In the following period of time, Tian An and Zhao Yiming were busy with their own things, and life seemed to have returned to its former tranquility.
The night before the palace examination, Zhao Yiming asked Tian An to go to the garden to appreciate the flowers. After the two of them dismissed the servants, no one knew what they said. When Tian An came back, he was obviously in a depressed mood.
But early the next morning, she still dressed up, put on a smile and went to Zhao Yiming's yard to check his clothes.
At this time, he had changed into the moon-white brocade suit that Tian An had sent him. His hair was combed meticulously and held up high with a matching white jade carved hairpin.
He was now heroic, handsome, and his every move exuded a noble temperament. There was no trace of the former Zhao Daniu anymore.
From this moment on, Zhao Daniu was a thing of the past, and the person standing before him was only the legitimate son of Princess Tianling Chaoyang and General Zhao, the prince of Duke Zhao's Mansion, Zhao Yiming, perhaps also called Zhao Mingyu.
Seeing that he was ready, Tian An stopped talking and reached out to take out the black jade of General Zhao that Xiao Chen had given him two years ago from his shoulder bag, or actually from his space, and personally put it on his waist.
The piece of mutton-fat white jade given by Old Lady An was given to Tian An for safekeeping.
At this time, Zhao Yiming was dressed in moon-white, with only a black jade embellished around his waist. He looked refreshing and not monotonous. The black jade not only brightened up the whole outfit, but also highlighted himself, making him more eye-catching.
"Let's go!" Seeing that Zhao Yiming was staring at him, Tian An, who had already put the jade pendant on him, couldn't help but remind him.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yiming didn't move his feet, but suddenly raised his hands to hold her in his arms, and whispered in her ear with reluctance: "Wait for me."
Tian An knew that after he left, they might not see each other for a long time, so he no longer held back, raised his hands to hug him back, and whispered, "Okay."
The two of them hugged each other tightly, and the maids and servants had already turned around with blushing faces and walked out of the door with light steps.
After a long time, Tian An reluctantly pushed him away and said, "Let's go! It will be too late if we don't leave now."
"Um!"
Zhao Yiming took Tian An's hand and walked out of the yard. When they reached the front hall, Tian Mingwu caught a glimpse of their hands clasped together. He subconsciously wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed and said nothing.
It was not until Tian Mingwu's deputy general Chen Cheng and military advisor Qin Wen entered the room that Zhao Yiming reluctantly let go of Tian An.
Tian Mingwu glanced at him, snorted coldly, and took the lead to walk out the door.
Seeing Chen Cheng and Qin Wen follow Tian Mingwu, Zhao Yiming called Xiaokang and the others to follow, and he continued to pull Tian An to walk at the back under the cover of his wide sleeves.
It was a rare occasion for him to be willful, so Tian An let him do it, and only withdrew his hand gently when he was about to leave the house.
Just looking at the scene of sending off the examinees in front of him, Tian An was dumbfounded.
"Dad, why did you bring so many people with you?"
They originally thought that this time would be the same as usual, with just their family going to see Zhao Yiming off together, but they didn't expect that Tian Mingwu actually brought a team of soldiers.
Facing Tian An's doubts, Tian Mingwu glared at Zhao Yiming fiercely, "It's all because of him. He has a face that attracts bees and butterflies. If we don't bring more people with us, and he gets caught as a son-in-law, we will have made wedding clothes for others in vain."
"What is catching a son-in-law?" Tian An asked puzzledly.
Tian Mingwu glared at Zhao Yiming, snorted coldly and said nothing. Qin Wen came over with a smile to smooth things over, asking them to get on the carriage first and talk slowly on the way.
After they all boarded the carriage, Tian Mingwu also rode on his tall horse and walked in front of the team, shouting: "Let's go..."
Qin Wen and Shen Cheng rode their horses to the left and right of the carriage and explained to them what "catching a son-in-law" meant.
Qin Wen controlled his horse while shaking his head and said, "The so-called catching a son-in-law is when some wealthy and powerful families use the announcement of the imperial examination results to find husbands for their girls of marriageable age.
Basically, those who can pass the imperial examination have one foot in the officialdom. It can be said that their future is bright and they are the most suitable candidates for husbands.
He glanced at the handsome and calm Zhao Yiming in the carriage and continued, "It is said that some poor children who went to see the list in person were immediately taken back to the mansion by the servants waiting nearby as soon as they learned the results. Even the elderly were not spared.
That is to say, my son-in-law did not go to see the list in person on the day it was announced, otherwise there would have been trouble at the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall."
Xiao Qi stuck her head out of the carriage window with a confused look on her face and said, "What will happen if my brother-in-law goes there?"
Chen Cheng, who was on the other side of the carriage, laughed loudly when he heard this and explained his confusion: "Our son-in-law is so handsome and has a good ranking in the exam. If he really goes to see the list, he will become a hot commodity and be snatched up by everyone. There are so many people and it will be a mess. If you push me and I step on you, it will be troublesome."
Upon hearing this, Xiaokang and Xiaoqi in the carriage immediately looked mature, folded their arms and rested their chins on their shoulders, staring at Zhao Yiming and nodding in approval.
"Yeah! My brother-in-law Yiming is indeed handsome."
"It's a pity that he was already chosen by my sister. Those people can only envy him."
"So, my sister is really amazing. She predicted that brother-in-law Yiming would have a great future and decided on him early on."
Tian An: “…”
You two nasty little brats! If you knew it yourself, why did you say it out loud? How could she put her face down?
Sure enough, as soon as the two boys finished speaking, a burst of laughter broke out outside the carriage. Shen Cheng laughed so hard that he almost fell off his horse.
As soon as he steadied his horse, he gave Tian An a thumbs-up and said, "Young lady is far-sighted."
Tian An blushed immediately.
Seeing him blush, Zhao Yiming not only did not help her, but also joined in the teasing, saying, "An An does have good vision and foresight."
Tian An was so angry that he gave him a glare and a slap on the back of the head.
Zhao Yiming smiled helplessly, afraid that he had really made her angry, so he hurried to say nice things to coax her.
However, Yaoyao, who used to be noisy, was now sitting quietly aside, listening to everyone's words seriously, nodding from time to time. Her big watery eyes looked at Xiaoqi, then at Xiaokang, turning around and around, and no one knew what she was thinking.
As everyone was chatting and laughing, the team, which was originally moving fast, gradually slowed down.
Xiaokang and Xiaoqi thought they had arrived, so they each pulled open the curtain and stuck their heads out to look.
The once spacious palace gate was now only guarded by soldiers, a narrow passage that had been forcibly left. The rest of the area was completely packed with people, so crowded that there wasn't even room for a break.
Although it was still a long way to the palace gate, there were too many people and riding horses or driving cars was not allowed close to the palace, so Tian Mingwu had no choice but to let everyone get off and walk.
After leaving two people to watch over the horses and carriages, he led the team towards the palace gate.
When the people on both sides of the road saw the people getting off the carriage, they immediately became excited.
"Here it comes, here it comes, another one."
“This one is younger.”
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