Extra Chapter 9 Exam
A very young kid raised his hand and said, "Master, I...I can't read."
Si Yuzhu nodded, "You can go home now."
The little kid was asked to go home, he looked around and saw that he was the only one who didn't know how to go home. He was so anxious that he seemed to be about to cry.
"Master, can I leave after I finish writing?" another little kid suddenly asked.
Si Yuzhu said: "That's right."
The child picked up the pen and finished writing in a short while.
"Master, I've finished writing!" After saying this, he looked around proudly, tilting his little head as if asking for praise.
Si Yuzhu collected the test paper and nodded, and the young eunuch took him out of the warm room.
"Your Majesty, this son is the son of the Minister of Revenue."
Xie Shuangbai looked at his back and smiled: "The child of a civil official is somewhat arrogant. Show me his test paper."
Xie Shuangbai understood as soon as he looked at the test paper. They thought the questions he had asked were too simple.
Soon, many little kids in the examination room finished writing the questions.
Xie Shuangbai looked at the test papers in his hand. Most of them were handed in first by the children of civil officials.
Most of those scratching their heads in their seats were children of military commanders.
Xie Shuangbai understood what was going on, and he ordered, "Collect the scroll."
The little kid who hadn't finished writing started crying anxiously when he heard the papers were being collected: "It's over! My dad is going to beat me to death, wuwuwuwu..."
In the end, Si Yuzhu had to start coaxing the child mode. The interview, which she thought would be over in a moment, took the entire morning.
The west corner gate of the palace is very busy today, with many carriages parked here.
The ladies sitting in the carriage were anxiously waiting for the child.
The first one to come out was the son of the Minister of Revenue. The servant announced, "Madam, the young master has come out."
The lady hurriedly got off the carriage. When the little kid saw the lady standing beside his carriage, he ran over with a proud look on his face, "Mother!"
The noblewoman saw her son and smiled, "My son, you've worked hard. How did you do on the exam?"
The little kid acted like an adult: "Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely pass the exam!"
Just as he finished speaking, the young eunuch was escorting a crying little kid. The woman next to him hurried over and asked, "My son, what happened?"
The little kid cried sadly: "Mom, I don't know how to do it. I don't know how to do the test questions! Waaaaa..."
The woman coaxed him, "No, no, your father is just a rough guy, and he still dreams of having his ancestors' graves filled with smoke!
My son, I'm not afraid. If your father dares to beat you, I'll be the first to stop him!"
When the little kid heard this, his eyes lit up and he hugged the lady and said coquettishly, "Mom is the best!"
The woman pulled him and said, "Come home with me!"
The little beanie was pulled by the hand, and he tilted his head back and said, "Mom, can you go back and make me some cakes? The cakes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince makes are especially delicious."
He hung his head, looking sad: "But I didn't pass the exam, so I won't be able to eat it anymore!"
"How can you not eat it? Mom will make it for you when you get home!" Then she pulled him into the carriage.
Tang Wang looked at the carriage going away with a proud look on his face, and the lady smiled radiantly.
"My son has brought honor to your father. It turns out that most of the people in military families are illiterate!" The lady pulled her son onto the carriage with a proud look on her face.
Such scenes happened one after another at the west corner gate of the imperial palace, and Rong Wu reported them all to Xie Shuangbai.
He held the test paper and smiled meaningfully, then asked, "Yuzhu, how is the kindergarten teacher exam going?"
Si Yuzhu replied, "It will start at 3:30 pm."
"Okay, you can have lunch in the palace, and take a look at the Qinxue Palace to see if there is anything else you need to add.
You can also go and see the amusement park I built for my children. It’s even bigger than the one in the palace before.”
Si Yuzhu was very excited. He said with admiration, "Yes, Queen!"
Wenyuan Pavilion next to the Qinxue Hall is the venue for this kindergarten teacher examination.
The students were arranged to wait for notification in the warm room of Wenyuan Hall.
Wei Changfeng was very nervous. Zhang Shuowen saw him and called out, "Brother Wei, are you here to take the kindergarten teacher exam too?"
Wei Changfeng saw that they were brothers of the Zhang family. He was no stranger to Zhang Shuowen, who was a friendly and gentle person. However, he had only met the other Zhang Shuoxuan a few times, but they had never spoken much.
He smiled and said, "Hello, Brother Zhang, hello, Second Young Master Zhang!"
Zhang Shuoxuan nodded and smiled.
Wei Changfeng laughed at himself and said, "Yeah, it was a last-minute decision. I also need to find a job for myself."
The Zhang brothers also understood his situation. The few taels of silver a scholar earned every month was not enough in the prosperous capital. They heard that the kindergarten teachers selected this time received a lot of money.
Besides, passing the imperial examination wasn't easy. He was already old and hadn't accomplished anything. If he kept putting it off like this, when would he be able to get married? He really had to plan for himself.
"I didn't expect there would be so many people taking the exam this time." Zhang Shuowen frowned as he looked at the crowded room.
He knew a few of them, all of whom were candidates with good academic performance. The Yan family, Xiang Wang's disciples, Jiang Hou's mansion and many other high-ranking families all arranged for their sons and nephews to take the exam.
It seems that the competition this time is quite big.
Wei Changfeng looked around and was very shocked. He thought it was just a small kindergarten teacher exam and no one would come, but he didn't expect that there would be more than a hundred people.
It seems that everyone wants to take care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After all, being the Emperor's teacher is a prestigious title.
Suddenly a eunuch came in and announced, "Dear adults who are here to take the exam, someone will be here to distribute numbers in a moment.
Please find your exam room according to the number in your hand. There is a code on the upper right corner of the table that matches the one on your slip. Please take your seat according to the number and wait for the exam to start."
After that, the eunuch came in and handed out numbers one by one, "My lords, please follow me to the examination room."
Xie Shuangbai was already sitting in a cubicle in the examination room. Looking at the huge crowd of people, he still felt that he had underestimated this exam.
He suddenly saw Wei Changfeng and wondered why his senior brother came to take the exam.
Is it that he is not having a good time staying at the Zhang family? He has been too busy recently and has not taken care of many things. He thought of his sisters again and sighed.
The daily chores left him no time to see his sisters, and he didn't know how they and his aunt were doing in the mansion. He would go and check on them after the exams were over.
He withdrew his thoughts when the eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, everyone is ready."
Xie Shuangbai said, "The exam will start promptly at 3:15 PM. Let's hand out the papers now."
The people who arranged the invigilation and distributed the papers were young eunuchs who had just entered the palace and could not read.
This was also the first time they had undertaken such an important task, and they were determined to do it well and repay the Queen for the opportunity she had given them.
Xie Shuangbai had no idea that a small order of his had made these young eunuchs "never forget him."
After the test papers were distributed, the students in their seats all looked incredulous.
Zhang Shuowen was stunned for a long time, then turned his head to look around. Everyone was as surprised as he was.
Wei Changfeng looked at the test paper and smiled.
This is indeed in line with my junior brother, who, as always, does not play by the rules.
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