"With fragrant clothes and beautiful hair, this Shen Yuan elegant gathering is truly the highest-end elegant gathering in Shengjing City. You and I have really learned a lot today!"
"What Brother Li said is absolutely true. Among the young ladies we saw today, which one is not the best among men? I think that General Shen is the best."
"Shh, have you heard? Many of us have been secretly recruited today."
…
On the boat out of the garden, the faces of the people who had demonstrated their talent and learning in front of the nobles were all red. Every word you said to me was a compliment and admiration for today's gathering.
After all, in the eyes of them who only appeared briefly, there were many noble people at the gathering, the drinks were delicious, and even the scenery they accidentally caught a glimpse of was first-class.
Not to mention those noble people who secretly sought to win over them before and after their appearance...
Among the fifty people in their group, there were only three useless country bumpkins from the north, and only one of them received a gift book.
Of course, even if there are only three books, they were sent by Princess Renhuguo. Shouldn't the three of them hold them as treasures?
"Brother Wang, Brother Hu, and Brother Du, Mr. Li sees that this book in your hands is quite practical. I wonder if I can lend it to Mr. Li and others to take a look at it?"
Seeing that the cruise ship was about to arrive at Taohuadu, Li Juren, the most talented among the fifty people, suddenly spoke.
However, it was a good thing that he didn't speak. As soon as he opened his mouth, the disciples present couldn't help laughing.
Just this book?
Do not make jokes.
Those of them who came to Shen Yuan for the banquet were not only talented, but also well-read.
Therefore, they only took a glance at the torn book in the hands of Wang Li and the others, and they could see that it was not a classic book, but three miscellaneous books telling stories.
They had long heard that the Princess Protector was a clueless person. At first, many people didn't believe it. Now look at this gift book...
Tsk…
Only these three country bumpkins from the North would regard this as a treasure.
As expected, the three people headed by Wang Li directly rejected Li Juren and others on the grounds that the book was given by the princess and they had not read it themselves.
This move naturally attracted a new wave of ridicule. Those who could speak said that they cherished the gift from the princess, while those who could not speak directly said that they were short-sighted and had never seen good things.
Wang Li and the others just listened to this, and even though they held their hands tightly, they did not take the initiative to refute.
Because they know that the more they refute, the more energetic these people will become in mocking.
Instead of doing this, they might as well concentrate on preparing for the exam and strive to regain their place in this imperial examination.
After getting off the boat and returning to the city, the three of them immediately said goodbye to Li Juren and others, and took the books given by the princess back to the small courtyard where Juzi lived in Beidi.
Although they failed to meet the princess as they wished, the three books in their hands were enough to be envied by their peers.
Therefore, as soon as the three of them returned to their room, they eagerly opened the book to see what the princess wanted to tell them.
That's right, the person who came to give the book to the princess told them not to open the book before returning to their residence.
Now that they have returned to their residence, they can naturally get a glimpse of the mystery.
So after burning the incense, Wang Li and the other two people left the room almost at the same time, and then gathered at Wang Li's place and began to compare the contents in the book.
You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it…
There are actually a large number of blank pages in these three books, and in the middle of these blank pages, there is actually a page with many topics written on it.
Three books with three pages written on different topics, together they look like...
"Brother Wang, this, this, could this be..."
Hu Juren looked at the pages in his hands in shock. Even if they were just the last ones in this year's Juren, they knew what these questions meant.
Seeing that Hu Juren was still not sure, Wang Li took a deep breath and said:
"Test questions."
Yes, this is a test question, and scholars like them are smart enough to know who asked the question this time.
Li Cifu, Liu Shangshu...
If others had come up with such test questions, they might still doubt the authenticity of these questions, but those two are indeed concerned about natural disasters and people's livelihood...
So what is the princess doing?
Help them cheat?
Looking at a line of small words found in the three books, Wang Li and the others fell silent.
Because the small print clearly stated that the princess, Li Cifu and others were in need of manpower and wanted to recruit talents from among their peers in the North.
However, Beidi is already poor, and the academy is the most inferior existence in Jokhang.
In addition, they had just experienced a snowstorm and had less time to study than other places. It was really difficult for them to break through the encirclement this time.
But it is precisely because they have encountered snow disasters and know the sufferings of the world that the princess and other talents need them the most.
"I heard a few days ago that the emperor intends to support the princess. Now the princess, Li Cifu and others are already a third party in the court. And compared to the previous two factions, they are indeed very short of manpower..."
Seeing the instructions at the end of the fine print asking them to summon all the Northern Juzi students to study these exam questions together, Du Juren, who had been silent, was inevitably a little tempted.
Since the death of Qi Shuai, they have been exploited by these corrupt officials in the North for two full years.
Why?
Because they had no one of their own in the court, and without Qi Shuai's family to take care of them, they almost let the corrupt officials round them up and flatten them.
This is also the reason why these northern candidates knew that it would be difficult for them to get on the list this time, but they still traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to take the exam.
But if they had these test questions given by the princess, would they still lose their reputation?
"Brother Du, please calm down. Even if the test questions in our hands are really given by the princess, should we..."
Hu Juren looked at Du Juren and Wang Li with some hesitation. To be honest, he had never experienced such a scene.
Seeing the two of them entangled, Wang Li, who had always been the person in charge among the three, suddenly said:
"The princess is our savior. Without her, we would have froze to death in the snow. If this move really allows me, Wang Li, to help the princess, I will do it even in the name of fraud."
Du Hu and the two nodded. Not only Wang Li in front of them, but also them and the uninformed Beidi Juzi were probably willing to take risks for the princess.
But then they heard Wang Li say:
"But before that, I, Wang Li, have to quietly go to the Princess Protector's Mansion to hear with my own ears whether this is what our princess means."
Du Hu and Du Hu were stunned for a moment, but then they all nodded in understanding.
Well, even if they want to do it, they have to ask clearly before doing it, right?
Thinking of this, the three of them immediately wanted to go out at night. Unexpectedly, before they started, they were blocked in the door by an adult they were very familiar with.
This gentleman is none other than Mu Tian, the commander-in-chief who always accompanies the princess when she visits the Northland.
