As for Sheng Hualan, she should be about the same age as him now, but I don't know if she has made a marriage arrangement with Earl Zhongqin's Mansion now. If not, that would be the best choice.

It can be seen from the TV plot that Sheng Hualan grew up beside Mrs. Sheng and has good skills and abilities. Even though she is not as good as the clumsy Sheng Minglan, she is not far behind. She is also very good in other aspects.

Therefore, if he were asked to choose now, he would definitely choose Sheng Hualan without hesitation.

If the Sheng family was in Bianjing, there would be many ways to propose marriage, but the Sheng family is still in Yangzhou, so what excuse should they make?

"Um?"

Suddenly Zhou Chen's expression was startled. In his memory, his mother, Zhou Xu, came from the Yongyi Marquis Mansion in Jinling. She was the legitimate daughter of the second wife of the Yongyi Marquis Mansion. She was also the biological niece of the old lady of the Sheng family.

"This is a point that can be exploited."

If he had a choice, he would definitely choose Sheng Hualan. He didn't want to wait another ten years, but the premise was that the Sheng family had not yet married the Yuan family of Earl Zhongqin's mansion, so it had to be confirmed first. If not, then the fastest method would be used. Speed ​​strikes first.

As for whether his own family and the Sheng family would agree, he was not worried at all. His father, Marquis Zhongjing, did not pay much attention to him and only had eyes for his eldest son, Zhou Tong. His mother doted on him very much. As long as he brought it up, Most likely there will be no problem.

As for the Sheng family, not to mention, both Sheng Hong and the Sheng Hong family felt that it was too high for them to get married to a Earl of Zhongqin who was already in decline, let alone his powerful legitimate son. As long as he proposed, Sheng Hong and Wang Da Madam, I will definitely agree.

In Zhou Chen's group, apart from the current Zhongjing Hou Zhou Yexiong who is guarding the northwest, only Zhou Tong serves in the Hanlin Academy. Now he is a seventh-rank official. The eldest son of the Hou family passed the imperial examination and served as a civil servant in Bianjing City. Among the many lords, he is also an outlier.

Normally speaking, as the eldest son of a marquis, he will definitely inherit the title in the future, and usually take the path of a military commander. Those like Zhou Tong who take the imperial examination and can pass it are really rare.

But it has to be said that the Song Dynasty was a special dynasty. The status of civil servants was much higher than that of military generals. The Song Dynasty basically did not kill scholar-bureaucrats. Taking the path of civil servants was indeed much safer and more reliable than being a military general.

Of course, there are differences between the world of Zhifu and the Song Dynasty in official history, because the titles in Zhifu world can be hereditary, which greatly enhances the status of nobles, much stronger than those in official history who cannot inherit titles. .

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Tong, the future marquis, is even more unique in taking the road of civil service examination.

However, any second son like Zhou Chen who cannot inherit the title will not appear unusual if he takes the imperial examination.

In addition to the direct brothers Zhou Chen and Zhou Tong, the Zhongjing Hou Mansion also has three concubines, namely the second, fourth and fifth children, and two concubines, all of whom are the concubines of Zhou Yexiong. born.

In this feudal society, even the common people at the bottom can afford concubines. It is quite normal for a prestigious mansion like Zhongjinghou Mansion to have several concubines.

Except for Zhou Tong, who was already an official, the other children were studying in the school of the Hou Mansion. The teacher in charge was a learned man who had won the Jinshi in his youth.

This teacher's surname was Li, and Zhou Chen and others usually asked him to call him Li Xuexue. Although his official career was not smooth when he was young, he was quite competent as a teacher. It was under his guidance that Zhou Tong became a Jinshi.

Except for Zhou Tong and Zhou Chen's four brothers, except for the youngest Lao Wu, the other three were also selected as scholars. However, in this provincial examination, only Zhou Chen participated, and the other two bastards did not participate.

Li Xuexiu has already said hello that he will say goodbye and return to his hometown after Zhou Chen passes the provincial examination.

Therefore, during this period of time, Zhou Chen no longer has to go to class. He will use this time to go out for walks every day.

Although they are both Bianjing City, the Bianjing City in this world is still different from the Bianjing City in the Menghualu world. The road names, street names, etc. are all different.

Of course I can't visit all of Bianjing in a few days, but I have visited some well-known places.

For example, the most famous Fan Lou in Zhifu, as well as Qian Chun Lou, North and South Shops, etc., Zhou Chen went to visit all of them and ate them all.

Coincidentally, when he went to Fanlou one time, he met Gu Tingye, the leading actor in the world of Zhifu.

Although Gu Tingye is still a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy now, his playboy style has been developed. When he saw Zhou Chen, he even invited Zhou Chen very boldly.

Zhongjing Marquis Mansion and Ningyuan Marquis Mansion are both marquises, and the two marquises are guarding the border, so they occasionally interact with each other. Zhou Chen and Gu Tingye are not very familiar with each other, but they know each other.

Based on Gu Tingye's age, Zhou Chen was more certain about the ages of the girls in the Sheng family. Including Sheng Hualan, the four Lans were all children now, and the younger three were even bigger than peas.

In a blink of an eye, it’s time for the results of the provincial examination.

As the person involved, Zhou Chen did not rush to look at the rankings just because they were released today. Instead, he calmly practiced shooting in the courtyard of the Hou Mansion.

It has been some time since he came to this world. He started practicing internal skills on the first day, but unfortunately, after so many days, he has not developed the sense of Qi.

But he didn't care. Did he know that the world was not even a low-martial world after all? It was just an ordinary ancient feudal society. It was not that difficult to develop internal strength.

While Zhou Chen was practicing his gun in the courtyard, the young boy who was taking people to see the list ran back, rushed into the house from the side door and shouted loudly.

"I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it..."

This loud shout immediately caused a stir in the entire Hou Mansion, and the news quickly spread throughout the Hou Mansion.

Zhou Chen was called over by his mother. When he arrived, he found that there were already many people inside and outside the house. Even Zhou Tong, who had just been off duty, came without even changing into his official uniform.

"Sanlang, my mother's good son, it's great. You won Xie Yuan, it's great..."

Zhou Xu held Zhou Chen's hands and cried with joy and excitement. She never expected that her son could actually solve the problem in high school. She was really surprised and happy.

Even Zhou Tong, who had always been serious about his words and expressions, was beaming with joy: "Sanlang, you are really good."

Although he couldn't understand why Zhou Chen was so successful this time, the result was good and he was really happy for Zhou Chen.

Although this is just a provincial examination, the problem is that Zhou Chen's candidate is Jieyuan. According to past practice, as long as there are no major mistakes in the next year's examination, the candidate for Jieyuan is basically guaranteed to be a Jinshi. You can see how many top grades he can get in that time.

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Everyone in the Hou Mansion was beaming with joy, even the servants were the same. After all, the more powerful the master's family was, the more honored they would be.

The Jie Yuan in the Provincial Examination was actually won by the legitimate son of the Marquis Mansion, which caused quite a stir around Bianjing. However, it was a Provincial Exam after all, and there were Jie Yuan in various places, more than one. There was some concern, but it was not that big.

More students are still focusing on next year's Spring College Examination. If they can get first place in the high school, first place in high school, second place in the high school, or third place in the high school, then their true fame will be passed down to the world.

But Zhou Chen, who had solved the Yuan Dynasty in high school, became very famous in Bianjing City. Especially among the lords and literati circles, they all knew that there was a talented person in the Zhongjing Hou Mansion, and many nobles were envious of him.
Chapter completed!