Zhao Mingzhu was too busy with the affairs of the palace to spare any time, so Zhao Mingxiao had to continue sending people to keep an eye on Zhao Lin and look for opportunities.
Although the person was not caught, Zhao Lin's name frequently appeared in her ears.
"The author of Ode to the Willow is only sixteen years old. He is truly a young genius, no less talented than the Seven Young Masters of the Capital!"
"This man has mastered the essence of poetry and song. If his policy essays improve, he'll definitely be the top scholar in a few years."
"Will you take part in the imperial examination early next year and win first place?"
"You're kidding! He's not even a Tongsheng!"
Many people were full of praise for Zhao Lin.
Even my parents-in-law are talking about this poem.
Zhao Mingxiao alone heard the sisters around him talking about several of them.
Among them, the daughter of the Minister of War was interested in Zhao Lin, but she gave up because she couldn't find Zhao Lin.
"Mom, are you looking for me?"
Zhao Mingxiao hurried to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
After the three-day Dharma Assembly that Han Yuehua, Zhao Mingyu and Zhao Mingya participated in at Baiyun Temple ended, the three of them canceled their decision to stay for a few more days and hurried back.
Because they also heard the poem "Ode to Willow" in Baiyun Temple.
We also heard the famous people who participated in the Dharma Assembly praising this poem, and concluded that Zhao Lin would be able to leave his name in history just because of this poem.
A very famous person gave Zhao Lin a very high evaluation, calling him a "poetry seed", which means the seed of writing poetry.
At that time, that person's evaluation of Zhao Chenhan was just four words: "a little smart."
But now he actually praises Zhao Lin so much.
How can this be tolerated?
"Was it really that rebellious son who wrote Ode to the Willow?"
When she saw Zhao Mingxiao, Han Yuehua immediately asked.
Zhao Mingxiao was silent for a moment and said, "Yes."
"Absolutely not!"
Han Yuehua said firmly: "How could a loser like him write such a good poem?"
"Yes, third sister, did you make a mistake?" Zhao Mingyu said.
Although Zhao Mingya didn't say anything, her expression showed that she didn't believe it.
Zhao Mingxiao sighed, "I was there and saw him compose this poem with my own eyes."
"Impossible! Absolutely not!"
Han Yuehua was so angry that she stood up and walked a few steps in the hall, saying, "He must have stolen it from somewhere and passed it off as his own to deceive people."
Zhao Mingya exclaimed, "Could it be that it was stolen from Chenhan?"
Han Yuehua's eyes lit up: "It's possible! No, he definitely stole it from him."
The more Han Yuehua thought about it, the more she felt it was true: "Even if that rebellious son wanted to steal, he wouldn't know anyone who could write such a good poem. He could only have stolen from Chen Han. This damned thing actually stole from his own family."
"If Chen Han were to do it in public, how much benefit would it bring to Chen Han?"
"Who dares to say that Chen Han is only slightly clever?"
"But all this is gone!"
"It's all that damn thing's fault!"
Han Yuehua gritted her teeth, as if she and Zhao Lin had an irreconcilable feud.
This attitude shocked the three Zhao Mingxiao sisters.
Zhao Mingya said, "We must quickly capture him and have him publicly admit that he stole Chenhan's poem and return it to Chenhan."
"Yes, we must hurry."
Hearing Zhao Mingya's words, Han Yuehua's eyes lit up and she said, "This Jin Ping Mei wasn't written by him either, it's also..."
"It was also written by Chenhan, and he stole it all. But Chenhan felt that the book was not presentable enough, so he didn't care." Zhao Mingya took over and said.
Zhao Mingxiao and Zhao Mingyu looked at each other.
Although they knew that Han Yuehua and Zhao Mingya both doted on Zhao Chenhan, and they both doted on him too, it shouldn't be like this, right?
In fact, Zhao Mingxiao was very conflicted.
On the one hand, I don’t believe that Jin Ping Mei and Yong Liu were both written by Zhao Lin, but on the other hand, I vaguely hope that it was him.
In fact, how could Zhao Mingxiao not know Zhao Lin's feelings for her.
Before she got married, Zhao Lin often came to Zhao Mingxiao for advice.
After getting married, Zhao Lin often went to see Zhao Mingxiao.
Although both of them were seeking advice, Zhao Mingxiao understood what Zhao Lin meant.
After his eldest and second sisters got married, Zhao Mingxiao assisted Han Yuehua in managing the Marquis' Mansion and realized Zhao Lin's situation.
But she did nothing.
Zhao Lin was timid and unlikable. In addition, that incident made Zhao Mingxiao always feel that Zhao Lin wanted to use it to threaten her, so she treated Zhao Lin very badly and forbade Zhao Lin to look for her.
Every time Zhao Chenhan slandered Zhao Lin, Zhao Mingxiao was behind it.
"Send more people, send everyone in the mansion out, and we must find that rebellious son as soon as possible."
Han Yuehua made the decision.
"Should I tell Dad about this?" Zhao Mingxiao asked carefully.
"Need not."
Han Yuehua waved her hand and said, "He's busy with military affairs right now, so don't disturb him with family matters. Oh, and don't let Chen Han know, so as not to disturb his studies."
Han Yuehua gave the final instructions.
Zhao Mingxiao recalled what he had heard and said, "Everyone says Zhao Lin has the potential to be the top scholar."
"Him? The top scholar? Haha..."
Han Yuehua seemed to have heard something funny and said, "Just because he's a loser who can't even recognize a few words, he wants to take the top spot in the imperial examination? Does he even know what the top spot exam is for?"
Sisters Zhao Mingyu and Zhao Mingya both laughed.
"Only someone as talented as Chen Han is qualified to take the top spot in the imperial examination. How dare a piece of trash like him dream of this?"
"Mother, we must quickly capture him, otherwise our mansion will lose all its face."
The two sisters said in succession.
Han Yuehua nodded heavily and said, "You all go and be careful."
After a pause, Han Yuehua said, "Don't let Chen Han know about this. He's shy and embarrassed, otherwise he would have complained long ago."
…
Zhao Lin thought about moving, but then he thought that unless he left Shengjing Prefecture, with the power of the Zhenbei Marquisate, he would be found no matter where he hid, so he simply stayed where he was.
Besides, moving also costs money. Zhao Lin only has 500 taels of silver from selling Jin Ping Mei, so he saves as much as possible.
However, for safety reasons, Zhao Lin still set up a few small mechanisms at home.
In his previous life, he had wandered around and learned a lot of random things, so it was easy for him to make a small mechanism to protect himself.
"Next, I will focus on preparing for the science exam."
Zhao Chenhan is one year younger than Zhao Lin. He is only fifteen this year, but he has already become a juren, which caused a sensation.
He was just waiting to win the first prize in next year's imperial examination and become the top scholar.
At that time, he was the youngest top scholar in the entire dynasty.
Everyone in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is working hard for this.
Han Yuehua even personally arranged Zhao Chenhan's food, clothing, housing and transportation so that he could study with greater peace of mind.
But Zhao Lin has not yet passed the preliminary county examination.
The imperial examinations in the Daqi Dynasty were divided into four stages, from low to high: the academy examination, the provincial examination, the metropolitan examination, and the palace examination.
Before the academy examination, there were county examination and prefectural examination, which together with the academy examination were called the children's examination.
Only those who passed the county examination were qualified to be called scholars, and those who passed the prefectural examination were called students.
Only if you pass the exam three times can you be called a scholar.
A scholar must pass the provincial examination to become a juren.
So it is very difficult to catch up with Zhao Chenhan.
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