The former sordidness is not enough to boast about, but the present debauchery is endless.
The spring wind is so pleased with the horse’s hooves, that I can see all the flowers of Chang’an in one day.
–Meng Jiao, “After the Enrolment in the Imperial Examination”
The surging crowds in the streets and lanes, the enthusiasm can set the air on fire, the wide Chang’an Street is crowded to the point that not a drop of water can escape, Zhu Pingan steered his horse slowly stepped on the Chang’an Street, looking at this scene, the first feeling in his heart is this song “After the Enrollment in the Imperial Examination”.
It can really be said that ten years of cold window no one asked, a move to become famous in the world know ah!
With Zhu Pingan steering his horse onto Chang’an Street, the people who have been waiting for half a day in the streets and lanes directly high tide, people’s gazes just fell on Zhu Pingan and then boiled up.
“Look, look, look, the Scholarship Master is so young, even younger than my brother.”
“It’s not true, this Scholar Lang is afraid that he has not yet reached adulthood, this child is how to teach ah, what to eat to grow up ah, how to be so powerful.”
“Oh my god, really can’t believe my eyes, this scholar is really young and talented ah, this put to value, not in vain I squeezed most of the day ah. This time back, can have to the wife said, save her to my good grandson spoiled out of shape.”
People looked at Scholar Zhu Pingan exclamations of surprise rose and fell, as if they had seen aliens invading the earth, full of incredulity and screams.
“You guys don’t know, my seventh uncle’s family his eighth grandpa’s little nephew in a big grandpa’s house as an errand boy, this big grandpa and the Ministry of Rites of a big grandpa is a good friend, just now ah, I also only just got the news, this Scholarship Lang ah this year is only fourteen years old it, is the youngest since the founding of the state of the Ming Dynasty, the Scholarship Lang.”
There is an uncle with a showy face with the nearby screaming people said up, satisfied with the surrounding people all look towards their own over, and then only in the crowd urged to burst another information:
“This scholar Lang ah, can really not simple, you certainly do not know, this scholar Lang is born in the cold, cold understand, is in the court of no relationship, this scholar Lang family is at the foot of the mountain farming farm children it. He is the son of a farmer at the foot of the mountain. He relied on himself to get the top grade.”
The uncle’s revelations set off a wave of even more surprised screams in the crowd. In addition, such revelations like the uncle’s were also staged everywhere on Chang’an Street.
Whether it was in modern times or ancient times, a hangman rebelling against a rich man was the most enjoyable thing for ordinary people to see. Not to mention this inspirational story of a farmer’s son who made a comeback to the top scholar in one fell swoop!
People’s gaze towards Zhu Pingan was even more fiery, and the screams were like a mountainous tsunami.
Especially some of the beautifully dressed girls, but also the pink face with spring, almond eyes such as charming, will be carrying handkerchiefs ah head flower ah what, raise the delicate hands. They threw their handkerchiefs, head flowers and so on, and raised their delicate hands to throw them towards Zhu Ping An, and it was like a rain of handkerchiefs and scented sachets at one time.
Red robes, red flowers, golden saddle horse, the front and back of the embrace, drums and drums to open the road of Zhu Pingan has become the focus of attention, even if it is the first prize winner and the scout has become a backdrop, not to mention the back of those who are on foot and with the students.
The one on the horse should be me!
Ouyang Zishi walked behind, looking at the object of the crowd’s focus, Zhu Pingan who thousands of girls threw their handkerchiefs at, his handsome face was filled with cynicism.
Ordinary people in the capital were crowding the streets and alleys to watch the top scholar. The rich were not like this, they booked private rooms on both sides of the street early, arranged for their subordinates to clean up and arrange comfortably, and leisurely sat in front of the window to watch.
For example, the first floor of the street side restaurant will be the Yan Palace to the package, in fact, can not say that the package, which is originally the Yan Palace of industry.
The first floor by the window of an elegant room was packed out, placed a soft couch, folded brocade quilt, flower vase glazed lamps and so on, very comfortable. In front of the window, there was also a curtain made of celluloid, so that one could see clearly from the inside out, but the outside could not see the inside.
Second Miss Yan stood in front of the window and stretched out her delicate hand to open a corner of the curtain. A pair of bright eyes looked out of the window, unperturbed and plain as water.
Yan second miss followed by a few little girls, a few little girls are in high spirits, excited as anything, come together in front of the window to stretch their necks. Without blinking looked out the window, padded small feet waiting for the Royal Street Quaife passed by here.
