Emperor Sheng has always been a freewheeling person.

He was holding a banquet in the palace to entertain the envoys of Lingguo, and when he heard that some courtiers mentioned that the Chongwen Museum held an autumn test today, he took the ministers and the envoys of Lingguo to the academy to watch the ceremony.

Who would have thought that they came late and the exam was over.

The ministers naturally couldn't let Emperor Sheng return in defeat, so they proposed that he read the papers on the spot.

Emperor Sheng found it interesting and readily agreed.

But the students who heard the news were not calm, especially the students who were at the bottom of the grades.

It's just that they usually don't have good grades, and at most they will be embarrassed in front of their classmates and reprimanded by their parents; But this time the results were not good, but he threw his face in front of the emperor, and even in front of foreign envoys, which was inevitably a big shame.

Emperor Sheng didn't care about this, he was very interested, and directly ordered the curator to submit the students' test papers.

There are hundreds of students in the Chongwen Museum, and it is impossible for Emperor Sheng to complete the review of all the test papers.

But now that the exam has just ended, the masters have not had time to select the excellent test papers to submit.

But the holy order was difficult to disobey, so the curator discussed with all the masters, and finally decided to select a few students with better grades from the students in the east and west compartments to hand in the test papers, which made Long Yan happy, and it was just that.

After Xu Fuzi received the order, after a little thought, he found the test papers of Cui Jingshi, Yan Yao, Zhen Zhen and the county lord of Jinluan and handed them to the curator.

The curator handed over the two test papers to the big internal officials beside Emperor Sheng, but was stopped by Cui Gelao.

Cui Ge glanced at the name on the test paper, and asked casually: "The old man heard that there is a Yan girl who is both talented and beautiful, wise and brave, why didn't you see her test paper?" ”

As the director of the school, I am still very clear about the situation of the students.

When the curator heard that Elder Cui Ge mentioned the girl surnamed Yan, he pointed to Yan Yao's test paper and said, "Master Cui, Miss Yan's test paper is here." ”

Cui Ge Lao narrowed his eyes slightly, his sharp gaze crossed over Yan Yao's name, and he shook his head gently: "It's not this Yan girl, it's the Yan girl who saved Qingguo's granddaughter." When the saint heard of her good name, he praised her greatly, and presented her examination papers. ”

Only then did the curator think of Yan Ran, she had just entered school, and the curator didn't know what her grades were.

But since the emperor wanted to see her test papers, he had to hurry someone to get her test papers.

Xu Fuzi didn't know what to do, so he found out Yan Ran's test paper and handed it in, but he felt strange in his heart, why did Emperor Sheng notice Yan Ran's little girl?

She thought about it, and her face suddenly changed, and her heart chuckled.

Isn't it, someone slandered in front of Emperor Sheng?

In the West Chamber, the girls all sat honestly in their seats, not even daring to make a sound, seriously and nervously waiting for the opportunity to meet Tianyan.

At this time, the official came over to announce the decree: "Xuan, the county lord of Jinluan, Zhen Zhen of the Qingguo Mansion, Cui Jingshi of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yan Ran and Yan Yao of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites, meet you!" ”

Yan Ran was stunned, she didn't expect that there would be her own name among them.

After all, Emperor Sheng was reviewing the test papers, and those girls were all the best, so it was normal to summon them, but adding her seemed abrupt.

Seeing Yan Ran's expression sluggish, Zhen Yu walked over and grabbed her arm, and whispered to her as she walked out: "Sister Yan, don't be nervous, the emperor is very kind." ”

Yan Ran smiled and shook her head: "I just think it's strange, I don't know why the emperor summoned me." ”

Zhen Yu thought for a while, and said in a brisk tone: "Maybe the emperor knows that you saved me, so I want to meet you!" ”

Yan Ran felt that what Zhen Yu said was reasonable, and her heart was a little relieved.

When they arrived at Minghui Hall, where the curator's office was on weekdays, Yan Ran saw Wen Chengyan and Su Yu and two other top students standing outside the door waiting for the transmission.

