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Then he grabbed Su Changan's hand, lowered his head and ran away!
I thought to myself, there is no way to disguise yourself now!
I'm so embarrassed!
And what about posture?
Thinking of this, Xia Fengxiang turned around and looked at Su Changan, who was as calm as a dead pig and was not afraid of boiling water. He was so angry that he wanted to kick him a few more times, but when he thought of so many people, he thought it would be better to leave quickly.
but.
Thinking of his weak legs, Xia Fengxiang pursed his lips and his face suddenly turned redder.
What an enemy!!
……
The Grace Banquet is held every year, and those who can attend are those who are on the A and B lists. It can be said that only those who are Jinshi are allowed to attend this banquet.
but
This year, because of the honor, the number of people on the list adds up to more than 200, which is unprecedented!
so.
At the Qingya Restaurant, even before the evening banquet started, many high school students had already arrived at the restaurant.
All the students in the world belong to Wenchang, especially today is the day to congratulate the students who have passed the imperial examinations after the results are announced, so the portrait of "Emperor Wenchang" has been placed on the empty wall in the hall of Qingya Restaurant early.
The students who entered the temple bowed towards the portrait to express their gratitude for the protection of Emperor Wenchang and to pray for promotion to higher positions after they officially enter official service.
After paying homage to Emperor Wenchang, many students looked at the poems of the current Queen hung high in the Qingya Restaurant, and everyone sighed.
I don't know when it started, but Qingya Restaurant suddenly started to hang poems. There was even a saying inside the restaurant that as long as the poem was immortal, it would be hung high. At the same time, if you come to Qingya Restaurant to dine, drink and eat, everything will be free for three years.
So a lot of people came.
In fact, many of the current high school students have tried to challenge this, but unfortunately no one has succeeded.
It’s not that the poems they wrote were not good enough, but the poems written by the Empress were too high, so high that they were beyond our reach.
It was so high that it was really hard for them to compare, and even harder to climb the wall.
but
Everyone had a happy look on their faces. First of all, they had passed the high school entrance exam, so it didn't matter even if they were ranked second.
Next, they heard that at tonight's banquet, Old Master Su would take out a poem that the Empress had never made public and ask everyone to revise it.
Although this sounds a bit mysterious, after all, the Queen is a very talented writer, so how could they change her masterpiece?
but.
There is no best in literature. Although they admired each other in their hearts, they were still eager to try. After all, they were confident in their literature and calligraphy. They also wanted to show it off in front of the officials such as Mu Jijiu, Su Lao Taishi and so on.
After all, high school means one has already set foot on the career path of politics.
not to mention
There is a legend that Old Master Su and Lord Su Zimu, together they both tried but failed to revise this poem. So if I could revise it, that would be amazing!
So everyone is looking forward to tonight even more.
Time passes slowly.
There are more and more high school students in Qingya Restaurant.
But soon
There was an immediate commotion in the restaurant, and many people stood up and looked at the people coming in from the door.
"Brother Yan."
"Congratulations to Brother Yan for passing the imperial examination."
……
Congratulations like these immediately filled the entire restaurant.
As usual, Yan Shu returned the greetings one by one, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
This surprised some people. After all, being the top scorer in the imperial examination was enough to be proud of, but Yan Shu was so humble, which was really rare. So they admired and appreciated this top scorer even more.
In addition, congratulations to Zuo Shaoweng who came with Yan Shu.
But when Zuo Shaoweng, the second one, walks together with the first one, he really loses a lot of glory.
But Zuo Shaoweng didn't care about these. He just smiled and went with Yan Shu and others to the empty table reserved for the top few people on the A list.
Su Linhan, Cui Yuer and other top ten candidates have already sat down at the table.
Everyone bowed to each other.
The third place was the female student Gu Chiyu from Yangzhou.
Although this woman was talented, she was very low-key. However, she made a stunning debut in this imperial examination, which surprised many people who knew her.
The fourth is a student from Xiangzhou named Lu Xiufu. Like Yan Shu, he is also a poor student and also has some fame in Xiangzhou, but his fame is lower than Meng Shaoan who is now serving in Yanyun. However, people who know him know that Lu Xiufu has greater literary talent than Meng Shaoan, and he is also making a name for himself now. Like Gu Chiyu, his name will be known to the whole city once he is on the list.
As for the fifth, it was naturally Su Linhan. No one was surprised. After all, her literary reputation was extraordinary! What made everyone take it for granted was that as the younger sister of the Queen, it was natural for her to have such literary talent.
