From the end to the other world

The ninth day of March came as scheduled, just like the township test, the Gongyuan was still in the southeast direction, Qin Luochuan and the others lived in the east of the city, not far in the past.

At first, Shang Qingyue wanted to send Qin Luochuan to the Tribute Academy, but he was sternly rejected. He is now eight months old, and the exam will be over early in the morning. How could Qin Luochuan let him get up so early.

In the end, Shang Qingyue had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, and personally packed the things for her husband to bring to the tribute courtyard.

Although he was reluctant to get up with Shang Qingyue so early, Qin Luochuan just got up from the bed before dawn, and Shang Qingyue sat up with his body.

After Qin Luochuan heard the movement, he hurriedly turned around and supported him, saying, "It's still early, let's sleep a little longer."

"I can't sleep anymore," Shang Qingyue got out of bed after finishing speaking, took a piece of clothes and said after wrapping it up, "Husband, let me help you change your clothes and comb your hair."

As early as two months ago, Qin Luochuan didn't let him do this for himself with a big belly, but today the meaning is different, so he didn't refuse.

It was still very cold in early March, and the Gongyuan could not wear layered clothes, so they had to wear a few more.

Shang Qingyue carefully fastened the belts in pairs, and then smoothed the skirts. Qin Luochuan didn't say that she would untie it for inspection when she entered the Gongyuan later, but only looked down at Fulang's movements. Because of her pregnancy, The fingers that shuttle between the belts are no longer slender as before, but a little swollen, but because they haven't done much rough work in the past year, the original thick cocoon layer has fallen off, and it looks delicate and smooth.

After Shang Qingyue fastened the outermost belt, Qin Luochuan reached out and wrapped the hands that had been moving in front of him for a long time into his palms, then squatted down, and put his face on the other's swollen abdomen. After listening for a while, , whispered: "Wait for me to come back."

"Okay," Shang Qingyue smiled, pulled Qin Luochuan up and said, "Sit down and comb your hair quickly, or Brother Yang will be in a hurry later."

Qin Luochuan said: "There's no rush, it's still early."

The hair was simply tied with a jade crown, and the hairpin was still the one that Qin Luochuan gave Shang Qingyue before. After Qin Luochuan saw it, he and Shang Qingyue looked at each other in the mirror and smiled, without saying anything.

It's cold in the spring, and after freshening up, Qin Luochuan didn't let Shang Qingyue follow him out of the bedroom. It was cold outside, and it would be difficult for his body to freeze now.

Shang Qingyue herself knew the seriousness, after finishing all this, after sending her husband out of the room, she felt sleepy again, so she went to bed to catch up on sleep.

Because Qin Luochuan and Yang Xi were going to participate in the test today, the servants in the mansion also got up early, especially the kitchen, as soon as the midnight passed, they began to prepare the food they both wanted to eat this morning.

When Qin Luochuan arrived at the front hall, Yang Xi was already sitting there, and the table was full of breakfast prepared for them. Qin Luochuan glanced at it and found that there were everything from zongzi to hooves.

In the early morning, Qin Luochuan didn't have much appetite, so he let Tingyu serve a bowl of millet porridge to drink slowly.

Yang Xi was different, he felt that he could have a good appetite all the time, and he could eat it by himself, and he didn't forget to remind Qin Luochuan: "Hurry up and eat more, there won't be anything to eat for the next nine days."

After finishing speaking, he sighed again, "Oh, I finally regained some of the body that I lost during the provincial examination last year. I think it will disappear again in the past nine days."

"You can eat," Qin Luochuan said, "I don't have much appetite in the morning."

Yang Xi froze for a moment, then picked out a duck-egg-sized zongzi from the table with his serving chopsticks, and put a piece of hoof into Qin Luochuan's bowl, and said, "Don't eat anything else, you must eat these two. .”

Zongzi symbolizes high school, and hoof symbolizes the title on the gold list. Qin Luochuan heard his husband order the kitchen to prepare these two the day before, and he did not refuse.

