After all the candidates had taken their places, the Thirteenth Prince, Li Wei, Hongshi, Tian Wenjing, and others arrived at the Imperial College. After reviewing the basic situation in the examination room, they approved the distribution of the examination papers.
The exam papers were sealed, and the four examiners opened them in front of everyone before handing them out to the examiners for distribution to each candidate.
The candidates were all waiting in their respective examination rooms. After receiving the test papers, they couldn't wait to start reading and answering the questions. Everything proceeded in an orderly manner.
Thirteenth Master and others patrolled the examination hall from time to time to check the examination discipline.
As they walked, Tian Wenjing said, "This year is the first imperial examination since the Emperor ascended the throne. If we can stand out in this examination, it will surely attract the Emperor's attention..."
Li Wei laughed and said, "That's right. These candidates have all prepared meticulously and come with great effort. They are all going to stand out in this exam..."
Li Wei suddenly remembered something and said to Thirteen, "Thirteenth Master, I heard that you went to Qingsong Academy to investigate before the exam. Did you discover any talents there?"
The Thirteenth Prince smiled and pointed at Li Wei, who felt embarrassed. The Thirteenth Prince said, "You seem to know my whereabouts very well. I'm not going to investigate, just to take a look beforehand. There are one or two people who I'm quite looking forward to..."
Hongli asked curiously, "Thirteenth Uncle? Who are you talking about?"
The Thirteenth Prince said mysteriously, "Keep this a secret for now. After the exams are over, I want to see if they can pass with flying colors..."
Tian Wenjing laughed and said, "To catch the Thirteenth Master's eye, one must be no ordinary person. In fact, the Thirteenth Master is their talent scout..."
The Thirteenth Prince laughed and said, "They can't be called talent scouts; whether they pass the exam depends on their abilities..."
Li Wei nodded in agreement, and the group looked around the examination room as they walked.
Thirteenth Master stopped at a certain spot, and upon closer inspection, he saw that the person writing furiously with a brush was none other than Qin Mo.
Qin Mo was oblivious to the Thirteenth Master's footsteps, lost in his writing.
Thirteenth Master looked up and searched around again, and sure enough, he saw Lu Changkong's figure on the other side.
Suddenly, the Thirteenth Prince remembered Hongli and Hongzhou's request and instructed the examiner beside him: "Go and make two copies of this exam paper."
The examiner hesitated: "But Your Highness, wouldn't doing this be against the rules?"
Thirteenth Master whispered, "It's alright, it's just copying two exam papers. The exam has already started."
The examiner dared not say anything more, so he went to the side, copied the exam paper twice, and handed it to the Thirteenth Prince.
The Thirteenth Prince carefully inspected the package, sealed it in a paper bag, and handed it to his personal servant, saying, "Send this to the palace as quickly as possible..."
Seeing this, Hongshi asked curiously, "Thirteenth Uncle, what are you doing?"
The Thirteenth Prince was taken aback, then said dismissively, "Oh... it's just that my wife has two nephews who were curious about what the exams would be like this year and wanted to see the questions. So I just gave them two copies of the exam papers to take back..."
Hongshi said, "I see. Uncle Thirteen and his wife are truly loving. Uncle Thirteen remembers everything his wife says, even such trivial matters..."
The Thirteenth Prince breathed a sigh of relief, gave an awkward smile, and told the servant to take his palace pass and leave quickly: "Take these two exam papers to the Imperial Study immediately. Hongli and Hongzhou are waiting. After they finish, wait for them to finish, then bring the papers back. Remember, don't tell anyone on the way that these are exam papers..."
The servant hurriedly took the examination paper, bid farewell to the Thirteenth Prince, and rode his horse toward the palace without stopping.
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