Qiu Wei is also called the township examination, which starts in August and releases the results in September.
When Shi Qing participated in Qiuwei last year, he still held the idea of "knowledge can change destiny", but at the same time he couldn't be too outstanding.
The cautious and low-key appearance is completely opposite to the present.
Shi Qing squatted next to the rabbit cage with a root of grass, and said to Yun Zhi, "If I knew Chang Shu was a badass, I would have taken the exam seriously."
"Maybe it's the champion now."
She could have been the No. 1 scholar by virtue of her strength, but now she has become a No. 1 scholar who relies on her face to make a living.
Xiao Baiyun just gave birth to a litter of cubs a few days ago, a total of six cubs.
The little rabbits are white and gray, and there are a few gray and white.
Although it is still a bit ugly now, it will look better when there are more hairs.
Not long after the little rabbit was born, it already had a master.
Qian Cancan adopted two, Li Shi adopted two, and Yunzhi himself raised the remaining two.
This afternoon, the temperature was comfortable and there was no wind, so Yun Zhi took the rabbit family to their small courtyard and showed it to Shi Qing.
Shi Qing twirled a piece of green grass to tease Xiao Baiyun, watching its three-petal mouth move back and forth.
Yun Zhi looked at her sideways, and really didn't believe that she could say that the champion was the champion, so he followed suit: "I knew I would be shorter than you—"
He squatted down and gestured with Shi Qing's top of his head with his hand. The gap between three fingers was suddenly lifted up by his hand, and compared to one finger.
"This way, I'll eat more."
Shi Qing smacked the back of his hand with grass and glared at him, "Is there anyone who makes such a tall gesture like you?"
Shi Qing threw the grass into the cage, clapped his hands, and pulled Yun Zhi to stand up, "If you want to compare, just stand on the flat ground and compare dignifiedly."
Yun Zhi stood up on tiptoes, opened his shoulders and straightened his back, trying to make a posture of looking down on Shi Qing, "I am not much shorter than you!"
His tone was a little smug, "Father said that I look taller recently."
"I don't even want to expose you," Shi Qing raised his foot to step on the cloud and hold his toes, "You were wearing wooden clogs in the rain that day, so you don't know how high they are?"
Good guy, the bottom of the clogs is about the same height as the bottom of the flowerpot in the Qing Palace.
He was so beautiful that he stood beside her for a whole day, unwilling to sit down.
Mrs. Li held back her laughter for a long time, even Shiju could see what Yun Zhi was trying to do, so the couple praised him for growing up out of conscience.
It was only that day that Shi Qing knew Yun Zhi's obsession with height.
No wonder he always tiptoed secretly when standing with her before.
Heh, man.
It doesn't care about the length or the size, nothing new.
Yunzhi bent his leg and raised his eyebrows at Shiqing triumphantly, "I didn't step on it."
Shi Qing stepped on his other foot, Yun Zhi tiptoed to the side, dodged it, and said in a sullen tone, "I didn't step on it again."
Shi Qing stared at him, slowly embraced him with both hands, "Heavenly King Gedihu—"
'The king of heaven covers the tiger on the ground, and the cloud holds four feet and five feet. The pagoda suppresses the river demon, and the crow green is not high. '
As soon as Shi Qing spoke, Yun Zhi immediately came over and covered her mouth with one hand, "You are only four feet five!"
He is more than seven feet!
There was a smile in Shi Qing's eyes.
Yaqing is proud of her petite stature.
Shi Qing pushed Yun Zhi's hand away and asked him, "Is it better?"
"Compare."
Yun Zhi lifted up the hem of his clothes and stuffed it into his belt, and pointed to his feet for Shi Qing to see, "Look carefully, my heels are touching the ground."
Even if you lose, you lose in an aboveboard manner.
He glanced at it, then stood on the flat ground under the corridor, "Come."
Shi Qing took off his shoes, "Be fair."
Yun Zhi paused, hesitantly bent over to take off his shoes, and muttered, "The soles of these shoes are not high."
He liked the clogs on rainy days so much, the height of the soles gave him the confidence of a man!
Too bad you can't wear it every day.
Fortunately, the porch is cleaned every day, so it is not dirty.
Yun Zhi put the shoes aside, stood up straight and looked at Shi Qing.
Shi Qing took half a step forward.
The distance shortened, and the two of them were suddenly very close.
Yun Zhiben was looking at her hand gesturing for height, but when he looked at it, he saw Shi Qing's well-shaped lips moved up, and his Adam's apple slid up and down.
"See clearly." Shi Qing reminded him suddenly.
Yun Zhi snapped back to his senses, his eyelashes fluttered, and his earlobes turned red.
He looked up.
Taking advantage of the moment when he was distracted, Shi Qing hooked Yunzhi's belt with his other index finger, pulled it forward slightly, and kissed his lips with his head tilted.
