Six years later.
Spring of the tenth year of Chengsheng.
After the last exam of the imperial examination, sixteen-year-old Huo Yuxin slowly walked out of the examination room.
The chubby little girl was looking forward to it. When she saw him, she was immediately delighted and called out, "Big Brother!"
She stretched out her short legs and ran over quickly, like a small cannonball, about to smash into his arms.
Huo Yuxin hurriedly reached out and held her little head: "No, brother is dirty."
The little girl jumped up and down with her arms outstretched: "Hold me, big brother, hold me!"
Huo Yuxin had no choice but to bend down and pick up his little sister, then got into a car on the side of the road. The bright yellow vehicle whizzed away and people on the road avoided it as if they were used to it.
Since Xiao Tangzhi built the steam locomotive four years ago, it is now the sixth generation. It is getting more and more beautiful, more stable and faster. However, it has not been promoted to the outside world and is only used as a royal and emergency vehicle. However, because of this, cement roads throughout Dayan have become popular.
What's frustrating is that his weird mother insisted on naming the car "Bumblebee". After being rejected by his uncle the emperor, she named it "Optimus Prime". Then his uncle the emperor agreed and didn't think that the car should be named Lightning Car or Wind Chi Car.
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But no matter what, Optimus Prime's speed is amazing. Even though he has ridden it many times, he still finds it magical.
Xiao Qi held Huo Yuxin's face with her little hands and asked him seriously, "Brother, did you do well in the exam?"
Huo Yuxin also answered her seriously: "It's okay."
"It can also be good or bad?" Xiao Qi asked: "Is it a hit or miss?"
Huo Yuxin smiled and said, "It should be possible!"
He had been taught by the master of the upper study and Xu Wenqu since he was young, and had a solid knowledge. He had wanted to take the exam three years ago, but his father said there was no need to rush, so he took the exam this year. He passed the exams all the way, and although it was not as impressive as Xu Wenqu's six yuan, he was always among the best.
Nowadays, the three major subjects of Dayan, namely Jinshi, trade and military examination, are held in parallel. Many people call the examination of all three subjects "Xingxiu Bureau", meaning that only people who are reincarnated from the stars can do it. If one can pass all three subjects, it is jokingly called "Yuan Shangyuan".
But Huo Yuxin did not plan to take the trade exam, he only wanted to take the Jinshi exam and the military exam.
A few days later, the results of the imperial examination were announced, and Huo Yuxin ranked tenth. A few days later, in the palace examination, it was obvious that he had some connections and finally got the first place in the second class.
Huo Yuxin didn't care much about the ranking; his main focus was on the upcoming martial arts examination.
After the Jinshi and trade examinations were completed, the military examination began.
The military examination of this dynasty has three major categories: soldiers, archery, and fighting. Each of them is divided into several minor categories. There are also three age groups from fifteen to fifty years old, which is very detailed and rigorous.
The biggest inconvenience for Huo Yuxin was that his father was always the chief examiner, and sometimes his grandfather would also be involved. But because he was going to take the exam this year, Huo Qijing quit being the chief examiner and just watched the fun with his mother.
Yes, Yan Shiyue was very interested in the martial arts competitions and would watch them from beginning to end every time.
What’s more, this year his own son will be on the stage!
So Yan Shiyue occupied the best position early, leaning against the window to watch, while gossiping with Huo Qijing: "Do you think I can get a place if I go down?"
"Almost," Huo Qijing said, "In fact, there aren't many of these people who are truly skilled. Most of them only know some external skills and rely on moves or strength to win."
Yan Shiyue asked: "Then Jiaozi will definitely win the first prize?"
"Not necessarily," Huo Qijing said, "Let's take a look first. There are many talented people in the world."
Yan Shiyue nodded, and then saw Huo Yuxin coming on stage. Yan Shiyue screamed and immediately stood up, holding on to the window with both hands to watch. As a result, Huo Yuxin knocked the man off the stage in no time.
Yan Shiyue cupped her hands together and shouted, "Ahhh! Huo Yuxin! You are the best!"
Anyway, there were many girls screaming nearby, so even if she screamed a few times it wouldn't be noticeable. After she finished screaming and turned around, she saw her daughter sitting upright behind her, supporting her chin with one hand, looking down quietly, just like Lin Daiyu.
Yan Shiyue: “…”
It's like when you go to your idol's concert, you're screaming and dancing like you're totally excited, but the people next to you just sit there motionless and silent...it's that feeling.
Yan Shiyue sighed.
In fact, she was also quite strange. Jiaozi and Nian Gao were obviously twins, but since they were seven or eight years old, they looked less and less alike. Jiaozi's entire skeleton seemed much taller, and his facial features became more masculine. Although he was still too handsome compared to the other boys, he was no longer like Nian Gao at all.
When he stood on the stage, he was so handsome and heroic! He was so handsome! It was worth the screams of countless fans!
Only his sister was so calm.
Huo Yuchu's education has always been Meng Hui's concern. She has no say in it, but she doesn't mind it very much. After all, people like her do not conform to the mainstream aesthetic of this society. As for Meng Hui, it would be enough if Huo Yuchu could learn half of her skills.
But her daughter did learn a lot, but the burden of being a lady weighed about 800 kilograms, and she had to maintain an elegant demeanor at all times... She felt really tired for her.
Yan Shiyue ignored her and continued to cheer for her son until her voice was hoarse. During the break, Huo Qijing reluctantly poured her some water.
Huo Yuchu watched quietly from behind.
She also saw the look in her mother's eyes, but what the Empress Dowager said was right, there could only be one person like her mother in the world.
