diskusbooks Chapter 370 A girl blocks the road after winning three prizes in a row.
Chapter 370 A girl blocks the road after winning three prizes in a row.
Zhu Huan quickly set off for Xie's house.
When he arrived, Xie's house was already crowded with guests, all of whom came to congratulate Xie Xiu.
Xie Xiu didn't want to be too high-profile, so after dealing with everyone, he immediately closed the door and refused visitors, waiting for the palace examination.
After all, the palace examination has not yet been conducted and the final results are not yet out.
He is too high-profile now, and it is inevitable that some people will think that he is a villain who has succeeded, is too proud of himself, and does not know his place.
After keeping a low profile for several days, the palace examination finally arrived.
Because Xiangxiang has not returned yet, Xie Ying is still worried and arranges Xiao Miao to escort Xie Xiu.
The palace examination was held in front of Emperor Taihe, so the most important thing was not to misbehave in front of the emperor.
Tu Jiaojiao was extremely careful about this and personally prepared three meals a day for Xie Xiu several days in advance. She also selected the ingredients herself and never delegated it to anyone else.
The palace examination lasted only one day, but Xie Xiu behaved calmly and handled it with ease, which made Emperor Taihe very satisfied.
Even though Xie Xiu looked very similar to Xie Yun, he felt that Xie Xiu looked more decent, a gentleman of noble character, unlike Xie Yun, who was a hypocrite.
After finishing the exam and handing in the paper, Xie Xiu left the palace with the others.
The palace examination will begin marking papers on the second day, the results will be announced on the fourth day, the results will be announced on the fifth day, and a banquet will be held on the sixth day.
Moreover, the palace examination generally does not exclude candidates. Everyone can make the list, but the rankings are different.
The list is divided into three categories, with each category having only three people, namely the top scorer, the second scorer, and the third scorer.
The number of candidates in the second class is not fixed, and they are awarded the title of Jinshi. The number of candidates in the third class is also not fixed, depending on the number of candidates and the final scores that year.
However, although candidates do not have to worry about failing the exam, they do have to worry about becoming one of the top three Jinshi.
As the saying goes, the same Jinshi is like a wife.
One more word will make a big difference in status and treatment.
Regardless of what the other candidates thought, Xie Xiu felt at ease. After the exam, he went straight home to write his storybook.
But Xie Ying was narrow-minded and secretly asked Xiao Miao to watch those people in the palace marking the answers.
Xie Xiu is Xie Yun's son, but because of his mother's tragic death, he is unwilling to acknowledge Xie Yun as his biological father and insists on severing the relationship with Xie Yun.
This incident caused a lot of people to be very dissatisfied.
Before the provincial examination, someone wrote a letter to impeach Xie Xiu, wanting to strip him of his honors and never allow him to take the imperial examinations again.
Xie Ying naturally had to stare at it.
She was afraid that some of these examiners would dislike Xie Xiu and refuse to give him a good ranking.
Sure enough, when the top ten answer sheets were selected and the cover was removed, everyone's name was seen.
Some people don't want Xie Xiu to be ranked first.
He also made up a bunch of high-sounding reasons, saying that Xie Xiu was good-looking and more suitable to be the third place winner.
Fortunately, the eldest princess and Concubine Jiang were very supportive.
Emperor Taihe was given a heads-up in advance, saying that passing the imperial examinations was a good omen and would sound good if spread out.
Therefore, Emperor Taihe did not listen to the slander and insisted on appointing Xie Xiu as the top scholar.
Xie Ying waited until the rankings were finally determined before she breathed a sigh of relief.
The results were announced on the fourth day, but Xie Xiu still didn't go to see them.
He had already learned the result from Xie Ying, and was worried that he would be surrounded after going out, so he hid at home and waited for the officials to come and report the good news.
Jiang Er knew the result in advance, and before the officials came to report the good news, he couldn't wait to rush over.
But after meeting Xie Xiu, he deliberately didn't tell him the result, but just winked at Xie Xiu, leaving Xie Xiu speechless.
Not long after, officials came running to announce the good news.
Liu Ye quickly gave the other party a big red envelope, took out the firecrackers she had prepared in advance, and lit them at the door.
The crackling sound of firecrackers made the atmosphere particularly lively.
The Princess's Mansion immediately sent people to congratulate them, and then the surrounding neighbors also sent people to congratulate them.
At the Zhu family, when Zhu Xiucai learned that Xie Xiu had won the top spot in the imperial examination, he immediately rushed to Xie's house to congratulate him.
Xie's house was once again filled with guests.
Immediately afterwards, Taiping Coal Mine once again launched special price coal.
Previously, Xie Xiu won the first place in the imperial examination, and Taiping Coal Mine launched a special price for coal for one day.
This time it will be launched in three days!
As soon as the news came out, people were very excited and rushed to buy them.
In fact, now that the weather is gradually warming up, many people no longer need to burn coal for heating.
However, since the special price of coal, many people have started to stock up.
The special price coal is five cents cheaper than the usual price, so one hundred pieces of coal can be saved by five hundred cents!
Many people don't want to miss this opportunity to take advantage.
The next day after the results were announced, Xie Xiu entered the palace early.
As the top scholar, he was appointed as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy in accordance with previous practice.
Although he was only a minor official of the sixth rank, it was the official start of his official career.
Xie Xiu didn't mind.
After leaving the palace, they were paraded through the streets on horseback.
Xie Xiu was riding on a tall horse, wearing a top scholar robe, looking extremely handsome.
Countless young ladies' eyes lit up when they saw this, but they could only put their thoughts aside when they thought of the Rouge Tiger in Xie Xiu's house.
At this time, in an elegant room by the window, a young girl was sitting by the window, sipping hot tea and looking down at the team in the distance quietly.
Looking at the crimson figure riding on the horse in the lead, she curled her red lips in satisfaction: "This Xie Xiu is quite good-looking.
I heard that his biological father had also won the first place in the imperial examination, and because of this, he caught the eye of Chen Fang, so he chose to murder his first wife, who was from a merchant family, and became the son-in-law of the Chen family.
At this point, she smiled and looked at the handsome young man sitting next to her. Leaning in his arms, she asked in a tender voice, "Liu Yu, if I asked Xie Xiu to marry me, would he choose a noble princess like Xie Yun, or would he choose that country woman from his family?"
Liu Yu carefully protected the girl in his arms, allowing her to lean in comfortably. He said sarcastically, "The princess is a royal descendant, how can she be compared to a country woman? If Xie Xiu wasn't stupid, he would choose the princess."
The girl's smile grew even brighter when she heard this: "I think so too."
After saying that, she stood up and said, "They're almost here. Let's go meet the new number one scholar and see what he will choose."
As the girl spoke, she strode out.
Liu Yu and two maids hurried to follow.
There were four guards guarding outside the elegant room. When they saw the girl come out, they all followed her.
So, when Xie Xiu came riding over with the newly crowned runner-up and third place winners, a guard from the nearby teahouse suddenly blocked their way.
Because there were so many people on the street, the three of them didn't ride fast and almost felt like they were walking.
So it was easy for the guard to stop him.
Xie Xiu was worried that the horse might kick the other person, so he quickly reined in the horse and looked at him calmly, secretly alert in his heart: "I wonder why you suddenly blocked my way?"
The guard was quite handsome. He looked up at Xie Xiu with an arrogant expression and said in a rather arrogant tone, "My master has something to ask Xie Zhuangyuan."
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed the girl coming out, so he immediately said, "This is my master."
At this moment, the young girl also looked towards Xie Xiu, her red lips curled up in a charming smile: "Xie Zhuangyuan, I have long heard of your great name."