Chapter 242: Competition
After packing up and finding the carriage, they set out to go back.
Shen Yanjun felt very satisfied, after all, it was a good thing to help Ye Chubai return to the Ye family smoothly.
In a blink of an eye, they had already arrived outside the city, and at this time, they noticed that Ye Chubai actually rode a white horse and chased out.
Shen Yanjun and Shen Mi felt strange, so they stopped the carriage.
"Ye Gongzi? Why did you come along? ”
At this time, Ye Chubai heard this title, but felt uncomfortable.
"Sister Shen, Brother Shen, His Royal Highness King Qi, I spent the night with my father yesterday, and I still think that staying in the Egret Academy to continue studying is the best choice for me, Yong'an City and the capital are not far apart, my father agreed, and please don't dislike it."
Shen Yanjun didn't have any special feelings about this matter, and there was an extra student in the academy, so she readily agreed.
They left in the morning and had already returned to the capital by noon.
As soon as Gu Changjing came back, he went directly back to the palace to deal with things, after all, during the time he came to Yong'an City, he was also squeezed out of his busy schedule.
He still needs to deal with the backlog of things now.
It's just that Shen Yanjun and Shen Mi were not in a hurry to return to Xiangfu, but went to Bailu Academy.
"Brother, don't go in with such fanfare first, I want to see if these ancestors can study well when I'm not here."
Shen Mi nodded immediately, but he was praying for these scholars in his heart.
At that time, when Shen Yanjun was teaching herself, she was caught like this.
"Don't be angry, they're not very old, and it's normal to be playful for a while......"
Before Shen Mi's words were finished, they walked in and found that these students were still very conscious, and with the help of several teaching assistants, they were reading books seriously.
Shen Yanjun felt that she had a feeling of satisfaction in her heart at this moment.
"Brother, look at how serious they are, I asked you to read a good book at that time, but you were not so obedient."
"I'm ashamed of that."
Shen Mi touched her head a little embarrassed, but Shen Yanjun didn't think so, and simply checked the homework of several students who were about to compete with the Hanlin Academy, which made her feel very good.
"It seems that you have worked hard, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, if the Egret Academy loses to them at that time, it is okay for us people to build any academy, as long as you do your best, it is enough."
Shen Yanjun said a word to a few of their students, but these people felt moved in their hearts, and immediately nodded.
"We'll do our best."
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was time to make an appointment with the Hanlin Academy.
Although Shen Yanjun felt that the temporary platform set up by the Hanlin Academy seemed to be a bit exaggerated, it was helpless in the end.
The competition lasted for three days, with poetry on the first day, calligraphy on the second day, and paintings on the third day.
Not only did Daxuan invite several talented people with high reputation to be judges, but also many people watched at the scene.
"Isn't it just a small competition, the Hanlin Academy is too exaggerated."
Shen Yanjun couldn't help but complain at this time, fortunately, these so-called judges are all famous old scholars, so they won't worry about them cheating.
At this time, Gu Changjing came from not far away on a high-headed horse, and everyone saluted him, except for Shen Yanjun, who just sat there and didn't move.
is even just looking at the book in his hand, not paying attention to Gu Changjing.
"His Royal Highness King Qi has arrived, and if you miss the distance, please take a seat."
However, Gu Changjing just shook his head at this time.
"You don't have to worry about me, the normal test is now."
After Gu Changjing said this, he didn't go to the seat they had prepared, but just sat next to Shen Yanjun naturally.
"You seem to be very calm, aren't you afraid that these students of yours will lose?"
Shen Yanjun heard Gu Changjing's words, but she didn't think so.
"What am I afraid of? It doesn't matter to me what the competition looks like. ”
"Oh? Why do you say that? ”
Gu Changjing couldn't help but ask, but Shen Yanjun smiled proudly at this time.
"The hundred-year-old foundation of the Hanlin Academy, if I win them, I can justify my own name from now on, if I lose, I will not be too ashamed, but his Hanlin Academy will not be of any benefit."
Shen Yanjun's tone paused, and then looked at Gu Changjing.
"You say, the dignified Hanlin Academy won the Egret Academy run by a woman, will their high-ranking adults feel hated and happy?"
Gu Changjing was still a little worried about Shen Yanjun's current state, but now it seems that he is thinking too much.
"You're open-minded."
The two of them were whispering here, and the competition on the stage had already begun, only to hear the person who presided over said that it was spring and that they wanted to compose poems on the topic of a hundred flowers.
Shen Yanjun was even more sneering when she heard this, she thought that the Hanlin Academy would come up with something unconventional and stump the topic of stumbling on sentient beings, but it turned out to be nothing more than that.
"That's what they say, it's too underestimated."
Gu Changjing was just a bystander at this time, and he felt that such a topic was too simple.
Shen Yanjun disagreed.
"I don't think there's anything, the topic is set by people, and whether it's well written or not, I don't know."
Shen Yanjun looked at them on the field at this time, and chose to believe in themselves in the end.
After all, these students were taught by her ingenuity.
How can it not compare to the elementary school research taught by these old pedants?
Xue Fenglin was a member of the Hanlin Academy, and although he felt embarrassed at the moment, he still sat there silently and didn't say anything.
At this time, the number of people who came to watch became more and more.
Shen Yanjun looked at the time, and the time of the two pillars of incense was about to pass.
Soon, the examiner had already given all their answers to the judges.
"The Hanlin Academy is really cunning, such a cheesy topic, if you want to write unconventional verses, this is a little difficult."
Shen Yanjun muttered to herself, and Gu Changjing realized that this Hanlin Academy had ulterior motives.
He was not good at poetry and singing, but he did understand what Shen Yanjun said. These old pedants looked at the seven or eight answers handed in, and they were a little embarrassed.
After all, in general, the level is still very good, and now it's an anonymous volume, which is a little difficult in the end.
Finally, the best three of them were selected and ranked one, two, and three.
Finally, when it was announced, what surprised Shen Yanjun was that the first and third places were all students from Egret Academy.
There is only one second place, and it is the people of the Hanlin Academy who are "surviving in the cracks".
Although most of the people who came to watch did not understand poetry, this student of Shen Yanjun, a little girl, was actually comparable to the talent of the Hanlin Academy, which was really admirable.