Chapter 414: Unable to Speak or Read

Finally it was time for the key class's specialty segment. Not only was the little devil happy, He Zheng was also very excited. However, for some reason, the teachers next to him looked very solemn.

He Zheng sensed something was wrong and asked weakly, "Uncle Zong, was this a question asked by Auntie?"

Zong Zhao raised his eyelids slightly and said calmly, "I paid for it."

Everyone: “!”

Now, not to mention the teachers, even Zong Jincheng couldn't help but ask, "Dad, you know how difficult the test questions are, right? You won't just give us the difficulty of the palace examination, right?"

Zong Zhao said expressionlessly: "I know."

Zong Jincheng: “…”

You don't look like you know.

After Zong Zhao explained all this, he notified everyone that the invigilator for tomorrow's exam would be Shunzi.

Shunzi, who was envious just now, said: "!!!"

The general is very discerning!

It turns out that living with him is more important!!

The examiner! That's the examiner!

Is his brother Shun finally going to turn things around and bring honor to his family?

When Xu Wan came over, they had finished talking about the study room. Zong Zhao was just walking out of the room. Seeing that she was awake, he asked, "Have you had dinner?"

Xu Wan replied blankly: "No, have you eaten?"

"Neither do I. Let's go together." Zong Zhao grabbed her arm, pushed her, and turned to leave.

Xu Wan, who hadn't even entered the door yet, asked: "?"

Xu Wan asked curiously, "What's going on? What did you say to them in there?"

Zong Zhao pushed her and said, "Send the examination questions to them. Let the teacher and the children take the exam together tomorrow."

Xu Wan was surprised and said, "Huh? You've already thought of the questions? So fast, I'll come over to supervise the exam tomorrow."

Zong Zhao led her back to his courtyard: "No need, I have arranged everything. Bu Yan will guard the test papers, Shunzi will supervise the exam, you can take a day off tomorrow and accompany me to the palace."

Xu Wan said with a smile: "You are good at arranging people, so will you let Wen Xiu attend tomorrow?"

"It depends on his schedule. He can go whenever he wants, but I guess Dad must be with someone." Zong Zhao said, "I went to see him in the afternoon. Dad was already eating well, but he was just looking at Wen Xiu."

Xu Wan sighed and said, "Fortunately, Wen Xiu is here, so my father-in-law can have some comfort... Oh, yes, what are the questions on the exam?"

Zong Zhao's mouth curled up slightly: "Guess?"

…

"What exactly are the questions in the imperial examination? Are they difficult?" Zong Jincheng shouted to the sky in his bedroom.

Pan Hongzhi actually wanted to know too, but if he knew it in advance it would be like cheating, so of course he didn't dare to ask and could only watch the little devil go crazy.

Zong Jincheng couldn't help but ask Bu Yan who was bringing him the foot bath water: "Bu Yan, can you give me a little clue, just a little bit, otherwise I'm afraid that Dad doesn't know the difficulty level and will destroy all of us with just one question."

Bu Yan silently put down the water and reminded coldly: "Master, I can't read, so I can't reveal anything."

Zong Jincheng: “…” Oh, yes, I almost forgot about this.

Pan Hongzhi had already laid down. He covered himself with the quilt and prepared to take a deep sleep.

Zong Jincheng did not give up and continued to ask: "Are there many characters in the title? Will it be densely packed with a lot of strokes?"

I might not even understand the questions my dad gave me, let alone answer them.

Buyan thought for a moment and asked, "What are strokes?"

Zong Jincheng: “…”

The little devil said weakly, "Okay, I won't ask any more questions. You can go out now... Dad is really good at using people. I can't get anything out of him."

The next day.

Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu rushed back to attend class early in the morning, but what awaited them were the examination questions posed by Zong Zhao. They immediately felt disappointed and wanted to back off.

Shen Yibai started to talk nonsense as soon as he opened his mouth: "I suddenly remembered that I still have some unfinished work at home. Let me ask my aunt for a day off and come back tomorrow. Goodbye everyone..."

Bu Yan blocked the door with the test paper: You can't escape even if you have wings.

Shen Yibai: “!”

The little devil laughed out loud, and seeing Shen Yibai running away and failing, he quickly mocked, "Hurry up and take the exam. If you waste any more time, the exam time will be even tighter."

The two funny guys also sat down reluctantly.

The supervising examiner Shunzi had already received the test questions. He copied them together with several servants and quickly made eight copies of the questions, which were distributed to the nine candidates.

Zhao Yin whispered, "This test question doesn't look difficult. I heard it was asked by a great general. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep well all night."

He Zheng also looked at the test paper in his hand and saw the question clearly: In ancient times, there was a country where the court was corrupt and everyone was bad. However, one day, a new king came to the world and decided to get rid of the corruption and rectify the government. As a minister, how should you deal with it?

He hissed, thinking: Isn't this just asking people to write about how to be an official? He is best at writing about loyal officials doing their jobs, and he secretly replaces the new emperor with his elder brother in his mind. He can write better than anyone else!

He Zheng picked up the pen confidently.

Zong Jincheng was assigned the original topic written by Zong Zhao. The first thing he saw was the beautiful small characters. It was different from the printed fonts in the North Court of Hanlin Academy. It was unique in its neatness, grandeur, and forcefulness.

He muttered, "As expected, he is the top scholar in both civil and military studies. My father is amazing!"

Shunzi coughed and said loudly: "The exam begins. Candidates, please start answering the questions."

"Okay!" everyone said in unison.

In the carriage entering the palace.

Xu Wan was still talking to Zong Zhao: "The question about the way to be an official is a little difficult. I remember there was a similar question in the palace examination."

Zong Zhao replied, "There are similar exams in the Imperial Examination, so let's take them together. When judging, we don't need to use the standards of the Palace Examination."

Xu Wan nodded and said, "That's fine. No wonder you asked all the teachers to participate. Jiang Yan doesn't want to pursue a career in government anymore. If he doesn't take the exam, I won't know what his current limit is. It's just right that we can take a look together."

Zong Zhao held her hand and said, "You must be very tired recently. Just sit down and have some tea with the Crown Princess later. Don't worry too much. I will take care of it."

Xu Wan knew that he had arranged the important classes for her in order to reduce her workload. They were both tired, but in the end he still stepped forward first and propped up her stall, just to let her rest a little longer.

Xu Wan seemed to suddenly understand the meaning of marriage.

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Because living together is more comfortable than living alone, two people are willing to get married and spend the rest of their lives together.

At this point, Xu Wan felt a little guilty, always feeling that she had not given as much as Zong Zhao, and that she had not done anything for him.

Xu Wan raised her eyes and asked, "You said before that you wanted to ask me for a reward after the exam questions were decided. What was that reward?"

The carriage was a little bumpy, and the steps above her head were moving. Under her curved eyebrows were a pair of sparkling almond-shaped eyes, clean and attractive.

Zong Zhao's Adam's apple rolled, he turned his eyes away and said, "Let's talk about it when we get home."

"Oh, okay." Xu Wan responded obediently.