sbdcsierra Chapter 269 Everyone Congratulated
Chapter 269 Everyone Congratulated
Yu Jiuer passed the imperial examination and became the first female juren in the history of the Dadong Dynasty, which once again shocked the court and the public.
With the help of Yu Jiuer, Jun Mo's faction can once again hold their heads high and get rid of the frustration caused by Prince Jing being demoted to Yinshan.
At least in the future they can proudly say to anyone outside: "Prince Jing has a kind character, great virtue, and is good at managing his wife. It is a great honor to work under him!"
When the news reached the palace, the Queen Mother immediately summoned Concubine Duan and happily worked with her to arrange to send rewards to Yu Jiuer.
The imperial concubine unexpectedly ran into Concubine Duan in the garden. She chuckled and turned away. After returning, she also told the senior palace maid beside her: "Concubine Duan walks with her nose up in the air. We can't afford to offend her. If you see her next time, take a detour!"
Just as Yu Jiuer returned home from the announcement square, the rewards from the Queen Mother and Concubine Duan arrived.
"Concubine Yu passed the imperial examination and the whole country celebrated. The Empress Dowager, thinking of Concubine Yu's hard work in studying and bringing honor to women, specially awarded her 100 taels of gold, 100 pieces of silk and satin, and 10 boxes of jewelry..."
Eunuch Li beside the Queen Mother politely carried the gifts into Yu Jiuer's Xilan Courtyard, smiling and singing along as he held the gift list, "The Queen Mother Duan has rewarded ten shops, three farms, and a horse farm..."
Yu Jiuer's breath was choked. Did Concubine Duan want to hand over all her properties to her to manage?
Aren’t you afraid that she might accidentally give all the subsidies to the people of Yinshan?
She is very fond of the people of Yinshan!
Just after the rewards were read out, Eunuch Cao beside the Emperor also stepped into Prince Jing's Mansion. The guards beside him were carrying a large, exquisite and luxurious box. At first glance, one could tell that the things inside must be of great value.
Eunuch Cao stood in the courtyard at the entrance with a haughty air, refusing to move forward a step, and shouted to the gatekeeper, "This is a special reward from the Emperor to congratulate Concubine Yu for passing the imperial examination. Why don't you quickly ask her to come out and claim the reward?"
Hearing the report from the doorman, Yu Jiuer hurried out to greet him.
When Yu Jiuer saw Eunuch Cao's arrogant look from afar and then glanced at the box on the ground, her eyes lit up.
With the precedent of the lavish gift lists given by the Empress Dowager and Concubine Duan, surely the Emperor's reward would not be any worse than theirs, right?
Yu Jiuer was secretly delighted and asked Butler Feng behind her: "There must be something good in there, right?"
Steward Feng glanced forward with a sly look in his eyes and said, "Such a fine box would definitely not be used to store such vulgar things as gold."
Yu Jiuer couldn't stop smiling: Could it be a night pearl or some national treasure?
I made a lot of money this time!
She quickly stepped forward to pay her respects, and Eunuch Cao echoed, "The Emperor has spoken, Concubine Yu has lived up to everyone's expectations and has become the first female candidate in the imperial examination in the Great Dong Dynasty. This is cause for celebration. I am very pleased, and I will reward her with a large box of silver!"
"What?" Yu Jiuer was dumbfounded. Using such a luxurious and exquisite box to store silver? He really has the nerve!
How could she still have such extravagant hopes if she had known that the old emperor was stingy?
Cut~!
However, the emperor is the emperor after all, and after he did this, all the people knew that Concubine Yu of Prince Jing's Mansion had passed the imperial examination and the emperor came personally to reward her with gifts. This "gimmick" was more valuable than his box of silver.
On this day, the gate of Prince Jing's Mansion was almost broken down by the ladies and young ladies of various noble families.
Everyone came to congratulate.
Yu Jiuer instantly became the darling of everyone, and she was so stunned that she couldn't recover for a long time.
She could never have imagined that she had just passed the imperial examination.
How come he gained so many fans?
Looking at their smiling faces and listening to their compliments, Yu Jiuer felt a sense of "the horse gallops in the spring breeze, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day"!
Jun Mo waved his hand and decided that it would be better to hold a celebration banquet in the mansion for three days and three nights.
No one comes back empty-handed. His wife is very capable, and he would be letting himself down if he didn't take the opportunity to make some money.
His soldiers stationed on the border can buy new winter clothes this year!
Yutao's mouth was wide open and she never closed it.
Are the ladies and young ladies from various noble families sending here all their valuable treasures that they have hidden in their closets?
The warehouse was full, so Butler Feng had to quickly open a yard to store the gifts.
