103 Tanhua
◎Look, the child she raised has become successful◎
Shu Yao was alone and weak, and although she was afraid, she still stood in front of her stall: "What? You want to fight in broad daylight?"
The big man cracked his hand bones until they made a loud cracking sound. He stood in front of her and said with a thug-like demeanor: "Little girl, if you know what's best for you, get out of here."
Shu Yao swallowed, knowing that she was in trouble now. As a weak woman, she was no match for this big guy.
As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. She thought about it, packed up her stall quickly, turned around and walked into the alley next to her.
The big man picked his nose and approached the proprietress beside him: "You can't even handle such a tiny girl."
The proprietress looked at the direction where Shu Yao left and said bitterly, "This little girl has a sharp tongue."
The big man kissed the boss lady on the face twice with his stinky mouth. The boss lady pushed him away in disgust: "Don't kiss me and ruin my makeup."
The big man laughed twice and went into the house with his belly sticking out.
Here, Shu Yao had already arrived at West Street. There were few people on West Street, but there were many entertainment shops. Most of the people who came here were young men and women. She set up her stall in a conspicuous place and decorated it carefully. As soon as she took out the snow cream, she saw two horses stopped in front of her stall.
Shu Yao looked up and saw a girl in red sitting arrogantly on the horse's back with a whip in her hand. Her hair was tied up high and her eyes showed arrogance and frivolity.
Next to her was a young man in black. He was handsome, but had an indescribable feminine quality.
"Why did the princess stop here?" the young man asked in a low voice.
The girl in red didn't answer him. Instead, she looked down at Shu Yao and pointed at the snow cream on the stall with her whip: "Give me two boxes."
Shu Yao didn't expect that the shop would open right after she arrived. She packed two boxes and handed them over with a smile: "A total of ten cents."
But the girl in red sneered: "It's just ten cents, you don't have to give it to me, Qi'an, let's go." After that, she kicked the horse's belly, and the horse neighed loudly, raising a cloud of dust and flew away.
The young man in black behind her followed closely in her footsteps.
"Hey, you haven't paid yet."
Shu Yao chased for two steps, swallowed a mouthful of dust, and looked at the two figures going away, feeling a little depressed. They didn't look like poor people, so how could they have the nerve to not pay.
There are all kinds of people in this world.
She just thought she was unlucky.
Fortunately, the guests behind were not as arrogant as the girl in red, and they all paid according to the rules.
In the afternoon, Shu Yao's snow gel cream was almost sold out, with only two boxes left. She gave one box to the girl selling vegetables next to her.
Seeing that the sun had already set, it was still a bit cold at night in April. She wrapped herself tightly and hired a carriage to go to the gate of the imperial city. She guessed that Ji Shijing had finished the exam by now.
Sitting in the carriage, Shu Yao was a little excited. After all, this was the palace examination. Not to mention the top three, just becoming a Jinshi would be a real change of fate.
She didn't know if it was because of the cold or excitement, but her body began to tremble.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the imperial city. The gate was wide open and many candidates came out. Some were overjoyed, while others were dejected.
Shu Yao looked out the door for a long time, and Ji Shijing came out only when almost everyone had left.
He was dressed in white and had black hair. He walked out from the place with green walls and black tiles. He was too eye-catching. The imperial city behind him seemed to be supporting him.
Shu Yao immediately went up to him and asked with a smile, "How is it?"
He raised his eyebrows, his eyes revealing a sense of confidence that he was determined to win: "Guess?"
Shu Yao was so anxious that she turned around and around: "Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me now."
Ji Shijing spread his hands and said, "I don't know." The final result had not come out yet, so he really didn't know, but he had a rough idea in his heart.
Shu Yao exclaimed, "Ouch!" "Will the results be announced the day after tomorrow?" I think the teacher mentioned in history class that the results of the palace examination would be announced on the third day.
Ji Shijing nodded.
Two days after returning, Shu Yao was looking forward to the test results even more than he was.
Finally, on the third day, Shu Yao pulled Ji Shijing out early. However, no matter how early they were, a crowd of people had already gathered in front of the imperial edict, and it was already blocked.
No matter how hard Shu Yao tried, she couldn't squeeze in.
Ji Shijing looked at her and laughed, "No hurry, wait until there are fewer people and then we can go to the front to see."
Shu Yao curled her lips. This was the only way. They went to have breakfast first. When they came back, more than half of the people were gone. Shu Yao quickly squeezed to the front and looked at the names one by one, starting from the last one. She still didn't see the three words "Ji Shijing". Her heart began to beat.
Now there are only the top three left to look at.
She held her breath.
First place, no.
Second place, no.
Her little heart couldn't take it anymore and she didn't dare to watch any further.
Shu Yao closed her eyes and let Ji Shijing beside her tell her the answer.
Ji Shijing looked at the name on the imperial list without being too surprised. He whispered in her ear: "If I pass the exam, sister-in-law, can you promise me something?"
Hearing him say this, Shu Yao felt that he must have been successful, and she slowly opened her eyes.
I only saw the column for the third place winner: Ji Shijing.
He won, he really won.
Shu Yao couldn't describe the joy she felt at this moment. She turned around and hugged Ji Shijing excitedly: "Ah Jing, you are so great."
Ji Shijing hugged her back, resting his chin on the top of her head, and said in a gentle voice: "Yaoyao, I did it."
