Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

Chapter 376 The Flower Visitor

After the palace examination, there will be a banquet of honor and glory.

It was a banquet held by the imperial court, and all the Jinshi scholars attended. It was also the first step for these Jinshi scholars to enter the imperial court.

At this time, court officials and newly admitted Jinshi gathered together, and if the emperor was in a good mood, he would also come.

At the Banquet of Honor and Respect, toasts were clinking, the newly admitted Jinshi were busy expanding their personal networks, and the court officials were looking at the newly appeared Jinshi with smiles on their faces.

[Tanhua Lang! Where is Tanhua Lang! Let me see if Tanhua Lang is handsome. I heard that the most handsome one among the top three is Tanhua Lang. Look at how handsome our Tanhua Lang was in the previous session. He is just a little blind.]

The blind former top scholar was extremely upset: Can't Lord Xu just let him go?

Civil and Military Officials: Why is Lord Xu here at the Banquet of Honor?

The next moment they realized that such a lively event as the Enrong Banquet could not be without Lord Xu.

It would be abnormal if Lord Xu didn't come.

In a blink of an eye, the third place winner appeared in front of Xu Jinyu with a smile on his face: "Master Xu, why are you here today?"

Xu Jinyu: "I came to see the new Jinshi candidates. After all, I was the invigilator, right?"

[Mainly to see how handsome the third place winner is. ]

The smile on Tanhualang's face suddenly became more sincere. "Come, let me introduce you to this year's No. 1 scholar."

Xu Jinyu hurried to see.

"..."

A middle-aged fat black man, barely good-looking.

[Liar, aren't the top scorers in TV dramas not only handsome but also talented young men?]

The tone was so resentful that the third place winner almost laughed out loud.

Who told Lord Xu that the top scorers are all handsome and that those who can get the top spot are the ones with the best literary talent that year, so they must be quite old.

Of course there are also good-looking ones. Lord Xu was unlucky this year and did not meet a good-looking top scholar.

It is even rarer to find a young and good-looking top scholar.

After all, geniuses don't come around often.

Holding back his laughter, the third place winner continued to introduce Xu Jinyu: "This is the runner-up."

Xu Jinyu remained silent again because the runner-up was a middle-aged man who was at least fifty years old.

Finally, the third place winner walked through the crowd to introduce this year's third place winner to Xu Jinyu.

A tall and straight young man stood with his back to Xu Jinyu. At this moment, a little hope finally arose in Xu Jinyu's heart.

[Sure enough, the best part of Tanhualang was saved for last. Tanhualang really understands me. ]

[That’s what I said. It takes three years for a third place winner to appear. How bad can his quality be? Just like this guy next to me, the third place winner of the last session, is he good-looking? ]

The last year's top scholar puffed out his chest with pride.

Zuo Yuanying looked at Xu Jinyu with subtle eyes, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Tanhua Lang, why don't you come over and greet Lord Xu."

Du Lu was chatting enthusiastically with an official from the Hanlin Academy. As a third place winner in the imperial examination, he had just entered the officialdom and the most likely place he would go was the Hanlin Academy. At this time, he had to establish good relationships with his future colleagues.

When he heard someone calling him, he turned around quickly and saluted.

"Meet Lord Xu, meet Lord Lin."

Then Du Lu saw that Lord Xu sitting opposite him had a stiff face.

[Ah! Ah! Ah! My eyes~~~]

[Why did you let me see this person? Are these little eyes serious? ]

[Isn't it said that the Tanhualang is the youngest and best-looking person among the top three? Why did I see such a Tanhualang! ]

[My little Li Tanhua~~ you have been insulted. Although you are not a good person, your face is very resistant to insults. After seeing this face, I can no longer remember the face of Xiao Li Tanhua, ah ah ah~~~]

Xu Jinyu's screams made all the officials curl their lips.

But there is no way, there are no young people among the Jinshi this year, and this Tanhualang is already the tallest among the short ones.

[Could it be...?]

Xu Jinyu's gaze shifted to the chief examiner, Lord Shen.

