Under the stars and moon in Bianjing City, there is still a lot of traffic and people coming and going.

It is an unforgettable night for the new Jinshi. The arrest of a son-in-law is not fake. Countless wealthy families are waiting for the announcement of the results to gather outside the Imperial Academy. When the new Jinshi has dispersed, they will directly abduct the son-in-law and marry him, or even directly marry him.

Raw rice is cooked into cooked rice.

After paying homage to the Holy Master, Wang Gui led his people to hang the list outside Donghua Gate, and the other Jinshis could disperse.

However, there were many people outside the Imperial College who wanted to capture their son-in-law. They blocked the front and back of the Imperial College, and everyone stretched their necks to look in.

A group of Jinshi who were not yet married were in trouble when they wanted to go out. You pushed me and I pushed you. But the Jinshi who had been married or thought they could sell for a good price gathered their friends and went to Fanlou to meet Xianlou to celebrate them.

When you are proud.

For many Jinshi, being admitted to the Jinshi is the most glorious moment in their lives, and many of them will waste time in their career.

Zhang Yue was amused when he saw these people who wanted to refuse but still welcomed him. When he saw Han Zhongyan again, Huang Lu was tempted to invite him to climb the building, but he remembered that his brother and sister-in-law must be waiting for him, so he still declined and hurried home.

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At this time, when Zhang Yue heard a woman outside Taixue calling "Zhang Lang" or "Zhang Lang", his expression changed, and he felt that something was wrong.

He borrowed a carriage and clothes from Fan Zuyu, pretended to be a student of the Imperial Academy, and then left the Imperial Academy.

Fan Zuyu was worried and sent his own servant to see him off.

Today, the number one scholar in the Golden Palace is riding back in a carriage, still looking like a commoner.

As the carriage drove along the bustling streets of Bianjing, Zhang Yue opened the curtain and watched the barbecued meats being grilled on the street, and the smoke was coming.

To be honest, although the emperor gave him food today, it was only two pieces of pastry. Besides, he didn't rush to eat it after the roll call at the Golden Palace.

Now that he is busy paying homage to his ancestor, Zhang Yue is not tired. At this moment, he tenses up and relaxes for a moment. He smells the aroma of barbecue and immediately feels hungry.

Immediately, Zhang Yue stopped the carriage and got out of the car to buy beef and sheep kidneys to eat. Countless people in front of the stalls talked vividly about how they praised the officials on the imperial street today.

The beauty of the number one scholar, the youth of the number one scholar, the handsomeness of the number one scholar.

Zhang Yue was eating mutton kidneys and listening with relish. Halfway through, one person's words became more and more outrageous. Zhang Yue, despite being a mouthful, kindly corrected some of the other person's mistakes in details, but was scolded by a group of people.

go back.

"Look at you at such a young age, what do you know?"

Fan Zuyu, who was standing by, was also anxious and was about to defend Zhang Yue a few words.

Zhang Yue waved his hand and said, "You are right. In short, you are all right."

When this man saw Zhang Yue admitting defeat, he immediately showed a proud look and started talking again. No one knew that the young man holding a garlic bowl to dip the lamb kidneys was the No. 1 Scholar they were talking about.

After eating, Zhang Yue took out the money and gave it to the stall owner. The stall owner smiled and said, "Young man, please don't get angry because of other people's words."

Zhang Yue smiled and said: "I am joking, there is nothing to be angry about. Only the royal city is the most hidden, with thousands of people hiding in it like a sea."

When others heard this sentence, there was something unusual about it, which was unusual for ordinary people. They were about to get acquainted with each other, but saw that this young man had already rolled up his sleeves and boarded the car.

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After eating and drinking, the carriage arrived at Zhang's house under the moonlight.

Zhang Yue saw that the house was very prosperous. The courtyard was brightly illuminated by the fire, and countless red candles were lit in the hall. I don't know how long ago a colorful tower had been erected on the door, and bright red silk and satin were tied on the scaffolding. It looked very festive.

As for the original door of the house, it was also pushed open, and the door leaf was left by the road.

When I ascend to the Emperor's Hall in the morning and return to my farm in the evening, will the courtyard be different?

However, Zhang Yue was only wearing civilian clothes, and his green robe and official hat was still in his bag.

So Zhang Yue carried the package and walked to the back door. From time to time, neighbors passed by and chatted. However, Zhang Yue mostly lived in Taixue and rarely lived at home, so these neighbors did not know Zhang Yue.

No one would have thought that Zhang Yue was supposed to be wearing official uniform and walking home in glory, so why did he go through the back door?

Zhang Yue saw that the back door was half-covered and thought it was just right.

Zhang Yue pushed open the door and walked to an unoccupied room. He closed the door and covered himself with a green robe. He dressed neatly before going out.

Walking to a pavilion, Zhang Yuezheng saw Guo Lin and Zhang Qiu eating soup cakes from bowls.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but said: "Why are you two eating soup cakes here?"

