All Hail Cousin Brother

Yu Youyao's hand holding the tea couldn't help but stop.

Xia Tao's tone was excited: "One of our clan won the one hundred and seventy-ninth place, and the Song Shizi of the Marquis of Zhenguo took the first place in the examination, and was named Huiyuan. The princes all took the first test in the first test, and the three cases are the first, and I heard that there are only a handful of them in the past dynasties."

This year's imperial examinations are a bit later than in previous years, and the examinations will not officially start until late March.

It was a few days too late to release the list, and it was postponed to March.

Except for Yu Shande and Yu Shanyan, the Yu clan's generation was more outstanding, and the other people who participated in the Spring Festival were not ranked very high in the previous juren examination.

Yu Shanyan is still young, and he will have to grind for three years before he will end up in the next imperial examination.

This time, Yu Youyao was not surprised that one of the talents who was not able to get the shot was able to pass the test.

The results of the general examination will be used as a reference for the final ranking of the re-examination and the palace examination. One hundred and seventy-ninth, this ranking is only medium, and it is almost the same in the later stage, which is basically OK.

As for Song Mingzhao's passing the Huiyuan exam, it was expected, and Yu Youyao didn't care too much.

Xia Tao mentioned Song Mingzhao, and there were endless things to say: "The next step is the re-examination in front of the palace, the palace test, everyone is guessing, maybe the prince of Song can come to the five cases, the name of the champion this time, I am afraid it is not Song. The prince is none other than the prince, there has been a lot of buzz in the capital, everyone is talking about the prince of Song, how amazing, talented, young and promising..."

Song Shizi is already eighteen years old, and he has long reached the age of marriage. He was originally a zhilan and jade tree, a handsome and immortal figure, and now he is a blockbuster in the imperial examinations, and he has become the dream lover of daughters from various families in Beijing. , There are many people in the capital, all staring at Song Shizi.

Seeing Xia Tao's excited face, Yu Youyao frowned: "Go and see if the pastries in the kitchen have been steamed? Once they are done, put them on a plate and send them to the grandmother's house, and send the rest to the cousin's house. inside."

My grandmother is getting older, so it is better to take warm tonic, not too much.

One or two pieces a day is almost the same, and it is useless to eat more.

Xia Tao vaguely felt that the young lady didn't seem to like it very much, and it felt strange to mention Song Shizi.

The Song Yu family is a family friend, and the son of Song has won Huiyuan. The young lady has to say a word or two, why didn't she even mention it?

But as a slave, she naturally wouldn't ask too much.

There is only one child in the clan who has won the tribute, and that is also a single-plank bridge with thousands of horses. It is rare, and the whole house is also beaming.

The family banquet was also prepared in the morning.

In the evening, the men of the family went to the yamen, and the people from the two rooms of the Yu residence, together with Yu Shande, and the younger students who participated in the family's scientific examination this time, also set up three tables in a lively manner.

In the past two years, Yu Mansion has become more and more low-key.

Even if someone in the clan was admitted to the Gongshi exam, they only closed the gate of the house. The family was lively and celebrated. The next day, the house was calm again at dawn. What to do.

After a few days of liveliness in Beijing, it returned to calm.

The next day, Yu Youyao accompanied her cousin to the end of the needle, and returned to the Yuzhong after returning to the Yuzhong.

Chunxiao came over to report: "Song Shizi is here, the old lady invites you to come over."

Yu Youyao nodded lightly, went back to her room and changed her clothes, and then brought Chunxiao to Anshou Hall.

Song Mingzhao is probably the real "saving" kindness of Yu Mansion, and treats Mrs. Yu as half a grandmother.

In addition, in the past two years, the government and opposition have not been peaceful, and the relationship between family friends has become closer.

The friendship between the Song Yu family is also better than before.

Yu Youyao watched from the sidelines, and she was not surprised.

It's just that Song Mingzhao is a guest, and someone at home needs to greet him. Grandmother is an elder, and Aunt Jiang hasn't straightened up yet. It's okay to walk outside on behalf of the house, but it's not enough to treat guests seriously.

Cousin is also a man, and company is indispensable, but it can be regarded as company, and the work of recruiting and other people requires female relatives to come forward.

She is still in charge of this house, and she should be the one to come forward when guests come to the house.

Although she is getting older, she is also at the age of paying attention to the defense of men and women.

However, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was no such custom as the need to hide from foreign men and not show up. It was also polite for men and women to defend themselves in front of their elders.

Even if they met outside, as long as they were with a prudent mama, they didn't contact each other privately, and it was common for them to greet each other.

Yu Youyao is also bothered by this.

When they arrived at the Anshou Hall, Zhou Linghuai had already arrived.

Yu Youyao looked at his cousin first, and then stepped forward to greet Song Mingzhao.

Song Mingzhao noticed this, his eyes were deep, Miss Yu was wearing a celestial glaze, with a delicate and slender figure, a light bunch around her waist, very much like a bottle of Rujiao azure that he accidentally got a few days ago. Beauty bottle.

It's so beautiful, there's nothing wrong with it.

Ru cellar craftsmanship has been lost, this bottle of beauty is rare and unique in the world.

Song Mingzhao saw that the yellow-green madder pattern stretched upward from the flexible and slender waist, and a yellow crab claw flower suddenly bloomed on the chest.

Bright, pure, graceful and noble.

In just over a month, Miss Yu will be thirteen years old.

Song Mingzhao lowered his eyes and lightly rubbed the longevity knot between his wrists with his fingers: "The question of this exam, the court only used the word [Jiangnan]. Obviously, the emperor's tolerance for Jiangnan is almost over."

Madam Yu sighed slightly while twisting the beads: "How similar is this scene to three years ago?!"

Three years ago, the emperor, who had not set foot in the imperial court for a long time, uttered the word "governing the vassal" on the question of the palace test, which made the children of aristocratic families immediately shrink their hands and feet, and could not even show their true level. This opened the prelude to the "You Wang Case".

This shocking case involved both the court and the opposition, and even the case of Li Qiguang's conspiracy and Song Xiuwen's case.

Now the word Jiangnan is just the beginning.

Next, there is Zhejiang.

There are also extermination of Japanese and bandits.

Layer by layer, this turmoil will be a terrible smoke that will fill the entire court. This birthday, I am afraid that it will be better in a few days.

Madam Yu looked at Zhou Linghuai: "If Zhejiang threatens the court with a navy again..."

Zhou Linghuai said in a low voice: "Seeking skin with a tiger will eventually be counterattacked. Zhejiang Dusi has lost control of the situation in Zhejiang, and the chaos in Zhejiang has been settled."

Madam Yu lowered her eyes and twisted the beads lightly.

The atmosphere in the room was a little dignified.

Song Mingzhao put down the teacup: "I came here specially today to ask for something."

Hearing this, even Yu Youyao, who was holding a teacup and lowered her eyes, couldn't help but raised her eyes and glanced at Song Mingzhao, she was really curious, what was the matter that made Song Mingzhao ask for Yu Mansion.