latelenovela Chapter 149 Follow the Shen Family to Eat Meat
Chapter 149 Follow the Shen Family to Eat Meat
On this day, the streets of the capital were bustling with people coming and going.
In the crowded crowd, everyone was discussing this year's new top scorer.
"Have you heard? This year's top scholar is younger and more handsome than the third place."
"Really? This is unprecedented! Shouldn't the third place winner be the most handsome one?"
"I heard that this year's top scholar is extremely talented and has won three first prizes. Even though he is handsome, he was named the top scholar because of his outstanding talent."
"Really? That's incredible! I heard that the number one scholar has already married and had children. Aren't those ladies who were waiting to snatch the bride heartbroken?"
"No more talking, no more talking, look at the top scholar and his friends coming."
"Wow! The top scholar is so handsome!"
Shen Ruhai was wearing the top scholar's uniform, a top scholar's hat, a big red flower on his chest, and riding on the first tall horse. He had an extraordinary temperament and was extremely handsome.
Countless boys and girls were so excited that they were speechless when they saw Shen Ruhai in the lead. Many girls threw purses and flowers at Shen Ruhai.
Amidst the flowers and screams, Shen Ruhai smiled and bowed to everyone, looking so heroic and charming.
Some women fainted with excitement when they saw Shen Ruhai's appearance, while others kept shouting, "Top scholar, look here."
Shen Ruhai was unmoved. He suddenly raised his head and looked upstairs at the restaurant in front of him.
When he saw the figure that made his heart beat fast, Shen Ruhai curled his lips and smiled.
On the second floor of the restaurant, Shen Mingzhu pointed at her father on the street, pulled her mother, and said with a smile:
"Mom, look, Dad is here."
"There are three great fortunes in life: the wedding night and passing the imperial examination. Dad is in high spirits right now!"
"Haha, there are so many girls on the street trying to get Dad's attention, but Dad only has Mom in his eyes. Mom, you are so lucky."
Shen Mingzhu couldn't help teasing her mother. Su glanced at Shen Mingzhu, her face flushed with shyness, but her eyes kept following Shen Ruhai on the street.
At this moment, Su and Shen Ruhai looked at each other affectionately, and Su blushed and looked away.
This caused Shen Mingzhu and Shen Mingshu to laugh secretly.
Shen Ruhai, who only had Su in his eyes, did not notice that there was a woman in luxurious clothes in the crowd, looking at him with a determined look.
Shen Mingzhu looked at the woman and had already memorized her appearance.
At night, the palace was brightly lit. Today was the Qionglin Banquet held every three years. Officials above the fifth rank entered the hall one after another, and Shen Ruhai and others had also come to their respective seats and sat down.
Many officials looked at Shen Ruhai with curiosity, because this year's top scholar was indeed different from others.
This year's top scholar is not only young and handsome, but also truly talented. He has won the first place in the imperial examination. This is the first time that a top scholar has won the first place in the imperial examination since the founding of the Daqian Dynasty!
The officials in the court were well-informed and had long known about Shen Ruhai's background. They also knew that Shen Ruhai had offended Grand Tutor Pang.
So, except for Shangshu Zhang, and the Vice Minister of Works Zhao Feiyue, and Vice Minister of Revenue Hu Huaide, who went to Shenjia Village with Shangshu Zhang last time, who toasted Shen Ruhai, everyone else just looked at Shen Ruhai curiously.
Minister Zhang came over with a wine glass in hand and toasted Shen Ruhai.
"Shen Zhuangyuan is really a promising young man!"
He really admired Shen Ruhai, and what he didn't expect was that Shen Ruhai, a kid who grew up in the remote Shenjia Village, could actually walk to the Golden Palace with his own strength.
This is truly an extraordinary ability. He won the top three places in the imperial examinations. This is no exaggeration. It will be recorded in history and become a legend.
"The Shangshu praised me so quickly, Ru Hai is not worthy of it."
