Chapter 156 Good news
Firecrackers were blasting outside the gate of Zhongyong Hou Mansion.
People went out one after another and asked: "What kind of happy event is this? We actually set off fireworks and firecrackers during the day..."
"It's our eldest young master who is the winner."
"Come and be happy, our eldest young master has won the first place." The servant of Zhongyong Hou Mansion shouted loudly.
Everyone congratulated constantly and came forward to ask for rewards.
With a smile on her face, Mrs. Pei turned around and said, "Hurry up and ask someone to cash in some copper coins. Spread it out generously." Mrs. Pei touched his pocket and gritted his teeth: "Let someone go and pay a hundred taels of silver into the account."
The eldest maid moved her lips. There were only three hundred taels of silver in the account, which was leftover from the sale of her ancestral property.
But seeing Pei's arrogant look, he immediately asked someone to exchange one hundred taels of copper for it.
A basket was placed in front of the gate of Zhongyong Hou Mansion.
The people became more and more enthusiastic: "I wish Mr. Lu a bright future, I wish Mr. Lu three yuan and a third degree..."
"Master Lu is so kind, thank you Master Lu..."
One pass to ten, ten to a hundred, the loyal and brave prince of the Hou Mansion won Jieyuan, causing a great uproar.
Even the little beggar walked across half of the capital, shouting: "The legitimate son of Zhongyong Hou Mansion High School Jieyuan, go and get the copper plate quickly..."
As he walked and shouted, countless beggars swarmed in.
The old lady hurriedly asked someone to deliver the wedding money to the official who announced the good news.
These are old rules.
The official pinched the red envelope with a hint of joy on his face.
"My ancestors bless me, my ancestors bless me, and my grandchildren will know Yuan!" the old lady cried with joy.
"Oh, Jiaojiao is indeed blessed to earn a Jie Yuan for the Hou Mansion."
Pei's eyebrows were smiling and proud.
"It's a good thing that Mrs. Xu was kicked out of the house, otherwise the Hou Mansion wouldn't be as lucky as it is today." The old lady held Mrs. Pei's hand very affectionately.
The entire Hou Mansion was filled with joy.
"Where is Mr. Lu?" the official asked.
"He hasn't returned home yet..."
The official thought for a while, they had to go to another place to announce the good news, and immediately said: "Congratulations to Mr. Lu Yanshu of your mansion, for winning the first place in the provincial examination and winning the high school diploma!"
The official who announced the good news shouted loudly.
But as soon as these words came out...
The loud noise seemed to press the pause button, and everyone looked at him in shock.
The old lady heard Lu Yanshu's name in a daze, and suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the official's hand: "What did you say? Who do you think won the title of Xie Yuan?"
The entire Hou Mansion was eerily silent.
They all looked at the ridiculous scene in front of them.
The maid who was spreading wedding money at the door was stiff and her face was pale and colorless.
The front door of Zhongyong Hou Mansion was ablaze with red fireworks and firecrackers, exploding all over the ground.
"You, who did you say was high school? Say it again!" Pei's heart trembled and she asked hurriedly.
When the official saw the faces of the people, his heart pounded.
"Lu Yanshu, Mr. Lu!"
The official quickly opened the good news, and there were three words on it: Lu Yanshu.
"Your residence, what is your name?" The officer saw that everyone looked ugly, and suddenly an unimaginable situation appeared.
Damn it, isn't it an error? ?
Dear mother, these are firecrackers and fireworks. The whole city is making noise. Is there any mistake? ?
"Wrong, wrong, all wrong!" The old lady wailed, her eyes blurred, and she fell to the ground.
"Lu Yanshu, isn't he a descendant of the Hou family?" the official asked.
Denzhi ran over sweating profusely.
"Oh, wrong, wrong. Lu Yanshu is the legitimate son of the former Hou Mansion. Later he was kicked out of the house by the Hou Mansion, and now he lives in another alley..." Dengzhi did not expect that such an oolong would happen.
Pei's face was pale and his whole body was shaking.
It seemed that he had been greatly stimulated.
She was so trembling that she could hardly hold on: "Where is my Jinghuai? Where is my Jinghuai?" She held on to the officer tightly.
The official pulled back his sleeves and said, "Mrs. Hou, we only report the top three. There is no Mr. Lu Jinghuai in the top three."
The officer scratched his head in embarrassment, this had never happened before!
The good news was reported to the wrong place, and the other party celebrated grandly.
Just thinking about it makes me want to crawl into the cracks in the ground.
The official hurriedly returned the red envelope to Ms. Pei: "Madam, this is a misunderstanding. It's not that I went to the wrong place, you brought me in." The official did not expect that such a big joke would happen.
"Hurry, come, come with me to the Lu family." Dengzhi glanced at the Hou Mansion with a smile on his face.
"It's not like you made a mistake. Our young master originally belonged to the Marquis Mansion. It's a pity...someone doesn't know how to cherish them and drives them out of the house." Denzhi is accustomed to adding insult to injury and beating up the dog in the water.
Pei was so angry that he rolled his eyes.
"Hey, hey, why don't you throw away the money?" The little beggar at the door asked, looking at the copper coins in the frame.
The maid was holding her breath: "Sasasa, what kind of money are you throwing away? Go, go, go away, little beggar..."
"What are you doing standing in front of the gate? It has stained the face of the Marquis Mansion."
The little beggar was so angry that he cursed.
"What's the matter? Your young master couldn't pass the Jie Yuan exam. Do you blame me? You guys are the ones who kicked me out because you were so short-sighted. This incredible wealth has nothing to do with the Hou Mansion." The beggar winked as he ran. .
Everyone in the Hou Mansion turned pale with anger.
Dengzhi said with a kind face: "Everyone, come to the Lu family to please me. Madam has prepared some money to bring happiness to everyone. There are also wedding cakes, so everyone should arrive early."
"Make sure you have enough control." Dengzhi glanced at the Hou Mansion and left with the officials and the people watching.
The ground in front of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion was red. I was so happy just now, but now I feel so sad.
Mr. Pei still can't figure out how he made the mistake.
Hearing Master Lu, he brought people in.
"Where is the Marquis?" Mrs. Pei became very panicked when she thought that a big scandal had happened today and everyone in the city knew about it.
"Master Hou, you are just on your way back..."
Mrs. Pei was frightened. Today, she had lost a lot of face.
I'm just afraid that the Hou Mansion will be extremely angry.
At this moment, the official was brought to the Lu family. The official checked the name again and again before he dared to announce the good news.
"Finally, I got it right. Oops, what a mistake today..."
"Congratulations, Madam He Xi, the eldest son of your family has won Jieyuan..."
The official pinched the red envelope. Mrs. Xu was so proud that there was actually a banknote in it.
Then the smile became more sincere.
"Would Madam be in good health? Madam will enjoy endless blessings."
The beggars queuing up at the door to receive the wedding money kowtowed happily when they saw several large baskets of copper coins and large baskets of wedding cakes.
"The madam is generous, the madam is blessed, but the Marquis Mansion is not blessed..."
Mrs. Xu wiped away her tears. This was what her son deserved. He deserved it.
"Speaking of which, all this is because I met a child on the road..." the official said awkwardly.
"The child wears two little knots, a red skirt, and two little bells on his head."
"Pointing in the direction of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, he said he was the eldest son of the Hou Mansion..."
"This time, I took the wrong path and reported the wrong blessing."
He had heard before that Marquis Zhongyong raised a foreign wife and drove his legitimate son out of the house.
But I didn’t know it was Lu Yanshu.
Xu was stunned, and the figure of Lu Chaochao suddenly appeared in his mind! (End of chapter)
