Yinren glanced at the test paper in front of him before saying to the ministers below: "The remaining few people will all be in the second class." This can be regarded as putting an end to the possibility of Zheng Chao falling out of the top two.

Seeing that those ministers were still staring at him, Yinren naturally knew what they wanted. Then he said softly: "The name of this second class will be handed over to you to decide." Lone is really impatiently tight. ”

The ministers hurriedly said yes. I don't know how they came to an agreement, but in the end, the first place in the second class went to the younger brother of one of the co-organizers.

After working for a while, before the Forbidden City was about to fall locked, these ministers finally got the list of the second and third grades. Yinren didn't keep them, and quickly ordered a team of guards to send them all out of the palace.

As for the red list that has been filled in, it will still be sealed and guarded tonight.

In the meantime, Zhang Bao took the lamp, and Yinren followed behind and went to Yuqing Palace. It's just that when passing near Yonghe Palace, Yinren suddenly heard the sound of a rope in front of him.

Yinren raised his eyebrows and quickly made a silent movement. The palace maid who was accompanying behind her understood, and hurriedly stopped her steps, not daring to take a breath. Those who carried lanterns in their hands were also very excited, and they blew out the candles in their hands.

Maybe it's a turning here, and the person making the movement over there doesn't notice anything.

Yinren listened attentively, and heard a slightly old voice suddenly say: "You girl! I don't know what's going on, when I am an aunt, I want to hurt you or what! ”

When the man's words fell, he heard a small and aggrieved voice suddenly sound: "No, I'm just ......" Before the voice as thin as a mosquito could be finished, it was interrupted by the man.

"Just what? I just want to climb the high branches of the fourth elder brother, right? As soon as you entered the palace, how did your aunt explain to you? The fourth elder brother is not loved by the master, and the fourth elder brother must not be said in front of the master! You're taking my aunt's words as a deaf ear, aren't you? ”

The weak voice couldn't help but retort: "I just thought, no matter how the fourth elder brother and the master say that they are biological mother and son, will they not ......"

"Heh, biological mother and son? Auntie, I have been an old man who has been serving by my master's side for many years, and I am afraid that it will be ...... when I look at it coldly. The voice did not continue, but turned to command, "Put all the things that your aunt said today into your stomach." Woe comes from the mouth, and you know it. ”

"Auntie, I don't want the Lin family to explain it to you like this." said that the voice was a little farther away, and seemed to be going back: "Today, my aunt exchanged your life with this old face, and I am reminding you with such a little effort, okay, wipe away the tears, and hurry back to serve." If the master can't find us, he doesn't know what kind of crime he will suffer. ”

After speaking, there was no sound, and I thought that I had already gone back.

After waiting for a while, Yinren asked the palace maid behind him to light the lantern and return to Yuqing Palace.

When he arrived at Yuqing Palace, Yinren said to Zhang Bao who was standing aside: "Immediately send your subordinates to keep an eye on those palace maids just now, once you find anything wrong...... "As he spoke, the fierce light in Yinren's eyes flashed.

Zhang Bao understood and hurriedly went down to make arrangements.

It's not that Yinren is ruthless, but this kind of thing, whether it's true or not, must not leak out of himself.

In the study, Yinren's hand propped up on the table, his fingers unconsciously tapped on the table below, and his eyes were fixed on the open door.

Interesting, really interesting. It seems that the fourth child still has a lot of material that he doesn't know to dig up. Such a thing, if you can really figure it out, it is undoubtedly a big weapon in your hands.

But I'm still in a hurry, this Concubine De at least showed it on the face, and it was still good for the fourth child. It is still necessary to get the evidence that is conclusive before arranging the next move.

No longer entangled in this, Yinren whispered to the door: "Go and pass on dinner." "The palace maid and eunuch guarding the door got the order. One of them ran to the back kitchen as soon as he slipped a cigarette.

After Yinren finished dinner, Zhang Baocai finally hurried back, and only after calming down did he say to Yinren: "Master, it's all done." When Yinren heard this, he just said lightly to Zhang Bao: "You are also tired after this day, go down and have some dinner before coming over." ”

After receiving the grace, Zhang Bao was thankful, and then he retreated.

The next day, early in the morning, I don't know how many people were waiting at the place where the red list was posted. A small place, stunned, was surrounded by scholars who think highly of themselves on weekdays, three layers inside and three layers outside.

The candidates, who were nervous and a little expectant, all chatted with the people they knew well. The noisy appearance is even worse than that of the vegetable market.

After waiting for a while, I suddenly heard a crisp gong sound in front of the crowd. The crowd immediately fell silent, and one by one they looked ahead expectantly.

The officials who came to publish the list were not verbose, and when the red list was posted, they stood on a high platform in front of the crowd and said loudly: "The first place in the top three, Liu Yuan of Shanxi." second place, Jiangning Wang Tao. ……。 ”

Waiting for the list of the top three to be read, these candidates below can be said to be all kinds of beings. There are those who are lucky to be on the list, and they are grateful to Dade with a red face. There is also a good performance on weekdays, first a burst of joy, then a burst of chagrin, regret why did not further enter the second class.

People's hearts have always been greedy and not satisfied, if they really enter the second class, I am afraid that they will regret why they did not become the top of the second class, or further occupy a place on the list of the first class.

Of course, there are also those who are not on the list, and they are worried and looking forward to it. I was nervously afraid that I didn't even enter the top three, and my name fell to Sun Shan. But at the same time, they are full of expectations in their hearts, expecting that they will enter the second or first class.

However, Zheng Chao is not included in these people. Zheng Chao is still quite confident in his own strength, and among the test questions in the palace examination, there are two questions related to agriculture, which is what he is good at.

Since coming here, Zheng Chao has not talked about the list of the top two and three in his heart. He came to the three positions of the first rank, and when he was a staff member, he was also mixed in the officialdom for a while, and he naturally knew some of the unspoken rules here, so that he didn't have any opinion on the position of the champion, but set his sights on the list and the flower at the beginning.

The official standing above reading the list was condescending, and he could see the reaction of the underground people clearly.