Han Zeyu was dressed like an ethereal being, waiting outside the palace gate for Su Shien to come out.
Before she could continue, she was already deeply moved. He was truly so virtuous.
As soon as Su Shien came out, he saw Han Zeyu standing on horseback.
A black horse with smooth fur and a fat body, with a young man in white clothes standing on its back. Although the picture is a little weird, it is still beautiful.
He will take the time to draw this scene as a souvenir.
The couple rode together on a horse and walked slowly home.
There is a speed limit on this road. No matter if you are a mule or a horse, you are not allowed to run.
Han Zeyu said that it didn't matter, it was fine to go slower, otherwise who would they be showing their affection to!
Su Shien was quite happy. Only three people in the first class had the privilege of riding horses in a parade, which he certainly could not enjoy. So today he would just regard it as a dream come true.
When I returned to the store, I happened to meet Tiezhu's "good brother", but the boy seemed to be pale.
Han Zeyu asked Tiezhu curiously, "Didn't that boy pass the military examination? Why does he still look so bitter and resentful?"
Tiezhu blinked in confusion, he didn’t see it!
"You look quite normal, don't you? You even treated us to dinner yesterday."
Su Shien hit the nail on the head: "You went with them? Did you eat less?"
Tiezhu nodded naively. He was indeed a young master, and his guess was really accurate.
Han Zeyu rolled his eyes at him. No wonder he looked pale. It turned out that he was taken advantage of by the rich man.
"Ask your brother privately if he has no money to go home."
Tiezhu opened his mouth wide and let out an "Ah".
Han Zeyu kicked him and said, "What are you talking about? You've been eating me out of my money, you locusts! That guy is quite kind and seems to be a good friend. You can lend him the money you've saved from your frugal life."
Tie Zhu said shyly, "Master, I-I-I haven't saved any private money."
Han Zeyu sneered and went upstairs with his hands behind his back.
Su Shien threw five taels of silver to the silly boy and was responsible for answering his questions.
"Your purpose isn't to lend him the money, but to tell him that this money is the money you've saved for five years by living frugally. Do you understand?"
Tiezhu was enlightened: "Then his heart is quite valuable, worth five taels of silver!"
Su Shien sighed to the sky. He had no idea how his article would be criticized, and he still had to worry about this idiot who couldn't grasp the key points.
What a sin!
Three days later, just after the hour of Yin, Su Shien got up, washed, ate, changed into his work uniform, and kissed the person in his family who had difficulty getting up.
"I'm going out now, get up and eat breakfast."
"As you command, my dear husband."
Tiezhu drove the young master to the palace gate, but he did not leave. He waited here for the young master to return triumphantly.
The ceremony of announcing the imperial nominations was grand and solemn. The emperor's guard of honor was fully deployed, princes and ministers stood on the steps in front of the hall, and civil and military officials stood below the steps.
The newly-minted Jinshi wore brand new court robes and a three-branched, nine-leaf crown on their heads. They were placed on both wings of the civil and military officials according to the odd and even numbers of their examination numbers.
The emperor personally came to the hall, ceremonial music played, and the master of ceremonies raised his whip and cracked it three times in a row.
The Grand Secretary brought out the golden list from the hall and placed it on the yellow table.
As the sound of drums and music began, the announcer began to call out the names from the lowest to the highest.
Every time a name is sung, the guards inside the hall will repeat it and then pass it on outside the hall.
The guards outside the palace sang loudly one after another until they reached His Highness.
The long waiting process begins...
There were two hundred and fifty people in the third class who were granted the same Jinshi degree, and it took an hour and a half just to call out their names.
Forty-seven people in the second class were awarded the status of Jinshi.
Su Shien just listened carefully to the list read out by the Ministry of Rites. He was not among the top three, so he was still in the second place.
But we have sung up to the 30th place and his name is still not on the list.
No. 26, Su Yunsong, Junshan Prefecture, Qingshan County.
Su Yunsong took a deep breath secretly. Finally, his name was called. Not bad, not bad. At least he moved up two places.
His heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down, but Su Shien's heart was still hanging!
I am not ranked 20th. Could it be that the examiner is being lenient?
He wasn't even in 14th place, could he possibly break into the top ten?
But when he heard that he was not in tenth place, Su Shien's heartbeat suddenly quickened.
Every subsequent roll call was an inexplicable torture for Su Shien.
Finally, we arrived at the fifth place. I remember this name, Su Shien. Everyone said before that he was the best candidate for the third place.
Although there is not much difference between the third and fifth place, the treatment is really different.
"Fourth place, Su Shien, Junshan Prefecture, Qingshan County."
Su Shien closed his eyes and stepped out respectfully to salute.
At this moment, he really wanted to look up at the person on the dragon throne. There were only two possibilities that could raise his ranking to the second-class position.
One is that he admires his talent, and the other is that he has other intentions. He thinks the latter is more likely.
The names of the three people in Class A were all chanted three times, which is enough to show how much they are valued.
The selection of the top two places was not unexpected, but the second place seemed a little older.
Officials need to accumulate experience and years of service to get promoted. This man is already 37 years old.
Even if his official career was smooth, he could at most get a sinecure of the fifth rank, after which he would retire and enjoy his pension. This was the end of his official career.
Su Shien doesn't worry about other people's future, he only worries about his own.
The new top scholar, Jinshi, editor of the Hanlin Academy, and the sixth rank.
The new second and third place winners also joined the Hanlin Academy, but they were editors of the seventh rank.
Su Shien, a second-class candidate, was admitted to the Hanlin Academy and got a position as an editor.
Everyone was envious, as this happened to be the emperor's good mood, and this kind of treatment was not given to every emperor.
There have been precedents of this before, so no one questioned it.
This time, I really got my name on the list of successful candidates.
The list of honors for liberal arts is hung on the left side of Yongning Gate, and the list of honors for military science is hung on the right side of Yongning Gate. They will be taken down and archived three days after being posted.
The emperor will attend the Qionglin Banquet tomorrow and have a chat with the new scholars.
The newly-appointed scholars had to present a letter of thanks under the leadership of the number one scholar.
Before submitting each letter of thanks, the top three would go to the previous number one scholar to ask for advice on how to write the letter of thanks, and would give him fifty taels of silver as a token of gratitude.
Su Shien felt slightly relieved. In fact, getting fourth place was pretty good. At least he could save money.
Han Zeyu couldn't stay at home, so he ran to meet Tiezhu after lunch.
The golden list began to be posted outside Yongning Gate. After the officers and soldiers left, everyone rushed over to see the list.
When he saw Su Shien's name in the fourth place, Han Zeyu did not jump up excitedly, but reflected deeply. He really had never been kind to his mouth, but he didn't know whether his husband would believe it.
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