"Miss, Miss, Master Zhao has won the first place in the imperial examination! Master Zhao has won the first place in the imperial examination!"
Lan'er ran back to Fu's house excitedly.
"I knew he would win!"
Fu Liqing jumped up excitedly, his face flushed.
"Miss, does this mean we don't have to elope?" Lan'er asked.
Fu Liqing thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Dad isn't the kind of person who despises the poor and loves the rich. It doesn't mean that he will change his mind just because Zhao Lin becomes the top scholar."
"Well then, I thought the master would like Mr. Zhao." Lan'er said.
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Zhao Lin rode a white horse, wore a bright red robe, and had a red flower on his chest. He walked out of the Donghua Gate with high spirits, which immediately aroused cheers.
Zhao Lin is very handsome in himself, and with the white horse and red robe as a backdrop, he looks even more charming.
This caused many young girls and wives to shout loudly.
"Zhao Lin, look over here..."
"Zhao Lin, I'm the daughter of the Minister of War. My name is Li Wan'er..."
"Zhao Lin, do you still remember me..."
A large number of handkerchiefs were thrown down from the buildings on both sides.
This is the grand scene of the top scholar riding a horse in the parade.
The so-called horse parade means that the Jinshi candidates ride horses and wear big red flowers, parading on several main streets of Shengjing Prefecture to show their achievements.
But all the focus is on the top scorer.
Everyone's eyes were on Zhao Lin, so much so that Zhao Chenhan, Su Di and other Jinshi who came out later were overshadowed.
Zhao Chenhan was riding on the horse, acting excited, but his face immediately became gloomy when he lowered his head.
Sudi was not affected at all, he just waved to both sides while riding on his horse, causing many girls to throw handkerchiefs at him.
Sisters Zhao Mingzhu, Zhao Mingyue and others looked at Zhao Lin so high-spirited and had complicated expressions on their faces.
"Zhao Lin, Zhao Lin..."
Zhao Mingyue pointed at Zhao Lin, dumbfounded.
The top scorer turned out to be Zhao Lin!
The top scorer is really Zhao Lin!
What a joke!
How is this possible?
Not only Zhao Mingyue, but also Zhao Mingxiao and Zhao Mingya had the same expression.
If Zhao Mingyu hadn't accompanied Han Yuehua away, he would probably have had the same expression.
Zhao Mingzhu took a deep breath and said calmly, "That's right, Zhao Lin won the top spot."
Zhao Mingzhu laughed at herself: "I didn't expect that we were all wrong."
Zhao Mingyue pulled Zhao Mingzhu, Zhao Mingxiao, and Zhao Mingya aside and whispered, "Didn't Daddy say that the Emperor was very satisfied with Chen Han's paper? How come Zhao Lin is the top scorer?"
Zhao Mingzhu sneered, "He only said he was satisfied, but didn't say Chen Han was the top scorer. This only means that the emperor is more satisfied with Zhao Lin's answer."
The three sisters are all difficult to understand.
What did Zhao Lin write that made the emperor more satisfied with him than Zhao Chenhan?
"The Emperor must have been deceived by Zhao Lin," Zhao Mingya said angrily, "otherwise he would never have given the top prize to Zhao Lin."
"Shut up! Is that something you can say?" Zhao Mingzhu scolded.
Zhao Mingya knew she had said the wrong thing and whispered, "Aren't you curious about how Zhao Lin surpassed Chen Han?"
"So what if I'm just curious? The fact that I was among the ten papers presented to His Majesty speaks volumes." Zhao Mingzhu said calmly, "With Daddy and the Prince here, how could anyone bully Chen Han?"
Zhao Mingya looked at Zhao Lin who was getting closer and closer, and sighed softly: "Now we should consider how Zhao Lin will retaliate against us."
Zhao Lin had already arrived at the bottom of the restaurant. Suddenly, he felt something, looked up, curled up the corners of his mouth, and gave a sarcastic smile to Zhao Mingzhu and others.
"He smiled at me!"
"He smiled at me."
"You are all wrong. You are smiling at me..."
Many girls started arguing.
"This is incredible. Winning three prizes in a row has only happened once in a while since ancient times, and today, one actually happened."
"What's even more remarkable is that Zhao Lin, an orphan from a poor family, was able to surpass several wealthy children and become the top scorer. This shows just how terrifying his talent is."
"Isn't the most important thing that he's only seventeen?"
"You're all wrong. The most important thing is that he's very experienced and has made Li Xingye very satisfied with the collection of the Flower and Stone Gang. That's the key..."
People around were talking about it.
It was very irritating to the Zhao sisters' ears.
"The number one scholar has appeared, and it's time for us to go back and see mother. Aunt, Princess Mu, Lord Liu, and all the ladies, we'll be leaving first." Zhao Mingzhu said.
"Princess Yu, take care."
Everyone responded.
When they returned to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, Han Yuehua had already fallen into a deep sleep.
"How is mother?" Zhao Mingzhu asked.
Zhao Mingyu said, "The doctor has examined him. He was diagnosed with a heart attack caused by anger. He has taken some medicine and will be fine after a good night's sleep."
Zhao Mingyu hesitated for a moment and said, "Is the top scorer really Zhao Lin?"
"It's him."
Zhao Mingzhu said.
Zhao Mingyu had a complicated expression: "I didn't expect him to be the top scorer."
Zhao Mingzhu said, "How could we not have thought of this? He's already won the Small and Small Three Prizes, and then the Second and Third Prizes. It's only natural that he'll win the First Prize. Even the gambling houses have odds on him winning the First Prize. And it's us who couldn't even think of this."
Zhao Mingzhu said self-deprecatingly: "Did we trust Chen Han too much, or did we deliberately ignore Zhao Lin?"
The women were silent.
Zhao Mingzhu didn't intend to listen to them. She said, "Zhao Lin has already made a great leap and soared to the sky. What should we do if he wants to retaliate against us?"
Zhao Mingyue couldn't help but say, "Even if he won the top prize, it wouldn't be a big deal, right? There have been so many top scorers in history, but only a few achieved great success. Many of them served as imperial scholars for their entire lives."
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