Chapter 220 The List is Released
Hualan and Yang Wenyuan already had an unspoken understanding.

Yang Wenyuan knew that the purpose of his visit to the Sheng Mansion was to have Old Lady He examine her body so that she could successfully conceive.

Just now, in front of Yang Wenyuan, she took out the prescription and asked Cai Zan to boil the medicine, which was also a response to this tacit understanding.

This prescription was written personally by Old Lady He based on Hualan's condition after the consultation. In the afternoon, she asked Caizan to ask at a famous medical clinic in Bianjing City. It is indeed a good prescription for regulating women's bodies and preparing for pregnancy and maintaining a healthy fetus.

Today, Mrs. He saw the patient and the results she gave made Hualan very satisfied.

Although there is some physical discomfort, it is not a big problem. The couple only needs to have less sexual intercourse in the next few days and take the medicine according to the prescription, and they will be cured in a short time.

Just now, I saw Yang Wenyuan playing polo today. He looked tired, which was rare. Hua Lan was secretly happy in her heart.

I'm glad that I don't have to refuse politely, and I can easily avoid having sex today.

But what is the official’s reaction now?
Want to drink your own medicine?

Hua Lan was completely stunned.

"If you are thirsty, I will call Cai Zan to bring you a pot of tea."

Hua Lan knew best that Yang Wenyuan was as strong as an ox, but she never thought that he would even covet women's medicine.

"..."

After hearing Hua Lan's words, Yang Wenyuan was stunned.

No? This isn't the spring recipe for me?
Facing Hua Lan's questioning gaze, Yang Wenyuan's scalp went numb and he felt like he was going to die.

How embarrassing!

The sole of this shoe is about to break. What should I do? It's urgent!
"Cough cough!"

Yang Wenyuan pretended to be relaxed and coughed lightly, then offered the medicine bowl in his hands with both hands. After Hua Lan took it, he calmly explained:

"Ma'am, don't worry. I'm just concerned about you and want to help you test whether the medicine is hot or not."

Yang Wenyuan shook his sleeves and said softly:

"The medicine is not hot, Madam, drink it without worry!"

After finishing talking, Yang Wenyuan didn't dare to look at Hualan's suspicious eyes anymore. He took two steps at a time and climbed onto the bed quickly.

"I'm so tired. I'm going to sleep first!" After saying this, Yang Wenyuan immediately covered his face with the quilt.

Covering your face with a quilt is deceiving others and yourself!
Hua Lan looked at Yang Wenyuan's embarrassed escape and self-deception, and touched the medicine bowl with half belief and half doubt.

Well, it's warm.

Today, Zi Ze Ju had a rare quiet night.

With this incident, Yang Wenyuan got what he wanted.

Every time before Hualan took the medicine, she would test the temperature of the medicine to make herself justified.

Hualan also explained Mrs. He's medical advice to Yang Wenyuan.

It is best not to have sex in the next few days, both to help Hualan recuperate and to help Yang Wenyuan preserve his energy.

Yang Wenyuan had reason to suspect that Mrs. He was saying that she had had her period too often, which had caused it to become too thin.

Although he couldn't have sex for a short time, Yang Wenyuan didn't focus on it at this time, because...

The science exam results are out!
……

The day when the examination results are announced.

Early in the morning, at the dawn of day, a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.

Here are not only the candidates taking part in the imperial examination and their families, but also many wealthy businessmen dressed in silk and satin, surrounded by many strong servants, waiting for the yellow list to be posted so that they can "catch a son-in-law from under the list".

Although the yellow list posted was the result of the joint examination, those who passed the examination were only tribute scholars and had to pass the palace examination to be considered as disciples of the emperor and successful Jinshi scholars, but Zhang Yuan's past was still vivid in people's minds (he was dismissed in the palace examination and defected to Western Xia. Now he is the Minister of the Central Secretariat of Western Xia and it is rumored that he often ridicules the Great Zhou).

Although Xixia's move was suspected of setting up pillars for city gates, and the ancients had a strong sense of hometown sentiment, the number of civil servants in the Zhou Dynasty was redundant and the base was large.

Among so many literati, there must be one or two Zhang Yuans.

Therefore, this trend must not be allowed to continue, otherwise all the rejected tribute scholars in the future will follow suit and run to other countries to help them build their motherland.

From then on, the palace examination no longer dismissed candidates. Instead, the emperor would re-rank the candidates based on the results of the palace examination conducted in court, and the ranking would generally not be changed too much.

Therefore, if your name is on the yellow list of the imperial examination, you will be regarded as a Jinshi.

But the Great Zhou has its own national conditions.

It is better to have power than to have money.

It is better to invest in your own people than to rely on others.

Therefore, no matter how old or what the candidate looks like today, as long as he is on the yellow list, he will be an excellent son-in-law.

Of course, there are unspoken rules for choosing a son-in-law from the list.

First, those with good family backgrounds were not arrested, which could be seen from the clothes and appearance of the tribute scholars.

