Second, enter the small courtyard.
Everyone except Chang Yan was sitting in the courtyard, staring at the study nervously and excitedly. As the wooden door slowly opened, Xu Mo stood tall and elegant in a blue robe and a Jinshi hat.
Different from the scholarly atmosphere of the straight blue embroidery, the Jinshi uniform and Jinshi hat add a bit of nobility. He is really a humble number one scholar, and there is no one like him in the world.
From Jiang Sheng to Wen Zhiyun, from Fang Heng to Zheng Ruqian, everyone's eyes were red.
Only they themselves know how much hardship they endured and how many difficulties they encountered to get to where they are today.
Those ups and downs that were once regarded as giants, only the calm and gentle Yanran is left when they return to the capital. Sometimes I think about it, without the hardship, they would not be where they are now.
A truly determined person has the courage to grow in the mud, climb in hardships, and advance in the face of storms. All falls will become the strength to rise up, and all pain will become brave persistence.
Life is undefeated and blooms eternal flowers.
Xu Mo didn't expect that he would be faced with silence when he walked out.
His younger brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles all looked over with red eyes, feeling mixed with emotion, relief, admiration and regret.
Why is there...one person missing?
From the time he was named on the gold list to now, doubts have troubled Xu Mo all the time. He was determined to ask to see the fifth prince when he was awarded the title, and see with his own eyes whether he was the fifth younger brother in the family.
"Let's go, we are about to enter the palace." Xu Mo came back to his senses and broke the silence in the courtyard.
The boys and girls who were sniffling just now immediately became naughty, clamoring for their eldest brother to bring something good from the imperial city.
Some want to try the imperial dining room pastries, some are curious about Tian Tian’s appearance, and some want to dig out gold nugget floor tiles.
It wasn't that they didn't want to make fun of them before, but the imperial edict and palace examination were too serious. Now they could finally relax. They couldn't wait to follow them in person to see what the imperial city was like.
Xu Mo was laughing and crying when a steady knock on the door came from outside.
Jiang San stood up with a cry and walked over, welcoming a tall figure.
"Dad." Jiang Sheng rushed over immediately, "Why are you here?"
Jiang Jizu took out two packets of cakes from his arms in an obedient manner, watched her open them, and then smiled, "Of course I'm here to congratulate the champion."
Tianjia taboos aristocratic families and promotes new talents.
Jiang Sheng is both the younger sister of Xin Xiu and the legitimate daughter of an aristocratic family. To avoid suspicion, the Jiang family did not specially congratulate her and even visited her daughter less frequently.
But today is the day when he is granted the title, and Jiang Jizu has to come over both emotionally and rationally.
"Thank you, General." Xu Mo bowed and saluted as a junior.
Jiang Jizu waved his hand and looked back at Jiang Sheng's bulging cheeks. "After being awarded the title of Jinshi this time, there will be a procession in Fengjing City. I have prepared an elegant room in Youranju early, so I am the best person to watch the procession." Location."
You can't go into the palace to see your eldest brother being consecrated, but you can just watch the procession.
Jiang Sheng was so happy that he swallowed the cake in a few mouthfuls and stood on tiptoes, "Daddy is the best. Daddy is so thoughtful."
Without further ado, everyone sets off immediately.
However, when he reached the door, he was blocked again.
This time it was a dusty official postman with a bamboo basket on his shoulder. He just stood up and said, "Who is Xu Mo? Is Xu Mo here?"
"This official, please be silent." The person involved stood up wearing a Jinshi robe.
The officer at the official post was stunned for a moment, then his tone turned gentle, "Here is your letter and gift. It was rushed eight hundred miles away. Several horses were exhausted. If it weren't for the heavy reward, no one would have taken this job."
He babbled and took out the envelope, along with the bamboo basket on his shoulder.
Ordinary people can just ask the parade merchants to deliver their letters, but the official post is a bit more complicated, and you have to take your fingerprints in person.
After Xu Mo finished handling the matter, he carried the bamboo basket and got into the carriage.
Several curious little heads gathered around and asked, "Brother, look at who gave you the letter."
Thousands of miles away, who could be there?
There are only old friends from Anshui County.
Xu Mo lowered his eyelashes, opened the envelope with his slender fingers, and took out the small regular script with hairpin flowers.
The letter was written more than half a month ago. The writer had just learned that he had won the first place in the national examination. He was afraid that it would be too late to send it to him if he won the first place, so he sent someone to bring it to him in advance.
"The spring breeze brings joy to the horse's hooves, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."
"Brother Xu, you can definitely take what I can't take, do what I can't do, and walk where I can't go. You are outstanding and eye-catching, the moon among thousands of stars, and the most pure in the world."
"If the people get your protection in the future, I hope you will never forget your original words, become a piece of blue sky, and see thousands of miles of rivers and mountains."
"I would like to use the night pearl to light up the dim light and support the wind."
The clean and neat little box was taken out, and the younger brothers and sisters watched the whole process, but no one took any action.
They watched Xu Mo stretch out his hand, watched the buckle lift slightly, a faint light came into their eyes, and the warm beads were breathtaking.
It turns out that this is the legendary Night Pearl.
I don’t know how much money the Wang family spent to find it and how many twists and turns it took to deliver it.
That sickly and transparent young man, what he had never been able to obtain throughout his life was finally realized by his friends.
Xu Mo closed the buckle in silence and solemnly handed it to Fang Heng for safekeeping.
The carriage arrived at the gate of the imperial city. The students who had been preparing for the imperial examination at night all changed into blue robes for the imperial examination. They changed from waiting to entering one after another, and from being humble and nervous to being confident and calm.
They talked to each other, walked alone, entered in groups, bowed their hands in admiration, or looked around.
When they saw Xu Mo, the champion, some people's eyes lit up and they rushed over to make friends and chat.
Some people snorted disdainfully and turned around to follow the second place winner.
The criss-crossing of the officialdom has already begun to take shape at this moment.
Xu Mo remained calm, remembering what Jiang Jizu had mentioned. This time, among the top three students, the first and second picks were all rookies. Only Tanhua Fangyuan was from an aristocratic family, and the Tian family was allowed to make a show of it, which was a loss of money and humiliation.
It can be seen that the emperor deeply hated the control of aristocratic families and could not tolerate cliques and selfish interests.
He responded to the student's overtures, but declined the other party's intention to accompany him. He only waited for Qi Huaian Anjun to arrive, said goodbye to his relatives, and walked into the imperial city.
Sun Xiaosheng, who was second in the list, had already entered, followed by a dozen students who showed good intentions.
The number one scholar was alone, with only two friends accompanying him.
As for Tanhua, will the young master of the Fang family, who has suffered a huge setback, show up at the ceremony?
With doubts in mind, everyone walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, only to find that Fang Yuan was already wearing a blue Jinshi robe, standing firmly at the head.
He looked calm and calm, not angry or even frustrated at all.
It seems that what happened before has not happened, and it seems that a solution has been found.
Either way, the Fang family's master's palace is so deep that it's terrifying.
"Brother Xu, please be careful, villains have many tricks." Qi Huai warned softly, fearing that his good brother would suffer a loss.
Xu Mo laughed, comforted him with his eyes, and went to Duan Shou alone.
As the saying goes, fame determines position. There is no doubt that first-class people stand at the front, second-class people are in the middle, and third-class people follow.
The No. 1 pick, the No. 2 pick, and the No. 3 pick are all tied in sequence.
Xu Mo was about to stop, and the calm Fang Yuan turned his head and showed a warm smile.
