In any case, the spring of the ninth year of filial piety arrived, and the entire imperial capital was stirring up for the spring.

At the entrance of the Ministry of Rites Examination Institute, there is a lot of traffic. One by one, they lined up to enter the examination hall, and before entering the number, they were first searched: they must wear dismantled and sewn clothes, single-layer shoes and socks, leather clothes must not have faces, and felt blankets must not have lining; it is forbidden to carry wooden cabinets and boxes, double-layer benches, and cotton bedding; inkstones are not allowed to be too thick, the pen barrel must be hollowed, the wax table must be hollow and bottomed, and cakes and cakes must be cut, etc. Once the above problems are discovered, they will be dragged out immediately, and the examination qualification will be cancelled, and the three subjects will not be allowed to take the test again. If the circumstances are serious, it will be reported to the examiner and the qualification will be cancelled.

Lin Ruhai, as the host of this Spring Festival, stood in front of the gate of the Ministry of Rites, with an indifferent face and a momentum of not being angry and arrogant, so that many people unconsciously lowered their heads when they saw him, and obediently accepted the inspection of the patrol personnel.

The so-called dwelling and qi nourishing the body, Lin Ge Lao is such a high-ranking character, he has his own mind and bearing, and he can naturally deter a group of talents.

After each person received three candles, he silently walked into the room with his head down.

Room No. 5 feet long, 4 feet wide, 8 feet high, small area, smelly smell, the corner of the room due to the accumulation of garbage formed by the heavy dirt has not been cleaned, can be clearly seen that these rooms have not been repaired for many years, temporarily cleaned out for the examination site. When some children of rich and noble families first entered, they couldn't help but almost vomit because of the bad environment, but they couldn't help it, as soon as they entered, the iron bar door of the number room was immediately blocked, and it was too late for them to regret going out.

There will be three trials, which are the ninth, twelfth, and fifteenth days of the first month of March, each time they enter the room before and appear on the next day, so they have to stay in the room for six days, such a dirty and harsh environment, coupled with the severe cold weather, thin clothes and mental pressure, so that many lifters fell ill as soon as they appeared, Xing Xiuyan's husband Li Wenbin and Xiangyun's husband Ye Pinglan were no exception.

The difference is that Li Wenbin grew up in the town since he was a child, but his family was richer, and he did not reach the delicate level of the son of the family who did not move in and out of the sedan chair and had to follow the maid from time to time, and he had a solid foundation, and he specially practiced with the martial artist for a period of time for the imperial examination, so he recovered quickly under the care of Xing Xiu's cigarette clothes.

Only Ye Pinglan, when his family was poor, he was not very old, only two or three years old; after the family got up, his grandmother and mother had to buy everything compared to the family in the capital, and he was the second son, and the family also spoiled him, and everything came before him, so he almost grew up in the nest of wealth, saying that it was to open his mouth for food and stretch out his hand for clothes. Later, after marrying Xiangyun, because of the relationship between Xiangyun's family background, their life was more refined, with ice in summer, earth dragon in winter, rouge rice to be used in rice, charcoal or silver frost charcoal that would not smoke thickly, tea not to drink before the rain, pastries and preserves, not to eat non-Beijing time-honored brands, in short, how to be expensive and how to come.

Therefore, how could he have suffered such a sin? When he came out of the room on the ninth day of the first month, he was so disgusted that he couldn't eat; on the 10th, he barely used some snacks, and on the 11th, he went in again, and when he came out on the 12th, his face was pale and his steps were vain, so Xiangyun ordered someone to pour him a few bowls of ginseng soup. The sister-in-law of the Ye family looked at him panting and weakness from the side, and couldn't help but say: "Otherwise, I won't take the test, find a doctor to show the second brother, in the end, I still have to take care of my life first." The second brother of Hengzhi is now a lifter, and it is enough, and after a year or two, the family will donate an official, and he will also be a leader. ”

When Xiangyun heard this, he lowered his face: Don't take the test? Don't take the test at this time? Do you want to lose face? It's a shame to say it. In the future, Xing Xiuyan and Cui Miaoyu's husbands were born in the imperial examinations and were protégés of the Son of Heaven, and although Jia Yingchun's husband had changed his military career to a civilian position, he was also a well-known detective in the capital.

And Xue Baochai's husband, Lin Zhao, although he did not participate in the imperial examination, is a capable minister in the world, poetry and songs can beat everyone, and he became a high-ranking official at a young age, a loyal and diligent earl.

Not to mention the husbands of Daiyu, Baoqin, and Xichun, who don't need scientific research at all.

