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[Azurixa] [Celeste S.] [Christine G.-L.]
O R A N G E S T A R
[J Jean] [K.Rom] [Manon] [Smurfinbatik] [Tori D.]
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[Amanda] [Book W.] [Britnae M] [Caroline] [Christigale M.] [DetectiveGeek421] [Haruka N.]
[Hong] [kuroneko_chan] [Liznel M.] [Michelle K.] [onepiece]
[Quae] [Ray] [Victoria]
A lot of people also had scars on their faces.
Could this kid have a scar on his face as well? Wouldn’t that scare His Majesty?
The Senior Official of State Ceremonial Bureau decided to go and have a look. If he truly was ugly, he would have to be left behind, at least they couldn't present his exam paper to the Emperor, which might frighten the Emperor. Such a sin was something they could not afford.
With that in mind, the Senior Official of State Ceremonial Bureau walked to Xiao Liulang to take a look.
But this one look made him completely transfixed.
Xiao Liulang finished answering the exam paper very calmly and did not hand it in ahead of time as he couldn’t leave early even if he did so anyway.
In the afternoon, they learned the imperial rules and etiquette. To be honest, among the 210 Gongshi here, not many students were from poor families. It wasn’t that the poor students were not hardworking enough, it was just that their educational resources and system was far inferior to that of the high-born children.
It often took a lot of effort for a family to cultivate a scholar. For example, the descendants of the Yuan Family and the descendants of the Zhuang Family had great scholars like Grand Secretary Yuan and Grand Preceptor Zhuang as teachers, and children of their families could benefit a lot with a casual word of guidance or two from them.
Otherwise, it was similar to a talented scholar like Wang Yuan of Jiangnan, who came from a scholarly family and had two scholars in his family who could also give him good advice.
It was simply difficult for a student of a poor family to stand out.
This time, most of the Gongshi were students with at least a little family background and had invited someone at home to teach them some general rules and etiquette. Therefore, everyone’s overall progress in learning imperial rules and etiquette was very fast.
The examinees finished learning everything they had to learn at the period of youshi(5-7 pm). They took their own exam permits and tokens back and went out of the palace.
Feng Lin didn't learn it very well. He asked Lin Chengye who originally learned it beforehand, but was suddenly unsure when Feng Lin asked.
“Liulang.” Feng Lin looked imploringly at Xiao Liulang.
Xiao Liulang demonstrated it to the two of them in the carriage.
Du Ruohan patted his palm with the folding fan and said, "Hey? Little Liu, how is your etiquette so good?"
At first glance, he didn’t look like a poor boy from the countryside.
He wasn’t exaggerating ah. Xiao Liulang's etiquette truly wasn’t any worse than An Junwang's. Just where did this kid learn the temperament of a capital’s nobleman?
Xiao Liulang blandly said, "If you pay more attention, you’ll learn well."
"You, kid... Forget it." Du Ruohan shook the folding fan in his hand and didn’t say what he intended to say, "It's getting late, I'm leaving! Shall I have people send you guys home?"
Feng Lin replied, "No need, we have our carriage."
Feng Lin and Lin Chengye had a carriage, and Xiao Liulang also had Liu Quan’s carriage.
"Okay, then let's not see each other for the next two days, and properly stay at home for the exam." Du Ruohan said, turned around and got off the carriage that sent them out of the palace.
Feng Lin said to Xiao Liulang, "Liulang, let's go too."
Xiao Liulang could see that he was a little nervous and said to him, "Don't think too much. As I said before, His Majesty is not a snake or a beast, and even if something goes wrong, he won't do anything to the examinees. Just relax and take the exam normally. The same goes for you."
He looked at Lin Chengye, "The palace exam doesn't have an eight-part essay, only policy questions. This year, you have made progress in answering policy questions, so just relax and work on the questions."
Lin Chengye had been studying by Xiao Liulang's side for so long. Xiao Liulang had always been a strict teacher and never once did he praise him. It seemed to him that no matter how hard he tried, Xiao Liulang could not be satisfied...
But just now, Xiao Liulang said he made great progress?
To Lin Chengye, a praise from Xiao Liulang was more effective than the praises from the Imperial Academy teachers!
His back suddenly straightened up and he said, "I, I, I will, do well, in the exam!"
"En." Xiao Liulang nodded. "Don't review anything these two days, just take a rest and wait for the exam."
"Okay!"
Lin Chengye, who received praise, got off the carriage with high motivation and joined Feng Lin in his own carriage.
These two days, several people stayed at home.
On the seventeenth, the palace exam officially commenced.
On this day, all academies in the capital were on holiday, including the Imperial Academy.
More than two hundred examinees came to wait outside the palace gate before dawn. One examinee left his exam permit at home, and he was so anxious that he almost passed out. Fortunately, the innkeeper of the inn where he stayed found the exam permit and sent it to him personally.
Although the examinees generally didn’t fail the palace exam, it was another story if you actually didn’t take the exam.
The inspection during the palace exam was a little stricter.
Parents of some examinees who lived in the capital also came, but they were not allowed to approach the palace and were stopped hundreds of meters away.
Court officials like Grand Preceptor Zhuang and Grand Secretary Yuan were naturally the exceptions.
They had to attend the morning court. Before that, they gave a few words of advice to their own children.
Watching them, the rest of the examinees felt a great deal of pressure in an instant.
"Do well in the exam, don't think about anything else." Grand Preceptor Zhuang told An Junwang, who was at the end of the queue. The exam number he drew was the second from the last, yet Grand Preceptor Zhuang's appearance caused quite a commotion, and almost all the examinees looked towards him.
An Junwang smiled, "Grandfather, please rest assured."
Grand Preceptor Zhuang straightened An Junwang's broad sleeve, conveying to him that he just had to take the exam and he could leave the rest to him.
With An Junwang’s strength and Grand Preceptor Zhuang’s authority, should they still worry that he would not become the top scorer?
As for any potential threat, he had a hundred ways to drop the other party’s exam paper!
At this moment, the examinees were simply envious, envious of An Junwang's literary talent and family background.
Grand Preceptor Zhuang couldn't stay too long and turned around to leave, when suddenly, a tall and lofty figure leaned over.
"Yo? Isn't this Grand Preceptor Zhuang? What a coincidence.”
A tone of voice that was simply seeking to be taught a lesson. Who was it if not Marquis Xuanping?
Nowadays, Grand Preceptor Zhuang felt a headache whenever he saw him. The most hateful person in the whole court was none other than Marquis Xuanping!
Grand Preceptor Zhuang, holding the in his hand, said indifferently, "This sentence should be spoken by this old official. The sun is not even three poles high yet, how come Marquis Xuanping has come to court already?"
Who didn’t know that Marquis Xuanping never went to court early.
With a lot of people present, Marquis Xuanping remained dignified. He said gracefully and calmly, “This Marquis has the same purpose as you.”
Grand Preceptor Zhuang snorted, same purpose as him? What purpose? Shouldn’t he need to get his children to the palace exam first? But oh, which children did he have? Those two worthless illegitimate sons of his?
Marquis Xuanping ignored Grand Preceptor Zhuang's disdainful look. He hooked his lips up and strode forward.
Marquis Xuanping had a unique aura, which immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
The examinees wanted to look but did not dare to, they were too nervous to even breathe out.
Marquis Xuanping stopped beside Xiao Liulang, raised his hand, and then carefully and solemnly fixed Xiao Liulang’s clothes.
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