On the other side, Master Pang stared at Shen Ruhai who was greeting Minister Zhang with a cold look in his eyes, as if he wished he could cut Shen Ruhai into pieces.
At the same time, Marquis Fenyang also looked at Shen Ruhai.
Marquis Fenyang heard from someone that his only son was hunted down and died in Wuxi County. Shen Ruhai came from Wuxi County. Could he be related to his son's death?
Shen Ruhai seemed to be drinking and chatting with Minister Zhang, but he was always paying attention to the way people in the hall were looking at him.
He took in everyone's eyes and memorized every face in his mind. He could tell a lot from the way these officials looked at him.
Who gave him such an excellent memory and sharp hearing and eyesight?
Thinking of this, Shen Ruhai wanted to go home quickly because he missed his beloved daughter Zhuzhu.
It’s so tiring to be with these deceitful people. Home is still the best place!
In the Golden Palace, the sound of stringed instruments rang out, and there was singing and dancing, but Shen Ruhai was thinking about going home. Not long after, the emperor came with the empress. Everyone greeted them. The emperor led the empress to the throne and sat down. The ceremonial officer announced the beginning of the Qionglin Banquet.
In the evening, Shen Ruhai and his friends returned home. Shen Ruhai felt physically and mentally exhausted.
He is so tired!
Everyone said that being the top scholar was glorious, but he felt that it was exhausting to deal with those deceitful officials.
The next morning, the eunuch who came to announce the imperial decree arrived at the Shen Mansion.
Shen Ruhai was appointed as the editor of the Imperial Academy, and Old Man Shen was appointed as the reviewer of the Imperial Academy. This surprised everyone in the Shen family.
It was not surprising that Shen Ruhai, as the top scholar, was able to enter the Hanlin Academy.
Shockingly, Old Man Shen was also assigned to the Hanlin Academy.
It was unprecedented that both father and son were appointed to the Hanlin Academy at the same time.
You should know that ordinary officials cannot enter the Hanlin Academy. The Hanlin Academy is a place for training prime ministers and first-rank officials.
Entering the Hanlin Academy means stepping into the center of power.
Old man Shen was so shocked that he was speechless. Although he was a second-class Jinshi, he was not qualified to enter the Hanlin Academy!
The surprise came so suddenly that Old Man Shen was dizzy.
"Congratulations, Daddy, Congratulations, Grandpa."
Shen Mingzhu was very excited. Her father had entered the Hanlin Academy. She was now a real official's daughter and no longer the peasant girl who could be bullied by anyone.
The editor of the Hanlin Academy is a seventh-rank official, which is a very popular position. Also, her grandfather, the reviewer of the Hanlin Academy, is also a seventh-rank official.
Although these two official positions are not high, only seventh rank, which is nothing in this capital city where fifth rank officials are everywhere, but what is the Hanlin Academy?
They are the places where the emperor's close ministers are trained and his confidants are cultivated.
As for Jiang Yushan and Tang Ren, they were not so lucky. They had to wait until they took the civil service exam before they would know where they would be appointed as officials.
At night, Li Xuanfeng took the initiative to find Shen Ruhai and said, "Brother Shen, I want to be your staff member. I hope you will accept me."
Li Xuanfeng was extremely sincere. During the days he lived in the Shen family, he could see that everyone in the Shen family lived a good life.
Shen family aide Liu Qian is the best example. Liu Qian's life is much more comfortable than being an official.
Furthermore, Li Xuanfeng’s grades were indeed not very good. Even if he took part in the imperial examination again next time, he might not be able to get a good score.
It would be better to join Shen Ruhai and become his aide before Shen Ruhai became rich.
After all, Shen Ruhai is still so young, and he has passed the imperial examination and won the top three places in the imperial examination. Judging from the emperor's attitude towards the Shen family, Shen Ruhai has a bright future.
Li Xuanfeng thought of what Old Man Shen often said, "Follow Zhuzhu and you will have meat to eat."
He felt that he would have more meat to eat if he followed the Shen family.