The speculations of Song Zhizhou and Su Yunting were like a huge rock pressing on everyone's heart, heavy and weighing on their heart.

Su Xuanming: "Mother actually sent Yunyan to Baichuan Academy, which means that passing the imperial examination is extremely important! We should strive to make everyone pass the examination and become a scholar this time, maybe we can turn the tide!"

"Yes! Godmother is extremely intelligent. Since she already knows the mistakes of Marquis Yongchang, she will definitely not surrender without a fight. She will definitely make some arrangements."

"All we can do is pass the exam and become a scholar! We should strive to enter the imperial court as soon as possible and serve our godmother!"

Su Xuanming's words were like a shot of adrenaline, inspiring everyone's fighting spirit, and the already hardworking people worked even harder.

Even Su Yunyan, who had no interest in taking the imperial examinations, was determined to study for her mother, her brother, the Marquis's Mansion, and her brothers!

Years pass by, time flies by.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

The Kyoto Tongsheng Examination was scheduled for June, just in time to avoid the scorching heat. It was divided into three stages: county examination, prefectural examination, and academy examination.

There are five county examinations in total, which are presided over by the Kyoto Education Commissioner.

Because of the imperial examination intensive class this time, the rebirth examination, which usually did not attract much attention from men, also attracted a lot of attention.

Under the watchful eyes of so many people, those students who originally had some small ideas and wanted to take some crooked paths all gave up.

As soon as the day began to dawn, Aunt Geng and the whole family started to work together.

As the exam day approached, the students in the academy worked harder and harder. Every night they would wait for the teacher to urge them to turn off the lights before they would go to bed.

In order to give the students a chance to relax, the college gave them three days off before the exams so that they could go home and adjust their mindsets.

The county examination mainly tests the meaning of calligraphy, the meaning of classics, and examination poems.

The Geng family boy had no talent in poetry, so he followed the teacher's advice and carefully crafted many poems for each question based on the theme of the test paper, hoping that he could get one or two right in the end.

As for the policy essay, the Master commented that the boy from the Geng family was down-to-earth, pragmatic and simple, and it would be relatively easy to pass if he met an academician who was dedicated to practical work.

In order to allow him to prepare for the exam with peace of mind, the Geng family was quiet for the past three days, and even the dogs passing by did not dare to howl.

Everything is ready.

Old man Geng harnessed the precious ox to the cart, drove the cart and took the Geng family boy to take the exam.

Aunt Geng didn't dare to say more, for fear of causing anxiety to her little boy, so she could only tell Old Man Geng: "Walk slowly, don't be anxious."

It was Old Man Geng who responded to Aunt Geng. He roared and drove the carriage out of the village.

As you walk from the suburbs of Beijing into the city, the population becomes increasingly dense.

Students carrying bags can be seen everywhere, as well as those who are preparing for the final exam, holding a book and muttering to themselves.

The breakfast shop no longer shouts loudly.

When a customer came, the customer and the vendor just exchanged gestures and the transaction was completed.

When they were almost at the test site, the Geng boy saw his familiar classmates and his nervous mood instantly relaxed.

"Dad, that's Su Dalang, I'm going to go look for them!"

Old Man Geng followed his youngest son's gaze and saw three young boys and girls standing next to a low-key carriage, standing out from the crowd.

The wife of Marquis Yongchang, Gu Nanxi, jumped off the carriage and gave them earnest instructions.

Old man Geng and his youngest son walked towards them, and they could faintly hear the gentle voice of the wife of Marquis Yongchang.

"Da Lang, although you are the eldest brother, don't have too much psychological pressure and don't set a benchmark for your younger brothers and sisters. If you are on the list, it will be a great joy. Even if you fail, the glory of your younger brothers and sisters is also your glory."

"Erlang, although you are the smartest person in our house, people make mistakes and horses stumble. It is common for the smartest people to capsize in the ditch, so don't feel psychologically stressed."

"Yunyan, mother had to use a lot of connections to get your name in. You are the focus of everyone's attention in this exam. If you do well, you can be a role model for women all over the world and pave the way for those who come after you. If you don't do well, it's okay. At most, mother will be embarrassed and the women of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be discouraged."

The Geng family kid was so nervous that his palms were sweating, and the slightest movement around him would make his heart beat wildly.

But after listening to the earnest instructions of the wife of Marquis Yongchang to the eldest and second sons and the young lady of the Su family, the young man of the Geng family suddenly felt how lucky it was that his father and mother remained silent.

Old man Geng, who was standing by, secretly peeked at the expressions of Su Dalang and the others, and saw that the expressions of the Su family's husband and wife changed from relaxed to solemn.

Although Su Xuanming's academic performance improved rapidly during this period, he had been suppressed and looked down upon for a long time, and his self-confidence could not be boosted in just one month.

Originally, Su Xuanming thought that if he really couldn't pass the exam, he could just donate money to become an official.

But after hearing what my mother said, I realized that by the time all my younger brothers and sisters passed the exam and I was the only one who failed, it would be so embarrassing. How could I act like an older brother in the future?

Su Yunting was extremely smart and had an almost photographic memory, but his mind was not on his studies at all. He had taken this exam just as a formality to support his brother's career.

But his mother's words made him nervous. If even a stupid person like his elder brother could pass the examination and become a scholar, but he failed, could he still be called the smartest person?

Su Yunyan looked around and held the pen bag tightly.

Although she knew that taking the imperial examination was of vital importance, Su Yunyan always thought that she had two older brothers and eight sworn brothers above her, so if the sky fell, there were tall people to hold it up.

With ten brothers in front of you, are you still afraid that you can’t hold up your own sky?

But my mother said that she wanted to set an example for all women in the world!

The pressure suddenly became huge!

Su Yunyan took several deep breaths. It seemed that she had to give it her all this time!

The three siblings of the Su family clenched their fists tightly and swore secretly that they must be on the list this time!

After getting the desired reaction, Gu Nanxi nodded with satisfaction and stopped putting pressure on them.

These three little bastards are like the donkey pulling the millstone, they only move one step when they are whipped.

The chicken soup we fed them some time ago only kept them going for about a month.

Now that the time has come, they all start to back down, hoping that others will succeed so that they can curry favor with them.

What absurdity!

I'm still waiting to cling to the thighs of these three people!

Gu Nanxi asked them to check their exam supplies carefully before letting the three of them leave to reunite with their classmates.

The candidates lined up, passed inspection and entered the examination room.

The huge crowd outside the examination hall were all anxiously waiting family members.

Old man Geng smoked his pipe one after another, his lips trembling slightly. His ancestors all made a living by digging in the mud, and there had never been a single scholar among them.

If his boy can pass all the tests and become a scholar this time, he will definitely build a shrine for the wife of Marquis Yongchang at home and kowtow to her day and night!

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