Zhang Sheng: "Those who are not very learned are not convinced and are clinging to a glimmer of hope, wanting to retake the exam. What about those students who made it to the top of the list? Isn't that unfair to them?"
Qi Lianli sighed, "I was mistaken. Since the Emperor has appointed me as the examiner, he naturally trusts me to select outstanding talents for the court. I will review the papers according to my heart."
Zhang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. If the candidates were really allowed to take the test papers back, it would be a big trouble.
"This palace and Lord Du have been assigned by the imperial court to supervise and co-examine the exam. It is because of the emperor's trust in us that we have been entrusted with such an important task. We will live up to his grace and will surely select outstanding talents for the emperor this time!"
Qi Lianli smiled and said, "Master Zhang, what you said makes sense!"
The three of them exchanged some polite words, and half an incense stick later Qi Lianli left the Imperial Examination Hall and rushed back to the yamen.
When the carriage arrived at Qingyun Inn, one could see the hopeful students in the lobby at a glance.
For a moment, it felt like a lifetime ago.
Back then, he was just like them, coming to the inn early and preparing for the provincial examination with great anticipation!
He knew very well how much of a blow it would be to a candidate if he failed the imperial examination.
It’s really not easy to study hard for ten years!
He must judge the papers fairly and impartially!
Mr. Zhang, there must be something fishy going on since Du Huaian is so against telling students that they can get their test papers back with their test papers.
It is impossible for the princess to talk about matters related to the imperial examination casually and without any purpose!
It seems that the examiner of this provincial examination needs to be extremely attentive.
Arriving at the yamen, he entered the study and sat quietly for a moment, "Lin Yu!"
"I'm here!"
"Arrange someone to secretly watch Zhang Sheng and Du Huaian. Keep them hidden and don't let them be discovered!"
"Yes, sir!"
After a moment, Lin Yu returned and said, "Sir, Cui Zheli is here."
Qi Lianli's heart tightened. Why did he come at this hour?
"Please come in!"
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Shen time.
"Xiao Xi'er, Xiao Xi'er."
Xiao Lingyu called out softly a few times, but Xiao Xier seemed extremely sleepy and only moved her eyelids.
Seeing this, Xiao Lingyu pursed her lips. The children had played enough today.
"Ayuan, Sister Yaoer, the children are tired, shall we go back?"
"good."
Su Xingyi came down from the second floor, carefully took Xiao Xier in his arms, and got off the pleasure boat.
"Uncle, aunt." Meng Zihe walked quickly to Lu Yuan and Si Chuyu.
"I am very happy to go boating with you today. I hope we can have the opportunity to go boating together again next time."
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Then after you finish the provincial examination, shall we go to Langyao, ten miles outside the city, to see the red leaves on Fengshan Mountain?"
"Okay, will the Su family come then?" Meng Zihe said as he looked at the six members of the Su family in front of him. When he retracted his gaze, his eyes lingered on Lu Yao for a moment.
"The scenery of Shili Langyao was beautiful at that time. The Su family has not been there yet. I will talk to the Su family and they will be willing to go and see it."
"Sister, have I been there before?" After Lu Yao recovered, she basically stayed at home in Xishui County reading books. Her memory of the scenery around Huayang County was too vague.
"You went there as a child."
At that time, the Lu family's main house was intact and no one was missing, but when they went to Shili Langyao, two old people were missing.
"You like it there."
Lu Yao thought for a moment and said, "I don't remember."
Meng Zihe said: "Sister Yao'er, when you go and take a look at it again, you will have an impression of it."
"Second brother, you called her by the wrong generation. You should call her cousin." Meng Zilu corrected him in time.
Meng Zihe quickly apologized: "Aunt, please forgive me for being rude."
Lu Yao felt a little awkward when he called her "cousin". She was only fifteen, how could she be someone else's aunt?!
The face behind the round fan smiled and said, "Zihe, it's just a name, don't take it too seriously."
After Lu Yao finished speaking, she turned around and walked quickly towards Xiao Lingyu.
She didn't want to hear Meng Zihe call her cousin again, so she decided to stay away from him in the future.
They all call her old!
"Zihe, my sister Yao'er is right. It's just a name. You don't have to take it to heart. Let's catch up quickly and don't let the Su family wait for us."
Si Chuyu looked at Meng Zihe's back, then glanced at Lu Yao and Xiao Lingyu in front of him who were smiling sweetly, and his eyebrows moved slightly.
My impression is that Meng Zihe is devoted to his studies, and even when he goes out to play, he is very quiet like Su Ningwen.
While boating on the lake today, he seemed to be talking a lot!
Is it what he thought?
After returning to Lu Mansion, Si Chuyu told Lu Yuan about his guess.
At first glance, Lu Yuan thought it was unlikely.
"Ayu, you may have misunderstood. This is impossible. Although Sister Yao'er is fifteen years old, she certainly doesn't have such thoughts. She doesn't understand. Her heart is as innocent as a nine-year-old child right now."
Si Chuyu said: "Sister Yao'er may not have such thoughts. I think Zihe likes Sister Yao'er a little bit."
Lu Yuanmu thought about it and felt that the character of the Meng family was impeccable. She was quite satisfied that Meng Zihe could be her brother-in-law.
But Meng Zihe will pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi in the future. He is good-looking and many officials in the capital will compete to make him their son-in-law.
There are so many young ladies from aristocratic families and official families for him to choose from, and by then he might even forget about Lu Yao.
"Ayu, do you think everyone would marry a merchant's daughter like you? The Meng family is a prominent family, so naturally they want to marry a woman of equal status."
She knew very well that her mother-in-law didn't like her in previous years.
Fortunately, she was not blind and chose a good husband.
"A Yuan, those are just the world's deep-rooted and stubborn prejudices. Which of the aristocratic families in Huayang County and the powerful people in the capital doesn't like yellow and white things? My maternal grandparents are relatively open-minded. As long as the two of them are truly interested, why wouldn't their parents agree? My parents agreed to my request."
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