The green smoke and the cup of fragrant tea are elegant and comfortable, but the scholars are somewhat excited.

The poetry competition was over. Senior Lin Yuchang stood in the center, smiling and stroking his beard, and said to the students in the audience: "I haven't mentioned it before the exam. The top ten in this poetry competition can have their poems inscribed on Yucai."

On the wall of the courtyard, for future generations to look up to. The younger generations are better than their predecessors and should work harder and study harder. For the time being, I will go to the Talent Selection Institute with all the teachers to tally the results and say goodbye first."

The old man's words immediately made many scholars in the audience unable to contain their excitement. The eyes that looked at the top ten were filled with envy and jealousy.

This competition for the number one talent in the capital is clearly approved by the emperor. Not to mention how many pairs of eyes across the country are looking at this place and how much reputation it has won for them. Simply speaking, this is the beginning of the competition for the number one talent in the capital. From now on,

It will definitely be held again. If their poems are left on this wall, they will be masterpieces that will be admired by future generations. If they spread, they may become a household name.

The results of the second day will be released in the evening. Although the competition is over at this time, no one wants to leave early and wants to seize this opportunity to get acquainted.

As the organizer of the Beijing's No. 1 Talent Competition, Chen Xu knew how to seize this opportunity. As soon as Senior Lin left, he stepped onto the stage again and said honestly: "It will take some time for Senior Lin and the teachers to calculate the results.

Mr. Chen is hosting a banquet in the lobby on the right to entertain us. I wonder if you would like to honor him."

Originally, everyone was just enjoying the game and couldn't satisfy their appetites by eating some fruits. However, Chen Xu hosted a banquet for everyone and it was a great opportunity to get to know them through the meal.

Su Zimo was not interested in this at all. She knew that her results today would definitely not be in the top ten, and she had no intention of talking to those people. There was really no need to stay here at this time. Thinking of the emperor's injury, Su Zimo

She slowed down her pace. She didn't know whether the emperor was here today, and the emperor had not arranged who would take her to see the emperor after today's exam. After thinking about it, it was better to go find Zhang Yongshi.

Just as she lifted her feet, Su Zimo suddenly saw an unfamiliar scholar walking up to her. He gave her a friendly smile and whispered: "Master Su, wait a minute."

Su Zimo looked at this person strangely. She had never seen this person before, but he looked like he had something to ask, so she stopped and waited for him to speak.

"Young Master, Young Master Han is still injured. He is in the side building at this time. I have sent the younger one to lead the way for Young Master."

The man's voice was very low. After Su Zimo heard it, he suddenly realized that he was from the emperor. No wonder no one had been arranged to pick him up before.

But Su Zimo felt a little strange. How could the emperor let others know about his injury and say it so openly? Furthermore, this was the capital, and the emperor did not take the exam. Knowing the nature of her and the emperor's personality

There was not much, so how could the emperor send such a strange young young man to look for her?

Thinking of her two narrow escapes yesterday, Su Zimo felt a cold sweat break out behind her back. If she followed him, it might be a trap. If the people in the palace knew about her leaving the palace, even if the emperor wanted to protect her

, and it is difficult to justify it.

This person said this when he saw her. What was his intention? Did he want to know something from this?

The thought flashed past, Su Zimo remained calm, but her eyes were filled with nervousness and confusion: "Master, when was my cousin injured? Where is he at this time?"

Sure enough, the man's body stiffened, and his voice became much stiffer: "It's noon today, and I'm being treated in the hospital at this time."

Hearing this, how could Su Zimo not understand that her guess was true, that this person was trying to trick her into taking the bait. She didn't expect that she would ask him such a question, so she panicked and made up a lame lie.

"Since my cousin has time to send someone to notify Su, I guess the injury is not serious. Su still has things to deal with at this time, so I would like to ask this brother to reply and say that Su Wen will go back in a few hours.

"Su Zimo looked into the man's eyes, and the nervous look on his body dissipated, and he regained his previous elegance.

The man was anxious for a moment, but after Su Zimo said this, he couldn't emphasize the seriousness of the man's injuries, so he could only surrender.

After the man walked away, Su Zimo saw a group of people in front of him, surrounding Zhou Ao, walking towards here.

These people are just poor scholars with no background. Zhou Ao can stand out in this master competition, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief for these scholars who are usually looked down upon by the young masters of aristocratic families. And after today, Zhou Ao's name will definitely be spread.

