Happy Little Scholar

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"Everyone who can pass the literary test and the first half of the martial arts test, standing here, is the leader among the younger generation of our Jingguo..."

According to tradition, before starting the final part, the official in charge of the Ministry of Rites needs to make a stylized speech.

Li Yi had never seen the official from the Ministry of Etiquette. He glanced around just now. There were many old faces, but more new ones.

He had been away for five years, and countless officials in the court had been promoted or demoted. The eyes of the surrounding officials and dignitaries swept over him and came back, but there were two eyes that were always on him.

Those were two glances in the same direction.

Having been in a high position for a long time, Mingzhu already has a hint of supreme majesty in her body. This kind of majesty is not found in the carefree Li Xuan.

All the youthfulness and immaturity were no longer visible on Shouning's face. She wore a palace dress, sat next to Mingzhu, lightly applied pink and white, and kept looking in this direction.

Li Xuan turned his head, looked at Shouning and Mingzhu, and asked, "Why are you not in a hurry? Do you know something?"

No one answered him.

The official from the Ministry of Rites has reached the end: "The first half of the martial arts test is over. In the second half of the martial arts test, Princess Shouning will personally test you..."

What was just conducted was only the first half of the martial arts test. Only those who passed the first half would have the opportunity to accept the test of Princess Shouning.

The princess's test is very simple. The person who can beat her is the prince-consort.

If no one wins, or if more than one person wins, the decision will be made jointly by the Queen Mother and the Dowager Concubine.

Shouning walked down from above, holding a sword in one hand.

A young man in the crowd walked to the palace, held a long knife in his hand, saluted her respectfully, and said, "Your Highness, I have offended you!"

There was a murmur among the courtiers.

"He is a junior from the Zheng family. No wonder he can pass two levels in a row and stand here."

"This generation of the Zheng family has produced an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs."

"I wonder if he can beat Her Highness the Princess. If he can marry Princess Shouning, the prosperity of the Zheng family will be just around the corner..."

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While the officials were talking in low voices, the official from the Ministry of Rites struck the gong to signal the start of the competition.

The young man quickly drew his sword at the same moment the gong rang. When he competed for the martial arts competition last year, he was defeated by Princess Shouning dressed in men's clothing by three moves. During this year, he practiced hard and My strength has greatly improved, and I think the outcome is between 50 and 50.

Clang!

He drew the sword very quickly, but Shouning was faster than him.

Halfway through his sword withdrawal, a white shadow flashed before his eyes. When he came to his senses, a cold long sword was already on his neck.

Seeing this scene, a fat man who had just sat up from the ground lay down again.

Among the nine people, several people couldn't help but trembled and took half a step back.

"I..., I lost." The young man turned his head, looked at the sword on his neck in disbelief, and said with difficulty.

All the officials were also stunned for a while.

Looking at the situation, these people who managed to pass the literary test may not be able to pass the Princess Shouning martial arts test at all.

This junior member of the Zheng family is already considered a rare all-rounder in both civil and military fields. People like him cannot always be perfect in both civil and military fields...

And he is already the outstanding leader among these ten people. 【△网WwW.】

Shouning took back his sword, threw it on the ground, and said, "Next one."

After the official from the Ministry of Rites came to his senses, he immediately said: "The next one is Peng Er."

No one responded.

A eunuch walked over, took a look, and said, "Peng Er has fainted."

The person who fainted naturally could not compete with the princess, so he was treated as a waiver. The official of the Ministry of Etiquette crossed out Peng Er's name and said: "The next one..."

"I abstain..." A young man said hurriedly: "I am no match for Her Royal Highness, I abstain..."

Many people present shook their heads.

If you are not an opponent, you are not an opponent, but if you don't even have the courage to take action, it would be a bit too timid.

This time, it is not just about selecting a consort for Princess Shouning, the officials in the court also want to see if there is anyone with both ability and political integrity among these people who can be promoted in the future...

Obviously, this young man's behavior of abstaining from voting has disappointed those who have taken a fancy to him.

Above, watching those people being eliminated by Shouning, and only two people were left, the Queen Mother shook her head and said: "This child... should have taken the martial arts test first, and then the literary test. She and Mingzhu Xiwu are so After so many years, how can these young people be her opponents?"

Beside her, Concubine Yan smiled slightly and said, "This is not necessarily true..."

Seeing those people being eliminated by Princess Shouning one after another with thunderous means, the official of the Ministry of Etiquette stood in the main hall with a look of helplessness on his face and said: "The next one is Muzi."

Li Yi was not the last one. He didn't know how the lineup was arranged. There was another person behind him.

Shouning thought for a while, walked to the official of the Ministry of Etiquette, pointed at the last person, and said, "I'll compete with him first."

The official from the Ministry of Rites was startled, "Your Highness, this..."

"No, right? If not, I won't compete..."

"Okay, okay..." How dare this official from the Ministry of Rites say no? What's the difficulty in changing the order of the competition? If His Highness doesn't compete at this time, it will be a major mistake for the Ministry of Rites. He will not be skinned by the Minister afterwards. That's weird...

He looked at the list again and said, "Next, Long Tao."

The court officials didn't know what the princess and the official from the Ministry of Rites had said. They were just a little surprised about the sudden change in the order of the competition, but didn't take it to heart.

The last young man to come up was a weak scholar. He looked at Shouning and said in a trembling voice, "Please, please show mercy, Your Highness."

"I won't hit you!" Shouning thought for a moment and said, "Or, you can give up..."

The young man's expression became serious, and he said, "A real man should face challenges head-on, and he won't retreat when he encounters difficulties. Even if I am not Your Highness's opponent, Long will give it a try."

The eyes of some people around him lit up slightly.

"You are quite courageous..."

"You did it even though you knew it was impossible, that's right..."

"It's an honor to lose, you are much stronger than those guys before..."

...

Shou Ning looked at him, nodded, picked up the long sword that she had put down after the first round, and said, "Then you go ahead, I won't show mercy to you..."

The young man thought of the fate of those who were eliminated just now, and then looked at the sword she picked up, and his heart trembled.

The next moment, his face showed a resolute look, and he strode forward.

Even if he failed, it doesn't matter. Backing down because of fear is more shameful than failure!

Plop!

He suddenly twisted his foot and fell to the ground.

He hugged his ankle, cold sweat on his forehead, "My foot, my foot is sprained..."

Contestant No. 9 was carried down for treatment because he accidentally sprained his foot. When he was carried down, he was still disappointed, as if he would never back down if he hadn't sprained his foot.

At this point, among the ten people, only the one named Mu Zi was left.

Of course, this does not mean that he is the son-in-law. If he fails to pass the test of Princess Shouning like the others before him, his fate will be no different from those before him.

The people who have been eliminated can't help but look at him.

As long as he loses, they still have a chance.

The official from the Ministry of Rites cleared his throat and said, "Next, Mu Zi."

Li Yi took a few steps forward, stood in the hall, and looked at the woman opposite.

Shouning was also looking at him, with a dazed expression, standing there in a daze.

She just looked at him.

After a long time, the official from the Ministry of Rites walked to Shouning, cleared his throat, and whispered, "Princess, the competition has begun..."

Shouning retracted his gaze and nodded.

He held the long sword in his hand and strode into the hall.

Her foot suddenly twisted, her body swayed, and the long sword in her hand was also thrown to the ground by her.

"I sprained my ankle..." She steadied herself, limped to Li Yi's side, raised her head, tears welling in her eyes, and said, "I give up." Mobile phone users please visit m.read for a better reading experience.