What about the soft and cute bamboo horse I am a freshman?

With the first thunder in spring, Jingzhe came.

On the morning of the test, there was a continuous drizzle, and the cobblestone road was very slippery. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, he was supposed to be carried in a sedan chair to take him there, but Jin Shifei said that the smell of grass mixed with soil just after the rain was very smelly. Comfortable, I ran out before Yuanchu called someone, and said that today is just a test, so don't worry too much at Yuanchu.

Yuan Chu pressed his eyelids that had been beating since early in the morning. After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't remember which eye made money and which eye made disaster. He just hoped that this little ancestor would not cause trouble in front of the imperial court today.

In previous years, before the formation exam, the national teacher would appear to ring the golden gong for the candidates preparing for the formation exam, but this year Liang Fang went to the northern border to inspect the formation. The apprentice is also one of the examinees, so he has to avoid suspicion at home. Neither the Nan Ya nor the Bei Ya can represent the entire Huazhen Division, so Emperor Yu Jing timely proposed to come forward to play the gong in person.

How many people have never seen the emperor in their entire lives, even those candidates for the imperial examination can only see the real face of the emperor after the palace examination, this time it opened the eyes of the candidates for this year's examination.

Although many shops in the West Market in the early morning have not yet opened, they are still bustling. The stalls selling snacks and breakfast are crowded with candidates who are here to prepare for the entrance examination.

The wonton stand exuded a tempting aroma. Although Jinshi had breakfast, he was still a little greedy after smelling the smell. He looked up to see that it was still early, so he bought a bowl of wonton and sat down.

Opposite the location of this wonton stall is the rouge and gouache shop named Jin Lixuan that Tao Baiyang came out of before. The door of this shop is still closed in the morning, and it seems that it will not open until noon.

Jin Shi scooped up a wonton with thin skin and big stuffing, and just blew a couple of mouthfuls, when he raised his eyes, he saw a woman wearing unremarkable but fine silk clothes sneaking out of Jinlixuan, she looked around After a while, she put on a veil to cover her beautiful face, lowered her head and hurriedly headed south, and the door of Jinlixuan was slowly closed after she left.

Jin Shi couldn't help asking "Huh?" in doubt.

"That's the personal servant girl of Oiran Li Niang in Caiwei Pavilion in Leisure Square."

A childish voice said beside him.

Jinshi turned his head and saw a child standing by his desk.

This child has dark skin, wears coarse cloth clothes, and has rough hands, but Jin Shi thinks his face looks familiar.

"Ah," he remembered, "are you a kid from the Kaimeng Academy at the National Teacher's Mansion? The son of a blacksmith's family?"

This child was pointed out to him by Liang Fang in the Kaimeng School of the National Teacher's Mansion. Although the aptitude is not good, the child is very hardworking and serious.

The child nodded: "I saw you before when I was studying at the National Teacher's Mansion."

It turned out that not only they saw the child that time, but the child also saw them.

Jinshi looked at the sky: "The class in the National Teacher's Academy should be a little later. You got up so early?"

"Because I heard that there will be a test today," the child's eyes brightened, "I want to see what the test takers look like and how to prepare before the test."

Jinshi laughed a little: "Are you thinking about the array test now?"

The child's face was very serious: "I will take the exam sooner or later, so I need to prepare in advance."

This child is really serious... It reminds Jinshi of Liang Fang who was just like the young adult back then.

Thinking of Liang Fang, Jinshi felt a little uncomfortable again, but he tried his best to suppress this feeling as the exam was about to come.

Jin Shi nodded: "Then you come on, have you eaten yet?"

The child glanced at his bowl of wontons, said "I'm not hungry" and was about to turn around and run away, but Jin Shi called him back: "Hey, wait a minute, I have something to ask you."

The child stopped for no reason, and Jin Shi asked the stall owner to serve another small bowl of wontons in front of the child.

The child shook his head: "I don't..."

"I really have something to ask you." Jin Shi took a spoon for him and put it in a bowl, "This is considered a reward for asking you for news."

The child was standing next to him just now, and his little stomach kept growling, no wonder he wasn't hungry.

Sure enough, the child was persuaded by his reason, and sat down obediently waiting for him to ask questions.

"You eat one first," Jin Shi scooped up a wonton by himself and swallowed half of it in one bite, and said vaguely while chewing, "We'll talk after eating one."

Seeing that the child finally started to move the spoon, Jin Shi slowly swallowed what was in his mouth, and asked: "Just now you said that the person who came out of the rouge and gouache shop just now is Huakui's personal maid? Then why is she so sneaky?" Sin?"

"Because it's Jinlixuan," the child replied while eating, "Jinlixuan is specially used to provide rouge and gouache to the wives of dignitaries and dignitaries. Common people can't afford it, but the oirans in Kanglefang can afford it. However, some nobles feel that they use the same thing as the oiran, and it is embarrassing, but the oiran is indeed rich, and sometimes he can even buy it better than those nobles. It’s fine on the surface.”

It turned out to be the case.

