Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 191
After the end of the Palace Examination Ceremony, all the Shinke Scholars filed out from the palace surrounded by guards of honor and drum music, and walked through the first palace gate, and the crowd was divided into two groups.The second and third best go west, follow the ceremony officer to see the gold list posting, or go out of the palace and go home.

And the first three will go east, prepare to go out of Donghua Gate, and ride horses in public on the streets of the capital to parade in public to show off the demeanor of Xinke Scholars.

Before the official horse-racing parade, the three of Gu Yunji had to be arranged in flowers and red, and the uniforms and crowns of Jinshi were arranged.Cheng Yan was the number one scholar, and he had to be at the forefront of the team, the position that attracted the most attention, so his ceremonial attire was also the most solemn and complicated.

First put on the black gauze hat with gold flowers on the hairpin, then put on the cross red silk flowers on the chest, and hold the soft horse whip in his hand. The little eunuch who helped put it on carefully arranged Cheng Yan's clothes carefully. He didn't let go of every detail, and even squatted down to lift the shoes on his feet.

Cheng Yan has never been served by anyone since he was a child, and felt uncomfortable for a while, he quickly pulled his foot out of the eunuch's arms, and stopped him: "Elder-in-law, I don't need it, I can do it myself..."

However, the little eunuch is used to it. He raised his hand and hugged his feet back into his arms, and wiped them carefully inch by inch: "You are now a Jinshi in the new department, the number one scholar, and you are already different from before. After two days, His Majesty conferred the official title. , you are an upright official of the imperial court, and it is right for a villain to do these things for you."

Seeing that Cheng Yan was blushing with embarrassment, Gu Yunji smiled and said: "This father-in-law is right. Cheng Yan, we will stay in the Imperial Academy to work in the future, and we must buy a house in central Beijing and buy some servants. From now on, we will live like this every day , you have to get used to it sooner or later."

From the county examination to the township examination to the general examination, Cheng Yan has always been ranked after Gu Yunji, but now that he has won the first place in the palace examination, he is a little uncomfortable with the change of status between the two.

Thinking of the previous rumors about Gu Yunji's winning three prizes, subconsciously, the champion who belonged to the opponent fell on his own head. Looking at Gu Yunji's smiling expression, Cheng Yan hesitated, and didn't know what to say for a while: "Yunji, I really am I didn't expect... hey, I thought the champion was yours."

Hearing the melancholy in Cheng Yan's tone, Gu Yunji pretended to be displeased: "What are you talking about? You said it as if I had been wronged a lot. Anyway, I was also a high school prospect, ranked third in the first class, you shouldn't congratulate me me?"

Cheng Yan was helpless: "No, I just..."

"What's more, there are rumors that Tanhua is the most handsome and elegant among all Jinshi, representing the face of all new Jinshi." Gu Yunji's tone was soft and brisk, with a bit of complacency, "Your Majesty named me Tanhua, Doesn't it mean that my appearance is better than Pan An's, and my appearance has already covered up my talent? In this way, I should be the one who is secretly happy."

Gu Yunji never boasted about his appearance, and being ridiculed by him, Cheng Yan's depression dissipated a lot, and he said with a smile: "Yes, yes, then congratulations to Mr. Gu who looks better than Pan An in high school!"

Seeing Cheng Yan's smiling face again, Gu Yunji felt relieved, and replied with a smile: "That's right, it's a matter of great joy for us to be in the first class together, so naturally we should be happy, why are you so melancholy?"

Cheng Yan was worried that Gu Yunji would be disappointed because he didn't win the number one prize, but seeing the other party's relaxed and cheerful appearance, he was more worried.

Although Cheng Yan was at a loss for this result at first, but having said that, among the scholars who participated in the palace examination, there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Since Emperor Jingfeng named him the number one scholar, it shows that he has his own advantages and can stand out among the crowd. stand out.

As Gu Yunji said, he has never dropped out of the top three in the test all the way, so he already has the strength to be ranked first.He, Cheng Yan, held the title of No. [-] Scholar among the top [-] new subjects.

Thinking of this, the burden in Cheng Yan's heart was completely unloaded, his confidence gradually filled up, and his posture suddenly became much calmer and calmer.

After tidying up their clothes, the three got on their horses, with Cheng Yan in front, Fang Zigui in the middle, and Gu Yunji in the rear, surrounded by the umbrella guard of honor, and then slowly headed east with the re-playing drum band Walk through the main street outside Huamen.

"Clang-clang-clang-"

On the bustling street, the official servants walking at the front of the queue beat the gong to open the way, and shouted loudly: "Xinke Scholars parade across the street, idlers, etc., stay away from both sides!"

The sound of the gong was loud and clear. When the people were busy avoiding the roadside, they couldn't hold back their urgency and curiosity.

After the official servants who opened the way passed by, a young man riding on a tall horse came to meet him.The young man looked seventeen or eighteen years old, with a handsome appearance and a gentle temperament, and there was an official next to him holding two signs, with "No. 1" written on the left and "No.[-]" written on the right—this is the number one scholar up.

Seeing this, a young passer-by immediately shouted happily: "The No. [-] scholar is here! Gu Yunji! This is Gu Yunji, who won three prizes in a row!"

"What Gu Yunji! Take a closer look!" The passer-by yelled out, but was hit on the head by the elder next to him, "He's called Cheng Yan, not Gu Yunji!"

"Ouch!" The young passer-by felt the pain, stretched out his hands and rubbed his head, only then saw a sign in front of the boy, which read: Cheng Yan, a new scholar.

"Ah? It's not Gu Yunji? Then where is Gu Yunji?"

"There, the third one!" As soon as the words finished, an enthusiastic person gave him guidance, "Gu Yunji is Tanhua!"

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and they saw a boy riding the third horse. He was also seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a black gauze hat with silver flowers on the hairpin. His eyes were clear and bright, and his smile was bright and generous—— — It was Gu Yunji.

Someone withdrew their eyes in disappointment: "Why is Gu Yunji the Tanhua? He has already won two prizes in a row before. If he wins the top prize again, he will be the third person in this dynasty to win three prizes in a row. Now... hey, what a pity."

Someone was heartbroken: "Fortunately, I bought a large amount of stationery related to Lianzhong Sanyuan two days ago, such as 'Jieyuan Paper' and 'Huiyuan Ink'. "

There were also people with angry expressions on their faces, and started to fight for Gu Yunji: "Gu Yunji has sword eyebrows and star-eyed eyes, and he has an extraordinary bearing. He was born with the appearance of a Wenqu star. He should be able to win the first prize steadily! What is the origin of this Cheng Yan who came out halfway? Someone who is not well-known and not well-known actually snatched Gu Yunji's champion? Could it be that they used some tricks behind their backs!"

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Hearing the unabashed discussions all around, Cheng Yan looked as usual, but his smile faded a little bit.

(End of this chapter)