On the way from Songjiang Mansion to Beijing to take the exam, whenever he passes through a certain city, Gu Yunji always has to go to the jewelry store to shop and buy some women's jewelry such as fat powder and hairpin rings. After so many times, I saved a lot of things, and I had a big bag.

If others asked, Gu Yunji immediately blushed, and prevaricated, and Cheng Yan could guess who he bought it from with his toes.

Now that I've seen Xu Shuhua, why don't you hurry up and take it out to make your sweetheart happy? Even if it's a gift from them, it's better than sitting here, it's really an elm head.

Thinking like this, Cheng Yan gently touched Gu Yunji with his elbow and reminded in a low voice, "What are you doing in a daze?" Take it out and give it to others. ”

"A gift for Miss Xu", Cheng Yan said it a little deliberately, and it added a bit of ambiguity to the current occasion. Feeling the sights that fell on his body, Gu Yunji's ears were slightly red, and he added:

“…… I prepared something, but it wasn't just for Miss Xu, but Mr. Xu also had it. ”

Saying that, Gu Yunji ordered Xu Dong to take two packages, first took out a set of four treasures from the study, and handed it to Xu Chengyu: "It was supposed to be given to Xu Gongzi in person, but today was unfortunate, so I had to ask the teacher to hand it over." ”

For readers, the four treasures of the study room can be said to be the most appropriate gift, not necessarily to the other party's preferences, but the other party must be able to use it. Although it seems a little ordinary, it is at least objective and practical.

After watching Xu Chengyu accept it, Gu Yunji's gaze paused on Xu Shuhua, and then turned to untie another package: "These are all for Miss Xu......"

These? How many are there, exactly? Xu Shuhua looked at the bulging package, puzzled, and couldn't help but be a little curious.

The package was opened, revealing a large stack of bright and bright cloth inside, overflowing with light colors in the sun, and the surface was smooth and soft, which was a good material at first glance.

Gu Yunji laid out the fabrics one by one in front of Xu Shuhua: "When I passed through Suzhou, I saw that there were a lot of new materials in the silk village in the city, and the styles were very good, but I didn't know which one Miss Xu liked, so I bought some of each." ”

Pale pink, smoky blue, aqua blue...... Looking at these satin fabrics in front of him, a warm current surged through Xu Shuhua's heart.

Gu Yunji said that she didn't know which one she preferred, but in fact, she chose some more elegant colors, which also corresponded to the colors of the clothes she often wears on weekdays, and it seems that he really remembered it.

Xu Shuhua is a woman, even though she has a splendid chest and a broader vision than ordinary ladies, but as a daughter, how can she not like gorgeous and beautiful clothes and jewelry? It is enough to send "Catholic Want" once, if Gu Yunji sends some stiff and rigid books this time, I am afraid that even Xu Chengyu will knock on his head and scold the wood.

When it comes to giving gifts to women, cloth and satin are indeed a good choice. What kind of clothes to cut and what style to use are all up to the owner, and the choice is in the hands of the recipient. This is not only appropriate and appropriate, but also not too ambiguous, with the current relationship between the two of them, Gu Yunji has handled this proportion very appropriately, and has never exceeded the rules at all.

I haven't seen him for half a year, Gu Yunji is really a gentleman as before. It's just that he can actually go a little further...... Xu Shuhua lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the imperceptible loss in his eyes.

Cheng Yan's eyes widened when he saw this, and he secretly pulled Gu Yunji's clothes several times, his eyes were full of inquiry, and he had an expression on his face Why did you send this. Although these satin fabrics are of good material and expensive, they are too ordinary from the standard of gifts, which inevitably makes people think that his attitude is perfunctory and not enough attention.

Gu Yunji obviously bought so many hairpin ring jewelry, each one of which was carefully selected, and any one of them was better than silk. Besides, everyone knows the relationship between him and Xu Shuhua, even if he breaks through a little bit of etiquette and etiquette, what if he gives some slightly ambiguous gifts? No one is going to bother with this.

Facing Cheng Yan's questioning eyes, Gu Yunji was stunned, and his expression was still calm and gentle.

