Chapter 783 Receiving the Imperial Scholar's Uniform
Sun Shan got up early in the morning on March 17th.
After breakfast, I took Gui Ge'er to the Ministry of Rites to receive the "Jinshi suit" to be worn at the imperial examination ceremony tomorrow.
When Sun Shan arrived at the Ministry of Rites, he was the first.
After waiting for a while, many people came one after another.
Sun Shan saw many familiar faces and they all greeted each other.
Senior Brother Chen Jin said with a smile: "Ashan, after the ceremony is over, let's go out for tea."
Sun Shan nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, Senior Brother."
Some of the Jinshi looked at Sun Shan carefully, and when Sun Shan looked over, his classmates touched their noses and bowed with a smile.
Since everyone else was so polite, what else could Sun Shan do but to bow.
Since the Jinshi uniform was custom-made by the Ministry of Rites, it could not be altered privately, no matter how big or small, and could only be exchanged with those of the same year.
Moreover, after wearing the Jinshi robe, it needs to be returned to the Ministry of Rites.
As for the returned clothes, Sun Shan believed they were reused.
Because the Jinshi suit in his hand had an old smell, probably it was worn by someone else.
Sun Shan measured it and found it was a little bigger, so he asked the person in charge to replace it.
The manager searched and searched, and finally found a dress that was slightly suitable, but it still seemed a little too big for Sun Shan.
The person in charge said embarrassedly: "Sun Gongshi, this is the smallest one, haha, there is nothing we can do."
The imperial examination will be held tomorrow, so I don’t have time to sew it again.
Actually, there is time, but the "official" things are very procedure-oriented. It is impossible to give it to you just because you ask for it. There is still a set of cumbersome procedures.
There were so many things to do, such as applying for reports, applying for funding approval, etc. In short, it was impossible to sew new clothes within a day.
Sun Shan was speechless. Not only did you not help with re-customization, but you also didn’t allow the family members to make any repairs.
This rule is so unreasonable.
Sun Shan had no choice but to force a smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
You want to go crazy, but your words are very polite. Maybe this is life.
Sun Shan got the smallest set of clothes, but did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he chatted with the person in charge.
He didn't want to talk about other things. He just wanted to see if Lengmojun, who took the imperial examination, was on the list.
Finally, when it came to Sun Shan, he smiled awkwardly but politely.
The head of the office was very upset: What's wrong with this Sun Gongshi? Why is he still in the Ministry of Rites? Didn't he take the clothes? Why doesn't he go back?
Could it be that because the clothes don't fit, he doesn't want to leave and has to wait for new clothes to be made for him?
It’s not that he doesn’t want to make one, but even if he does, it will be too late to wear it tomorrow.
One day is not enough to make a set of clothes.
This Sun Gongshi is making things difficult for people!
The person in charge didn't want to pay any attention to Sun Shan and wanted him to give up and leave.
In the end, Sun Shan still did not leave. He sat inside, pretending to inspect the clothes of the Jinshi, but his eyes drifted towards the tribute scholar who was holding the clothes.
Finally, the chief couldn't help but say, "Sun Gongshi, there's no point in you staying here. Your clothes are the smallest, and we don't have any smaller ones here."
Whether it fit or not was none of their business, it was just that Sun Gongshi was short and thin.
It doesn't matter if you are a little short, there are short people among the tribute scholars, but they are more developed and strong.
Once the clothes are stretched, even the smallest set will fit.
This Sun Gongshi is not only short but also thin.
Tsk tsk, so the Jinshi suit couldn’t be supported no matter how hard he tried and it became even bigger.
The person in charge thought of the recent gossip tabloid reports about this Sun Gongshi.
I heard that he grew up in a poor family and was born prematurely. He had to live frugally in order to earn money for his studies. So it was normal that he didn't have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear while growing up and that he didn't grow strong.
Thinking of this, the chief forgave Sun Shan's rudeness, and with a pleasant face, he whispered: "Mr. Sun, if the clothes don't fit, you can fix them inside. Just hand them back intact on the outside."
Sun Shan knew what the leader meant, and he planned to do the same.
But a stranger saying this was a great kindness, so Sun Shan bowed and said, "Thank you very much."
The person in charge had ordered him to leave, so Sun Shan had no choice but to leave.
He stayed not to get a new uniform, but to capture Lengmo-kun.
Looking at the future new scholars coming and going, Sun Shan found that Leng Mojun was not there, perhaps he failed the exam.
Sun Shan left the ceremonial room with his imperial robes and walked to the main gate, where he met Du Liubo.
After not seeing him for a few days, Du Liubo is still as gentle and elegant as ever.
"Beijing Tabloid" said that Du Liubo was unmarried and not engaged. Wow, I wonder which lady he got the chance to marry.
Du Liubo politely bowed to Sun Shan and said, "Mr. Sun, nice to meet you."
Sun Shan immediately returned the greeting: "Du Huiyuan, nice to meet you. Are you here to exchange for the imperial examination uniform as well?"
Sun Shan is just making small talk, talking nonsense and meaningless conversation.
What else could we all come here for if not to exchange for the imperial examination uniforms?
Du Liubo remained graceful and elegant, smiled and said, "Yes, Mr. Sun."
After a pause, he said, "Du, go in first, and we'll talk again when we have time."
After saying this, she walked gracefully into the wedding room, leaving behind a graceful shadow.
Sun Shan and Du Liubo had met several times, but they were not really familiar with each other and had no topics to talk about.
It is even more embarrassing after various tabloid reports compared him with Du Liubo.
These tabloids had no impact on Sun Shan, as he had always been thick-skinned.
As for whether it had any impact on Du Liubo, Sun Shan did not know.
However, Du Liubo had politely greeted him first just now. No matter what he thought in his heart, on the surface, Du Liubo didn't mind it like he did. He just treated the content of the tabloid as a joke and smiled it off.
Sun Shan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
After leaving the Ministry of Rites, Gui Ge'er was waiting anxiously outside.
When he saw Sun Shan get the clothes, he grinned with joy.
The brothers and sisters talked and laughed as they walked, and the air was not only fresh but also sweet.
Especially when Guiger was smiling, Sun Shan thought about what it would be like if he returned to Sunjia Village wearing this set of clothes.
The villagers must be very happy.
Grandma, Dad, Mom and Sister Yun must be proud of him.
After returning to the He residence, Sun Shan went to see Mrs. He holding the imperial examination gown.
Sun Shan said helplessly: "Grandma, this dress is too small and still doesn't fit. I don't know what to do."
Mrs. He smiled and said, "What else can we do? Just make some changes."
Although it is not allowed on the surface, it can be a big deal inside. Just return it intact.
"Every policy has its own countermeasure from below." The wisdom of the people is endless.
Old Madam He immediately called the He family's most skilled embroiderer to come in and help Sun Shan fix the work. After waiting for a long time, she finally finished it.
The personal nanny said happily, "Sir, put it on quickly and see if there is anything that doesn't fit."
Gui Ge'er, Sun Dali, and Sun Dingnan hurriedly helped the future Lord Sun to get dressed.
Sun Shan wore a robe that was closer to official uniform: a dark blue robe with a dark green edge, a round collar and large sleeves that were "broad but not restrictive."
The Jinshi scarf worn on the head is similar in shape to the black gauze hat, with special black gauze ribbons hanging from the left and right legs, a pair of hairpin flowers, and a pair of gold and silver plates with the words "Qionglin Banquet" attached.
The leather belt has a green strap and a black horn belt plate with a tassel hanging down.
He, Sun Shan, became a Jinshi at the age of 23!