The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 426 Extra 17 Trial

Thousands of miles away, Nanhao is undercurrent, while Daqi is calm.

Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen have returned to the capital from Wanlinyuan Hunting Ground. Shen Qianchen's hairpin ceremony is getting closer and closer day by day. The whole Qianqing Palace is getting busier and busier, especially Gu Jue. He is basically handling the hairpin ceremony himself. of.

No, when Ji Jili's several sets of dresses were completed, Gu Jue immediately stared at Shen Qianchen trying on the clothes.

In fact, Shen Qianchen didn't bother to try it on. The steps for getting hairpins were cumbersome. There were several dresses to wear that day, and it would take a long time to try them on. In her opinion, what could she do with the half day? Even if she went to the couch to close her eyes and take a nap. It's better than wasting half a day on putting on and taking off.

But under Gu Jue's supervision, she could only try it on him one by one. As long as he is happy!

Gu Jue personally discussed with the old nanny of the Shangyi Bureau how to change the clothes. The old nanny was frightened. She had been in charge of the Shangyi Bureau since Emperor Renzong and served three emperors. She had never seen an emperor even do this. He personally took care of every little thing, and I couldn't help but secretly sigh that the Queen was really favored!

By the time the old nanny and several maids from the Clothing Bureau left the Qianqing Palace, it was already dusk and another day was coming to an end.

"So tired!" Shen Qianchen said coquettishly, yawning lazily, feeling that trying on clothes was even more tiring than riding a horse and shooting an arrow.

"If you're tired, sleep a little longer tomorrow." Gu Jue smiled and touched her hair.

"That's not possible!" Shen Qianchen raised his chin and suddenly became energetic, "I'm going to send you to Gongyuan tomorrow!"

Tomorrow is the much-anticipated exam. Shen Qianchen has been looking forward to this day for a month, and no one can stop her from taking the exam.

At this moment, Amber walked in lightly, holding a three-layered rattan examination basket in his hand, and said: "My Lady, I just added realgar to the examination basket."

Shen Qianchen quickly took the test basket from Hu Hu's hand, looked at it compared with the items on the list, and then said: "It seems that the dry food is still a little short. The first game only lasts three days, so I'll give it to you again." Prepare some crispy rice, it won’t break easily.”

This small examination basket is very heavy. In addition to the Four Treasures of the Study necessary for the examination, there are also many other miscellaneous items, such as rice and flour pastry, dried meat and other dry food, medicinal materials and incense, rice bowls and tea cups, spoons and chopsticks, benches, and quilt numbers. Curtains, etc., everything is available, as if Gu Jue is going on a long trip.

This was the first time for Shen Qianchen to pack the test basket for someone. When he thought about tomorrow's test, he was in a strange excitement.

She had checked the test basket many times, but now she couldn't help but want to check it again to see if there were any deficiencies. However, as soon as her hand touched the lid of the test basket, she was grabbed by Gu Jue.

"You seem more nervous than me." Gu Jue took the test basket, put it aside, and gently held her slender shoulders with one hand.

"Of course." Shen Qianchen nodded matter-of-factly and smiled jokingly, "I also expected you to come back with a top score in the examination, so that I can treat my wife as my husband!"

Of course, what she said was a joke. Even if Gu Jue really took the first place in the imperial examination under the name "Yin Jiuxia", he would not be able to get the first place in the examination. After all, the first place must be chosen by the emperor in the palace examination. , Gu Jue can't choose himself as the number one pick.

Imagining that scene, Shen Qianchen burst into laughter in Gu Jue's arms, overjoyed.

With this smile, she actually forgot about the basketball test.

Early the next morning, Shen Qianchen got up before dawn and personally sent Gu Jue to the Gongyuan examination room.

Outside the Gongyuan, there was a sea of ​​people. Most of the other candidates were accompanied by their relatives and friends to the Gongyuan. Along the way, there were some sheltered tea sheds set up along the streets for people to rest.

Compared to those candidates who were tense physically and mentally, Gu Jue was quite comfortable, with a leisurely smile on his lips.

He raised his hand and stroked Shen Qianchen's cheek, coaxing the little girl and saying, "You should go back early and pick me up the day after tomorrow."

Shen Qianchen smiled obediently: "I'll leave when you get in."

Shen Qianchen's pupils were bright, and he couldn't help but wonder if Gu Jue looked like this when he was young and took the provincial examination... No, he should have been more arrogant and flamboyant than he is now.

Gu Jue didn't have the temperament of a mother-in-law, so she immediately went to line up for the examination.

The test baskets, clothes, shoes, etc. brought by the candidates must be checked one by one to make sure that no personal belongings are included before they can enter the venue.

