On the morning of October 15th, just after the hour of Mao, a group of people came out of the office of the Ministry of Rites on the east wall of the imperial city, holding a six-foot-long piece of red rice paper and a bucket of paste.
The leader led the group to the foot of the wall and announced to those who had been waiting for a long time: "On October 15th, the sixth year of Liyuan, at the first quarter of the morning, the results of the imperial examination will be announced on the east wall of the South Courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, south of the Ministry of Rites. I hope everyone will be informed."
Then the person in charge quickly pasted the rice paper on the wall, and the few people returned the same way.
"Sir, you just stand here, I'll go and take a look." Ye Song couldn't wait to get into the crowd.
Zhou Jing'an stood outside the crowd, with his own carriage next to him. His mother Xia Zhixian and Zhou Huan'an were in the carriage with him, waiting for the results of the list.
He had been well-versed in poetry and books since childhood, and was not lacking in talent and hard work. He won the first place in the academy examination and the first place in the provincial examination. It can be said that he had a smooth journey. He was also 70% confident about the metropolitan examination.
There were many people under the list. In addition to the scholars who came to see their scores and rankings, there were more family members and brothers and sisters from each household.
A quarter of an hour later, people had already surrounded the fifth floor.
Ye Song inhaled and squeezed air in, then inhaled and squeezed air out, and a layer of sweat was squeezed out.
"Sir, Madam and Miss, our young master has won the first prize!" Ye Song had a happy look on his face, and he bowed and congratulated the servants who followed him.
Everyone was overjoyed and in a mess.
Zhou Jing'an's clenched fists loosened slightly.
Fortunately, the ranking is not bad.
Xia Zhixian and Zhou Huanan were also very happy. One of them kept saying, "May God bless my son, he is so outstanding." The other one even jumped out of the car to congratulate Zhou Jingan.
"Brother is just one step away from passing the imperial examination." Zhou Huanan said sincerely, with implicit expectation.
Will you pass the imperial examination?
Zhou Jing'an replayed the scene in Jingui Garden in his mind.
"I wish Mr. Zhou will win the first prize in the imperial examination and be on the list of successful candidates."
Ye Song suddenly looked somewhere intently, glanced at it doubtfully, and when he saw his young master out of the corner of his eye, he smiled with sudden realization.
Zhou Jing'an noticed that Ye Song was winking and talking to Ye Bai. He followed their gaze and saw a gorgeous figure standing in the corner outside the crowd.
He was stunned. It was Jiang Ling.
Ever since the last assassination by the man in black, I rejected her invitations twice and it has been half a month since then.
She was wearing a light yellow chest-length skirt and a cloak of the same color with a white rabbit fur trim. She had two buns on her head with yellow silk ribbons hanging on both sides, and she also had a few gold hairpins in her hair.
She stood alone outside the crowd, the morning breeze blowing up her skirt and silk ribbons. Jiang Ling had a smile on her face, which seemed to imply congratulations and pride. Her eyes were as bright as stars, and she looked at him tenderly through the bustling crowd of passers-by.
It seems to be saying "I knew you could do it."
Zhou Jing'an felt as if everyone around him had disappeared, and only the bright yellow could catch his eyes.
[Ding~ The male protagonist's favorability value increased by five points, and the current favorability value is 23.]
Hearing the long-lost system broadcast, Jiang Ling smiled more sincerely.
It seems that this guy missed her a lot after not seeing her for a long time. As soon as they met, he had five points of favorability.
She seemed to "not expect" that he would suddenly look at her. After a moment of panic, she bowed gracefully. Was she congratulating him on winning the first place?
Jiang Ling achieved his goal and turned to leave.
I yawned as soon as I got on the carriage. I had been living too comfortably these past few days, and I was really not used to getting up so early.
Foxy tried hard to maintain a smile, his furry little fist pounding her shoulder attentively, "Host, can we think about the side quests?"
This ten days wasted in exchange for valuable clues.
Although it is very happy that the hero's favorability value has increased just now, we still have to take care of the side quests!
Jiang Ling enjoyed its service and squinted her eyes and said, "Let's go back and have breakfast first, and then go ask him for it later."
Fox's ears stood up and he said, "Okay." Then he punched his little fists even harder.
Zhou Jing'an curled his fingers as he watched the figure disappear into the crowd.
There is no one in the Jiang family who took the imperial examination. Why did Jiang Ling come here?
The answer seems to be obvious.
"Brother? Brother! What are you looking at? Mom said she would have a banquet at home to celebrate you tonight." Zhou Huanan followed his gaze but saw nothing.
It's nothing but people here. What are you looking at?
Zhou Jingan came back to his senses and nodded gently: "Okay, I'll follow mother's arrangements."
Ye Song and Ye Bai saw the change in their young master's expression and were greatly surprised and shocked.
Ye Song touched his chin, "You said our young master wouldn't really..."
Are you in love with Miss Jiang?
Ye Bai was silent.
He didn't dare to say it, but he really wanted to nod.
Jiang Ling returned to Jinyun Garden, had breakfast and had a good sleep. After getting up, washing and changing clothes, she took the carriage out again.
"Silly boy, why don't you check where Zhou Jing'an is eating now?" Jiang Ling asked casually.
Fox said "OK," and his little hands started moving.
After a while, he answered her: "Tongchunlou."
"Hey? How does the host know that the male protagonist is eating?" After all, it is still a little earlier than lunch time.
After getting a good place in the exam, the first thing to do is to have a thank-you banquet for the teacher. However, the book says that Zhou Jing'an learned from the Taifu, and Zhou Huaixin can be considered half of his teacher. If it is a thank-you banquet, then it should be held in the palace. After all, the Taifu was the teacher of the current crown prince, and had also taught the current emperor Feng Yu before.
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