The court was in turmoil, and the examinations for the Imperial Academy were also in full swing.
"Relax, no matter how you do in the exam, in my heart, you are the best." When Lu Yan went out, Shen Ruoyan was waiting at the door. After checking the things he brought with him, she smiled and touched his head.
This time, the Imperial College entrance examination began at this time.
It's a good thing and a bad thing.
But Lu Yan will have to face these things one day, and it won't do him any harm to experience more now.
Lu Yan nodded, his eyes firm, without any timidity or retreat.
He was confident about this exam, and the only person he was worried about was Shen Ruoyan.
He reached out and gently took Shen Ruoyan's hand, the worry in his eyes almost overflowing.
During this period, Shen Ruoyan did not avoid him when doing things, so Lu Yan knew that his mother was involved in a very dangerous thing. His power was too small to share his mother's worries. He could only hope that she would be smooth and everything would go well.
"Don't worry, believe me, and believe in yourself." Shen Ruoyan's words were ambiguous. She had to go through what she had to do, even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead.
If she gave up because of the danger, then even if she finally had a peaceful life, she would not feel happy.
What's more, she came back again just to set things right—
She had stolen these days, so what was there to be afraid of?
And this time, if he succeeds, Lu Yan’s future will be settled.
Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run.
Since she has become Shen Ruoyan, then naturally she will arrange everything for Lu Yan. This is what she should do, and it is also the only obsession in Shen Ruoyan's heart!
Lu Yan raised his head, as if he saw the rising sun on her face, full of hope and strength!
So he grabbed his booklet, bowed to Shen Ruoyan, and got on the carriage resolutely.
The battlefield that belongs to him has just arrived!
"The written exam has begun! Candidates are prohibited from talking to each other or making random comments. During the exam, no sound is allowed and silence must be maintained. The time limit is one stick of incense. Once the incense burns out, stop and do not write again. Otherwise, your exam will be invalid."
Each candidate at the Imperial College sat at a separate small table. The invigilators stood one in front and one behind each candidate. From time to time, they would go around behind the candidates to take a look, which scared them so much that their backs got wet.
Lu Yan's forehead was also sweaty, but he didn't have time to wipe it off.
He wrote with great concentration, not daring to stop for a moment.
There are many hidden talents in the Imperial College. If you want to stand out here, you have to work several times harder than others.
If you rely on your talent and slack off, it may not be obvious at ordinary times, but the difference will be immediately apparent when you take the exam.
Lu Yan was often praised by his teacher for his talent, but he never dared to be proud of it. Instead, he would motivate himself to work harder than others and not think too highly of himself.
Because he is a mute, if he doesn't even have these, then he will really become a waste in the eyes of others!
He would still despise himself even if his mother protected him.
As time passed, Lu Yan's sweat accumulated more and more, and a few drops fell down, almost hitting his article.
Others were no worse off. What's worse, their clothes were soaked through, sticking to their bodies, which was uncomfortable to look at.
But no one dared to move or take risks.
Everyone knows what this exam means, and all the hard work of this year will be verified at this moment.
Others won’t care about your usual behavior, everyone only focuses on the final result - otherwise, why would the Spring Examination be so popular?
"The written exam is over!"
When the incense burned out, Lu Yan just put down his pen.
Many people wanted to continue writing, but were stopped by the invigilator.
"Why? Just one sentence left!" The examinee sighed, regretting his mistake. But the teachers mercilessly took his essay away without giving him the slightest chance to compromise.
What’s done is done. No matter who you are, if you still have a few sentences left to write, you must stop.
This is the Imperial College examination—the only fair examination among a group of students of unknown status.
After passing the literary examination, you will take the military examination. However, compared to the literary examination, you can choose the items in the military examination according to your own wishes.
Although Lu Yan learned martial arts from his teacher, he was indeed not as talented as Lu Changchuan in this area. After studying for so long, he was only strengthening his body.
If you were to compete with others with these trivial skills, it would be like an egg hitting a rock.
So when preparing, he deliberately chose archery.
Compared to other sports that require a lot of basic skills, archery is the only thing he can master.
For this purpose, Shen Ruoyan specially invited a teacher from the army to give him individual tutoring.
After finishing his homework every day, Lu Yan would continue to practice with his teacher. Although he was not very talented, he was very strict with himself.
Sometimes even the teacher couldn't stand it and asked him to stop, lest he practice too much and have the opposite effect.
I have worked so hard for this day.
Although the military exam was not considered important in the academic examination, it still accounted for a certain percentage of the score. If you wanted to come out on top, you couldn't afford to make mistakes in either the civil or military exams.
Others may have a chance to start over, but Lu Yan knew very well that he only had this one chance.
Lu Ankang has been taken back. Given Fang Rou's personality, it is only a matter of time before he returns to the Marquis' Mansion under a changed identity.
Lu Sinian is now the new favorite of the Marquis' Mansion. His grandmother values him and his father also values him. Even if Lu Ankang is not capable, they will place their hopes on Lu Sinian.
Lu Yan could feel that what his mother was going to do this time would be very dangerous.
If something went wrong at this moment, he would probably be a drag on his mother - he could endure being abandoned by his father and grandmother, but he could not endure his mother's disappointed look.
Even if his mother wouldn't do that, he would never allow this to happen!
So, he must win!
"start!"
With a "swoosh", the arrow in Lu Yan's hand flew out quickly. The people next to him were no match for him. Everyone's archery speed was almost the same. Now the only difference that could be seen was the target in the distance.
"Hit the rim and score!"
"Missed, zero points!"
The teacher who went to check on the situation was reporting loudly. As his voice was heard, voices of complaints and regret were heard from the side from time to time. They all regretted not having performed well just now.
Lu Yan's palms were already sweating. He saw the teacher walk up to his target and lean over to examine it carefully.
Did you hit it?
Although he could feel it, Lu Yan was not sure because he had not seen it up close.
Everyone was holding their breath, waiting. The veins on Lu Yan's hand holding the bow were already popping out, until he heard the Master's voice:
"Lu Yan, hit the bull's eye, full marks!"
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