The first time in history

Chapter 226 Qian Mingduo parades through the streets to praise his position

Li Shishi smiled lightly, "I think it's good to have one more person to serve the master, but I don't know what you think of asking you to be his mistress?"

"Miss," Xiao Cui lowered her head, "My people all belong to you and your husband. I will do whatever you ask me to do."

"Then let's wait until we finish this part before making any arrangements." Li Shishi waved her hand and said, "You can go down."

Qian Mingduo slept until dinner time, then he woke up. While sitting at the table to eat, Qian Mingduo always felt that Xiaocui, who was standing beside him and serving him, was a little strange.

The way she looked at me was always a little shy, and she was also deliberately avoiding looking at me.

"Xiao Cui, what's wrong with you today?" Qian Mingduo asked, "You seem like a bride about to get married, always shy."

Li Shishi looked at Xiao Cui who was looking down, "We are all so happy for you. You have won three first prizes in a row and become the top scholar. We are all so happy that we don't know what to do."

"You're not shy, are you?" Qian Mingduo smiled, "It's just that I won the first prize, and you guys are shy."

"Of course not. We are all the family of the number one scholar. Then people will always peek at us." Li Shishi said jokingly, "We are the kind of people who don't want others to look at us too many times, so we are naturally shy."

Xiao Cui lowered her head even lower.

The next morning, the emperor's edict was read out in the Qinzheng Hall. Qian Mingduo wore a bright red brocade robe with a bright red brocade flower on his chest, and rode tall horses with the second and third place winners. Officials from the Ministry of Personnel led the way with the imperial edict in their hands, and they "paraded and praised the officials" on the main streets of the capital.

What Qian Mingduo didn't expect was that the runner-up was actually Bian Jing, whom he had met once before. He was following behind Qian Mingduo at this time, looking very happy.

"Brother Lu," Bian Jing knocked his stirrups slightly and rode to Qian Mingduo's side, "When we were drinking that day, I told them that Brother Lu's talent was enough to win the top three prizes. Sure enough, what I said came true."

"It's just luck. Brother Bian, you're too kind." Qian Mingduo said with a sidelong look, "Brother, your talent is several times better than mine, but now you've been ranked second, it's unfair!"

Bian Jing laughed loudly, "Brother Lu has won three first prizes in a row. I dare to ask how many people in this world can compare with you. Now that you have won the first prize, you deserve it. Don't be modest!"

"Please ask the runner-up to step back one horse." The official from the Ministry of Personnel turned around and said, "You cannot ride on the same horse as the number one."

Bian Jing did not show any embarrassment when he heard this. "Okay, okay, okay, the purpose of parading and praising officials is to let people see the style of the top scholar. I understand."

At 5 p.m., a banquet was held in the Imperial Garden. Zhao Gou drank a few glasses of wine and then summoned Qian Mingduo to his side. He looked him up and down and said, "You have won three consecutive top honors. I want to use you."

Qian Mingduo then knelt down to thank God for his grace.

"I intend to make Lin'an Prefecture the secondary capital. You can return to Lin'an Prefecture to take up your post."

"I thank Long for his grace."

The banquet didn't end until 3 p.m. Qian Mingduo didn't drink much wine or eat much food. He rode back to the inn's courtyard. Qian Mingduo said to Xiao Cui, "Hurry up and prepare some food for me. I'm starving."

"What's going on?" Li Shishi asked with a smile, "Isn't it possible that the emperor is inviting us to dinner and we can't eat enough?"

Qian Mingduo took the hot tea from Ling'er and said, "It's so cold, and we're having a banquet in the Imperial Garden. Not only will the dishes become cold right after they're served, they'll freeze into ice lumps in a short while."