Chapter 131 Release of the List
In ancient times, a princess was called "Princess Shang" when she got married. After a princess got married, she did not live in her husband's family, but in the princess's mansion.
The prince-in-law is more like a son-in-law, the kind who cannot inherit the family business.
In the Song Dynasty, princes-in-law could not hold actual positions. Princess Funing's prince-son-in-law Li Jie now had the false position of military governor of the Pinghai Navy.
If this was the case in the Tang Dynasty, the Jiedushi had great power and had almost as much military and political power as the Tu emperor.
By the Song Dynasty, Jiedushi had become a nominal position. Generally, clan members and relatives would be granted the title of Jiedushi.
Li Jie has extraordinary talents and learning, and his attainments in calligraphy and painting are extremely high. Now he is only in his thirties, and his calligraphy and painting are very popular among scholars.
This caused Li Jie to think very highly of himself, but because of his status as consort, he could not really be an official, and he disliked Princess Funing as his wife.
Although Princess Funing has a distinguished status, Li Jie is both an official's cousin and an official's son-in-law.
In addition, after the death of his uncle, even if the officials knew that Li Jie was not good to Funing and the couple did not get along, they only reprimanded Li Jie several times and did not punish him.
This made Li Jie even more unscrupulous.
At this time, Li Jie was hugging each other and flirting with two maids. When he heard that Princess Funing was back, he straightened his clothes and went to Princess Funing's yard.
According to the rules, the prince consort must salute the princess when he sees her, but Li Jie did not. After entering the house, he came to sit down next to Princess Funing and asked, "Has His Highness the Crown Prince agreed?"
Princess Funing asked about the scent, she frowned slightly, the look of disgust in her eyes flashed away, and said: "I have already asked, but His Highness did not agree."
"How could it be?" Li Jie didn't believe it: "You are His Highness's eldest sister. Why don't His Highness even agree to this little thing? Didn't you tell His Highness?"
"If you don't believe it, just go to the East Palace and ask." Princess Funing said calmly.
“䱱…”
Hearing this, Li Jie glared at Princess Funing angrily.
Princess Funing was not afraid of this at all. Li Jie dared to ignore her, but he did not have the courage to touch her.
“Humph!” Li Jie snorted coldly and walked away.
"Princess, why don't you tell His Highness the Crown Prince about the consort's attitude towards you? The Guan family has lived in the palace for a long time and they don't understand some things. In addition, the Li family is the natal family of the Guan family's biological mother. The Guan family has concerns. But His Highness the Crown Prince may not I don't care about this." The old lady said a little unhesitatingly.
"Forget it, how can everything go as planned? My background is already better than that of most women in the world. How can I expect more and not cause trouble to the emperor's brother." Princess Funing waved her hand. .
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On the ninth day of April, the sky was slightly bright, and the Dragon and Tiger Wall outside the Gongyuan was surrounded by water.
The imperial examination is not a palace examination. If the candidate is awarded the gold medal after the palace examination, a roll call will be held at Donghua Gate, and then a government official will go to announce the good news based on the address left by the candidates.
If you know how to make a list, you need to run over to look at it yourself, or you can send someone to come.
However, most students want to know as soon as possible whether they have passed the exam or not. They cannot wait and come to see the results in person.
In addition to some relatives and people joining in the fun, there are also some wealthy businessmen with their servants who are watching eagerly, ready to catch their son-in-law at any time. Every time the list is released, it is very lively.
Speaking of it, it is a tradition to catch a son-in-law under the exam. For those wealthy businessmen, since their son cannot pass the exam, they should find a son-in-law who does.
They don’t catch a son-in-law just because they see someone pass the exam, but they choose him based on his clothing ranking.
Those who rank too high will not get their turn at all, and the officials in Bianjing will not let them go.
And those who are dressed in extraordinary clothes have powerful families. Regardless of their ranking, they are unlikely to marry the daughters of wealthy businessmen.
Capturing a son-in-law does not mean forcing a marriage, it must be done willingly by the person himself.
Every time when the list is released, there are many government officials patrolling nearby. If they see someone arresting their son-in-law, they will not organize it and will only follow behind.
The purpose is to ensure the safety of students taking the exam.
Those wealthy businessmen take people back. If the other party is unwilling, they can only give a little money to send the people out.
So the targets of those wealthy businessmen are students who are shabby in clothes and ranked in the middle or lower grades.
