Xian Xian

Chapter 25: Imperial examination

After Gu Mingke agreed, Li Chaoge and Pei Ji’an all felt black. But the Queen was overjoyed, and repeatedly said: “Okay! It is true that after Gu Gong, talented and ambitious, it is me? Chaos pillar. This year’s scientific examination is at the end of February, and it is a bit late to register now, but there are few people in Mingfa. No one gets in the way. I? Let the minister of ceremonies add a name today, and send the name post to Pei’s mansion after the incident. Gu Langjun just prepare for the exam, don’t worry about other things, I? Waiting for your good news .”

It is now February, and the exam is due at the end of the month. This time can be said to be very urgent. But Gu Mingke nodded, without the slightest panic and nervousness on his face: “Okay. Thank God.”

Gu Mingke promised to be too relaxed, and everyone in the stands couldn’t help but doubt. Is Gu Mingke brave enough to pass without preparation, or is he not afraid of those who don’t know the difficulty of imperial examinations, so he dare to open his mouth and agree?

Everyone felt that it was most likely the latter. Even the emperor shook his head in his heart, but the queen was happy. The emperor didn’t have the interest of sweeping the queen. Instead, he said: “You have hunted and played, you should have fun now? Pei Lang, Gu Lang, time is running out. It’s early, go home quickly, don’t worry Pei Xiang.”

They went hunting in the woods early in the morning and then came to the polo field to play. They were really tired. Gu Mingke and Pei Ji’an took the opportunity to retire, and when they left, the emperor’s family also drove back to the palace.

After returning to the palace, the emperor and the queen said a few words to them, and then sent them back to the palace. Li Chaoge immediately went back to take a shower and change clothes. This intensity was not worth mentioning to her, but she had endured the dust on her body for a long time.

After she changed her clean clothes, the maid next to Tianhou came and said: “Princess An Ding, the Queen let the princess have a good rest. The Queen also prepared a nourishing dinner for the prince and the princess. When she waits for a meal, ask the princess to go to Qianqiu Hall for dinner. meal.”

Li Chaoge nodded: “Okay, I? Understood. After having a hard time, please ask the female officer to thank my mother for me.”

The maid saluted, bowed her head and said: “Slaves obey orders.”

Because he was going to have a meal at Tin Hau in the evening, Li Chaoge did not go out in the afternoon, but stayed in the temple to pass the time casually. In the evening, when Li Chaoge saw that time was almost up, he set off to go out.

When she arrived at Qianqiu Palace, the emperor and others were already there. Prince Zhao Wang sat next to him, Li Changle snuggled beside the emperor as usual, and asked coquettishly: “Father, look, me? Is this good-looking?”

As she said, she stood up, reached out her hand and turned around, showing the emperor her new Hu suit. Li Chaoge wore a white Hu suit in the morning. Li Changle was very upset with Li Changle’s gray-headed face. After returning to the palace, he also changed his Hu suit, secretly trying to compare Li Chaoge.

The emperor pampered the young girl, and naturally felt that Li Changle looked good in whatever clothes he wore. He was full of praise for a moment: “It looks good. My son is naturally beautiful and looks more beautiful than Huan’e. She is the most beautiful woman in the East. Looking at the world, no one can compare with Ale. ”

Li Changle was praised, and she threw herself in front of the two elder brothers like a butterfly, and asked the elder brothers one by one: “Brother Prince, Brother Zhao Wang, I? Do you look good?”

How could Li Shan and Li Huai think that their sister was not good-looking, so they were naturally full of praise. What’s more, although the emperor’s words are a bit exaggerated, they are not wrong. Li Changle was born with noble birth, beautiful appearance, and lively temperament. The three combined together, there is indeed no woman in the world to match. There may be women in Eastern Capital who are more beautiful than Li Changle, but without the nourishment of wealth and power, the beauty of those women is like a flower in a vase, and sooner or later they will wither.

The two elder brothers joined in, and the palace ladies also flattered, and the Qianqiu Hall was full of praise for Li Changle. Tianhou heard helplessly, and said: “She loves Jiao, and you are used to her. She is no longer a child, how can she talk about the most beautiful world all day long?”