Anyway, I am always happy to receive a gift from my sweetheart, Xu Shuhua's eyes flashed with loneliness, and he soon became happy again, revealing two shallow pear vortices when he smiled: "Thank you Gu Gongzi, I like the gift very much." ”

After Gu Yunji finished sending things, Xu Chengyu did not forget to be a teacher, and actually took his homework on the spot on a whim, and turned the happy meeting between teachers and students into a cultural exam.

The school examination came suddenly, but Gu Yunji was not in a hurry from beginning to end, and his answers were fluent, and his temperament looked a little calmer than before he left the academy. Xu Chengyu was satisfied, nodded and said with a smile: "Well, my homework has not regressed, and my heart has also grown." If you want to come to the Ministry of Rites to take the exam, it shouldn't affect you much. ”

Gu Yunji was puzzled when he heard this: "Ministry of Rites? Isn't the examination in the Gongyuan? Temporarily changed places? ”

Xu Chengyu said: "You shouldn't have heard of it, according to the holy decree just sent down this morning, Gu Yuanhui, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has been officially appointed as the chief examiner of this year's examination. As the close relatives of the chief examiner, you, as well as the eldest prince Gu, must follow the recusal system, and the imperial court will set up another examination room and send another examiner to conduct the examination. ”

"According to the practice of previous years, the evasive candidates are all unified in the Ministry of Rites for the exam, so Cheng Yan will still go to the Tribute Academy as usual in March next year, but you and Gu Dagongzi will go to the Ministry of Rites to take the exam."

Gu Yunji was unexpected, and asked, "Then are we the same as everyone else's papers?" ”

Xu Chengyu shook his head and denied: "It's different." The recusal is to prevent the examiner from secretly favoritism, so your papers are published separately, and the marking papers are also marked separately, and they will not be mixed with other candidates. But the results are still all pulled through the ranking, and three hundred tributes are admitted in order from high to low. ”

Gu Yunji frowned slightly, and said worriedly: "The exam questions are different, and the standards for judging the grades of the markers are naturally different, and there is inevitably bias in them, isn't this very unfair?" ”

Xu Chengyu said: "You don't have to worry about this. Although the number of candidates who avoided it was small, the imperial court never took it lightly, and both the formulation of the test questions and the selection of the examiners were all well thought out. In the end, the evaluation of results is naturally very cautious, although there will inevitably be some deviations, but in general, the gap is not large, and it will not have much impact. ”

Seeing that the three of them were a little worried, Xu Chengyu was relieved again: "Actually, it's the same wherever you take the exam, but it's just a change of place, speaking of which, the environment of the Ministry of Rites is better than that of the Tribute Academy, at least it's not so cold." ”

It's also said, anyway, it's the same test everywhere, as long as your own level is excellent, you can naturally pass the test. Thinking like this, Gu Yunji's mood became relaxed again, and he teased himself: "I didn't expect that the first time I entered the Ministry of Rites in my life, it was actually because of the entrance examination. ”

Cheng Yan said with a smile: "Yun Ji can take the exam in the Gongyuan Academy, if you go to the Ministry of Rites with a more scholarly atmosphere, I'm afraid you will have to take the Huiyuan exam and come back?" ”

Xu Chengyu laughed, and then looked at Gu Yunji: "I have to remind you, after all, the avoidance of the imperial examination carries a bit of suspicion, although the examiner will not treat it differently, but if he encounters a particularly excellent answer sheet, he will also appropriately press the score to avoid the criticism of the candidate's high ranking." Don't expect too much from your ranking! ”

Gu Yunji shook his head and smiled, and said helplessly: "Teacher, you also think too highly of me, it is a great luck to be able to try, how dare you ask for Huiyuan?" Besides—"

As he spoke, he paused, and his eyes showed a confident cunning: "How can Huiyuan have a champion?" If you want to avoid pressure points in the exam, you don't need to take the palace exam, right? At that time, the hairpin in front of the Son of Heaven Hall will wear a hat, and the Donghua Gate will play horses and parade on the street, isn't this more sassy and magnificent than the name of Huiyuan? ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately burst into laughter, and the hall continued to cheer.

(End of chapter)