Xiao Jiaojiao suffered from morning sickness and had many babies, and was pampered by Qing Leng'

Seeing the test paper burning into ashes in front of her, Jiang Mingyue couldn't help but said: "What a pity. I plan to keep it for our children to read the article you wrote in the future!"

Xie Yuan glanced at his wife's belly with gentle eyes: "I can rewrite it silently."

Jiang Mingyue smiled and said, "I'll help you grind the ink."

Xie Yuan said 'hmm'.

Just when the two were living their own lives behind closed doors, Xie Yuan's message was presented to Song Cheng and Song Min.

Knowing that Xie Yuan rejected their advances, both of them felt a little uncomfortable, but that was all.

They didn't take Xie Yuan seriously. After all, a Huiyuan would come out every three years. At that time, he was the Huiyuan, and he might not be the number one scholar in the palace examination. Besides, so what if he was the number one scholar?

When he entered the officialdom, he would not be able to get far without anyone's support. When he ran into obstacles everywhere in the future, he might not need them to win over him anymore, so Xie Yuan would take the initiative to join them.

It was because of their mentality that Xie Yuan and Jiang Mingyue lived a very comfortable life.

On the second day of September, the Ministry of Rites posted an announcement. According to the emperor's schedule, the imperial examination was scheduled for September 16th.

After the announcement came out, Xie Yuan became busy and went to the Ministry of Rites almost every day.

First, they measured their bodies and made tribute uniforms. Then they taught them how to salute when facing the emperor, how to kneel down when kneeling, and they had to abide by the rules when entering the palace, such as not to look directly at the sky, not to speak loudly, and not to walk. Don't wait too soon.

There were even minor officials who specifically reminded Xie Yuan to eat less and drink less water on the day of the palace examination, because they were likely to stay in the palace for a whole day.

It's okay if you can't hold it in and want to go to the toilet, but it's very rude to go to the toilet in front of the Holy One. If you have a bad impression, you will basically miss the chance to be in the forefront.

In this way, after practicing several standard salutes, time quietly came to September 14th. On this day, the Ministry of Rites once again gave instructions on what to pay attention to when entering the palace, and let Xie Yuan and his party leave early.

On September 15th, the Ministry of Rites sent two sets of clothes. Jiang Mingyue waited for her husband to send the clerk away from the Ministry of Rites, and couldn't wait to say: "Open it quickly and take a look."

Xie Yuan opened the bag under his wife's expectant eyes.

"The two sets of clothes are different?" Jiang Mingyue said in surprise after seeing it. One set was a cyan round-neck gown with golden bird patterns embroidered on the cuffs, paired with a pair of black satin court shoes.

This other set is blue. The difference from the cyan one is that it has two long hanging straps. It can be said that both sets of clothes are very beautiful.

Xie Yuan said 'hmm'.

"One set is a tribute uniform. It will be worn when taking part in the palace examination tomorrow."

"Which one?" Jiang Mingyue looked through the clothes and asked, but she really couldn't tell the difference.

"It's this blue round-neck gown."

Jiang Mingyue said 'Oh': "This other set is the Jinshi uniform?"

Xie Yuan nodded; "This is what I wore during the Chuanlu Ceremony."

I really didn’t expect that there are so many details, but: “Is it too early to get the Jinshi uniform? After all, you haven’t had the imperial examination yet.”

"It's not early. No matter how bad we are as new Gongshi, we still have the same merit as Jinshi, so every year we are awarded one or two days before the palace examination."

Today she really gained a lot of knowledge. Jiang Mingyue got in front of the man.

"Then if you are the top pick in high school, will you also be rewarded with clothes?"

"Well, then the emperor will specially reward you with another set of champion uniforms."

Jiang Mingyue grabbed the man's collar, blinked her big and lively eyes, and said in a soft voice: "I heard that the No. 1 Scholar's uniform is pretty, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Xie Yuan chuckled and hugged his wife: "I can only say that I will try my best."

Jiang Mingyue gently straightened his collar and said sincerely: "Don't be too stressed. It's okay to be ranked No. 1 or No. 2."

Xie Yuan smiled and said 'hmm'.

"Come and try on some clothes!"

Jiang Mingyue let go of her husband, helped him try on the clothes and said, "It's a bit big."

"The Ministry of Rites is afraid of things going wrong, so they usually make things bigger."

"I'll correct it for you."

Not only does it need to be changed, but the stitching in some places is very sparse, and I'm afraid the seams will open after just a few wears, so it needs to be sewn tighter.

"Mrs. I'm here."

Xie Yuan watched his wife take the clothes into the backyard, then turned and entered the study. This time he did not read a book, but sorted out what he had learned over the years and adjusted his mentality.

In the backyard, Jiang Mingyue not only changed her clothes, but also made two pairs of kneepads for her husband, thinking that he would kneel down to salute tomorrow.

On September 16th, before dawn, Jiang Mingyue and Xie Yuan got up. Although she had no appetite, she still ate some with her husband.

After a simple breakfast, Jiang Mingyue personally helped Xie Yuan change into tribute clothes, and then took out the knee pads.

"What is this?" Xie Yuan asked looking at the thing in his wife's hand.

"Knee pads, tie them here on the knees. It should be more comfortable when kneeling." Jiang Mingyue said and squatted down. Just as she was about to tie them on her husband, Xie Yuan reached out and pulled her up.

"It's so inconvenient for you now, I'll do it myself."

Jiang Mingyue heard this and handed him the knee pads.

Under the guidance of his wife, Xie Yuan tied up his knee pads and put down his clothes.

"How is it? Is there any discomfort?" Jiang Mingyue looked at her husband and asked.

Xie Yuan took a few steps.

"There's nothing uncomfortable about it, it's a good fit."

Jiang Mingyue felt relieved after hearing this. She walked up to her husband, stood on tiptoes and kissed his thin lips.

"My husband-in-law looks really good today, come on!"

Xie Yuan hugged his wife with soft eyes and kissed her back, then let go of her and said: "It's still early, you can take a nap, I'm leaving."

"Ok!"

Jiang Mingyue personally sent her husband out of the alley, then turned around with a yawn.

When Xie Yuan arrived outside the imperial city, the genius was dim and gray. At that time, the officials from the Ministry of Rites who led them into the imperial city had not yet arrived.

He didn't come too early, because there were many new tributes who came earlier than him, and they were chatting and getting to know each other in low voices.

Soon three people came to his side, all of whom were from poor families, whom Xie Yuan met when he was studying etiquette in the Ministry of Rites.

It can be seen that the three of them are in good spirits.

"Is Zijing nervous?" Sun Jing, the older one, asked. .

Xie Yuan shook his head and said in a light voice: "I just hope it can end early. I didn't dare to eat when I went out just now."

Sun Jing smiled; "Me too, I only ate half of the steamed bun with boiling water."

"I'm a little nervous. Zijing is knowledgeable and has outstanding literary talent. He won't be on the top ten list anyway, but I'm afraid I won't be on the top list." The person who spoke this time looked a year or two younger than the two of them.

After Xie Yuan comforted him for a few words, Minister Zhao of the Ministry of Rites came over. Everyone immediately stood up according to their order and stopped talking.

Xie Yuan was at the top of the list. Zhao Shilang glanced at him, opened the roster and began to count the number of people.