There are three examinations in this dynasty, which are divided into four books and five classics, policy questions, and poems. Each session is divided into three days, and it takes a total of nine days to complete the entire exam.
From the moment the exam starts, candidates will be locked in the small exam room they are assigned to. Except for handing in a sign to ask for time to leave, whether they are eating or sleeping, they have to do everything in this small room.
Those candidates who were brave and not afraid of hardship, after receiving the test papers and reading them, they began to concentrate on writing at their desks.
Some candidates couldn't stand the tight environment and couldn't even write a single word while biting the pen.
There were also some candidates who were so delicate that they could not even finish the exam. They were taken out due to various physical discomforts and the exam was terminated halfway.
Liu Ce was a cramming type. A few days before the college entrance examination, he thought that he was going to become the prime minister's son-in-law. Anyway, he was destined to have a bright future, and it didn't matter whether he passed the exam or not.
Then he thought that he still had to take the exam. If the prime minister wanted to promote him to make Yun Mingyue's face, maybe he would still win the Huiyuan
With this idea in mind, Liu Ce's mental state was quite good at first. Even when he looked at those questions that he couldn't answer at all, he happily filled in some answers at random. After all, he had a background!
It's just that his mental state didn't last for a few days.
As people around them were dragged out due to physical discomfort, more and more candidates appeared slumped. In such an atmosphere of dual physical and psychological stimulation, it was difficult for people to maintain a good attitude.
Some candidates broke down in the examination room and cried: "I won't take the exam, I won't take the exam." They were quickly dragged out.
At this time, Liu Ce was regretting again. Why did he still suffer this crime? It would only take a few days to become the prime minister's son-in-law.
Of course, Mingyue didn't know Liu Ce's thoughts. She brought several maids to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing.
This Zhuangzi is also called the Yun Family Courtyard. It was awarded to Prime Minister Yun by the emperor a few years ago. Not only does the courtyard cover a large area, it is also very elegantly built. There is a winding verandah at the entrance. There are not only flower gardens inside, but also exquisite pavilions, pavilions, pools and waterside pavilions, all of which require servants to clean every day. prune.
Even though the owner does not come to stay in the other courtyard for a few days throughout the year, the other courtyard has always been kept clean for ten years, as if waiting for the owner's arrival at any time.
"Miss," the steward came up to her as soon as she saw Mingyue, made a blessing ceremony, and said: "All the things you arranged have been tested. This is the list. I have arranged for these people to stay separately. But I want to see them." See?"
Mingyue took the paper and looked at it. It was very good. It listed the age, gender and general personality of the villagers in Liujia Village one by one in detail.
However, Mingyue's eyes flickered on the word 'Liu Cuier', and it seemed more interesting that she was here!
After pondering for a moment, Mingyue tapped her chin: "Then let's meet these women first."
The steward nodded: "Yes."
Not long after, Mingyue followed the steward to the dining hall. Before she even entered, she could hear the excitement inside.
"I saw the little girl in the yard opened the door, and I said, "Hey, what's the name of the one inside? It looks like a rich family. There are calligraphy and paintings hanging everywhere. The calligraphy and paintings on the wall, The little girl wouldn’t let me touch it, saying it was a famous artist’s pen and ink, worth a thousand pieces of gold.”
"Tsk, if you have a house full of gold, how much silver will you get?"
"No wonder the nobles spent money to hire us to do such a leisurely job. They don't lack such things."
"Isn't that right? What kind of work is it for us to just wash vegetables and cook? I heard that Liu Dayong and the others are more fun. They just cut and prune those flowers and plants every day. It's so easy to make money. "Yes, Liu Dawu's family is not here this time. If I don't tell her about the good things here, she will regret it. Hahaha."
"The Liu Dawu family has always suspected that her man is related to the widow He at the head of the village. Let me tell you secretly. Don't tell anyone else. In fact, I have actually seen it..."
The gossip about the women inside moved very quickly. In a short while, it changed from the wealth of the host's family to who in the village was having an affair. The chatter was so cheerful that it almost knocked down the house.
The steward looked at the young lady who was listening with gusto with a complicated expression, and finally chose to remain silent.
Mingyue didn't listen for long before she quietly left with a few people.
"Just a few of them. Well, we can add Liu Cuier when the time comes. That's almost enough." Mingyue ordered the steward.
The steward nodded and said yes.
Anyway, he can no longer understand this young lady anymore.
What is the use of these loud-mouthed and gossiping women
As for Liu Cuier, the manager thought about her recent observations and felt that she was a somewhat clever person. How should I put it, her intelligence was not used in the right place.
How could a little girl working as a part-time worker sharpen her head and inquire about the master's family? Those little girls all reported to him, and the one they especially inquired about was the male master... Tsk, this is another person who wants to fly into the sky, and he doesn't want to think about it. Do you have that fate
The steward shook his head. After all, he was just a steward. He could do whatever he wanted, whatever the master arranged.
Early in the morning on the day after the college entrance examination, Liu Cuier and several village women from Liujia Village got a new task. They went to the city to buy things on a list, which were all very daily necessities.
The people named were very happy about this.
Liu Cuier knew that today was the end of the national college entrance examination, so she naturally wanted to know how her husband Liu Ce did in the exam. Is there any hope of winning the election
Several other women were thinking about the wealth of Huaijing City and always wanted to visit it so that they could brag about it when they returned to the village in the future.
Because the manager was tolerant and knew that it was their first time to Huai Jing, he specifically allowed them to go back later.
So several women whom Liu Cuier called aunts simply followed her to Gongyuan. It just so happened that they might not have seen Liu Ce for a long time, so they wanted to say hello and get close, so as not to prevent him from becoming a high official in the future. Don't recognize people.
However, there were really too many people in Huaijing City on this day, especially at the gate of Gongyuan. Crowds of people were coming and going, and the faces of those waiting outside were full of anxiety and excitement.
It seems to be a coincidence that while Liu Cuier and her party were waiting, Mingyue was with the original owner's "close friends" in the private room of the teahouse upstairs.
Of course, these wealthy ladies in front of them are said to be close friends of the original owner, but in fact they are also the ones who have been compared to them since childhood.
Naturally, they all heard the story about Miss Yun falling in love with a poor scholar, and felt disdain for it. They felt that Yun Mingyue's eyes had brought down their entire Huaijing rich circle.
(End of chapter)