Four years in SGD.
The imperial school was set up in the palace, and the children of the royal family and the sons of official families sought admission one after another.
"That's not good?"
Yu Fu rubbed his chin, sat up crookedly on the concubine's couch, and handed the document in his hand to Gu Shubai, "Look, there are so many people, how can Taixue accept them?"
Gu Shubai was sitting under the window reading a book, heard that he closed the book and walked towards her, and sat on the side of the couch, "Then screen out the children who are too young and have poor qualifications. Good education, children with insufficient qualifications may not be able to understand even if they enter school."
"yes."
Yu Fudao: "For the sake of the Taixue, I specially asked Lianzhu and his wife to return to their hometown, and brought old Mrs. Bao back in person. Mrs. Bao has been a teacher for three generations of the royal family. Ordinary school teachers are on par."
She suddenly rolled her eyes, smiled and took Gu Shubai's hand, and said aggrievedly: "But everyone is either of the same clan or relatives, or they are important ministers in the court, how can I show the face of rejecting other people's children..."
Gu Shubai sighed helplessly, "Understood, I will handle this matter."
He takes care of all things that offend people like this.
Yu Fu kissed him on the face, and when he was stirring the thunder and fire, he suddenly heard the footsteps of children outside the hall running in extremely fast.
"Father, mother, I'm going! Brothers are going too!"
Ding Lingdang clattered and ringed, and it was Hua Chang who ran in, followed by a group of maids and nuns, who huddled behind her for fear of accidents.
When she stood in front of Yufu and Yufu, the seven-colored gemstone was still shaking around her waist.
Gu Shubai couldn't help laughing, "You are the only princess of the Great Zhou, and no one can do without you. As for Yuanzhang and the others..."
He made a fool of himself on purpose, and Hua Chang immediately became anxious, "Father, my brothers treat me the best. They are also very smart and powerful. Let's go to school together, okay?"
Huashang was better than Yufu when he was a child, he could act like a baby, pulling his sleeves and shaking them back and forth while talking, and looking at Yufu with his small mouth, looking pitiful.
Yu Fu chuckled, deliberately teasing her, "I can't control this matter, it's already been handed over to your father."
"father-"
Hua Chang prolonged the ending, but Gu Shu Bai Nai couldn't help her, so he had no choice but to say: "Tai Xue recruits a total of 100 students, divided into five classes. In this way, no matter if they are the children of the royal family or the official family, regardless of age or gender Sign up, but after signing up, you need an entrance exam. Taking the top 100 in this exam will be fair and not offend anyone, what do you think?"
The two girls, one big and one small, nodded at him in unison, "Okay."
In the following time, the Hanlin Academy began to formulate suitable examination questions, which were supervised by the supervisor of the Imperial Academy, who had already retired and returned to his hometown to be knighted.
Whether it was Ning An and Ning Ping from Kun Yuyang's mansion, or Yuan Zhang and Jiao Jiao from Gu's family, all of a sudden they became honest and stopped playing with Hua Chang.
Huashang also stayed in his small study obediently, making up for several days of homework.
Those homework are made by herself, such as reading in the morning and practicing calligraphy in the afternoon. Another example is reading the Analects of Confucius today and Shiji tomorrow.
Yufu and Gu Shubai would occasionally mention a few words to her when they were free, and most of the time she studied by herself.
Yin Ling and Yin Xue were outside the small study in her bedroom, looked inside, and walked out quietly, "The princess studies very hard. In fact, I don't think she needs to worry at all. How could she not pass the exam? Our princess She was known as a prodigy at the age of three, if she fails the exam, how will others pass the exam?"
Yinling said with a smile, feeling that Huashang was too cautious.
However, Yinxue understood some Huashang's minds, and said: "You just need to pass the exam? Our princess is the only princess in Dazhou, and she has a heavy responsibility. Since it is an exam to get a ranking, with the princess's temperament, she must She is only satisfied with the first place in the exam, and the dignified princess is compared to other children, so how can it be possible?"
Yinling was taken aback, and after thinking about it with Huashang's temperament, she might really think so, "Yeah, then why doesn't she ask His Majesty and the Eldest Young Master to ask questions? She is only four years old, and I heard that some people want to come to the Imperial Academy to learn. The child is almost ten years old, how can the princess compare?"
Yinxue hurriedly booed, "Don't say that! A little maid and the princess mentioned this a while ago, and the princess got angry. She said that one must be upright and not cheat."
Yinling stuck out her tongue and said nothing, the two went straight back to the Hall of Eternal Life.
"How is Hua Chang?"
Yu Fu sat behind the imperial case and read the papers. Seeing the two of them coming back to ask questions, Yin Xuefu said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, it's a good thing for a princess to be studious. The slaves have already asked her close maids, Hong Kao and Hong Ling, Said the princess had always eaten and slept on time."
"That's good. I don't think a mere Taixue exam can stump Huashang, but just ask, you all go down."
"yes."
"Oh, right."
Yu Fu suddenly remembered something, raised his head and said, "Yinxue, have you found the pair of Dongzhu Buyao?"
Yinxue smiled and said: "I found it. Your Majesty said the slaves found it the day before yesterday. Did you send it directly to Mrs. Taishi?"
