Daiyu's stepmother is not easy to be

Lin Chang read line by line.

The first line is Jieyuan and Yayuan, which are not Lin Chang's name.

In the second trip, there were three Kukui and one Yakui, but none.

The third row seventh to No.16, no.

Line fourteen seventeen to 26, no.

It was not until Lin Chang saw the end of the sixth line that he found his name.

No.40 sixth place, Lin Chang.

A total of 200 people will be selected for the rural examination, and the eighteen provinces and two seas will be allocated places according to their population.

The most, such as Jiangsu and Anhui, each have 130 and 110 places, and the few, such as Qinghai, have only ten places. (Note 1)

The selection of Jinshi is from 300 to 200 people selected from the national reference exams.In the past two years, there has been a shortage of people in all parts of the DPRK and China, and at least more than [-] people have to be taken.

Jiangsu and other places have always been big provinces with well-developed education.Lin Chang was ranked 46th in Jiangsu. Although the ranking does not seem high, as long as he performs at this level in the imperial examination, he is still [-] to [-]% sure of being a top three Jinshi.

If the performance is extraordinary, it is also possible for the second-class to get a little touch.

Lin Chang's parents, Lin Man and Wei, had hoped that their child would be able to pass the exam within ten years, which meant that the ancestral grave would be smoked.

Who knew that after studying in Beijing Middle School for three years, he was awarded Juren at the age of 17!

Although Lin Chang is not very satisfied with this ranking, but Lin Chang's family members are going crazy with joy!No matter what they thought in their hearts, the people of the Lin family came to congratulate them with beaming faces, and talked about it with everyone they saw.

The guards who reported the letter to the homes of the masters of the Juren walked faster than Lin Chang. Lin Man and Wei almost didn't faint when they heard the words "Master Lin Chang has won the Juren".

Lin Man and his wife took ten taels of silver to reward those who sent the letter, and not only all the families in the clan sent heavy gifts, but within two or three days, even the magistrate of the prefecture and the county magistrates and senior officials from the surrounding counties in Suzhou City Waiting, they all sent people to send thick congratulatory gifts.

Those who came found out that the 17-year-old Juren master Lin Chang was the nephew of Lin Shangshu's (Note 2) family in the Ministry of Punishment in Central Beijing, and he was already engaged to Mrs. Shangshu's goddaughter, but they gave up their desire to marry.

But I heard that Master Lin's biological sister is only 12 years old this year and has not yet engaged. The official media almost broke the threshold of Lin Chang's family.

Has Wei Shi ever seen such a scene?Her family is also the daughter of a rich peasant. Although she can read a few words, it is only enough to read the account books.

She and Lin Man had never set foot outside the boundaries of Suzhou in the past. They had lived for 41 years. Apart from the head of their own family, the biggest official they had ever met was the county magistrate.

But now the official media, one by one, want to tell Xing'er the legitimate son of Yuan's family, and the second son of Zhizhou's family.

Those matchmakers were all eloquent people, who praised these youngsters with flowers, flattered Wei Shi, and coaxed her into a high air.

At any rate, Mrs. Wei still retained a sliver of rationality, and did not agree, but only said that the girl was still young, so there was no hurry, and she had to wait for her son to come back to discuss.

Lin Chang was not very satisfied with his ranking at first, he held his breath in his heart, and waited for these few months to study hard, so as to improve himself before the palace examination.

When he saw his parents, his parents began to talk about this and that with great interest, what kind of smoke was rising from the ancestral grave, everyone was envious, Xing'er had a good family to ask for marriage, etc., and my heart was even more serious. Boredom, and it's not easy to please his parents, so he only vents his breath in his nostrils.

But when he got home and saw all kinds of gold and silver gifts piled up in the house, he finally changed his face and asked, "What's going on with these things?"

When Wei heard the question, his face was full of joy, he smiled until the corners of his eyes were crinkled together and said: "Baby, after you won the Juren, those officials and old people sent a lot of things to our house."

She happily pointed out to Lin Chang one by one: "Those silks and satins were sent by Mr. Liang's family, and he also sent 50 taels of silver to our family. Those were sent by Wang Tongzhi's family, and his family also brought a bag." For a hundred silver coins, as expected of a master official, he is generous in his actions..."

In Jinan, Shandong, Pan Meizhen also found her name on the list.

Fifth classics.

Pan Meizhen's mind went blank, and her lips trembled. It wasn't until the younger brother of the Li family who came with him patted him on the shoulder that he felt a jolt, and he realized that his face was covered with tears.