Only his husband is useless, he is a donor, so wouldn't he want to be a head shorter than them for the rest of his life and be ridiculed by them? As long as Xiangyun thought that this situation might happen, he couldn't help but clench his handkerchief: What are you kidding, why should I be a head shorter than you cowardly and useless people?

Therefore, Xiangyun's eyes staring at the sister-in-law of the Ye family were very unkind: What does this mean by sister-in-law? She herself is a six-grade little fate, and she knows every day that she is not complacent, but now that it is her turn to come out, she is jealous, and she can't help but make it bad?

Also, as far as the eldest brother is pedantic, if it weren't for his father-in-law and some ability, I'm afraid that he will be about a six-grade official in the end of his life, where can he compare with his husband, who is smart and fickle, and his sweet mouth will come to things? Yes, she is afraid that she will be compared to herself in the future, and the scenery in this family is no longer beautiful, and now she deliberately said so, she is sure that the two old women will be distressed, and she will not let her husband go to the scientific examination.

Sure enough, as Xiangyun expected, hearing the Ye family's sister-in-law say this, the old lady of the Ye family and the wife of the Ye family hesitated: Since donors can also be successful, why let their children work so hard?

Xiangyun smiled coldly, asked Cui Wei to take a few plates of snacks sent by Jia's mother, and invited the old lady of the Ye family and the wife of the Ye family to go next door for tea, before saying to the sister-in-law of the Ye family who was still standing and refused to leave: "Look at what the sister-in-law said, the three-year imperial examination, it has always been like this, in previous years, I have never heard of an accident due to the imperial examination." Besides, even if these days are hard, it will only be done in two more days. I'll prepare more tonic soup to take care of the second master. In the end, ten years of cold and hard work is just for such a time. Could it be that our second master can still make all these years of hard work in vain for the sake of his sister-in-law?"

"You!" The sister-in-law of the Ye family was annoyed by what Xiangyun said, and said: "That's because you haven't seen the hardships of the imperial examination! Ten years of hard work, how many people have fallen ill because of these three days of hard work, it is my father, and it is also because of this cold leg, every winter is extremely painful. In the past, my father and father-in-law had no choice but to earn fame for their family, so they had to take the imperial examination, but now that our family has the ability to make money, why should we let our children work so hard? To put it mildly, in the future, if my Xu Er, if he can donate to the office, I, the mother, will not be willing to let him go to the imperial examination!"

Xiangyun smiled faintly, and didn't take his sister-in-law's words to heart, but said: "Everyone has their own ambitions, and the sister-in-law's plans don't have to be told to me." Now that our second master has taken two exams, this third time I don't go, not only can I not get over the face, but I can't explain the hard work of the second master over the years, after all, I can't fall short for Shanjiuren. Therefore, according to my meaning, our second master's third game, I can't say, let's try harder. ”

The sister-in-law of the Ye family persuaded hard: "Brother and sister, even if we didn't deal with it in the past, it is a trivial matter of a woman's family, and it is not worth mentioning." The current matter is related to the life of the second brother - you have also heard what the doctor said today, the second brother is very weak now, and he urgently needs to rest and recuperate, and it is best not to work hard. If you insist that the second brother take another test, the weather is so cold, something really happens to the second brother, what can you do?"

Xiangyun said unwaveringly: "Sister-in-law doesn't have to worry about the things in our room. What's more, where can what the doctor said be accurate? In order to pay more for the consultation, these people who can see the money can say that the small illness of sesame mung bean is a big disease that is broken, and how can they be true! Not the imperial doctor in the palace! Yesterday, my mother-in-law told me that the jasper next to me looks like she is good at giving birth and raising, and I want to beg to serve my eldest brother, and my sister-in-law is also there today, so I will ask jasper to come and visit?"

The sister-in-law of the Ye family stood up angrily and said, "No need!" and walked out angrily, walked to the door and stopped again: "If you don't listen to the kind advice of others, there will be a time when you will suffer in the future!" After speaking, she broke the curtain and went out.

Looking at the back of her sister-in-law, Xiangyun smiled sarcastically, her heart full of disdain: she was just a jealous woman. When she left, she still said cruel words? Thinking about it, she felt funny, didn't she know that in this world, only the dog of the loser would let out cruel words?

Xiangyun's casual life Cui Wei continued to take care of Ye Pinglan, and went to reply to Jia's mother by herself, saying that she would be there tomorrow's flower viewing party.

Although the Begonia Poetry Society is now in name, she Shi Xiangyun still hopes to recite a few poems at the flower viewing party.

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