latelenovela Chapter 198 Secret Message
Chapter 198 Secret Message
Mu Jiaojiao didn't ask about what happened afterwards. She just felt sorry for her man and said a few more words. Whatever Jiang Jin wanted to do was his business.
But later, Mu Jiaojiao heard Jiang Jin say that Xu Qinian went to Tianmen Pass, which probably meant that he joined the army as a staff member.
When Mu Jiaojiao heard the news, she sighed and said that Xu Cinian was very courageous. A scholarly young man from a noble family decided to join the army. Isn't that a great courage?
It also shows Xu Cinian's foresight that as long as Emperor Xuanhe is still in power, the Xu family will never be able to revive, and the century-old family of civil officials is destined to be defeated in the long river of history.
However, if he joins the army and gains military merit, he may not necessarily return to Beijing, but he may be able to bring prosperity to the Xu family.
In the blink of an eye, it was late September and the day for posting the results had arrived. Liu Nian passed the imperial examination to everyone's surprise. By the time the news reached Maple Leaf City, it was already early October.
"Liu Nian of the Liu family in Maple Leaf City is the top scorer in high school!"
"Liu Nian of the Liu family in Maple Leaf City is the top scorer in high school!"
The two people from the Yunzhong County government who came to announce the good news were dressed in red and rode tall horses. They rode along the long street, starting from the gate of Maple Leaf City, beating gongs and shouting. After circling Maple Leaf City, they finally arrived at the gate of the Liu family.
This is much more high-profile than when he won the first place in the case. When he won the first place in the case, he just shouted twice when he arrived at Liu's house. But now, the whole city is shouting.
Mu Jiaojiao naturally also heard the shouting. She was in Tongji Pharmacy at that time and saw the doctors, pharmacists and patients inside the pharmacy all going out to watch.
Mu Jiaojiao couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. She was happy for Liu Nian. She knew that Liu Nian had great ambitions and was now rising step by step to the top.
Before the government office brought the good news, the Liu family had already spread the news. Now Liu Nian is still in Yunzhong County, and the family is already filled with joy.
"Master, Master! The young master has won first place again!"
When Liu Yu, the newly appointed young housekeeper of the Liu family, heard the news, his face was filled with excitement. He lost his usual composure and ran towards the study shouting from the main gate.
"Master, Master! The young master has won first place again!"
Liu Qian, who was checking the account book in the study, heard Liu Yu's call. He was so excited that he put down the account book in his hand, stood up, opened the door of the study, and strode out.
"What did you say? My son won first place again?"
When Liu Qian said this, his usually calm face was filled with joy, and wrinkles appeared on his face from smiling.
"Yes, sir, the messenger with the good news will be here soon!"
Liu Yu was also happy. He was a servant boy in the mansion. His father had been seriously ill before, and it was Master Liu Nian who paid for a doctor to treat his father.
Later, Liu Qian paid attention to him. He found that although Liu Yuren was young, he was steady and capable, so Liu Qian slowly used him.
Soon after, the housekeeper Liu He became estranged from the Liu family because of the Liu Qing incident, and resigned to go home to take care of his son. Only then was Liu Yu promoted to be the new housekeeper.
Although he was very nervous at the beginning and worried that he could not bear this heavy responsibility, after more than half a year of hard work, he did not make any mistakes and became more stable.
"Hahahaha... my son has made it big! Oh, Liu Yu, quickly prepare some wedding money. Let's go out and greet the officials. Don't be slow!"
When Liu Qian heard Liu Yu's words, he laughed out loud and couldn't help but praise his promising eldest son. He straightened his clothes and gave instructions to Liu Yu.
After giving the order, he hurried to the main gate, fearing that the official from the government office had arrived to announce the good news.
"Master, I've already had the wedding money prepared. The maids and servants have already arrived at the main gate, waiting for you!"
Liu Yu trotted behind and said happily that everything had been arranged properly.
When Liu Qian arrived at the main gate, he saw that the whole family was basically there. The officials had not arrived yet. Everyone was looking at Jinxiu Street, which they had to pass by on their way to the Liu family, with happy faces.
"Da da……"
After a while, everyone heard a series of tapping sounds. A servant nearby was so happy that he shouted, "Here they come! Here they come!"
Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves and the cheers of the crowd, Liu Qian saw two black horses wearing red official uniforms, with red flowers tied on their chests and holding red wedding envelopes in their hands.
"Is this the home of Master Liu Nianliu in Maple Leaf City?"
The officer arrived at the door of the Liu family, looked at everyone in the Liu family, big and small, dismounted, and asked with a smile on his face.
Now that Liu Nian has passed the imperial examination and ranked first, he will be able to get an official position no matter what, so it is appropriate for him to call you master in advance.
"Yes, yes, sir, I am Liu Nian's father!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Qian hurriedly saluted and spoke excitedly.
"Congratulations, Old Master Liu! Master Liu has passed the Liyuan exam and will be returning to Maple Leaf City soon. We've come all the way here to tell you! This is the congratulatory letter, please keep it!"
When the officer heard Liu Qian's words, the smile on his face became even more sincere. Liu Nian is a very powerful person now. Shouldn't they be more polite to his family?
Among the four classes of people, Liu Nian came from a merchant family, but he came out on top. He deserves to be looked at with new eyes and respected.
"Hahaha...you two officials have worked hard. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please have some tea."
Liu Qian took the wedding envelope, then took two purses filled with silver from Liu Yu and stuffed them into the hands of the two of them.
The two government officials took the purse and weighed it. Wow! It must be around ten taels of silver. The smiles on their faces became more sincere.
Afterwards, the two government officials said goodbye to the Liu family. They still had to see off the next family. Maple Leaf City was doing quite well this year, with two successful candidates. The other one was Xie Yichuan, the grandson of Xie Linzhi and the father of Xie Sirui.
Although this is not the first place, it is also a great joy.
"Hahahaha... Liu Yu ordered everyone in the mansion to be rewarded two taels of silver today."
Liu Qian watched the official leave with a smile on his face as he gave instructions to Liu Yu beside him.
"Yes, sir, I thank the young master and the sir on behalf of everyone!"
When Liu Yu heard this, a smile spread across his handsome face and he spoke happily.
Just when Maple Leaf City was filled with joy because of his success in the imperial examination, the next day, Jiang Jin received a secret letter sent at an urgent speed.
The letter mentioned that it was the Queen Mother's 60th birthday, and urgently summoned all the princes and clansmen outside to come to Yudu to celebrate, especially mentioning Jiang Jin.
Logically speaking, for someone like Jiang Jin, if he had been ill for a long time and was weak, no one would say anything if he presented a gift.
Now, after years of worshipping Buddha and not caring about other matters, the empress dowager actually named and said that she missed Prince Jin badly, and urgently summoned Jiang Jin back to Yudu on her 60th birthday.
"The Queen Mother is backed by the Tang family. I'm afraid the Tang family has noticed some clues."