua Lan's biological aunt. Li Zhan was very disgusted with her. After talking to Hualan several times, Hua Lan gradually became alienated from Kang Wang.

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Kang Wang lost his temper because of this, complained to Wang Ruofu many times, and even spread rumors about Hualan everywhere and said bad things about Hualan, which caused Hualan to receive a lot of criticism for a while.

After Li Zhan learned about this incident, he was not polite to the Kang family and directly dealt with the Kang family once. The Kang family was no match for Li Zhan. They were in a very embarrassed state and did not dare to have a confrontation with Li Zhan. They directly came to apologize to Li Zhan.

, only to obtain Li Zhan’s forgiveness. Naturally, King Kang no longer dared to provoke Li Zhan and his wife, and stayed away.

Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Hong did not respond to Wang Ruofu's words and just discussed Sheng Changbai's future marriage. Wang Ruofu was very disappointed and froze in place.

Hua Lan couldn't bear to see her mother being frustrated, so she pulled the official's sleeve and motioned for him to smooth things over.

Li Zhan opened his mouth and put the beef on his chopsticks into his mouth. He glanced at the disappointed Wang Ruofu and felt some sympathy for the somewhat confused mother-in-law. After chewing the beef in his mouth and swallowing it, he spoke.

said.

"Mother-in-law, have you forgotten the slander that Prince Kang had against Hualan?"

Li Zhan hated the Kangwang family, and did not call her aunt, but called her by her last name, with a look of disgust on his face.

Wang Ruofu glanced at his eldest daughter who was worried about him. Thinking of the injustice she had suffered, the thought of marrying his sister instantly faded away. After all, his sister had no daughter to get close to, and her mother-in-law, officials, daughter and son-in-law were all very interested in him.

My sister doesn't like it, and I'm afraid that my sister really has some problems.

Li Zhan saw that Wang Ruofu's face looked better, so he continued to persuade.

"The Kang family has declined in recent years. If his daughter marries Changbai, it will not be beneficial to Changbai. It is better to find a lady from a famous family for Changbai. Not only will the family background be good, but it will also be good for Changbai's career.

Extremely beneficial!”
Chapter completed!