Those candidates who were not on the list looked at this scene with envy in their hearts.

Although they look down on these businessmen, they also want to experience the feeling of being so scrambled by others. They also want to have a glorious meeting with the saint tomorrow, parade in the streets, win riches and beauties, and then reach the pinnacle of life.

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They even couldn't help but fantasize in their hearts, how good it would be if they were the ones surrounded at this moment, and how good they would be if they were also the ones on the gold list.

As for the children of the aristocratic families, their faces were ashen. They were usually surrounded by stars wherever they went, but now they were ignored.

Such a huge difference in treatment made them feel a little unfair. Each of them turned pale and walked away.

When Jing Huarong saw Jiang Zhao and the others being surrounded, his face became gloomy and he ordered the coachman to return home.

Jiang Zhao and the others also wanted to leave here and find a quiet place. This group of people was really scary.

But how could they let these people leave so easily? Each one of them was either grabbing their clothes or their hands to prevent them from leaving.

The clothes on Jiang Zhao and others were almost torn off.

Wei Xiang stood in front of Jiang Zhao, but his fists were no match for the four hands. His originally tightly tied hair had been pulled loose by these people, with a few messy hair hanging down on both sides.

Wei Xiang was naturally handsome, but now his hair was messy, and he was not as aloof as usual, but added a bit of laziness.

Some rich men even thought of recruiting Wei Xiang, but when they heard Wei Xiang call Jiang Zhao his young master, they realized that Wei Xiang was just a slave around Jiang Zhao, and they immediately gave up the idea.

No matter how handsome he is, he is just a slave, and his descendants can only be slaves and maids, unable to turn over for generations to come.

Although their daughter is just a bargaining chip to win over talented people, they cannot push their daughter into a pit of fire.

The most important thing is that the status of their merchants is already low. If their daughter marries another slave, the face of their merchants will really be rubbed against the ground.

After thinking about it, everyone focused their attention on Jiang Zhao and Simubai. They must take them home to marry their daughters today.

For merchants' families, it is very difficult for them to enter the court in their lifetime. They can only get close to these talented people who are successful in the rankings. Only in this way can their descendants have a chance to enter the court.

In this world, the status ranking is still that of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and the status of businessmen is still at the bottom.

Not only could they not travel by carriage, even if they had money, they could not wear overly gorgeous clothes, so they could only work hard on fabrics to show off their rich family wealth.

But they also want to live a life of superiority, and want their descendants to be able to hold their heads high.

But if his son fails to live up to expectations, he can only rely on his daughter to marry an official.

But those officials looked down upon their status at all, so they could only focus on these talented people from poor families.

Although scholars also look down on businessmen, there are always some people who don't want to work hard.

As a result, everyone's snatching became more enthusiastic, and the scene suddenly became chaotic. The onlookers gradually surrounded them. As a result, it became more difficult for Jiang Zhao and the others to leave.

At this moment, no one noticed that a hand reached out to Jiang Zhao.

Jiang Zhao herself didn't notice it, and was still wary of the rich men in front of her.

When the hand was already close, Jiang Zhao noticed that he subconsciously bent down to avoid it, and the hand pulled the scarf tied on her head.

Because of the rush today, the scarf on Jiang Zhao's head was not tied very tightly. With a little tug of his hand, the scarf on Jiang Zhao's head was torn off, and his black and smooth hair fell away.

Come down.

Coupled with Jiang Zhao's already handsome face, everyone can immediately recognize that this is not a young master at all, but a pretty young lady.

Even the flash of panic on Jiang Zhao's face could not hinder her beauty.

Fortunately, her face quickly returned to a calm expression.

Ever since the day she decided to disguise herself as a man and take part in the imperial examination, she had thought that one day her identity as a woman would be revealed, but she never thought that this day would come so early.

Therefore, when her scarf was torn off and the woman's identity was exposed, she didn't panic too much. Soldiers came to stop her and water came to cover her up.

But her identity as a woman shocked the surrounding people who were watching the fun and the wealthy people who wanted to capture her and take her back as their son-in-law.

The originally noisy scene suddenly became quiet, and it was even so quiet that one could hear everyone's breathing clearly.

Everyone present was so shocked by the scene before them that they couldn't even speak.

Even the palace attendant who came to present the results looked at Jiang Zhao with wide eyes in shock and froze on the spot, not knowing how to react.

Jiang Zhao sighed, then calmly reached out to pull the torn off scarf from the rich man's hand, tied up all his hair, and resumed his previous male attire.

But everyone already knew that she was a woman, and dressing up couldn't lessen everyone's shock.

A moment later, the crowd burst into commotion.

"This...how is it that the new number one scholar is a woman?"

"She is actually a woman disguised as a man?"

"How dare she? How can a woman take part in the imperial examination? This is really treasonous. This kind of woman should be tied up and put in a pig pen!"

"It is ridiculous for a woman to take part in the imperial examination. The very word "imperial examination" is tainted by her beauty."

"It is really an insult to the imperial examination. We actually used to be in the same examination room with her and called her brothers. It is really a shame in my life."

"It's ridiculous. How can a woman take part in the imperial examination?"

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The rich men who were still holding the portraits just now, hoping that Jiang Zhao could marry their daughters, now immediately retreated.

Jiang Zhao's daughter disguised herself as a man to take part in the imperial examination. This was a crime of deceiving the emperor, and it was very likely to bring disaster to the nine tribes, and they did not want to get away with it in the slightest.

Even several candidates who had participated in the examination together before were now adding insult to injury and making sarcastic remarks, feeling that being in the same examination room as Jiang Zhao was the greatest shame in their lives.

The few palace servants who came to release the results came to their senses and immediately returned to the palace. They wanted to report the situation here to His Majesty and let His Majesty handle it.


Chapter completed!