On the day when the results were released, Han Nanxing pulled his eldest brother out of bed early to look at the apricot list, and his performance was even more positive than that of Han Yucheng who participated in the examination.
Because the announcement of the results coincided with the time when apricot flowers were in full bloom, the announcement list for the imperial examination to recruit tributes was called the apricot list.
Although they arrived not too late, by the time they arrived at the place where the Gongyuan announcement was posted, a sea of people had already gathered there.
Obviously, they are not the only ones who are anxious to see the results. All the candidates have the same mood.
Han Nanxing relied on his martial arts training and strong body to push aside the crowded crowd and force his way to the front of Xingbang.
Although Han Yucheng wanted to get closer and take a closer look, he was a weak scholar and was really powerless, so he couldn't squeeze in no matter what.
Moreover, he also cared about his eldest brother's face and wanted to maintain a calm appearance in front of Han Nanxing, so he simply watched from the outside as his younger brother squeezed in.
Conflicts are inevitable when there are more people, and soon some people will start complaining.
"Ouch! What son of a bitch steps on my toes!"
"Why are you squeezing! You are in a hurry to reincarnate!"
"Who the hell dares to touch my butt!"
"Go away! Don't touch me!"
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Han Yucheng had tried his best to keep a calm expression, but when he heard someone was groping in troubled waters and touching someone's butt, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
He looked at Han Nanxing's back and couldn't help but worry about him.
Han Nanxing is tall and handsome, and he studied martial arts with General Fang, so he is full of masculinity.
Hearing that Duanxiu loved this kind of man the most, Han Yucheng said sincerely: Brother, you must not let others take advantage of you!
Han Nanxing didn't know that his eldest brother, who had always been steady, was worried that others would care about his butt, and was only focused on pushing his way to the front of the apron list.
With his unremitting efforts, he finally squeezed into the front row.
Han Nanxing, who was tall and had sharp eyes, could quickly see the contents of the apricot list.
He looked at each one from top to bottom, his eyes suddenly lit up, his face was overjoyed, he turned to Han Yucheng and said loudly, "Brother! Your name is on the fifth one!"
After saying that, Han Nanxing quickly turned back, took a closer look, counted again and again, and made sure that he was not mistaken before squeezing out from the crowd.
Because his brother had a loud voice, Han Yucheng could hear clearly outside that he was fifth.
But when Han Nanxing walked up to him, he couldn't help but ask again: "What did you just say?"
Han Nanxing was about to speak when he suddenly turned his eyes and said, "Brother, your name is the last one!"
Han Yuchengdao blurted out: "Am I not fifth?"
As soon as the words came out, he felt something was wrong, and the next moment he saw his brother's teasing eyes.
Han Nanxing winked and said, "Brother, I thought you were really that calm, but it turns out you were just pretending, hahaha!"
Han Yucheng lost face and felt slightly hot-skinned. Seeing that his brother was still laughing, he punched him.
Han Nanxing's laughter stopped suddenly, and he screamed in pain from his fist.
As a serious martial arts practitioner, how could he be afraid of his brother's tricks?
However, Han Yucheng took it seriously.
He quickly supported his younger brother and said nervously: "Nan Xing, are you okay?"
Han Nanxing suppressed laughter, lowered his head and said aggrievedly: "Brother, I was just joking with you, but you hit me, and I still pushed my way to the front to show you the list!"
Han Yucheng felt guilty immediately, and his eyebrows were full of worry: "Nan Xing, you are the eldest brother just now, I will carry you to see the doctor right now!"
Han Nanxing burst out laughing.
He then raised his head, with no look of pain on his face, and said happily: "Brother, with your small body, you still want to carry me on your back!"
Only then did Han Yucheng realize that he had been tricked by his younger brother again. His face was green and white, so he punched him again!
This time he used his strength. Han Nanxing was punched unprepared, and his body was bent like a shrimp.
"Ouch! Brother...you are really..."
Han Yucheng didn't listen to his brother's call this time and turned around and left.
My sister and niece are still waiting for news about him in the teahouse.
Han Nanxing saw that her elder brother ignored her this time and could no longer perform a one-man show, so she followed him in a hurry.
They went to the teahouse together, reported their names, and entered the private room appointed by Princess Yu.
Chu Siqing sat next to her mother and had been waiting for a while.
If there weren't too many people at the place where the rankings were released, she would have wanted to go there with her two uncles!
Seeing the relaxed expressions on her two younger brothers, Princess Yu knew that her ranking must be good.
She quickly asked someone to refill the tea, and then asked with a smile: "What's the number?"
Han Yucheng took a sip of tea and was about to speak, but Han Nanxing said: "Sister, come and take a guess."
Princess Yu thought for a while and then asked tentatively: "Within the top ten?"
Han Nanxing smiled and said nothing, then asked his niece: "Siqing, what do you think?"
Chu Siqing smiled contemptuously and stretched out five little fingers.
With the melon eating system in hand, how could such a trivial matter be hidden from her?
Han Nanxing looked shocked: "Siqing, you are really a master of calculations!"
Princess Yu said happily: "It turned out to be fifth place. Yucheng did very well in the exam this time."
Han Yucheng couldn't help but frown when he heard his sister's praise.
Han Nanxing joked: "Sister, you don't know, just now the eldest brother..."
He told his sister and niece what he had just joked about.
Han Yucheng pulled the corner of his mouth and glared at his dishonest brother!
Princess Yu couldn't help but laugh: "You're a kid who knows how to act weird. No matter how calm your eldest brother is, he's still not as good as a weakling, and you're the one who's trying to narrow things down!"
Chu Siqing also smiled and stretched out her chubby hand to hold her uncle's hand to express comfort.
Han Yucheng's face turned slightly red and he said nothing.
The siblings said a few more common things.
Finally, Princess Yu said to her eldest brother: "Yucheng, the next palace examination will not eliminate candidates. The emperor will just re-rank you. Just take the examination with a normal mind."
Han Yucheng nodded and said, "I understand, sister."
Soon, it was time for the palace examination.
Princess Yu took Chu Siqing to the Bodhisattva where she had bowed before Han Yucheng during the examination, and bowed again.
Chu Siqing couldn't help teasing her in her heart: [Mother, concubine, you said in front of your uncle that you should treat him with a normal attitude, but why are you more nervous than him who is about to take an exam? 】
Princess Yu offered a stick of incense to the Bodhisattva and bowed before saying to her daughter: "I just don't want to put too much pressure on your uncle. Of course I hope he will be better!"
Chu Siqing couldn't stop laughing.
A few days later, the results of the palace examination were announced.
After the palace examination, the imperial court released the announcement list for the admission of Jinshi, which is also commonly known as the golden list.
Being able to be named on the gold list is the ideal of many scholars in the world!
At this point, the famous tributes on the Apricot List are no longer anxious. They will all be on the Gold List anyway.
Most of them made themselves very respectable and waited in the teahouse near Gongyuan. Someone would naturally come to announce the good news later.
These would-be Jinshis all do this in unison, all because there is a folk custom after the imperial examination.
This custom is "catching a son-in-law under the official list."
