I'm in the Red Mansion

Before Qingwen finished speaking, the sisters came into the house one after another.

They all congratulated Jia Cong, "Congratulations to Brother Cong for winning six prizes in a row and becoming the top scorer in the imperial examination!"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Congratulations, congratulations. Thank you, sisters. Please sit down and talk."

Next, all the sisters sat down and talked together.

It just so happened that Shi Xiangyun was also in the Grand View Garden today, so naturally she came along.

She asked excitedly, "Brother, is tomorrow the grand ceremony to announce the names of the emperor's descendants? Are you going to ride a horse and parade through the streets afterwards?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "That's true, but I'm not quite sure about the specific process."

Shi Xiangyun could not help but praise him, "Riding a horse and parading through the streets, wearing a black gauze hat, a red dress, and a red flower on the chest, surrounded by thousands of people, riding a horse through the streets!"

"If I could experience something like this in my life, it would be worth it even if I died!"

Hearing her say this, Tanchun couldn't help but smile and said, "Sister Yun, since you want to go so much, why don't you just stay with Third Brother tomorrow?"

The sisters all laughed at this sentence.

Shi Xiangyun couldn't help but say, "If you don't get it by your own ability, even if you just force it, it's still boring."

"By the way, tomorrow someone might come out and pick a son-in-law from the list! Brother, you better not get caught."

"If you are captured, Sister Lin will be left without a husband!"

Hearing this, Qingwen couldn't help but ask nervously, "What should we do? Should we let the Third Master bring more guards with him tomorrow?"

These words made the sisters burst into laughter again.

Qingwen was laughing and was confused, not knowing what they were laughing at.

Jia Cong couldn't help but explain to her: "Choosing a son-in-law from the list is actually a matter of mutual consent."

"And I, Third Master, have already been engaged. Do you think that no one can find out about it? How could anyone come to capture Third Master?"

After listening to Jia Cong's explanation, Qingwen suddenly understood.

The sisters were chatting and having fun together, it was really lively.

Aunt Mei forced them to stay for dinner before letting them leave.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Jia Cong changed his clothes early and came to the palace again.

Soon, all the new scholars arrived and were led into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The Imperial Guards set up the imperial procession in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Music Department and the Harmonious Music Bureau set up the Zhonghe Shao music on both sides under the eaves of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the Danbi Da music on both sides inside the Taihe Gate.

All the civil and military officials in the Danchi wore court robes and were ranked according to their ranks. The tribute scholars wore official uniforms and wore three-branch and nine-leaf crowns, and were ranked behind the civil and military officials in the east and west rows according to their ranks.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple set up a yellow table on the east side of Taihe Nei, and the cabinet scholars held the yellow list and placed it on the yellow table.

After everything was ready, they went to the Qianqing Palace and requested Emperor Yonglong to dress in formal attire and leave the palace to take the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The Zhonghe Shao music played the Longping movement, and whips were blown three times at the steps.

The readers and officials in charge performed the ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor.

The Grand Secretary entered the hall, took out the yellow notice, handed it to the Minister of Rites, and placed it on the yellow table in the middle of the Danbi. There was a great music in the Danbi.

At this time, the official from the Honglu Temple ushered the scholars to their seats, and then announced loudly:
"On April 25, the 23rd year of Yonglong's reign, the imperial examination was held. The first-place candidates were awarded the title of Jinshi Jidi, the second-place candidates were awarded the title of Jinshi Chuan, and the third-place candidates were awarded the title of Tong Jinshi Chuan."

After the roll call, Shao music is played.

Officials from the Grand Secretary to the third rank and above and new scholars performed the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows.

The Zhonghe Shao music was played again with the Xianping music chapter. After the ceremony, the emperor returned to the palace in his carriage.

The Minister of Rites held up the yellow notice and went out of the Meridian Gate through the middle road, placed it in the Dragon Pavilion, and performed the three-kowtow ceremony.

After the list of successful candidates was completed, the next step was the much-loved part of the horse-riding parade through the streets.

Next, a palace maid came forward and put a black gauze hat on Jia Cong, put on a red robe, and put a big red flower on his chest.

After getting dressed, Jia Cong walked in front, with the runner-up and third place winners standing on either side of him, one on his left and one on his right.

Then the three of them left the palace through the main gate, while the other Jinshi could only leave through the side gate. This was the difference between the top three and the rest.

After Jia Cong left the palace, a palace maid came with a snow-white horse.

The horse had a gentle temperament. The eunuchs in the palace were afraid that Jia Cong would not be able to get on the horse, so they hurriedly brought a stool and prepared for Jia Cong to step on it to get on the horse.

Unexpectedly, Jia Cong stepped on the stirrup, turned over, and easily got on the horse's back.

This caused cheers from the surroundings.

After the second and third place winners got on their horses, the horse parade officially began.

The horse-riding parade starts from the Imperial Street.

From here on the Imperial Street, both sides of the street were crowded with people.

Many adults also brought their children to come closer, wanting to get a glimpse of the top scholar's literary aura up close.

In fact, there is no need to beat the horses during the parade.

Because Jia Cong's horse was led by a palace servant in front.

Not all the top scholars in history had such good riding skills as Jia Cong.

Naturally, there were some top scholars who were so weak that they could barely even tie a chicken, and some who had never ridden a horse before.

It would be a joke if they fell off their horses.

The further you go, the more people gather to watch.

In the end, both sides of the street were almost blocked by people.

This is what it means when no one cares about you for ten years, but you become famous overnight and known throughout the world.

And on both sides of the street, more and more young girls and young wives appeared.

Especially on the second floors on both sides of the street, whether it is a restaurant, teahouse, cloth shop, or grocery store, there are pretty faces looking around at this time.

These, of course, are all girls from wealthy families. They disdain to be crowded in the street crowd, so they naturally occupy the second floor to watch.

And when they saw the appearance of the top scorer in the imperial examination, they were almost stunned for a moment.

Since Jia Cong started practicing martial arts, he has become more and more muscular, but he was born with a good figure.

Now he wears a black hat, a red robe and a red flower, which makes his red lips and white teeth stand out even more. He is handsome and unruly, like a banished immortal.

In the words of later generations, he was like a walking hormone.

How can he prevent women who see him from being obsessed with him?
Countless rich girls are prepared to ask their parents to come and propose marriage after they return home.

And Jia Cong also had a feeling of being dazzled by the flowers.

The whole street was filled with beautiful women of all shapes and sizes, as if one had entered a country of women.

Suddenly, on the second floor, Jia Cong saw a group of sisters, and Lin Daiyu was among them.

Jia Cong waved to them and then walked over quickly.

Soon, they finished walking along the Ten-Li Imperial Street, and the crowd surrounded and sent the top scholar back to Ningguo Mansion.

Then the runner-up and third place winners are sent home together, and at this point the entire horse parade is officially completed.

As soon as I got home, a group of people came to congratulate me.

Although Ningguo Mansion is large, it can hardly accommodate so many relatives and friends.

Jia Cong didn't know that he actually had so many relatives and friends.

Perhaps, this is the value of winning six consecutive top prizes in the imperial examination, right?

Among the crowd of people who came to congratulate him were his two senior brothers.

Seeing that there were so many people coming to congratulate them, they prepared to run away.

As a result, Jia Cong quickly grabbed them and asked them to help him greet the guests. (End of this chapter)