Although the topic of the sutra is very simple, Ji Ning doesn't want to do it, because he is afraid that he will really be selected because of his attainments in the sutra, then he can only be an official of the household department in the imperial court, and he will be promoted step by step.

What was a shortcut in the eyes of other scholars became a road that Ji Ning "disdained" to take.

It's not that Ji Ning is high, it's just that Ji Ning has set himself a set direction from the beginning to participate in the imperial examination through formal channels, and from Jinshi to the Temple of Literature, he will not easily change his life goals.

After completing his strategy, Ji Ning began to enter a long waiting time.

After entering the third exam, the social fire environment in the house was already relatively "bad", Ji Ning himself felt very uncomfortable inside, the cold weather was the main aspect, and then the more he got to the end, the more he didn't dare to light a fire, so as not to accidentally light the test paper.

Ji Ning's side is also peaceful, I didn't hear the sound of gongs and drums outside, which means that the house here is not on fire, as for whether the house in other directions is so lucky, I don't know, basically every session of the examination will have a house on fire, mainly because most of these scholars are the kind of young masters who don't touch the spring water with their fingers, let them make their own fire to cook and keep warm, and they didn't burn the house, or something happened to carbon monoxide poisoning, it doesn't seem to be their style.

It was not until February 17 that the papers of all candidates were collected, and then the papers of the three sessions were sorted into one place.

As for the candidates, they can't come out immediately, but they all have to stay in the dormitory for another night, and they can't leave until the next morning.

On the last day, there was any sound of ghosts crying and wolves, after all, the rolls had been handed in, and it would not be possible to get out of the small house, but it was no longer possible to speak loudly, and it was okay for the people living around the house to talk to each other, and chant poems against each other, or to go out and drink a pot somewhere.

Ji Ning stayed in the house by himself, looking at the bright moon outside from the small square hole, what he was thinking about was still the "Su Pujia" that made him worry, but vaguely, there was a vague shadow covering it, which even he couldn't expect.

is not Shangguan Wan'er, who has a skin-to-skin relationship with him, but Princess Wenren Zhao Yuanrong, who has always been friends and enemies with him.

"How can I think of her?" Ji Ning himself felt strange, he also knew that people's hearts were actually very complicated, and as for who they would think of, many times it was not something they could control.

He still slept late that day, but most of the candidates slept later than him, and in the second half of the night he could hear someone howling, and he didn't know if he was excited because he was too good at the imperial examination, or because he was depressed, or simply because he was afraid of the dark and wanted to howl twice to strengthen his courage.

On the second day, when the genius was bright, the officers and soldiers outside were knocking on the door: "This lord, you are up, the Gongyuan is about to open, you can go back!" ”

Ji Ning asked, "Are the candidates everywhere together?" ”

The officers and soldiers said: "It's not all together, it's all going down, and our department is also fast, you just have to prepare, bring all the things you should bring, and the villain will open the door for you!" ”

Ji Ning was still sleeping vaguely, remembering that he still had half a candle useless, so he lit it, lit it, and put away his pen and ink for the exam, put it in the exam basket, and poured all the leftovers into the wooden barrel, and then cleaned up his mood.

After living in a small house for nine days and ten nights, even he felt that the outside world was very strange, and even the air was exceptionally fresh.

"This lord, you go out with the villain, don't go alone on the road, if something happens, it's hard to say, when you leave the tribute courtyard, won't the villain's business be completed?" The officers and soldiers were still very cautious, for fear that something would go wrong with Ji Ning.

Ji Ning nodded, didn't say much, and the officers and soldiers went out of the gate of the Tribute Academy, came in from the Dragon Gate, and went out from the Dragon Gate, at this time, the outside of the Tribute Academy was full of families and carriages that came to pick up the candidates, many people just came early, but when they wanted to go back, the road of the current carriage had already been blocked.

And Ji Ning had already asked Lin Yi to park the carriage two streets away from Gongyuan, although he needed to walk the first half of the road by himself, but it was much faster than taking the carriage.

He wouldn't be looking for any friends he knew, and he had a thought in his mind, sleep.

It's best to sleep until dark!

……

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When he got home, Ji Ning really plunged into his bedroom, saved washing and eating, and fell asleep directly.

Yu Ling and Lin Juan'er were very curious, they always felt that the imperial examination was a very sacred thing, but when they saw the appearance of their young master, they knew that the imperial examination was not a fun thing, and good people could torture it.

It wasn't until after noon that Ji Ning got up, he yawned, and Yu Ling's little head shook at the door of the bedroom.

Seeing Ji Ning get up, Yu Ling happily brought in the basin in his hand and said, "Young Master, you can be considered awake, the food is ready for you." ”

"Oh, no one came to look for it in the morning?" Ji Ning got up and took the face cloth, it was still hot when he touched it, and his heart couldn't help but be warm, after all, Yuling and Lin Juan'er didn't know when he would wake up, and it was obvious that the two little girls had been preparing hot water for him.

Yu Ling said: "Someone has come, it was Tang Gongzi and Han Gongzi who sent people, saying that after the young master woke up, please go to Yuesheng Teahouse to find them!" ”

"Don't worry, let's eat first, and freshen up, I feel like I'm going to be moldy these days!" Ji Ning said.

Yu Ling smiled and said, "The young master is not dirty, is the young master also a little lonely these days?" As...... Let the slave maid serve you in the bath, right? ”

"Hmm." Ji Ning nodded.

Yu Ling was very happy to prepare the bath water, in fact, it had already been prepared over there, Lin Juan'er was still boiling water, and the two little girls had nothing to do these days, and they waited until Ji Ning came back before they felt the meaning of being in this home.

After the bath water was ready, Ji Ning lay in the bathtub by himself, his head was very long, and he needed Yu Ling's help to freshen up, and then wipe his body, which was also done by Yu Ling.

Suddenly, Yu Ling put his little head to Ji Ning's ear and said, "Young Master, you ...... Are you also tired and need slaves to serve? ”

Because her voice was very small and shy, Ji Ning understood what she meant by "service".

"No need." Ji Ning pinched Yu Ling's face and said with a smile, "It's good that you have this heart, in the future, I will definitely let you stay in Ji Mansion for the rest of your life, so that you don't have any worries in your life!" ”