My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Although there were not many guests at home, it was still a bit troublesome for Chang An to deal with them. At this time, Huaiqin came in and said, "Sir, Sanniang, lunch is ready."

Only then did Chang An heave a sigh of relief, and then said, "Everyone, go eat first, and we'll talk at the table."

Song Jing and the others nodded and left. At this time, only Gu Li and Chang An were left in the room. Gu Li looked at Chang An, blinking his beautiful big eyes and trembling his eyelashes.

Chang An finally had time to take off his champion's robe and hat, so Gu Li asked, "Why doesn't Chang Lang keep wearing them? Chang Lang looks so good in his champion's robe."

"This is not ours. It is just lent to us to wear once. We have to wash it and return it to the Ministry of Rites when the time comes." Chang An said with a smile.

Gu Li had no choice but to nod and said, "What official position has His Majesty given Chang Lang now? The red one is the same color as our court robes, and it seems to be very high as well."

Chang An smiled and said, "Your Chang Lang is now the Prince's Junior Tutor, the Prince's Junior Protector, and the Prince's Junior Preceptor. He holds three positions, all of which are of the second rank."

Gu Li's eyes suddenly became bright, and she felt that Chang An's figure suddenly became taller. Then she counted on her fingers, "I am a county lady of the third rank, and then the prince's son... Chang Lang's three positions are all from the second rank..."

"Doesn't that mean Chang Lang is even taller?"

"It's just a higher official position," Chang An smiled as he hung up the champion's robe and put it aside. He then kissed Gu Li and said, "But at home, Gu Niang is still the most important. Gu Niang told me to go east, and if I dare to go west, I will kill myself."

Gu Li was amused by Chang An's words and said, "How can Chang Lang say that?"

"I'm just saying this, today I'm the top scholar." Chang An started to act like a rogue at this time, and kissed Gu Li on the cheek again, saying: "I'm going to do whatever I want today! One more kiss!"

Gu Li pretended to be angry and said, "Then let it smell good. I'll bear it!"

"I want Gu Niang to scent me personally." Chang An said in a mean way again.

“So picky…”

Although Gu Li said so, she still slapped Chang An on the face. Chang An then helped her up contentedly and said, "Let's go eat now. The elders must be waiting anxiously."

"Ah."

......

A moment before noon, Chang An stood at the door, and Gu Li said as he arranged his clothes, "Chang Lang, be careful when you go to the Qujiang Banquet."

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon, no later than before dinner." Chang An said with a smile.

"But Chang Lang must also be careful, who knows what might happen on the way." Gu Li finally put Chang An's futou on and said, "Besides, the fact that Chang Lang is the top scholar has long been spread throughout Chang'an City. Who knows, he might be kidnapped and become someone's husband on the way."

"By then, it won't be Chang Lang who will be the widower, but I, Gu Niang, will be the widow."

Chang An bent down and kissed her, then said, "Don't worry, I'll go there on horseback, running very fast. No one can catch up with me, and naturally no one can kidnap me."

Gu Li smiled sweetly, and then said: "Chang Lang, please be careful and remember to come back early."

"I will."

The two exchanged kisses again, one stopped at the door, and the other rode away.

......

When Chang An arrived at the apricot garden, Qujiang's apricot garden was already noisy. Chang An got off his horse, tied it at the gate, and walked in. I don't know if the banquet has already started, but the dancers on the stage in the apricot garden have already started dancing.

After seeing Chang An coming, Du Chengming came up to him, took Chang An's hand, and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Yonghe, you are finally here."

Chang An nodded slightly, and was about to enter quietly, but at this moment Du Chengming shouted, "The number one scholar is here!"

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes shifted over. Chang An happened to look around at this time: This was clearly a banquet for newly-minted Jinshi, so why were there some wealthy businessmen and officials in green clothes sitting there?

Then Du Chengming whispered, "Brother Yonghe, be careful. These officials and wealthy businessmen are here to recruit a son-in-law."

Chang An nodded, then walked over and asked, "Where should I sit?"

"Anywhere is fine, just don't sit next to those officials and wealthy businessmen." Du Chengming said, "Why don't you sit next to me? It's quiet there."

"also."

Chang An agreed and followed Du Chengming to a position. This position was closer to the Imperial College Chief Academician, so generally no one dared to approach.

In the past, Chang An would bow when he saw the Imperial College Chief, but today, the Imperial College Chief just stood up and greeted him, "Greetings, Master Chang."

Chang An smiled and said, "Greetings, Master Jijiu."

The Imperial College Master quickly helped Chang An up and said, "Master Chang, your official position is higher than mine, so you don't need to bow."

Helpless, Chang An had to nod, and then the chief priest asked, "Do you want to sit here?"

"No, no, I'll sit with Brother Xingmei." Chang An shook his head and sat down with Du Chengming.

