March 3rd, Shangsi Festival.
The light spring rain ends, it's the time for apricot blossoms to bloom during the imperial examination season.
The Ministry of Personnel's triennial exam results were announced yesterday, and today was the day for the new scholars to parade through the streets wearing red sashes and colorful decorations.
The new scholars would be leaving the Imperial City from the Vermilion Bird Gate, wearing brocade robes and riding imperial horses, galloping with joy and admiring all the flowers of Chang'an in a day.
Tang Xiaobai rarely woke up early and crowded at the side of the Vermilion Bird Street along with the people of the Capital City to watch.
She was eagerly waiting to see the top scholar when suddenly she heard someone call out to her from beside her, "Second Miss Tang."
