binnovel Chapter 148: Child's Head
Chapter 148: Child's Head
Ji Xingle held his two younger brothers in his arms, landed safely, and nodded to the soldiers in a friendly manner.
The soldier responded in the same way. After all, the other party didn't do anything wrong, and he gave him money, so it was no big deal to just give him a smile.
Ji Xingle said to his two brothers who were still excited, "Let's go check out the rankings!"
The two younger brothers smiled and said, "Okay..."
With two soldiers escorting them, the others didn't dare to say anything even if they had any opinions.
Ji Ting and Ji Feng walked hand in hand to the bottom of the ranking list, looked up, and read from 50th place down.
The more they looked at each other, their faces became paler and uglier. They held each other's hands tightly and prayed silently.
They didn't see Ji Xingle's name until they reached the 100th place, and they stared at each other in shock. [It's over, my sister didn't win again.]
Ji Xingle was confident about the question, so when he looked at the ranking list, he looked at the first one. Sure enough, Ji Xingle was the first, the first child.
Seeing that the two younger brothers were watching for so long, I thought they were curious, so I didn't disturb them. I was afraid of delaying others from watching, so I stepped aside and waited.
The two people who didn't give up looked at more than 50 people...
After a while, the two looked at the top one in disbelief, then looked at each other, [The first one was Ji Xingle's name. ] Both nodded.
It only took a few seconds for the two of them to go from being shocked to being happy, and from being calm to being out of control; "Sister...sister...first place, you are first place."
"Wow——"
The people who were looking at the list were instantly attracted by the voices of the Ji Ting brothers. The first place? The woman who could fly over eaves and walls?
The soldier also heard what the Ji Ting brothers said and was shocked. It turned out that this beautiful and polite lady was the first child of this year. It really is true that you cannot judge a person by his appearance.
Then he congratulated Ji Xingle with a big smile on his face, "Mr. Ji, congratulations."
The two younger brothers heard the murmurs of the crowd and instantly remembered that their behavior just now was a bit rude, and their faces turned hot and red all the way to their ears.
Seeing this, Ji Xingle rubbed his two younger brothers' heads and said softly, "It's okay, it won't be a problem."
He then expressed his gratitude with a smile to the soldier and the students who congratulated him from the audience.
Finally, Ji Xingle carried his two younger brothers back to the carriage.
In the carriage, the two younger brothers kept praising Ji Xingle. This time they were more cultured and used idioms, such as "talented and beautiful", "a peerless beauty", "beautiful as a fairy"...
"Pfft~"
Ji Xingle was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
When the three of them returned to the doorstep of their home, they happened to see the official's wife who came to announce the good news, Ji Caifu, the two Zhao brothers, and an acquaintance, Qi Simin, busying themselves.
Give red envelopes to the wives of officials and scatter copper coins to the people who are celebrating.
Ji Xingle and his two younger brothers got off the carriage, and the official's wife immediately said some congratulations to Ji Xingle.
After Ji Xingle expressed his sincere thanks, the official’s wife and her colleagues left with a smile.
When Ji Caifu saw Ji Xingle running towards him happily like a child, Ji Xingle quickly reached out his hand, "Be careful, it's cold and the ground may be slippery."
"My girl, you are really amazing, so amazing." Ji Caifu was incoherent and was so happy that he didn't know how to praise.
As if he had thought of something, he spoke excitedly;
"Well, well, well, finally there is a famous scholar in our family, great! Great!
Go back to the village, yes! I will go back to the village tomorrow, and have a big celebration, so that the villagers can also share in the joy.”
"Hahahahaha! We finally have a famous scholar in our family."
"Mom, it's cold outside, shall we go in first?"
"Okay, okay, let's go in, let's go inside."
After Ji Caifu finished speaking, he pulled Ji Xingle and Qi Simin into the house.
Seeing Ji Caifu's silly look, his two younger brothers covered their mouths and laughed secretly.
The two fathers looked at each other and started laughing too.
The three of them entered the house, and Ji Caifu began to show off her skills, making tea~
Ji Xingle looked at Qi Simin; "How do you have time to come here?"
"Hey! Didn't I receive the news that you made the list in advance? I just wanted to come and celebrate with you."
Ji Xingle raised his eyebrows and looked at her expressionlessly. That's it? Why didn't she believe it?
"Haha! Thank you! You are so nice."
Qi Simin looked away guiltily and said;
"Hehe! After all, we are partners! We must care about our partners' movements!"
Not to mention, Qi Simin really was hiding something from Ji Xingle, but it wasn't a bad thing, it was a happy event. She came here today not only to congratulate, but also to find out the news.
Seeing Ji Xingle's disbelieving look, what else could Qi Simin want to say to avoid being questioned?
Seeing that Ji Caifu tea was ready, Qi Simin quickly picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly without being asked.
“Good tea~”
He also invited Ji Xingle to have tea with him.
"Le Jie'er, you should drink too! The tea your mother makes is delicious."
Seeing her guilty look, Ji Xingle couldn't think of what she was hiding from him.
Anyway, I don’t think she has the courage to harm me, so I just forget about it and pick up the teacup to drink.
Ji Caifu was extremely happy when she heard Qi Simin praising her tea art. "My tea-making skills are really good? Are you making fun of me?"
"Well, your tea-making skills are pretty good. It's even sweeter than the one I drank last time."
"Hahaha! Have tea, have tea."
The two of them started praising each other, and Ji Xingle watched the fun from the side.
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Nan Palace
"Hahahahaha!"
The Third Princess held Zhu Ganglie's bribe letter and heard Yan Ming's report on Ji Xingle's actions. She couldn't stop laughing.
"Second brother! Second brother, I don't have to deal with these men of yours. They just dismounted one by one."
"Hahahahaha..."
"By the way, Master, who do you think the Tong Shou you asked me to investigate is?"
Yan Ming rarely showed such a childish side. The Third Princess raised her eyebrows. "Oh! Could it be someone you know? Don't tell me yet. Let me guess."
Yan Ming looked at the third princess with a gentle expression.
The Third Princess became even more interested when she saw Yan Ming's expression change. Who else could make her look so relaxed, except herself?
After thinking for a moment, the Third Princess stared at Yan Ming with wide eyes, "Don't tell me that this year's Tong Shou is a party for pleasure?"
Yan Ming smiled and nodded, "It's her..."
Upon seeing this, the Third Princess stood up suddenly, turned around a few times, and the corners of her mouth couldn't stop rising.
"The invigilators accepted bribes and buried talents. The mother and father officials watched the people suffer and did nothing, insulting the trust of the mother queen."
"Let's go to the palace and give Old Two an account."
After the third princess finished speaking, she asked the servants to give her a bath and change her clothes, ready to enter the palace.
"Yes......"
Yan Ming rarely smiled.
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Another place in the capital, Xia Wangfu~
There were sounds of things being thrown and angry cursing coming from inside. The servants nearby were trembling with fear the whole morning. Those who were cleaning or doing other work did not dare to stop for fear of being taken out on.