Those students are from low backgrounds. Even if they enter the officialdom, it doesn't matter, but they have no money to manage.
The wealthy businessman has money, and the two parties hit it off.
A carriage was still some distance away from Gongyuan and stopped on the side of the road.
Rulan got out of the carriage and stood at the door of the carriage, jumping up and looking around. "How can so many people squeeze in?"
Sheng Changbai, who was riding in another carriage, got out of the carriage and walked over. Seeing this scene, he said: "Get down quickly, what is it like? "
Rulan stuck out her tongue, but did not dare to refute, and got off the carriage honestly, and Minglan got off the carriage soon after.
“Second brother, there are so many people, how long will it take to go there?” Ru Lan said.
"I even told you not to come, but you insist on coming, so just wait." Sheng Changbai shook his head.
With his temperament, he didn’t want to come to check it out by himself.
Originally, I wanted the book boy to come over and have a look, but Ru Lan was clamoring to see the list. Mrs. Wang was also a little anxious and urged him to come and have a look.
Minglan was dragged here by Rulan.
The roads near Gongyuan can be said to extend in all directions, and the place where they parked is still some distance away, so it is not crowded. The three brothers and sisters stood beside the carriage and talked.
"Zecheng!"
At this moment, a carriage drove over under the protection of a group of guards.
The car curtain opened, Qi Heng stuck his head out and shouted to Sheng Changbai.
Soon, the carriage stopped on the opposite side of the road. Qi Heng got out of the carriage and walked over with Buwei.
"Yuan Ruo, are you here in person?" Sheng Changbai asked in surprise.
"My parents have to come and have a look." Qi Heng explained with a smile, and said to Rulan and Minglan, "I've seen these two girls!"
Rulan and Minglan owe their fortune. Fu, a gift in return.
Sheng Changbai asked Ru Lan and Minglan to wait in the car, and chatted with Qi Heng on the roadside.
In the carriage opposite, Princess Pingning lowered the curtain and said: "I heard from Heng'er that the eldest son Sheng is more knowledgeable than him, and the fifth girl of the Sheng family has been designated as the crown prince's concubine. This Sheng My family is very lucky.”
“Haha, our Heng’er is not bad either. I asked someone to read his article, and it was highly rated. If Heng’er passes the exam this time, he will. Since the founding of the country, he is the first lord's son to pass the imperial examination." Duke Guo of Qi said with a smile.
Speaking of her son, Princess Pingning also smiled.
A hundred years after the founding of the Song Dynasty, none of the new princes passed the Jinshi examination.
"If Heng'er passes the exam this time, it's time to decide on the marriage." Princess Pingning said.
"Which girl did Madam fall in love with?" Qi Guogong asked.
Although he is a Duke, the Duke of Qi's current status is actually due to Princess Pingning.
Princess Pingning has a strong personality, and she is basically the one who decides on all the big and small things in the family.
When Qi Guogong heard what Princess Pingning said, he knew which girl she had fallen in love with.
"I have set my sights on the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Shen. We are a noble family and have little connections among civil servants. If I can marry the daughter of Prime Minister Shen, Heng'er's future will be much smoother." Princess Pingning said.
Although Qi Heng is the prince's companion, he has a good relationship with the prince.
But the prince has not ascended the throne. Having a good Yue family to help him will be of great benefit to Qi Heng's future.
"Although Xianggong Shen is relatively low-key among several Xianggongs, the Shen family has been married for generations and has had two Xianggongs. It is natural that his legitimate daughter will marry our family Heng'er. I just don't know if the Shen family will agree." Qi Guogong said.
The Lord seems to be noble, but those husbands and the six ministers are not very keen on marrying nobles.
"It's hard to say whether Heng'er passed the exam. If he did, Mr. Shen probably wouldn't refuse. When the time comes, I'll come to test him personally." Princess Pingning said.
Qi Heng didn't know that his parents were discussing his marriage. He chatted with Sheng Changbai for a while and saw that the crowd outside the Dragon and Tiger Wall was much smaller, so the two of them led their entourage to the Dragon and Tiger Wall.
The entourage opened the way, and the two people quickly squeezed in front of the Dragon and Tiger Wall.
Although there are not many names in Yijia's list, the names on the list are very big and conspicuous.
Qi Heng saw Sheng Changbai's name at a glance and said excitedly: "Zecheng, you are ranked ninth in the first class!"
(End of this chapter)