Chapter 2188: Palace Examination
Chapter 2188: Chapter 2188: Palace Examination
Those catching sons-in-law at the rankings don’t care whether you’re engaged or not. It’s said that the scholar who got snatched already has a fiancée back home.
As for whether this person ultimately agreed to marry into the family that snatched him, Shu Yu was not sure.
Because Daniu and Yuan Gui had arrived, the first batch of goods they transported finally reached the capital.
By this time, the shop had been renovated, and once the goods were transported over, they could be directly moved into the warehouse.
This was Daniu’s first time in the capital, and looking at the bustling streets, he was somewhat spellbound.
Seeing Little Huohuo, he thought of Little Zaozao back home. Well, next time, when not in such a hurry to travel, he could bring his daughter to the capital to see and broaden her horizons.
Once the goods arrived, Shu Yu became even busier.
She began to choose a date, and by coincidence, it was two days after the release of the imperial examination results.
Shu Yu looked forward to this date; she and Yun Qide had two plans, entirely able to decide on which one to use based on the results of the imperial examination.
Amidst such intense preparations, the imperial examination finally arrived.
This time, not only Shu Yu was nervous, but also Daniu, Yuan Gui, and others, knowing Meng Yunzheng kept achieving top scores in past exams, they felt even more apprehensive about the last one, fearing any mishaps.
Therefore, on the day Meng Yunzheng went out, he saw several people looking worn out and as though they hadn’t woken up.
He couldn’t tell for a moment who was actually going to the exam.
The imperial examination was held in Zicheng Hall within the Imperial Palace, hosted personally by the Emperor.
A total of three hundred and ninety-five candidates participated in this imperial examination, entering the palace at dawn and starting to be called out one by one.
Because Meng Yunzheng was the Second Scorer, he stood out in the crowd, quickly attracting many glances.
Rather, the candidate beside him was too nervous to notice this, only whispering, "Brother, how do you feel? My heart is pounding just thinking about seeing the Emperor."
Meng Yunzheng glanced at the person, a man in his twenties, thought for a moment, and said, "I feel a bit warm."
The other was taken aback, then raised his eyes to look at him, realizing he was strikingly handsome and graceful. With such looks, if his results were good, he might be chosen as the third place.
After all, historically, the third place serves as the representative facade among the Advanced Scholars.
"You feel a bit warm? Are you sweating from nerves?" The man, hearing that he was more nervous than himself, inexplicably calmed down, "Be steady, you’ve passed the previous exams, don’t make a mistake in the last one."
Thinking about it, the imperial examination wouldn’t be eliminating anyone, at most the ranking would just be lower; indeed, there’s no need to be so anxious.
Meng Yunzheng glanced at him profoundly, sighed secretly, and thought: It’s not that he’s sweating from nervousness, just wearing too much.
Yu heard the exam was in the main hall, saying that if it got cold midway, it wouldn’t be good, so it’s better to wear more; if necessary, he could take off his clothes later.
Anyhow, for Meng Yunzheng, even if the Emperor was sitting in front, he would dare to calmly take off his clothes.
Just thinking of that, they started lining up to enter.
Although Meng Yunzheng was the Second Scorer, he was in the middle of the line.
Once all three hundred and ninety-five people had entered the main hall and found their places, the proctor began to distribute the exam papers.
Meng Yunzheng’s position was neither close to the front nor far back, in the seventh row, fifth column.
After everyone waited for a moment, they heard the eunuch’s loud voice, "The Emperor arrives——"