Rebirth of the Only Favored Empress

After the new year, the city of Qi seems to be a little quieter.

The Chu Palace is busy with the matter of Feng Han and Mo Qingyun going to the border town at the end of February. This time, Feng Han stayed in Qicheng for a long time, and when he mentioned that he was going to travel again, the people in the Palace were not used to it for a while, but still Start to prepare some things, after all, this time the princess will also go together.

Mo Qingyun was the only one who was free. Every day, he would find time to look at Yi Siyuan's homework, and remind him if he made mistakes.

Although Feng Han didn't return to court, he was still busy every day. Qing Yun didn't know what he was busy with, so he basically wouldn't bother him.

Most of the officials in these celestial dynasties are also starting to be busy, busy with the Chongwei Examination.

The dates for the examination are scheduled for the ninth day of February, the [-]th day of February, and the [-]th day of February. There will be a total of nine days, with each session lasting three days. The end of the examination will be on the seventeenth day of February.

Naturally, Feng Han told Qing Yun about these things. Qing Yun still remembered the young man he met years ago, and he was still looking forward to hearing about that person.

Before the start of the examination, Feng Han took Qing Yun to Zhuangyuan Street in Dongcheng.

Mo Qingyun opened the curtain and looked at the restaurants on the street, "I didn't expect there are so many inns and restaurants here."

"The No. [-] Scholar Street in Dongcheng, before the exam every three years, will be full of students from all over the country who come to take the exam. The price ranges from high to low, and you can choose according to your own wishes." Feng Han sat opposite Qing Yun explained.

Mo Qingyun lowered the curtain on his forehead, "So that's the way it is. I think this street is fairly quiet, and that's probably why."

"Yes, there are many vendors selling calligraphy, painting, brush and ink on the street, and there are many students who are cash-strapped selling some calligraphy and painting."

"My lord, then do you think that Yan Jincheng is also a student taking the exam?" Mo Qingyun really wanted to know what happened to that person. In his opinion, he shouldn't be a liar, and he really has real talents.

Of course, Feng Han knew that this person's reputation was not bad, "It should be, but he arrived in Yancheng so early. There are two reasons. The first one is that his family is far away, so he came to Qicheng early to make some money Xunzi, the second is that his family is in this city, but the conditions are really bad."

"Qing Yun thinks that this Yan Jincheng is the first type. In this county, the worst is probably the refugees in the temple, or some civilians outside the city. Life in the city is quite good."

"That's right, I'm also inclined to the first option. Maybe if you're far away from home, you can only come to Yancheng to sell some calligraphy and paintings in advance to make a living. But you gave him so many lapels last time, so I think there's nothing wrong with it."

Hearing this, Mo Qingyun nodded. He also felt that he should be able to survive. A family of four with a common head can use it for more than a year. As long as it is not squandering, there must be a lot left.

There was a sudden commotion outside the carriage, and Mo Qingyun opened the curtain to look curiously, and saw many people running forward.

"Where are they going, let's go and see, there should be some excitement." Mo Qingyun suggested to Feng Han.

Feng Han nodded and knocked on the car, Fu Yushan outside answered "Yes." He must have followed that

some people.

Not long after, we arrived at an inn restaurant. This building is four floors high. From the outside, the middle part looks like a tower, but there are two wings extending from both sides. This is the first time Mo Qingyun has seen a restaurant built like this , but it is really big, and it should be able to accommodate many people.

Feng Han led Mo Qingyun out of the car carefully, the door was crowded with people, and after a while, Xiao Er came to guide them, and asked everyone to go in one by one without crowding.

Fu Yushan went forward and said something to the errand, and the errand quickly walked towards the carriage with a smile on his face, and bowed to invite Feng Han and the others to enter.

Feng Han protected Mo Qingyun and was led up to the second floor by Xiao Er. This place is much more secluded and the location is much more spacious. Private rooms are also set up, but the distance between each private room is very close, presumably to accommodate more people. design.

"Xiaoer, are you going to hold some kind of party?" Mo Qingyun looked curiously at the crowd below, there was no one in the middle, but some tables were set up.

"My son, our boss of Fenghe Tower and the famous Wenzuo Academy in Pocheng held a competition, and three winners were determined. The winning scholar can get 100 taels of silver, 50 taels of silver, and 20 taels of silver respectively. These three levels."

Mo Qingyun raised her eyebrows when she heard this, "You are so generous, your boss is quite nice."

Xiao Er laughed, "That's right, the boss said that he just didn't have that opportunity back then, so he wanted to provide some money for the scholars."

"Then is it just a test now? Will it delay the test?"

Xiaoer shook his head again and again, "No, no, the competition is over, today is for judging and watching."

"Oh? It's all over. It's really too late to know, otherwise we can still watch the excitement." Mo Qingyun looked at the people whispering below and asked Xiaoer, so the judgment result will be announced soon? "

"Yes, young master, the people from Wenzuo Academy are in the back hall."

Mo Qingyun thought for a while and said, "Although this Wenzuo Academy is a prestigious academy in Qicheng and even Daqin, it would be unfair if it is judged by the masters of Qi Academy."

