Now all the major gambling houses were placing bets, but only the top three could be placed.
There were several ways to play. One was to directly bet on who will be the first place, and who will be the second and third place.
Another way was to bet on who will be in the top three.
The first one had the highest odds, but it was also the most difficult to bet on.
Shi Qingluo said with a smile: “Of course, I bet on my husband to be the first place. I bet 10,000 taels.”
Xi Rui almost spits out the tea: “You bet so much?”
If Xiao Hanzheng didn’t get first place, wouldn’t it be a big loss?
Shi Qingluo said with a smile: “A thousand gold can’t buy my happiness. Having money means being willful.”
Except for Liang Youxiao and Xi Rong, the other few people: “……”
Spendthrift woman.
But they were also envious. They also want to be willful with money.
Qi Yiyang also participated in the examination this time.
He felt that he did well in the exam, and there was still a great hope of passing.
But it was a bit difficult to enter the top three.
He didn’t expect Shi Qingluo to bet on Xiao Hanzheng for the first place as soon as he arrived.
He asked Xiao Hanzheng: “Are you sure you can get the first place in the imperial examination?”
Xiao Hanzheng smiled: “I can’t be sure of that.”
“But the top three should be no problem.”
He was still very satisfied with his answers in this exam.
Qi Yiyang: “……”
These two couples were more confident than each other.
He couldn’t help but ask Shi Qingluo again: “What if you lose money?”
After all, it was 10,000 taels of silver, and his private money was not that much.
Shi Qingluo smiled: “It’s a loss, didn’t I say it just now, you can be so willful when you have money.”
Her husband should only take the imperial examination once in his life, so of course she has to bet on it to make herself happy.
Recently, she has made a lot of dividends, so she has more and more money in her hands.
The money that her husband earned on writing stories and treating patients, except for his expenses, was also given to her.
She waved her hand again: “10,000 taels is just a drizzle.”
Qi Yiyang: “……”
He was too jealous, this woman was too rich.
Ten thousand taels was just a drizzle, she was too wasteful.
“Then I wish Brother Xiao the best of luck in the imperial examination.” He said with a sour face.
Although he felt that the possibility of Xiao Hanzheng passing the imperial examination was not that great, after all, there were several popular candidates recently, and their strength was very strong.
The imperial examination gathered the strongest candidates in Daliang this year, so the competition was also very fierce.
It was difficult for a young son of a noble family like him who was trained by a big family in the capital to enter the top three.
Xiao Hanzheng smiled: “Thank you!”
In the past, he also spoke very reservedly and modestly.
But for some reason, after being with his wife, he became less modest when talking to acquaintances as long as he was sure of something.
It was like what his wife said, this might be the case of “the closer you are to the red, the more you will be red”.
Just then, Xiao Hanzheng’s followers ran in excitedly.
“Master, you have won the first place in the imperial examination.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the servant that Xi Rui and others had asked to keep an eye on the list came back.
“Young Master Xiao is the first.”
Then Qi Yiyang’s servant rushed in: “Young Master, you are the nineteenth.”
Qi Yiyang breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn’t help feeling jealous.
He didn’t expect Xiao Hanzheng to win the imperial examination. What’s wrong with this guy’s head?
Although Xiao Hanzheng’s teacher was Master Hou, his teacher was not bad either.
When Shi Qingluo heard that her husband was the first-place winner, she smiled and pulled his sleeve: “Congratulations, husband!”
Her husband was indeed a big shot, he was so awesome.
Xi Rui and others also smiled and said: “Congratulations!”
Xi Rui laughed again: “Haha, I won.”
He didn’t buy as much as Shi Qingluo, just two thousand taels.
But according to the odds, he can also make several thousand taels.
Then he sighed: “You two are my lucky stars!”
Liang Youxiao opened his folding fan: “I also won, I can win tens of thousands of taels this time.”
