Sheng Yuan knew that her sister was preparing to complete the provincial examination, general examination, and palace examination in one go.
The provincial examination is called Qiuwei, and the general examination is also called Chunwei. From the names, we can know that the examination times of these two heavyweight examinations are not far apart.
It's just that few people have just finished the provincial examination in the fall and then prepare for the national examination in the spring.
If her sister hadn't already been in her prime for over 20 years, she definitely wouldn't be able to arrange it this way.
Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan, who was worried about whether her sister could persevere, sighed.
Although she was a little worried, Sheng Yuan still actively cheered her sister up.
After all, the examination room is like a battlefield, and morale is the most important.
"When the time comes, my sister will be parading the streets with hairpin flowers, and Brother Yu, Brother Sheng and I will follow you and run around!"
Thinking of that scene, Sheng Yuan laughed first.
"Okay! Then we will look down on the capital side by side!" Sheng An also laughed.
But after laughing enough, she said: "It's a pity that only Yijia has the opportunity to wear a red hairpin and ride a horse to parade through the streets. I don't dare to think about it, but I can watch my sister Yuan go to Shuntian Mansion for a banquet."
"Haha, yes, the First Grade Scholar is going to the Shuntian Mansion for a banquet. I just wonder if Mr. Chen will get dizzy if he sees me!"
"That's so narrow!" Sheng Ran patted the young girl's shoulder lightly, and couldn't help but sympathize with the Shuntian Prefecture Yin who frequently hosted these dandies from Kyoto.
"Look at how naughty you are, be careful of being sent to Shuntian Mansion in the future!"
"I'm not afraid! If I were the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, I wouldn't be so restrained. I'd hit anyone who disobeys!" Sheng Yuan leaned against her sister happily and started talking nonsense as she pleased.
In her vision, the Shuntian Prefecture and the City Patrol Division should form effective cooperation and be committed to cracking down on various irregular behaviors of dandies.
"..." Sheng Ran listened to her talk about the blueprint she had drawn, and wondered if this girl had forgotten that she herself might be within the attack range.
"This is not important. What is important is political performance!" Sheng Yuan said that as long as he can be promoted, it is not impossible to catch him by himself.
"..." If this girl talks like this, Sheng Ran feels that she can't handle it. "If you can be promoted, can you also arrest me?"
"Ah this..." Sheng Yuan's heart moved.
"You girl actually hesitated!" Sheng Ran was shocked that this little official fan actually hesitated!
"I didn't hesitate!" After hearing her sister's complaint, Sheng Yuan immediately corrected her righteously, "I was just thinking about how we, the two sisters, could get promoted step by step by relying on each other's experience!"
Sheng An: "Haha."
Very good, I didn’t even hesitate!
"No, my sister can also use me to improve my political performance! The two of us will work together to get into the cabinet!"
"Stop quibbling! You little official fan!" Sheng Ran laughed and opened her hands, attacking the little girl who was defenseless and thinking of impossible things!
"Hahaha! Sneak attack! Hahaha, sister is cheating!" Sheng Yuan did not expect that her sister would attack with a ticklish flesh, and she was so stunned that she rolled all over the bed.
But she was a determined person, and she burst into tears, but she didn't surrender immediately.
It wasn't until the second line of tears followed and Sheng Yuan finally took a breath that she raised her hands in surrender.
"Wrong! Wrong! Sister Yuan is wrong!" Sheng Yuan held out her paw and begged for mercy.
"Hmph! Little girl!" Sheng Ran didn't expect that the girl would start to writhe, and she almost lost her temper because of the fuss. She could only give it up when she felt like it, and pretended to be generous and said, "Since you know what's interesting, I'll let you go." One horse!”
So, in an instant, the two sisters relaxed and lay on the couch together to catch their breath.
So tired!
"Sister, you have been admitted to the Jinshi, do you still have to participate in the imperial examination?" Sheng Yuan had enough rest and found a practical problem, that is, if her sister did not pass the first-class Jinshi, she would have to go to the Hanlin Academy. There is also an exam to take.
"I have no intention of striving for the title of Shujishi. If I am lucky enough to be admitted to the Jinshi, or become a Jinshi together, I will follow the court's arrangements and go to the relevant Yamen to listen to the government for three months, and then wait for the election."
Going to the yamen to listen to government affairs is actually an internship. After the internship, you wait for the appointment.
"Sister, you must know that the Yan, Chen, and Chu dynasties were all non-Hanlin officials and could not join the cabinet!" Sheng Yuan sat up in surprise.
"If you can't get into the cabinet, you can't get into it. I don't have that much ambition." Sheng Ran didn't expect her younger sister to be so surprised. She couldn't help but look at her funny, "The number of cabinet members is limited, and most officials in the court can't even get close to each other." Come on, why do I have to go there? It’s not bad to be a down-to-earth official."
"Oh... okay." Sheng Yuan didn't persuade her much. After all, everyone has their own ambitions, and she had to respect her sister's own ideas.
"Then where does my sister want to work?"
"If it's possible, I think... I want to go to the border market and have a look."
"Border market? We have to leave Beijing then!" Sheng Yuan's eyes widened. At this moment, she felt very clearly that her sister and eldest brother were really brothers and sisters!
"It would be a good thing to go out of Beijing!" Sheng Ran looked at her little sister who was already showing reluctance and said with a smile, "I have liked reading all kinds of travel notes since I was a child, and I like to read the letters sent by my elder brother about his experiences in various places. Letter... From the moment the news came out that women were expected to take the imperial examination, what I wanted to do most was to measure every piece of land in the Dachu River and Mountains with my feet, and then benefit the people for the government."
Sheng Yuan did not expect that her sister would have such a plan since she was a child. While amazed and admiring her, she couldn't help but ask: "But... why did my sister choose to go to the border market first?"
"Of course it's because the people there have a very hard life!" Sheng Ran seemed to have a picture of a border city in her mind.
"I have heard that the life of the people stationed in the border areas is extremely hard. The cultivated land there is not as fertile and lush as that in the south of the Yangtze River, and life there is not as stable and ordinary as in Kyoto.
The barbarians plundered and disturbed the land, which prevented farming there from being carried out well. There were many sentries and forts there that could not be put to good use due to supply reasons. "
Sheng An counted the many sufferings in the border market, and at the end, her expression became firmer.
"Of course, it's not all bad there. At least if we can open up the trade routes and attract caravans from other countries, we might be able to find crops that are more suitable for planting on the border.
In that case, not only can it be promoted in border areas, but it may also benefit all parts of Dachu. Whether it is farming or crafts, whether it is seeds or skills, as long as you get it, it is a good thing. "
"Sister." Sheng Yuan looked at her sister who was immersed in her thoughts and listened to her step-by-step planning. Somehow, she felt her nose was sore and her eyes were hot, and she had the urge to cry!
"What's the matter?" Sheng Ran was not in a hurry when her little sister was disturbed by her thoughts. She touched her head and asked with a smile, "Are you envious of my ideas?"
Sheng Yuan, you look at the pride in your sister's eyes, which is almost the same as your elder brother's. Sheng Yuan was instantly awakened: Well, her little touch flew away!
