Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 501 Beating Horses and Parading the Streets

Su Pei and Su Che congratulated Su Pei together, congratulating him on passing the exam. The brothers congratulated each other and quickly sent someone back to announce the good news, and they estimated that someone would deliver the good news to their home soon.

Su Pei and Su Che can go home first, but Su Feng needs to ride on horseback and parade with the top two candidates.

Su Feng was actually very excited now, but he knew he had to stay calm and not let happiness get to his head. At this time, an official had come to arrange for Su Feng to follow him.

They came to a large room where clothes and shoes were already prepared. Su Feng's palace servants helped him change into a bright red brocade robe, black boots, a double-winged official hat, and a big red flower on his chest.

Everything was ready. When they left the house, the top scorer Wu Qiyuan and the runner-up Shi Zhixuan had already changed their clothes and were ready. After the three of them arrived, someone brought over three tall horses. Fortunately, the three of them had learned some riding and archery, so they climbed on the horses one by one.

The yamen runners asked them that if they didn't know how to ride a horse, they needed someone to help them get on the horse, and then they would send someone to hold the stirrups. Otherwise, if they didn't know how to ride a horse and there were so many people on the street, it would be troublesome if they couldn't control the horse.

It just so happened that all three of them could ride and shoot, so the yamen runners could follow them easily, and they just had to do a good job of guarding them. The top three and third place winners all came from well-off families, which could be known by asking. Those who could learn to ride and shoot were not something that most people could do.

These yamen runners obviously showed more kindness to them. These people were the best at observing people's expressions. They could see many problems from some small things, which was how they could get by.

After the three of them rode on the widest and flattest Imperial Street after the yamen runners rang the gong to clear the way, this street was the road that the ministers usually walked on to attend court, also known as the Imperial Street.

Normally, this street is not crowded with people. At this time, the two sides of the road are full of officials' families. Ordinary people cannot come here. They are all waiting on both sides of the street outside. Every time the top scholar parades, the most important streets are always on the parade. Everyone has already known them by heart.

Rich families and some officials' families had already booked private rooms on the upper floors of the best teahouses and restaurants on the street, and were waiting to chat and rest while waiting for the parade to arrive.

Of course, you have to prepare flowers and purses, which can be thrown out. This is the best way to attract the attention of the top scholar. If you are attracted to each other, it will become a good story.

The three top-ranked candidates on the list were all very young, which provided many more opportunities for unmarried girls in the capital.

The top scholar, Wu Qiyuan, looks about twenty-four or twenty-five, with a square face and a pair of bright phoenix eyes. He is not a handsome man, but he has a scholarly temperament and is in a high-spirited state, which adds a bit of charm.

The runner-up, Shi Zhixuan, was about 27 or 28 years old, with a slender and straight figure, a thin face, a straight nose and a square mouth, and a slightly mature appearance. It was said that this was his third time taking the exam, and he finally got what he wanted and ranked second.

The third place winner Su Feng is undoubtedly the most handsome, which is also the result of every palace examination. Sometimes, if it is really difficult to choose the most handsome third place winner, the first place winner and the second place winner may be swapped with the third place winner, so that the most handsome person can be arranged as the third place winner.

At the end of the parade, the third place winner was the one who received the most flowers and purses. After all, many people put appearance first. So the handsome third place winner was exactly what thousands of girls wanted.

Ever since the three of them came out, many girls started throwing things in their hands to them. Of course, since they were sitting high on their horses, many people just threw things in vain.

However, the girls upstairs were desperately throwing the things they had prepared to their loved ones.

The runner-up received the least gifts among the three. Many people speculated that he was already married. It was impossible for him to be single at such an age. In the hearts of these girls, hope was the slimmest, so everyone gave him the least gifts.

Su Feng is undoubtedly the most popular person. He is handsome, with broad shoulders and a thin waist. He has both scholarly spirit and heroic spirit. He is a handsome young man. He must be unmarried at this age, which is exactly the best choice in the hearts of the girls.

How could those girls be attracted? Many of them have already started communicating with their families and are looking for matchmakers to propose marriage. Now, don't say that the girl takes the initiative, otherwise, if you hesitate, you may become someone else's son-in-law.

Every year, the top three candidates are in great demand, and many of them are already married and have someone willing to be their mistress. These are the best talents with unlimited futures, and many people are willing to gamble their lives on them.