Xi Rui turned his head and widened his eyes: “When did you bet?”
Liang Youxiao curled his lips: “After you.”
“But in terms of making more money, it’s still Qingluo and Xi Rong.”
He bet five thousand taels and made tens of thousands of taels.
Both women bet 10,000 taels, which doubled to at least 20,000 or 30,000 taels.
Xi Rong smiled proudly and said: “That’s right, follow Luoluo and you’ll have meat to eat.”
The reason why she followed Shi Qingluo to buy 10,000 taels was not because she believed in Xiao Hanzheng, but to show her support for Shi Qingluo.
She didn’t expect that she could make a lot of money by following her.
Fei Yuzhe couldn’t help laughing and scolding: “You ran to place bets secretly, and I didn’t even know.”
He was an honest man and forgot to run to place bets.
Qi Yiyang was also envious. If he had known, he would have followed a few people to place bets.
He saw Xi Rui placing bets before, but he didn’t take it seriously.
The main reason was that he didn’t think Xiao Hanzheng could be the first.
Xiao Hanzheng asked his attendant: “Who are the second and third place?”
The attendant replied: “The second place is Zhuo Jun, and the third place is Lu Yiping.”
Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow: “This Zhuo Jun’s performance is quite good.”
Qi Yiyang continued: “He is a popular candidate for the top three. He has won the small three prizes before and the provincial examination.”
“But this time the first prize was taken away by your husband, so his big three prizes are gone.”
“Brother Xiao, you have a good chance to rush for the big three prizes.”
As long as Xiao Hanzheng can be selected as the top scholar by the emperor in the palace examination, he will be the top three.
Since the founding of the Daliang Dynasty, no one has won the three prizes in a row.
They don’t know if Xiao Hanzheng can break it.
Xi Rui and the others said with a smile: “Old Xiao still has a lot of hope.”
He added: “If you get the top three, you have to treat us to a good meal.”
Xiao Hanzheng nodded and smiled: “Of course.”
“But nothing is certain. Whether you can get the top three depends on your performance and luck in the palace examination.”
Although he was somewhat confident that he would get the top three, he was not completely sure.
After all, that was not something he could control, and it was not simply based on the essays he wrote, but on the emperor’s intentions.
Fei Yuzhe chuckled and said: “Even if you don’t get the top three, it would be great as long as you can stay in the top three in the palace examination.”
According to Xiao Hanzheng’s knowledge, it would be no problem for him to pass the palace examination.
It all depends on which place he will be ranked among the top three.
Xi Rui smiled and said: “Among the three, Old Xiao is the best looking. Don’t let him be the third-place winner.”
Because the Emperor was his uncle, he doesn’t have such a big taboo when he speaks.
Liang Youxiao teased: “It’s not impossible. Who makes Old Xiao so good-looking?”
It depends on how the Emperor uses Xiao Hanzheng.
After all, although the champion and the third-place winner were both in the top three, there was still a difference.
Xiao Hanzheng laughed: “I am lucky if I get it, and I am doomed if I lose it. I won’t force it.”
He thought so.
From the Emperor’s point of view, he would use him. He was also confident about the palace examination, so the third place was nine out of ten.
By getting the top three, he can make up for the regret of not being able to continue the imperial examination in his previous life, which was enough.
Fei Yuzhe said: “Old Xiao, what you said is right.”
He picked up the wine glass again and said: “Come on, since you have passed the imperial examination, you must drink this glass of wine.”
The others also followed suit: “Yes, Old Xiao must not go home until he is drunk today.”
Xiao Hanzheng picked up the wine glass and chuckled: “Okay, I will drink with you today.”
So everyone started to toast each other, and they were all happy for Xiao Hanzheng.
Qi Yiyang himself scored 19th, and as long as there was no problem in the palace examination, he would definitely be appointed to the position, and he would have an explanation to his family, so he was also happy.
He also followed suit and drank one glass after another.
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