What they want in finding a son-in-law is to collude with officials and businessmen to expand the family, rather than to send him to someone else's house and become someone else's vassal.

The second is that those who are at the top of the list are not caught.

Such top-ranked tribute scholars have a bright future, so it is naturally impossible for them to hastily marry just for the sake of money.

If he is forced to be a son-in-law, it will not be a marriage but an enmity. After all, if one wants to advance in the official career, the power of the Yue family is also a key factor.

Moreover, these people are the marriage partners of officials. If merchants get involved, it will undoubtedly be like a shrimp entering a fish pond.

Suddenly, the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall in front opened, and a group of officials began to post yellow notices on the wall.

When the list that affected the future fate of countless people was officially released, the noisy noise outside the Imperial Examination Hall suddenly stopped.

Immediately after a moment's pause, there was a loud explosion out of nowhere.

Everyone present couldn't help but squeeze closer to the list, and the crowd was shoulder to shoulder.

Outside the Imperial Examination Hall, Yang Wenyuan and Hua Lan had already arrived.

At this time, the entire Sheng family also came one after another.

Hua Lan saw her mother Wang Ruofu coming over with a handkerchief covering her forehead, and she couldn't help but step forward and ask with concern:
"Mother, what's wrong with your forehead?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ruofu looked at Hua Lan and Yang Wenyuan who was following her awkwardly.

She couldn't say that she burned a stick of incense, got too excited when she went out, and tripped over the threshold and fell, right?

Wang Ruofu was still polite and replied:
"I burned some incense before I came here. I was too close to it when I lit it, so I got a little choked up."

Yang Wenyuan met Changbai and Changfeng and asked each other a few questions.

At this time, Gu Tingye, who was alone, came over and saw the scene. He immediately pointed at the wealthy businessmen and servants who were watching covetously not far away and laughed:

"Your whole family is out in force, fearing that you will pass the imperial examination and be captured as a son-in-law. Even your sisters are here to protect you!"

Speak of the devil, and Yang Rujin appears out of nowhere.

As soon as she appeared, she only bowed to Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu and Hua Lan, and just frowned at Yang Wenyuan. It was obvious that she was unhappy that Yang Wenyuan did not come to her house to call her this morning.

"Come on, Rulan, Minglan, let's go and look at the names on the list!" As soon as Yang Ruijin appeared, she excitedly pulled the sisters to look at the names.

The list has been posted, and those who are closest to the front have already seen the names.

Those who found themselves on the list were overjoyed and cried with joy.

The soul-destroying and fruitless search is like a dead bone in a tomb, with a confused look on his face.

The door of destiny truly appears in reality at this moment.

"Let's go up and take a look." As he said that, Yang Wenyuan also led the crowd to the front of the list.

At this time, no one cares about status or position. What matters is practice and a strong body.

The candidates squeezed in, while the wealthy businessmen who were looking for a son-in-law under the list began to "pick their prey".

At this time, Yang Wenyuan, Changbai and Gu Tingye caught the attention of others.

At this time, two wealthy businessmen were watching the three people walking towards the list. One of them pointed at Gu Tingye and said:

"I see that man is very impressive, with a heroic appearance, and he doesn't even have a wife or children by his side. Brother Wu, if he wins, don't snatch it from me later!"

The person next to him laughed and said happily: "If he wins, you can take it. I will definitely not compete with you!"

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" The man asked quickly, indicating that there must be a reason for the unusual behavior.

"He is Gu Tingye! I dare not compete with you for it. He is a famous pioneer in the romantic circle, Zhao Zilong under the peony flower. If I marry my daughter to him, wouldn't it be harming my own girl?"

"No wonder, it turned out to be him. Then I won't catch him."

Of course, these were just talk between the two of them, and they thought that if they lowered their voices no one else would hear them. Unexpectedly, these words had already been heard by the parties involved.

Gu Tingye was happy when the results were announced today, and he didn't intend to care about it. He just laughed at himself with Yang Wenyuan and Changbai:
"See? Even these merchants look down on me."

Yang Wenyuan felt that Gu Tingye's words did not sound like he was ashamed, but rather a bit like he was showing off because of Yu Yanran's progress, so he immediately responded:

"It's right that I look down on you! You will pay for what you have done!"

Changbai is not as leisurely as Yang Wenyuan and Gu Tingye. Although he looks calm on the surface, his mind has already flown to the list. Seeing that the two of them didn't even bother to look at the list and were about to quarrel on the spot, Changbai immediately acted as a peacemaker.

"Let's go check out the list first!"

Of course, it was definitely not because Changbai couldn’t squeeze in.

Accompanied by two strong men, Yang Wenyuan and Gu Tingye, the three of them rushed forward and soon reached the bottom of the yellow list.

"Start looking!" Yang Wenyuan gave an order, and everyone immediately began to search according to the list.

When he got closer to the yellow list, Yang Wenyuan was no longer as calm as before. He immediately raised his head and began to scan the list carefully.

