allendalepharm Chapter 540: Isn’t it wonderful to catch a son-in-law from under the list?
Chapter 540: Isn’t it wonderful to catch a son-in-law from under the list?
Jiang Youzhen cooked himself a bowl of rice at noon and slightly heated up the braised chicken legs. Several candidates standing nearby soon smelled the fragrance.
While eating, he put the question aside and thought about the answers to other questions. In the eyes of the candidates opposite him, no wonder he was able to pass the imperial examination at such a young age! He worked so hard and forgot to eat and sleep.
I admired Jiang Youzhen very much, but I didn't expect that after Jiang Youzhen finished his meal and washed the dishes, he actually got up and started moving around in this small cell.
She stretched out her hands and kicked her legs, wandering around the cell, causing patrolling officials to run to Jiang Youzhen from time to time and keep a close eye on her, fearing that she would do something fraudulent.
Jiang Youzhen didn't care about it at all, instead he smiled at the officials. After exercising for about a quarter of an hour, he packed up, put down the board and prepared to take a nap.
:? The candidate opposite him had already started to think about how to answer the questions. Seeing Jiang Youzhen lying down, he was immediately filled with question marks.
During this period, the chief examiner, Minister of Rites Luo Chengyi, also made an inspection. When his turn came to Jiang Youzhen, he raised his eyebrows, looked at her deeply, and left.
He knew this Jiang Youzhen, of course. But he had only heard of him before, but never met him. He did not expect that he was not only a man of extraordinary strategy, but also a handsome young man.
Thinking of the fact that the Fourth Prince had mentioned to him that he wanted to win over Jiang Youzhen, he stroked his beard and made up his mind.
This young man is quite handsome and talented. His family happens to have a concubine's daughter who has not yet married. If Jiang Youzhen passes the imperial examination and becomes a Jinshi, wouldn't it be wonderful for him to be chosen as a son-in-law?
Although he was born in a poor family, he will surely do well in the future when he enters the officialdom with the support of himself and the fourth prince.
He was thinking about the candidates in his mind, and first chose Luo Shuhuan from the eldest house. Even if she was a concubine, Luo Shuhuan was the daughter of the eldest house, and she was on good terms with Lord Lingshuang. In the future, it would be better for her to marry a concubine from a royal family than to marry Jiang Youzhen.
He couldn't help but think of his third son, who was born out of wedlock. It seemed like he still had a daughter out of wedlock who he hadn't arranged to marry yet? He planned to go back and ask after the examination was over.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Jiang Youzhen again. However, when he saw that the other party had already laid down, he felt a little dissatisfied.
How important is the imperial examination? He was so careless, a little arrogant. Even if he was a natural talent, there were so many talented people in the imperial examination. If he failed miserably, he would not even mention the marriage.
Jiang Youzhen had no idea that someone was already trying to match her up with someone else, and was introducing her to a bastard's daughter, the one that her family despised the most.
After all, in Luo Chengyi's mind, Jiang Youzhen's background is really not worthy of being mentioned in public, as his ancestors were just peasants.
After waking up, Jiang Youzhen secretly took out the hourglass in the space and found that half an hour had passed. She immediately got up, washed, and began to arrange the four treasures of the study.
Several candidates opposite couldn't help but shook their heads when they saw Jiang Youzhen's actions. Three essays from the Four Books plus five questions on the meaning of the scriptures were already very heavy, and Jiang Youzhen was still wasting time on a nap, which was simply meaningless.
However, Jiang Youzhen's mind became more alert after a good night's sleep.
Before going to bed, she had already thought about the introduction and beginning of the second question, and even had a preliminary idea of the introduction to the third question.
After grinding the ink, Jiang Youzhen began to write. His writing was smooth and his ideas flowed like a spring.
In less than half an hour, the draft of the second question was completed. After a slight polish, Jiang Youzhen felt that there was no need to make any further changes and quickly started on the next question.
During this period, the inspector deliberately passed by Jiang Youzhen several times and observed her carefully. He found that she wrote with great concentration and there was no suspicion of cheating, so he let her go.
Night fell quickly. Before dark, Jiang Youzhen had finished writing the third article of the Four Books. However, he did not have time to copy it today, so he planned to get up early tomorrow morning to copy it.
At that time, I feel refreshed, my mind is more alert and I am less likely to make mistakes.
If you write one wrong word, all your previous efforts will be wasted. When the examiners see the wrong word, their first impression will be bad, and such an essay will rarely be passed.
After lighting a candle, Jiang Youzhen boiled the rice he had just eaten at noon and had a simple bite.
The candidates in the examination room had already lit candles and were writing furiously. Along with the test papers, two candles were handed out. Jiang Youzhen felt that one candle was so small that it really couldn't last a whole night, but that was not something she should worry about.
They continued exercising in the cell for about a quarter of an hour. This time, the patrol officer just looked at her twice more. It seemed that he was used to Jiang Youzhen's actions.
Seeing Jiang Youzhen lying down again, the candidate opposite him twitched his lips.
Sleep, sleep, sleep! Have you never slept in your life? Why are you sleeping here?
He took a deep breath and resigned himself to copying the second passage from the Four Books.
However, the next moment, he wailed, "Ah~" and beads of sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.
Oh, heaven! Oh, earth! His eight generations of ancestors! Why didn't they bless him?
He wanted to cry but had no tears. Looking at the black drop of ink on the paper, he almost cried out loud.
Ruined! This paper was ruined. He had almost finished copying the second part, and now he had to start copying the second part from the beginning. Oh! That night, he couldn't sleep until midnight.
Fortunately, there were two extra papers, otherwise he might not have passed. It was an unwritten rule to keep the papers clean and tidy, without typos or ink blobs.
Jiang Youzhen was awakened by the scream. She immediately turned around and saw that the candidate opposite her was in a daze.
She knew at a glance that the other party must have made a spelling mistake or the paper was dirty. This kind of thing happens from time to time. After all, they are human, not gods, and everyone makes mistakes.
Even if one is mentally tense, the more careful one is, the more mistakes one will make. Even someone as mentally strong as Jiang Youzhen cannot accomplish this task easily.
"No noise is allowed in the examination room. What are you doing?" An officer quickly came to the candidate and shouted loudly.
"Yes, I'm sorry, I wrote it wrong!" The candidate was a little panicked, sighed in his heart, and started to rewrite it.
The next day, Jiang Youzhen started copying early in the morning without having breakfast. Her hunger and the freezing cold wind made her very sober.
Once people are full, they will easily fall asleep, and this is the only way to stay awake.
After copying three essays from the Four Books, Jiang Youzhen hurriedly ate a few bites of steamed buns without even eating the braised pork.
The following are five questions on the meaning of the classics, each of which must be more than 300 words. In the morning, Jiang Youzhen copied the questions from the Four Books, each of which was about 500 words, which took up a lot of time. At this time, there was only one hour left before lunch.
After the Imperial Examination Hall was locked, no one was allowed to enter or leave, and even the officials accompanying the examinees had to stay inside the hall.
The Second Prince's Mansion, which had been vacant for more than three months, was finally unsealed, and the Second Prince could leave the Mansion openly.
"Your Highness, there was no contact from the Third Prince until Young Master Jiang went to the Imperial Examination Hall."
Zhou Hai walked into the study. In the past two months, His Highness had asked him to keep a close eye on the Third Prince, and specifically pointed out that if Jiang Youzhen had any contact with the Third Prince, he should report it immediately.
However, in the past few months, Jiang Youzhen seemed to be preparing for the imperial examination, and even returned to Tongzhou Prefecture during the New Year, and had no contact with the third prince.