"So you are the teacher of this private school." Ji Ruyan understood what was going on and walked forward. Gu Yunru smiled at Ji Ruyan implicitly. Since the other party thought so, it would be better to remain silent to avoid any complications. At this time, Wang Xiucai also came over and looked at Ji Ruyan in front of him. He was in a trance for a while, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

"You are not the one from Wanhua Tower..." Wang Xiucai said hesitantly, and walked forward. Shu'er walked up to Wang Xiucai and said, "Hello, I am Shu'er, Yunru is my aunt, and I just brought Ruyan here to visit."

"Thank you for your courtesy, young lady..." Mr. Wang bowed, but his eyes never left Ji Ruyan.

"Hello." Ji Ruyan nodded politely. Gu Yunru took out a few of his signature dishes and asked everyone to gather around the table.

"Everyone, try it. Don't be polite!" Gu Yunru called on everyone to start eating. Shu'er tasted a piece of duck's palm and felt that it tasted even better than what the imperial chef in the palace made. She almost blurted out something.

"Ahem, I heard that the emperor wants to test the officials, and I don't know how the test is going." Shu'er ate the meat in her hand and looked at the expressions of the crowd curiously. Ji Ruyan ate elegantly and gracefully, and it didn't look like she had suffered since childhood.

"I heard that today is the assessment period. In fact, those people don't have any real talent. When I was in Wanhua Tower in the past, I did hear poems written by a few poor students. One of them, "Farewell to Spring Willow", was really good."

When it comes to sending Chunliu, Gu Yunru's expression instantly freezes. She secretly raises her eyes to look at Wang Xiucai who is enjoying the meal. Hasn't Wang Xiucai reacted yet? ? "Ahem, yes, in fact, these people are just talented but not appreciated. I believe that this national exam will surely give them more confidence to make a comeback!" Gu Yunru grinned while eating, watching Rong Zhen eating very elegantly. But she and Shu'er didn't look noble at all.

On the other side of the screen, the emperor was giving impromptu test questions to several Jinshi candidates, while Dubrow and Zhang Ke were standing by, trembling with fear.

"What about what I told you last time?" Zhang Ke lowered his voice and quietly tugged at Dubrow's sleeve. Dubrow glanced at him sideways and moved a little to the left in a very shy manner.

"I'm telling you, I only have this one precious daughter, so don't think about having any ideas about my precious daughter!" Dubrow said sneerily. After half an incense stick of time, the two of them were even more nervous than the officials who attended the meeting at that time.

"Lord Zhang, Lord Du, Lord Li, are these the officials you recommended?" The emperor was furious. After asking a few questions, he found that these people were not only slow-witted, but also had no broad minds or open-minded vision. They were simply fools!

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. Don't let your body get damaged by anger!" Zhang Ke walked forward smartly, knelt down and kowtowed a few times, then secretly glanced at the examiners behind him.

The emperor held his forehead and glared at him with disgust.

He ordered all the examiners to be expelled, but once the order was issued, he was faced with a new and serious problem: how to select those examiners?

"This task is handed over to the two of you. If you cannot make up for your sins with your merits, you just wait and see." The emperor said, and left disappointed. This time the exam was held in the Du Mansion. Du Juan emerged from the back garden, looked at a majestic man walking out of the hall, and quickly hid behind a fake stone.

"Who is that Xiaoqi? He is so wise and brave." Du Juan had never seen a man with such a strong aura, and with so many people following him, he was obviously a high-ranking official, most likely from the capital.

"This is the current emperor!" Xiao Qi said in a low voice, fearing that others would hear him.

"How could it be the current emperor!" Du Juan was so frightened after hearing this that she couldn't close her mouth. She ran to the hall and saw only Uncle Zhang, Uncle Li and others standing aside with very sad faces.

"Dad, what's going on?" Dujuan walked to Dubrow's side curiously and saw that he also had a gloomy look on his face, as if something big had happened to him.

"Juan'er, this matter has nothing to do with you, go back quickly!" Dubrow waved his hand, not wanting her to get involved in this matter. Zhang Ke sighed with great melancholy. Dujuan had never seen these uncles look so scared. It seemed that the current emperor must have put pressure on them.

"Dad, if you have any problems, please tell me. Maybe your daughter can help you solve them."

Du Juan is a considerate person. Zhang Ke's eyes rolled around.

"Miss Du, if you really want to help your father, go and curry favor with the emperor and ask him to stop targeting us!"

"Uncle Zhang, what do you mean by that? I heard that this national examination was originally decided by my two uncles. The emperor is criticizing us so much, so it must be because we did something inappropriate, right?" Although Du Juan never goes out of the house, the most exciting thing recently is the examination, and her father and Uncle Zhang are also famous examiners in Yangzhou.

"Okay, Juan'er, you should go down. The most important thing is to practice your needlework well. Girls should not worry about these trivial matters!" Dubrow was already annoyed to the extreme. When he heard his daughter coming forward to comfort him, he not only did not feel at ease, but also felt a mess.

Xiao Qi quietly tugged at her sleeve. Now the master and the adults seemed to be extremely worried.

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Back in the house, Du Juan looked at Xiao Qi's busy figure, poured a cup of black tea and placed it on the table, pouting her cherry lips and said, "Xiao Qi, could it be that the Jinshi recommended by Dad and Uncle Zhang are fake?"

"Hai, that's right. This has been a natural thing since ancient times. Although no one has said it, everyone knows it tacitly. These officials can gain more benefits in this way after becoming officials."

Du Juan understood after hearing this. No wonder Shengshang came to Yangzhou in person. He was truly a man of heroic reputation and not at all as old as the legend said. His eyes were like those of a tiger, piercing and full of spirit, his figure was tall and strong, and he walked with a breeze and dignity.

"Miss, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Qi pulled her sleeve and found that the young lady was a little distracted.

"Nothing..." Du Juan smiled at her gently. On the other side, after Shu'er had a gathering with everyone, she took Ji Ruyan back to the mansion. Halfway through the journey, Ji Ruyan stopped.