, if he can get some fame again, his career will be just around the corner. If he can be on good terms with Zhou Yao at this time, Zhou Yao will be able to influence them a little if he holds an official position in the future.

Zhou Ao was not arrogant because of his performance in today's master competition. He responded to those who came forward to befriend him one by one, and for a while he was constantly receiving all kinds of praises and compliments.

Seeing that Su Wen wanted to leave, Zhou Ao thought that Su Wen was a little depressed because of his poor grades today. In his opinion, although Su Wen had a somewhat cold temperament, as a child of a rich family, he did not look down upon him at all, which is the true meaning of Su Wen.

As a person worth dating, he doesn't think that Su Wen can help him, he just wants to bring Su Wen to blend in with everyone. Without popularity, his future career will be difficult.

After thinking about it, Zhou Ao excused himself to everyone, saying that he had something to say to Su Wen. Everyone saw that although Su Wen's poetry score was not good today, his score yesterday was ranked in the top ten. With the help of Zhou Ao and Su Wen, everyone was very impressed.

Wen knew each other, so he followed Su Wen.

"Mr. Su, it will take some time before the results are announced. How about sitting with Zhou?"

With so many people watching, Su Zimo really couldn't say anything to refuse. Just thinking about how many people would sit at the same table, and how many people who were officials in the imperial court, Su Zimo hesitated a little.

Although those people do not have high official positions now, there is no guarantee that they will not have a great future in the future. If she meets her on some occasion in the future and exposes what happened today, it will be a disaster for her. The emperor loves her and protects her now, and in the future

But not necessarily.

It happened that at this moment, another group of people came over. Su Zimo looked a little unfamiliar, but knew that these people were already officials. He saw a few familiar faces among this group of people. Su Zimo saw a few familiar faces.

She even felt that she couldn't go to the hall with Zhou Ao and others to attend any banquet. At this time, any banquet would be a Hongmen banquet, which would not be of any benefit to her.

"Mr. Su's grades were so good yesterday. Is it possible that his performance was abnormal today? The lyrics only included "Shang Qi" and not "Xi Qi"? The speaker, Su Zimo, has never met him, but he can tell at a glance that he is related to Huang Dengkui next to him.

good.

These words seemed to be concerned, but in reality they were ridiculing. Rumors that Su Wen had gone through the backdoor had spread among their group today. In addition, because of his pretty face, he attracted Shui Lizui's attention. At this time, everyone wanted to

Watching Su Wen make a fool of himself.

Su Zimo didn't say anything, and another person in the group followed up and said: "Brother Meng is so boring. Su Wen's question is about the word 'love'. Su Wen is young, so it's hard for him to do such a ruthless thing like falling flowers and flowing water."

There’s nothing I can do, let alone write a song without any lyrics.”

As soon as these words were said, there was a burst of laughter. This was not only a mockery of Su Zimo's poor writing skills, but also that he was young and ignorant, and even laughed at Su Zimo's drunkenness.

Is this the mentality of not wanting others to get what you want?

Although Su Zimo didn't take these people's words seriously, it would be bad if he ruined Shui Lingzui's reputation. Thinking of this, Su Zimo explained softly: "The word love is difficult to understand, and even more so.

It’s hard to express in words. Zimo is really young and only knows about the books of Confucius and Mencius, but he doesn’t know about the love between men and women.”

The soft ball bounced back, which not only showed her young but humble character, but also said that those of you who have already entered the official career do not know how to read and think about the relationship between men and women all day long, which suddenly made those who usually pride themselves on themselves

A gentleman's scholar's face is dull.

The man was a little angry, looked at Su Zimo with disdain, and said warmly: "I'm going to study hard, but this behavior is a lesson to me. If I lose my job in the future, I might have to teach him a lesson."

They usually look for a straw to hold on to as a treasure."

Is this telling her that she has no fame and cannot be compared with those of them who are officials? Su Zimo knows that they hate her, but what does this have to do with her? Because her unwarranted things make them angry.

, it is their business, and it is their wish, she does not need to pay any attention to it.

It’s just that the words of these people clearly looked down on people like Zhou Ao. When they heard them comparing Zhou Ao to straw, they would feel so angry, unfair and bitter. Su Zimo knew that this was the case in the Qi Dynasty. No matter how the emperor relaxed his standards,

, recruiting talented people, the birth background of the characters cannot be erased, but even so, she cannot be insulted and trampled by these people at will. It is because of her that Zhou Ao and others were insulted by them.

