Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 122: The Golden Palace spreads rumors, and the Royal Street praises officials

After all the Jinshis thanked them and Emperor Longqing said some words of encouragement, the Jindian Chuanluo was over.

After three cracks of the whip, everyone respectfully sent Emperor Longqing off, and now it was time to enter the imperial street bragging section.

All the officials stepped forward to congratulate the new scholars, and the band outside the hall also played cheerful melody.

Jia Qiong, Han Wei, and Song Mian were led by the eunuch to a side hall to change their clothes.

As the number one scholar, Jia Qiong had to put on a crimson robe, a medicinal jade pendant around her waist, and two golden flowers on her black gauze hat, making them sparkle.

Compared with previous years, the age group of this year's Jinshi is significantly lower. Jia Qiong is not yet 21, Han Wei is [-], and Song Mian is only [-].

In the top ten, only Gao Yunsheng is over thirty, and the others are all under 25.

Such a young group of Jinshi made the eyes of many civil and military nobles in the palace shine.

Youth not only represents unlimited possibilities, but also means that many people may not have been married yet.

Catching Xu at the bottom of the list has always been a reserved program after the annual palace examination.

These ministers, who had daughters, granddaughters, or even great-granddaughters at home, all walked around among the young Jinshi like chicken blood, inquiring about news.

If they think it's appropriate, some nobles will even use force to kidnap the person back home and get married after the official bragging in the royal street.

"Han, who is second in the rankings, is your age this year? Do you have a noble family at home? Do you have a wife?"

I have a granddaughter who is only twenty-eight years old. She has the beauty of a country and a city. She is currently waiting for her daughter to be married. Why don't you come home with me and take a look?
Are you already engaged?It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I am very reasonable and can let the person you are engaged to be your equal wife. "

"Xu Xiaoyou, I heard that you are from Jinhua County, Zhejiang Province. What a coincidence, my maternal grandfather is also from Jinhua County...

What, you're already married. Oh, it's too early for you to get married at such a young age. Have you considered divorcing your wife and getting married again? "

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In this extremely lively occasion, no one came to ask Jia Qiong whether he was married. Most of them were just officials who came to congratulate him.

After all, everyone knows that he already has a family, and he is married to Old Man Wang's direct granddaughter. Who dares to ask him to divorce his wife and remarry.

Of course, there are also some who are thick-skinned, such as Mu Qing, a descendant of Prince Dongping and now a first-class marquis.

Just as Prince Gong told Jia Qiong that he was going to have a wedding drink with him, Mu Qing took advantage of the opportunity and came over.

He grabbed Jia Qiong very cordially and said with a smile on his face: "My dear nephew, our family's lifelong friendship is different from those of outsiders.

I won’t beat around the bush with you, I have a daughter who is twenty this year.

Just because the betrothed was unlucky, he fell ill and died before my daughter got married, and my daughter's marriage was delayed because of this.

If you don't mind my good nephew, I would like to promise her to you as an equal wife.

Don't worry, nephew, I will never let you suffer. I promise to send you a generous dowry. What do you think? "

Jia Qiong smiled awkwardly and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Uncle Shi, but look at how many young talents there are inside and outside this palace.

Why don't you find another suitable husband for your daughter and marry him as your wife, so as not to wrong her? "

Mu Qing said in embarrassment: "My daughter is a little girl, so I'm afraid others won't agree."

Seeing that Mu Qing was a little moved, Jia Qiong quickly struck while the iron was hot and lowered her voice and whispered: "Shibo, let me introduce you.

Look at that person, he is my classmate and good friend Gongsun Yue.

This time, I am No. 5 in the top two in high school. I am just 25 this year. I am mature, steady, generous and kind to others. I am definitely a candidate for Jiaxu.

It so happened that his first wife passed away from illness the year before last, which is a blessing but not a pity.

Moreover, he has no children, only a three-year-old daughter.

He has been busy with his career these years and has never taken another wife or concubine. Wouldn't he be a perfect match for his daughter-in-law.

Shibo, if you are interested, how about I introduce it to you? "

After hearing this, Mu Qing's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "That's a good relationship. Thank you so much, nephew. I will be very grateful if it comes to fruition."

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "Hey, what did Shibo say? What kind of friendship do we have? Come on, come with me."

After saying that, he pulled Mu Qing to Gongsun Yue's side. It happened that he had just sent away a certain third-grade official who was enthusiastically promoting his granddaughter.Jia Qiong grabbed him and said with a smile: "Brother Chengyun, this is Zhenyuan Hou Mu Qingmu, an old friend of my family.