Li Changle was listening to the flattery with joy, and was suddenly poured cold water by his mother. Li Changle was very unwilling, pouting his feet and saying, “I? Clearly!”

Still? Dare to confront her! The queen was displeased. She was about to speak, when the maid’s report came from outside: “Sage, queen, princess Anping is here.”

The maids on both sides lifted the bead curtains, Li Chaoge leaned slightly, passed through the colorful glass curtains, and walked slowly into the hall. She no longer wears the Hu dress that morning, but changed into a narrow sleeve skirt. Her upper arm is white, and she is wearing six red and green dresses underneath, with a silver-green drape between her arms. Her body was bright in color, red and green collided together, making her facial features bright and shining, standing in the palace simply shining.

Li Chaoge put his hands together in front of him? He squatted slightly and bowed to the emperor and the queen: “My son, please greet the emperor and the queen.”

When she walks fortune, her skirt reaches the ground, and she wears silk, but her neck and back are straight, and she becomes more polite, solemn and beautiful. The people in the hall were all suppressed. After a while, the queen said with a smile: “Chaoge is here, come and sit down.”

“Thank you Saint Queen.”

Li Chaoge didn’t know what they were doing before? She saw Li Changle standing in the lobby, holding hands, as if performing something, it looked a bit silly. Li Chaoge glanced at him, without taking care of herself, she walked past Li Changle and saluted the prince first: “Prince.”

The prince also reacted and nodded and said: “Chaoge.” Li Huai stood up and greeted Li Chaoge: “Emperor Sister.”

As Li Huai said, constantly winking at Li Changle, Li Changle withdrew his hand and saluted reluctantly: “I have seen my sister.”

Li Chaoge nodded in response, and sat down with his skirt. Li Chaoge didn’t know that Li Changle was arguing whether she was the most beautiful in the world, so he didn’t understand the subtle embarrassment in the palace. But it doesn’t matter, Li Chaoge has already told Li Changle with practical actions that you are not.

Seeing everyone coming, the Queen clapped her hands and motioned to the maids to serve food. The female officer led the court lady wearing narrow sleeves and half arms to the front, and filed to serve several people. The court followed the Qin and Han ritual system. Meals were divided. Each dish was divided into small butterflies of equal size. They were placed on each table. Each person sat in front of his food table. Each used his own food. Do not mix meals.

After the dishes were set, the emperor moved his chopsticks, and the following people began to eat in turn. Li Chaoge has always eaten fast, and it didn’t take long before she ate almost, but in contrast to the other people, only halfway through the meal, Li Changle didn’t even move much.

Li Chaoge was not good and left after eating, so he scooped up a bowl of soup and blew slowly to pass the time. See you the emperor? Li Chaoge put down his chopsticks, thinking that Li Chaoge had no appetite, and asked: “Why don’t you eat it? Is the food not to your appetite?”

Li Chaoge shook his head: “No. Me? I eat food faster. I’ve been used to it for so many years, but I can’t change it temporarily.”

When the emperor heard it, it was the habit of the aristocracy to keep eating and chewing slowly. Li Chaoge grew up in the folks, so naturally he didn’t pay attention to meals like this.

The atmosphere in the hall was slightly embarrassing. The maids lowered their heads, Li Changle and Li Huai ate their meals separately, seemingly not paying attention to Li Chaoge’s words. However, everyone is thinking that people who grew up in the folks are incomparable to those in the palace. The appearance and demeanor can’t be seen, but when the details of etiquette are reached, it is exposed.

Li Chaoge understands what people around him are thinking. Many people in the world have secretly taunted her for her vulgar behavior and improper etiquette, but Li Chaoge doesn’t care. Etiquette is a gimmick created by those carefree nobles when they have nothing to do, but it is actually useless. No one of them can stop Li Chaoge from punching her, telling her elegant and fashionable. What’s the point?

Tian Hou also ate almost the same, put down his chopsticks. Zhou Li asked for food and sleeplessness, but the Li family started from Longxi upstarts, and in the eyes of those aristocratic families, it is also a shabby household, so there is no need to pay attention to such details. The Queen asked Li Chaoge: “I heard that you shot a lot of prey today, and there are even wild boars and wild deer. Have you had a good time today?”

