"You guys, you are bullying people too much!" Hou Xianglin was so angry that blood rushed to his forehead, and his temples were twitching. A man in his forties could not wait to have a fight himself.

Mrs. Hou cried bitterly at the side, "Let the Fifth Madam come out and let her confront me. She can't do this. How can a person be so dishonest..."

The butler's face darkened, and he was about to give the order to arrest the person, but suddenly a young man stood up from behind and pulled the Hou couple back, "If the money is gone, you can still make more, but what will happen if the person is gone?"

The Hou couple looked at their son and couldn't help but feel sad, "Yu'er, it's your parents who are sorry for you!"

They ruined their son's marriage and lost a lot of money. How could they feel so embarrassed?

"Now that the matter has come to this, what's the use of talking about it anymore? Let's go!"

Hou Fangyu left with his parents, but he didn't know that this scene was witnessed by a girl hiding behind the door of Yao's house.

Turning her head, the girl came to the fifth lady and said, "I don't want to marry the old governor as a concubine, I want to marry the young master of the Hou family!"

The fifth lady was angry, "Didn't I tell you earlier? Young and handsome people cannot be used as food. Money and power are the most real things. What good is a young man from a businessman's family? Although the governor is a bit old, he has

Quan, as long as you make him happy, what kind of good life do you want to live?"

"Is it like you coaxing daddy? I don't care!"

He slapped the girl until she ran away crying. The woman next to her advised her, "Miss Sixth is young and not sensible, so don't be angry."

The fifth lady's beautiful eyes sank. "What kid? At her age, I have already... Forget it, go and invite the master. Humph, the Hou family actually dares to come to the door and don't give them anything powerful. They

You really think I’m a vegetarian!”

Beijing.

As soon as noon arrived, the exam in front of the Taisho Palace was declared over. Regardless of whether the answers were completed or not, all papers were collected. However, when the sun got up, many talented people could not stand the scorching sun. They handed in the exam papers in advance, but

They were not allowed to leave, and all followed the guarding soldiers to rest in the shade beside the palace wall.

After all the examination papers were collected and the numbers with names written on them were sealed in yellow paper, the examiner Ping Guogong announced the end of the examination and ordered the palace door to be opened and the candidates to go out. Outside the palace door, a sea of ​​people had already gathered, some of them watching the excitement.

, but more of them are the parents and servants who pick up the candidates.

Naturally, Mr. Tan was among them. Ouyang Jin finished his work in the yamen and came over to see him, but the soldiers said they would not let him out until noon. He thought it was hot and could not wait impatiently so he went home.

When Mrs. Tan heard this, she couldn't sit still, so she specially invited Nianfu here again, bringing rice soup and snacks to welcome her son. Therefore, Nianfu was lucky enough to witness the grand scene of the first national examination in the Liang Dynasty.

Of course, the examinations at this time were still very different from the imperial examinations of later generations.

However, this is a signal that proves that the country no longer blindly selects talents from aristocratic families. It also gives a chance to the humble scholars. If development continues like this, in a few years, the imperial examination system should gradually appear.

Well, I just don’t know if Ouyang Kang has such good luck.

Just as he was sighing, he suddenly heard his servants cheering, "Master! It's the second young master who has come out!"

From a distance, he saw Ouyang Zhuang coming out, and a servant immediately ran forward to help him. Because there were so many people outside, it was inconvenient for Tan to get out of the car, but he raised the curtain and kept staring with tears in his eyes.

When Ouyang Zhuang got in the car, without saying a word, he drank every last drop of a large bowl of warm sweet rice soup before he had time to speak, "But I'm so thirsty!"

Seeing that her son's face was a little pale and haggard, Mrs. Tan felt really distressed, and hurriedly brought him some snacks, "These are light and less oily, made according to Sister Mu's instructions. You can eat a few pieces first to cushion your stomach, and then come back."

No matter how good the family is, there is no water for students to drink in the examination place?"

Ouyang Zhuang devoured a few pieces before answering the question again, "How can it be so good? It's all drying in the sun."

Just when he was about to complain, when he saw Nianfu, he thanked her first, "Sister Mu, thank you so much this time. Thank you for giving me the ginkgo. All the candidates who want to leave midway

If it's open, you have to hand in your test papers immediately, it's really strict."

Nianfu was not humble at all, "Just help me. What did you take the exam for?"

Speaking of the test questions, Ouyang Zhuang also found them somewhat interesting, "There are several test questions, and the others are just fine, but one of them is based on the example of an unmarried woman who was raped and maimed someone during the resistance."

, it was really difficult to start writing, and it took a long time.”

Huh? Nianfu opened his eyes wide, why is this so similar to what happened to her?

Mrs. Tan had no intention of asking these questions. She only asked about her son's well-being. She stopped asking questions and sat on the carriage outside. She saw that all the candidates, no matter how well they did in the exam, were like generals returning in triumph.

Welcome back to their families.

It's just that there are many people and cars in the examination room, so it's not easy to pass smoothly. Several families are fighting for the way, and even a collision accident occurs. They are quarreling there, which makes people behind complain.

