Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is the most stressful moment for students, the provincial examination.
As soon as Hua Ziyun walked to the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall, he saw Bei Yutang and Xiao Moer and hurried towards them.
The things in Hua Ziyun's backpack were exactly the same as Xiao Moer's.
"Finally, I don't have to eat white flour buns this time." Hua Ziyun said proudly.
Xiao Moer looked at him speechlessly.
Dai Xiang was laughing secretly on the side.
Before the provincial examination began, Bei Yutang taught him how to cook porridge quickly. As for pickles and other things, he also took them from Bei Yutang.
This time, the prefect was waiting at the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall early in the morning, and immediately spotted the Eighth Prince among the crowd. He saw him chatting cheerfully with a child, a child he recognized; he was truly an extraordinary prodigy.
The Eighth Prince has a very good relationship with him, probably to pave the way for the future and recruit talents in advance.
An official nearby looked in the direction of the prefect and saw Xiao Mo'er and Hua Ziyun. He thought the prefect must have taken a liking to them. It had to be said that these two were truly talented, having won first and second place at such young ages.
"Sir, those are the first and second place winners of the child exam. I didn't expect them to have such a close relationship."
"Yeah. They are all good kids." Prefect Zhou responded, but didn't want his actions to attract attention, so he looked away.
Before the time was up, the students below were chatting in groups of three or four.
"Why is the prefect here today?"
In previous years, this kind of task was always assigned to some unpopular minor officials. It was really surprising that the prefect came this time.
Not only the yamen runners below were surprised, but also the students waiting outside.
The prefect knew that the eighth prince was accompanying the academy, so he hurriedly arranged the academy where he was to be inspected first, which surprised the students taking the exam in the academy. After all, being able to enter earlier means they can prepare earlier.
After entering the academy, Hua Ziyun was assigned an excellent position, close to the main courtyard, and Xiao Moer was assigned the same position. However, this time, the two of them were not able to live opposite each other like last time.
With the experience from last time, Xiao Moer organized everything in an orderly manner this time. After checking the dormitory number where he lived, he began to take out the things in the backpack one by one.
The exam was in the afternoon. When the gongs and drums sounded, the yamen runners, accompanied by officers and soldiers, distributed the exam papers one by one.
When Xiao Moer saw the test questions, he pondered for a moment and started writing.
In a room one row away from him, Hua Ziyun also started writing after reading the examination paper.
Before I started writing, I couldn't help but think of Xiao Moer.
I don't know whether he started first this time or not.
Alas, what a pity that I couldn’t see it.
I must perform well this time and strive to win the championship.
Losing to a five-year-old child was quite damaging to his self-esteem for this little prodigy who had been praised since childhood.
The provincial examination lasts four days, one day longer than the child examination.
The first day was calm.
The next day, Xiao Moer washed his face and looked up at the sky.
"What are you looking at?"
Hua Ziyun came up to him at some point and asked in a low voice.
Little Mo'er didn't look at him, and whispered back, "I'm afraid the situation is about to change."
Hua Ziyun looked up in confusion. The sky was cloudless and there was no sign of the weather changing.
"Are you kidding me?"
"I guessed."
Xiao Moer was not sure either, but looking at the sky and the sultry air, he felt that it was very similar to what was recorded in a book, so he made this guess.
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