Chapter 201: Writing
"Your Highness."
She swallowed the flattering words like "niece" and took the lead in bowing respectfully.
"No need to be polite."
Qin Zhaoyue sat at the head of the table, her voice cold and clear, revealing a sense of dignity and aloofness.
In fact, she never quite understood this kind of reply. The other party had already performed the courtesy, so she didn't know what kind of courtesy he was exempting.
Wen Mingke had the illusion of being in deep autumn. Under the gazes of those around him, he felt a chill all over his body.
Are these the Qingluan Guards? Probably.
Thirteen people in total. Even the two princes above them have never had such favor.
When Qin Zhaoyue had just left the palace and set up her own residence, the Wen family often visited her.
Wen Mingke is responsible for walking outside and comes the most often.
I still remember that Zhao Yue was like a ball of fire at that time, doing everything in a hurry.
But what about now?
Wen Mingke only dared to take a quick glance. It was clearly the same face, but there was an aura of a superior that was intimidating without even getting angry.
I became more and more convinced that she had changed completely.
In this case, we need to do our best to repair the rift caused by the previous estrangement.
"Your Highness, my third brother wrote home a while ago, urging me to come and visit you."
His third brother is naturally Qin Zhaoyue's biological father.
"I heard that His Highness was ill, so I specially collected some old medicinal herbs."
Although the Wen family is not wealthy, it has a foundation that has been established for hundreds of years.
To put it bluntly, our ancestors were very wealthy.
With the family's wealth, they couldn't even come up with a few old medicinal herbs? It was nothing more than a superficial excuse.
Qin Zhaoyue raised his arm nonchalantly, and Tao Yao stepped forward to take the brocade box.
"Thank you, Master Wen."
"It's my duty, it's my duty..."
Two thousand taels, plus three hundred-year-old medicinal herbs, as a gift to repair the relationship.
But as you can tell from the name, it's still far from enough.
Although Qin Zhaoyue had a bad reputation in the past, people would still call him "Second Uncle" when they saw him.
"I wonder what Mr. Wen's purpose is in coming here? There are guests at your house, so I'm sorry I can't stay long."
Wen Mingke naturally knew who the guests were. The two royal heirs were at home.
The fact that he could spare the time to see him showed that the captain of the Qingluan Guard was quite important.
He silently kept this in mind, cupped his hands, and a troubled look appeared on his face.
"This... Your Highness..."
If it were in the past, Wen Mingke could have just asked his attendants to leave directly.
But the people around him now are not ordinary maids and servants, so how can he call out their names?
"Broken ink."
"yes."
Watching the guards on both sides leave the main hall, Wen Mingke breathed a sigh of relief.
Just standing there made people feel very pressured, but the one called Sui Mo still stayed by Zhao Yue's side.
"Master Wen, don't worry about it. This is my personal guard, one of our own."
Wen Mingke agreed, but his heart skipped a beat.
If I'm not mistaken, this person should be the Captain of Qingluan Guard.
One of our own? How did Zhao Yue win over?
I thought highly of her and even had a bold guess:
Had she been pretending all along, only to reveal her true colors when she encountered two errands for His Majesty?
If this is the case, the Wen family will suffer a great loss.
Fortunately, it is still not too late. Zhao Yue has just shown signs of improvement, and this is when he needs support.
Wen Mingke couldn't help but feel anxious. Did his third brother see something, so he hurriedly passed on the message?
"Your Highness, I'm here for my daughter Wan'er."
Wen Tingwan stepped forward and bowed.
Qin Zhaoyue had a vague impression that this girl came here often when her original body had a close relationship with the Wen family.
But later we lost contact and never saw each other again.
"What is it?"
Hearing this calm tone, Wen Tingwan felt uncomfortable.
In the past, her father often brought her to the princess's mansion. Because they were of similar age, she was an important means to win over relationships.
Because he was generous and always begged the princess to please him, their relationship was quite harmonious.
It’s just that the Wen family has a tradition of passing down poetry and literature, so Wen Tingwan is naturally proud of it.
Those places I followed the princess to... those extravagant and disgraceful scenes...
Wen Tingwan looked down on her cousin, and when they later cut off contact, she breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that her reputation would be ruined.
When we met again after three years, he seemed like a different person.
Sitting at the top, it seemed as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers separating him from me.
I suppressed my worries and listened to my father speak.
"Wan'er has studied hard since she was young, and Your Highness knows this.
Upon hearing about the provocation from the Princess of the Shuofeng Dynasty, Wan'er wanted to lend a hand to the great woman, even though she was powerless.
Oh, if she had talent, why didn’t the third sister invite her to participate in the literary gathering?
He ignored her outside the mansion and refused to let her in, and offered a price of one thousand taels for a meeting. These were all tests.
Now Qin Zhaoyue finally understood what the Wen family was trying to do.
"That's good news. The registration for the supplementary provincial examination hasn't closed yet."
"Yes, I've already registered Wan'er, but..."
Seeing that Qin Zhaoyue didn't respond at all, Wen Mingke could only bite the bullet and perform a solo.
“It’s just that Wan’er is good at poetry, but lacks experience in policy writing.
The first exam is approaching, and I feel a little unsure."
Of course, there is no guarantee. In the provincial examination, policy essays account for about 70%.
If you are not good at policy essays, what’s the point of taking the exam?
Judging from his behavior, it is clear that he is not just trying to gain fame, but really wants to seize the opportunity and gain fame.
The Wen family has a long tradition of poetry and literature, and their ancestors have produced two men who were honored as top three in the imperial examinations.
However, by the time of Wen Mingke, there was only one third-class Jinshi from the fourth branch.
In the next generation, the highest rank was a scholar, and no one passed the imperial examination.
"Sui Mo, get me a cup of tea."
"yes."
Obviously, Qin Zhaoyue understood the hint.
After Sui Mo left, he spoke, "I understand what Second Uncle meant."
Wen Mingke was delighted, he finally made some breakthroughs.
"I can find a mock policy essay test for my cousin, but I don't have much reputation among scholars.
If you want to ask the great scholar to help you, and get the money from the connections, Second Uncle needs to be mentally prepared."
“It’s natural!”
"Twenty thousand taels."
Wen Mingke: ...
The joy that had just risen up was instantly torn apart.
Twenty thousand taels, just to buy a mock exam? This is robbery!
wrong!
Wen Mingke quickly realized that if the question asked for such a high price, it could not be an ordinary exam question.
Could it be...
For a moment, my heart was beating like a war drum, thump thump thump violently.
Zhao Yue is so obsessed with it now? Wen Mingke couldn't believe it.
"I wonder which master Zhao Yue is looking for?"
"Pei family, is that enough?"
Boom! A single stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Wen Mingke could no longer maintain his composure.
"Which... which Pei family?"
Qin Zhaoyue smiled sweetly, "Who else could it be? Of course it's the one from Fengtai Pavilion."
It was actually Prime Minister Pei!
Just when Wen Mingke was so shocked that his mind was distracted, Xiaojiu, who was standing in the corridor behind the main hall and eavesdropping, rolled his eyes:
Sixth sister is going to cheat people again.
Suddenly, Xiaojiu felt his body being shrouded by a huge shadow.
Looking back, I saw a bear-like man appear behind me...
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