After pondering for a while, Xu Huaiqing began to put down the pen, and it was not until the sky was sinking that he finished writing the last word. After a long sigh of relief, he folded the straw paper and lay down on the board to rest.

At night, the sound of dripping rain woke Xu Huaiqing, and at this time it was already pouring rain outside, and the dripping rain slipped down from the eaves, raising an intoxicating arc.

Xu Huaiqing stared at the rain-soaked rolling paper in front of him, his face gloomy. He remembered that when he entered the number room, he carefully checked the roof to prevent rain leakage, but he did not expect that the originally intact roof would suddenly be missing a tile.

The roll was completely soaked, and when it was lifted slightly, it burst open.

The paper for the imperial examination has always been distributed in limited quantities, and if you accidentally stain the paper, you can only consider yourself unlucky and wait for the next imperial examination. This is also the reason why candidates will write the questions on the straw paper first, and only dare to copy them on the roll paper after confirmation.

When Lord He inspected the examination room, what he saw was Xu Huaiqing's frowning face. Glancing at the roll paper in his hand again, Lord He still didn't understand anything, thinking of his master's explanation, he quietly glanced at the person behind him.

Soon, the official brought a spare roll of paper.

Originally, when he saw Master He coming, Xu Huaiqing wanted to say that he had given up the exam, but he didn't expect a new roll of paper to suddenly appear in front of him, and he couldn't help but raise his head in surprise.

"Holy Rende, I thought of this situation when it rained last night, because I couldn't bear to let your ten-year cold window be ruined, so he told us to prepare spare rolls, Childe, continue to answer the questions." The master really expected things like a god, and now it was the last one, and those people couldn't wait to start.

Xu Huaiqing looked at the back of the other party leaving suspiciously, shook his head, and didn't think about it anymore, the top priority now is to finish the test questions quickly.

And after Lord He finished doing this, he quietly passed the news outside.

The house was filled with incense, and a man held the secret report that had just come from his subordinates, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sarcastic smile, "The prince really can't hold it back, and he ordered to go down, let Lord He continue to look at Xu Huaiqing, and definitely can't let the prince's people assassinate him." ”

The note was placed on top of the candle flame, and the rising flame instantly engulfed the note, leaving only a patch of black ash that showed that it had existed. A pair of dark black soap boots slowly rolled over, completely erasing the last traces of it.

The owner of the soap boots looked at the increasingly dark sky, and his eyes were surging with the momentum of the storm, "Hmph, it's not so easy to let your people come out on top." ”

After receiving the other party's message, Lord He bowed his hand respectfully, "Please also rest assured that Prince Wei will not let the prince's henchmen persecute Xu Gongzi." ”

At this time, Xu Huaiqing did not know that he was unprepared and involved in the partisan struggle of the superiors.

Nine days was painful, but in the end, it passed.

When the last exam came out, the other students were more or less haggard, only Xu Huaiqing was still as handsome as before under Bai Jiujiu's care, and the classmates who watched it were envious.

After the exam, it's time to wait for the release of the list.

During this time, the students have nothing to do, and they will be invited out in groups to play, except to visit some respected Confucians. Lou listened to music and drank, after all, for the literati, Qing. The red sleeves in the building are also a very romantic thing.

Bai Jiujiu was quite vigilant, and stared at Xu Huaiqing when his classmates came to invite him, for fear that he would not be able to hold it. Lost in the building.

Fortunately, Xu Huaiqing only went out for a few meals with his classmates, and did not go to Qingqing. Floor. Even so, Bai Jiujiu still couldn't rest assured, and followed Xu Huaiqing every day, for fear that he would slip away from under his nose.

In the past few days in the capital, following Xu Huaiqing, she has also visited some places and opened her eyes, the only regret is that he is as a small servant, not Bai Jiujiu.

If it was Xu Huaiqing's wife, it would definitely be more pleasant, thinking of the scene at that time, Bai Jiujiu's face couldn't help but shy.

The day of the release of the list is getting closer and closer, and the students are getting more and more anxious, and they no longer have the mind to drink tea and chat.

On the day of the list, Bai Jiujiu woke up early and went to watch the list with Xu Huaiqing.

She thought they had come early, but she didn't expect that it was already crowded there. And the place in front of the list is so big, and everyone wants to see the ranking for the first time, so when the list comes out, the crowd is like a tide.

Bai Jiujiu's small body was crowded with those big men who were serious, and the whole person was like a flat boat, with the ups and downs of the crowd, but even so, she didn't give up.

Relying on tenacious perseverance, Bai Jiujiu finally squeezed in, she nervously kept rubbing her palms, looking from bottom to top, no, no, Xu Huaiqing's name never appeared, and Bai Jiujiu's heart became heavier and heavier, and her clenched fists had already been wet with sweat.

The names on the list were skipped one by one, and only the top 10 remained. Bai Jiujiu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened them violently!

No, fifth, no......

Could it be that Xu Huaiqing didn't pass the exam?

Although he was also a little disappointed, Bai Jiujiu didn't particularly care, but was already distracted and wanted to comfort Xu Huaiqing's words. Casually swept the names in front of him, Bai Jiujiu didn't have much hope at this time.

After all, there are many talents on the road of the imperial examination, and those who can go to the examination are not elites, even if Xu Huaiqing is knowledgeable, it is not easy to come out on top among so many people.

Suddenly, Bai Jiujiu's eyes were attracted by the name at the top of the list, and it took a long time for her to react.

First! Xu Huaiqing turned out to be the first!

Bai Jiujiu shouted happily in the crowd, and some people who did not pass the exam suddenly cast a resentful look, in order not to cause public outrage, she quickly covered her mouth, but the smile on the corner of her eyebrows couldn't hide it.

She squeezed out of the crowd, and when she saw Xu Huaiqing's long and jade figure by the side of her carriage, she couldn't help the excitement in her heart, and flew over like a bird.

"Wai...... No, young master, you passed the test, you passed the test! Bai Jiujiu hugged Xu Huaiqing, laughing and jumping happily.

The moment Xu Huaiqing was embraced, his body stiffened slightly, looking at Bai Jiujiu's face that was red from excitement, and he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

Bai Jiujiu didn't notice the hesitation that flashed on his face, and he laughed heartily, but he didn't say how many people he had won. It was Xu Huaiqing's voice that interrupted her laughter, "How many places did you take the exam?" ”