She always thought that her mother was a very strange person. She still remembered that one time, she suddenly discovered something and hurriedly ran to tell her mother.
She said, "Mother, do you know that Mr. Xu seems to like you?"
She never expected that her mother would answer as if it was a matter of course: "I know!"
Huo Yuchu was stunned: "Then, then why are you..." She was tongue-tied and said after a while: "Is it, is it just like that? Don't you have to do anything?"
Then Ah Niang put down the book in her hand and asked her, "I drove the teacher out of the palace and never saw him again. Does he dislike me anymore?"
Huo Yuchu was stunned.
She added, "I hid it from your father and secretly hooked up with him. What do you think will happen to him?"
Huo Yuchu was stunned again, as if thinking about something.
Then Yan Shiyue said to her seriously: "'Starting from emotion, ending with etiquette', this is a shameless word in the eyes of many people, but in the eyes of a gentleman, it is as natural as eating and drinking."
She touched her head and said, "Liking someone is a very personal thing. If he doesn't affect others in the slightest, then even I have no right to interfere."
But afterwards, the Empress Dowager told her: "Your mother can do this because, first, she is Yan Shiyue, and second, the man she married is Huo Qijing. No one else can use this method. Remember, if something like this happens, if you don't mean to, you must immediately keep your distance from him, and never be alone with her again."
She felt that what the Empress Dowager said was right.
She felt that she had to listen to the Empress Dowager and be a beautiful lady. It was worth it even if she was a little tired!
Huo Yuchu looked around and saw that no one was noticing him, so he quietly changed his posture and continued to sit gracefully.
The martial arts examination entered a white-hot stage on the third day.
Just like Huo Qijing said, there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the world, and the Huo family is not the only one who knows internal martial arts. Now the rest of the people all know some internal martial arts to a certain extent. The battle is obviously much more difficult. It is really a fist-to-flesh fight. Yan Shiyue didn't dare to watch in the end.
But Huo Yuxin was cheating.
After all, his inner energy enlightenment was personally initiated by her and Huo Qijing, and later he learned from many masters at the Military Academy, so despite the difficulties, they still won.
Appearance is justice. Such a beautiful boy won the first place, and there was a sea of cheers all around. Yan Shiyue also cheered loudly. Who knew that at this moment, someone suddenly came over, pointed at Huo Yuxin and said a few words.
But his voice was mixed in with the cheers, and Yan Shiyue didn't hear it clearly, so he quickly stopped cheering and listened.
Huo Qijing frowned deeply: "He challenged Jiaozi."
Yan Shiyue was speechless: "What?"
As mentioned before, the martial arts examination consists of three major categories: military affairs, archery, and fighting, which are divided into three age groups.
In the words of later generations, Huo Yuxin is now the champion of the youth group, but he is well-educated and has a family background in military strategy. He had previously scored very high in the written test on military strategy and archery. Now, with the first place in the age group, he is a foregone conclusion that he will be the top martial arts champion.
After fighting this far, those who remain are all proficient in internal martial arts. That man is already in his thirties, and he is challenging a sixteen-year-old boy?
Or right after he finished?
Yan Shiyue was a little anxious at the time, and Huo Qijing also looked gloomy.
The people around him kept booing, and even the chief examiner said, "The fight is over, no more challenges!"
The man refused to give in and pointed at him, saying, "If you are a man, then fight and prove your worth! Do you dare? If you don't dare, you are a coward! A weakling!"
Huo Yuxin always maintains his composure.
He only hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since this fellow student is interested, I will accompany him. But the fight is over, why don't we just stop there and fight for only 100 moves?"
Huo Qijing raised his eyebrows slightly.
This response is just right.
You know, although the other party is clearly violating the rules and provoking him, scholars are different from warriors. Warriors fight with their blood, so no matter how many reasons they have, if he does not respond, he will definitely be laughed at.
But he accepted it calmly, which greatly won everyone's favor, but he limited his moves to 100 so as not to appear to be easy to bully. This response was really very good.
The people below were already fighting, and several of them were counting in unison: "One, two, three..."
Even Huo Yuchu couldn't help but walk to the window to look, with a worried look on his face.
Huo Qijing watched for about ten moves, and his expression gradually eased: "Don't worry, Jiaozi can win. He must have watched this man's fight before and knows his weaknesses. If this is a real match, he can win within thirty moves."
But because it was a competition, Huo Yuxin had been fighting for more than a hundred moves. The people around him gradually figured out the trick. Someone laughed and said, "The winner has been decided, why are you still being so shameless!"
"You are old but still not as good as a teenager!"
"That's right, they're clearly giving in to you, why don't you just admit defeat!"
The man's nostrils flared and his attacks became more and more fierce, making Huo Yuxin look even more ferocious compared to his graceful and elegant demeanor.
After a hundred moves, Huo Yuxin quickly retracted his moves, took a step back, and bowed, saying, "Thank you for letting me."
There was another round of cheers from below.
Unexpectedly, the man roared and pounced on him again.
Yan Shiyue was so angry that she yelled, "What the hell! I can't afford to lose!"
Huo Yuxin's face also darkened. He no longer backed down and rushed forward quickly. His hands left afterimages as he struck the man in the face with a crackling sound. Then he kicked him off the stage.
Yan Shiyue was overjoyed and shouted: "My son is awesome! My son is the best!!"
She shouted at the moment when everyone was quiet, and everyone heard it clearly.
Huo Yuxin looked up helplessly, and everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "You are shameless even though you were given the chance! You can't stand losing and are just being unreasonable! People like you shouldn't be given any honor!"
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