"Brothers, you are young now and have a promising career. How can you always think about losing your job in the future? Could it be that you have done something that damages your reputation and feel guilty?"

Su Zimo rarely quarreled with people like this. She didn't like to cause trouble, but when people said so, how could she be so weak and silent and be looked down upon by others.

"You!" After hearing this, the man gritted his teeth and glared at Su Zimo, furious, but asked Huang Dengkui to stop him.

Su Zimo looked at the way Huang Dengkui looked at her, which was a little strange. He was such an arrogant person, but he didn't have an attack today and just stayed silently. But Su Zimo's attention was attracted by the name Huang Dengkui called. This man

Could it be that the surname Gong is also a descendant of the person on that list?

Su Zimo guessed in her mind that when she saw the group of people being asked to leave by Huang Dengkui, she heard several people around Zhou Yao start talking, so she made it clear that the person's identity was Gong Qiyue, the son of Privy Council Academician Gong Chenglong.

Turning to look at Zhou Ai, Su Zimo said apologetically: "Su considers himself to be very talented and has little knowledge. He will not have the chance to enter tomorrow's exam. There are some things at home, so I will leave first."

Su Zimo had never spoken like this before. Speaking to him like this among everyone this time was to elevate his status. Zhou Ao understood and could only watch Su Zimo turn around and leave with regret.

Are you going to look for Zhang Yong in the Talent Search Institute?

Su Zimo thought about it for a moment and walked in the direction of the Talent Selection Institute. She would not rush into the place where the teachers were reviewing the files. She would just ask someone to inform them. Anyway, Zhang Yongshi was not

The person who examines the records.

When he was about to pass the courtyard cave, he saw a familiar person coming out of it, and his eyebrows lit up when he saw him.

Su Zimo felt a little weird, why did this person see his eyes glowing? If she were dressed as a woman, it would be normal for a man to be like this, but she was dressed as a man at this time, and no one noticed her during the two days of exams

She is a girl, and when he looks at her like this, is there something good about Long Yang?

Thinking of this, Su Zimo immediately shook her head in her heart. Although she didn't like this person, she didn't dislike him, so how could she think like this.

"Master Su, are you going to the Talent Selection Institute?" Zou Runhang hurried forward when he saw Su Zimo.

Looking at the plaque on the doorway in front, the three characters of Talent Selection Institute were shining brightly. Su Zimo was speechless. She came here not to go to Talent Selection Institute. Could it be that she came here to look at the plaque?

Knowing that he was just looking for an excuse to talk to her, Su Zimo didn't like to interact with him and said distantly: "Hello, Mr. Zou, I still have something to take care of, so I'll take my leave."

After saying that, Su Zimo walked towards the Talent Selection Court without giving Zou Runhang a chance to speak.

Su Zimo's behavior could be considered rude, but Zou Runhang turned around and watched Su Zimo walk in. There was no trace of annoyance in his eyes, but he looked slightly disappointed.

Su Zimo didn't expect that there were other candidates who also went to the Talent Selection Academy. After walking a few steps, she saw someone who impressed her deeply. Xu Ming, this person was in the tenth group of the poetry competition.

He ranked first, and his test score yesterday was second. It can be said that he will definitely be in tomorrow's test, but he doesn't know where he will be. Su Zimo expected that no matter what, this person should be ranked in the top three.

But the man didn't pay any attention to Su Zimo, as if he had never seen her before, and walked past her. Su Zimo didn't pay attention either, and just asked the gatekeeper: "Is Mr. Zhang here during Zhang Yong's time?"

Here?"

When the gatekeeper saw that Su Zimo had a very young and good-looking face, he guessed that this was Su Wen, who had been talked about for leaving the back door in the past two days. He was not happy about it and did not want to pay attention to Su Zimo, so he just said: "

Mr. Zhang is not here. Candidates are not allowed to come to the examination area. Please go back."

Whether Zhang Yongshi was really absent or not, Su Zimo guessed in her heart that she would not make such a reckless move. She thanked the man and turned back. Since the emperor did not send anyone to look for her.

, she just went back and waited, the emperor would definitely not leave her and go back alone.

Just as Su Zimo walked out of the talent selection courtyard, the servant guarding the door heard a dispute coming from the examination hall. The object of the dispute was Su Wen, who had just left here.
To be continued...