North Street.

Near Changlefang.

With the shouts, more and more people rushed towards Changlefang, and the crowd was excited.

Amidst the shouts, Pei Jie's subordinate who originally planned to go to Changle Square to collect the money was directly overwhelmed by the crowd, pushed and pushed in no direction, and froze on the spot with a confused look on his face.

"Master Jiu? Master, it's you who won't say it, right?"

Chundie opened the brocade curtain at the carriage door, listened to the shouts outside, and asked in a dazed manner.

"Master, are you the number one scholar?"

Pei Jie also froze beside the carriage, turned to look at Hu Fei sitting in the carriage in surprise, and asked in disbelief.

At this time, Hu Fei was sitting motionless in the carriage, with the satisfied smile on his face already frozen.

In the entire capital city, besides him being called Jiuye, who else dares to call him this name?

Listening to the shouts from those people, Hu Fei's mind went blank, and he couldn't believe it more than anyone else.

"How did this become the number one pick?"

Hu Fei's eyes were dull and he muttered to himself in a daze.

People kept passing by on both sides of the vehicle. Because there were so many people, pushing and crowding inevitably occurred, causing the whole vehicle to sway constantly.

"Go to Wenxian Hall!"

After hesitating for a moment, Hu Fei glared at Pei Jie with a dark face and said loudly.

Pei Jie agreed, not caring about the subordinate who was overwhelmed by the crowd, and immediately got into the car again, ordering Xiao Wu to drive to Wenxian Hall quickly.

Hu Fei was unwilling to give in and planned to go to the Wenxian Hall in person to take a look and find out what was going on.

He hoped he heard wrong, because he really didn't want to be the top pick!

...

After a long time, the carriage finally arrived in front of the Wenxian Hall.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Hu Fei rushed out of the carriage, pushed through the crowd, and quickly came to the list at the door.

"Who is it? Why are you squeezing?!"

"No matter how hard you squeeze, it's useless. You will definitely not be the top pick!"

Several scholars who were pushed by Hu Fei and staggered complained dissatisfiedly, their faces ugly.

But then they discovered that the person who pushed them away was Hu Fei, and they hurriedly closed their mouths with complicated expressions.

Hu Fei stood in front of the list and saw the name at the top at a glance.

Number one scholar, Hu Fei!

Seeing this scene, Hu Fei had mixed feelings in his heart.

"That's okay?!"

Looking at the familiar name, Hu Fei murmured to himself, with a wry smile on his face.

"Jiu'an Hou! It's Jiu'an Hou!"

"Congratulations to the Marquis of Jiu'an for winning the top prize!"

"Congratulations to Jiu'an Hou!"

Immediately afterwards, the candidates of this year who gathered in front of the results and the people who were watching recognized Hu Fei, and they all raised their hands and congratulated him.

"The young master is really the number one scholar?! What's going on?"

"Great, I have to tell the master this good news quickly!"

Pei Jie also saw the eye-catching name on the list and shouted excitedly.

"But looking at the young master, he doesn't seem happy."

Chundie frowned and said hesitantly.

Yes, Hu Fei was indeed a little unhappy at this time, because what he wanted more than the champion was the 100,000 taels of silver from Changlefang that had been divided.

He originally thought that he would make a lot of money this time, but he never expected that he would win the first prize in the Spring Festival with a bird said to be a phoenix and a poem that almost caused him to lose his head.

Isn’t this a joke?!

In the crowd, some candidates looked at Hu Fei with complicated expressions, their eyes full of unwillingness and jealousy, but they could only be speechless.

Even if they are unwilling and even feel it is unfair, at this point, they have nothing to say, because the candidate for the No. 1 Scholar is appointed by His Majesty and no one can change it.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Hu Fei gritted his teeth, casually cupped his hands at the crowd around him, and hurriedly urged Pei Jie and others to leave.

If he didn't leave, he was worried that someone would secretly hand him a knife.

Pei Jie and others hurriedly agreed, got in the car, turned around and left in a hurry.

"Master, are you going back home?"

Pei Jie turned around and asked while urging Xiao Wu to speed up.

"What kind of house are you going back to? Enter the palace!"

Hu Fei hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice.

He wanted to go to Zhu Yuanzhang and ask clearly what was going on.

Pei Jie agreed and immediately urged Xiao Wu to drive to the palace.

At the same time, the news that Hu Fei had won the title of No. 1 Scholar spread rapidly throughout the capital like a plague.

...

Prince Yan's Mansion.

Steward Ge Yang took three steps at a time and rushed into the study at a quick trot, startling King Zhu Di of Yan who was studying the art of war seriously.

"What happened? So panicked?!"

Zhu Di looked up at Ge Yang and asked solemnly.

"Your Highness, the Chunwei ranking list has been announced, and Jiu'an Hou won the top prize!"

Ge Yang hurriedly bowed and said loudly.

"Hu Fei?!"

Hearing Ge Yang's words, Zhu Di was stunned for a moment and stood up suddenly, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"That's right, word has spread throughout the capital that your Majesty has appointed Hu Fei as the number one scholar this spring!"

Ge Yang nodded and said affirmatively.

After hearing Ge Yang's confident answer, Zhu Di looked puzzled, but then he couldn't help laughing.

"It seems that his poem, coupled with the good advice he gave to his father, once again won his favor."

"well!"

Zhu Di nodded frequently and couldn't help but said, with a smile on his face.

Before, he was still feeling pity that Hu Fei lost the number one spot, but he didn't expect that the number one spot would be Hu Fei's in the end.

"It seems that there is no way to stop this luck. Many people thought he was just lucky enough to save his life, but he not only successfully resolved this crisis,"

"Moreover, I have been promoted several levels in succession, and now I am the number one scholar. It is really gratifying!"

Ge Yang agreed with a smile.

"That's right, it's great to congratulate you. You should rush to the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately and tell Hu Fei to come to the Mansion. The King will hold a banquet to celebrate for him!"

Zhu Di nodded and said loudly, the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed at all.

"yes."

Ge Yang agreed, immediately exited the study and rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

...

at the same time.

East Palace.

Backyard gazebo.

Prince Zhu Biao was playing chess with Korean Duke Li Shanchang, chatting every sentence, during which he could occasionally hear Hu Fei's name.

"Today is the day when the rankings are released. I don't know who will be the top pick this time."

Li Shanchang said thoughtfully while laying down a piece of meat.

"Hu Fei failed, and no matter who won the top prize, it became unworthy of the name."

Zhu Biao shook his head and said slowly.
To be continued...