Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 228 Missing the Results Announcement
Although Sheng Hong walked out shouting, once he was outside, he changed his attitude and became quiet.

He calmly raised his hand and waved it lightly, signaling the servants following behind him to leave. Only after everyone had left did he quietly walk alone into Sheng Changfeng's courtyard.

His stealthy movements seemed strangely practiced, as if Lord Sheng Hong had practiced it before.

However, this action was quite lewd!
……

On the other side, at Linxi Pavilion.

"Mother, haven't I already told you?"

"I'm sure I'll be on the list tomorrow, so don't worry!"

Sheng Changfeng, sitting on the stool, waved to Lin Qinshuang, appearing extremely confident!

"Mother, don't worry, at worst my ranking will be a little lower, but I won't fail the exam!"

As Sheng Changfeng spoke of the answer he had always believed in, he picked up a piece of fruit from the table and took a bite out of it.

"Crack!"

Juice splattered everywhere!

A sweet sensation immediately spread from Sheng Changfeng's taste buds to his heart, making him groan with pleasure.

"Mmm, so sweet!"

"sweet?"

Lin Qinshuang's face was as cold as ice, and her expression was terrifying!
"Sheng! Chang! Feng!"

Lin Qinshuang stood in front of Sheng Changfeng, pointed her finger at his nose, and growled, word by word, "You still have the nerve to spout nonsense here?"

"What do you mean by being on the list and not falling off?"

Lin Qinshuang's face showed a look of disappointment and frustration as she asked with a pained expression, "Don't you know that Scholar Zhuang's judgment on you has already spread throughout the entire Sheng family?"

"Not only me, but even your father heard the news and was extremely disappointed in you!"

"You've become much more lax over the years!"

Lin Qinshuang looked at her son in front of her, her heart filled with despair!
If Sheng Changfeng loses Sheng Hong's favor, then her Linxi Pavilion will truly collapse.

"Hmph, Mother, don't you understand?"

"What Scholar Zhuang said might not necessarily be correct!"

Sheng Changfeng barely managed to push away his mother's accusing fingers, and stood up in shock and anger, raising his neck, stubbornly holding his head, his face full of resentment!

"He's not a mind reader, so how could he possibly know the intricacies of the matter?"

Sheng Changfeng, his face flushed, looked at his mother with resentment and tried to defend himself.

"what?"

The frost on Lin Qinshuang's face grew even heavier!
"What, are you saying that the scholar from Renzhuang could make a mistake?"

"No...can't?"

Seeing the barely suppressed anger in Lin Qinshuang's eyes, Sheng Changfeng felt a pang of guilt!
"The scholar... he... he's never even been to... the imperial court..."

"...How can he...how can he guarantee that his guess is...right?"

"Could it be that he... couldn't have simply misjudged the Emperor's intentions?"

Although Sheng Changfeng stuttered a bit at first, he became more and more convinced of his own reasoning as he spoke, and he came up with more and more reasons.

"That's right, can't it be the scholar who's wrong?"

"A scholar isn't a saint; how could he not make mistakes?"

Sheng Changfeng argued vehemently in front of Lin Qinshuang, making Lin Qinshuang so angry that she almost vomited blood!
"you……"

"you……"

Lin Qinshuang's lips trembled, her heart filled with such hatred that she felt like she was going crazy!
What qualifications does one have to be a top scholar?
Lin Qinshuang wanted to punish herself for being so blind to think this guy would be the top scholar.

If this guy in front of her wasn't her own son, Lin Qinshuang was sure she would beat this so-called "future champion" to a pulp!
"Alright, Mother!"

Just as Lin Qinshuang was so angry at Sheng Changfeng that she couldn't speak, a voice of comfort suddenly came from the other side of the room.

"Mo'er, you...you tell me about your brother!"

When Lin Qinshuang saw the person who spoke, her eyes lit up as if she had found a savior.

This savior was none other than Sheng Changfeng's younger sister, Sheng Molan.

Actually, there were more than just Lin Qinshuang and Sheng Changfeng, the mother and son, in this room from beginning to end. In addition, there was Mo Lan sitting next to them, quietly watching everything!
This time, if it weren't for the fact that Lin Qinshuang seemed to be very angry with Sheng Changfeng, Mo Lan wouldn't have wanted to say a word at all.

