There was a solemn expression on his handsome face, but the bruise was so abrupt that everyone couldn't help but glance away.
Jin Wenting glared fiercely, and everyone was so frightened that they quickly pulled back their necks, but when no one was paying attention, he secretly wiped the scar with his thumb.
Hiss, it really hurts...
In fact, Qingzhai didn't really want to beat him up at first. After hitting him a few times, he explained sincerely and she scolded him a few times, and most of her anger was gone.
But he ordered him to leave and never turn into a wolf to take advantage again.
But he couldn't hold it back, and he was even more reluctant to leave. He kissed her secretly, only to be slapped by the shocked Tong Su.
However, even though he received a beating, his identity was finally cleared. Jin Wenting thought happily that when she takes the provincial examination and he comes to supervise the examination again, won't they be able to meet again openly...
In the eighteenth year of Xinglong's reign, the provincial examination took place.
In the rural examination room, two equally superior examination papers appeared, with detailed content and brilliant writing. They were almost equally matched. The examiners pondered for several days and finally decided that the paper with the superior Guange physical training was Jieyuan.
In September, the provincial examination results were announced.
Xia Qingzhai of Yunyang County won Jieyuan.
Xu Yincheng from Yunyang County won the second place in the national championship.
An examination is held in the capital every three years. The year after the rural examination is in the spring of Chou, Chen, Wei and Xu years. The next general examination will be in the 21st year of Xinglong. People can study for two more years.
In the 21st year of Xinglong's reign, all the people in the world rushed to the capital for the joint examination.
Those who pass the examination are called Gongshi, and those who top the list are called Huiyuan.
Shortly after the results of the examination were released, a test was held in the palace where the emperor personally interviewed the tributes. They were then divided into first, second and third class according to their results, collectively known as Jinshi.
The top three in the first grade are, in order, the number one scholar, the second in the ranking, and the top three, who are awarded "Jinshi and the rank"; the second grade is given to "Jinshi origin"; the third grade is given to "the same Jinshi origin".
From then on, he will officially enter the officialdom.
The April wind has already brought warmth, carrying the breath of spring, blowing on the official road at the entrance of the capital. Smart swallows patrolled back and forth, and delicate green grass rose and fell beside the road, even beside the tea shed in the distance. The lowered dandelions are lingering with the wild flowers again.
And deep in the tea shed, there were three sneaky figures sitting secretly, an old man, a middle-aged child, and a child. They all tried their best to put away their majestic aura, pretending to be easy-going, and poked their heads towards the official road.
High-spirited and energetic students from all over the country are coming to the capital one after another, wearing blue shirts and folding fans, looking elegant.
"The boy who asked Ting, said that the girl he likes is coming today, right?"
"Father-ahem, dad, of course it is. He hid it from us. He certainly wouldn't have thought that we could still peek here!"
"Wow, I really don't know what kind of sister Brother Wenting likes. I heard that my sister is Jieyuan of Yunzhou Prefecture! She's really amazing!"
The people sitting in the tea shed seemed to be silent travelers, but those "travelers" rolled their eyes out of their minds at this moment -
They are the royal guards! He actually wanted to follow the father, son and nephew who insisted on being skinny, pretending to be travel-worn travelers!
The old man could hardly hide the gloating smile on his lips: "Hey, those aristocratic families don't give me, ahem, my face. If I knew that the scholars in the world can't even compare to a woman, I would like to see their faces. Where to put it!"