Suddenly, a young and tall general led a team to rush out. He whipped a few times, making people cry, but he also managed to separate the carriages and horses blocking the road and create two new lanes.

"Left out, right in, anyone who dares to mess up again will be beaten!"

"It's Gongsun Hong from Duke Dingguo's family! Don't mess with that lunatic!"

With the strong intervention of the traffic police, every household has calmed down.

The road was finally open and passable. But no one dared to take the first one, because everyone was afraid that the man would suddenly go crazy again.

Suddenly, while reciting blessings, she saw a tall man raising his chin towards her. She quickly asked the driver to drive out and became the vanguard. Someone was leading the team, and everyone immediately followed up one by one consciously. The road quickly became smooth and people gathered together.

The flow of people gradually dispersed.

When he passed by, Nianfu waved to the man as a greeting.

Gongsun Hong glanced at her and nodded, but said nothing and continued to maintain order.

Looking back again, Nianfu had to say that this man was really handsome when he got down to business.

After returning home smoothly, the whole family surrounded Ouyang Zhuang like stars holding the moon, and went to see Ouyang Jin first. No matter how unreliable that father is, he is the head of the family after all. And he is also the only official in the family, so I will report the answer to him first.

You can also get a preliminary evaluation.

Nianfu didn't follow him to join in the fun, and ran away halfway. He wanted to go to Ouyang Kang to tell him the news he just heard, but after thinking about it again, he turned into the kitchen again.

Ouyang Kang was a little surprised when he saw that Nianfu had gone out for half a day and came back with a food box.

"When did you come back?"

"It's been a while. I even cooked a few dishes for you. It's such a hot day. Do you think I'm good to you?" No matter what age you do, you have to say good deeds. Lei Feng also needs publicity to become famous.

Young Master Ouyang's eyes flickered, and he suddenly snorted awkwardly, "What is this? Sympathy for me?"

"Forget it, to tell you the truth, I was actually greedy. I saw the mandarin fish in the kitchen, so hey, I ordered one under your sign. First of all, I want to make it clear that you have to eat it with me."

Ouyang Kang's face was still sullen, but there was a touch of warmth in his eyes.

"I knew you weren't that kind! But we're not outside right now. If you want to eat with me, you have to close the door first. Otherwise, what will happen if people see you?"

There was no need to open her mouth to recite blessings. Ah Qi next to her had already consciously closed the door, then stepped back, smiling at the corner of her mouth, and waited beside her.

This Sister Mu is actually a very considerate person. Although she doesn't know how to cook and doesn't know much about medicine, she also knows that sweet-scented osmanthus fish is the best among all kinds of flowers and is the most tonic. She made it specially.

This fish is probably here specifically to nourish the body and comfort the young master.

However, the mandarin fish she made was unique. It was not steamed or braised, but stir-fried with many chives. On such a hot day, the green and white color was refreshing and pleasant. Just smelling the aroma made me salivate.

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After the two of them had finished eating, Nianfu pointed at the half fish tail left on the order and looked at her with a smile, "If you don't dislike it, I'll reward you with this, and you can also try my cooking."

Ah Qi smiled and agreed. Just as she was about to clear away the dishes, she heard a noise in the courtyard. It was Ouyang Zhuang who had returned.

Although the poor second young master no longer had diarrhea, he still didn't dare to eat casually, so he couldn't have a celebration banquet after the exam. He only ate some porridge and side dishes, and it was over soon.

Seeing that they had just finished eating, he thought about it and came over. He took the initiative to say hello to Ouyang Kang with a smile, "Brother, have you finished eating? I'm going to take the exam today. Some of the questions were quite interesting. I

I’m afraid I can’t answer the answer well, so how about you help me go through the details?”

This is the rhythm of deepening the friendship between brothers. He was about to leave after reciting blessings and interests, but unexpectedly he heard Ouyang Kang's lukewarm words, "I just came from the country, how can I have the ability to check the details for you? You should ask someone else.

Be smart."

In one sentence, Ouyang Zhuang was frozen there, so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do.

Ah Qi didn't dare to speak, so Nian Fu had to step forward to rescue her, "The eldest young master is not fully recovered yet. Second young master, you have just finished the exam and are tired, so you should go and rest early."

No matter how guilty Ouyang Zhuang was, he lost his mood and turned around to leave. The corner of his light blue clothes stirred up a cool breeze, but the luxurious material burned Ouyang Kang's eyes again.

With a wink, Ah Qi lowered her head and quickly left the stage. Nian Fu said solemnly, "What's the matter with you?"

"What's wrong with me? Isn't what I said the truth?" Ouyang Kang turned his head and the veins on his hands bulged slightly.

"Okay! Forget me for talking too much, I'm nosy, okay?" Nianfu turned around and left without stopping.

Ouyang Kang looked at her decisive back, and felt the anger in his heart getting stronger. It was obvious that he had been wronged, so why did she come to be angry with him? As for the issue of being taken up that caused the dispute, he ignored it.

Seven days later, the imperial villa in Xishan on the outskirts of Beijing received the exam paper. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.
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