Xiao Wang didn't know how he got back to the East Palace. He got off the carriage and looked at Chu Xingchen, feeling miserable in his heart.
How can I let you understand my feelings and how can I obtain your forgiveness?
Can you wait for me any longer?
These words are destined to remain unspoken.
The next day, Xu Dandan felt a lot of hostility when she entered the palace, and she always felt that her head would be gone the next second, but she was confident that it was them who had the problem.
They didn't dare to do anything to her.
Xu Dandan was just glad that Chu Xingchen finally stopped thinking. She made up her mind to help Chu Xingchen if she found a suitable one in the future.
She was happy, but everyone was unhappy. Lingzhou was very angry when he heard the news, but he felt that it must not be Chu Xingchen's idea, and he saw that it was Xu Dandan.
If Xu Dandan hadn't been a girl, Ling Zhou would have beaten her long ago.
Lingzhou was worried about Chu Xingchen going out to see other men, so he blocked Chu Xingchen early in the morning. Fortunately, he had a sense of proportion and knew that the imperial examination was very important. When Chu Xingchen went to see the queen, he left on his own.
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The Queen saw Ling Zhou and asked, "Why is Ling Shaoqing so angry? Are you having a conflict?"
"No."
"If you say no, I'm afraid it's a bit distasteful. I've heard about your flower viewing yesterday."
There was a smile in the Queen's voice, "You weren't happy before, so how come you were happy yesterday? If you like someone, it doesn't matter if you take them away. But if you don't take the existing ones, it won't be useless to bring in as many more people as you want."
The Queen stuck her head out from behind the exam paper and said, "It looks like you can't eat it, so it's not useless."
"Mother." Chu Xingchen was helpless by her teasing, "Let's talk about business."
"The imperial examination is business, and so is your business. Xingchen, what do you think? Shen Cangzhu behaved the way he did before. It's normal for you to be annoyed with him, but haven't you and Ling Zhou always had a good relationship?"
"Lingzhou is my younger brother." Chu Xingchen was helpless.
"It's not like he's a biological brother." The Queen interrupted with one sentence, "Now that Northern Xinjiang is in their hands, the Ling family is loyal. Wouldn't it be good for you and Ling Zhou to have a child? This way they will be even more devoted to the imperial court, so you can rest assured.
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But Chu Xingchen shook his head, "Mother, since they are loyal, there is no need to have children."
The special training team trained by Ling Zhou is now in good shape. He is a natural-born general. If he has a child with her, as the father of a prince and princess, it will be difficult for him to return to the battlefield in this life.
Although he had previously claimed that he liked children and wanted to have children with her, he might regret it if he was trapped in the palace in the future.
She didn't want Ling Zhou to change his appearance in the palace, so it was better to be her brother and her friend.
Chu Xingchen pointed to the test paper and changed the subject, "Now that we have civil servants to follow the imperial examination, it gives the people a way to go. In the future, military officers and military officers must also be standardized."
"When the imperial examinations are stabilized, the military examinations can also be used, especially for those soldiers in northern Xinjiang who are always on the front line of life and death. Benefits must be raised, and pensions and pensions must be gradually improved to let them know how good the imperial court is and why they are still afraid of them.
Disloyal?"
This is why she continues to raise taxes and increase income.
"This can only be done by you."
The Queen stopped mentioning the previous topic. She still did not mention Zhou Buyan this time, as if Zhou Buyan did not exist in her place.
Chu Xingchen never mentioned Zhou Buyan. It wasn't that he had forgotten Zhou Buyan, but he was special to her. Not only did he not understand feelings at the moment, but even if he did, she didn't want to have any male-female involvement with him.
The relationship between men and women is too complicated. This is how Shen Cangzhu and she are inseparable. She doesn't want to lose Zhou Buyan, the best and most special person to her.
She wanted to be with him for a long time, preferably in a way that was similar to family and friends.
On the first day of August, the first imperial examination for children unified by Dachu was officially started.
Since there has never been an imperial examination before, the test papers this time are unified for all Dachu. This examination lasts for three days. After passing all the results, you will be qualified as a student member (scholar). Only by passing the scholar examination can you continue to take the following courses. 's exam.
Because this is the first time that the exam is held in the first year, in order to select talents faster and to motivate people, this time the imperial examination, the scholar examination and the imperial examination are held before and after. As long as you keep passing the test, you can pass all the way to the imperial examination. .