Although Yun Zhi was still looking up, his eyes were full of smiles, and he had obviously guessed Shi Qing's trick.
Shi Qing raised his eyebrows, parted his lips and clicked his tongue.
Yun Zhi smiled and kissed back.
He put his arms around her waist and led her to the other side of the pillar under the porch. The two stood in the shade and exchanged a deep kiss.
Shi Qing lowered his eyes and looked down, feeling that Yun Zhi really couldn't help flirting.
"Go in, continue?"
Yun Zhi put down his clothes uncomfortably, his body was very honest, but his mouth was reserved, "It's not dark yet."
Don't they scholars say that there is nothing to do during the day
Shi Qing took his wrist and walked into the room, "It's okay, it will be dark when the bed curtain is put down."
In fact, Yun Zhi was just pretending, before he closed the door and reached the bedside, he couldn't help but bowed his head and kissed Shi Qing's neck, and said in a hoarse voice that he would help her take off her socks.
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When Mihe came over, she only saw a rabbit in the yard and two pairs of shoes on the porch.
She didn't dare to approach the main house, for fear of hearing something, so she quietly lifted the rabbit to a sunny place and fed it with grass.
Mihe is looking forward to the arrival of the little master.
She felt that the little master would definitely be the same as these gray and white little rabbits, with both the beauty of the little master and the martial arts of the little master.
However, at the beginning of August, Yun Zhi's menstrual event came on time.
Along with Yun Zhiyue, Qiu Wei opened the exam.
In this part of the capital, Qiuwei's examination site is set in the Gongyuan, and the examination is supervised by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War at the same time, and the four imperial daughters are responsible for patrolling the surroundings.
In order to prevent fraud, all candidates will be checked from beginning to end when they enter the Tribute Academy ahead of schedule on August 8th.
Including the small basket brought by the examinee, whether there is entrainment in the examinee's hair, clothes, shoes and socks.
Even looked around the skin.
After all, it's not cold yet, and someone would write a cheat sheet on their palms and thighs, and when they entered the exam room, they could cheat by lifting the hem of their clothes.
Shen Yuan, as the chief examiner, would enter the Tribute Academy ahead of the candidates, together with the assistant examiners, in order to prevent the examiners from colluding with the candidates to cheat.
From the beginning of the exam, if there is no major incident, the Tribute Academy can only enter but not exit.
After Shen Yuan met with the two assistant examiners, she couldn't help exchanging a few pleasantries first.
"Lord Wang, Lord Ma."
Shen Yuan smiled and cupped her hands, her voice was gentle and elegant, "You two adults have worked hard."
These two are about the same age, both in their forties and fifties.
But Mr. Wang, who is slightly fat on the left, is from the side of the four emperors, and Mr. Ma, who has a long face on the right, is a student of the Zhen family.
Both of them have lower official positions than Shen Yuan, let alone the other party is the eldest prince's wife.
Seeing Shen Yuan salute, she immediately returned, "Master Shen has worked hard."
There are guards walking around in the yard outside, checking the examination room and driving away pests and rats.
The three of them looked out together, they were all scholars, and they couldn't help feeling a few words when they met Enke.
Daren Wang said: "Thanks to His Majesty's wisdom, Enke was added, otherwise the students all over the world will have to wait for another three years. No one can say what will happen during these three years."
Master Ma nodded in agreement, "That's right, Han Chuang studied hard for decades, just for this short nine days."
When it came to reading, Shen Yuan seemed to suddenly think of something, "I heard from Chang Ning that the Sixth Queen has worked very hard in her homework recently, and she might be among the candidates for Enke this time?"
Speaking of the Sixth Princess, Lord Wang folded his hands on his stomach, leaned back, and looked into the courtyard, as if he was very interested in how the guards drove away the pests and rats.
Mrs. Ma responded with chest folded and shrugged, "hissed" and said in a low voice, "We don't really know about this, but even if the Sixth Princess participates in Enke, she won't appear in the Tribute Court."
She said, "Maybe there is a separate test paper."
Shen Yuan glanced around and said with a smile, "It's just a casual chat, you two don't be so nervous. It was she who said that the sixth child would participate in Enke. She thought that the fourth child was in charge of this Enke, but unexpectedly Ask her childishly for an answer."
Master Wang and Master Ma's eyes trembled slightly, and they were all shocked.
Shen Yuan shook her head, as if mentioning it casually, but didn't take it to heart, "Sure enough, I'm only in my teens, and I haven't grown up yet."
Now even Mr. Ma didn't dare to speak, he just glanced sideways at Mr. Wang on the other side of Shen Yuan, feeling a little uneasy.
Is Master Shen implying something? Could it be that the fourth princess is going to use this joke as an excuse to do something to the sixth prince
Although Mrs. Ma was in a hurry, she couldn't get out of the Gongyuan, so the news couldn't be passed on to Mrs. Zhen.
