lcionline Chapter 333 Waiting for the Results to be Announced, Landlord Jiang, Who Was Self-Involved
Chapter 333 Waiting for the Results to be Announced, Landlord Jiang, Who Was Self-Involved
When Yun Muze proposed the mutual alliance, Jiang Xiaoqi had indeed already gathered enough people.
After all, my grandfather and the others had completely forgotten about this when they took the provincial examination three years ago. If they hadn't met Tan Hao and Zhao Hongxuan in the provincial capital later, they would have been completely at a loss.
Based on his previous experience, he wrote a letter to Old Wang before returning to Xinghe Prefecture.
With his three cousins added, there are exactly five people, so there's no need to add Yun Muze as well.
Moreover, Yun Muze's visit this time felt very unfamiliar and strange to Jiang Xiaoqi.
I didn't have this feeling when I met Lin Xiao again back then; we were old classmates who hadn't seen each other for many years.
Looking back now, I realize my intuition was pretty accurate.
Sure enough, this person ran into trouble during the provincial examination.
"Mingfei, the people we saw that day..."
"Yes, they should be from the Yun family, or more precisely, from Yun's father's side."
"Sigh~ Why bother? With his talent, he might very well pass the imperial examination... Isn't this just making things worse?"
"Perhaps he didn't trust his own son. It's just a pity about Yun Muze. It's said that he didn't even read the manuscript and burned it as soon as he got it."
Jiang Xiaoqi couldn't comment; that's just how this era was. Not to mention fathers and sons, didn't people still practice "exterminating nine generations of relatives" back then?
It's perfectly normal for a father's crimes to implicate his son.
"What about his future?"
"He probably has no future in the imperial examinations, but it's not entirely hopeless. His maternal family has some connections, and his mother will probably ask for help."
"I hope he can find a way out, after all, he didn't really cheat." Jiang Lin felt a little sorry for him, since they were all trained by the Jiang family.
However, it's easy to see that while there might be a way to survive, a bright future is out of the question.
There are so many scholars participating in the provincial examination this time that the announcement of the results will likely be delayed.
The number of scholars from the same seven prefectures did indeed increase by nearly 30% compared to the previous provincial examination.
However, thinking back to the heavy rain during the first round of the provincial examination, some candidates got their exam papers soaked, which ruined the chances for some.
The candidates who caught a cold from the rain were more or less affected in their performance during the second round of the provincial examination.
The natural disasters in the first two sessions basically brought the number of test takers back to the same level as the previous one.
The misfortune of one group becomes the fortune of another.
At least the competition isn't as intense as I initially thought.
After passing the provincial examination, Wang Jue stayed at the Jiang residence. There was no way around it; the young Jiang was just too hospitable.
Oh, Wang Jue, courtesy name Zeyu, is the name of the scholar "Old Wang".
The three Jiang brothers were just staying at a temporary place, so they had no objections; more people, more fun!
Jiang Xiaoqi did not forbid everyone from going out, but he would send seven or eight skilled guards with them when they went out.
Logically, the provincial examinations were all over, so there shouldn't be any problems. However, something unexpected happened after the third examination.
Jiang Xiaoqi felt that they should be cautious until the results were released.
Will some of those implicated, or their families, take revenge on society?
If one's own or one's own family members have no hope of passing the imperial examinations, and see other scholars happily waiting for the results to be announced, wouldn't they feel resentful and psychologically distorted?
That's hard to say, we have to be careful.
Out of caution, Jiang Xiaoqi shared her analysis with the others and left it to them to decide whether they wanted to go out for a stroll.
Unsurprisingly, everyone chickened out.
Haha, no need to arrange for the nurses to work overtime anymore.
The Jiang Residence in Beijing
"Grandpa, why aren't you resting yet? It's getting late."
Li Shan dutifully changed the candle to a brighter one. Seeing his grandfather still sitting at the table, he thought for a moment and then spoke.
The old man is not young, how come he has more energy than the other man?
Landlord Jiang waved his hand: "There are still some accounts to sort out. You don't need to serve me here anymore. Go and rest."
Even though they are your own servants, you can't exploit them too much and deprive them of sleep.
"Yes, I'm right next door. If you need anything, just knock on the wall behind you."
Landlord Jiang nodded and continued to use both hands, one hand on the abacus and the other on the pen, working diligently on both at the same time.
"Sigh~ Counting the days, the provincial examination should be over soon. Mingfei... is definitely better than me, his grandfather."
Landlord Jiang coveted the title of Jieyuan (top scholar in the imperial examination). His second grandson-in-law was a Jieyuan, and if his grandson also passed the examination, his family would have two Jieyuan.
Then he thought about his grandson's reputation as a "triple-achiever," and what if he also became the top scholar in the provincial examination...
That is "winning the top four times in a row". If you win the top spot in the provincial examination and the palace examination, that is "winning the top five times in a row" or "winning the top six times in a row"!
Oh my god, the more I think about it, the more excited I get; I even forgot to use the abacus.
If the ink on the brush hadn't dried just then, the ledger would probably have been ruined.
After indulging in some daydreaming, Landlord Jiang finally remembered his mountain of official duties. Sigh, as long as I don't die from overwork, I'll work myself to death.
I've been in the Ministry of Revenue for almost three years, and I'm about to be promoted. A sixth-rank official is definitely better than a seventh-rank one.
In order to provide more support for his grandson in the officialdom in the future, he must work hard to climb the ranks!
There's no hope for his son; he should be grateful if he can do a good job as the magistrate of a county.
If it weren't for his grandson's help in hiring two capable advisors, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold onto his position as county magistrate.
Even now, the monthly wages of the clerks are still paid from the income of the land and shops bought by their grandsons.
He's a grown man, yet he lives off his parents and children, and after he's done with his parents, he's now living off his son.
Sigh, his son was born to collect debts! If it weren't for the fact that the Jiang family had only one son for four generations, he would have liked to just pack up the son and throw him away.
The abacus started making a crackling sound again.
The candles in Landlord Chiang's study burned for most of the night before finally going out.
The calm in Xuanzhong Prefecture was somewhat unusual; the dozens of examinees who had been taken away from the examination hall should have already been dealt with.
Unexpectedly, the matter was temporarily suppressed.
I wonder which powerful figure they've latched onto, and they've actually managed to smooth things over?
While waiting for the results to be released, everyone was bored at home, so Jiang Xiaoqi took out the "Happy Two Against One" cards.
Everyone here is a scholar, and none of them are stupid. After the rules were explained, they all understood how to play.
Jiang Xiaoqi didn't play, didn't want to play, and Wang Jue didn't play either.
It's not that he doesn't want to play; it's a three-person game, and he's in line.
After ten rounds, the player with the lowest score is eliminated, and the next player takes their place. This process is repeated for another ten rounds, then the scores are recalculated, and the players are replaced again.
As darkness fell, Jiang Xiaoqi ate her meal and returned to her room, her enthusiasm for the flute gradually fading.
These days I've become obsessed with incense making again. The system has a lot of ancient incense recipes, but some of the spices are quite expensive.
I bought some "musk," which appeared most frequently in palace intrigue scenes of Qing Dynasty dramas I watched in my past life. It's really not cheap.
There are also things like tent incense and plum blossom incense, and he's itching to try making them.
The joys and sorrows of life are always different. While the Jiang residence was peaceful and serene, the chief examiner of the provincial examination and many other examiners were still locked up together grading papers.
The examiners were really going all out to release the list of successful candidates as soon as possible...