Chapter 148 The Little Maid in the Prime Minister's Mansion 12
Chapter 148 The Little Maid in the Prime Minister's Mansion 12
Three years later, Chu Yuan was waiting outside Hengchuan Academy in a carriage.
Today is the day when the college entrance examination results are announced, and Chu Yang has already gone in to see the list.
"Sister, sister! I passed! I am a scholar now!"
Chu Yang achieved what others might not be able to achieve in their entire lives in just three years.
Even though his ranking is not very high, he is the youngest among this group of candidates, and it is already very good to achieve such a result.
Chu Yuan decided to cook a big meal himself to reward him.
On the way back, the brother and sister bought a lot of ingredients. She decided to make her own specialties, braised pork and stewed spare ribs, and add Chu Yang's favorite sweet and sour pork tenderloin.
This child is a very picky eater. He only likes meat and not vegetables.
Under normal circumstances, Chu Yuan would definitely have to watch him eat the vegetables, but today was a good day, so he indulged him this time.
Looking at the three meat dishes on the table, Chu Yang's appetite was aroused.
The chefs in the mansion have also made these dishes, but no matter how they are improved, they can never taste as good as my sister's.
But he was embarrassed to ask his sister to cook just to satisfy his appetite, so he hadn't eaten the dishes on the table for a year.
The 12-year-old boy, who was at the age when a young boy could eat his father out of poverty, finished two-thirds of the food on the table by himself.
He also ate up all the soup from the braised pork mixed with rice.
The servant took the plates away, and Chu Yuan asked him about his future plans: "Yang'er, you have achieved fame now, but have you thought about what you want to do in the future?"
Chu Yang had always been determined to become an official: "Sister, today the teacher wrote me a letter of recommendation, asking me to study at the Mo Yan Academy in the inner city. The teachers there teach more advanced knowledge."
"Since you have made a plan, then do it according to your idea."
Chu Yang rested at home for three days, then went to Mo Yan Academy with the silver.
Now that he can stand on his own, Chu Yuan lets him do many things on his own.
That afternoon, Lin'an, Chu Yang's servant, came back with the news that the young master had stayed in the academy to attend classes, and asked him to come back and pack some clothes and bedding to send over.
I didn’t expect that my child would enter the next stage of study right after graduation.
Chu Yuan returned to his solitary life.
Life in ancient times was really boring. There were no mobile phones or televisions to pass the time, and reading storybooks was also very boring.
However, during these three years, Chu Yuan also made a few friends.
Coincidentally, two of her friends were old acquaintances, the two young ladies who had been vying for the prince's favor.
Two years ago, when the prince got married, his princess consort was not one of these two.
With this incident as the fuse, the two young ladies put aside their hostility and became close friends.
Chu Yuan was also fortunate enough to participate in their casual chats a few times, mostly complaining about how pretentious the current Crown Princess was.
As a commoner, she didn't dare to participate in such a topic, so she could only listen and giggle foolishly.
Most things in the world are a matter of chance and coincidence. Chu Yuan never thought that an ordinary person like him could become friends with these ladies from wealthy families.
It all started one afternoon when she was too bored at home, so she went to Nishang Pavilion to talk to Madam Ying.
These two young ladies were choosing clothes inside. One of them liked red and the other liked blue, but they were arguing over a pink dress.
Chu Yuan asked others and found out that the two of them had surprisingly similar visions. After giving up on the crown prince, they both fell in love with Young Master Yan from the family of the Minister of Justice.
Young Master Yan likes pink, so the two of them started arguing again.
Chu Yuan called the waiter and brought the two of them two other ready-made clothes in the store, both of which were pink.
"Miss Yang has a tall figure, so this embroidered flower skirt is perfect for her. The hem of the skirt is embroidered with silver thread, and it will sway gracefully when she walks. It must be very beautiful."
"Miss Du has fair skin. If she wears this jade butterfly cloud brocade skirt, she will definitely give people a feeling of lightness, elegance, and refinement."
Chu Yuan smiled and called the waiter, asking him to take out the other two pink ready-made garments in the store and hand them to the two women in front of him.
I saw that both pieces of clothing were extremely exquisite and gorgeous, and each had its own unique style.
Chu Yuan first picked up a skirt and said to one of the women, “Miss Yang is tall and slender, with an elegant temperament, and this embroidered flower skirt is the most suitable.
The hem of this skirt is carefully embroidered with silver thread. It sways gracefully when she walks, just like a hundred flowers in full bloom. It will definitely look very beautiful on Miss Yang. "
Then he picked up another skirt and turned to another woman: "Miss Du, your skin is whiter than snow and creamy, this jade butterfly cloud brocade skirt is perfect for you.
This skirt is soft in texture, elegant in color, and embroidered with exquisite jade butterfly patterns. Wearing it will give people a light, elegant, and refined feeling, as if a fairy has descended to earth. "
After listening to Chu Yuan's introduction, the two ladies immediately felt that the skirts in their hands suited them very well and paid the money decisively.
A crisis was quietly resolved by Chu Yuan. Lady Ying took her hand and thanked her: "Thank you, sister. Otherwise, I don't know when these two young ladies will fight for it."
"Nothing, these two ladies are really strange. I heard that they reconciled some time ago, but today they are fighting over a dress again."
"Who says it isn't?"
Not long after this incident, Chu Yuan discovered a polo field on the outskirts of the city.
You can enter as long as you pay money, but the area will be divided according to your social status and level, and ordinary people cannot enter the area of the powerful.
Chu Yuan didn't care about this. She had learned polo before and had nothing to do recently, so she often went there to have fun.
Once, a ball from the next field flew over and hit Chu Yuan right in the direction. Fortunately, she turned the horse's head in time and was not injured.
After a while, several young ladies came over to check on the situation, among them was Miss Du.
"Hey, it's you. Did our polo ball hit someone just now?"
"No, the polo ball flew towards me and I dodged it."
Du Yutong became interested: "It seems that your polo skills are pretty good. Are you interested in playing a game with us?"
Chu Yuan declined, saying, "Ms. Du, you are too kind. I am just a commoner and cannot enter your place."
Du Yutong directly took her arm and pulled her towards the east: "What's the big deal? Of course my friends can come in."
When they arrived at the venue in the east, Yang Zhiyan and Du Yutong each led a team. Chu Yuan was brought back by Du Yutong, so it was natural for him to join her team.
After a few rounds of playing polo together, they discovered that they had very similar personalities, so they became good friends and often made plans to go out together.
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