Carnivorous Princess and Herbivore Consort

Five days later, the list was released at the foot of the imperial city, and Shen Dongxue hastily sent Shen Qing to take a look, but before Shen Qing came back, the palace servants who announced the good news had already arrived at the school dormitory.

This time, Lingzhou passed two exams including Shen Dongxue, and the other was Xu He who took good care of Shen Dongxue along the way.Xu He's family was poor, and these expenses for going to Beijing to take the exam were funded by Master Shen. He left a share for his wife and children at home, and he only brought a small part.

After the palace people finished reading the list, they announced the imperial decree, which set the palace examination in two days.The students who passed the exam were all beaming with joy, Shen Dongxue remembered what his father had told him, and quickly took some silver scraps to the palace servants who came to read the list, "Student Shen Dongxue from Lingzhou and classmate Xu He, thank you for coming to announce the good news, my heart, please Laughing."

The palace man looked at it, and there was a smile on his face that was originally not very good, "My family can't bear the word 'my lord', my family. Congratulations to Mr. Shen and Mr. Xu. Maybe in the future our family will I also want to honor the two as 'Master Shen' and 'Master Xu'."

"According to your auspicious words."

Xu He looked at Shen Dongxue's kindness and kindness from the side, feeling a little envious and very moved in his heart.Master Shen pestered them so that they could help Shen Dongxue on the road. Not only did Shen Dongxue not drag them down, but after coming to the school, Shen Dongxue took care of many things. Now that he is in high school, he has not forgotten to help his ignorant self RBI.

"Brother Shen's kindness of dripping water today will surely be repaid by Xu Mou in the future."

"Brother Xu is polite. You and I are from the same township, and we are in the same department. Shen is young, and I need Brother Xu to take care of me in the future."

Xu He was even more moved by what he said, and it also strengthened his determination to repay the Shen family.

There were a total of three days in the Huichao Palace Examination, sorted by region, Shen Dongxue was ranked last on the first day, and Xu He was first on the second day.Early in the morning of the palace examination, Shen Dongxue changed her clothes and packed them up, and left the dormitory with the people who took the palace examination on the first day.

At this time in the palace, Wei Muqing was planning to add his position in the main hall where the sight line would be better.The emperor watched Wei Muqing command the palace people to put the seat on the left for a while, and then move it to the right in dissatisfaction, and felt it was funny in his heart, he really was a child, and he couldn't keep his head when it involved his sweetheart.

"Put it here." Seeing that the imperial examination was about to begin, the emperor couldn't stand it any longer. He pointed to the vacant place on the high platform where his dragon chair was, and ordered the palace staff to put the seat over.

Feeling relieved, the palace staff packed up quickly. The chairs were covered with thick cushions, and a shelf behind them supported the pale pink veil.After Wei Muqing sat down, the palace servants immediately put down the veil.

The palace examination began. First, the emperor personally set the written test composition, and the answering time was two and a half hours.Then there is the policy question in the form of question and answer.

There is no order in the answers to policy questions. If you have an idea, you can raise the bamboo slips in your hand above your head, and the emperor can start answering after clicking.Although there is no order, the mentality of most people reporting is "I want to speak first, it's not good to be late and be told all the words."

So as soon as the emperor finished speaking, Wei Muqing saw rows of bamboo slips raised above his head through the veil, but Shen Dongxue was the only one among so many people.

Listening to the candidates' high-spirited speeches and the emperor's words of appreciation from time to time, Wei Muqing's heart tightened. How could this Shen Dongxue be so calm? Is it possible that she has stage fright because she is a girl with little experience?I didn't show a little stage fright in the high-spirited talk in the school before.

Finally, when the emperor asked about criminal matters, Shen Dongxue spoke up.

"Students think that punishment should not be more important than Dabi (*Note), but now the power of life and death is in the hands of one person in each prefecture. It’s a life that was lost in vain! The students thought that the case file should be reported to the superior after the trial, and the punishment can only be executed after verification.”