Su Yu's gaze swept over Yan Ran's body, without stopping, pretending to be unfamiliar with her.

Wen Chengyan looked at it generously, a light smile appeared on his face, and he nodded to Yan Ran.

As soon as Yan Ran saw Wen Chengyan, she felt disgusted.

But this person was nominally her cousin, and she didn't want to show anything unusual in front of people, so she had to give a hasty blessing, and then lowered her gaze and stopped looking at him.

The smile on Wen Chengyan's face widened again.

The interaction between the two was seen by the county lord of Jinluan, and she was not lightly angry, and glared at Yan Ran with anger.

Yan Ran was very innocent, and she didn't take the initiative to greet Wen Chengyan, and besides, she didn't give him a good look, what did the county lord of Jinluan stare at her.

Cui Jingshi sneered and glanced at Yan Ran contemptuously, and there was some provocation in that smile, which made Yan Ran's heart faintly uneasy.

When Emperor Sheng summoned him, Yan Ran followed everyone into the hall, and after saluting, he stood in the corner, trying to reduce his sense of existence.

Emperor Sheng glanced down, these students were all children of important ministers, he knew them all, but he had never seen Yan Ran and Yan Yao, so he looked at Master Yan and asked, "Those two are Yan Aiqing's beloved daughters?" ”

Master Yan hurriedly got up and replied, "Back to Your Majesty, it is the little girl." ”

Yan Yao took the lead and saluted Emperor Sheng, with a generous demeanor and a delicate and sweet smile.

Yan Ran followed out a little slower and saluted.

She didn't show herself like Yan Yao, but restrained her edge, plus the heavy bangs covered, her eyes were also gloomy, although she had proper etiquette, she couldn't help but look a little wooden.

Emperor Sheng glanced at Yan Yao a few more times, nodded, and didn't care about Yan Ran.

After that, he began to read the papers and commented on them one by one.

Emperor Sheng first looked at the test papers of the students in the East Chamber, and after a few thoughts, the first place laurel finally fell on Wen Chengyan.

Wen Chengyan was already talented and well-loved, so it was not surprising that he could win the top spot.

Emperor Sheng then flipped through the test papers of the box, and the girls took autumn as the theme, writing about autumn wind, autumn moon, autumn love, autumn thoughts, and the words were clear and graceful.

Emperor Sheng nodded while watching, and affirmed everyone.

It wasn't until he saw Cui Jingshi's poems and paintings that Emperor Sheng suddenly felt his eyes light up and praised him from the bottom of his heart.

Cui Jingshi depicts the autumn day when everything is withering, the clouds are gloomy, and the soldiers wearing armor and waist wearing scimitars are riding horses and galloping in the storm, not afraid of wind and rain, and moving forward resolutely, coupled with the sentence "Why don't men bring Wu hooks (1)", which makes people feel full of pride.

Emperor Sheng praised: "It is worthy of being the granddaughter of Cui Ge Lao, although she is a daughter, she has a man's heart, she should be called a heroine among women, Cui Ge Lao is really good at teaching!" This work is very good, and the selection of the leader is well deserved! ”

Emperor Sheng said, he didn't even look at the poems and paintings in the back, and directly mentioned the words in Zhu Pi.

Although Cui Ge didn't say anything, there was a faint smile in his eyes, and he was still proud in his heart.

Cui Jingshi knelt down and thanked him: "The courtiers thank the emperor for their praise, but there are other test papers that have not yet been reviewed, and the courtiers are afraid that they will not be able to win, so please ask the emperor to make a decision after reading all the test papers!" ”

Emperor Sheng couldn't help but look at Cui Jingshi even more: "Okay, although you are a woman, you have such a broad mind and bearing, it's really rare!" ”

Emperor Sheng has not yet reviewed the test papers left with Yan Ran's, Cui Jingshi hopes that Emperor Sheng will review Yan Ran's test papers so hard, if Yan Ran can't understand what is going on, she will live in vain.

