Bastard’s Resurgence

"Ah..." Ying'er exclaimed, and immediately realized that she had made a mistake, and she quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

It was a pity that Lu Zheng was still disturbed. Lu Zheng was immersing himself in writing, thinking at the important point, Ying'er's exclaim pulled his thoughts back to reality.

He frowned and put down the pen in his hand, and said, "What's the matter?"

Ying'er flushed, her eyes stared fiercely outside the yard, and said: "It's all a few girls chewing their tongues. It's time to cut their tongues."

"Oh? When did our Ying'er become so cruel?" Lu Zheng said, he smiled and stood up, but he didn't mean to blame anymore.

Ying'er's expression became even more embarrassing. She was too ashamed to think about what Siqi and Xiaonizi had just said. She is the big girl next to Lu Zheng. According to the rules of the big family, Lu Zheng can do it. She was admitted into the room.

Zhang Haoran’s big girl has been with her for a long time, and even the girls in Zhang Tang and Zhang Zhen's room have also been with her! But Ying'er is still the same as before, and Lu Zheng didn't let her do that...

It's just that in the eyes of outsiders, Ying'er has long been a member of Lu Zheng's house. Ying'er still remembers the last time she went to Yushan, even her big grandmother Liu Wan thought so!

"These Nizis are unobstructed, they should really teach you a lesson!" Ying'er secretly said in her heart, her mood is very complicated at this time.

She is a little proud, and a little bit disappointed, and she is full of longing and hope for the future...

"What's the matter, it's so noisy outside?" Lu Zheng didn't know that Ying'er had so many tangled thoughts in his heart. He carried his hands on his back and slowly walked to the window.

"Today is the day for the second master to return to Yangzhou. The old lady passed on a message, let us all prepare to go to the dock to meet! And, Mr. Cui, the steward, told you to go to the Xinchenghe Wharf too. The hour is almost the same. !" Yinger said.

Lu Zheng frowned slightly, sighed lightly, and said, "The three generations of the Zhang family, known as the four great masters of the south of the Yangtze River, have fallen to this level.

Zhang Chengxi only made up for the vacancy of a county prince, and he came up with this kind of momentum. If one day someone from the Zhang family was awarded a jinshi, what would it be like? "

Lu Zheng said this to himself, but he was not completely teasing the Zhang family. He was more lamented about the rare chance of being an official in the Dakang Dynasty. With such a prominent family as Zhang's family, Zhang Chengxi became a county prime minister. It's a very happy event, from this we can see the gold and preciousness of officials.

Lu Zheng thought of the "Fan Jinzhong Ju" he had read. At that time, it was ridiculous to read the article. Now that he has personally experienced the Dakang Dynasty of imperial examination, he really feels that this article is too vivid.

Lu Zheng is now preparing for the boy test a few months later, but what he is thinking about is after the boy test, the boy test for talents, the village test for juren, the hall test for Jinshi, this step by step ladder, its The degree of difficulty is a hundred times harder than that of taking university entrance exams on the earth, and even more difficult than taking entrance exams to top prestigious universities.

Lu Zheng claims that he is not a superman. He really wants to get ahead. Apart from hard work, he really has no other way to go!

"Ying'er, change my clothes and let Sun San prepare the carriage, and I will go to Xinchenghe Wharf immediately!" Lu Zheng suppressed all his thoughts and prepared to go out.

When Lu Zheng went out and changed his clothes, when he rushed to the Xinchenghe Wharf, there was already a crowd of people on the wharf. There was a snowfall not long ago, and the snow and ice hadn't completely melted yet.

The cold wind on the river on the dock can really freeze people directly. However, at this time, the dock is full of people, including the old lady of the Zhang family in the crowd, except that she is sitting on a chair.

Lu Zheng stood at the back, as low-key and inconspicuous as his usual behavior. Everyone in the Zhang family is now on the surface of the river, and no one pays attention to him.

He watched coldly and saw that Madam Su and Zhang Haoran were obviously different from before, especially Zhang Haoran. For a while, he was decadent and low-key. Once Lu Zheng met him on the street of Xinchenghe, this kid actually took a detour.

Today, however, Zhang Haoran’s momentum came up again. He wore a new set of white Confucian clothing, a purple gold crown on his head, and black leather warm ears. He held the heater in his hands and paced back and forth with the heat. , With his head upright, it can be said to be alive and well.

"Come, here!" Suddenly, he put the heating stove in his hand in the hands of the girl beside him, raised his hand and pointed at the river.

Sure enough, a boat came on the river, and everyone's attention was focused on the big boat. Even Zhang's mother stood up, looked up, and said, "My old lady has dim eyes and can't see clearly!"

Cui Da squinted his eyes for a while, and said, "This is not our boat. Please take a seat, ancestor."