The sons of the Li family who came with him dragged him out of the crowd, gave a "tsk", took the handkerchief from his sleeve and threw it to him, Pan Meizhen quickly wiped away his tears and thanked him, "Thank you second cousin."

The one Pan Meizhen called her second cousin was Li Mingcheng, the grandson of the former Jiangxi Governor Li.

Governor Li is from Shandong. He has retired and has five sons and one daughter.Li Mingcheng is his eldest son, the son of Li Derun, who is currently the third-rank Sichuan procurator, Li Derun, and this year.

And Mrs. Li, Pan Meizhen's mother, is the eldest daughter of Governor Li's third concubine brother. According to seniority, Mrs. Li should call Governor Li the second uncle, and Pan Meizhen should call Governor Li the second uncle.

The story of Pan Youde accepting bribes and asking for crimes, and his in-laws ruthlessly resigning because of accidents has spread in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Pan Mei is really a top-notch student. Although Jinling Academy is hard to stay in, if she goes to Beijing Zhongzhong Zijian to try, she is very likely to pass the exam.

But even Jinling Academy has gossip, let alone Guozijian and the children of aristocratic families. If Pan Meizhen is despised and excluded because of Pan Youde, so that Pan Meizhen can't study in peace, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

Therefore, after discussing with Pan Meizhen, Mrs. Li wrote a letter to Governor Li, who had retired and taught her grandchildren at home, saying that she wanted Meizhen to be personally taught by her uncle.

Although Governor Li has never been a Governor-General, he was also a great history of the feudal borders of a place. From the second rank, he naturally knows the truth of "sending charcoal in the snow", and that if the family wants to prosper, they must help the children below.

Moreover, although Mrs. Li's biological father was not very promising, he only won a job, and he became an official from the sixth rank, but he always respected his aunt and brother. .

After Mrs. Li got married, she also gave her an annual gift every year.Pan Meizhen got a first-class endowment at the age of 14, and she is really promising.

In addition, Pan Meizhen is not quite the same as his father, and can be regarded as affectionate and righteous. Governor Li has a good impression of this niece and grandnephew, and he is not worried about raising a white-eyed wolf.

When Mrs. Li and Pan Meizhen returned to their hometown, Governor Li arranged for Pan Meizhen and his own grandson Li Mingcheng to study together and teach them personally.

This year's provincial exam, it happened that Li Mingcheng, one of the Li family's children, was also going to take the exam this year, and the two happened to go together.

This Li Mingcheng is also the most intelligent person in the Li family's generation. He was selected as a scholar at the age of 15, but he is a little lazy and arrogant.

But after Pan Meizhen came, even though she was one year younger than him, her knowledge was almost the same.

Moreover, Pan Meizhen wakes up earlier than him every day, goes to bed later than him, does her homework more actively than him, and receives more praise than him.

Once or twice was okay, Pan Meizhen was praised a lot, Li Mingcheng was not convinced, he put away his foolishness, and tried his best to compete with this cousin.

After going back and forth, the two of them felt a little sympathetic to each other.Li Mingcheng also inquired about the reason why Pan Meizhen was so desperate to pass the exam, and he also felt three points of admiration in his heart.

But admiration to admiration, seeing that Pan Mei really knew that she had been hit, crying like an idiot, Li Mingcheng handed over the handkerchief, and even said a few words: "I said cousin, didn't you just get hit?" Juren, if you cry like this, if you become a Jinshi next year, won't you faint?"

Hearing Li Mingcheng's words beside him, he couldn't help but sarcastically said: "I don't know how many of my respected brothers have won, so I say for sure that I will be a Jinshi next year?"

Li Mingcheng looked at him from top to bottom with squinted eyes, saw that he was a man in his twenties, wearing blue clothes, with a displeased face, he smiled lightly and said: "I'm not talented, I won the third place, This brother of mine is not successful either, he only got fifth place. I wonder where is Xiongtai high school? Are you sure that he will be on the list next year?"

The person who questioned him was speechless, he had already failed, but now when he heard the question, he even hesitated and couldn't answer.

But it's just that there are people around me who didn't win the exam, and I feel unhappy.

He didn't hear what was said before, but he only heard Li Mingcheng say "only ranked fifth", so he chimed in and said indignantly: "Even if you are a brother with a high ranking, you shouldn't be so complacent."

"Liuyi Layman (Ouyang Xiu) has a saying that 'full recruiting loses, modesty benefits', even if you are the senior high school senior in Xiongtai High School, you should be humble, so as not to lose money when the moon is full, and harm yourself in the future."

Li Mingcheng saw that this passer-by was still in a good mood, so he sneered, intending to make fun of them.

