Chapter 516: Number One Scholar
Twenty-one days passed in a flash.
The examination ended successfully.
The candidates poured out of the Imperial Examination Hall. Some went out in groups to drink and eat, while others couldn't wait to go home and have a good sleep.
Li Qingyan belongs to the latter.
During the final exam, he was afraid that something unexpected would happen, so he was nervous and cautious throughout the whole process.
Until the end of the last exam, he did not encounter any accidents. His tense nerves could finally relax. While he was grateful, he felt extremely tired.
He hurried back to his residence to sleep.
After resting enough, Li Qingyan remembered the lucky charm.
He was originally skeptical about the effectiveness of the lucky charm, but now, he was somewhat convinced that the lucky charm was really useful. Otherwise, how could he explain that he had successfully passed the college entrance examination?
You have to know that in the previous three examinations, he encountered different troubles every time.
Only this time, he didn't encounter any trouble and the entire examination process went incredibly smoothly.
Li Qingyan touched the lucky charm hidden in his clothes, thinking that the prince was truly the benefactor in his life, and that concubine Xiao was also his benefactor.
He silently made up his mind that no matter how high he could climb in the future, he would never forget the kindness of the Crown Prince and Concubine Xiao!
Ten days later.
When the results of the college entrance examination were announced, countless people gathered in front of the list, checking the names on it one by one.
The list is arranged in order of performance, the higher the name, the higher the ranking.
At the top of the list, three words were written neatly:
Li Qingyan!
The top scorer in this year's examination is Li Qingyan!
The people gathered in front of the list were discussing, wanting to know who this Li Qingyan was.
Before the examination began, no one had ever heard of this person. Now, he suddenly emerged as a dark horse and won the top spot, which really surprised many people.
Many people are asking about Li Qingyan. They want to know where he lives and want to establish a relationship with him.
At this time, Li Qingyan was talking to Eunuch Chang.
Eunuch Chang came to congratulate Li Qingyan on the orders of the Crown Prince and also presented him with a big gift.
Li Qingyan expressed his gratitude again and again. He did not become arrogant just because he became the new top scholar. His attitude remained as humble as ever.
Eunuch Chang was very satisfied with the way he remained calm in the face of praise or criticism. He thought that he was worthy of being the prince's favorite. Not only was he talented, but he was also calm and composed. He would surely achieve great things in the future.
Next comes the parade of the top scholar, which is the part that the people love to watch the most.
This is a program that only takes place once every four years, which is even rarer than the Spring Festival Gala in modern society.
Xiao Xixi was very curious and begged the prince to take her out of the palace to join in the fun.
Luo Qinghan's indulgence towards her was increasing day by day, especially in such harmless matters. As long as she asked, he would definitely agree.
This time was no exception. Luo Qinghan agreed to her request and took her out of the palace early this morning.
The two of them sat in a private room on the second floor of the restaurant.
The terrain here is high and one can see very far. The route of the top scholar's parade will definitely pass through here, so all they need to do is sit here and wait.
Xiao Xixi leaned against the window frame and looked down, and found that many people had gathered on the street below. Most of them were young women, all dressed up beautifully.
Very conspicuous, they also came to watch the new top scholar.
At this time, the waiter came in with wine and food.
When Xiao Xixi saw there was something delicious, she immediately ran over and sat down at the table, tore off a chicken leg, and asked while eating.
"I heard that before the results of the college entrance examination are announced, some families will deliberately wait in front of the list. As long as they see someone who has passed the imperial examination, they will go and find out whether that person has a wife. If he is not married, they will bring him back home to have a blind date with their own daughters. Is this true?"
Luo Qinghan couldn't answer.
He only cared about who made the top three in the imperial examination every year. As for whether those people had started a family, he didn't care at all.
He asked back, “Why are you asking this?”
Xiao Xixi: "I'm just curious. I remember that Li Qingyan is still unmarried. He is the new champion. There must be many people crying and shouting to marry him."
Just then, a quarrel was heard outside the door.
"It is your honor that I can come to your shabby restaurant to eat. How dare you not treat me well? Do you believe that I will have your shabby restaurant demolished?!"
Xiao Xixi finished eating the chicken leg and tore off a wing. Just as she was about to put it into her mouth, she was so startled when she heard the sound that her hand shook and the chicken wing fell to the ground.
She hurriedly picked up the chicken wings, feeling extremely heartbroken.
Such delicious chicken wings are wasted like this!
The noise outside the door continued and was getting more intense.
Luo Qinghan also recognized the owner of the voice. His expression remained unchanged and he glanced at Eunuch Chang beside him indifferently.
Eunuch Chang understood and said, "I will go out and take a look."
Luo Yechen was in a bad mood at this moment.
He learned that there would be a parade of top scholar today and wanted to join in the fun. This restaurant happened to be located on the route of the parade, so he wanted to get a good seat in the restaurant, but he didn't expect that the best private room had been taken by someone else.
The shopkeeper arranged a second-rate private room for him.
But Luo Yechen was not happy.
As the King of England, only the best private room can be worthy of his noble status!
He forced the shopkeeper to drive the guests out of the private room.
The shopkeeper didn't dare to go, but just kept bowing and kowtowing to him, hoping to get the King of England's forgiveness.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and Luo Yechen got angry. He rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the best private room, intending to coax the guy out of the room himself.
Just at this moment, the door of the private room was pushed open and Eunuch Chang walked out.
He smiled and bowed to the King of England.
"Your Majesty, I heard your voice in the private room just now and guessed it was you."
Luo Yechen obviously didn't expect to meet Eunuch Chang here. He was stunned for a long time before he reacted.
"Why are you here?"
Eunuch Chang: "I came here to accompany the Master and the Madam."
The only person he could call a prince was the crown prince.
The expression on Luo Yechen's face gradually became stiff.
Who is the person he least wants to see right now?
It’s the prince!
If he had known that he would meet the prince here, he would never have set foot in this shabby restaurant!
Luo Yechen wanted to turn around and leave right now, but Eunuch Chang had already seen him. If he left now, he would appear to be particularly cowardly, and people who didn't know the truth would think that he was afraid of the prince.
You can lose anything but not your momentum!
Luo Yechen maintained the posture of a prince and spoke as if nothing had happened.
"So it's my third brother who occupies this private room. What a coincidence!"
He walked into the private room and saw the Crown Prince and Concubine Xiao sitting at the table.
Luo Yechen felt particularly annoyed when he saw this couple.
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Good night everyone~
Tiger eyes with tears begging for monthly tickets~
(End of this chapter)
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