Come to think of it, today Emperor Sheng suddenly drove to the academy, suddenly reviewed the test papers, and suddenly called Yan Ran together, which was indispensable for Cui Gelao's promotion.

Previously, Yan Ran designed to expose Cui Jingshi's maidservant who had personal affairs with others, which made her lose face; He used Cui Jingshi's strategy to rebel against her, tearing her hypocritical face, and causing Master Xu to sue Cui's mansion.

Cui Jingshi naturally couldn't swallow this breath, so she had to deliberately ruin her reputation.

If Yan Ran really didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, he would lose face in front of Emperor Sheng, his ministers and foreign envoys today.

lost face so completely, it will be difficult for her to raise her head in this life.

Yan Ran lowered her head, looking listless, but a cold ridicule set off on her lips.

Although Emperor Sheng responded to Cui Jingshi's request, he did not have much hope for the last remaining test paper.

But when he saw Yan Ran's poems and paintings, he couldn't help but show a surprised expression on his face.

When people write about autumn, they often say that they are lonely, the wind and rain, the night is cold and the moon is frosty, and they write all the sorrows and sorrows in the world, and the previous girls, including Cui Jingshi, are not exempt from vulgarity.

Yan Ran was unusual, painting a large area of autumn scenery with enthusiasm.

The sky is high, the white clouds are long, the red maple is like fire, the yellow flowers are bright, the rice flowers are fragrant, and the house is full of flowers.

Emperor Sheng suddenly saw such a bright, warm, quiet and peaceful picture in the midst of the stormy and swaying lotus and withered leaves, and suddenly felt that his mood was suddenly bright.

Emperor Sheng looked at Master Yan in surprise and praised him: "Yan Aiqing's daughter is also Lan Xinhui, a person with a soft breeze and a warm sun!" ”

Old Man Yan got up in fear and said, "Your Majesty praises you." ”

When Yan Yao heard this, she immediately became triumphant, and felt that it must be her who was praised by Emperor Sheng.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Sheng said: "The poems and paintings of the eldest girl of the Yan family and the poems and paintings of the Cui family girls are like cold wood and spring, each has its own merits and cannot be compared. It's really hard for me to decide, let's taste it together! ”

Cui Jing's poems painted Jin Ge Iron Horse, which was majestic, and his mental conception was not inferior to that of men, so he was naturally favored by Emperor Sheng.

Yan Ran painted the autumn beauty, full of hope, praising the peaceful and prosperous world, living and working in peace and contentment, and the same simplicity in the emperor's heart.

Emperor Sheng was difficult to choose, and the ministers figured out his thoughts, but they were even more undecided.

In the end, Emperor Sheng made a final decision and listed the two as the leaders.

Master Yan didn't expect Yan Ran to be so competitive, adding glory to his face, and he couldn't close his mouth.

Wen Chengyan and others also looked at Yan Ran with appreciation, vying to observe her poems and paintings.

Among the girls present, except for Zhen Zhen, who sincerely congratulated Yan Ran, the others were shocked.

Cui Jingshi's face was even pale, and her eyes were full of disbelief.

Cui Jingshi's design of Yan Ran this time was also fully prepared.

She was afraid that Yan Ran's mediocrity on weekdays was deliberately hidden, so she specially investigated.

Yan Ran entered school late, she was treated harshly by her stepmother in the house before, and she did not learn poetry and etiquette, these are all facts, how could she make such meaningful poems and paintings?

Cui Jingshi subconsciously looked at Cui Ge Lao, and his cool glance made her feel cold all over her body.

Cui Ge has always strictly cultivated Cui Jingshi and has high hopes for her.

Cui Jingshi planted a heel in Yan Ran's hands, and Cui Ge was willing to help her get it back, but the premise was that she had to be foolproof!

Unexpectedly, she was teased by a yellow-haired girl from the countryside, it was really useless!

Cui Jingshi tried to calm her panicked mind, thinking about how to turn the tide.

Suddenly, I heard the county lord of Jinluan beside me shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, Yan Ran can't understand literature and ink, she is stupid, this poem and painting can't be made by her, she must have cheated!" ”