Yu Fu gave a "huh" and couldn't help laughing: "Yaolan is more mature and stable now, and she really has the demeanor of the grand master's wife. What makes me even more happy is that Tian Taishi is more understanding of the rules now, unlike before. It seems that it is always disrespectful in front of me, so it is a good thing to have a good helper."
Both Yinling and Yinxue covered their mouths and laughed, not daring to mock Tian Yunpo and Yaolan directly like her.
Yu Fu said again: "When Lianbi entered the palace last time, what other white jade did Kunlun pay tribute to?"
Yinling said: "Return to Your Majesty, except for the biggest piece of white jade Ruyi, which was given to the youngest son of the Sixth Young Master as a pillow, and two smaller pieces were inlaid with jade shoes for the princess, and the rest are here."
Yu Fu said: "That's just right, send the white jade hairpin to Lianbi, and the bracelet to Lianzhu. They are all people who have been with me since childhood, and now they are all married, making people reluctant."
After Yaolan and Lianbi got married, the female officials in charge of the Palace of Eternal Life became Yinling and Yinxue. They knew that Yufu was good to the maids around her, so they persuaded: "They often go to the palace to talk with His Majesty. Didn't His Majesty often send them things? In the past, Yao Lan kept talking about her refusal to get married, but His Majesty insisted on marrying her, saying that she was not too young. Now that she is really married, His Majesty is so reluctant. "
After Yinling finished speaking, she covered her mouth and chuckled, Yinxue hurriedly said: "You little hoof, even your majesty dares to laugh at you. Don't be angry, your majesty, this servant will tear her mouth off for you!"
Yu Fu snorted softly, "You'll know when you're married too, you two are not too young, don't laugh about it."
Hearing the words, the two hurriedly expressed that they didn't want to marry yet, and chatted and laughed for a while, Yinxue hurriedly sent the things Yufu told her to leave the palace.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the Taixue Examination. Because there were so many children taking the exam, the exam was divided into two batches according to age. The older children over five years old were selected for the top 50, and the children under five years old were also selected for the top 50.
This is the rule set by Mrs. Bao, so that all the older children will be collected and the younger children will be screened out.
Naturally, no one objected to the rules set by the respected old lady Fu, and all the officials who participated in presiding over the matter were also happy. After all, Princess Jinling is only four years old!
They once hinted to His Majesty and the Regent whether they should give lectures to the princess in advance, but they all came back in frustration, and were reprimanded for falsification and flattery.
So far no one dared to mention it.
Taixue is located in a secluded pavilion not far from the East Palace. There is a corner door against the palace wall for easy access. There are special imperial guards on duty here to prevent outsiders from mixing in and prevent children from playing and getting hurt.
The green bamboo poles are long and slender, and the hollow bamboo joints make a humming sound when the breeze blows, making it very quiet.
Outside the museum, through the bright window, one can see the antique decoration inside, which is simple and elegant. The children sit on a table for each other and are writing hard on the heavy nanmu square table.
Ming Huang's guard of honor stopped in the bamboo forest, Yu Fu and Gu Shubai walked forward, recalling their childhood on the stone road in the forest.
"Big Brother, look at the layout here, does it look like the Guangsha Bookstore in Guhou's Mansion?"
"picture."
Gu Shubai looked around, "The same luxuriant forest and bamboo, the same stone road in the forest, and even the quiet and simple appearance of this pavilion are very similar to Guangsha Bookstore."
Yu Fu nodded with a smile, seemed to like this place very much, and walked slowly towards the bamboo forest.
Gu Shubai smiled slightly behind her.
He knew that Yufu would like this place, because it was originally repaired according to the Guangsha Bookstore that took care of the Hou Mansion, and he personally supervised the project.
It can make her recall the happy time when she was young, no matter how much time he spends, it is worth it.
In the museum, the children showed all kinds of attitudes in the face of the topic.
Some people can answer questions without thinking long if they write with spirit, such as Huashang, such as Yuanzhang.
Some people's eyes are blank, and they can't believe that they are about to take the Analects exam at the age of seven. He hasn't even finished reciting the Three Character Classic! This is the case with Ning Ping.
Although Ning An also likes to bow and horse, he is not like Ning Ping who only learns to ride and shoot and refuses to study hard. He is quite handy in answering questions.
There are also people who dangle with a bucket of water not half full, wanting to peek at other people's answers, and remember Huashang's proud words before entering the examination room, "The inspector of the Imperial Academy said he would show me the questions, so I don't want to." Look! I can be admitted to Taixue without any preparation in advance!"
He quickly shook his head, no, you can't cheat in front of Hua Chang, it would be too embarrassing for him as a brother!
"You can't cheat, you can't cheat, Gu Jiaojiao, be honest with me..."
He closed his eyes and muttered to himself to persuade himself. After reading it several times, he felt calmer. When he opened his eyes and saw Mrs. Bao standing in front of him, he was so frightened that he yelled out "ah". .
Old Madam Bao's face was serious and meticulous, "The examination room is quiet, no noise is allowed."
"Hey, hey, I'm silent now!"