Come, come, come and get close to each other. Mr. Mu is the Queen of Dongping County and is now the Commander-in-Chief of the Right Army. You must seize the opportunity. "

After saying that, Jia Qiong patted Gongsun Yue on the shoulder, and then quickly ran away under his eyes that wanted to kill someone, and then pulled the anxious Han Wei and Song Mian to escape from the Fengtian Palace.

According to the arrangement of the etiquette officer, they stood on the royal road. This is the treatment that only Sandingjia can have.

After all the Jinshi were in their seats, they walked directly to the outside of the palace along the royal road under the guidance of the etiquette officer.

After passing through Fengtianmen and Chengtianmen, Han Dong, the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, and the magistrates of Chang'an and Wannian counties were waiting in front of the imperial bridge with various ceremonial guards.

Han Dong personally dressed Jia Qiong in red and green, then Wannian County Magistrate led a pure white royal horse and asked him to mount, and Chang'an County Magistrate handed him a riding whip.

The etiquette officer shouted: "The new champion in the imperial examination is praising the official."

In an instant, gongs and drums filled the air, and a group of Yiluansi guard of honor beat the gongs to clear the way in front.

Six officers and soldiers holding flags such as Three Yuan and No. [-], Dakui Tianxia, ​​and New Branch No. [-] were leading the way. Zhu Chen, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, followed behind holding the gold medal.

Jia Qiong then rode his horse slowly, followed by Han Wei and Song Mian on horseback, and other Jinshi followed on foot.

He, Han Wei and Song Mian left the palace through the main gate of Zhengyang Gate, while others could only go through the gates on both sides.

Only the emperor and the empress could walk through the eleven-foot-high Zhengyang Gate, while others could only look at Sanding Jia with envy at the highlight of his life.

At this moment, the square outside Zhengyang Gate is already crowded with people. The imperial street bragging event that takes place every three years always attracts thousands of people to the streets of Chang'an City.

In this year's palace examination, there is a little poetry fairy who is famous all over the world. He may also become the No. 1 Sanyuan and No. [-] in a century, and the enthusiasm of the people is even higher.

When Jia Qiong rode out of Zhengyang Gate, the people who had been waiting for a long time immediately burst into earth-shaking cheers.

The surging crowd almost broke through the human wall composed of officers and soldiers from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. Fortunately, the Yulin Army joined in and blocked the fanatical crowd.

Jia Qiong, escorted by Jin Yiwei, walked through the Zhuque Square in front of Zhengyang Gate and walked onto Shili Yuqian Street.

The people on both sides were old and young, men and women, and they all enthusiastically congratulated Jia Qiong loudly.

Some people even kowtowed to Jia Qiong and regarded him as a literary star descending to earth, but Jia Qiong could only keep giving him his hands in response.

The various shops on both sides of Yuqian Street have long been occupied by many children from rich families and rich and powerful people. They all crowded at the windows to watch the excitement.

Countless young women throw handkerchiefs and sachets to their favorite people to express their love.

At the intersection of Zhuque Street and Yuqian Street, there is the fifth floor of Zhuque Tower.

Just where Emperor Longqing was watching the fireworks show six years ago, Prince Lian looked at his sister and sighed softly.

Princess Mingyue was currently wearing the clothes of a young eunuch, standing in front of the window with a complicated expression, looking at Jia Qiong who was riding a horse from the Zhengyang Gate.

This tenth princess of Dachu, the apple of Emperor Longqing's eye, is now 17 years old.

She has grown into a stunning beauty and has reached the age of marriage.

The queen has been helping her choose consorts recently, but she doesn't like any of them.

She has always liked Jia Qiong in her heart, but a few years ago, after hearing that he was engaged to Wang Mu's granddaughter, she knew that she would never marry Jia Qiong again.

Today she begged Prince Lian to take her out of the palace secretly, just to see Jia Qiong one last time and say goodbye to him in her heart.

Seeing Jia Qiong's high-spirited look, she seemed to see the high-spirited young man in front of the Moon Pavilion again and hear the touching song "Magpie Bridge Immortal".

It's a pity that after all, it's just a fruitless show.

Mingyue suddenly turned around and said to Prince Lian: "Brother Ninth, can you go to Jia's Mansion on my behalf to say hello to him?"

Prince Lian knew that he should refuse, but looking at his sister's expectant eyes, he still couldn't bear it and could only agree: "It's just this once, it won't be the same next time."

The bright moon smiles like a hibiscus in full bloom.

"Thank you Brother Nine."

(End of this chapter)