The joint examination will start on February 15th and end on February 24th.
During this period, he was busy for more than half a month. The transcriber, who had been off for a whole year, had calluses on his fingertips when copying, and then sent thousands of red scrolls to the examiner.
Then it was the examiner's turn to get angry. He would first sort out the nonsense articles, and then put those with different ideas at the back, giving priority to the excellent, satisfactory, and well-worded corrections.
It's strange that every year in the imperial examinations, students ask the examiner's taste. If they like the sky, you prefer to be a humble person. Failure can only be unlucky.
Of course, if it is so good that the examiner abandons his taste or even changes his mind, that is personal ability.
This period of time totaled more than twenty days.
For the six brothers and sisters, it was a rare reunion time.
They gathered together to eat, drink, and chat. Even Jiang Sheng was filled with emotion when he finally saw the scene where the third brother and eight Jiangs were practicing martial arts again.
Time seems to go back to the past, a brother and sister living peacefully in Anshui County.
But it’s not like in the past, because there are always people who need to be busy outside, wandering around, smiling at the people.
Jiang Sheng's Jiuzhenfang branch opened alone. He recruited new aunts and aunts, signed contracts, investigated backgrounds, and kept the formula secret. He was very busy.
Zheng Ruqian started to prepare the first batch of lychees to be sent to the palace. The Liao family had fallen, and it was true that the job of providing food fell on him. However, there were always aristocratic families who were eager to get a piece of the pie. Only this year could he gain a foothold and make money. To be considered alive is to swallow it completely.
Wen Zhiyun has to run the medical clinic, and he also has to visit the ladies of the aristocratic family for follow-up consultations from time to time, learn new massage techniques, and then teach them to the medical ladies.
After careful calculation, it turned out that only Xu Mo, who had finished the exam, could be considered leisurely for a long banquet with nothing to carve wood.
Two brothers sat across from each other at the desk, one holding a pen and the other blowing sawdust. In the distance was Fang Heng, a shirtless martial artist practicing martial arts, with eight gingers huffing and puffing.
Finally, on March 20th, the test results will be released.
Jiang Sheng handed over the shop to Miao Zhaoying and Da Ya's mother and daughter. Zheng Ruqian arranged for Wang Xiaosong to go to Lingnan to escort the lychees in person. Wen Zhiyun handed over the hospital to Wang Xiaozhu, who could do simple consultations, and rushed to the gate of Gongyuan with his brothers. .
In the carriage.
Xu Mo was wearing a clean, wrinkle-free blue robe. He looked calm and dignified, with a straight spine. Only those who were close and familiar with him could detect the tension he tried to hide through his quick breathing.
This time, the test results will not only depend on whether Fangyuan becomes a Gongsheng student, but also on the ranking, wealth and life.
A year ago at the Jinluan Palace, the conversation between the Tian Family and the Fang Family Head left a deep mark on Xu Mo's heart.
It was clear that both parties were involved in imperial examination fraud. As long as Fang Yuan took the status of Gongsheng, he could get the top three in the imperial examination as promised by the Tian family.
On the other hand, when Xu Mo failed, only the nine clans were implicated.
This is the difference between aristocratic families and poor students, this is the difference between the powerful and the powerless.
Although Xu Mo is very sure that he will not fail the exam, what if it happens.
Without really seeing it, he was always nervous, always worried, and always scared.
No one could relieve this emotion, so the younger brothers and sisters did not speak, but just stayed by their side silently.
From the Second Entry Courtyard to the Gongyuan Courtyard, the distance between two cups of tea, the entire carriage was silent. It was not until the moment the carriage stopped that Jiang Sheng took a deep breath and said, "Brother, I'll get off first."
She is the most courageous girl and the most fearless of the siblings.
Eight-year-old Jiang Sheng was able to insist on her eldest brother to win the first place because of her ignorance about the imperial examination and her confusion about the boundless learning.
Twelve-year-old Jiang Sheng's determination is his support for his relatives, his understanding of his elder brother, and his bravery against the unknown.
The girl in a bright red dress jumped off the carriage, greeted her familiar brothers, and then rushed towards the plaque announcing the results without hesitation.
There was no counting from back to front, no careful looking through the fingers.
She looked at the top position so calmly and generously, and finally raised a big smile.
"Sister Jiang Sheng, is Brother Xu here?" Qi Huai shouted from outside, his voice full of smiles, "Wherever the person is, hurry up and come out."
"Yes, come out quickly." An Jun also called.
Xu Mo took a deep breath, looked at his brothers with encouraging faces, finally opened the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.
There were so many people at the gate of Gongyuan. Those who were successful were overjoyed, those who were unsuccessful were depressed and shed tears, and their family members were accompanying them with joy or comforting them softly.
Qi Huai took his sister, and An Jun took his parents, and they smiled when they saw him.
They should all be on the list.
"Congratulations." Xu Mo cupped his hands, "Congratulations to both of you."
"We should say congratulations to you." Qi Huai blinked, "Brother Xu is of high moral character and never fails when faced with setbacks. He is a role model for our generation..."
He wanted to say something more, but his sister in black dress covered his mouth.
Qi Yue, who once went by the pseudonym Qi Yue, said with a face full of embarrassment, "Don't listen to my brother, go and see for yourself."
Xu Mo nodded lightly and finally walked up to the plaque.
His sister was smiling in front of him, his name was hanging at the top of the list, and classmates who knew him held their hands in congratulations, with envy and jealousy in their eyes.
How could someone be so good that he topped the exam twice in a row?
The first time he was taken advantage of, the second time he finally returned with glory.
"Xu Huiyuan." Someone called his new identity and congratulated loudly, "Winning the first place in the national examination at the age of sixteen is very rare now and then. The next generation is to be feared, and the next generation is to be feared."
Xu Mo returned the greeting with a smile, neither arrogant nor impetuous.
There were also those who failed the exam because of the re-examination and glared with resentment. Soon Fang Heng and eight Jiang came around to protect him firmly in the middle.
"Congratulations, big brother." The younger brothers congratulated happily.
Xu Mo finally let go of the pressure in his heart and searched for Fang Yuan's name seriously.
Not in the front row, not in the back row.
Fang Heng still had sharp eyes and found the inconspicuous word Fang Yuan in the middle and back position.
The originally beaming brother and sister immediately became serious.
"My cousin is indeed quite capable." Fang Heng's eyes were cold and stern. "My grandfather taught us martial arts and only scratched the surface of literature. However, he was able to pass the Gongsheng examination in a few years."
Although it is better than Xu Mo's Zhuangmu, it is far beyond the ordinary category.
If the Tian family follows last year's agreement and gives Fang Yuan a palace examination for the top three, the Fang family will be considered to have completely completed the transformation from military commander to civil servant and become the biggest winner.
The only people who suffered from this fraud in the imperial examination were Xu Mo and other students who were delayed for a year.
Not only that, according to the recent movements of the Fang family, it is very likely that they have prepared some tricks for the palace examination to completely destroy Xu Mo's path to the imperial examination.
"Why!" Fang Heng was so angry that he clenched his fists, "The Fang family has gone too far. The Fang family has gone too far to bully others!"
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable?
I can't bear it any more, no need to bear it anymore.
He turned around neatly and looked at Chang Yan, who was frowning, "Xiao Wu, tell me, how can you detect the Fang family's backhand?"