“Miss, Miss, when Auntie left, he specially instructed the steward of the mansion to pack out this room, saying that the view of Chang’an Street from here is the most clear but it, now look really very clear it.”
“Auntie said that this time the first prize winner is nine out of ten, the master said that after the temple examination, let Auntie come to propose marriage, Miss is really blessed …….”
“That’s right, later the aunt master will lead the horse riding through this ……”
A few small girls pulling the window, small mouth blah blah blah long uncle uncle short said.
“Nonsense ah, which is the aunt master, and I did not promise, dare to talk nonsense, carefully your skin.” Yan House Second Miss moved her gaze away from the window, turned her face, biting her lips, and swept a hard glance at the several little girls.
The several little girls shrunk their necks, spat out their tongues, and compensated with a smile.
Suddenly outside the window there was a burst of people’s voices, gongs and drums and firecrackers, the several little girls standing in front of the window were like cats smelling fishy fish, huffing and puffing and stretching their necks to look out of the window.
Only see outside the window Chang’an Street not far from the Imperial Street boasts of the official’s team is coming, not a moment to see a person wearing a big red robe wearing a big red flower, riding a big red horse slowly came.
“Auntie ~ Auntie ~ is here.”
“Miss, look at Master Auntie coming~~”
And so it was, the little girls had an excited high ~~.
Wave after wave of excited voices from the little girls, however, when the red-robed, red-flowered, red-horse-riding Scholar Lang approached, the chirping and whirring voices of the little girls suddenly came to an abrupt end like an old hen having its throat pinched.
Ya, not right ah, how the scholar groom is not the aunt ah, who is this person ah! The little girls looked out of the window at the Scholarly Groom and were dumbfounded.
However
When their chirping and whirring came to an abrupt end, the room suddenly resounded with their young lady’s screams.
“Yah~”
Their rippling, plain-as-water young lady, at this moment, suddenly let out a scream that cut through the sky.
At the time of Yan second miss screaming, the little girls in the heart is like this, look, miss also surprised it, just now miss also said do not promise not let us call auntie it, now miss is worried up, miss just was shy it, now it is the true feelings ……
The fire of gossip of the little girls only burned up, it was extinguished by the next voice of the second Miss Yan.
“Ya ~ ~ so it’s you the denizen!”
After Yan Er Miss screamed, there was such a gnashing of teeth that the surrounding little girls were dumbfounded.
Deng …… Deng Tu Zi ……
The little girls are dumbfounded, listening to silly, Deng Tu Zi? What’s going on here, does it mean that Miss has something with this Scholar?
Don’t scare me, Miss!
The little girls had only risen to this thought when they saw a scene that sent them into a frenzy:
After shouting this voice, my lady looked left and right, and then gritted her teeth and took down a jade enamelled gold hairpin from her head, and threw it towards the red-robed, red-horse-riding scholar outside the window with all her might.
Little …… Miss …… How dare you give all her favourite hairpins to that person?
The little girls could not help but raise a thought in their hearts, no wonder the young lady did not agree when the master said that she had a marriage with the aunt, so it was because of this person?
When did this happen? Why didn’t we know?
If the master knew about this, he would not peel our skin!
The little girls watched as their own young lady threw the gold hairpin and then took off her embroidered shoes to throw it, their faces all turned white with fear.
Zhu Pingan was riding his horse and smiling back at the enthusiastic crowd around him, when he suddenly saw a hairpin flying past his horse and thought it was a handkerchief or something like the ones thrown by the shy girls before, so he didn’t take it seriously.
However, just after taking two steps, I saw another embroidered shoe falling from the sky and smashing onto the horse’s head.
Erm…
I can understand throwing handkerchiefs and hairpins, but throwing a shoe is a bit much.
He couldn’t help but raise his head to see who threw it, but who knew that the moment he raised his head, he would see a soul-crushing scene!
A young girl in front of the first floor window on the street is gritting her teeth and glaring at herself, clutching an embroidered shoe in her hand as a gesture to be thrown, next to a few small girls tearing their hearts and lungs to persuade.
This girl is not someone else, it is their last banquet in the Yan House, accidentally crashed that out of the bath of the second Miss Yan!
So Zhu Pingan immediately lowered his head, stretched out his sleeve to cover his face, clamped the belly of the horse hard, accelerated the speed, inside the mouth whispered, you can’t see me, you can’t see me……
Cover!
Denizen, you just turn into ashes I also recognise!
Filled with grief and anger, Second Miss Yan turned her grief into strength, breaking through the blockage of the little girls and throwing her embroidered shoes at the grey and fleeing Zhu Ping An with great force.