Cui Da said, everyone's aura fell again in an instant, one by one shivering with the cold, but the masters still had a heater in their hands, and they were all warmly dressed. The servant girls and servants are really choking, especially the few little servants who are standing on the pier in neat and thin robes as ceremonial guards. They are almost frozen into ice men. Seeing their lips are blue, they are shaking like sifting chaff. Where is the majestic appearance of the big family?

The old lady was also cold enough, but she still had enough energy. She looked around and said, "You have stood up for me. The key moment is your patience. Young people just want to grind their hearts. Things can be done by doing things.

If you feel impetuous in your heart, you will be impetuous in doing things, and you may end up with something..."

The old lady spoke to the family. As she talked, her eyes dangled on her younger generation. She looked back one by one from the front. Finally, her gaze fell on Lu Zheng, and his words suddenly stopped.

Lu Zheng's patience was very good, but he did not act rudely.

But Zhang Jing was impatient to wait a long time ago. He sneaked to Lu Zheng's side and grinned, "Brother Zheng, are you looking for sin? On a cold day, run to the dock and drink the northwest wind." What are you doing?"

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Second brother, aren't you here too?"

"Who wants to come and who is a bastard? Isn't there nothing I can do? Hey, according to me, our ancestors are really confused. Is it necessary for a young official to be so fanatical?" Zhang Jing said.

Lu Zheng's expression remained unchanged, and said, "Second brother, this is a big happy event, why is it unnecessary? You know that you have been awarded a Jinshi, and you have just filled up the vacancy but only the seventh grade. The so-called high building rises on the ground. After entering the official career, this can be said to be a step forward, and the future is unlimited!"

"Fart! Brother Zheng, did you bully your second brother for not studying? My second uncle has no fame. His supervising student was donated by money. He got this official and he can be taken advantage of. If you want to get promoted, it's a dream! "

"To tell you the truth, I don't think the second uncle can be a long-term officer. The county magistrate surnamed Nie is a lame duck himself. He does not invite colleagues to see him. He recommends my second uncle. If he falls, I Second uncle can still get along?"

Zhang Jing squinted his small eyes, speaking in a straightforward manner, and the more he spoke, the louder and louder he was, and when he said that, he became even more excited.

Lu Zheng squinted his eyes and said, "Second brother, you are really right, but you can’t tell me about it. Or if you look back, the second sister-in-law is looking at you. What are they talking about?"

Zhang Jing's expression instantly froze. Only then did he realize that there was no sound around him. He immediately turned his head and his expression immediately became extremely exciting.

Everyone's eyes fell on him, and Mother Zhang's mouth was still half open. Looking at the expression of the ancestor, her face turned green. The old man must have heard all Zhang Jing's words just now.

Zhang Jing's legs were so frightened that he was about to kneel down. Lu Zheng took a step forward, tugged his sleeves, and said, "Come on, here, the second uncle did not take the waterway. He went directly to the county office. Shi is rushing over from the county government!"

After Lu Zheng said, he crossed the direction of the street with his fingers. Sure enough, there was someone beating gongs and drums on the cross street.

Regardless of being angry, Mother Zhang immediately greeted everyone to walk towards the cross street. Finally, Cui Da yelled in front and said:

"It's the second master! The second master is majestic, sitting in an official sedan chair!"

Everyone came together, and really saw a group of people on the cross street. The first two were playing gongs and three gongs, followed by six clerks, and behind it was a four official sedan chair with a sedan curtain. Lift it up, who is not Zhang Chengxi who is sitting in the sedan chair?

Looking at Zhang Chengxi's appearance, it is very different from before. Today he is wearing an official crane suit and a red-topped official hat. He looks majestic and very energetic.

Especially in response to the ceremonial guard in front of us, the sound of the gong sounded, and the people on the street evaded one after another. This kind of ostentation was particularly exciting.

Mother Zhang was so excited that her hands were trembling, and she almost lost the leading cane. Cui Da called to Zhang Chengxi: "Second master, the old lady is here to welcome you!"

Cui Da shouted this, Zhang Chengxi heard it in the sedan chair, and immediately raised his hand, the sedan chair stopped, the sound of the gong stopped, and Zhang Chengxi got off the sedan chair with the help of two soap collectors.

He made small steps all the way, and walked quickly to Mother Zhang. Under the eyes of everyone, he knelt on the ground with a "puff" and said: "Mother..."

You should know that at this time, there were a lot of people watching. Everyone looked at the excitement here. Everyone saw Zhang Chengxi kneel down, and immediately there was a rush.

Mother Zhang was so scared that she hurriedly held Zhang Chengxi in her arms. She was so happy that she was crying. She suppressed the excitement in her heart and said, "Go home!"

She said these three words as if she was exhausted. Zhang Chengxi quickly stood up to support her. Fortunately, not far from Zhang's house, Zhang Chengxi helped Zhang's mother all the way to Zhang's house.

Along the way, the people stopped one after another. What Zhang Chengxi heard was praise. Zhang Chengxi became an official and served his mother to filial piety, so that it would soon become a good story in Yangzhou.