Cheng Qing and Zhou Heng are not the only ones who feel good about themselves.

While waiting for the release of the list, all the talents who came to participate in the township examination crowded into the major restaurants and teahouses in Xuandu Mansion to meet friends with their texts...... Ahem, in fact, it is to form gangs, mostly with the state capital as a faction, each forming a small circle.

Taibai Lou is famous in Xuandu Mansion, and it is difficult to find one after the township examination, and it has become the preferred banquet place for many township examination candidates.

Cheng Qing is the head of the Xuandu Mansion in the seventh year of Chengping, the township test brings together the province's talents, the hospital test is held once every two years, and every two years each province will produce a 'case head', and she is not the most famous of them.

In this township test, the person who everyone is really optimistic about winning the championship is a talent named Dong Jinqiu.

Dong Jinqiu is three years older than Cheng Qing.

Cheng Qing is the head of the case, and Dong Jinqiu is also the head of the case.

Cheng Qing is a fifteen-year-old talent, and so is Dong Jinqiu.

Cheng Qing is a talent in Chengping's seven-year examination, Dong Jinqiu is two years earlier than her, and this person is the head of the Xuandu Mansion in the year Cheng Qi took the Xiucai examination.

When Dong's case was in the first place, there was nothing to do with Cheng's case.

If there is no accident, this Dong case leader will not only take the same subject as Cheng Qing, but also take the same subject next year.

With such a character, Cheng Qing's first reaction was not jealousy, but wanted to get acquainted, but unfortunately God did not fulfill people's wishes, Dong Jinqiu actually made friends with Ji Hao - I heard that Ji and Dong are world friends, Dong Jinqiu is not only good at learning, but also very rich and handsome, which is very shocking.

In the past two years, Dong Jinqiu has not been in Xuandu because he is studying in Guozijian, and the fame of Nanyi Academy has only come in recent years, and most of the official eunuch families in this province are still used to sending their children to Guozijian.

As soon as Dong Jinqiu returned to Xuandu, everyone immediately left Cheng Qing behind.

In addition to taking exams, Cheng Qing usually does not show his literary talent, and he doesn't like to compose poetry, for a true talent like Dong Jinqiu, composing poetry is as simple as eating and drinking.

A local scholar like Zhou Heng, who was enlightened earlier, had long heard of Dong Jinqiu's name.

"He does a good job of poetry, and his painting is a must, and his poetry and painting are the first of Dong's case, but I didn't expect him to end up in this department!"

Zhou Heng felt a little sorry for Cheng Qing, as soon as Dong Jinqiu came back, not to mention Cheng Qing, the other popular candidates for 'Xie Yuan' were in the limelight for a while. If Cheng Qing takes the next scientific examination, or Dong Jinqiu takes the next scientific examination, the two are staggered, and Cheng Qing has more hope of winning the championship - but it is impossible to think about it, Dong Jinqiu won the show early, and he will take the exam again after three years, and next year he will be a junior scholar, which happens to be the year of the championship. People have this strength, why should they wait another three years?

Although Cheng Qing is young, he shoulders the hopes of his family, and he can't postpone it for three years.

Zhou Heng especially understands Cheng Qing, in essence, he and Cheng Qing's situation is very similar, both have a father who has passed away, and there are widows and sisters in the family.

Cheng Qing is more generous than him in terms of money, but the pressure should be greater than him, the Zhou family is an ordinary family in the countryside, but the Cheng family is a medium portal, and it is necessary to maintain the existing dignity or even go to the next level...... Cheng Qing is really not easy!

Cheng Qing also heard Zhou Heng's regret.

No, I don't care.

Is poetry and painting unique?

Dong Jinqiu's poetry is agile and can be said to be innate, but painting, like calligraphy, is a skill that takes time to practice.

Cheng Qing's day has twelve hours, and she has already planned her time to the extreme.

People's energy is always limited, the more time spent on one thing, the less time allocated to other things, Cheng Qing doesn't believe that Dong Caizi's day can have twenty-four hours! Of course, Dong Jinqiu studied the Four Books and Five Classics earlier than her, and the offset of one plus and one subtraction, Cheng Qing felt that he still had some hope for winning the championship in his hometown.