Xiaoer was not surprised when he heard the words, he smiled and shook his head at Mo Qingyun, "My lord, I don't know, although Wenzuo Academy is the sponsor, and the son is from our Fenghe Tower, the winner will be judged." Ren Youwen

Mr. Wen Chengli, a well-known university scholar invited by Zuo Academy, and three other gentlemen who have already become scholars, are all the pillars of the dynasty at that time, and they are absolutely convincing. "

"Wen Chengli." Mo Qingyun read the name and looked at Feng Han.

Feng Han nodded to him and said, "It's the cousin of Wen Xiang."

"So that's how it is." Mo Qingyun suddenly realized, and began to look forward to which scholar would receive this award.

Seeing that the two young masters had nothing to ask, Xiaoer bowed and left after saying something.

On the second floor of the private room where they were sitting, they could also directly see the shape of the main hall downstairs. Maybe when the time came, someone came out from the back after a while. Four chairs were placed in the center of the main hall. Four elders Come out and sit on it.

Ten long tables were placed around the stand, and Mo Qingyun saw a maid walking towards the long table with a scroll, and ten paintings were displayed on the long table after a while.

Mo Qingyun was very curious, and asked Fu Yushan to call the second child. The second child probably also understood Mo Qingyun's curiosity, and quickly started explaining from the side.

"These ten are ten people selected from many scholars, and these ten people will make their own paintings, calligraphy, and articles within seven days, and they will be evaluated by four old gentlemen."

Looking at the situation below, Mo Qingyun suddenly realized and nodded, "It means that there are many students participating, and ten of them have stood out from the crowd, so these ten must have been very capable."

"Young Master Mingjian." Xiao Er hurriedly echoed.

Downstairs there was a person standing in the middle, Xiaoer hurriedly explained that this person was Zeng Honghui from Wenzuo Academy, and he was the one who announced the winner of the competition.

"Everyone be quiet." After Zeng Honghui finished speaking, he saw that everyone gradually quieted down before continuing, "Today is the agreed deadline. The four gentlemen have already decided on the students who will be rewarded. Now Wen

His Excellency announced it himself. "

Wen Chengli stood up when he heard the words, and he didn't show off, and said directly, "No. 1 Yan Jincheng, No. 2 Ling Liangcai, No. 3 Bu Yan."

There was silence in the scene, and then there were whispers, and Mo Qingyun came back to look at Feng Han.

"I just heard Yan Jincheng's name."

Feng Han laughed in his heart, "Yes, it is indeed him."

Mo Qingyun's face gradually showed joy, "This person is really good, not only in painting, but he also has other abilities."

There were already students on the stage below, Mo Qingyun looked down, it was the Yan Jincheng he had seen before, and the other two must be No.2 and No.3.

Zeng Honghui asked the boy to move three long tables, which were the masterpieces of those three people. In addition to paintings and calligraphy, they also released articles for everyone to enjoy.

"The rest of the students don't need to be discouraged by this moment's victory or defeat. Some people just have weaknesses, but this time the competition has been agreed to be painting, calligraphy, and essays. It is a combination of these three, and you don't have to be discouraged."

Wen Chengli's words made some people's faces better, "Don't let this influence the future test, this victory or defeat has nothing to do with the result of the test, you have to understand this."

"Yes." Several people standing in front who were unsuccessful answered one after another.

This time, the words finally got everyone's assurance, and Wen Chengli felt relieved when he saw the student who was ranked fourth. That student just lost the competition because of his weakness in painting.

"Master Wen, the students want to know where they lost." Kang Rongxuan stood up and cupped his hands at Wen Chengli

Wen Chengli glanced at the man and nodded to him, "You are Kang Rongxuan, I remember your article, if I say it, I think it's because your ideas are a bit too extreme, not just blindly studying knowledge but ignoring world affairs, I think this It has something to do with Mr. Kang's family background, sometimes you put aside the inherent thinking and look and think more, instead of standing still."

The people around Wen Chengli naturally heard what Wen Chengli said, and when Kang Rongxuan came to inquire just now, he attracted everyone's attention.

Wen Chengli waved to Kang Rongxuan, "Just read Yan Jincheng's article."

Kang Rongxuan stood at the table and carefully interpreted Yan Jincheng's article, while other people were also checking each other's articles, not only to see whether they won or lost, but also to learn from others' strengths.

Seeing the bustling scene below, Mo Qingyun was a little moved, "Han, I want to see it too."

How could Feng Han disobey Mo Qingyun, every time Mo Qingyun made a request, it was not too much, as long as Qingyun looked at him with that look, he would be completely lost.

"Take you down to have a look."

Mo Qingyun was startled when he heard the words, "Is it convenient?" Did Qingyun want to say that Feng Han's identity would not be exposed?

It's just that Feng Han happened to have his own thoughts, that Yan Jincheng seemed to be really capable, and he didn't want to lose such a talent for the country and the people.

"It's okay, I'll take you there." Feng Han said as he stood up and led Qing Yun by the hand.