Yan Shu and others naturally knew the other people as well.
but
Right after Yan Shu and Zuo Shaoweng sat down, all eyes turned to the table where the top ten were sitting. Even though everyone in the restaurant was a high school graduate, everyone still had an envious look on their face. After all, being in the top ten on the list, how could one not be envious?
Naturally, that table became the most eye-catching table in the restaurant.
The manager of Qingya Restaurant sighed and shook his head, looking at Yan Shu, sighing even more at the words that people should not be underestimated.
He had seen Yan Shu many times and knew that he was a poor scholar. Every time he came here, he was accompanied by Xun Siye or his wealthy classmates.
The main reason was that Yan Shu's clothes were really out of place, so he was remembered by the steward. Of course, the steward did not dare to treat him badly. After all, a guest is a guest. No matter who you are, as long as you don't dine and run, it's fine.
The manager was not the only one who felt sad.
Many students present were like this.
And in the most remote place of the restaurant, Wu Fan and Zhang Yiran, who had been talking with Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang during the day, were sitting at this table.
Fortunately, both of them made the list.
However, he was at the bottom of the B list, so it could be considered a fluke. If he hadn't had the grace, he would have definitely failed.
As for Guo Kaizhong, he failed to make the list and is not eligible to attend the banquet tonight.
"Han Shu, Han Shu. Hey, although I've heard of Yan Shu's name before, it was far less famous than Zuo Shaoweng and others. I've never even heard of Lu Xiufu. I didn't expect that one is first and the other is fourth." Someone at this table said this while looking at Yan Shu and his table from afar.
Someone at the same table immediately said, "Why are you talking about this? We are happy that we were able to pass the high school entrance examination, and it will be the same if we enter the official career. If we become a good official, won't our reputation spread? Why bother about these things?"
Hearing this, the man who had previously sighed out of envy smiled helplessly: "I just made a few complaints, please don't laugh at me."
After saying this, the man realized that he had dampened the atmosphere at the table, so he immediately asked, "Have you guys prepared any poems tonight?"
heard this
Everyone at the table looked at each other.
One person said, "Brother Zhu, tonight we have the Queen's poems and lyrics, and this wall is filled with masterpieces from all ages. If anyone dares to offer a poem, I will be the first to give him a thumbs up, and I will admire his courage for the rest of my life!"
When everyone heard this, they all smiled helplessly.
I think this is true. After all, it takes great courage to present poetry tonight.
But at this time
A man sitting at the table asked cautiously, "May I ask everyone, if I present a poem tonight, will it be favored by the girl? Or should I not present it, but give it to the girl I like."
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Chapter 230: The Queen is not here, but she is here
Hearing this, everyone at the table looked at each other, and then looked at the young man who spoke.
Everyone looked at Xia Yaomo in surprise.
Feast of Grace, Feast of Grace~~~It is a banquet hosted by the examiners' teachers to congratulate the students. This guy here is looking for a girl?
Some people looked amused. After all, as they just said, tonight was not a place where anyone could casually recite poems.
It’s not that you can’t offer poems, after all, no one can stop you from offering poems, but tonight you are really burdened by the huge mountain of the Queen’s poems, how can you offer poems!
Therefore, if anyone wants to offer poems tonight, there are only two types of people. The first type is the person who has just stepped into the official career and is eager to show off in front of officials such as Mu Jijiu, Su Lao Taishi, or Yang Taifu. The second type is the person who is overconfident and thinks that his poems are good enough and will not embarrass himself.
Of course, some silly people are not excluded.
But this person just opened his mouth and said girl
This made everyone a little curious.
While everyone was still thinking about what this person meant.
Among them, the student of Brother Zhu said with a smile: "Zhu Zhuo from Wuzhou, I wonder who you are?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and said, "Luzhou Xia Yaomo."
When everyone heard this name, they felt very unfamiliar with it; they had never heard of it before.
Nor are they names that rank above or below in one’s own list.
But people didn't doubt anything, because anyone who could come in and sit at a table must be on the list, and except for the first ten special tables, other seats were free, so people didn't think too much about this person's ranking.
But Zhu Zhuo immediately said, "I've heard a lot about you."
When Xia Yaomo saw this, he immediately said, "I have also heard of Brother Zhu's name for a long time."
The two sides exchanged pleasantries, and that was the opening remark. No one present thought anything of it, after all, it was just the same when meeting someone for the first time.
As for whether you have really heard it, no one knows.
Zhu Zhuo looked at Xia Yaomo and asked, "Brother Xia, do you have a masterpiece to send to the Grand Tutor, the Chief Priest, or those gentlemen?"