There were sounds of other people discussing nearby.
"I wonder how many more officials will be looking for a son-in-law from the list." A middle-aged man said, stroking his beard.
"The top three this year are all newcomers. Putting aside the number one and number two, the door of the third place winner is likely to be trampled down in the next few days." Another person continued.
The man stared at the names on the yellow list: "The top three are actually all the same. The third place can also be the first place, but the first place can never be the third place."
The person next to him became interested and asked hurriedly, "Why do you say that?"
The man laughed twice: "Since ancient times, the title of Tanhua requires both talent and beauty. One must be extremely good-looking to be worthy of the title."
The man suddenly realized that there was such a saying.
Shu Yao gained some insights after listening to their discussion.
She looked up at Ji Shijing. His deep eyes, high nose bridge, and sharp jaw... were simply so handsome!
Worthy of being the third place.
Ji Shijing touched his chin, a little confused: "Is there dirt on my face?"
Shu Yao smiled happily, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in his ear: "Our A Jing is so beautiful."
Ji Shijing turned his head and coughed twice, his cheeks slightly red.
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Not long after they arrived home, two officials from the Ministry of Rites came hurriedly and asked Ji Shijing to go to Honglu Temple with other Jinshi the next day to learn etiquette.
That night, Shu Yao prepared eight dishes to celebrate for Ji Shijing and also bought a bottle of peach blossom wine.
So, he drank too much when he was happy.
She drunkenly fell into his arms, climbed onto his neck, and said with a silly smile: "You have become successful...but don't forget me...hiccup...we can share the happiness together, hehe, I can also enjoy the delicious food and drink with you."
Ji Shijing looked at her lovingly and slowly said "OK".
The first thing he did after entering the officialdom was to marry her.
He carried her to the bed. The woman on the bed had a dazed expression, her lips were red without any makeup, and she looked very seductive. He placed his hands on her, looking at her delicate and innocent appearance, and couldn't help but kiss her...
It was late at night, and inside the tent, one could vaguely see a pious figure kneeling on the bed, kissing his god.
Shu Yao slept until dawn. Her head was dizzy and the sunlight came in through the window. She squinted her eyes. She was the only one left in the room again.
She threw off the quilt and got out of bed, but her legs went weak and she fell to the ground unexpectedly. She stood up by supporting herself on the edge of the bed, thinking that she was still feeling weak from drinking too much last night.
She opened the window and the bright sunshine came in. She took a few deep breaths and when she opened her eyes again, she felt much more awake. She looked at the bustling streets not far away through the layers of tree trunks. She felt a little empty in her heart and didn't know when Ji Shijing would come back.
In the afternoon, the aunt next door came to congratulate me and brought two pieces of dried beef: "Sister, I heard that your son got into high school. Congratulations."
Shu Yao took the things from her hand and said: "Aunt Wang, please sit down. It just so happens that I am going to your house too. I heard that Uncle Wang passed the imperial examination. Congratulations." Then she took out a box of fine dried fruits and handed it to her.
Aunt Wang accepted it with a smile: "He has been taking the exam for thirty years, and finally he passed."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, as if she was recalling the difficulties she had faced over the years. But in the end, she only said, "I have finally brought honor to my family."
"By the way, sister, your son is so handsome, be careful that he might be noticed by some princess or princess."
Shu Yao was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.
Aunt Wang kept talking to her for a while.
"They're going to hold a parade in three days. Let's go and see it together. I really can't imagine what my man would look like in official uniform, but your son would definitely look good in it."
Shu Yao: "Aunt Wang, you're too kind." After saying this, she was already thinking about how Ji Shijing would look in his official uniform.
Definitely personable.
These days, Aunt Wang comes to Shu Yao from time to time to chat about family matters.
Finally, the third day arrived.
Chang'an Avenue had already been cleared, and people were standing on both sides of the road, all wanting to take a look at this year's top three imperial examination winners and share in their joy.
The parade began at noon, with soldiers clearing the way and setting off from Donghua Gate. It first passed the Imperial College, where the students saluted collectively to show their respect for those who had succeeded in the imperial examination.
After leaving the Imperial College, we arrived at Chang'an Avenue.
The common people stopped to watch, and the children scrambled for the copper coins and wedding candies thrown by the scholars. The scene was very lively.
Shu Yao stood outside the crowd and saw a huge group of people coming from a distance. The three people in the lead were sitting on tall horses, and the man in the middle was wearing a red official uniform and looked very proud.
Ji Shijing was on his right, wearing a blue official robe with a golden auspicious cloud belt around his waist. He had a slender and straight figure and a handsome look. Looking up, he could see a conspicuous red flower pinned to the side of his top-grade black gauze hat. Even such a tacky outfit looked particularly good on him.
There were whispers among the crowd.
"Hey, did you see the third place winner? Whose young man is this? Why is he so handsome?"
"More handsome than in previous years."
"It just looks cold."
Ji Shijing kept searching the crowd until he saw the person he wanted to see. Then his expression softened and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
At this time, someone shouted.
"I saw Tanhua smile."
The crowd immediately became noisy, and all eyes fell on Ji Shijing.
Shu Yao couldn't help but burst out laughing. She looked at Ji Shijing with pride in her eyes. Look, the child she raised halfway has finally made it.
【Author’s words】
A new copy is about to be opened~[Orange Sugar]
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