Chapter 645: Borrowing the Place to Set up a Banquet (3)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Fifth Brother, there’s a group of good horses raised in the new drill ground. They’re second-grade horses released by Sima Si. Ah Yu obtained two spots. One was given to Third Brother, and the other was said to be for you. Do you want—”
Before he could finish speaking, the horsewhip was snatched away by Wang Wulang and pinned to his waist. He was smiling so widely that his face was about to wrinkle.
“I knew it. Ah Yu still likes me, her Fifth Big Brother, the most!”
High-grade horses were for the soldiers, first-grade horses were for the nobles, and second-grade horses were for officials and their relatives.
Although that was the case, the chances of riding a second-grade horse could be counted on one hand.
In the past, when they practiced riding for the Six Arts of the Gentleman, they used sixth-grade horses. Those were considered good horses that ordinary people did not dare to touch.
Below that was the horses used for pulling carriages.
And then, there were the old horses who couldn’t even pull a carriage.
With that, Wang Wulang hurriedly ate two mouthfuls of food and left.
Wang Qilang shook his head and didn’t tell Wang Wulang that All Yu had also left something for her other Big Brothers.
Including the brocade bags she had personally made, each person had three.
Now, they were already selling at the marketplace for 300 taels each. That was truly something that could only be chanced upon by luck.
In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed. King Xiaoyao had never come to the Wang Family in these ten days.
On the other hand, Ah Yu went to look for Qin Huai a few times.
Qin Huai was with All Yu in his courtyard. He had also wanted to bring Ah Yu to Duke An Manor, but he didn’t like the awkward atmosphere there and didn’t want Ah Yu to suffer.
King Xiaoyao wanted to see Ah Yu more, mainly because he wanted to find All Ruan’s shadow from her.
He pretended that he missed his past acquaintances, so he shamelessly went to Qin Huai’s house.
The layout of Qin Huai’s house was normal. It was very similar to the one Ah Yu lived in Nanhe Town. As soon as he entered, he saw a large flower bed with very beautiful flowers.
There were also dozens of pots of Yellow Peonies and Purple Asters that were casually scattered aside like cabbages.
Even someone as extravagant as King Xiaoyao couldn’t help but tremble when he saw those good-looking peonies and asters.
How much did his brother and sister-in-law give this kid to make him treat money like dirt?
He wanted to say that a benevolent mother makes a waste of a child, but when he thought of his Imperial Sister-in-law’s unapproachable appearance, he changed his words in his heart. “A benevolent father makes a waste of a child.” “Uncle Ah Shu, can your manor hold everything?” Ah Yu suddenly asked.
King Xiaoyao came back to his senses. “What?”
King Xiaoyao had yet to react when he met Qin Huai’s faint disdain and Ah Yu’s concerned gaze.
Ah Yu said again, “We said that when Big Brother All You is crowned as the top scholar in the next exam, we’ll hold a huge banquet. However, his courtyard is filled with flowers, and he didn’t leave any space. He said that he can’t hold a banquet here. I think such an important matter definitely has to be arranged. When the time comes, we’ll go back to the village to invite everyone so that they can bask in the joy!”
Moreover, it was such an honor to be the top scorer. How could they go over without any preparations?
She already had a fairy temple, so Big Brother Ah You could also have a top scholar temple. He could just build it beside her fairy temple.
“So?” The corners of King Xiaoyao’s mouth twitched. “You want to host it in my King Xiaoyao Estate?”
“That’s right. I heard that your King Xiaoyao Estate is very, very big. It should be enough to hold a banquet, right?” Ah Yu thought for a moment. “Actually, when I entered the palace that day, I saw a huge empty space on the way to the Qinchen Palace. There’s not even a tree there. It’s even bigger than the school field. If we use it to hold a banquet, it can hold three to five hundred tables!”
King Xiaoyao hurriedly stopped Ah Yu’s dangerous thoughts. “Alright, as long as this kid can get conferred, not to mention holding a banquet, I’ll pay for it.” Ah Yu’s eyes lit up. “Really?”
King Xiaoyao thought of Qin Huai’s pitiful connections and popularity and nodded indifferently. “How difficult is that? How many do you plan to invite?” “103 tables,” Ah Yu said.
“Pfft—” King Xiaoyao almost spat out his tea, but it went up to his nose.
After King Xiaoyao finished coughing, Ah Yu told him the source of those people in detail. “Our family needs three to five tables. Big Brother Ah You’s classmates will need another three to five tables. I don’t know if Big Brother Ah You’s family will come, but we’ll reserve three to five tables for them too.” “This is at most 20 tables. Why are there more than 100 tables?” King Xiaoyao suspected that this girl wanted to trick him and was deliberately spouting nonsense.
Ah Yu said, “No, I’ve specially asked around these few days. When those students who were referenced heard that Big Brother Ah You was going to continue participating in the imperial civil service examination, they all planned to stay behind and wait for him to finish the examination before returning to their hometown. There were also those who bought the brocade bags. They said that if Big Brother Ah You became the top scholar, they would come to the residence to congratulate him. 1 counted and there are already more than 600 students who are coming!
When Big Brother All You becomes the top scholar, we’ll hold a banquet and invite them to celebrate.”
At the same time, she would sell them a new top scholar brand brocade bag!
King Xiaoyao:”…”
He finally understood why the little girl had been pulling Qin Huai out these few days.
It turned out that she was thinking of reaping benefits in the future.
King Xiaoyao looked at Qin Huai’s silent appearance and deliberately teased him. “Are you that confident in your Big Brother All You? You have to know that the imperial civil service examination is different from the imperial provincial examination. There are many hidden dragons in the imperial civil service examination, and there’s no lack of people who are capable but were unlucky previously. Not to mention the top scholar, it’s not easy to even enter the top three.”
“No.”
“No.”
The two of them spoke in unison.
Ah Yu said, “Big Brother Ah You is very smart and lucky. He definitely won’t fail.”
Qin Huai also smiled. The corners of his mouth curled up like a fox, as if he was provoking her. “Other than the spot of top scorer, there’s nothing else for me.” Other than the position of top scholar, the other titles were not worthy of Ah Yu’s expectations.
King Xiaoyao:”…”
He finally understood why he was always beaten up by his Royal Father when he was young.
When smart children didn’t know how to be humble, they really deserved a beating..