Chapter 817 Good News Arrives in Guangnan
While Sun Shan was hesitating in the capital whether to "beg for money", the results of the joint examination and the palace examination in the first year of Zhengping had already been quickly transmitted to Guangnan Province.
As soon as the good news arrived in Guangzhou, Mr. He San received the information.
Many members of the He family worked in the government office, so when they saw the words "Sun Shan" on the good news, they sent someone to notify Old Master He San.
The increasingly fat He Shuqiang asked excitedly and pleasantly, "Grandpa, what did you say? Brother Shan passed the imperial examination?"
Big Fatty didn't care about respecting the elderly and loving the young. He snatched the good news from Mr. He San's hand and looked at the list of names inside with joy.
I saw Sun Shan at first sight, just because Da Pangpang likes to look from the end to the beginning.
Sun Shan's name appears prominently in the last position.
Big Fatty patted his fat chest with his fat hands and said thankfully, "Oh, Brother Shan is the last one again? That was a close call, I almost failed the exam."
Old Master He San stroked his beard, unable to suppress a smile on his face, but said, "Ah, what a pity, Shanzi was reduced to a fellow Jinshi, unable to enter the second class, let alone the first class. What a pity, what a pity, he can't compare to his eldest cousin."
Big Fatty disagreed and said, "Grandpa, Shan Ge is already very good, even better than our He family's students. Look, our He family is big and powerful, with many students, but not one of them made the list. Oh, how shameful..."
Before he could finish his words, he was slapped on the head by Master He Lixi who came in from outside.
The fat man was stunned by the beating. He suddenly raised his head, looked around, and cursed angrily: "Who, who hit me?"
After seeing clearly that it was his father, he said aggrievedly: "Dad, if you have something to say, please talk to me nicely. Why do you hit me for no reason?"
He Lixi glared at He Shuqiang fiercely and said viciously, "How dare you say that. You are a person who failed the imperial examinations many times and is not even a scholar. You don't think it's a disgrace to our He family. How dare you say that our He family's master, a juren, is a disgrace? Who gave you the courage to say that?"
The academy examination is held twice every three years, and Da Pangpang has no idea how many times he has failed, but he is still a student.
The only benefit of entering the market every time is that I can lose 10 pounds, but it is only a flash in the pan.
As soon as I come out, I eat and drink a lot, and my weight immediately rebounds to my original weight, and sometimes even increases by 10 pounds.
He Shuqiang touched his round head and felt very wronged.
Over the years, He Lixi would beat He Shuqiang whenever he was in a bad mood. He didn't even need to find out the reason. He would just beat him if he didn't like him.
This made Da Pangpang hide in the academy and not go home.
Old Master He San couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw his eldest grandson looking so aggrieved.
A big reason why He Shuqiang became a poor student was because of the doting by Old Master He San.
Unable to bear the fact that his grandson was wronged, he quickly said, "Okay, I'll teach him another day if I want to. Today is a happy day, our son-in-law passed the imperial examination. Hahaha, I really had good vision and picked a Jinshi husband for Yunjie, ah haha~~"
Although no member of the He family failed the exam, Old Lady He San was a little sad. However, she became happy again when her grandson-in-law made the list.
After all, Shanzi was his son who he had watched grow up. Now he was very successful and he was also one of their own.
Old Master He San had to admire his own sharp and far-sighted vision.
He Shuqiang was a big fat boy with a big heart. He nodded repeatedly when he heard what his grandfather said: "Grandpa, you were very foresighted when you betrothed my elder sister to Shan Ge. I knew from a young age that Shan Ge had a promising future. My elder sister will enjoy endless wealth and glory when she marries him. I believe that it won't be long before my elder sister becomes a lady of the imperial court, with an imperial decree, and those families who looked down on my elder sister will be dumbfounded."
That's a good point. Old Master He San also thinks so, but it can't be said that way.
He said with a smile: "Let the past be the past, don't mention it again."
After a pause, he continued, "The masters all said that your elder sister brings good fortune to her husband, wealth, family, and descendants. I think the masters are right. Shanzi was able to make the last place on the list, and your elder sister has contributed greatly to this."
He Shuqiang's eyes sparkled when he heard this: "Grandpa, the master also said that my eldest sister is very rich and noble, with an indescribable good fortune. Haha, maybe she will become a first-class lady in the future, ahahaha~~"
Old Master He San also thought so. He stroked his beard and smiled exactly the same as He Shuqiang. When they walked outside, everyone said that they were grandparents and grandchildren.
Another fat man, He Lixi, looked at the grandparents and grandchildren in front of him speechlessly, thinking that the First Rank Lady was a cabbage that he could pick up easily.
The highest-ranking official in the He family was a third-rank official, and the highest-ranking woman was also a third-rank lady.
He Lixi just couldn't believe that Sister Yun was going to become a first-rank lady.
Of course, he didn't believe that his ugly son-in-law would become a first-rank official. Looking at his appearance and his achievements, he would be very lucky to be able to climb to the fourth-rank official.
It’s not that He Lixi doesn’t want his son-in-law and daughter to be good, but although he has a big head, he doesn’t dare to think too much and he should be more practical.
The grandfather and grandson were chatting about this and that over the list of newly-appointed Jinshi when the third old lady and Chen hurriedly ran out from the inner courtyard.
Chen asked anxiously, "Brother Qiang, have you seen the good news? Is our son-in-law on the list?"
Old Master He San and He Lixi could still care about the situation of the He family's students first, but Chen only thought of Sun Shan. After all, her own son-in-law was closer to her than He Shujun from the second house.
Not to mention the other disciples in the clan.
He Shuqiang said excitedly: "Mother, Brother Shan is on the list, hahaha~~ Our Brother Shan is really amazing, even better than the students in our He family. We went to Beijing to take the exam together, but only Brother Shan made it to the list."
Big Fatty has always liked and respected Sun Shan, and Sun Shan did not disappoint him. He performed better than the He family's candidate and became the only one among the other candidates to make the list.
After hearing this, Madam Chen's face was full of smiles, and she said happily, "Let me see, is our son-in-law really on the list? That's great, son-in-law is fine, and Sister Yun is fine."
Madam He San clasped her hands together and muttered, "May God bless me, it is great that my son-in-law has passed the imperial examination. Sister Yun will definitely be very happy when she knows about this."
When Chen took the good news and took a look at it, she saw Sun Shan at first sight.
Like Shuqiang, she read from the end to the front. Chen expected that Sun Shan would not be the first, but she did not expect him to be the last.
He frowned and said, "Why is Ashan the last one again? Is there anything wrong with this good news?"
He ranked last in the college examination, last in the provincial examination, and last in the palace examination. How could this happen? How could such a coincidence happen in the world?
Chen asked doubtfully, "Is the last one really Ah Shan? Are we seeing things?"
If there is something wrong with the good news, then there is something wrong with their eyes.
Chen was afraid that she had seen it wrong and her happiness was in vain.
He Lixi knew that Sun Shan was on the list, but he hadn't actually seen his ranking.
After seeing it clearly, he asked in disbelief: "Why is he the last one again?"
Then I saw the information above and it was indeed Sunshan in Huangyang County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Guangnan.
That’s right!