Chapter 169 His Purpose (Part )
The procedure of the Wenxi Banquet over the years was that the newly-crowned Jinshi would bathe and change clothes, ride a tall horse, wear a red flower on his chest, and parade through the streets led by the newly-crowned top scholar to show their joy. After that, they would go to the Xingyuan, north of the inner city and close to the imperial city, to attend the Wenxi Banquet.

Just thinking about that scene is so grand and lively. No wonder passing the imperial examination was regarded as the first of the three major happy events in ancient times.

Xue Wenjin smiled helplessly and tapped Su Liuyue's forehead. These days, she and Wan'er had been teasing him about this matter all the time, and he had lost his temper due to their teasing.

This was the first parade of Jinshi since the establishment of the Xin Dynasty, and it was bound to attract widespread attention.

The Yun family was also foresighted and spent a huge amount of money to book a private room in a restaurant called Zuixianlou on Imperial Street.

The Imperial Street is a street in the middle of Xinjing that runs from south to north through the Outer City and the Inner City and leads directly to the Imperial City. It is also the most prosperous street in Xinjing. The parade of newly-appointed Jinshi will start and end from the Imperial Street. This is of course the best place to watch the parade of newly-appointed Jinshi.

Early in the morning, both sides of the Imperial Street were already crowded with people. For today's event, all the military marquises of Jingzhao Prefecture and the entire capital were mobilized. Even the soldiers of the Twelve Guards were on high alert in various parts of the capital. This was the biggest event since the founding of the New Dynasty.

Yun had brought Su Liuyue and the others to Zuixianlou early. Xue Lingwan lay by the window, looking at the crowd of people below. She opened her mouth and couldn't close it. "Oh my God, if mother hadn't booked a private room at Zuixianlou in advance, we would be one of those people now. We don't even know if we can squeeze to the front and see our third brother."

Wang Yike gently stroked her bulging belly and smiled tenderly, "Indeed, thanks to my mother, I can also join in the fun and let the baby in my belly see how great his uncle is. If he can be as successful as his uncle in the future, I will have no regrets."

Yun smiled and glared at her, "What you said is wrong. What if the baby in your belly is a girl?"

Wang Yi said with a smile: "Who says girls can't have a bright future? Isn't Liu Yue very promising?"

When everyone heard this, they were slightly stunned and laughed out loud at the same time.

The only pity was that Xue Chengyi had to be on duty today and couldn't watch Xue Wenjin's parade with them.

The last time I accompanied my son to look at the list, he had already asked for leave once, so this time he couldn’t ask for leave so easily.

After they chatted and laughed for a while, there was suddenly an uproar from below.

Xue Lingwan immediately stood up, ran to the window, and said excitedly: "Mother, mother! They are coming! I saw their team!"

Yun smiled and shook her head, secretly sighing that her daughter was still not steady enough, she stood up and walked over.

Fortunately, the window of this box in Zuixianlou is big enough, so even if several people stand by the window, it doesn’t feel crowded.

Not far away, a group of high-spirited young men wearing red robes and palace flowers on their hats were riding on tall and handsome horses and slowly walking towards this side. Wherever they passed, countless people threw flowers, copper coins and all kinds of things with good meanings at them, and the street was filled with joy.

The parade of Jinshi candidates was arranged according to their ranking. Xue Wenjin was ranked eleventh, so he should have been at the front.

The Yun family members stared at the team closely, hoping to see Xue Wenjin as soon as possible.

Su Liuyue also stared at the team, but she was used to listening in all directions and looking in all directions. After she looked for a while, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye, and she was stunned for a moment.

She quickly drew her attention back and followed the figure. She saw the man squeezed in the crowd, with a square face, thick eyebrows, a serious expression, and even a hint of hostility in his eyes. Wasn't he the man who had slashed Zhou Yunke and was from the reactionary gang that appeared in the case of the scholar being burned to death?
She did hear Zhou Yunke's men say that the man had escaped, but she did not follow up on what happened next.

