Qi Zhong was provoked by Li En and his eyes immediately widened with anger. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't find a reason. He could only snort angrily and turned away.

At this time, Yuan Jinbin was too lazy to pay attention to the dispute between Qi Zhong and Li En.

He looked at Meng Yu with worry.

Meng Yu was at a loss at this time and could only say to Yuan Jinbin:

"No matter what, as long as you win this round, it will be a draw. Although you can't make them lose face, at least you won't lose money."

Yuan Jinbin's face was gloomy. Although Meng Yu's words were correct, this was not the result he expected.

Just then, a maid hurriedly ran to Yuan Jinbin and stuffed a note into his hand.

Yuan Jinbin carefully spread out the note in his hand, and his pupils suddenly shrank as if they were pricked by a fine needle.

His heartbeat quickened, and his eyes involuntarily drifted to a corner, where his father, Yuan Xiangguo, was sitting quietly. When their eyes met, Yuan Xiangguo gave him a warm smile, then turned away calmly.

Yuan Jinbin did not hesitate. He quickly glanced at the note and hurriedly memorized the words on it. Then, without attracting anyone else's attention, he quietly threw the note into the incense burner next to him.

And this question was actually written by the emperor himself!

You have to write an essay on the emperor's topic.

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and started talking about it!

Yuan Jinbin and Zheng Fengyun are so young, what kind of policy papers can they write?

"Since this question was asked by His Majesty himself, if you win, you will directly receive two extra points."

As soon as Sun Jijiu finished speaking, Yuan Jinbin's eyes immediately lit up, as bright as stars.

This means that if he can win this round, he will be directly ahead of Zheng Fengyun in the total score!

By then, he would be able to witness Zheng Fengyun and Prince Duan bowing their heads and admitting their mistakes?

Thinking of this, Yuan Jinbin couldn't help but reveal a hint of pride on his face.

On the other hand, Zheng Fengyun grumbled to Gu Qinlan privately with some dissatisfaction:

"Mother, this seems a little unfair. Is His Majesty favoring Yuan Jinbin and the others?"

Gu Qinlan smiled softly upon hearing this, held Zheng Fengyun's hand, and gently comforted him: "In the face of absolute power, any tricks are just illusions."

After hearing this, Zheng Fengyun nodded firmly, glanced at Dou Qianqian and Zheng Huiyi, and said confidently:

"Qianqian and Huiyi both performed so well! I will never let the reputation of Prince Duan's Mansion be disgraced!"

Seeing Zheng Fengyun regain his spirits, Gu Qinlan finally felt relieved.

however……

After a brief thought, she waved to Zheng Fengyun and whispered something in his ear.

After hearing this, Zheng Fengyun immediately nodded and said, "Thank you for your guidance, mother. Fengyun will remember it in my heart!"

Then, he held his head high and walked confidently to the stage.

When everyone thought Zheng Fengyun had relaxed, Xiang Zhu couldn't help but whisper:

"Is the Second Young Master a little uncoordinated?"

When everyone saw this, they all laughed out loud. It seemed that Zheng Fengyun was not as calm as he appeared to be.

Gu Qinlan smiled slightly, then approached Zheng Dinglian and asked softly:

"How's it going?"

"Don't worry, it's done."

"That's good."

The two of them were talking in low voices, but Dongfang Hongye asked in confusion, "What are you whispering about?"

The two of them looked at Dongfang Hongye together, just smiled and did not reveal the truth.

Dongfang Hongye looked at the couple's synchronized smiles and couldn't help but shudder, thinking to himself: I feel like you two are plotting something, and the person who is being plotted against will be in trouble.

Yuan Jinbin stood on the stage, glanced at Zheng Fengyun, and said seriously:

"I admit that you have some ability, but this is the end. You can't go any further."

After hearing this, Zheng Fengyun sneered and said sarcastically:

"Yuan Jinbin, don't you think you are being too hypocritical?"

"You pretend to be superior all day long, but in fact, you are nothing. Do you know what it means to imitate someone else? Just like you, you end up drawing a tiger but end up drawing a dog!"

Faced with Zheng Fengyun's mocking expression, Yuan Jinbin gritted his teeth and was burning with anger.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Zheng Fengyun has become so sarcastic and mean!

"I don't want to argue with you, let's speak with strength!"

"Oh, you don't dare to compete with me? It's obvious that you can't win against me! You'd better admit defeat as soon as possible to avoid embarrassment."

Sun Jijiu witnessed the tense situation between the two young men and was extremely anxious. He was afraid that a conflict would break out between them, so he quickly signaled them to take their seats and said softly:

"Although the Western Wei Dynasty was established not long ago, less than ten years ago, the unrest on the borders has led to continuous wars for years. Now, although the four borders are somewhat peaceful, the emptiness of the national treasury has become a thorny problem. Therefore, I would like to ask the two talented scholars to express their opinions on how to enrich the national treasury and write a policy paper."

As soon as the words fell, everyone present was shocked.

This topic is definitely not something that can be easily handled by those two immature children!

Even when used in the palace examination, it still carries great weight.

However, at this moment, the emperor designated Zheng Fengyun and the other two as the theme.

This...what kind of deep meaning is hidden behind it?

Some people couldn't help but cast their eyes on Zheng Dinglian, secretly wondering in their hearts, could it be that the emperor thought that the treasury was empty because of Zheng Dinglian's fault, so he wanted to use this question as a warning?

However, no matter what, since the topic has been set, if it can satisfy the emperor, then the additional two points will indeed be well deserved.

When Yuan Jinbin heard the topic, his eyes trembled slightly. He glanced at Yuan Xiangguo silently, then retracted his gaze, pursed his lips, picked up the pen and began to write.

Seeing that Yuan Jinbin had already started, Zheng Fengyun curled his lips slightly, picked up the pen, leaned against the table, and began to write.

Sun Jijiu stood behind them, looking at Yuan Jinbin's fluent and natural writing. The handwriting was beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

And Zheng Fengyun...

Although it was obvious that he was writing with care, his handwriting was still immature and the characters were clumsy, but it was still within an acceptable range.

At this moment, everyone held their breath and dared not make a sound, for fear of disturbing the two talented people who were thinking.

Dongfang Hongye nervously held Gu Qinlan's hand and whispered:

"Isn't this topic too difficult? Sister Qinlan, what if Fengyun can't write it?"

Gu Qinlan listened, patted the back of Dongfang Hongye's hand, gently withdrew his hand, and then poured her a cup of tea and comforted her:

"Don't worry, Sister Dongfang. Let's wait and see. Besides, isn't Feng Yun already working hard on writing?"

"Well, you are right. No matter what, we can't hand in a blank paper!" Dongfang Hongye's anxiety was slightly reduced after hearing this.

Zheng Dinglian sat aside, watching Dongfang Hongye getting closer and closer to Gu Qinlan, either grabbing her hand or hugging her shoulders, and he couldn't help feeling extremely unhappy.

Then he waved to Dou Qianqian who was looking at the stands nervously.

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