Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"I, a commoner, have met Marquis Zhaoping. He is a virtuous man, a very virtuous man."

Jiang Shidu's parents came with Jiang Shidu to pay their respects.

Cheng Wan had met Mrs. Jiang before, but today was her first time meeting Jiang Shidu's father, Jiang Zhuo.

"No need to be polite."

Cheng Wan had a polite smile on his face and asked Mrs. Jiang and the other two to excuse themselves.

Jiang Zhuo straightened up and looked at Cheng Wan vaguely.

The legendary Marquis Zhaoping is right before his eyes, and he is the one his son has fallen in love with.

Naturally, he was full of curiosity about this Marquis Zhaoping.

Cheng Wan felt Jiang Zhuo's inquiring gaze and looked back.

His eyes were not fierce, but calm and even peaceful. However, they made Jiang Zhuo's heart tighten. He immediately withdrew his gaze, not daring to look at it again.

Jiang Shidu didn't notice the eye contact between Cheng Wan and his father. He looked at Cheng Wan with sparkling eyes and said in a brisk voice, "My Lord, have you brought all your things?"

"I've brought them all. Are the three of them here?"

To be honest, Cheng Wan quite likes Jiang Shidu, a kid with a pure mind.

Of course, this kind of liking has absolutely nothing to do with love between men and women.

But in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Cheng Wan has always been distant and polite towards Jiang Shidu.

Jiang Shidu didn't think there was anything wrong with Cheng Wan's attitude towards her, or that it made him feel uncomfortable or sad.

He never felt the process of being close to him...

"I do not......"

"My Lord! Young Master Jiang!"

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Jiang Shidu was just about to say that he didn't see the other three people when the other three people who were connected to each other arrived.

“Master, there is no abnormality, and all candidates within the monitoring range are normal.

Master, candidates in ancient times were quite obedient to the examination rules."

Cheng Wan's smile deepened, and he replied to Jin Jin in his mind: "If you are found to have cheated, you will not be able to take the imperial examination again. This consequence is not something that ordinary scholars can bear. Moreover, there is the pressure of collective punishment. Jin Jin, before entering the examination room, test the people who have interacted with me again."

Cheng Wan would never allow any problem in the last step before entering the examination room.

"Jin Jin understands."

There is still about half an hour before the third shot is fired. We can't just stand outside in the cold wind for such a long time.

Being blown by cold wind is a small matter, but getting sick is a big problem.

Therefore, Cheng Wan, Jiang Shidu and three others agreed to gather again after the third cannon was fired, and then they each returned to their own carriages.

Old Mrs. Lin and the others were afraid of disturbing Cheng Wan's state before the exam, so Cheng Wan was the only one in the carriage from the mansion to the examination hall.

At this time, Cheng Wan's carriage was waiting to enter the examination room, and Old Lady Lin and others still did not disturb Cheng Wan.

In a carriage of the Cheng family, Cheng Wan picked up the "Doctrine of the Mean" beside him and started flipping through it.

Before entering the examination room, take a closer look if possible.

What if I get it on the test?

"Master, do you really want to take the exam yourself? There's still time to do some tricks, or Jin Jin can read other people's answer sheets to you in the exam room."

Cheng Wan: "...You don't believe me?"

"Master, other people have to study hard for ten years before they can take the exam. You have less than one year to prepare for the exam. If the results come out and you don't make the list, it will be so... embarrassing. Those bad guys will definitely laugh at you and slander you."

Cheng Wan said with a wooden face: "I am incompetent because I can't make the list. If I am incompetent, I deserve to be laughed at and slandered."

"But Master, you have passed the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official. You will surely benefit the people more than many others."

"I participated in the scientific examination to compete with men in an upright manner. Where there is competition, there are winners and losers. Jinjin, I allow myself to fail.

If I fail, the worst that can happen is that I can just take the test again next time, but I can’t become the kind of person that I despise.

If I passed the exam by cheating, how would I have the face and courage to fight those people in the future?"

Jin Jin was silent.

"Master, I was wrong."

Cheng Wan lowered his eyes and looked at the words on the book, with a faint smile on his lips: "You are confused because of your concern. Don't worry, your master has always had good luck in exams."

......

"Bang! Crack..."

The third shot fired.

Cheng Wan closed the book, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

It’s time to go to the “battlefield”!

Outside the examination hall gate, candidates lined up in two long queues.

Cheng Wan and his five companions were standing in one of the lines, waiting for the bailiffs to check and let them pass.

A woman suddenly appeared in a place that was supposed to be filled with men.

Even though everyone already knew that Cheng Wan was going to take part in the scientific examination, seeing this scene with their own eyes still felt very awkward and bizarre.

If possible, many candidates present really wanted to drive Cheng Wan away.

Taking the same exam with Cheng Wan, they felt insulted.

However, Cheng Wan's participation in the imperial examination was allowed by the emperor himself, and Cheng Wan was a marquis, so no matter how dissatisfied and resentful they were, they had to endure it.

"She used to be a peasant girl, but one day she was lucky enough to be made a marquis. She even took the imperial examination without knowing how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. I want to see what she can do. When the results come out, I'm afraid that Marquis Zhaoping will be too ashamed to face people!"

"That's right. We just need to do well in the exam and then wait for the Marquis of Zhaoping to be listed."

Jin Jin detected some people around whispering and was very angry, but Jin Jin did not tell Cheng Wan what those people said specifically.

"Master, you must do your best!"

Cheng Wan raised her eyebrows slightly, and after a little thought, she realized that Jin Jin must have detected something bad about her: "I will!"

"Marquis Zhaoping, please go with these two aunts to correct yourself."

Cheng Wan looked in the direction indicated by the yamen runner and saw two aunts, one with a stern face and the other with a kind face.

One is cold and the other is warm, the contrast is huge.

Cheng Wan left the examination basket for the yamen runner to check, then walked towards the two aunts: "Thank you."

Normally, candidates would be required to take off their outer clothes at the entrance of the examination room for a physical examination before entering the examination room, but Cheng Wan was a woman.

No matter what, we cannot ask Cheng Wan to take off his coat in public and then let the bailiffs search his body.

So a few years ago, the governor of Liangzhou came to Beijing to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor, and before leaving he specifically asked the emperor to solve this problem.

In the eyes of the Liangzhou governor, Cheng Wan had a special status, and only someone sent by the emperor himself could avoid a lot of trouble and dirt.

If something happens later, the trouble will not fall entirely on him, the governor of Liangzhou.

The emperor selected two aunts from the imperial court to accompany the governor of Liangzhou back to Liangzhou.

These two aunts will accompany Cheng Wan throughout the scientific research journey.

Even when Cheng Wan entered the examination room to take the exam, his two aunts would go with him, just in case someone would follow and monitor Cheng Wan when he wanted to go to the bathroom.

Cheng Wan even refused Jin Jin's offer to help her cheat, so naturally she didn't have anything on her that shouldn't be brought into the exam room.

After successfully completing the physical examination, Cheng Wan and his two aunts returned to the entrance of the examination room.

The kind-faced aunt nodded slightly to the yamen runner who held down Cheng Wankao's basket.

This means there is no problem.

The yamen runner returned the examination basket and admission book to Cheng Wan, and gave Cheng Wan a seat number: "Zhao Ping Hou, please come in."