Mr. Wang is also worried, what does this mean? Openly implying that the sixth princess might cheat
The two assistant examiners were suspicious and wary of each other, and the atmosphere was much more tense than before.
Only Shen Yuan smiled slightly, watching the guards walking back and forth in the courtyard with great interest.
What about her in the tribute courtyard? The answer had been secretly circulated the day before the exam, that is, tomorrow morning.
In just one day, those people in Beijing who should know the answer should all know it.
The exam questions appointed by the emperor will be sealed three days ago and sent to the Tribute Court this afternoon.
The three of them said they were the chief and assistant examiners, but in fact they acted as checks against each other to prevent anyone from peeking at the test papers and passing on information.
As for the exam questions, others may not know, but Chang Ning, who came out of the palace, knows it all.
The moment the emperor sealed the paper yesterday, the Chang Prince's Mansion knew the specific content of the exam questions.
As for the palace attendant who peeked at the exam questions, before he died, he would insist that she had nothing to do with the sixth prince, and that they were all ordered by the fourth prince.
What could be wrong with the sixth princess
She just wanted to know the exam questions in advance to facilitate cheating.
After all, with her temperament, she dared to openly ask the fourth child to help her read the answer, what else could she not do
As for why the questions and answers were circulated, it must be that the palace attendant sold the answers to the exam questions for profit, so what does it have to do with her six princesses
Now on the market, there are countless hawkers selling so-called "answers" in basically every bookstore and teahouse.
But the real answers were all sent to people who had more or less relationship with the Zhen family.
At that time, it will become the sixth princess who wins people's hearts with answers while saying that she is "innocent".
Enke cheated, this is a great crime to offend scholars all over the world. Even if the sixth child can't be brought down, the Zhen family's vitality will be seriously injured.
Without a strong backing, the sixth emperor is really just a child.
Shen Yuan smiled and said, "This Enke, it's a good job."
After all, the emperor is no longer young, if he waits for another three years, as Lord Wang said, who knows what will happen.
In the afternoon of the same day, the three examination papers, which were escorted by the Imperial Forest Army and sealed with wax oil red seals, were sent to the examiners headed by Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan put the test papers into the cabinet in public, and pasted the seals on the left and right, and never took them out before the next morning when the test started.
After the Imperial Forest Army left, Shen Yuan said to Wang and Ma, "I've been busy for a day, so I'll go back to the room first, and the two adults can do their own thing."
"Master Shen, go slowly."
Shen Yuan raised her foot and left.
She has already cast her net, and she is just waiting for the fish to be baited tonight.
Lord Wang and Lord Ma looked at each other with smiles on their faces, but they didn't know what they were thinking.
Mr. Wang glanced at the cabinet where the examination papers were stored from the corner of his eye, and he said he must take a look at it at night, lest the surname Ma peek at the examination papers and cheat.
Coincidentally, Lord Ma thought so too.
The two thought of being together, and waited until nightfall to see that the lights in each other's room had been blown out, thinking that the other was asleep before going out.
result-
But they met at the door of the room where the examination papers were stored.
"..."
The scene was a little awkward for a while.
The two laughed sarcastically, pointing at each other falsely, "You, you."
Mr. Wang walked over with his hands in his sleeves, and asked Mr. Ma, "Want to read the test paper?"
"I'm afraid you want to read the test paper." Master Ma chuckled.
"Since we thought of getting together, why don't we take a look together?" Lord Wang suggested.
Master Ma nodded, "Alright."
The two entered the room quietly, holding up the oil lamp, they were relieved to see that the seal of the cabinet storing the examination papers was intact.
"I don't move, and you don't move. This is a big deal. If something happens, not only our lives will be lost, but also the hardships of the world's scholars who have studied hard for decades."
Mr. Wang looked at the seal, his heart moved slightly, and he said to Mr. Ma, "You and I are both from poor families, so we understand the significance of this Enke to people like you and me."
Master Ma smiled, "It's good that you can think like this."
No matter how different the positions of the two are, no matter how much they fight in private, they cannot joke about the future fate of scholars in the world.
Although it is only a thin piece of paper, it carries heavy hopes and sustenance.
In any case, it cannot be used as a tool for political struggle.
It was rare for the two to have the same views on this matter, and they immediately regarded them as confidants, and they made an appointment to play two games with tea instead of wine.
No matter the true confidant or the false confidant, anyway, when the two of them are together tonight, neither of them can leave.
The two of them restrained each other, which was convenient for Shen Yuan.
After Wang and Ma left, Shen Yuan, who was standing in the dark corner, sneered silently, not liking what the two said just now.
Great things can only be accomplished if the means are used for the sake of the end. To achieve great things, there must be sacrifices.