However, when Mo Lan heard Lin Qinshuang's plea for help, she immediately stepped forward and advised the two of them, "Mother, since brother says he is confident, let's trust him for now!"

"Anyway, the results will be released tomorrow, and then we'll be able to see clearly whether they're dragons or worms!"

Mo Lan glanced meaningfully at her older brother, her eyes filled with doubt, as if she didn't believe what Sheng Changfeng had said.

However, although she didn't believe it, she didn't fly into a rage like Lin Qinshuang and sternly rebuke Sheng Changfeng.

Besides the difference in seniority between the two, another reason is Mo Lan's selfishness.

In Mo Lan's eyes, Sheng Changfeng was her biological brother, but ultimately he was still an outsider. If he was successful, then he would still be her good brother and biological brother.

but.

If this older brother is completely useless and even has to ask her for help, then Mo Lan will be sorry. She won't treat him like Lin Qinshuang did, showering him with care and education.

After all, he wasn't her son.

"Humph!"

Seeing Mo Lan's disbelieving gaze, Sheng Changfeng was also annoyed!

"Mo Lan, you just wait!"

Although it was Lin Qinshuang who provoked this, Sheng Changfeng could only direct his anger at Mo Lanfa.

"Let's see what you have to say when the results are announced tomorrow and I inscribe your name on the honor roll!"

With a flick of his long sleeves, Sheng Changfeng stormed out!
Judging from his expression, he was clearly very confident and believed he could win!

"Did we say something wrong?"

"Did Scholar Zhuang really guess wrong?"

The mother and daughter behind them looked at each other in surprise and disbelief.

……

"Humph!"

"Let's see what you have to say when I'm on the list tomorrow."

Sheng Changfeng stormed into his courtyard, muttering to himself as he went, seemingly wanting to humiliate his younger sister.

To be honest, Sheng Changfeng genuinely believed he could win!
Although Mr. Zhuang gave him a lot of analysis, he still had a strange confidence in his heart, thinking that even if what he wrote was not to the examiner's liking, the examiner would still be lenient with him when they saw the talent between the lines.

After all, his talent was "well-known and renowned throughout Bianjing"!

Needless to say, what he wrote might not necessarily be wrong.

Just as he had told Lin Qinshuang, Sheng Changfeng genuinely believed that Old Master Zhuang's strategic viewpoint was wrong. After all, given Sheng Changfeng's arrogance, anyone who disagreed with him was a heretic. "Young Master!"

"Master!"

"Master..."

Just as Sheng Changfeng was imagining how he would present the good news tomorrow and how he would arrogantly throw it into Mo Lan's hands, a series of urgent calls startled him awake!
"what happened?"

Sheng Changfeng looked at his most trusted servant Youpeng with displeasure and angrily rebuked him, "What? Do you even dare to bully me?"

"You boss me around and order me around?"

Sheng Changfeng grew angrier as he spoke, and suddenly kicked Youpeng!

Youpeng was the servant who knew Sheng Changfeng best, and also his most capable assistant.

Even the name Youpeng was suggested by Sheng Changfeng, taken from the saying "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?"

Of course, this saying did not exist in this world. Sheng Changfeng only heard it from his own father and thought it was the secret to Sheng Hong's life as an official. Therefore, he regarded it as the golden rule and thought it was the only magic weapon for navigating the officialdom.

There's nothing we can do; that's just how Lord Sheng Hong usually behaves.

That's why Sheng Changfeng likes to make friends outside in order to develop his network, believing that this will be of great help to him in the future!

However, he forgot one thing: no matter how powerful someone else is, they are still someone else's. Putting aside everything else, if one day you and the other person need help at the same time, do you think the other person will help him or choose to help Sheng Changfeng?
The point is very simple: you have to be strong yourself to succeed. If Sheng Changfeng had no value, why would they be friends with him?

Youpeng knew Sheng Changfeng's temperament, so naturally he didn't dare to dodge and had no choice but to take the kick head-on!
Because Youpeng knew in his heart that if he didn't let his young master vent his anger, he would deliberately make things difficult for you for several days, making things difficult for you in countless matters, big and small!
As the saying goes, a short pain is worse than a long one, so Youpeng preferred to take the kick rather than suffer repeatedly in the future.

"Well!"