At the same time, one can hear the joy of those who made the list and the sorrow of those who failed to make it.

Finally, Yang Wenyuan squeezed all the way to the front, and the three words "Yang Wenyuan" appeared on the high list, ranking fourth.

Although he did not get first place in the examination, Yang Wenyuan was still very happy.

Continuing to search in order, Yang Wenyuan saw the word "Changbai" at the ninth place.

There is a guarantee!

Seeing that Changbai also won, and his ranking seemed to be slightly higher than before, Yang Wenyuan felt more at ease.

In this life, Changbai is still his brother-in-law. If he is not on the list or his name is left out, Yang Wenyuan would feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the results are good.

Yang Wenyuan thought of Gu Tingye at this time.

After thinking about it, he immediately started looking for the list, but he didn't find Gu Tingye's name at all.

'Sure enough, a good quality chicken, or vent bucket, should play its role.'

I don't know if the final punishment has been changed. Yang Wenyuan thought to himself:
'Should I resign now or take the exam again next time?'

"Well, there won't be a next time..."

Next, I took a quick look at all the lists, and the results did not change at all.

Chang Feng and Qi Heng didn't see the name.

Outside the crowd.

Yang Rujin, Minglan and Rulan stood on the periphery with their hands on their hips, looking at the crowd that was constantly crowding in front of them, their fair faces filled with bitterness.

With so many people crowding the place, they, as girls, certainly didn’t dare to squeeze in and could only wait for the crowd to retreat.

But after waiting for a long time, there are more and more signs...

Yang Ruijin was watching bored. At this moment, she caught a glimpse of Yang Wenyuan, who was walking out from inside using his strong arms to push a path forward.

Yang Rujin immediately showed joy on her face and pulled Minglan and Rulan forward.

"Cousin, have you seen the list?"

"I've seen it." Yang Wenyuan walked towards Hualan without stopping.

"How is it, did you win? Apart from you, how did the other brothers do?" The three little ones looked at Yang Wenyuan at the same time, eagerly looking at him.

"I'll tell you when I get to my wife."

"What..." Yang Ruijin pursed her lips, acting like a dramatic actress, and tears began to brew as she looked at Yang Wenyuan's back.

"As expected, my sister is still not as good as my wife?"

However, just as this emotion came up, it was interrupted by Rulan pulling his arm.

"Rujin, hurry up!" Rulan hurriedly pulled Yang Rujin back.

At Hualan's place.

She was comforting Wang Ruofu, whose eyes were red and whose emotions were unstable.

At this moment, she happened to see Yang Wenyuan with a smug look on his face, but pretending to be calm. Her face blossomed, and she immediately stepped forward and asked:

"Sir, did you win?"

As soon as these words came out, Sheng Hong also hurriedly asked:
"My dear son-in-law, did you win?"

Other people around also turned to look over at the same time.

Yang Wenyuan coughed lightly, nodded calmly, and said:

"I am ashamed of my reputation and luckily got fourth place."

"fourth?"

"Hiss~ This guy got fourth place?"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Go and tell the master! Ask him to send more people..."

"Oh!"

Before he could finish his words, the servant was hit hard on the head with the handle of a knife. When he turned around in anger, he saw a tall, ferocious-looking guard in black, who was looking down at him with a stern look.

"You just said that you wanted to kidnap my son and make him your son-in-law?"

"No... No, sir, you heard wrong!"

The servant knew at a glance that he had encountered a tough guy. The young man just now seemed to be not only knowledgeable but also had a strong family background. He waved his hand and said:
"I... I mean it's too crowded here. I need to report to my master and ask him to send more people to maintain order."

"..."

One word can cause a thousand waves.

As soon as Yang Wenyuan said calmly "fourth place", people around him started congratulating him.

"Congratulations! Congratulations!"

"Sir, would you please have a meal with me? I have a lot of things I want to share with you!"

"Congratulations, young master, for getting the fourth place in the exam! If you have some free time in the future, why not come to my Pan Feng Lou for a drink? As long as you come in person, the drinks and dishes will be free!"

Well, it's good marketing material.

The influence of this "fourth place" was so great that everyone had to retreat to the carriage.

As soon as he stood still, Wang Ruofu immediately asked:

"Wenyuan, is my Bai'er on the list?"

Yang Wenyuan nodded affirmatively:
"I just checked, Changbai is in ninth place."

"Oh! my goodness!"

When Wang Ruofu heard that Changbai had won the prize, and ranked so high, she was immediately overwhelmed by great joy and clasped her hands together in front of everyone:
"Tao Jun, the Buddha has appeared! The Bodhisattva has appeared!"

With such a big happy event, Sheng Hong did not restrain Wang Ruofu's excitement, and then asked Yang Wenyuan:

"But is Chang Feng's name on it?"

Yang Wenyuan shook his head and said:

"I didn't see it. Maybe I missed it. We'll know when they come."

　Mid-Autumn Festival!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)