Summer has just arrived, and the city of Yanjing is more lively than in previous years.

Dayan’s triennial autumn examination is scheduled for this autumn.

Some students who had participated in the provincial examinations came to Yanjing City early.

The most lively place in Yanjing City is Wangjing Tower.

Every year, many talented candidates come to Wangjing Tower for the autumn examination, and this year is no exception.

Wangjing Tower is different from other attics in that its main style is based on books.

In order to build a good reputation and attract more noblemen from Yanjing families, the owner of Wangjing Tower set up a test on the first floor of Wangjing Tower.

The test questions will change every day.

These test questions are either quatrains, famous quotes from ancient times, or even couplets.

Because of this, many students who are taking part in the autumn examination come to give it a try.

It was noon, and many young men from aristocratic families were already standing in the lobby of Wangjing Tower.

Some come to Wangjing Tower to eat, drink and taste tea.

Some people just come to see what kind of questions the boss of Wangjinglou has asked today.

Shen Mi took Yun Lan out from the side door of the Shen Mansion and went straight to Wangjing Tower.

Shen Mi had been to Wangjing Tower once, but she was drunk by the Fourth Master that time, so she did not have a deep impression of Wangjing Tower.

However, today, her purpose of going to Wangjing Tower was not to drink, but for another purpose.

The carriage slowly moved forward and finally arrived in front of Wangjing Tower.

After Shen Mi got off the carriage, she could still hear the shouts of some talented men and beautiful women coming from inside.

Yun Lan reached out to support her and said with a smile, "Miss, I booked a private room on the second floor. I can see the lobby on the first floor at a glance."

"kindness."

Shen Mi waved her sleeves and slowly walked into Wangjing Tower with Yun Lan.

On the first floor of Wangjing Tower, there were already some scholars preparing for the imperial examinations and some sons of high-ranking families in Yanjing.

In the hall on the first floor, there is a painting hanging on a screen with fine carvings.

The painting shows a woman leaning against a window, looking up at the full moon in the sky.

Next to the slender, white hand was a chrysanthemum, whose petals had withered.

There are two lines of poetry inscribed on the painting: 'No moon makes me sad when I miss my hometown, let alone the autumn when I am away from home.'

Now it seems that the intention of using this painting is to encourage people to compose the following two lines of poetry.

When Shen Mi entered the front hall, she was wearing a purple veil, and her figure was slender and her waist was as thin as a willow, which made some young men turn their heads.

Some people have even guessed her identity, the second young lady of the Shen family.

At His Majesty's birthday banquet, she was married to the Crown Prince.

However, Shen Mi did not approach those people, but went straight to the private room on the second floor under the guidance of Yun Lan.

The door of the private room was opened, and a faint scent of incense was burning on the table. Yun Lan reached out and poured Shen Mi some fine Longjing tea.

"Miss, Wangjing Tower is indeed different. Are we going to stay here all day today?"

Shen Mi smiled indifferently, his eyes falling on the group of people in the lobby on the first floor.

He smiled and said, "Of course not. We are here to wait for someone. When we get there, we will leave in a moment."

As she spoke, she picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea.

Shen Mi vaguely remembered that in his previous life, on this day, Su Xun went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, and like other students taking the examination, he had a conflict with others here.

That day, he was devalued.

Unexpectedly, not long after, he became the new top scholar, and later became a powerful official favored by His Majesty.

Shen Mi only found out about these things later.

She sat in the private room and drank the wine in the glass. Yun Lan poured her another glass.

The private rooms are elegant and unique, with the scent of books everywhere.

However, Shen Mi came here today just to meet Su Xun.

Su Xun should also know that his younger brother is in the Shen Mansion.

Yun Lan sat opposite Shen Mi, and the master and servant began to drink tea and eat snacks.

Not long after, there was a sudden noise from the lobby on the first floor.

Shen Mi held the teacup in her hand and looked downstairs, where she saw several men in blue and fancy clothes having a conflict with a young man.

The boy was about twenty years old, wearing light-colored clothes, with clear and powerful features, regular facial features, and a handsome face.

However, those eyes, like Su Rong's, had a hint of toughness, causing some of the ladies around to lower their heads and whisper to each other.

Shen Mi put down the teacup and looked at Yun Lan opposite, "The person we are waiting for is here, let's go and see the excitement."

Yun Lan nodded, put down the teacup, and walked downstairs with Shen Mi in her arm.

The master and servant walked out of the private room and slowly went down the stairs, then they heard the sharp sound exploding in their ears.

"A foreigner who really thinks he can rise to prominence."

"This jade pendant is an heirloom from my ancestors. If it breaks, can you afford to pay for it?"

"You can't afford to pay for it."

There was also a clear and handsome voice, "You clearly dropped this jade pendant on the ground by yourself, how can you blame me?"

"It's a jade pendant. If it was really me who broke it, I will compensate you no matter how much it costs. I, Su Xun, will keep my word."

The young man in green threw the emerald green jade pendant at Su Xun.

He said angrily, “I see that you are also a scholar. How can you not admit it when so many people are watching?”

"This jade pendant was broken because of you."

"If you don't give me an explanation today, you can't leave here, let alone take part in the autumn exam."

"That's right. I think he is just a poor scholar. How can he afford to pay the compensation?"

"You are from another place, right? Don't you know that what Yanjing City lacks the most is students like you who have no background."

"I really thought I was talented just because I could come up with the second half of the poem."

When Shen Mi and Yun Lan arrived, they saw a young man in gorgeous green clothes mocking Su Xun.

Judging from the green-clothed young man's attire, he must be a descendant of a noble family in Yanjing.

However, Shen Mi's eyes still fell on the painting.

In the painting, the two lines of poetry become four lines.

Obviously, the last two sentences were matched by Su Xun.

When the young man from the noble family saw Su Xun reciting the next two lines of poetry, which caused the girls around him to whisper to each other, he became jealous.

Shen Mi slowly walked to the front of the painting, raised his eyes and looked at it, immediately attracting the attention of people around him.

"Whose lady is this?"

"It seems to be the second daughter of the Shen family."

The sound of whispering was heard, and Shen Mi looked at the last two lines of the poem in the painting and then recited them aloud.

"One night the cool breeze blew my dream away, and I didn't realize I was wandering in the vast cold."

She turned around and looked at Su Xun with a smile in her eyes.

"Are these last two sentences written by you, young master?"

Su Xun said respectfully, "It is me."

Shen Mi raised her eyes to look at Su Xun, and sure enough, just like in her previous life, he had a handsome face and looked like a graceful young man.

His eyes were firm but polite.

The young man in blue beside him was immediately furious when he saw that Shen Mi was also curious about Su Xun.

"What's the use of writing good poems? If you are a scholar, your moral character will still be corrupted."

"You broke my jade pendant into pieces, and you dare not admit it."

"Do you know how much this jade pendant of mine is worth?"

Shen Mi looked at the jade pendant in the green-clothed man's hand, reached out to pick it up, and looked at it for a moment.

"How much is this jade pendant worth?"

The young man in blue clothes arrived: "One hundred taels of silver."

Shen Mi looked at the jade pendant for a while and said with a smile: "This jade pendant is a fake. Do you think it is worth one hundred taels?"

She looked at Yun Lan and said, "Give him ten taels of silver, and we, the master and the servant, will buy this fake."

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