Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

One evening after the Autumn Examination, while eating, Old Master Chu said, "At noon today, I had a chat with the curtain officer in charge of the policy essay papers. He said that when he was grading the papers, he saw a paper of astonishing talent. The insights were unique and the horizons were broad. It was so eye-opening that it could even be presented to the Emperor for practical application."

"I don't know how this candidate performed in other subjects. If they also performed well in other subjects, then this candidate would win the first place in the Southwest Division."

The provincial examination in Daze State, also known as the autumn examination, implemented an admission system based on different regions, such as Northeast, Southwest, Northwest, and Southeast, with a certain number of places allocated to each region.

Yuezhou City is the largest city in the southwest region, so the examination location for this area is set in Yuezhou.

The joint examination, also known as the examination for Jinshi, is called the Spring Examination. Jinshi from all over the country go to the capital to take the examination together. The examination is held in the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites.

Being able to win first place in a region is certainly a happy event that brings honor to the family.

As Mr. Chu spoke, he looked at Mu Xinghe meaningfully.

Of course he hoped it was Mu Xinghe, everyone hoped so.

Mu Xinghe was both excited and nervous.

"Xier, if I fail the exam, will you--" Under the pavilion, Mu Xinghe asked with concern.

"No, don't even think about making me leave you. Even if you fail in your life, I'm still willing to marry you." Qiao Xier said, "The most important value of a person is not how much wealth he has or whether he can become an official, but his character. This is what I truly value."

Meeting someone like Shen Liang made her realize the value of a person's good qualities. A person without integrity cannot survive in the world. Even if he holds a high position, he is still a villain.

Mu Xinghe placed his hand on the back of Qiao Xier's hand and gently held it.

"With Xier's kindness, I won't be discouraged even if I don't win this year. You are my motivation."

Although the Qiao family said that they would let him and Xier get married regardless of whether he passed the exam this year, he was too eager to be on the list to give an explanation for his efforts, give her some honor, and give her a sense of security in life.

The test papers for the entire southwest area were all in Yuezhou. In order to ensure fairness, they had to cross-examine and supervise each other. It took half a month before the grading was completed and the results were announced.

On the day the results were announced, Mu Xinghe was a little nervous and couldn't even eat breakfast.

He paced in the back garden, and even though there was shade from the banana and bamboo trees above his head, beads of sweat formed on his head.

"Mr. Mu, let's go. I heard the results are announced." When it was almost noon, a student he knew from taking the exam together called him outside.

The yard was some distance away from the back garden, and the sound was so faint that it was almost inaudible, but Mu Xinghe heard it clearly.

He quickly said "Oh", lifted up his clothes, stepped into the yard, walked through several halls, and came out the door.

“Where is the list?”

"It was posted on the wall of the provincial government office, very close to the Chu family residence. How could you not rush over there right away?"

This student was also very nervous and kept wiping the sweat off his face with a towel.

He was almost thirty years old and had taken part in every provincial examination, but he always failed.

If he fails the exam again this time, he will go back to the town and become a teacher.

Many students were already standing on the outer wall of the government office. Some were ecstatic and even grabbed the hands of passersby, shouting, "I passed, I passed."

Some were dejected, shaking their heads and sighing, and some wanted to bang their heads against the wall. Fortunately, Lord Tu had anticipated such a situation and sent soldiers to guard the place, so those who were unable to bear the consequences were stopped.

The closer he got to the top of the list, the more anxious Mu Xinghe became, but he comforted his brother who was already thirty years old.

The test papers of the top three candidates were also posted on the wall, including classics, policy essays, poems, etc. The crowd watched and discussed.

"This Jieyuan's answer is really good, much more amazing than previous years. I'm afraid the first place winners in other districts are not as good as our Southwest District's top winner."

"Yes, his writing is brilliant, his style is outstanding, and his insights are quite profound. He is at a level that only one talent in the country can emerge in ten years."

"In comparison, the second and third place are far inferior."

A man who looked like a wealthy man touched his chin and nodded: "I don't know what he looks like, but as long as he's not ugly, I'll definitely choose him as my son-in-law."

Someone glanced over with disdain: "Come on, don't you see the two officials from the government office are right next to you? I'm afraid they have the same plan."

Mu Xinghe felt emotional, thinking that no one cared about his hard study for ten years, but once he became famous everyone knew him.

Among so many talented students, I wonder which one will be the lucky one.

The thirty-year-old man sighed, "I wouldn't even dare dream of getting first place. I just hope I'm on the list. I don't want to be a Jinshi, I'd rather go back home and be a minor official."

"Brother Xinghe, you don't know the pain that we older candidates are going through." The older brother said, wiping away tears.

Some people were illiterate, so they asked someone to read the answer sheet of the top scorer to them. After listening to a few sentences, Mu Xinghe was stunned.

This is not, this is not—

He couldn't believe it and pricked up his ears to listen carefully.

It’s true, it’s really true.

In an instant, huge joy rushed into his heart, almost making him dizzy.

He almost rushed forward, staring at the list intently.

First place: Mu Xinghe.

Mu Xinghe's whole body was shaking. He wanted to run wildly in the street, but a rational voice reminded him of the dignity of a scholar.

The old man was still following behind him, muttering: "Let's forget about such talent. This is the future top scholar. Hey, Xinghe, why are you running so fast?"

When he got to Mu Xinghe's side, he looked up and was also stunned.

Finally, he slowly, dully, and shockedly turned his head and looked at the seventeen-year-old boy in front of him.

"Xinghe you——"

Mu Xinghe tried to calm himself down and smiled faintly at him.

Then he looked on the list and saw this guy's name at the last place.

"Brother Changhua, congratulations, you're on the list, we're all on the list."

Lu Changhua trembled, followed his gaze, and found his name.

He rubbed his eyes three times to confirm, then shouted "Ah", spun around on the spot, raised his hands, tilted his head back, and faced the sky.

This action shocked everyone, and someone asked, "What place did you get in the exam? You are so excited."

"You must have gone crazy because you didn't pass the exam."

"I, Lu Changhua, passed the exam. I brought honor to my family and brought glory to our family." Lu Changhua laughed heartily, tears falling from his eyes.

As soon as everyone heard his name, they looked for his seat and found that he was the last one.