Before he could speak, he saw Pan Meizhen take a step forward, standing slightly in front of him, and said with a loud smile: "Since Xiongtai knows the words of the ancients, he must have read a lot of books, and he is also familiar with the words of Confucius."

"The sage said, 'Don't speak evil'. My cousin was overly excited when I saw him, and I spoke words of comfort and encouragement. It's just a matter between my brothers and has nothing to do with this blue-clothed brother."

"But first, the blue-clothed brother spoke with sarcasm, and then the brother sneered at each other, as if wishing that our brothers would not hit us."

"My two brothers didn't offend Brother Lan Yi, and the rankings were reported according to the facts. How could the two brothers be so unreasonable, saying that my brother got carried away with his complacency?"

Li Mingcheng put his hands on Pan Meizhen's shoulders, and smiled at the two blushing people: "Although my brother is not promising, he also passed the fifth classics exam, because he is familiar with the words of the sages and has the unity of knowledge and action."

"I hope that the two brothers will also read more books of sages when they go back, and be more open-minded. It doesn't matter whether they are hit or not. Just don't feel jealous when you look at other people's homes. It's not good to make yourself sick. .”

"Oh, and in the future, it's better to ask the truth of the matter before helping. If you develop the habit of taking words out of context in the future, you should draw your sword to help and don't break the sword."

After finishing speaking, Li Mingcheng turned his head and said to Pan Meizhen: "Brother always taught you in the past that there are all kinds of wonders in the world, and you still don't believe it."

Pan Meizhen shook her head and sighed, "I have seen it today, so I believe what my brother said. In the past, it was my fault if I didn't believe my brother."

The two cousins ​​sang together, and the two troublemakers were so angry that they couldn't say a word.

Seeing this, the two of them didn't say any more, they both stared regretfully, shook their heads and sighed, pretending to be regretful, then turned and left.

Seeing that he was far away, Li Mingcheng put his hand on Pan Meizhen's shoulder again, and said strangely: "It's really a happy event, and you have won the Juren. Why do you look like a different person?"

The author has something to say:

here it is~

Note 1: The population ratio refers to the population of each province in the mid-Qing Dynasty.

Note 2: The news of Lin Hai's reassignment as governor had not reached Suzhou yet.

Congratulations to Master Lin Chang and Master Pan Meizhen!There is also a lovely cousin, Master Li Mingcheng! (I really like cousin Li Mingcheng! I want to find him a good CP hehehe)

Give everyone a little stroke~

Daiyu met three good friends in Yangzhou:

[Pan Meiting] from the family of Pan Youde (former magistrate of Yangzhou, wife Mrs. Li, niece of Governor Li's family).

[Zhang Wanyan] and [Zhang Wanbei] from the family of Zhang Zhizhe (formerly a Tongzhi in Yangzhou, who is currently a member of the Ministry of Officials, his wife, Mrs. Feng, and Feng Ziying's aunt).

Pan Meiting's elder brother, Pan Meizhen, won the first-class scholar at the age of 14, and was engaged to Zhang Wanyan.At that time, Daiyu was 8 years old, Pan Meiting was 11, Pan Meizhen was 14, Zhang Wanyan was 12, and Zhang Wanbei was 6.Lin Hai was promoted to minister of punishment and returned to Beijing.

In the autumn of the same year, Pan Youde forced Pan Meiting to take part in the election as the companion of the princess and the princess. In the spring of the following year, Pan Meiting had to choose the second princess, the daughter of Empress Su, to accompany her.Daiyu is 9 years old.

In the autumn of Daiyu's 9th birthday, Zhang Zhizhe was imprisoned and Pan Youde retired, so Zhang Wanyan went to the palace to choose a female official. When Daiyu was 10 years old, she was elected to the Department of Pharmacy in the Spring Festival.

Now Pan Youde is alone in Lingnan as the magistrate, Zhang Zhizhe takes Mrs. Feng, his son Zhang Yonglun, and his youngest daughter Zhang Wanbei as the magistrate in Yuanzhou, Gansu Town.

This year, Daiyu (Lu Qing) is 11, Pan Meiting (Xue Baochai and Zhen Yinglian) is 14, Pan Meizhen is 17, Zhang Wanyan is 15, Zhang Wanbei is 9, and Zhang Yonglun is 12.

Liu Xianglian is 18, Lin Chang Lu Dalang (Lu Rong) is 17, Feng Ziying is 16, the prince is 9, and the second princess is 7.

Second watch at six o'clock in the afternoon~

感谢在2020-07-1017:59:43~2020-07-1101:41:06期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angels who irrigate the nutrient solution: 10 bottles of Lianchuan and Ina; 1 bottle of Fierce Hairball;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!