While Gu Jue was lining up, he looked back at Shen Qianchen from time to time. When he looked back again, his eyes met a pair of shocked eyes behind him. The owner of the eyes was a slender young man in blue who was about 27 or 88 years old. I'm standing at the end of the line now.

It's him. Gu Jue moved his eyebrows. He still remembered that this person's surname was Xuan.

"..." The advocate swallowed his saliva and looked at Gu Jue in surprise, almost thinking he was dazzled.

Of course he also remembered Gu Jue. It should be said that he might never forget what he saw on Qixi Festival in his lifetime.

Gu Jue nodded slightly to the proclaimer as a greeting, and directed his gaze to the exam basket in his hand, implying that he was here to take part in the examination today.

Apart from nodding his head knowingly, the advocate didn't know what reaction he should have. He felt a little inexplicably panicked.

Gu Jue didn't pay much attention to the promoter. He looked in the direction of Shen Qianchen again and made a gesture to her, telling her to go back quickly.

Shen Qianchen also returned the gesture with a gesture, which meant that you, a candidate, just line up and check.

The advocate followed Gu Jue's gaze and saw Shen Qianchen, and his mood became more complicated.

Although he had known that the emperor and empress had deep feelings for each other, he was still shocked again when he saw this scene with his own eyes.

This couple is the most noble people in the world. They are located on the top of the clouds and enjoy all the honors. However, they are doing the most ordinary things like the most ordinary couple, and they are deeply in love.

The declarant absentmindedly followed the team forward, and then moved forward. By the time he actually entered the venue, it was already half an hour later.

Candidates searched for their dormitories according to their seat numbers. The dormitory is narrow and tight, only three feet wide and eight feet high, and the layout is also very simple. The trumpet board used as a table also doubles as a bed at night.

It took three days to finish the first exam, and there would be two more exams for a total of six days. The scholar spent the nine days eating, sleeping, and sleeping in this small dormitory.

The atmosphere in the examination room naturally became solemn and tense.

After the proclaimer found his cell, he couldn't help but look outside. He felt a little panicked. He really couldn't understand why the new emperor came to participate in the examination.

Gu Jue noticed that the proclaimer had a different look on his face. When he walked past his cell, he specifically said three words to him: "Take the exam well."

Gu Jue also didn't want the promoter to think too much, lest it affect his performance. After all, the examination is related to the future and destiny of the scholar's life.

However, he only mentioned these three words.

The imperial examination is only the first step to becoming an official. If this candidate can pass the Jinshi examination, he will inevitably face some uncontrollable ups and downs when he becomes an official in the court in the future. If he cannot even see through this, it means he is unworthy. Very useful. The advocate suddenly became excited because of these three words from Gu Jue.

Just imagine, which scholar can get a blessing from the emperor before the examination, and which scholar can participate in the examination in the same examination room as the emperor!

Just thinking about it made the proclaimer's blood boil. Since arriving in the capital in July, his luck seemed to be very good. He met the emperor three times in just one month.

After learning martial arts, he became a member of the emperor's family.

Now that the emperor is here, of course he must seize this opportunity to take the exam. In the future, when future generations talk about the first imperial examination after the new emperor ascends the throne, this will also be a good talk.

The advocate recovered from the panic at the beginning and started to get busy eager to try.

These candidates taking the examination have all participated in the provincial examination before, so they are all experienced. The first thing after finding the dormitory is to install the curtains and curtains on the dormitory without doors, and then put all the four treasures of the study in place. …

When the exam time came, fellow examiners in the venue began to hand out exam papers one by one.

The candidates in the dormitory all looked solemn, carefully unfolded their own examination papers, and browsed the questions carefully.

Gu Jue also got the test paper and looked calm.

This examination paper was different from the one Gu Jue bought before because he had ordered the Ministry of Rites to revise the examination paper for the general examination the day before yesterday.

In order to reduce the number of ways to leak the questions, Gu Jue gave the Minister of Rites the full responsibility for the matter this time. He did not even read it. In other words, it was the first time for Gu Jue to see the first exam paper.

The questions are not difficult. In the first test, the "Four Books" mean three ways, and the "Five Classics" mean four ways.

Gu Jue stared at the topic for a while, pondered for a moment, and then wrote and dipped his ink confidently.

The surroundings were quiet, and most of the candidates were still thinking about how to solve the questions. The eight-part essay in the first session was very important and had to be considered carefully. Anyway, the test lasted for three days, and there was no rush for time. Even if they finished answering the papers in advance, they could not After handing in the paper, you still have to stay here for three days.

