"Is it Mr. Zhou? I'm here to congratulate you on your high school Jinshi!"

The reporter saw Zhu Ji standing up with excitement and looking at him, thinking that he was Zhou Wen, so he immediately went up to report the good news.

You should know that the money for the Jinshi Announcement is not a small amount, especially the wealthy families like Chengguo Duke's Mansion. If they can make them happy, they may be able to eat the money they receive with one shot.

Before, the eldest son of the Duke Cheng Guo’s mansion passed the Juju. The reporter took dozens of taels of silver from the Duke’s hand, which caused a sensation and attracted many people to be envious.

Zhu Ji was originally unhappy because of his silence. As a result, this indifferent reporter came over and flattered the horse on the lap. His face became even more ugly.

If it weren't for the many dignitaries who were present today, Zhu Ji would really want to slap the other party so that the kid could open his eyes and recognize the person clearly!

At the moment when the scene was a bit awkward, a young juren stood up among the crowd of people attending the banquet and said in a self-doubted tone: "Zhou Wen? I'm called Zhou Wen. I'm also from Gaoyang County, Baoding Prefecture. Could it be that I have passed the Jinshi?"

Hearing these words, the reporter was stunned for a moment and quickly took out the golden flower letter distributed by the Ministry of Rites to confirm.

There was no more misunderstanding this time. This young juren named Zhou Wen at the banquet could match his information and origins. He was the new Jinshi in the Good News!

"Congratulations to Brother Zhou, a high school Jinshi, to meet the Saint of the Golden Palace tomorrow!"

"Brother Zhou is not so proud of his appearance on weekdays, and he didn't expect his talent to be so outstanding."

"Mr. Zhou is really a tiger father without a dog son. He is ranked 89th in the high school in the imperial examination. The palace examination may be able to compete with the Three Tripod Armor!"

The sound of flattery and congratulations sounded one after another, and immediately snatched Zhu Ji's limelight.

After all, for ancient scholars, the value brought by the title of the Golden List is far greater than that of the wedding night.

Faced with such a scene, Zhu Ji sat down and said a little sourly: "It's just 89th place in the mere imperial examination. If I make it on the apricot list, I will definitely be ranked as the Five Classics Leaders!"

Zhu Ji's "bold words" also attracted the approval of the Zhu clan relatives in the same table, as if the title of the Five Classics Principles was as simple as taking something from a bag.

The lively congratulations slowly calmed down, the results of the examination continued, and the rankings of registrations from outside were getting higher and higher, and the results were soon released to the top ten in the Yichou Clinic.

But for such a long time, no one reported the news came to the mansion to report good news, which made everyone who had been confident in speculating on the list, and couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.

Could it be that the children of the senior officials and officials present today won the lead?

Zhu Yong, Duke Chengguo on the main table, gradually felt embarrassed as the ranking of the ranking rose. He was still happy at the beginning of the game thinking about the good things of "three happy things", but in the end, except for the scheduled wedding banquet, he didn't even see any other double happy things.

Zhu Yong is not the kind of unrealistic and delusional person. He knows very well in his heart how slim the hope of being selected as the top ten of the apricot list. By this time, there has been no news of good news, and I am afraid that the possibility of taking the test is no longer high.

Think about how many times I was praised for the previous few glasses of wine. If there was no one who passed the Jinshi in the Duke Cheng’s Mansion, where would I put my old face?

On the other hand, Sun Shaozong staggered to Chen Yichen with a wine pot, put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Brother Chen is Jie Yuanlang of Shuntian Provincial Examination. Why haven't he heard the news of winning the victory? Everyone said that the reporter had gone to the wrong mansion?"

Sun Shaozong didn't know if he was really drunk or deliberately made such a drunken state. Anyway, the tone of this sentence was quite large, and almost everyone present heard it.

Of course, even if you hear it, you will be able to hear this clearly embarrassing question. If you have a little emotional intelligence, you can only pretend that you didn’t hear it and avoid talking about it.

"Shaozong is back and sit down. Jie Yuanlang has the talent of the Five Classics and is not yet at the ranking."

Huichang's eldest son Sun Zhong warned him, but there was no obvious intention of scolding, and it seemed more like a decent look.

"That's right, Jie Yuanlang is very talented and has the talent of Jing Kui. However, there are many talented people present today, including He Pingyan, He, Zhu Ji, Zhu Jie, Song Jie, and the top ten places are probably not enough."

The people Sun Shaozong named were all candidates of the Yichou subject examination who attended the wedding banquet, and they were also waiting for the announcement of the good news.

Now there are only the last ten places left on the apricot list. No one can guarantee that everyone present will be won. After all, some people will become the background board for failing the exam.

"Brother Chen, I wonder who based on your opinion, will you lose your name?"

Sun Shaozong asked Chen Yichen with a smile, wanting to see how he answered this offensive question.

"Shao Zong, you have drunk too much, come here quickly!"

The reprimand Sun Zhong of Huichang also sounded immediately, and this time his tone became much more severe.

Because Sun Shaozong's words not only provoked Chen Yichen, but also offended other new candidates present. If he did not stand up and express his opinion, he might become the target of public criticism.

"Sorry, you guys, you've been drinking too much and say nothing. You're fined a drink to express your apology."

Sun Shaozong also seemed to have sobered up and bowed to the people present to apologize, and poured another glass of wine and became stuffed.

Some people were unhappy at first, but now when they see him drunk and refusing to drink, they are not too careful to worry too much, so they have to think that nothing has happened.

But this time, Chen Yichen did not reveal this. He slowly said in everyone's surprise eyes: "If Brother Sun wants to ask who will lose his reputation, I really don't know. But if you want to talk about who will be the leader, I really have some insights."

