Chapter 182 His Majesty agreed? !Although there were many incidents in this year's Spring Examination, Yun Shu handled it properly. Except for Dou Jifei and other guys who brought this upon themselves, other candidates who took the examination seriously were not affected at all. Three days later, the results of the Spring Examination will be announced. Early in the morning, before the list was released, the outer entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall was already crowded with students waiting to see their results. Although Yun Shu was nominally the chief examiner and had previously handled many of the relevant affairs of the Spring Examination, even Emperor Xuanwu did not dare to let her do the job of marking the examination papers. Therefore, seeing that the list was about to be released, Yun Shu, as the chief examiner, still didn't know whose names were on the list. "nervous?" Yun Shu lowered her head and took a bite of wonton. Then she looked up at Tang Muzhi who was sitting opposite her with a smile: "My cousin said that grandpa has been walking around the house these days and he seems much more nervous than you." "Grandfather was mainly worried that I would not do well in the exam and bring shame to His Highness." Tang Muzhi shook his head helplessly:
"How come Your Highness has time to leave the palace today? Isn't it said that after the Spring Examination, Your Highness should return to the upper study to continue studying?" "Aren't the results announced today?" After swallowing the last bite of wonton, Yun Shu put down his chopsticks: "That boy Yun Chuhuan insisted that he had never seen the results, and wanted to come out and take a look. Besides, I happened to have something else to do later, so I told my father about it as well. When the emperor saw that we both had thought of it, he simply waved his hand and gave us another day off. " "The Sixth Prince has also left the palace?" Tang Muzhi was slightly stunned: "That……" "He went to the Ministry of Industry!" Knowing what he wanted to ask, Yun Shu chuckled: "That boy doesn't want to see the results. He has no interest in these things at all. He left the palace just to go to the Ministry of Works to find Xiao Yuanzi, to tinker with the mud that was "impossible to step on once it's dry," always thinking of tripping up his father! " Tang Muzhi: “?” Sixth Prince...is he so brave? "The results are released! The results are released!" The two were chatting when suddenly there was a burst of surprised shouts from outside. Yun Shu turned his head and saw a huge plaque unfolding on the outer wall of Zigongyuan. The names of those on the list were densely written on it. From time to time, there would be shouts of surprise from the crowd, but more often than not, there were those who failed the exam, looking sad and dejected and then turning around and squeezing out of the crowd. From a distance, even though Yun Shu had good eyesight, it was still difficult for him to see the words written on the board clearly. Fortunately, although the words could not be seen clearly, she could still see the figure of the Tang family servant. With one hand on his chin, he watched with great interest the not-so-tall boy tiptoeing through the crowd, finally squeezing to the front and looking at the ecstasy on his face after seeing the list clearly. After squeezing out of the crowd, he looked like Sun Wukong had just broken out of a rock and was running wildly on the beach. Yun Shu immediately understood: "Congratulations."
"It's Huiyuan!" Downstairs, a servant of the Tang family happened to run by with a silly grin on his face, and shouted to everyone he met: "My young master won the first place in the imperial examination, hahahahaha!" "Xie Yuan, Hui Yuan." Yun Shu raised his eyebrows: “I heard that in this situation, as long as one performs well in the palace examination, one would usually try to get the top three honors for good luck. "Cousin, has this counted as pre-booking the title of No. 1 scholar?" "I will try my best not to disappoint your highness." After ten years of hard study, there was finally a tangible reward. Even someone as elegant and steady as Tang Muzhi couldn't help but reveal a bit of joy in his eyes at this moment. Yun Shu turned his head and glanced at Ting Xue. The latter understood, stood directly by the window, and said loudly: "Everyone, my princess is here to congratulate you on your success on the list. In three days, she will host a banquet and poetry gathering in the garden behind the Tianwaitian Restaurant. The first place winner will receive a painting written by His Majesty himself!" "Your Majesty's own handwriting!" The surprise of being on the list of candidates for the imperial examination was not over yet, and another huge surprise came right after. The students on the list were visibly getting more excited: "If we can get this, it can be directly used as a family heirloom, right?" "Did you hear what the girl said just now? She said her princess... Princess Saint Ann is not in there, is she?" “I heard that more than a dozen cheaters were found out in this spring exam, and even the Crown Prince’s uncle was involved! If it weren't for His Majesty and the Princess, I'm afraid this matter would have been brushed aside. Those of us at the bottom of the list will be squeezed out by those cheaters!" "Yes, it's all thanks to His Majesty and Princess Saint Ann. I've booked a spot for the poetry gathering in three days!" "I'm going too! I've heard that the food at Tianwaitian Restaurant is amazing, but the prices are a bit too high for me. The princess is inviting us to a banquet this time, and I would be stupid if I didn't go!" "..." The students who passed the imperial examination were excitedly discussing their participation in the poetry meeting three days later. Upstairs, Tang Muzhi looked at Yun Shu in surprise: "Is this what you said you would do today? His Majesty also agreed?" "Of course I agree. Otherwise, where did the first-place calligraphy and painting come from?" Yunshu said as a matter of course: "Tianwaitian Restaurant, including Xianting, is a joint property of my father and me. Xianting had not opened for business because it had not been completed.
Two days ago, my cousin sent a message to the palace, saying that everything had finally been packed up. But if you just publish an article in the Beijing Weekly, telling everyone that Xianting is open and reservations are available, this is not attractive enough. It just so happened that after the spring examination was over, after the results of the joint examination were announced and before the palace examination began, the court would hold some not-so-particularly formal banquets to entertain these candidates. I discussed it with my father, and we can take this opportunity to let Xian Ting make a stunning appearance." Tang Muzhi: “…” Realizing that Yun Shu might not have understood the real reason for his surprise, Tang Muzhi hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice: "Your Highness, do you know who has organized banquets like this before?" "Who?" Yun Shu randomly guessed the answer: "Ministry of Rites?" "No, it's the prince." Tang Muzhi had a complicated expression: "There are basically no failures in the palace examination, which means that every candidate who passes the examination will definitely become a Jinshi in the future and serve as an official in the court. In other words, among this group of people, there will definitely be important officials in the court in the future. The banquet after the imperial examination is a great opportunity to gather these future court officials. In the past, His Majesty intended to let the Crown Prince gather these connections, and since the Crown Prince was twelve years old, this task has been handed over to the Crown Prince. " But now, the job is hers.