The Imperial College Priest nodded, and after Chang An sat down, he looked around. At this time, all around were Jinshi, and outside were wealthy businessmen and officials. After all, the main crowd today was still these new Jinshi.

But after looking around, Chang An didn't see any trace of Li Weihao, so he asked, "Where's Brother Qingming? Isn't he coming?"

"He has been here for a long time," Du Chengming said, "He is the third place winner in the imperial examination. He has won the imperial examination."

Chang An nodded, but before he had arrived for long, several more people came up, including wealthy businessmen and officials in green clothes. They all came over with wine glasses and greeted:

"Meet Marquis Dingkang."

Chang An was stunned, then nodded slightly, not knowing whether they had just heard his new identity.

Then they said, "I am the Earl of Nei Si, my surname is Gao, and I wonder if I can make the acquaintance of Marquis Ding Kang?"

"Uh..." Chang An subconsciously looked at Du Chengming beside him, wanting to ask for his opinion, but the other party was not sure how to explain.

Helplessly, Chang An had to pick up a cup, then picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, saying: "My wife is at home, she is already full-term, it is inconvenient for her to drink, I can only use tea instead of wine, I hope you can forgive me."

But these old foxes naturally agreed in order to please him, saying, "No problem, no problem."

After watching Chang An drink a cup, Du Chengming began to worry, fearing that these blind people would come up and ask about taking a concubine. Chang An was most afraid of taking a concubine, fearing that they would accidentally cause the champion to leave, which would be bad.

When other officials saw someone approaching Chang An to "chat up" him, they also came forward to toast him. As more and more people came, Du Chengming became more and more worried, and the more he worried about something, the more it happened.

After drinking a glass of wine, a seventh-rank Right Assistant Censor suddenly spoke up: "Marquis Dingkang, I have a daughter in my mansion, she is 28 years old and is waiting to be married."

Hearing this, Du Chengming's nerves instantly tensed up, and he looked at Chang An nervously. Chang An narrowed his eyes slightly, and then asked, "I wonder what this gentleman wants to say?"

"That's it..." Seeing Chang'an's terrifying eyes, You Buque became a little nervous and began to consider whether he should say the next words.

"Just what?"

"I just wanted to introduce her. She has a stubborn nature. If she offends me in the future, Marquis Dingkang will have someone to hold her accountable, right?" The Right Assistant Que quickly changed his words and said so.

Chang An also pretended to be stupid at the right time and said, "I see, Lord You Buque, don't worry, you won't meet him."

The Right Assistant Lord nodded and said, "Then we will not bother Marquis Dingkang any more. Please have a good rest here."

"Thank you, Lord Youbuque."

Then he left, and the rest of the group also left with him, apparently not intending to entangle him any further. Du Chengming also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said:

"Brother Yonghe, I offer you a toast."

Chang An then smiled, picked up the teacup and said, "But it's agreed that I will only drink tea."

"It's okay. I understand. I'll take you out for a drink after Madam Gu has finished her confinement." Du Chengming waved his hand, picked up the wine glass, and clinked glasses with Chang An.

At this time, it was not known whether it was because of the setback they had suffered in Chang'an, but some of the officials simply returned to their seats, while others simply went to find other Jinshi.

"By the way, Brother Xingmei, what official title have you been given?"

"The four assistant teachers can at least stay in Chang'an City. They are lucky." Du Chengming said, "But the rest of the Jinshi are not so lucky. They are basically assigned to various places to serve as county magistrates."

"That's right." Chang An nodded.

......

After a while of drinking, the dancers and singers stopped singing and dancing, and began to look for scholars to drink with them. At this time, the sound of horse hooves was suddenly heard, and everyone's attention was attracted.

"It's the third place winner who's back!"

I don't know which scholar shouted, but at this time, Li Weihao was seen carrying a bamboo basket full of flowers on his waist. After he saluted everyone, he walked straight towards Chang'an.

"Top Scholar, this is your flower." Li Weihao smiled slightly, took out a white flower from the bamboo cage, and said, "This is the winter jasmine, which blooms the earliest among all flowers."

"You are the number one scholar, so you are naturally ahead of all the other scholars. Therefore, I think it is most appropriate to give this flower to the number one scholar."

Chang An smiled and nodded, then stood up, bowed slightly, and let Li Weihao help him put the flower on his collar. Then the Imperial College Master asked, "Tanhua Lang, have you written any poems in Qionghua Garden?"

"To answer the question, of course there is."

"Read it to me!"

"Yes." Li Weihao put his hand on the bamboo cage and began to read:

"Wearing red robes, they parade along Chang'an Street, arranging flowers and enjoying themselves. The beauty of flowers and the moon reflects the sunlight, and talented men and beautiful women stroll together. Everyone gathers to celebrate, and the streets are filled with laughter. Ten years of hard work finally pays off, and all the flowers in Chang'an can be seen in one day."