I remembered that the people who came in and out of the entrance of Jinlixuan were gorgeously dressed ladies and officials like Tao Baiyang, who were more or less looking down on the women in Kanglefang. Use the same thing as them.Although the store owner was reluctant to part with the oiran's money, these noble ladies were also an important source of income and contacts, so naturally they couldn't give up, so they could only "wrong" the oiran of Kanglefang.

"Then why does Jinlixuan open to the West Market?" Jin Shi wondered, "Isn't it good to open to the north?"

Most of the north of the capital are places where dignitaries live. Although there are few shops, they are not empty. Most of them sell expensive and refined things, such as antiques, jade, calligraphy and paintings.

"If it's opened in Beishi, how can they find some feeling that they are better than ordinary people." The child said.

Hey!Jinshi looked at the child who was buried in the soup, and marveled in his heart that this child is quite smart and thorough, a talent.

Naturally, women can use things like rouge and gouache. If Jinlixuan opened in Beicheng, most of them are either rich or expensive, and there are even royal relatives. The comparisons are all internal comparisons among these women. Men are officials. There are high and low, and the ladies naturally have high and low. If the shop is opened in Beicheng, those wives with low official positions will naturally have to be cautious.

But if it is opened in the West Market, even the Zhima officials in the capital have a higher status than ordinary people, so they can naturally enter this shop with their heads held high and enjoy the envious eyes of the people, so as to satisfy their sense of superiority and vanity.

"Thank you for the wontons." The child wiped his mouth with his sleeve after drinking the soup, and then asked, "Do you have any questions?"

Jinshi shook his head with a smile, and waved his hand: "Let's go, let's learn the battle well."

The child nodded solemnly, and then said: "You also have to take the exam well, I wish you success in the exam."

Jinshi, who received this blessing, felt very good, thinking that today's exam would go well, so he finished eating the wontons, and followed the crowd to Jinchun Fanhuayuan confidently.

There is a huge golden gong outside the Jinchun Fanhua Garden. Candidates for the test are lined up at the gate beside the golden gong. Jinshi stands at the end of the line, waiting for the test certificate, and listening to the people around him boredly. Discussing quietly.

"Hey, have you heard, this time His Majesty will strike the golden gong."

"I've heard, I've heard, I really didn't expect to see Longyan in this life... Even if I don't pass the exam, it's worth it!"

"Bah, bah, you don't want to say such things before the exam."

"But... to be honest, I still want to see Jiu Yao..."

"Ah, why?"

"That's the strongest array painting master. I heard that Jiu Yao has a strong array of Qi in his body. Maybe he can improve his cultivation base once he paints the array."

Hearing this, Jinshi complained silently in his heart, if he could gain something by being around Jiuyao, wouldn't he have drawn a formation to become Jiuyao long ago?

"Hey, it's not going to work this time. The national teacher went to the northern border to inspect the mountains and rivers."

"Isn't there another Yuan Jiuyao who just came back?"

"You don't know about this. Yuan Jiuyao's apprentice will participate in this formation test, and Yuan Jiuyao will not show up to avoid suspicion."

"Yuan Jiuyao's apprentice? Isn't that amazing? What realm has he reached?"

When Jinshi heard the word "Yuan Jiuyao's apprentice", he couldn't help straightening up a little. He couldn't embarrass his family Yuan Jiuyao.

"Excellent? Realm?" Someone laughed, "You think too much."

"How about this?"

The man lowered his voice, and said like a thief: "I heard that Yuan Jiuyao's apprentice is not very good at all... Every day he has no knowledge and skills, he is just a young master with little ability."

"Huh? Then Yuan Jiuyao still accepts him?"

"He was adopted. He has been a son since he was a child, and he has been doting on him. I also heard that this apprentice had some talent when he was young. When he grows up, he will..."

"It's too late, it might not be good..."

"Speaking of it, it seems that someone saw him arguing with Prince Beicheng when he was copying scores in Jingbi Hall a few years ago. It seems that Prince Beicheng thought it was a waste of time for him to copy scores."

"Prince Beicheng still thinks that our level of learning is a waste of time and materials. He is a real genius. It is normal for people to look down on mediocrity like us."

"Hey, don't underestimate yourself, don't you think Yuan Jiuyao's 'genius' apprentice is also looked down upon by Prince Beicheng?"

Several people talked and laughed.

Jin Shi moved forward with the team expressionlessly, recalling the words he heard when he was watching the Young Eagle Winter Battle, and thought to himself that it has been so long, why is his reputation still like this, and when will he An extra title of "Unlearned and Incompetent Young Master"?Who spread the word!

No way, Jinshi thought, this time, he must straighten his reputation in the test, and he can't drag down the reputation of Jiuyao in the early Yuan Dynasty.

It may be because of the fact that Emperor Yu Jing will be here in person this year. The envoy of the Tuzheng Academy approved the money for repairing the formation of Jinchun Fanhuayuan in Nanya. The reminder stepped onto the teleportation array that was teleported to the location of the array test.

The teleportation formation is made up of ten people. Standing on the teleportation formation, Jin Shi watched the gray kaopin on the back of his hand turn into light silver, and the lines changed a little. A certain formation in the garden echoes.

After gathering ten people, Jinshi suddenly felt something was wrong the moment the invigilator painted the array activated the array.