And her good sister, Yu Jiuer, who was like a smug little girl, moving among the ladies and young ladies, was like a proud peacock at this moment, accepting everyone's flattery without any shyness, and the smile on her face was even brighter than the crabapple flowers blooming in the garden.
Next up are the joint examination and palace examination of the Dadong Dynasty. If she passes both, wouldn’t that be a great success?
Yutao looked at the usually reserved Prince Jing and her husband who was so worried about him, and she felt confused.
These two people are too rude! Not only are they staring at the gifts in other people's hands, but they also occasionally stretch their heads to see what is registered in the gift registration book.
He looks like someone who has never seen the world. How can he have any aura of a prince or a deputy general?
I can't see it!
She knew that Prince Jing had many soldiers on the border besides the Yulin Army, but was he so hungry for money and so poor?
While people in Prince Jing's Mansion were celebrating joyfully, the three princes in Juxian Tower were filled with sorrow and worry.
The Third Prince beat his chest and stamped his feet, saying, "I never thought that the twins from Yinshan County would be so amazing? Yu Wushuang was only sixteen years old and ranked third in the palace examination. How could a woman like her pass the examination?
If I had known she had such ability, I would never have persuaded my father to allow her to take the exam in the Golden Palace."
"What's the point of regretting now? The most urgent thing is to think about how to destroy the prestige of Prince Jing's Mansion!" The eldest prince snorted coldly and slapped the table.
"I heard that most officials in the capital now ask their wives to send gifts to Prince Jing's mansion. If this continues, what will happen to us?"
"Not only officials sent gifts, but even my grandmother and father sent gifts today. This time, Prince Jing's Mansion will be so powerful, right?" The fifth prince shook his head and sighed, shaking his folding fan.
"Even if the three of us join forces, we can't defeat Prince Jing alone, what else can we say?
Now a concubine can make the whole Jingwang Mansion prosperous, who can you go to for justice?"
The Third Prince clenched his fist and knocked it on the table. "Fifth Brother, don't encourage others and destroy your own prestige! Wherever Prince Jing excels, we can just pick on him."
"Then go and pinch him, eldest brother!" the fifth prince said with contempt.
The brainless Third Prince suddenly stood up, his face flushed and his neck thick, and said, "I'll go if I want to!"
But as soon as he stepped out of the door, he turned back in disgrace, pouting his lips and smacking his tongue, "In my haste, I forgot that Jun Mo, that bastard, killed all of my mother's secret guards! I have an irreconcilable hatred for him, Jun Mo!"
"What are you yelling about? Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall!" The fifth prince wished he could look at this stupid head with the folding fan in his hand.
I’m afraid of this kind of stupid teammates!
If he didn't have a powerful mother, he would be disgusted if he even looked at him for a moment!
The eldest prince helped the third prince and sneered, "Fifth brother, you are too cautious, aren't you? Who in the capital doesn't know that we are not on good terms with Prince Jing's Mansion?
The last time, Prince Jing openly arrested our family members and took them to the Jinyiwei Yamen, he was not afraid, so why are you afraid of him? Third brother doesn't have a secret guard, so I can order my secret guard to arrest her, right?"
The fifth prince had no choice but to patiently say, "You still want to use the secret guards to capture her? You are courting death! Not to mention that she is surrounded by many shadow guards and secret guards, even if she is walking alone on the street, do you dare to kidnap her?
She has now become a person who is the focus of everyone's attention. All women in the world admire and respect her. It is no exaggeration to say that killing her is equivalent to making an enemy of all women in the world.
Besides, you think that the fourth brother and the emperor are fools. Don't you think it was you who did it?"
The fifth prince looked at his two stupid brothers and felt helpless. "Can you use your brain?"
"Then what do you say we should do?" The eldest prince stood up angrily.
The fifth prince rubbed his forehead and said, "We can't do it ourselves. We can only find the weak spot of Prince Jing's Mansion and let them fight among themselves to disrupt the fortune of Prince Jing's Mansion. It would be best if Yu Jiuer died, so that the prestige of the fourth prince can be destroyed."
"But what is the weak point of Prince Jing's Mansion?" asked the eldest prince and the third prince at the same time.
The fifth prince smiled grimly, "The fourth prince only dotes on Yu Jiuer. Can the three concubines in his house tolerate this? It is said that Rong Wan'er and Song Wanqing have always been at odds with Yu Jiuer. They probably dream of Yu Jiuer's death, right?"
"It's best to use jealous women and let them fight each other. Who can blame us? Good idea! This is it!" The eldest prince walked back and forth, his brain was active for once.
"But we can't show up. We have to find someone to instigate them to resist and help them win their love in a reasonable way!"
The Third Prince was too lazy to think and said directly: "Whoever you want to ask to come forward, count me in as a partner, and I will pay for it all!"