Youpeng was kicked backward by Sheng Changfeng and almost fell, but he immediately endured the pain and gritted his teeth to remind him, "Young Master, the Lord is here!"

"what?"

Sheng Changfeng was startled and immediately forgot about dealing with the "troublesome servant." He quickly turned around and looked in the direction Youpeng had pointed out.

really.

Sheng Changfeng spotted the familiar figure at a glance.

"Father!"

Sheng Changfeng bowed to Sheng Hong and said respectfully, "Your son greets Father. May you be well, Father!"

"Uh-huh!"

Sheng Hong rushed over from afar, gave a few perfunctory "uh-huhs," and then kept looking behind Sheng Changfeng, as if searching for something.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Sheng Changfeng was initially worried that he would be punished by Sheng Hong for kicking Youpeng, but when he saw his father's actions, he immediately understood the situation.

I know there seems to be another reason behind it.

"Ok?"

Sheng Hong looked around for a long time but still couldn't find the one he was looking for, so he asked Sheng Changfeng, "Changfeng, where's your friend?"

However, out of consideration for his own reputation and that of the Sheng family, Sheng Hong did not act too blatantly, but simply asked a question casually.

"friend?"

Sheng Changfeng was completely baffled!
"Father, which of my friends are you referring to?"

Sheng Changfeng wanted to show off his extensive social connections to his father, so he immediately boasted, "Father, just say the word, and I'll introduce him to you right away!"

"Father, I just don't know..."

"and many more?"

Sheng Hong suddenly realized something was wrong: "Changfeng, did any of your friends come over today?"

"Come to the door?"

"No!"

Sheng Changfeng honestly shook his head.

He spent almost the entire day being interrogated by his mother in Linxi Pavilion, so there was no way any friends would come to visit!
"Oops!"

Upon hearing this reply, Sheng Hong's heart skipped a beat, realizing he had misunderstood.

"Could it be that the young master of the Shen family isn't here to see Changfeng, but to see Changquan?"

At this moment, Sheng Hong finally remembered Shen Li's age and realized the age difference between him and Sheng Changfeng.

"Could it be because of the previous imperial examination for children?"

Sheng Hong immediately thought of the possibility that Shen Li and Sheng Changquan had crossed paths.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Seeing Sheng Hong acting strangely, Sheng Changfeng immediately began to cautiously probe, preparing to show his father his filial piety as a son.

"Humph!"

Seeing that Shen Li hadn't come to see Sheng Changfeng, Sheng Hong immediately glared at him and shouted angrily, "You wretched child, what were you doing just now?"

Because of his miscalculation, he estimated that Young Master Shen Jia'ai had already left, so Sheng Hong's "chance encounter" plan was considered a failure!
At that moment, Sheng Hong happened to witness Sheng Changfeng's mistake, and he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to vent his anger.

"Father, I...I didn't do anything!"

Sheng Changfeng didn't know what was wrong with his father today, why his attitude kept changing.

However, he now knew one thing clearly: if things continued as they were, he was afraid he wouldn't escape a good beating!

"presumptuous!"

Sheng Hong rolled up his sleeves, ready to give Sheng Changfeng a "loving lesson": "You wretched child, you dare to argue even when your father sees it with his own eyes?"

"Do you think the elders are blind and can't see your mistreatment of the servants?"

Without further ado, Sheng Hong delivered a scathing blow to Sheng Changfeng, leaving him with a miserable end.

……

On the other side, Shen Li did indeed leave hastily with a thin piece of paper, just as Sheng Hong had predicted. He didn't even look at the path he was on, focusing all his attention on the paper.

If it weren't for the servants guarding him, he probably would have fallen and stumbled the whole way!
"Ah~"

"That guy, Shen Du?"

Behind him, Sheng Changquan could only helplessly watch Shen Li, who was acting like a madman, with a look of utter despair on his face.

"Is that so?"

Sheng Changquan didn't quite understand the value of these words and was speechless. "Forget it, let him be!"

Sheng Changquan had neither the will nor the ability to change Shen Li, so in the end he could only let things take their course.

Right now, Sheng Changquan's focus, like everyone else's, is entirely on tomorrow's list of successful candidates.

The next day arrived quickly.

I've been changing jobs and looking for an apartment these past few days, which is why I've been updating so late. Maintaining consistent updates is already the best I can do! Please forgive me, everyone!
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