The first, second, third and third grade examinations for scholars are held in August. If you fail, you will pass. If you come back next year, if you pass, you can directly participate in the provincial examinations held on August 9th, 12th and 15th.
The first day of August has become the most lively day in Dachu, and it has also become a day of historical significance.
Examinations began all over Chu on this day, as did Feng'an City. Chu Xingchen personally invigilated the exams and arrived at the newly built Gongyuan when the sky was still dark.
She arrived low-key and early, but there were still people waiting in line.
"Son, you have to take the exam well. The newspaper says that if you pass the exam, you will no longer be an ordinary scholar."
Scholars began to have the aura of "fame" around them, and they could enjoy privileges that ordinary scholars did not have, such as being exempted from corvee service, reporting to the magistrate when encountering official matters, not kneeling before the magistrate, not using torture casually when litigating, etc.
For ordinary people, this is a real life-changing opportunity.
"Take exams all the way. If you can pass the provincial exam and pass the exam, you can become an official."
The words outside were full of hope and longing, with ordinary peasant students and well-dressed young men standing together.
No matter what their family background is, at this moment, they are standing on the same starting line.
Unfortunately, although there is no gender restriction, no women came to take the scientific examination.
After checking the candidates' information, conducting body searches, and seating them, Chu Xingchen personally announced the start of the exam when everything was ready.
Compared with the modern primary school entrance examination, junior high school entrance examination and college entrance examination, the ancient examination was longer and contained more and more comprehensive questions.
The exam has many questions and covers a wide range of topics. Only by studying solidly can you pass this test and officially become a scholar.
At the end of the first day of the exam, when the test papers were collected, some people had finished writing, and some people had not even finished the questions at all.
The candidates worked hard to take the exam during the day and rested in the dormitory at night, while the examiners began to mark the exam papers overnight.
After taking the exam for three days, some people couldn't stand it physically and collapsed, and some people were mentally weak and couldn't stand it anymore. But the gate of Gongyuan was not open, and only medicine and doctors were prepared inside.
Knowing that the provincial examination was still waiting for them, all the examiners worked overtime, and finally before the sixth day of the sixth grade, they marked all the examination papers and selected the top three.
Because the conditions were relaxed, there were many people who signed up, but the results were inevitably uneven. In a real big wave, the admission rate for the childbirth examination held in Feng'an City was the highest in Dachu, reaching 20%.
But the next day, the acceptance rates from other counties that were sent overnight were probably between 1% and 10%.
"There is nothing wrong with the list. When the time comes, let them release the list on time."
Chu Xingchen took the list from the Queen's hand. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a creaking sound above his head, as if something was unable to support it.
Chu Xingchen raised his head and looked up. They were now in the Queen's study. The study was only renovated last year. Chu Xingchen thought that some shadow was making a sound inadvertently.
But when I looked at it, I found that the beams were moving and swaying, as if they were about to collapse in the next second.
Even if it collapses, they will be crushed to death inside.
"Run!" Chu Xingchen shouted immediately. Before he could finish his words, he heard a clang from above, and the beams of the roof were pressing towards them instantly.
Zhou Buyan appeared in front of him immediately. Chu Xingchen and the Queen ran forward together. When they saw Zhou Buyan, their eyes lit up. They had no time to speak or react. Everything was happening in one thought.
When Chu Xingchen was grabbed by Zhou Buyan's hand and ran out quickly, with the roaring sound of collapse, his brain realized that between the Queen and her, Zhou Buyan chose her.
That Queen... "Mother Queen!" Just as Chu Xingchen was about to turn around, he heard another tooth-breaking crunching sound.
The collapse continued, beams and tiles fell down, and the bookshelves in the study were crushed and fell to the ground.
If it weren't for Zhou Buyan, Chu Xingchen wouldn't be able to escape even if he had a pair of wings.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Xingchen was led to the door by Zhou Buyan, but they were about to escape, but God did not give them a chance to survive.
It only took a split second for the beam at the door and the plaque on the door to fall from the roof. But in this split second, even Zhou Buyan's speed was not enough.
Seeing that both of them would die, Zhou Buyan pushed Chu Xingchen out and held up the falling plaque, buying a moment of time.
Chu Xingchen was pushed out by Zhou Buyan. When he turned around, he saw Zhou Buyan being submerged by the collapsed house.
He couldn't escape.
No matter how skilled he was, he still couldn't escape at this moment.