Chapter 335: The Annunciation
The two of them squeezed out of the crowd and took the horse in Fuwang’s hand.
Jiang Xun said to Jiang Da, “You go to the Duke Cheng’s residence to announce the good news to the old Duke and my sister.”
Jiang Da asked, “Second Master is not going?”
Every time the master has a good thing, he will be the first to go and tell the second aunt granny, how come he only let himself go today.
Jiang Xun said, “I want to tell my father and my mother.”
He mounted his horse and headed straight to Wu Xiang Bo Mansion, Fu Wang mounted his horse and followed closely.
Looking at the backs of the two fading away, Jiang Da reacted to the fact that the second master was going to tell the second master and the second lady’s tablet. He also mounted his horse and left.
In the blink of an eye that figure was gone in a hurry.
Sitting in the carriage and lifting a corner of the curtain to look outside, Zheng Tingting was both happy and disappointed.
She had found an excuse to go out of the house today because she wanted to be the first to know if Jiang Xun had made the list.
When she heard that Jiang Xun had gotten high school, she was overjoyed. She also thought about how to have a chance encounter with Jiang Xun and congratulate him on the gold list, but she didn’t expect them to go that fast.
As soon as Jiang Xun entered the mansion, the concierge heckled him and asked, “Second master, how many places did you win?”
The concierge saw Jiang Xun’s expressionless face, without the ecstasy of winning or the frustration of not winning, and was suspicious in his heart.
Fu Xi, who entered the door a step behind, laughed and said, “The second master won the seventeenth place.”
The concierge immediately bowed and bowed, “Congratulations, Second Master.”
Jiang Xun flung the concierge a small silver ingot, handed the horse’s reins to Fu Wang, and hurriedly went to the Jiang family’s ancestral hall.
There was only one old subordinate who was the gatekeeper and sweeper at the ancestral hall.
“Second Master, what brings you here?”
Except for ancestor worship and being punished, almost no one came here.
Jiang Xun said, “I was successful in the examination and wanted to talk to my father and my mother.”
He handed the old subordinate another silver nudity.
Ancestral hall watchmen basically had no chance of being rewarded. The male masters all came to the ancestor ceremony, not to mention the rewards, and they would be punished if they didn’t do a good job. If the master was punished for coming here, he would not be happy, so he would not be rewarded.
The old subordinate happily took it and said, “Thank you second master, congratulations second master.”
With the sound of “creaking”, the heavy wooden door was pushed open, and an eerie dampness greeted him.
The old subordinate lit an oil lamp and placed it on the high platform and retreated.
Even with the light, the room was dimly lit, and there was an air of terror.
Jiang Xun walked to the tablets alone, first bowed to the old ancestor tablets, and then came to the tablets with “Jiang Chen” and “Jiang Hu Shi” written on them.
He gazed at the two tablets for a moment, kneeled down and kowtowed, and when he raised his head, tears streamed down his face.
He didn’t wipe them, letting the tears pour down wildly.
Since childhood, many things, father, mother, sister’s face, one by one, one by one in front of the eyes.
Father’s instructions when he was alive, father’s death after the two siblings by the blank stares and harsh treatment, the mother’s cold words, sister’s planning, their own efforts, the situation a little bit better …….
He had never seen his mother, but he had heard Sister Qin say it.
The mother is beautiful and bright, gentle and versatile, very similar to the sister. Just eyes to be a little more round, eyebrows to be a little more light, mouth to be a little more small, like to wear red dresses …… mother’s image is forever engraved in his mind.
He said softly, “Father, mother, I won the examination, our second house has risen, will no longer be looked down upon, will no longer be bullied …… Before it was Sis who protected me, and after that it will be me who protects Sis. I will continue to work hard, shine the lintel, be a man of the heavens and the earth, like father, to protect the family and the country, and protect the dearest people …….”
Jiang family women heard that Jiang Xun won the seventeenth place, they all happily ran to Ruyi Hall.