Guo Lin and Zhangqiu both stood up.

"Third uncle..."

"Junior brother..."

Just as the two of them were about to change their words, Zhang Yue rushed to say: "It's boring to call him the number one scholar."

Both of them laughed. Zhang Yue said: "Why are you here?"

Zhang Qiu said: "Third uncle, the front hall is full of guests who are here to congratulate you. It would be pointless for me to go there."

Guo Lin said: "Axi and I are hungry, so feel free to eat here. Sanlang, you don't need to take care of us."

Zhang Qiu looked admiringly when he saw him. Guo Lin glanced at Zhang Yue's green robe and looked away unnaturally.

Zhang Yue remembered that it was in this courtyard that on New Year's Eve, he, Huang Lu, and Guo Lin rode on the wall to watch the fireworks and firecrackers in Bianjing City.

Zhang Yue asked: "Is there anything left to eat? I haven't eaten anything all day."

Zhangqiu said: "I'll go to the kitchen to have a look."

Zhang Yue said: "Don't bother me. I'll share the leftovers with you."

After saying this, Zhang Yue took the bowl from Guo Lin, put in Zhangqiu's leftover soup cakes, and ate the soup cakes with Guo Lin's bowl and chopsticks.

"Third uncle, are you so hungry?" Zhang Qiu asked with a confused look on his face.

"What do you think?" Zhang Yue chewed up the soup cake and poured the soup into his stomach.

Zhang Yue said to Guo Linyan: "I'm going to be here soon. My senior brother will help me take Axi to meet me. Axi is too young to understand the rules. You can help me with some advice."

Guo Lin was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Sanlang, I'd better leave this matter to others. I'm not very good at talking... I'll go to the front first and take a look."

After saying this, Guo Lin saluted Zhang Yue and then said: "Congratulations to junior brother for winning the first prize."

Watching Guo Lin go away, Zhang Yue sighed helplessly, and Zhang Qiu said to the side: "Third uncle, I'm worried about Master Guo."

Zhang Yue said: "This person has gone through many obstacles, but others can't help him. He can only get over it by himself."

Zhang Yue concealed his emotions and asked, "How are you doing, Wen Shu? You'll be back to work in a few days."

Zhang Qiu said: "Third uncle, I read for nine hours every day, even while eating and sleeping."

Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Diligence is good, but the most important thing is to be calm. No matter what you want, whether it is a person or an object, you can achieve it with only 70% or 80% of your strength."

"Why?"

Zhang Yue said: "There are too few things in this world that can be easily accomplished."

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he heard someone say from the front yard: "Senior Brother Guo, Senior Brother Guo, go and see where Sanlang has gone? Maybe he was invited by his classmates to have a drink. Now that all the guests have arrived, how rude is this? Can you help?

I'll try and find it."

As soon as Zhang Yue heard this, he knew it was Zhang Shi who was shouting irritably.

The three of them looked at each other and smiled. Zhang Shi walked to the backyard and saw Zhang Yue standing there.

Zhang Shi rubbed his eyes and looked at Zhang Yue, who was wearing an official hat and green robe, standing by the pavilion. He stared at it for a while with joy dancing in his eyes.

"Let me see first, if you win the first prize, my life will be complete."

Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Brother, don't be like this, what is perfection? You will still have a lot of blessings in the future, and this is just the beginning."

"That's it, that's it," Zhang Shi wiped his tears and took Zhang Yue's hand and said, "Third brother, come with me. All the congratulators are waiting for you in the hall."

Zhang Yue said: "Brother, let's not be busy for now. Let's offer incense to our ancestors first!"

Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment and said seriously: "That's right. That's right. You can be said to have honored your ancestors by doing this."

Come out of the ancestral hall.

Zhang Yueze said: "My brother has told me several times not to be so extravagant and make arrangements. Many of my classmates are not in high school..."

"You won the first prize, but you don't allow me to be glamorous and have a good reputation. Besides, your classmates couldn't get the Jinshi. Not only did you win the Jinshi, you were also the top scholar. That's amazing... Yes, are you hungry? Again.

In the roll call in the Golden Palace, it is the imperial sister who praises the officials."

"Let me take a breath first."

"Okay, I just want to talk a lot."

"Yes, all the rewards from the officials have been delivered to your home?"

"That's...all placed in the courtyard, I'll let the guests look at it..."

"Don't be extravagant..."

"How can a younger brother teach his elder brother a lesson?"

The two brothers were talking nonchalantly, and Zhang Qiu followed Xiaobu and looked at Zhang Yue, wearing a green robe and official hat, and thought to himself, I will do the same in the future.

I don’t know who said, ‘The Number One Scholar is here.’ All the congratulators in the hall stood up...

Under the bright lights, the guests who came to Zhang's house all had smiles on their faces...
To be continued...