Li Chaoge was silent. She felt that if she said that the prey was actually shot by her, she would probably be scolded and put on airs. Li Chaoge sighed helplessly, and could only say against his will: “Yes, thank you everyone for letting me?.”

Li Shan almost put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: “It’s not me? Waiting for me, but the second sister is outstanding. The second sister is so good in riding and shooting. Why don’t you see when playing polo? The second sister goes to the front court to play?”

The mention of Li Chaoge was even more uncomfortable. Li Chaoge smiled and said: “I am entangled and cannot get away. I am really ashamed of not being able to help the prince.”

Will Li Chaoge be entangled? Li Shan didn’t believe me, and subconsciously felt that Li Chaoge was modest: “Second sister, don’t want to be too modest, I’m in vain as my elder brother, and if I have to bother my sister to give in, I should be ashamed.”

Li Shan didn’t see the situation of Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke at the time, but the Queen and the emperor saw clearly. The emperor pondered for a moment and asked, “Chaoge, what do you think of the Gu Lang today, how is the martial arts?”

Without thinking, Li Chaoge said truthfully: “The time is too short, I haven’t tried his depth. But the basic skills are extremely solid. If you want to, the skills should not be weak.”

Li Chaoge said yes, that Gu Mingke’s riding and shooting skills are indeed quite good. The emperor twisted his eyebrows, wondering: “People like Pei and others say that the cousin is weak and sick, and Pei Ji’an also said that Gu Mingke is sick all the time. I really think that Gu Mingke is too weak. I didn’t expect to see it today? It was obviously very good. His. The body is a bit thin, but it is not to the point of being weak and sickly.”

This is also something Li Chaoge finds incomprehensible. When she came to Luoyang in the previous life, she had never heard of the name Gu Mingke. Later, she and Pei’s family got married, and it was inevitable to walk around during the holidays, but never heard that Pei’s family still has a cousin.

Only two years away, where did Shi Gu Mingke go? With Gu Mingke’s body and appearance, Li Chaoge will never forget if he has seen it once.

The emperor was puzzled by Gu Mingke’s enigmatic martial arts, but the diva’s focus was elsewhere. If Tianhouzhuang had no intention, she asked: “Chao Ge, how about Gu Mingke’s participation in the scientific examination? Look?”

Li Chaoge has no opinion. Although she does not want Gu Mingke to enter the Dali Temple, she likes Gu Mingke, and Gu Mingke chooses her official career, these are two different things. Anyway? This is Gu Mingke’s choice. Even if Li Chaoge is reluctant, he respects his wishes.

Li Chaoge replied: “The Queen of Heaven is wise, and he is willing to participate. This is a good thing. I? Naturally agree.”

After hearing this, Tian Hou laughed and asked, “Then, do you think he can pass the Mingfa course?”

This Li Chaoge didn’t care even more, she didn’t even think about it, and blurted out: “Definitely.”

She has only met Gu Mingke only a few times, and she doesn’t have a deep understanding, but based on her experience of seeing people, if Gu Mingke agrees, it means ten? Not to mention that there is only one month left to prepare, even if Gu Mingke is asked to go directly to the test, I am afraid he will pass the full mark.

Li Chaoge was very confident about Gu Mingke in his words and beyond, but the emperor felt skeptical: “Is it really okay? In less than a month, Ming Fake has always been out of the way to write questions, let alone pass, and very few people can finish the answer. Gu Mingke, after all. He is a layman, he might be okay to try the Mingjing, but Mingfake may not be possible.”

Although Li Chaoge didn’t say a word, his eyes were determined. She has an intuition that whether the Ming Jing in the Four Books and Five Classics of Moyi is a clear method for studying the laws of the past dynasties, he can pass it as long as Gu Mingke thinks about it.

Even he can control his score. What ranking he can get depends on his mood.

She likes him, and he is free. Li Chaoge is also looking forward to what kind of results Gu Mingke will achieve in the end.