Lin Yun's birthday was in mid-May. Since he had to prepare for the provincial examination, he did not celebrate in a big way. Instead, he prepared a banquet at his house and invited a few relatives and friends to have a party.

However, a few days before his birthday, he still received congratulatory gifts from sisters Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun and Sanchun from the capital.

The person who came to give the gift was Wang Xifeng's servant Laiwang, who was sent by Wang Xifeng to handle the accounts of the perfume shop in Jinling.

Lin Yun naturally couldn't hand over the accounts to an outsider, so he asked Lai Wang to be the second manager in the perfume shop. He was only responsible for helping Wang Xifeng collect the accounts. He was not allowed to interfere in any matters in the shop, big or small.

…

In mid-June, the Imperial College officially went on holiday, and most of the scholars stayed in Jinling to make final preparations for the provincial examination in August.

In late June, Mei Ruoao, the right concubine of the Hanlin Academy and the examiner of the Nanzhili Provincial Examination personally appointed by Emperor Zhide, arrived in Jinling, pushing the atmosphere of the Provincial Examination to a climax.

Shortly after Mei Ruoao arrived in Jinling, there was news that this year's provincial examination was scheduled for August 16th.

Lin Yun had already received the news that he would be the examiner before Mei Ruo'ao arrived at Jinling. Even Mei Ruo'ao's articles when he passed the imperial examination and passed the Jinshi examination were already on his desk.

However, Lin Yun was not entirely focused on the provincial examination at the moment. He learned from Jiayu Village that the Mongolian leader Alatambu openly rebelled against Dachu in early June.

At this time, the imperial court could not think of sending more troops. If the imperial court increased its troops to the northwest, the leading general would be Wang Ziteng besides Prince Xuan.

Based on Lin Yun's understanding of the emperor, Emperor Zhide would most likely send Wang Ziteng, the commander of the Beijing camp, to lead the army. And as compensation for Wang Ziteng, Jia Yuanchun would definitely succeed in selecting his concubine.

Since the capital was too far away from Jinling, Lin Yun could not receive the news in time, so he could only focus on the provincial examination.

…

The night has not yet faded, and lights from all over the place gathered in front of the Jinling Gongyuan.

The scholars gathered together and the crowd was noisy. The first scientific examination of the South Zhili Township Examination will begin today.

The triennial competition attracts everyone's attention in Jinling City.

Compared with Northern Zhili, Southern Zhili has the strongest imperial examination strength in the country.

When the sky was getting dark, Lin Yun held the examination basket in his hand, said goodbye to Xiao Mo and Zhong Yi, and walked with a row of scholars to the dragon gate to be inspected by the guards and prepare to enter.

Not far behind Lin Yun, Tian Sheng was also holding an exam basket and was nodding to him. This man had already experienced the blow of failing in the provincial examination. Based on Lin Yun's understanding of his writing skills, he had a better chance of winning than himself.

A few points lower.

In front of Lin Yun, there was a weak-headed young man in a blue shirt named Zhao Lin. This was also Lin Yun's classmate in the Imperial College. His articles on classics and meanings were excellent and he was deeply loved by Cao Shaoqian, who was offering wine at the Imperial College.

He is also known as the most promising scholar in the Imperial College.

Zhao Lin was also from Suzhou, and was from the same hometown as Lin Yun. However, the two did not have much intersection in the Imperial College.

Zhao Lin was very dissatisfied with Lin Yun's association with several dandies, and thought that he was willing to degenerate.

After both of them were examined at the same time, Zhao Lin took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to Lin Yun and said: "Brother Lin, please!"

Lin Yun nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, please!"

After being humble, Lin Yun took the first step and walked into the examination room. He felt as if he had taken the college entrance examination in his previous life.

He secretly thought in his heart: "No matter whether he can win or not this time, he must rush to the capital as soon as possible. That is the main battlefield of his life."

…

Morning, Li Mansion.

Li Hongyi received a message from the servant that his father had asked him to come over for questioning.

He hurried to the main hall of the inner house and saw his father drinking tea leisurely.

Li Hongyi stepped forward and saluted: "My son wishes my father well."

Li Shouzhong nodded slightly and said, "Yier, is it the last day of the provincial examination today?"

"Exactly."

Li Shouzhong: "Based on your guess, will Mr. Yun be able to top the list this time?"

Li Hongyi thought to himself: "How could I have guessed this? There are too many accidental factors in the scientific examination. If there is a slight mistake, several years of hard work will be in vain."

After thinking about it, Li Hongyi finally replied: "Reporting to my father, Brother Yun has been immersed in studying for the past few months. His level of classics and meanings has improved rapidly. As long as there are no mistakes, he should have a chance to be on the list."

Li Shouzhong nodded slightly, then changed the subject and said, "Boss Yun is going back to the capital next month. Your mother wants your aunt to bring her two nieces to the capital with him. What do you think?"

Li Hongyi was stunned when he heard this. His second aunt's natal family was in the capital. Now, his father asked his second aunt to take his two nieces back to Beijing. What was his plan?

"Father, you and your mother asked your aunt to bring your two nieces to the capital. Do you want them to stay in the capital for a long time? Or do you just want them to return to the capital to visit relatives?"

Li Shouzhong sighed softly and said: "Your uncle is no longer here. Although we, father and son, can take care of their mother and daughter, we are still separated by one layer. Besides, it is difficult for your two cousins ​​to find a good match here in Jinling. You

Mother and father feel that it is better to send them to Beijing to plan in advance for their two little nieces."

After a pause, Li Shouzhong added: "Your sister must be having a hard time in the Jia family. With your aunt here to take care of her, your father and your mother can feel more at ease."

Li Hongyi nodded hurriedly and said: "Father has arranged it very well. I wonder what the child can do?"

Li Shouzhong: "Your aunt and the others have gone to the capital, and they still need the help of Mr. Yun to take care of them. There are some things that it is not convenient for a father to say. Please find an opportunity to talk to Mr. Yun."

Li Hongyi: "Okay, after the exam is over, I will go talk to Brother Yun."

Li Shouzhong: "Tell Mr. Yun to take more care of your sister and my little grandson after he returns to Beijing."

"OK."

…

At the same time, Aunt Xue and Baochai were also talking about Lin Yun's participation in the provincial examination.

Aunt Xue said to Baochai: "After the provincial examination, Brother Yun will probably return to Beijing soon. We should make preparations in advance to avoid being in a hurry."

Baochai smiled and consoled her: "After the provincial examination, we still have to wait for the results to be released. I'm afraid we still have to wait."

Aunt Xue: "By the way, how long will it take for the results to be released?"

"I heard from my brother that the list will not be released until the end of the month at the earliest. If it is slower, it will be almost until the beginning of next month."

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "You are so attentive that you actually found out all these things clearly."

Baochai's pretty face turned red when she heard this, and she explained guiltily: "My daughter also heard what her brother said, and she didn't mean to inquire."

Seeing her daughter's shy expression, Aunt Xue secretly thought it was a pity. If Brother Yun hadn't already made an engagement, he and her daughter would have been a perfect match.
Chapter completed!