Today's Shen Yuan is not the poor scholar who studied hard in the poor window back then. She is the concubine of the current dynasty, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and will be the new emperor's wife in the future.
Shen Yuan pushed the door lightly and went in.
She was cautious, she came here tonight to take advantage of the fact that there were few people in the Tribute Academy, and before the candidates entered the hall, she first checked whether the contents of the exam papers were exactly the same as the ones from the palace.
If it is different, there is still a chance to save it with time. If you wait until the day after tomorrow to actually start the exam, it will be too late.
She and Xiao Changning must not use the dark chess in the palace to calculate to the last move, but the result is nothing.
Shen Yuan didn't use any strength when she pasted the seal in the afternoon, so now she can just peel it off gently.
She took the examination paper out of the cabinet, faced the dimly lit oil lamp on the desk, took out a small blade, opened the wax seal, and pulled out the examination paper from inside.
Shen Yuan unfolded the paper with both hands, and squinted slightly to read the test questions at the oil lamp.
The light was too weak, and she didn't dare to get too close with the paper, so it was very difficult for her to read.
But every time she read a question, Shen Yuan's eyes widened and her breathing tightened.
Same.
So is this question.
All are exactly the same!
Shen Yuan's heart was settled, her heart was beating wildly in her chest, she was indescribably excited and at ease.
The tight string she had finally loosened at the moment when she saw the test questions, she let go of all the strength in her body, fell back into the chair, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Yuan looked up at the beams of the house, holding up the paper and curling her lips slightly.
In fact, she and Xiao Changning, and even the emperor, are of the same kind.
That is, power and initiative must be held in one's own hands.
Just like the emperor likes checks and balances in everything, it's just for the courtiers to fight each other, and she reaps the benefits of the fisherman.
Shen Yuan is just fighting for the initiative now.
Even if she doesn't do anything, she won't necessarily treat her badly when the new emperor ascends the throne in the future.
But this matter, after all, occupies a "not necessarily".
Shen Yuan and Xiao Changning wanted to turn this "not sure" into "definitely not"!
Shen Yuan guessed that it was almost time for the patrolling guards to change their guards, so she sealed the examination paper with wax oil and put it back, and re-attached the seal.
Although it will definitely be different after the paper is opened and sealed, she is the one who opens the paper the day after tomorrow.
As long as she said it was exactly the same, who would dare to say that the paper had been torn apart
Shen Yuan blew out the oil lamp, went out lightly, and locked the door again.
She left with her front feet, and a couple of husband and wife "ridge beasts" on the back of the roof covered the tiles.
Shi Qing poked Yunzhi's chest, and Yunzhi nodded.
The two squatted on the ridge of the roof and watched Shen Yuan leave before going down.
Shi Qing carried the things in his arms and let the wind go left and right, while Yun Zhi secretly opened the lock.
Yun Shaoxia has never done this kind of thing, although he has learned it, but suddenly it doesn't work after changing the lock.
In the end, he had to get out of the way and let Shi Qing come.
When he was learning how to pick a lock with a locksmith, Shi Qing just looked at it a few times, but now she fiddled with the filament twice, and the lock opened.
"..."
Shi Qing glanced at Yun Zhi, and whispered, "Idiot."
"..."
The two pushed the door open and closed it again.
The room was pitch dark, and nothing could be seen clearly, until Yun Zhi took out the Ye Mingzhu from his arms.
Shi Qing glanced at him in surprise, Yun Zhi turned away arrogantly and let out a "hum".
Shi Qing laughed silently.
One of the two held up the night pearl, and the other took off the seal and took out the paper inside.
Shi Qing opened the bag in his arms, held it with both hands, carefully put the papers he brought in, and wrapped the papers in the cabinet in the bag.
A few days ago, the emperor asked her to enter the palace with Yun Zhi because of cheating in the scientific examination.
No matter who is involved behind the scenes, Enke cannot be joked about.
At that time, Shi Qing suggested that the emperor should issue two examination papers.
Shi Qing couldn't tell the emperor to take the "A" volume and "B" volume randomly, so he changed the wording——
"Ming Juan" and "Dark Juan".
What everyone sees is the open paper, but what is really tested is the hidden paper.
Shi Qing and Yun Zhi are responsible for escorting the dark scroll to replace the bright scroll.
There are few people in the Gongyuan tonight, and there are relatively few guards.
After all the candidates arrive tomorrow night, there will be more guards, not to mention that Shen Yuan's every move is under the eyes of everyone, even Yunzhi will not be able to come in.
Shi Qing guessed that with Shen Yuan's temperament, she would definitely confirm the content of the paper today, so she squatted on the roof and waited for her to read it before changing it.
I just don't know if Mr. Shen will be pleasantly surprised and surprised when he sees the paper in the morning the day after tomorrow.