Perhaps because he remembered something, Emperor Wenyuan looked at Yang Huaijin with a less displeased look. "This kid's temperament is like his father's, but he still doesn't look like a scholar!"
Old Master Bai smiled and said, "He does look like his father, but I heard that ever since he boasted that he would support his sister in the imperial examination, he's been very serious about studying. I heard he even studied very hard. He even got the Meng family kid to study with him, and Old Meng was so moved that he cried."
General Meng's family is full of loyal and brave people, but now he only has this one grandson left. In order to leave a root for the Meng family, Meng Xuan was forced to go to school and pursue a literary career since he was a child.
Emperor Wenyuan heard this but did not take it seriously.
Ten years of hard study.
This is not a joke. How can anyone pass the exam by working hard for a few months?
You think the imperial examination is too simple!
"Your Majesty, do you want to make a bet too?" As if he could see what Emperor Wenyuan was thinking, Mr. Bai suddenly said with a smile.
"bet?"
"I heard that all the major gambling houses in the capital have started betting on whether Yang Huaijin can pass the exam and get the top score. The odds have soared to 12 to 1. I heard that many officials in the court have secretly bet on Yang Huaijin."
Emperor Wenyuan was curious: "Are you betting on him to win?"
"No, almost all of them bet on him and he won!"
Emperor Wenyuan said as if it was true: "I heard that he got the title of Juren by luck." It would be a laughing stock if such a person could get the first place in the exam.
Mr. Bai smiled and asked him, "Your Majesty, do you have any money on you?"
Emperor Wenyuan was slightly stunned.
How could he, an emperor, have any money on him?
Eunuch Li, who was very observant, quickly took out the purse he was carrying and handed it over: "Mr. Bai, is this enough?" There was silver and banknotes in it.
Mr. Bai took it, took a look at it, and stood up with a smile: "Your Majesty, you wait!"
Emperor Wenyuan looked puzzled.
soon.
Mr. Bai came back with a bill. After he sat down, he handed the bill over directly.
Emperor Wenyuan took it and took a look.
He frowned slightly: "Uncle, you are..."
The bill is pledged to Yang Huaijin High School.
The amount of money on it was actually one thousand taels.
"The total is over nine hundred taels, so I rounded it up to an even number." Old Master Bai said with a smile, "When Yang Huaijin passes the imperial examination, Your Majesty will be able to receive twelve thousand taels of silver."
Twelve thousand taels?
This is a huge sum of money!
but……
"Uncle, there is no way that Yang Huaijin will pass the exam. I'm afraid this thousand taels will be wasted." Emperor Wenyuan said in a firm tone and casually placed the bill in his hand on the table.
Eunuch Li, who was standing by, saw the bills on the table and a look of heartache flashed in his eyes.
I don’t know if I can return...
Mr. Bai slapped his hand on the bill and said, "Your Majesty, how about we use this bill to make a bet?"
"What bet?"
"Let's bet on whether Yang Huaijin can get into high school this time..."
At the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.
With the sound of a gong, the gates of the Imperial Examination Hall opened, and the formal entrance inspection began...
When Shen Haoyi's carriage arrived, most of the candidates had already entered the venue.
Only a few people who had hurried in were left at the door.
"What about the bastard?"
After Shen Haoyi got off the carriage, he glanced back and found that Shen Yingnan was gone, and he couldn't help frowning.
Cui Biao replied: "Don't worry, young master, someone is taking care of the second young master, he won't get lost.
really.
After a while, Shen Yingnan was seen coming, half dragged and half pulled by the guards by the back of the collar.
Shen Yingnan's face turned pale.
He seemed to have been forced to run a long distance. He was out of breath, his face was covered with sweat, his clothes were disheveled, and he looked very embarrassed.
Shen Haoyi was satisfied when he saw this.
"Except for three steamed buns, you are not allowed to give him any other food. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
Shen Haoyi took the examination basket and food basket handed to him by Cui Biao and went to queue up for entrance inspection.
During inspection.
The gatekeepers couldn't help but frown.
Because Shen Haoyi's basket full of food was actually full of roast duck, pork knuckles and other large pieces of meat... People who didn't know would think that he was not here to participate in the imperial examination, but to have a picnic.
"What are you doing?"
Seeing those guards cutting up his whole roast duck with knives, Shen Haoyi couldn't help but speak.
He likes to chew them whole.
It tastes wrong when you cut it open.
The gate officer glanced at Shen Haoyi and stated the inspection rules expressionlessly, meaning that he was afraid that he would hide something in the food and bring it in to cheat.
The inspection was so thorough.
Looking at the roast duck, big chunks of meat and big meat buns that were cut into pieces... Shen Haoyi's face turned black.
But I didn't dare say anything.
Finally, he went in carrying a pile of minced meat and torn buns.
As expected, Shen Yingnan was only stuffed with an empty exam basket. There was nothing in it except the necessary exam tools, and the only food was three cold and hard steamed buns.
"Second Young Master, please go in quickly and don't delay."
Cui Biao pushed Shen Yingnan to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.
However, just as Shen Yingnan was about to step onto the stairs, Butler Yan's old face appeared with a smile.
Before Cui Biao could react, he stuffed a big exam basket into Shen Yingnan's hand; "Young Master, work hard on your exams. Once you pass, you won't have to be looked down upon by others anymore, and your life will be better in the future!"
Butler Yan’s words were very serious.
Many people heard it.
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