There seemed to be a turbulent wave in his chest, and it was raging. Pouring out on the nib of the pen.

Overnight.

After writing, Xie Mingxi exhaled deeply. I just feel that my heart is full of joy.

At this point, it was time for Shen. There is still an hour before the rewinding.

Xie Mingxi changed a slightly smaller pen, dipped it in ink, and began to transcribe. It is the pavilion style that is popular in the men's imperial examination. The handwriting is round and upright, and it is extremely beautiful.

On the adjacent seat two meters away, Li Xiangru was also transcribing the exam papers.

Li Xiangru held a breath of air in his heart, and glanced at Xie Mingxi from time to time from the corner of his eye, intending to be one step faster than Xie Mingxi.

Xie Mingxi seemed to notice her gaze, turned his head, and pulled the corners of his mouth at her.

This is simply a blatant provocation!

Li Xiangru snorted lightly, and his subordinates' movements suddenly became faster. She has been practicing calligraphy since she was four years old, and she has practiced calligraphy very well. Even her grandfather and father praised her.

She is confident that among girls her age, no one can beat her.

No matter how smart Xie Mingxi is, she is just the daughter of the Xie family. How could the Xixi invited by Xie Jun be comparable to the Confucianism of the capital invited by the Li family?

Hum!

She is bound to win the first place, so that Xie Mingxi will completely fall at her feet.

At this time, Xie Yunxi was also working hard to write.

She knew it would be difficult for her to get in. Otherwise, he would not obediently obey the order and let the county lord of Yongning arrange the substitute exam. But I was holding back a lot of strength in my heart. In today's entrance exam, she racked her brains and used everything she knew and learned in her life.

Maybe it might be...... She can get it herself!

When the time comes, let Xie Mingxi follow suit!

Xie Yunxi thought about it for a while, and wrote down the three words Xie Mingxi in the signature office.

……

The grandson who was on tour passed by Xie Yunxi's side.

There is a clear difference between the name on the exam card and the name on the test paper. But the examiner turned a blind eye. Pacing back unhurriedly, he walked to Xie Mingxi's side.

With a sweep of his eyes, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Good word!

You don't have to look closely at how the test paper is written, even this good handwriting is enough to stand out.

No wonder the county lord of Yongning did not hesitate to spend a lot of money secretly to bribe the people who inspected the examination today. This concubine of the Xie family is much stronger than that concubine!

This grandson just stood beside Xie Mingxi, standing still.

Xie Mingxi knew it in his heart.

No matter how capable the county lord of Yongning is, he does not have the hands and eyes to the point of buying all the inspectors. The grandson in front of him is the one who the lord of Yongning spent a lot of money to buy. The other inspectors just got some benefits.

Xie Mingxi just didn't know, put down the pen, and moved his wrist slightly.

There are three pens on the inkstone, and they are generally the same size.

Most of the girls who came to the exam today had a few pens. Just in case. Master Sun was used to seeing it, but he didn't take it to heart. didn't notice that the pen Xie Mingxi picked up again was not the same as the one just now.

Xie Yunxi.

Master Sun watched Xie Mingxi write his name with his own eyes, and his heart fell back into the distance and walked away quietly.

After Master Sun turned around, Xie Mingxi calmly changed the last pen.

This pen was not dipped in ink, but the nib of the pen was black, and everyone was struggling to write, and no one paid attention to it.

A meaningful smile flashed in Xie Mingxi's eyes, and he insisted on the brush that had never been dipped in ink, and wrote three more words next to Xie Yunxi's three words.

After writing, the place where the pen was put down was blank, and there was no trace of it.

……

The sun was moving westward, and the sky was getting dark.

As soon as the unitary time arrived, the gong sounded again.

Ji Fuzi stood beside Gu Shanchang, and his eyes swept over the faces of all the candidates: "Stop writing and close the papers." ”

A small number of candidates have not yet finished transcribing the exam papers, and they are so anxious that they cry. It's a pity that the masters who inspected the examination were ruthless and didn't pay attention to it at all.

Master Sun accepted Xie Yunxi's test paper without changing his face, and when he arrived at Xie Mingxi's side, he carefully read the signature.

There are only three words: Xie Yunxi.

This concubine is quite obedient.

She was originally an embroidery girl in the palace, and because of her excellent embroidery, she was selected to teach at Lotus Pond Academy. I can't compare to those noble ladies from famous families, or erudite and talented Confucians. A mere ten taels of silver per month is only enough to spend.

The county lord of Yongning grew up in the palace and knew her for a long time. A month ago, I sent Mama Zhao to talk about it secretly. She is not qualified to mark the papers, so she only puts water on the inspection tour. As long as no one uncovers the matter, it will be safe.

If found...... The consequences are naturally extremely serious! Empress Yu doesn't care about mundane affairs, but Gu Shanchang is an iron-faced and ruthless lord!

It's just that wealth touches people's hearts.

The lord of Yongning gave five hundred taels of silver before, and promised to send another five hundred taels after the matter was completed. A whole thousand taels of silver, even if she doesn't eat or drink, she can't save it for ten years. It is enough to buy a small courtyard with two entrances in the capital, or buy a shop.

She hesitated for two days, but finally responded ruthlessly.

Fortunately, this matter was quite smooth, and when the paper was collected, everything was settled.

After receiving Xie Mingxi's test papers, Master Sun fell back to his original position with a steady heart. finally had the leisure to pity Xie Mingxi for a while.

looks so beautiful and writes well, so he can learn outstandingly. There should have been a good future.

However, Xie Mingxi was from a humble background, and he was so pressed by his mother-in-law that he couldn't move, so he could only make a wedding dress for his sister-in-law.

Xie Mingxi seemed to be aware of it, and suddenly raised his head and met Master Sun's gaze.

Sun Fuzi was a little weak-hearted, so he looked away and walked to collect the test papers in the third row.

……

The masters who were on patrol were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground.

Check whether the names on the exam card and the test paper are consistent, and then collect all the test papers, including the scratch paper. Then, it is bound in public.

Since tonight, the revision of the paper has begun, and most of the masters in the academy have to stay up all night to review it.

The 500 papers were divided into five groups, each with three masters. Each test paper needs to be reviewed by three masters in person, and those who are rated as first-class will pass the first round.

According to the practice of previous years, only one-fifth of the papers that could pass the first round of examinations were passed.

The second round of marking the next day was presided over by Gu Shanchang.

From the 100-point examination papers, 30 more first-class papers were awarded. Then, all the thirty test papers were sent to the palace, and Empress Yu personally looked at them and selected the top ten.

These ten people became the students personally selected by the queen mother, and they were also the freshmen who were selected by the Lotus Pond Academy this year.

On March 18, the list of new students was announced outside Lotus Pond Academy. This list was handwritten by the queen mother. was jokingly called the queen's protégé.

and the protégé of the Son of Heaven who was selected in the imperial examination, has the same effect.

The master from Lianchi Academy personally came to the door to inform the candidates and their families of the good news that they had been admitted. This day has also become the time for all the ladies in the capital to pay attention. It is not weaker than the liveliness of the trial list.

Even the limelight of Shochiku Academy's admission of new students is not as good as that of Lianchi Academy.

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