Perhaps because she was afraid of gossip or something, Zhang Ruying only stayed for a while before returning to the carriage, while Zhao Xingwen and Zhang Ruqing walked towards the palace gate.
When Zhao Xingwen saw Su Li and his group, he showed no signs of abnormality and greeted them readily.
Of course she knew why. In the original novel, it was not until Zhao Xingwen's crime was exposed that Pei Ji and other classmates learned that he had been married for a long time.
In other words, Pei Ji and Lin Muyang had been classmates with him for many years, but they had no idea that Zhao Xingwen was married. Therefore, even if Pei Ji and others saw him having something with a noble lady from a wealthy family, he was not afraid that they would expose him.
Since she had read the original novel and knew that he would kill his wife and children for this matter, she would not pretend to be ignorant and let it go. In any case, the wife and children were innocent and they should not be killed like this.
After Zhao Xingwen greeted them, he followed Zhang Ruqing to the front. At this time, the main gate of the palace finally slowly opened.
At this time, the crowd waiting at the palace gate also became agitated.
Everyone either got off the carriage or moved a few steps towards the palace gate.
After the palace gate was fully opened, more than a dozen palace guards set up two checkpoints inside. The first checkpoint was composed of guards who were specifically responsible for verifying the identities of the candidates.
The second round is composed of palace servants, who are responsible for checking the candidates' clothing and teaching simple etiquette rules to prevent them from misbehaving in front of the palace.
Several eunuchs came out from inside, and after the leading eunuch said in a shrill voice, "Candidates, please line up and enter the palace for the palace examination," more than a hundred candidates consciously lined up in a long queue.
Su Li and his group were originally standing at the very end. When they lined up to enter the palace, Pei Ji, Pei Mingheng and Lin Muyang were also at the back.
Su Li encouraged Pei Ji as usual: "Pei Ji, just perform normally and don't feel pressured."
Pei Ji nodded and simply replied, "Yes, I will."
Pei Mingyue also found Su Li's words interesting. Aren't most candidates encouraged to do their best when they enter the examination room? It was the same in their family, but Su Li was different. She simply imitated her and said, "Second brother, just do your best and don't feel pressured."
Pei Mingheng looked at his sister helplessly and said in a steady tone, "Don't worry, I will."
Lin Muyang's parents had also come over from where the carriage was parked, and followed beside him, giving him many warnings and instructions. What they said most was that he should learn from Pei Ji, be more steady, and not be so unreliable all the time, so as not to lose his composure in front of the palace.
Lin Muyang just smiled and nodded; "I understand, mother..."
As all the candidates entered the palace, the main gate of the palace slowly closed again.
Su Li raised his head slightly and looked at the tall and majestic palace gate, feeling a sense of reality that "this moment has finally arrived".
The palace examination is not only a long-awaited exam for the imperial examination students, but also a day that Su Li has been looking forward to for a long time.
After the palace examination, Pei Ji won the first place and started a new chapter in her life. It was also the time for her to truly rewrite the original author's destiny of early death, no, her own.
The predetermined fate of early death was like a knife constantly hanging around her neck. As long as it was there, she could never truly rest in peace...
The palace examination would be held in the palace for a whole day. Lin Muyang's family said hello to Su Li and then returned to their carriage to wait.
Su Li had no plan to wait here for a whole day. It would be the same if he waited until the gold medal list came out in the afternoon.
So he asked Pei Mingyue: "Do you want to wait here for a day?"
Pei Mingyue shook her head: "There are still things to do in the mansion. My mother asked me to send my second brother back and then go back. I will come with my mother in the afternoon."
Then he asked Su Li: "What about you?"
"I'm not waiting here either. It'll be the same if I come in the afternoon."
"Oh, let's go then."
"Um……"
The two of them got on the carriage. Su Li said something to the coachman, and the carriage drove directly to Changming Street.
I bought a stack of red paper at the stationery store and went to rent a house.
In the rented house, Su Er was teaching, while Xiao Sanzi and his friends, along with the newly arrived Xiao He and her son, were all concentrating on reading and learning to read.
When she arrived, several people saluted her.
She asked them about their studies. They were all doing well and could recognize basic characters. However, Xiao He and her two children had only been there for two days and their literacy was not as good as Xiao Sanzi and his friends. Su Li just asked them to continue studying.
Then he asked, "Little Sanzi, how are you guys doing with riding horses and driving carriages?"
The third son immediately replied, "Madam, I have learned to ride a horse, but I am not yet proficient in driving a carriage. I go to the riding range every afternoon to practice."
Ah Fu also replied: "Madam, the same goes for me."
Xiao Wu replied with a smile: "Madam, this servant is also like this!"
They were all teenagers, so they always learned things very quickly. Su Li nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, practice well."
The three of them responded in unison: "Yes, ma'am!"
Then he asked, "Xiao Mu, Xiao Ye, can you ride a horse?"
Both the brother and sister shook their heads: "Your servants don't know how." There were no horses in the martial arts school before, so they had never ridden one. Later, they were kicked out of the martial arts school and their lives became difficult, making it even more impossible for them to have the opportunity to ride a horse.
"Then you can go to the riding range with Xiao Sanzi and the others this afternoon to learn."
The brother and sister were delighted and immediately responded, "Yes!"
After explaining all this, Su Li placed the stack of red paper he had bought on the desk: "I need to write some shop rental notices, Su Er, I'll leave these to you..."
The opening of Benyue Dance House is getting closer, and she has to prepare to rent out the shop.
As for writing rental notices, posting notices in the shop, receiving tenants who came to rent the shop, and managing rent collection in the future, she had bought so many servants now that it was impossible for her to do everything herself, so she naturally handed over everything she could to them.
"Yes." Su Er replied respectfully.
Afterwards, everyone practiced calligraphy on their own, while Su Er wrote down invitation cards one by one according to Su Li's instructions.
Then Su Li discovered that Su Er wrote very fast and was very sensitive to numbers, so she asked him a little and was surprised to find that he could do mental arithmetic, and he was born with the ability without any training.
Su Li planned to find an accountant to teach him well, and let him be the accountant in charge of the accounts of the rental shop and the accounts of the mansion in the future.
"Su Er, what do you think?"
Su Er happily replied, "Thank you, Madam. I will definitely study hard!"
As for the accountant, the lady didn't mind at all that he was a disabled man with two legs, and she wanted to train him to be an accountant. How could he not be willing? He never dreamed that he would meet such a good master.
Xiao Sanzi and Xiao Wu were happy for their brother when they heard this.
Su Li turned around and said, "Xiao Sanzi, I'll leave it to you to find a bookkeeper for Su Er. Remember, find a good one."
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