There are strict regulations on the start and end time of the examination. In the Daqi Dynasty, there was even a year's examination. An accidental fire broke out in the Gongyuan, and the examiners did not dare to open the door. As a result, five candidates were killed in the fire, which shows the strictness of the rules.

Gu Jue actually finished answering the questions on the first day. The rest of the time he spent inspecting the environment of the examination room and observing the candidates.

The environment of the examination room is really simple. Not only is there no ventilation, but there are also few latrines, only one at the end of each examination alley. Autumn entered in August, and although the weather was cooler than the scorching summer, it was still extremely hot. The dormitories near the huts all had a foul stench, making the candidates there miserable.

Gu Jue is a martial artist. To him, the environment and food in the examination room are simple, but no matter how simple they are, they are not worse than the battlefield. In order to set up ambushes for the enemy, he had stayed in places several times worse than this, so Gu Jue had been able to do it with ease this time.

But those students who had no strength to restrain themselves could not do it. On the third day, because they could not eat well or sleep well, and the dormitory was stuffy and hot, some candidates could no longer endure it.

No, on the afternoon of the third day, Gu Jue saw a gray-haired, unconscious old man being carried out by two government officials. One of the government officials sighed: "Let me carry him out. He must have suffered from heatstroke."

"I think so. Let the doctor outside take a look at it quickly." Another government official agreed.

These yamen officials are not surprised by this kind of thing. Every year in the provincial examination and the general examination, there are many candidates who faint in the examination room for various reasons. Anyway, as long as the candidate is carried out, it means that he has lost the qualification to take the examination. .

"then!"

Gu Jue suddenly shouted.

The two yamen carrying people were stunned for a moment when they saw a small cyan porcelain bottle being thrown out of the dormitory. One of the yamen servants subconsciously raised his hand to catch the small porcelain bottle.

Gu Jue said calmly: "Feed him one."

The porcelain bottle that Gu Jue threw out contained Shen Qianchen's improved Purple Snow Pill. This Purple Snow Pill can not only treat convulsions in children, but also heatstroke. It is one of several commonly used pills that Shen Qianchen specially prepared for him. One of the medicines.

The two cadres worked together. One of them stuffed a purple snow pill into the mouth of the fainted candidate, while the other brought a glass of cold water and poured some into his mouth.

To be honest, the two yamen cadres are just trying to be a living doctor, so they will not wait too long and plan to carry him out if no one wakes up after counting to "ten".

When they counted to "eight", the gray-haired candidate let out a low groan, and then slowly opened his eyes, but his eyes were still a little dazed.

The government officials shouted excitedly: "Wake up! He's awake!"

The dizzy candidate quickly woke up and realized where he was. He quickly got up and ran back almost rolling, shouting excitedly: "I'm fine, I still want to go." Test!"

The officials looked at this scene and found it funny. When they looked at Gu Jue again, their eyes became a little unusual, and they felt that this man had a good heart. There is usually a fixed quota for the exams. He saved one person, which was actually equivalent to adding a competitor to himself.

There were only two rooms between the proclaimer's residence and Gu Jue's. He also saw this scene and couldn't help but look in Gu Jue's direction.

At this moment, the curtain of Gu Jue's dormitory fell down again, blocking the curious eyes of outsiders.

Recalling the first two meetings between him and Gu Jue, the corners of the proclaimer's lips could not help but curl up, and he sighed sincerely in his heart: With such a wise emperor, if he is lucky enough to become an official in the court in the future, he will definitely be able to show his talents. ambition.

Even if he fails the exam this year, he can still take the exam next spring.

After a while, the voices of the cadres were heard outside reminding everyone to hand in their papers. The first exam was about to end.

Waiting for Youshi, when the time comes, the dragon gate of Gongyuan opens wide.

Outside the Gongyuan there was once again a bustling sea of ​​people.

The candidates walked out of the examination room one after another. From time to time, men, women and children who had been waiting for a long time swarmed towards a certain candidate and enthusiastically surrounded the candidate asking questions. Most of them were asking how the exam went.

Shen Qianchen also waited outside the Gongyuan in advance, looking towards Longmen with burning eyes.

Most of these candidates who had taken the exam for three days were unshaven, and their robes looked like dried pickles. They were embarrassed and haggard. A few of them had sallow faces and staggered around. They felt like they were going to fall down at any moment. Similar.

"Jiuya!"

Finally, Shen Qianchen saw Gu Jue coming out and walked towards him in three steps and two steps at a time, with a smile as bright as a flower.

The college entrance examination is today. I hope all the children who take the college entrance examination will get good results like Yin Jiuxia! !

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