It's just that when he finished eating, he looked up and saw that there were half a stack of zongzi and half of hooves. Yang Xi burped contentedly and said, "I'm full."

Qin Luochuan had almost finished eating, so he said, "Then let's go."

The boy had already prepared the carriage and was waiting at the door, and the two people's burdens had already been placed on the carriage, and as soon as the two of them got up, they went straight to the Gongyuan.

When they arrived, most of the examinees had already arrived, and there was a dark crowd at the gate of the Tribute Academy. In addition to the examinees, there were also family members who came to send the exams.

The boy found a corner and parked the carriage. Qin Luochuan and Yang Xi just came down from the top, when Wen Shiyan stretched out his head from the carriage next to him and said, "Brother Qin, brother Yang, here."

"Why don't you come down?" Yang Xi asked.

"There are so many people outside, it's too noisy, and it's so cold." Wen Shiyan chuckled, "Do you want the two brothers to wait together?"

Qin Luochuan shook his head and said, "No, it won't be long before the roll call comes in."

Seeing the two of them standing beside the carriage, Wen Shiyan hesitated for a moment, then jumped out of the carriage wrapped in a cloak, and said in a low voice, "I heard that besides the four chief examiners, King Ning also came to invigilate the examination by imperial decree."

Yang Xi was surprised when he heard the words: "Are you sure that the news is correct? This year is not Enke or any special year."

Wen Shiyan said: "The news should not be wrong. You will see the chief examiner when you go in later. Just pay attention and you will know."

In addition to the four main examiners, there are eighteen fellow examiners in the general examination, but from the first emperor to the present, it has never been heard of a prince proctoring the examination.

The three of them didn't know why the emperor would do this, but they also knew that the emperor must attach great importance to this imperial examination.

They couldn't help but secretly decided in their hearts that they must pass this scientific examination.

Different from queuing up to enter the arena in the township examination, the examiner enters the arena in order by roll call at the gate.

Qin Luochuan was at the front of the three of them, and it wasn't long before roll call was his turn. After carrying his own burden, Qin Luochuan patted the shoulders of the two of them and said, "I'll go first."

Yang Xi also patted back and said: "Brother, I wish you the title on the gold list."

Wen Shiyan said: "Nine days later, we will meet here and celebrate together."

After having experience in the rural examination, Shang Qingyue, who brought things into the Gongyuan this time, prepared more carefully, so she quickly finished the inspection and entered the Gongyuan.

Qin Luochuan is located in the front row on the east side. When passing by, he has to pass by where the examiner is. When he saw the candidates in front of him salute there, Qin Luochuan followed suit. When he looked up, he thought of what Wen Shiyan said earlier. King Ning also came to invigilate the exam, so he paid special attention to it.

There were five people sitting in the front row, and the man in the middle wore a robe and hair crown that was obviously different from the other four. He should be the King Ning that Wen Shiyan was talking about, but Qin Luochuan always felt a little strange when he saw that man's face. Familiar.

When he raised his head to look over, the other party happened to look over, maybe it was an illusion, Qin Luochuan felt that the other party seemed to be taken aback for a moment, but he quickly looked away.

Although Qin Luochuan was a little surprised, he didn't show it. He continued to walk forward and found his number room.

Compared with the number rooms in the Gongyuan during the provincial examination, the number rooms here are slightly larger, and there are braziers for candidates to use.

Before entering, Qin Luochuan took a quick look around. Although the location this time is not as far away as it was during the township test, it is convenient to steal the things stored in the space to replenish physical strength, but it is not so easy for the wind to blow in because the location is in the middle , and warmer too.

The most important thing is that Qin Luochuan believes that as long as he is not as aggressive as last time, he can still eat some food in the space if he wants to.

After all the candidates entered the arena, the invigilator and fellow examiners began to distribute the test questions.

After Qin Luochuan got it, he first read it roughly, just like the local examination, first the four books and five classics, as well as the five-character and eight-rhyme poems, and finally the policy questions.

