Chapter 88: Number One Scholar, Qi Mubai!
Yu Shengsheng walked into the palace gate calmly.
Jin Baobao watched her from the side, feeling secretly annoyed - these soldiers searched very strictly, and the small dagger she hid at the back of her waist was also taken away.
Yu Shengsheng warned: "Baobao, follow me closely, don't run around, and don't do anything at will. The palace is not like the Su Mansion."
The Su Mansion will hurt people, but here they will eat people directly.
Jin Baobao nodded in agreement and glanced around. This should be the road they took when they followed the commander-in-chief into the palace last time. However, it was dark at the time and they didn't look closely.
I don’t know what happened to that woman.
Yu Shengsheng had no idea what she was thinking. She followed the crowd and followed the eunuch's instructions to a side hall to wait for the banquet to begin.
All the guests here are female, while the male guests are in another place. Although it is some distance away from the palace examination venue, this place will still be the first to receive any news.
There were tables set up in the hall, with many fruits and snacks placed on them, and the plates were exquisitely presented. There were also ice trays and several coolers in the corners.
Show royal luxury.
Yu Shengsheng lowered her eyes, looked at his mouth through her nose, and asked her heart through her mouth, and did not talk to anyone else.
My heart was pounding as I waited for the results of the palace examination.
No matter the result, the top three are inevitable.
"Have you heard? The first place winner Qi Mubai is very talented."
"What you said, without talent, how can you get first place in the exam?"
"Hey, I heard that he is not only talented, but also good-looking."
"You don't know this, do you?" Someone lowered his voice, "In many small places, those who pass the local examinations are all good-looking. You have to look at your face first."
"Only good-looking people are eligible, otherwise it will affect the appearance of the court. This is the most basic, but it is not written in the article."
"It's a pity that he doesn't have a good family background. If he had a good family background, then I..."
"What? Are you still in love?"
Several girls who were on good terms with each other laughed together: "I just want to try to propose marriage, what's the matter?"
"Don't say that. You think his family background is not good, but those lower-rank officials like the fifth-rank official are interested in him. Someone has already proposed marriage to him."
"Well, well? Did he agree?"
Yu Shengsheng didn't move, not even opening her eyelids.
"No, she said that she already has a beautiful woman in her heart. We have been through thick and thin together for many years. I am just waiting for my studies to be completed and I will go to meet her with honors."
"He's so bold, isn't he? He's really courageous! What he said made me a little moved."
"I've heard that I have a crush on someone."
A few people were chatting and laughing, but were scolded by their mother and then changed the subject.
Yu Shengsheng's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the deep smile in her eyes could hardly be concealed, and honey seemed to be dripping from her eyelashes.
Qi Mubai, I'm talking about her!
He has been studying hard, working hard, and waiting, waiting for him to achieve fame and success and come to her with it.
In the eyes of the daughters of these high-ranking officials in the court, Qi Mubai had no family background and was naturally not a help to the family and the best candidate. But in the eyes of the fifth-rank officials, he was a son-in-law with a bright future and the hope of soaring with the family.
A fifth-rank official was already a huge figure for people coming from small places. The county magistrate there was only a seventh-rank official, and was already the king of the county.
Yu Shengsheng's heart was like waves, surging endlessly.
Jin Baobao stood by the palace gate with the other maids, waiting to hear the result.
Others are just watching the fun, but Jin Baobao is really concerned.
Wait and wait.
Finally, the sound of eunuchs singing was heard over there.
The sound spread out of the palace and spread throughout the capital.
Jin Baobao opened his eyes wide, listened three times in a row, made sure it was correct, and ran to Yu Shengsheng.
"Miss, the top scholar is Qi Mubai!"
Yu Shengsheng looked up at her, her eyes turning red little by little.
Jin Baobao said it again, but at this time the little maids had all returned to their master, reporting at once and chattering.
Voices in the hall rose and fell, and everyone was saying the same thing.
Number one scholar, Qi Mubai!
Yu Shengsheng's heart felt sour, bitter, warm and sweet. The times they spent together as children, the two years of separation, and the hardships and grievances of the past year or so, all flashed through her mind like a kaleidoscope.
It’s over, it’s all over.
She will be able to leave the Su family, leave the capital, and live a stable life soon.
It was not until Jin Baobao took a handkerchief to wipe her eyes that she realized that she had been crying without knowing when.
Yu Shengsheng took a deep breath. Jin Baobao felt a little sad and whispered to comfort her: "Miss, don't cry. This is a good thing."
"Yes, it's a good thing, a good thing."
Yu Shengsheng laughed out loud again, and all her depression and grievances were swept away with her laughter.
Su Zhiyi was sitting in a wheelchair. With the status of the Su family, there was no need for her to sit in the corner. She glanced at Yu Shengsheng, pinched the brocade bag in her sleeve, and felt secretly proud.
He is such a loser. A top scholar who comes from a poor family and has no family background can only be exiled. Which aristocratic family would take him seriously? Not to mention other things, even if it is a marriage alliance, they would not think of marrying such a person.
Yu Shengsheng actually cried and laughed for such a thing. I really overestimated her.
Su Zhiyi secretly thought that when she became the Crown Princess in the future, she would be able to easily crush Yu Shengsheng no matter whether she married into the Nanshun Palace or married this poor number one scholar.
Everyone had their own thoughts. When a eunuch walked to the palace gate, the noisy noise stopped instantly.
"Everyone, please move to Lama Temple to attend the palace banquet!"
Everyone quickly stood up and followed the eunuch to move to another place.
Yu Shengsheng also walked out, and Su Zhiyi's voice sounded from behind her.
"Sister, won't you help me?"
Yu Shengsheng looked down at her, and she seemed to be smiling.
Jin Baobao walked behind her wheelchair and said, "Let me do it. Oh, I forgot that the princess's personal maid was sold to be a prostitute, and there is no one else around to use."
She didn't hold her voice low, and everyone around her heard it.
The whole capital knew about the Shen family's affairs a while ago, and the marriage between the Shen and Su families was also discussed a lot.
The princess' maid was taken away and sold, but she herself went to the prison and broke off the engagement with the Shen family.
Su Zhiyi came in a low profile this time and didn't even bring a maid. Unexpectedly, Jin Baobao brought up the matter in public.
Feeling all kinds of gazes from all directions, he clenched his fists, wishing he could beat up Jin Baobao.
Jin Baobao never stops talking and pushes her to where there are many people.
"Princess, don't be too sad. Even if your maid wasn't sold, she would have been your concubine in the future. You climbed into your fiancé's bed before you even got married, and you rolled together in front of so many people. You're just kind-hearted and still feel sorry for her."
She kept on talking, saying everything Su Zhiyi least wanted to mention and least wanted to hear.
When Su Zhiyi was pushed into the Yonghe Hall, she almost fainted.
Su Yanshu was talking to the second and third place winners. In addition to Qi Mubai, these two were also the targets that the prince wanted to win over.
He was chatting excitedly, and when he glanced around, he saw Jin Baobao pushing Su Zhiyi in. Su Zhiyi's face looked extremely ugly.
He strode over immediately.
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