Now it seems that the man has been on the run until now and has not been caught!
What is his purpose for suddenly appearing in the crowd watching the Jinshi parade?

Su Liuyue's mind raced for a few times, and she said, "I'm going to the toilet," and hurried out of the room without caring about the looks from the Yun family members.

She quickly walked to an empty corner and whispered, "The wind is rising, the wind is rising!"

However, after calling out several times, no one showed up. Yes, although Feng Qi had been protecting her in secret, he was still a certain distance away from her. Unless she shouted at the top of her lungs, he would not be able to hear her so easily.

Su Liuyue couldn't help but feel a little confused.

The man was a former soldier with great martial arts skills. Even Zhou Yunke was accidentally injured by him. If his target was these new scholars, even if there were government soldiers guarding the surrounding area, it was inevitable that one or two people would be injured.

Moreover, he has been able to escape until now without being caught, so there must be someone behind him. If he appears here for some purpose, there must be his accomplices around him!

After Su Liuyue thought of several plans, she decided to go out and keep a close eye on the man, and at the same time look for any government officials she knew nearby.

She didn't want to just go find the soldiers who were maintaining order on the street. First, she wasn't sure whether they would believe her as a woman. Second, she didn't want to alert the enemy and wanted to see what the man was going to do first.

It was not difficult to find the man. He was standing in front of a silver shop diagonally opposite Zuixianlou. He was tall and much taller than ordinary people even in the crowd. Su Liuyue saw him before she ran to the silver shop.

She stared at him for a while and saw that he was just standing in the crowd. Apart from looking around from time to time, he did nothing. She couldn't help feeling more and more confused. After thinking about it, she pulled over a little boy who was watching the fun, stuffed a few copper coins into his hand, and asked him to help her keep an eye on the man. If he showed any signs of leaving, he should tell her immediately. Then she turned around and walked into a clothing store next to the silver shop.

When she came out again, the pretty and lively girl had transformed into a handsome and tall man.

It is more convenient to dress in men's clothes for this kind of work.

Moreover, if she met people from Jingzhao Prefecture later, she could go up to them and ask them for help. After all, the people in Jingzhao Prefecture knew that she was a woman, so they would only include Lu De and Feng Dali.

The little boy who was helping her keep an eye on her turned around and saw that Su Liuyue's appearance had suddenly changed. He couldn't help but be stunned and almost thought he had seen it wrong.

Su Liuyue looked at him with amusement and was about to say something when the man not far away suddenly moved!
He just glanced across, suddenly turned around, squeezed out of the crowd, and walked forward quickly.

When he was looking around just now, Su Liuyue suspected that he was looking for his accomplices or his target.

Seeing him suddenly move, I hurriedly followed him.

Fortunately, the man was walking along the main road. If he had walked into an empty alley, Su Liuyue would not have dared to follow him.

At this time, everyone on the street was crowded in the front, cheering for the new scholars, so much so that no one noticed that behind the crowd, there were two people walking quickly past group after group, one in front and one behind.

Su Liuyue followed and suddenly felt something strange.

Why did that man keep following the crowd?
Today, almost all the citizens of the capital went to watch the fun. Except for the place where the new scholars would be paraded through the streets, there were almost no people anywhere else.

Wherever the man walked, there were crowds of people, which meant that he was walking on the route of the parade for new scholars!
Could it be that his target is really these newly-minted scholars? !
This suspicion reached its peak when Su Liuyue followed the man into the inner city and walked to the outside of a familiar courtyard that was heavily guarded.

Out of curiosity, she took a detour to see that place on her way to Jingzhao Prefecture these days.

That is the Xingyuan where the Wenxi Banquet will be held today!

What is this man doing in Xingyuan!
At this moment, the man not far away suddenly turned a corner and walked into an alley. Su Liuyue's heart skipped a beat and she quickly followed him. However, when she reached the entrance of the alley, the man had disappeared.

She frowned, and just as she was about to go to Jingzhao Prefecture nearby to find someone to help, a deliberately low voice suddenly came from behind her -

"Miss Su San."