In the Taibai Building, all the candidates hugged Dong Jinqiu in the center and coaxed him to splash ink on the spot to paint, Cheng Qing only glanced at it twice and then withdrew his gaze.

"Let's go, go to the seat we booked."

Cheng Qing was about to leave, but was seen by Ji Hao.

Ji Hao struggled to squeeze out of the crowd.

Just like last year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Ji Hao can leave behind his uncle Ji Lao Shangshu, and today he can also leave his friend Dong Jinqiu.

He hadn't seen Miss Cheng for a whole year!

God knows how it got through this year.

On the day after the township examination, Ji Hao wanted to go straight to Nanyi County, but was stopped by Dong Jinqiu, which delayed his pace.

The pain of lovesickness, there is nowhere to vent, Ji Hao doesn't know how many poems and how many paintings he has made for his sweetheart, and when he saw Cheng Qing today, he ran over desperately, holding a picture scroll in his hand, hoping that Cheng Qing could hand it over to the eldest lady.

After passing through the hands of the future brother-in-law, it is a clear road, and it is not considered a private gift.

As a result, he handed the scroll out, but saw Cheng Qing looking at him in surprise, as if the intentions he showed were all jokes.

"What's wrong?"

"Brother Ji, when I went to the Ji Mansion to ask Mrs. Yu to come to the door to propose marriage, my mother refused on the spot, and afterwards I also went to the Ji family to explain the reason, your gift, please forgive Cheng Qing for not being able to hand it over."

Cheng Qing's words completely stunned Ji Hao.

"Ji went to Yangliu Lane in May, but I didn't hear that Miss Cheng was married——"

Although he hadn't seen Miss Cheng that time and was quickly sent back to the other garden by the Ji family, that time was enough for him to inquire about the Cheng family. Mrs. Cheng did not decide to marry, and the Cheng family also rejected the suitors who came to the door.

Ji Hao's heart was settled, thinking that the family had not lied to him, Ji and Cheng had already agreed on a family affair in private, and they would only announce it to the public after the township test!

Ji Hao was full of questions, and Cheng Qing had a cold attitude:

"My sister is a no, it has nothing to do with Ji Gongzi, Ji Gongzi asks for an answer, you can go home and ask, I hope Ji Gongzi will not mess with my sister's name."

Taibai Mansion is full of people, and Cheng Qing doesn't want to argue with Ji Hao.

Zhou Heng pulled Ji Hao away and whispered a few words to Ji Hao, and Ji Hao was about to go outside the Taibai Building when he lost his soul.

Dong Jinqiu shouted several times, but Ji Hao didn't hear it, and Dong Jinqiu had to chase him out by himself.

Before leaving, he glanced at Cheng Qing, Cheng Qing smiled at Dong Caizi, who was unique in poetry and painting, Dong Jinqiu became more and more inexplicable: It doesn't look like there has been a contradiction, why did Ji Hao leave suddenly?

……

"Ji Hao, Ji Ziqi, you stop!"

Dong Jinqiu shook off many fans and caught up with Ji Hao.

Ji Hao lost his soul, and Dong Jinqiu was very puzzled. Although the list has not been released, with Ji Hao's level, the hope of the middle lift is very great, which one will be sung by the good end?

Ji Hao covered his face with his sleeve with one hand, and held the scroll tightly with the other, "You don't understand!" ”

Dong Jinqiu snatched the scroll with his hand, "After the township test, you won't be reluctant, and you won't say anything when you ask you, hold this scroll all day long, I want to see how precious this painting is." ”

Dong Jinqiu thought it was a masterpiece, but when he opened it, it was a picture of a beauty.

Dong Jinqiu's face turned red and returned the scroll to Ji Hao.

He has recognized that this painting is Ji Hao's handwriting, Ji Hao painted a young lady and treasured it, this is lovesickness...... Dong Caizi, who is unique in poetry and painting, is very embarrassed.