Since the beginning of the scholar examination, the Four Books and Five Classics were not difficult for Qin Luochuan. After studying the ink and carefully reviewing the questions twice, Qin Luochuan began to answer.

When concentrating on doing something, time always flies by, half a day passed before you knew it, and when Qin Luochuan came back to his senses, he still heard the sound of footsteps coming from beside him.

Qin Luochuan looked up subconsciously, and saw that the person who came was wearing an official uniform, not any of the four proctors he had seen before, presumably it should be the same examiner.

The man walked forward slowly, as if he was inspecting the candidates in various rooms.

But when he walked in front of Qin Luochuan, his footsteps stopped.

Qin Luochuan was an examinee who was taking the scientific examination, so he didn't need to salute any invigilator in the tribute courtyard, so even though that person was standing in front of him, he didn't do anything, just lowered his head and continued to answer.

But his ears were paying attention to the movement in front of him. The same examiner didn't know what was going on, but he stood in front of his room and didn't move anymore.

Qin Luochuan couldn't help feeling strange, and after a while, footsteps came from the side, and then someone asked, "Why are you alone?"

Out of the corner of Qin Luochuan's eyes, he saw that the same examiner who had been in front of him trembled almost invisible, and then he cupped his hands and said to the person who came: "Go back to His Royal Highness King Ning, Master Li has gone to the latrine, and the officer is waiting for him for a while."

Only then did Qin Luochuan know that the person who came was none other than King Ning.

Hearing the examiner's answer, King Ning said displeasedly: "Go to the front and wait for him, don't interfere with the examination here."

"Yes." After bowing to the examiner, he left first.

King Ning stood in front of Qin Luochuan for a few more breaths, and then left.

Only then did Qin Luochuan belatedly realize that no matter whether it is the invigilator or the fellow examiner, when patrolling the numbered room, in order to prevent cheating, they must go together in pairs. Just now this person said that he was waiting for another fellow examiner, but Standing still in front of his number room for a long time, there is obviously something wrong.

But he is busy answering the questions now, and he has no intention of thinking about other things. Although he feels something is wrong, he can only put it aside for the time being.

There are also candles prepared with the brazier in the No. [-] room, each of which is not long, and can burn for half an hour at most, so that candidates will not forget the time when they are answering at night.

Qin Luochuan lit one, and when the candle burned out, he added some charcoal to the brazier, and lay down to rest with his clothes on.

Nine days passed quickly, because he had made an appointment with Yang Xi and Wen Shiyan to meet outside, so Qin Luochuan didn't stay inside and left the Gongyuan first.

When he walked out of the gate of the Tribute Academy, there was already a crowd of people outside, besides the examinees who left the Tribute Academy in front of him, there were also family members who came to welcome the candidates.

The greetings and conversations were mixed with crying, creating a din.

Qin Luochuan passed through the crowd and found his own carriage in the corner. The driver saw him and said, "The master is out."

Then saw the curtain in front of the carriage lifted, Shang Qingyue exposed half of her body and shouted: "Husband."

Hearing this, Qin Luochuan hurriedly tossed the burden in his hand to the boy, stepped forward and said, "Why are you here?"

"I want to come and pick you up," Shang Qingyue said, "My husband has been haggard a lot."

Qin Luochuan laughed. There are so many candidates at the entrance of the Gongyuan, many of them were even helped out, and some of them couldn't walk as soon as they came out. There are very few people like him who still have the energy to talk and laugh. In Fu Lang's eyes You can only see him haggard.

But I was happy in my heart, especially when I got into the carriage and saw the hot tea and snacks on the small table, I felt very happy.

Seeing that the curtain of the carriage was left open anyway, Qin Luochuan couldn't help leaning over and kissing the corner of Fu Lang's lips.

But then I remembered that when I returned home from the provincial examination last time, because I hadn’t changed clothes for a day on the way, my husband told me that my body smelled, so he teased me: "Does my husband still smell this time?"

Shang Qingyue blushed and glared at him, but said nothing.

Before, he reacted like that because he was just pregnant, but he didn't expect to be held hostage by her husband.