"It's good to talk about some things as gossip, but it's better not to mention this kind of thing, so as not to spread it to other people's ears and fall into the mouth."

This Qin Gongzi is quite smart! Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an glanced at each other, and they both thought in their hearts.

Gossip is gossip, but after all, he still has his own ideas, and this person can make friends.

But now I rush over and tell others, isn't that tantamount to exposing myself? And although the two of them didn't eavesdrop on purpose, it wasn't good to hear them talking.

Although Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an had this intention of making friends with people, they didn't go over stupidly directly, and at this time, their door was knocked on, and Xiao Er began to serve food.

"The two guest officers have been waiting for a long time, this is the dish you ordered, please use it slowly when the dishes are ready." This little er's voice is not small, and the next door will hear it.

Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an both came a little helplessly, now it's okay, reveal their identities, remember that group of people may still think that no one is eating here except them, so they dare to talk about these gossips at will, but they never thought that there were people in the next room, and they were also a little embarrassed at this time, or Qin Shangming said loudly: "I don't know who the brother next door is, and how about we have a glass of wine together?" ”

If they knew that the person next door was the two people they had just discussed, Qin Shangming would definitely not say such a thing!

How about going over? Lu Wei'an opened his mouth and gestured with his mouth.

Forget it, don't go over, let's just leave it alone when we go back after this meal. Zhou Bowen said.

The main thing is that they don't want to get into trouble, they just want to come out and have a full meal, satisfy their appetites, and then go back to rest.

Lu Wei'an nodded when he saw that Zhou Bowen had no other thoughts, and responded in a low voice: "No need, the two of us are just having a meal, we are in a hurry, so we won't delay you brothers." ”

The next door had already rejected them like this, and it was not good to say anything, Qin Shangming, Li Jinghe, and several other scholars at the same table looked at each other, a little embarrassed for a while, but they quickly diverted the topic, and talked about other things, but they were a little cautious, and they didn't talk about it as loudly as they did just now.

Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an also felt that they were not very good, so they sped up their eating a little, and when the two of them were full of wine and food, they heard that the table next door didn't seem to have any signs of leaving, and they didn't want to bump into the person next door, so as not to be embarrassed to be recognized, so they paid the silver, quietly left, and went back to their own house.

"I didn't expect that I would just go out for a meal, and after encountering such things as gossip from others, I would go to find a restaurant with better privacy to eat!" Lu Wei'an returned home, collapsed directly on the bed, and said.

"But sooner or later it is inevitable, and after the two of us become officials, these things will be known sooner or later, it doesn't matter." Zhou Bowen is a little breezy and calm, anyway, it is impossible for others to run in front of them

Come, just ask the gossip.

Life always flies, Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an are worried that they will encounter such and such problems after going out, so they have been staying at home in peace, and they really can't shirk the bureau to go to one or two trips, but it seems a little mysterious, but some scholars feel that these two people are high-minded and disdain to have fun with them, anyway, it can't affect these two people.

Soon it will be the day of the temple examination.

Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an got up early in the morning and changed into clothes that matched their status, maintained a good attitude, and entered the strict palace with high spirits.

Speaking of which, the two of them have not entered the palace without a miss, but they were both summoned by the emperor in private, and it was the first time that they came in with all the candidates, and it felt quite fresh.

Because Zhou Bowen is the first place, the most eye-catching position in the middle is left to him, and Lu Wei'an is not inferior to the seventh place, but he is still separated from Zhou Bowen by several seats.

Although it is okay for the two of them to have a personal relationship with the emperor, they still have to put on a respectful appearance in front of everyone, and together they saluted the emperor who was sitting on the high dragon chair and couldn't see his face.

There are also many ministers who know Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an, and they also know the background of the two of them, and the emperor is quite optimistic about them.

The other candidates were nervous and began to tremble faintly, which made it even more obvious that Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an became more and more calm, and even began to send money, but they were very careful not to let others notice it.

Knowing the voice of the eunuch in that gap, a few people came back to their senses, and as the tables and chairs were placed and the examination papers were placed in front of several people, they grabbed their pens and answered the questions in an orderly manner as they were in the past.

This topic...... It's quite surprising, in addition to the usual topics such as the Three Platforms and Five Constants, there is also a little question about the atmosphere of the imperial court, and the last question turned out to be a few months ago, the plague occurred in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The last question is how the candidate would have handled the incident if he or she were a disaster relief officer.

In fact, this question is not difficult to say, what other methods are used for this disaster relief, it has already been clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone in the capital, although it can be answered in the same way as before, but there is nothing new.

Zhou Bowen and Lu Wei'an do have some differences, this matter was done by the two of them, the emperor actually took this matter out as an exam question, and didn't think about it, the two of them were also present, wouldn't it make other candidates feel that the emperor was giving the two of them a back door?

What is the emperor's idea? The two of them don't know, but the two of them have some experience in disaster relief, and they all wrote according to their own experience.

After answering the questions, it was time for a few people to walk outside the store and wait for the results, waiting for the invigilators

After reading these test papers, the good ones will be selected and presented to the emperor, and the emperor will set the top three.

It took about the time of waiting for three incense sticks before officials walked out of the hall one after another.

Zhou Bowen keenly felt that several ministers looked at him with some unusual eyes, and there was a little appreciation in those eyes.

(End of chapter)