The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 511 - Progress 257 (Second Update)

Chapter 511: Progress 257 (Second Update)

Chapter 511: Progress 257 (Second Update)

Xiao Liulang also felt an otherworldly sensation, as if he was in a dream.

He had been to the Imperial Palace many times, but this was the first time he had left through the main door of the Wumen Gate, which was exclusively used by the master of the palace. However, the three top examinees – the champion, second place, and third place – were also privileged to walk through this gate once.

He thought he wouldn’t care.

But the moment he really stepped out, he felt different.

However, he wasn’t as excited as Feng Lin, he managed to stay calm.

He told Feng Lin, “There will be plenty of opportunities to serve the court.”

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Feng Lin whispered back, “But I do not want to go back to the county town for an official position, I want to stay in the Hanlin Academy, I really envy you, that you get direct admission into the Hanlin.”

Being a first-place scholar is not the highest rank, but becoming a member of the Hanlin Academy is.

There’s a saying: ‘Only the examiners enter the Hanlin, only from the Hanlin does one enter the cabinet’. The Hanlin Academy has always been regarded as a place where potential prime ministers are nurtured, week after week, whether it be Imperial Tutor Zhuang or Prime Minister Yuan, even the old superintendent of sacrifices, all of them came from the Hanlin Academy.

Admission to the Hanlin Academy does not guarantee success, but if one does not enter, then as a civil servant, there is not much hope.

Xiao Liulang said: “The second and third-class scholars will take the court exam next month. As long as they pass the exam and become Imperial Scholars, they can stay in the capital city. After graduating in three years, and if they perform well, they can also enter the Hanlin Academy.”

Feng Lin could only hope for this.

Back to Gu Jiao, after bidding her husband farewell, she did not go to Liu Yisheng as she did not know where he lived. She had to wait for Liu Yisheng to come to her.

But she did not go back to the Medical Hall either.

She went to Qingfeng Building.

Qingfeng Building lost a fortune this time, a lot of people bet on the Prince An and Yuan Yu, but not many bet on Xiao Liulang!

Gu Jiao’s five thousand tael, suddenly turned into twenty-five thousand tael, this was because later on dozen others took high-risk path to make quick money, otherwise the odds could have been even higher.

Moreover, those who bet that Zhuang Yuexi and Gu Jinyu would win the flower pins, lost all their money.

The highest odds were on Gu Jiao, on the solitary pin-board, only two people placed bets on her, one was Zhuang Mengdie, the other was Prince An.

Prince An made a lot of money, but he couldn’t be happy at all.

Zhuang Mengdie was also not happy, if she had known that this girl could win the flower pin, she wouldn’t have placed a single copper plate as a bet, she would have bet all her possessions!

Gu Jiao was really happy, Qingfeng Building paid in cash, she filled the hemp bag with shiny silver, and returned home cheerfully!

Bishui Alley also received the good news of Xiao Liulang becoming the champion, well-wishers were about to wear out the doorstep.

“Oh my, how do you two raise your kids? How is Liulang so talented? My son, getting him to study is harder than taking his life!” Old Zhao lamented thinking of his son who only knew how to mess around, he felt his son was a total waste.

“Don’t say that, Yang is a good boy.” The old superintendent comforted Old Zhao, forgetting to confess his sins to the late emperor in his heart—he and the Empress Dowager were not husband and wife, but a purely monarch and subject relationship!

The old lady was really happy today, she purposely lost at playing cards, making her neighbors lose less money.

Madam Yao was also overjoyed, she went to the kitchen herself to prepare sweets. After becoming pregnant she rarely cooked, but today she was so excited, no one could stop her.

The housekeeper had no choice but to help her.

What Madam Yao made was peach pastry, most of her children didn’t like it much, but she found out that Xiao Liulang was rather fond of it.

While kneading the dough, she said, “At first, I saw that he was good to Jiaojiao, and was hardworking and willing to endure hardships, but I never expected him to be champion, now Jiaojiao is the champion’s wife!”

“Isn’t it?” The housekeeper added a handful of firewood to the stove with a smile.

Honestly, at first the housekeeper did not think highly of their son-in-law, she and Marquis Gu both felt that the son-in-law was not good enough for their miss. Their miss might have grown up in the countryside, but after all, she was of noble lineage.

What does their son-in-law have? No family background, and he is disabled.

Although there’s a saying that all else is inferior, only scholarship is noble, there’s also another saying that scholars are universally useless. She always worried that their son-in-law might accomplish nothing in the end, and their miss would have to suffer with him.

Luckily, her unhappiness did not show, otherwise she would have offended the Champion son-in-law, and life would have become awkward.

Gu Jiao and Little Monk Jin Kong were the first to arrive home. Observing her return with a hemp bag full of silver, everyone was at a loss as to what to say.

Xiao Liulang, on the other hand, was only sent back home when it was already dark.

It was neither Feng Lin nor Lin Chengye who sent him back, but Ning Zhiyuan, who had indeed been tricked by Xiao Liulang today.