Gu Jiaojiao closed her mouth, and honestly raised her pen to struggle with the test paper, so she could only answer the questions she knew first.
Not long after, I saw Hua Chang who was sitting in front blowing the ink on the test paper and stood up.
There were children around five years old in the field, who didn't know what stability was, and when they saw someone standing up, they immediately looked at her in an uproar.
Old Madam Bao frowned, seeing that Hua Chang loosened her brows again, and walked over kindly, "Princess, what happened?"
Hua Chang smiled at him, showing his dimples, "Old Madam Bao, I'm fine, I just want to hand in the paper after answering the questions."
A few Hanlin scholars at the side turned pale with shock when they heard the words, and pointed to Meng Tianxiang who stood up first, "Princess, this incense is only half burned, you can answer the questions slowly, don't worry."
Hua Chang still smiled and said to the two of them: "Thank you two adults for your concern, but I have already finished my answer."
As he said that he handed over his papers to Old Madam Bao, those few Hanlin scholars all came together to read it, and they were all amazed at the first glance.
Regardless of the content, just looking at the beautiful handwriting, it is impossible for an ordinary four-year-old child to write it, and a seven-year-old child may not have such wrist strength!
Old Madam Bao was not in the capital all the year round, so he had only heard about the name of Huashang as a child prodigy, but he realized what he said was true when he saw it today, and he was surprised: "Princess, your wrist strength looks like that of a child of eight or nine years old. This is really talented, worthy of being His Majesty's eldest daughter!"
Huashang bowed his hands to salute, "Old Madam Fu praised it, it's not because of extraordinary talent, but because of hard work and hard work."
She flicked her wrist, and a silver needle suddenly appeared between her fingers. Before everyone could react, she exerted force and the silver needle flew out, and the needle hit the wooden bookshelf and fell straight down.
Hua Chang pursed her lips helplessly, "This is the way His Majesty taught me to train my wrist strength, but she said that I am still too young, and when I get older, this silver needle will be able to stick on the wood without falling off!"
Old Madam Bao was even more surprised.
Unexpectedly, Yufu not only taught Huashang to read and write, but also taught Huashang the secret method of her Immortal Valley. But that's fine too, it's always a good thing for those who are capable to work harder, and those who are talented and talented to learn more.
He nodded with satisfaction, and put away her test paper, "Since the princess has finished answering, you can go out to rest."
Hua Chang turned her head and glanced at Gu Jiaojiao, who showed an expression of abandonment, she pursed her lips and smiled, and greeted the adults as a late student, "The student went out first."
Mrs. Bao and others not only lamented Huashang's courtesy, but also admired her self-confidence.
She was sure that she would be admitted to Taixue with her talent, so she called herself a student in advance. This humble and confident attitude was reflected in the same person, which produced an irresistible charm.
Old Madam Bao felt a lot of emotions, and at the end he could only sigh, "As expected of the child of those two people", and sat down to read Huashang's test paper carefully.
In order to ensure fairness and openness, the entrance examination adopts the method of marking the papers on the spot and announcing the results on the spot. After Huashang went out, he sat by the pool and played. After a while, Yuanzhang also came out.
The two of them were the first to come out, sitting in the courtyard playing with water and talking, while many officials and wives who were standing outside the hall sending their children to take the exam couldn't help casting envious glances at them.
"The princess is so talented, she is the first one to come out!"
"Yeah, the young master Yuanzhang also came out, the Gu family's family background is not bad!"
Not long after, Ning An and Ning Ping also came out, but one came out with his head held high, and the other came out dejectedly.
"It's over, my mother will play me this time when I go home, brother, what should I do?"
Ning Ping only called Brother Ning An when he made a mistake, and he always called his name regardless of whether he was big or small. Every time they met, Gu Xiang and Gu Yi said that they were exactly the same as when they were young.
Ning An leaned close to Ning Ping's ear and said something like this, Ning Ping's eyes lit up immediately, and he gave Ning An a blow, "You really have an idea, kid!"
Just now he was still an elder brother, now he is "your boy".
Ning An snorted angrily, ignored him, and walked towards Hua Chang by the pool instead.
A few people chatted and laughed for a while, and the incense sticks in the hall were gradually burning to the end. The children handed in their papers one after another, and when they came out and saw their mothers or servants waiting outside the hall, they all ran away in a hurry.
"Wow wow wow, it's too difficult!"
Some children started to cry directly, and their family members felt distressed and ashamed, and comforted the children while persuading them to wait a little longer to go home.
Since I came to take the exam, I always have to read the results before going back.
Yuan Zhang said: "Hua Chang, are your majesty and uncle not here?"
Hua Chang shook his head, "They went back after seeing the layout and scenery here, but they didn't intend to stay to comfort me, and I don't cry or comfort me."
Yuan Zhang smiled and said, "That's right, my parents didn't come either. If you say you can't pass the entrance exam, and you still need adults to comfort you, what kind of a man is that?"
Ning An also smiled and said, "Coincidentally, my mother also said so."
Just as they were talking and laughing, they suddenly saw a little girl about Hua Chang's age tentatively walking towards them.
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Guess who is this little girl at the end