The old lady was a bit annoyed that Jiang Xun was successful in the examination and didn’t come to kowtow to her, his grandmother, at the first opportunity to thank her for her upbringing, but ran to the ancestral hall.
The joy that she had just started has also faded, she coldly grunted, “After a generation, people can’t see it even if you pour out your heart and lungs.”
Third Lady Jiang laughed, “The Second Master was always relieved to see Xun’s son during his lifetime, Xun’s son finally made a difference and ran to tell the Second Master.”
She only said Jiang Thirst and didn’t dare to say Hu.
The First Lady laughed again and said, “The Third Master, the Fourth Master, and Xingge’er are all waiting in the outer hall for the messenger to report the joy, and have sent someone to the Yamen to ask the Grand Master to come back. General Manager Liu said that the firecrackers and the reward money for rewarding the errand masters are all ready.”
The old lady nodded, “Also prepare more sweets and snacks to entertain the neighbors who have come to congratulate us. Prepare some more broken silver to reward those who beat the autumn wind ……”
The eldest lady nodded her head and answered yes.
They waited for half an hour without waiting for Jiang Xun, the old lady’s face became more and more ugly.
At this time, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from outside.
Jiang Yi Hui joyfully said, “The announcer of good news has come.”
Jiang YiYan sipped in a low voice, “It’s not for you, why are you so happy!”
After being punished a few times, Jiang YiYan didn’t dare to talk nonsense in public anymore, but the private bullying of Jiang YiHui remained unchanged.
Jiang Yi Hui lowered her head.
Everyone else in the room got excited and listened to the commotion outside.
Master Differential’s loud voice reported the good news, and congratulations were pouring in.
The old lady was in a bit of a trance, the family had this kind of happy event eighteen years ago, when Jiang Chen won the martial arts exam, he was also sixteen years old.
Thinking of her son who died early, the old lady’s eyes reddened. If Jiang Chen does not die, this family will go higher ……
Hearing the sound of gongs and drums, Jiang Chen wiped his tears with his sleeve and walked to the outer courtyard to wait for the guests.
After sending off the officials and chilling with the ones who came to congratulate him for a while, Jiang Xun took off to Ruyi Hall.
He came in front of the old lady, knelt down and kowtowed, “Grandson lives up to grandmother’s high expectations.”
Old Mrs. Jiang was not satisfied with her grandson’s previous performance. But her grandson still smiled openly when he came to kowtow to her.
She pulled Jiang Xun’s hand and shed tears, choked and said, “You have made great achievements, I will be able to give your father a job over there in the future. Three sons, I ultimately is your father, but he died early, let me this old woman white hair to send black hair. Fortunately, he left a root, the wife is worried every day, afraid that you have a good eve, sorry for my second son ……”
The old lady cried out, Jiang Xun and red eyes kneel down to kowtow to the old lady, the old lady hugged Jiang Xun cried even more.
Jiang Da Lady and Jiang San Lady both took out a handkerchief to wipe their tears, Jiang Da Grandma shed tears and went over to persuade each other.
This scene touched almost everyone in the room, only Jiang YiYan felt that it was a joke in front of her. She didn’t dare to be too unrestrained and covered her laughing mouth with a handkerchief.
October 20th, the Jiang family invited guests.
On the first day, a sticker was sent to Duke Cheng’s residence.
This was not only a happy event for the Jiang family, but also a big event for the Jiang family’s second house.
Meng Ruimo couple will definitely go, the old master again let Liu’s mother and daughter, Meng Ruyue couple to go.
Liu is the main mother of the Duke of Cheng’s residence, letting her go is to give face to the Jiang family. Meng Zhi read in the imperial army, and has a certain network, Jiang Xun and his friendship has many benefits.
As for Niu Xiu, as long as there is a female master of the Meng family to go outside to participate in activities, will bring her, to fully demonstrate the girl’s various advantages.
The old man would have liked to let the head of the family, Duke Cheng, personally go to congratulate, but was afraid that Duke Cheng and Liu’s conflict in other people’s homes would be unattractive, so he dismissed the idea.