"Oh, who will be the leader of Brother Chen?"

Not to mention that everyone present was surprised, even Sun Shaozong was surprised when Chen Yichen responded.

This kind of question is clearly a problem. You either avoid talking about it or choose to hang up. Now you don’t want to offend others and choose to calm down others. Chen Yichen took the initiative to answer?

"If you don't have talent, you will take the initiative."

Chen Yichen said these eight words lightly, and his face no longer had the fun smile he had before.

"What did you say?"

Sun Shaozong seemed to be a little unbelievable, and would say it out of Chen Yichen's mouth.

I have never seen such an arrogant person when I saw him. In front of the important officials of the imperial court, Qi, and Wen, he said frankly that he wanted to take the lead. Is he so unscrupulous?

"I said I want to be the leader, do you need to say it again?"

The calm words contain an indisputable force. The confidence, ambition and arrogance burst out, which is completely different from the impression Chen Yichen usually gives people.

Even when this sentence came out, the audience was in an uproar, and many people couldn't believe their ears.

You should know that Chen Yichen's humble and respectful style is famous in both Kyotos. Most of the people who have dealt with him will give a "humble and gentleman". In him, he cannot feel any condescending arrogance or bullying of others.

Now Chen Yichen is bluntly saying that he wants to win the title of Huiyuan without any concealment. Is this too young and frivolous?

"There are more than a dozen Jie Yuan in the thirteen provinces of the two capitals and thirteen provinces in each session. Chen Yichen is so confident that he will definitely win the leader?"

"I'm really arrogant. It seems that this guy has been a little drifting lately."

"So sharp, there will always be a fall."

"Hmph, I want to see why Chen Yichen can beat the heroes!"

Faced with the discussions and dissatisfaction of all parties, Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Yong slapped the table at this time and stood up to support Chen Yichen!

"Okay, have ambition, this is the style of my Duke's Mansion!"

To be honest, in the past, Zhu Yong always had some reservations about Chen Yichen's attitude and did not support him like Zhu Yi and Zhu Ji.

It’s like the family banquet of Duke Cheng’s Mansion in Yingtian Prefecture, and several Zhu clan relatives in the inner courtyard and the inner courtyard’s private school dared to sarcastically and provoke Chen Yichen in front of Zhu Yong. If it were Zhu Yi or Zhu Ji, they might have to be stripped of a layer of skin!

The reason why the Zhu clan members dared to do this was because they concluded that their relationship with Duke Cheng was closer than this maid.

In fact, this is true. Zhu Yong did not take the sarcasm seriously, nor would he think that this was targeting Duke Cheng’s mansion and Chen Yichen’s outsiders.

But now that time has passed, Zhu Yong can no longer allow the outside world to criticize Chen Yichen in front of him. So what if he speaks frivolously and flamboyantly, is my dignified person from the Duke of Chenggong's Mansion not so much capital?

With Duke Cheng Zhu Yong coming forward, those dissatisfied remarks were instantly suppressed, and even some of them were too much, with a smile on his face, for fear of angering Zhu Yong.

Originally, Sun Shaozong wanted to fight back a few words, but when he heard Duke Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong's words, he had to swallow what he wanted to say.

"Okay, Chen Yichen, let me wait and see!"

After leaving these words viciously, Sun Shaozong returned to his seat with a gloomy face. He really didn't expect that Chen Yichen would be so careless, and he would be suppressed by implicitly sarcastic.

At the female family table in the back house of Duke Chengguo’s mansion, the servants were constantly telling the period that occurred in the front hall to the female family members of the official family members in a variety of ways.

When he heard Chen Yichen say that he wanted to be the leader and was supported by Duke Cheng Zhu Yong, the group of female officials immediately started to chatter.

"I heard that Mr. Chen was extremely low-key. How could he say such frivolous words?"

"Young man is not frivolous and innocent, Young Master Chen is talented and in his prime. What's so strange about this behavior?"

"Yes, I have read several poems by Mr. Chen countless times, and every time I read them, it makes me yearn for you."

As soon as he heard the words of Xinzhilong, an official lady immediately said mysteriously: "You don't know, I have seen Mr. Chen at the Yingtian Flower Viewing Tour. He is really a gentleman and handsome."

"Really? Tell me more carefully."

"It is said that Mr. Chen is elegant, isn't it true?"

"Then do you have any of Mr. Chen's Mobao? I have been looking forward to it for a long time."

Chen Qingtong was a little amused when she heard the discussions of these people. She was already worried that Chen Yichen would be criticized by everyone, but she didn't expect that the topic would all turn to gossip news.

Another person who has a similar state of mind to Chen Qingtong is Lin on the desk of the high-ranking official.

After hearing Duke Cheng, Zhu Yong stood up to support Chen Yichen, her whole face instantly turned a little ashen. You should know that Japan should be the absolute protagonist of her son, but Chen Yichen was going to make a mess and was recognized by her husband.

If the maid was suppressed by this maid, how could Zhu Ji deal with the Duke of Chengguo's Mansion in the future?

However, the discussion between the wife and the ladies present made Lin's inspiration flash. She said to Mrs. Yongkang who was sitting opposite: "Madam Xu, I saw your girl today. She was so beautiful that people like it when I saw it."

Mrs. Yongkang was originally talking about Chen Yichen, but suddenly she felt a little puzzled when she heard Lin praising her daughter.

"Thank you, Mrs. Zhu, for your praise. My daughter has not gone out much since she was young, so she looks fair."

"I wonder if Mrs. Xu's little daughter is married?"

"I'm not married yet."

"Then Mrs. Xu, how do you think of my Yichen?"

"this……"

When Lin talked about marriage, Mrs. Yongkang became even more confused. This was a little too sudden.
To be continued...