Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 203 Spring
The eighth day of the lunar calendar, at the hour of Mao (5-7 AM).

The gates of the Sheng family mansion were opened with great fanfare. At the same time, the entire Sheng family, big and small, gathered together, a rare occurrence. From the old lady to Sheng Changquan, all the members of the Sheng family stood at the gate to see off their two sons.

at this time.

"Second brother, third brother, and I, your seventh brother, wish you both the best in your battles today! May you achieve great success and pass the imperial examinations with flying colors!"

Sheng Changquan was wearing a bright red robe today.

From top to bottom, inside and out, everything is an extremely festive bright red, making it look like a lucky doll.

What's most special is that Sheng Changquan has such excellent skin that he looks like he's made of jade, shimmering with a faint glow in the sunlight.

At this moment, the contrast of red and white made him appear as if he were a celestial child descended to earth, extremely extraordinary.

In fact, Sheng Changquan did not like this, but it was Wang Da Niangzi exercising her rights as the legal mother and strongly demanding that Sheng Changquan dress like this.

Their purpose is self-evident: to have good fortune so that their son could be listed on the list and enter the imperial court.

Even more outrageously, Madam Wang demanded that no one in the entire Sheng household speak until Sheng Changquan had given his blessings to his two older brothers.

Of course, Madam Wang didn't dare to force Old Madam Sheng. She just awkwardly expressed her thoughts to the old lady and looked at her expectantly, hoping to get her permission.

Fortunately, the old lady was an easygoing person. After smiling at Madam Wang for a while, she thought of her motherly love and nodded, agreeing to her "good idea" which was completely useless.

Madam Wang was naturally delighted by this and happily ran out of Shou'an Hall to tidy up Sheng Changquan. She even personally prepared a brand new bright red robe for him.

In the end, Sheng Changquan was dressed like a red envelope fairy, extremely "festive"!
Of course, no one gave Sheng Changquan the right to resist during this period.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"What Quan-ge said is so true!"

Ignoring Sheng Changquan's eye-rolling expression, Madam Wang stood with a smile in front of her son, Sheng Changbai, and happily smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes.

At the same time, Madam Wang muttered softly, "Bai'er, Xiao Qi passed that exam, the top two, anyway, he's number one..."

After thinking for a long time, Madam Wang finally figured out the logic behind it all. She simply said, "Whatever it is, you're lucky to have him today, so you're sure to be on the list this time and win some kind of second or third prize!"

"It would be best if you became the top scorer in the exam!"

Wang Ruofu had no idea what the "small three-yuan" and "big three-yuan" meant. All she wanted was for her child to have good luck, preferably to become the top scholar.

Of course, Madam Wang knew exactly what a top scholar was.

"Ha! You foolish woman!"

Sheng Hong, who had been holding back for a long time, finally gave Madam Wang a disdainful look and curled his lip in contempt!

"you……"

When Madam Wang heard Sheng Hong's criticism, her eyebrows shot up and her eyes widened in anger, as if she was about to explode.

"Mother~"

Fortunately, Madam Wang had Rulan by her side.

Knowing her mother's temperament well, she was afraid that her temper would flare up at this moment, so she quickly joined forces with Minglan to pull Wang Ruofu back and advised, "Mother, you mustn't lose your temper now!"

Rulan followed up on what Madam Wang had said, saying, "Otherwise, if we offend the lucky star in the sky, that would be terrible!"

"Yes, madam!"

Minglan nodded her little head repeatedly, adding, "If we really offend the lucky star, then Quan-ge'er's outfit today will be wasted!"

As they spoke, Minglan and Rulan exchanged a glance, and then turned to look at the trash Quan, which had been "used" and then thrown aside. The two of them immediately covered their mouths and chuckled.

"Sixth and Seventh are so cute looking like this!" Rulan gestured with her eyes.

“Hehe, I think so too!” Minglan returned his gaze.

"Next time, let's let Xiaoqi wear this outfit and go for a walk outside with us again..."

"..."

Regardless of what happened to Madam Wang and the other two, Sheng Hong's expression relaxed slightly after he saw his wife being pulled away by his daughter, as if he had let go of... tension?
Just as Sheng Changquan was wondering if he had seen things wrong, Sheng Hong spoke up.

"Changbai, Changfeng!"

He sternly warned the two brothers, "You two better watch yourselves!"

Adhering to the Confucian principles of educating children, Sheng Hong maintained his strict fatherly image and said, "Before you start writing, remember to concentrate and calm your mind, and do not be disturbed by the outside world!" Sheng Hong had also taken this exam before, so he naturally understood the difficulty. Although he had already told the two brothers, he still said it again with some concern.

"Not only that, you should also think more carefully about the examiner's original intention in setting the questions, and never let down the hard work you have put in for more than ten years!"

"Yes, Father!" x2
Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng bowed simultaneously and responded respectfully.

At this moment, Sheng Changfeng was still full of confidence: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely pass this time!"

"Several gentlemen have praised me, saying that the articles I write at my age are already quite remarkable among candidates of my age!"

Sheng Changfeng straightened his back, his face flushed.

"Ok!"

Upon hearing his son's statement, Sheng Hong nodded secretly, then turned to look at the other son.

"Father, your son will do his utmost!"

Sheng Changbai, however, was not as confident as Sheng Changfeng. He remained as mature and composed as ever. Although he did not make any promises, his unhurried manner of speaking was inexplicably reassuring.

"Alright, go and talk to your grandmother!"

Sheng Hong stroked his short beard, his face full of majesty.

"Yes!"

……

Just like the leaders in Sheng Changquan's previous life when meeting foreign guests, the two of them said a few words to their family members one by one, and then led their respective attendants to stand in line, ready to set off.

"Go!"

Sheng Hong waved to them, indicating that...

"Yes, father!"

The two bid farewell to their families and then set off amidst the concerned gazes of the people behind them.

……

"Let's go!"

When they could no longer be seen, Old Madam Sheng spoke.

"Yes, mother!"

Sheng Hong bowed respectfully.

"Humph!"

After everyone had entered the mansion, Madam Wang then sarcastically addressed Sheng Hong, saying, "Foolish woman?"

"Ah!"

Wang Ruofu sneered!
She deliberately stayed behind because she suddenly discovered something.

"Today, haven't you been hesitant and afraid to speak up the whole time?"

"Still a foolish woman?"

Wang Ruofu looked at Sheng Hong and mocked, "Your mouth may be foolish, but your body isn't much better than mine. You're just as foolish!"

"you you!"

Sheng Hong was so angry that his face turned red!

"This...this...I didn't speak...wasn't it because Mother spoke up..."

Sheng Hong tried to find excuses to salvage his image.

"me……"

"hehe!"

Wang Ruofu's cold laugh, like a soft knife, pierced Sheng Hong's heart, leaving him speechless and stabbing.

"you!"

Sheng Hongqi leaned back in anger, and it turned out that he had lost his first argument to Wang Ruofu!
(End of this chapter)