Hearing this, Wei Muqing's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, and he thought that Shen Dongxue was really calm, and she deserved to be the person he had his eyes on, completely forgetting how worried he was before.

The palace examination on the first day ended just like that. On the way back to the school, a group of students were gossiping: "Whose chair do you think is added next to the emperor's dragon chair?"

"That position is even higher than that of the prince."

"That's right, the crown prince is only sitting at the lower head, which is almost at the same level as the dragon chair."

"I'm afraid it's a woman, and there's still a veil!"

"Is it the queen?"

"how is this possible!"

"Could it be some princess? Want to choose a good son-in-law from among us?"

Hearing this, Shen Dongxue immediately thought about her words and deeds today, whether she could win the favor of the princess, but after thinking about it, she thought about Mu Qing again.She sent Shen Qing to look at the list, there was no Mu Qing on the list, hey, I don't know where Mu Qing is now, and what she is doing.

At this time, Wei Muqing had already had dinner and went to the imperial study.

"Father, what do you think of today's candidates?"

"That's right, but there are also some generalities. It's that person from Lingzhou named Shen or something. What's the point? Why, there is the person you're looking for in today's group of people. Or do you have any opinions?"

"This can't be said. I will talk about it the next day when all the exams are finished and the father is the number one."

"Okay, it's up to you. Can you go to the hall to listen to the palace exam tomorrow?"

"Of course!"

The three-day imperial examination was over, and it was time to hand-pick the number one scholar.The day before the champion was selected, the emperor called Wei Mucheng and Wei Muqing to the study together, and showed them some answer sheets.

"After reading it, let me tell you about the top pick, second place, and top pick in your mind."

Wei Mucheng finished reading it first, and picked out three of the test papers, "I think that this man named Miao Qing has unique insights into literature and history, and his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing when he answered the questions in the palace that day, and his answers were well-founded and well-organized. Clearly, he can be selected as the No. [-] scholar; this man named Shen Dongxue has a lot of thoughts on the matter of punishment and prison. It can be seen between the lines that he is upright and upright, and his literary talent is also unique. It’s this one named Xu He, whose writing is plain and unpretentious, but it has all kinds of books in the world, and although the shape of its characters is different from others, it is unique, but it was a bit shy when answering questions in the hall that day, so it can be used as a teaser.”

The emperor nodded after hearing this, then turned around and asked Wei Muqing, "What do Qing'er think?"

"I think what the emperor said is reasonable, and I also like these three people. It's just that I think Xu He should be the champion. This Xu He is a poor family, so he understands all kinds of suffering in the world. The common people also have a lot of opinions; this Miao Qing is the most knowledgeable among the three, but because he doesn't know the sufferings of the world, his articles are somewhat general and empty; It's not someone who is suitable for officialdom, but it's because of my own selfishness that my son asked her out." When Wei Muqing mentioned Shen Dongxue, his brows could not help but a little bit of joy.

Seeing this, the emperor and the prince couldn't guess it.

The emperor said: "You are worthy of being my sons and daughters, just as I think! Tomorrow, Xu He will be selected as the champion, Miao Qing will be the second, Shen Dongxue will be Tanhua, and I will marry Princess Qinghe."

"Thank you for your kindness!" Wei Muqing smiled happily.

"Congratulations, sister, for choosing a good son-in-law."

"...Xu He, a person from Lingzhou today, was promoted to the number one scholar in Jinke, awarded Jinshi and rank, and awarded Zhonglang of the household department, from the fourth grade; From the fourth rank; Shen Dongxue, a native of Lingzhou, promoted Tanhua, awarded Jinshi and rank, and conferred the title of Wai Lang of the Ministry of Punishment, from the fifth rank, Shangqing Princess He. Enter the palace to thank you in your time, hereby."

"My humble servant, thank you Lord Long En, long live, long live, long live!" The three of them received the imperial decree, arranged for the palace servants who proclaimed the decree, received their own official uniforms, and sent away the court officials.