What could it be?

Everyone looked at Lord Shen together. Lord Shen would never show favoritism.

[Could it be that Lord Shen has small eyes, so he finds people with small eyes particularly pleasing to the eye, after all, people with small eyes focus more light.]

Lord Shen blinked his small eyes: What the hell is Xu Jinyu talking about?

The next moment...

"Lord Shen has always had a keen eye and a sharp gaze. Could it be that this is what Lord Xu meant by focusing light?"

"Master Xu is really good at summarizing."

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

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The third place winner stood next to Xu Jinyu, wanting to laugh but not daring to, and forcing himself to hold it back his face became distorted.

Du Lu saw that the face of the third place winner was distorted, and he hurriedly asked, "Master Ji, what's wrong with you?"

Tanhualang: Nothing much, it was just hard to hold back my laughter.

[Hey, this Du Lu has become a third place in the imperial examination, and he is already thinking of a way to divorce his wife. He has already found a reason, and is just waiting to go back to his residence to write a letter of divorce to his wife and drive her out directly.]

Eh~~~

The officials looked at Lord Shen.

Doesn't Lord Shen have a keen eye? What kind of person did he choose? It's obvious that he has bad character. He wants to divorce his wife before he even becomes an official.

Lord Shen's face twitched. The third place winner was not chosen by him, but by His Majesty. He was only responsible for giving His Majesty a few candidates, and His Majesty just had to pick one of them.

[That is to say, his wife accompanied him to Beijing to take the imperial examination. He actually despised such a good wife because she was ugly, and those who were not ugly also looked down on him. Why didn't he look at what he looked like? Didn't he look in the mirror? ]

Du Lu never looks in the mirror. His small eyes, thick lips, and dark, thin face really don't look good. If there wasn't a young candidate among the top ten, His Majesty wouldn't have chosen him as the third place winner with his eyes closed.

[When he reached the age, no woman was willing to marry him because he was not good-looking. In the end, he had no choice but to find his current wife, the daughter of a butcher, who was tall and fat and as strong as an ox. After they got married, he was supported by his wife.]

[Even when he went to the capital, it was his wife who accompanied him and helped him deal with all the chores. What a scumbag! ]

[No, I have to help this woman. I will go find the wife of this third place winner tomorrow morning.]

well.

Civil and military officials nodded in satisfaction.

They know when to go to watch the fun tomorrow, thank you, Lord Xu.

Du Lu looked at Shangguan in front of him, whose smiling face turned into a cold brow, with panic flashing in his eyes. What did he say to make Shangguan unhappy?

He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sir, it's not just me who has done something wrong that has upset you!"

The third place winner snorted coldly, "You didn't do anything wrong. It's just that I have a misogyny. Seeing you hurts my eyes. You really are unsightly. Look at me. I was the third place winner in the last year. Look at my appearance, and then look at yours. Don't you have anything to say?"

[Well said! The third place winner is a man who can stab others, and every time he stabs Du Lu, it hits the heart.]

"Hahaha····"

"Hehehe..."

All the civil and military officials laughed without hesitation.

Du Lu felt humiliated and his head was buzzing. The officials who he had respected just now were laughing at him like country women.

However, he did not dare to get angry at the scholar, so he could only say aggrievedly: "I am not good-looking, and I hurt your eyes. It is my fault."

After saying this, he covered his face and walked to the corner to sit down. His eyes were still busy, looking around, with no intention of leaving.

[Well, he didn't even show his scholarly pride, refute a few words, or leave in anger. ]

The third place winner could not help but shook his head. How could a man who, having just passed the imperial examination, couldn't wait to divorce his wife be a man of integrity?

"Master Xu, after seeing the top three, who else do you want to see?"

Xu Jinyu glanced at the newly admitted scholars and said politely, "No, no, Tanhua Lang, go ahead and do your work. I'll take a look myself."

[Hehehe... The competition to find a son-in-law is probably over. Let me see who has found a son-in-law for themselves.]

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