Chapter 2254: The First Scholar in the Lu Family

Chapter 2254: The First Scholar in the Lu Family

While Grandma Lu was still alive, every member of the Lu family prospered. She witnessed the descendants of the Lu family transition from nothing to prosperity, living a life that the Lu family had never dreamed of.

She also saw the Lu family becoming wealthier and more glorious over the years. She always liked to share these good news with her husband.

Shu Yu smiled and felt relieved. However, she couldn't shake off the feeling of being watched at the door. She asked, "What were you doing, peeking around earlier? Is someone outside watching our house?"

"It's not exactly watching. You see, not long ago, the news of Young Master Meng passing the prefectural examination spread, and Third Master was bragging about it everywhere. Now, everyone in Jiangyuan County knows about it. Moreover, the top of mountain academy is run by Young Master, so many people have come to inquire. But since Young Master wasn't at home, Old Madam and Madam have a hard time explaining, so not too many people have inquired."

The gatekeeper paused, and a mix of pain and happiness crossed his face as he continued, "But then, a few days ago, the news that Third Young Master passed the county-level exam got out. Now, everyone outside knows that Third Young Master has started studying, thanks to the school opened by Young Master. Before participating in the county-level exam, our Third Young Master was taught by Young Master Meng. Third Young Master is only around ten years old this year. Even in Jiangyuan County, not to mention the whole Dasu dynasty, being able to pass the county-level exam at such a young age can be called a prodigy. So, everyone started flocking in to inquire. A few days ago, Old Madam went back to the village, partly to avoid the limelight."

However, people inquiring about the news had never stopped.

Especially when Second Miss and Young Master had returned just now, it was likely that the Lu family would be overwhelmed tomorrow.

Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng couldn't help but exchange glances. "It seems that even if we returned a few days earlier, we wouldn't have had any extra time to rest."

Meng Yunzheng's achievement of becoming the Top scholar of six examinations was news that spread to Changjin Prefecture. It wasn't directly related to Jiangyuan County.

However, as the future husband of the county princess, the county magistrate had known about this news for a long time.

Lu Sanzhu had been propagating the news everywhere. Apart from his own love for showing off and bragging, Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng had also given their consent.

Meng Yunzheng would be opening a school soon, so why not publicize it while he was still famous for becoming the top ranked scholar? Otherwise, when would they do it?

However, neither of them expected that this matter would also involve Shu Rui.

For at least a hundred years, the Lu family had been farmers who toiled in the fields, and they were dirt poor. Lack of money was one reason, but there was also a lack of talent for scholarly pursuits.

Now, there was a young scholar in the family? Although this scholar had only ranked at the bottom during the provincial examination, he was only ten years old. What did this mean? Even in Jiangyuan County, not to mention the entire Dasu Dynasty, being able to pass the county examination at such a young age was extraordinary. Therefore, everyone believed that something extraordinary had happened, either due to the blessings of their ancestors or some other factors.

Most people were inclined to believe the latter, and these factors were linked to Meng Yunzheng.

The top ranked scholar who had top the six examinations had imparted knowledge to the child. He had been teaching the child to read and write before the child even participated in the county examination. Their Third Young Master was only a little over ten years old now. It was incredible to have passed the county-level examination at such a young age.

This was why so many people came to inquire.

It was fortunate that there weren't many guests today. However, a few days ago, the entrance to the Lu family's home was truly crowded, making it difficult for servants to move in and out.

Meng Yunzheng thought for a moment and said to the gatekeeper, "Go outside and tell them that we just returned. We won't be receiving guests tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, I will go to the new academy on the mountain outside the city. If anyone has any questions, I will answer them one by one then. After that day, we won't receive any guests as we need to prepare for the wedding."