The palace examination is tomorrow. Today, after Cheng Zeli had dinner early, he lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Han Yu next door was in the opposite state. He was too nervous and tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Cheng Si and Cheng Wu came knocking on the door to wake them up.

Arrive outside the palace at dawn.

You also have to prepare your own food because you are not allowed to leave the examination room until the exam is finished.

The test lasts for six hours, from sunrise to sunset.

The palace examination was held in Baohe Hall.

There were a total of 223 candidates taking part in this palace examination.

The candidates sat on the floor in the hall and wrote furiously.

During the examination, the emperor did not personally supervise the exam.

Instead, the examination process was supervised by princes, ministers and censors.

The examination table used in the palace looked like a kang table and was only about one foot high.

Many candidates are not used to sitting cross-legged to write an essay.

Fortunately, Cheng Zeli had simulated the palace examination many times at home, so he didn't find it unbearable.

After sitting down, I officially started answering questions for the day.

Every candidate must perfectly explain what he/she has learned throughout his/her life in this short day and write a story for the world.

As the last stage of the imperial examination, the candidates who take part in the palace examination are all elites selected through layers of selection.

At the same time, the palace examination was the best opportunity for candidates to show their talents to the emperor, and scholars did their best.

He hoped to gain the emperor's favor and have a smooth career.

The examination room was completely silent, as all candidates were concentrating on marking their papers and answering questions.

As one of the chief examiners, Yuan Taifu sat at the top and looked down at the candidates below.

When his eyes fell on Cheng Zeli, they paused for a moment.

At sunset, the exam ended, and after the test papers were collected, the candidates walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony one after another.

The marking ministers will mark the papers within two days, jointly agree on the rankings, and select the top ten papers.

The sealed envelope was removed, and the names of the people were stated one by one and placed before the emperor.

The emperor decides their ranking.

After coming out of the palace, as expected, I met Qin Ruoshui again.

"Brother Cheng, can you please spare me a moment? I have something to tell you."

Qin Ruoshui twisted her handkerchief, her face full of shyness, like a little girl.

Seeing that Cheng Zeli did not answer her, she raised her head slightly, her hair full of pearls and jade jingling, and her gorgeous clothes dazzling.

It can be seen that she dressed up specially today.

Cheng Zeli was fed up with her behavior which was like a dog-skin plaster that could not be shaken off.

Today's high-intensity exams had exhausted him and he had no energy to deal with her.

He frowned and looked unhappy.

I was just about to pretend I didn't hear her and speed up to get rid of her.

But she pulled his sleeve tightly and refused to give in.

When the candidates coming out of the palace saw this, they all cast mocking glances at him.

Some are gloating over others' misfortune, some are envious and jealous, and some are contemptuous and disdainful.

Knowing that they had misunderstood, Cheng Zeli felt secretly annoyed.

"Miss Qin, men and women should not touch each other, please respect yourself."

Even though Qin Ruoshui is arrogant and domineering, she is still a woman after all.

Women dress up to please themselves, and in front of Cheng Zeli, she always maintained the image of a lady from a noble family.

Now that she was humiliated by her lover in public, she felt ashamed and annoyed, and couldn't help but have tears in her eyes.

But she couldn't destroy the image she had worked so hard to maintain in front of Cheng Zeli.

He could only pretend to be heartbroken as if he was pierced by thousands of arrows, and leaned precariously on the egret.

In fact, at an angle that people couldn't see, a hand was pinching Bai Lu's arm fiercely.

The long nails pierced into Bai Lu's flesh. She clenched her teeth in pain and trembled all over, but dared not make a sound.

Seeing her hypocritical look, Cheng Zeli ignored her.

With a hint of sneer on his lips, he flicked his sleeves and strode away.

At this moment, his mind was full of the tea tasting method that his daughter taught him.

Every time he returned home, his daughter would pester him tirelessly, giving him instructions and asking him to recite the tea-tasting techniques that he had already memorized.

The book explains the meaning of every word and every action of the woman very clearly.

So Qin Ruoshui's disguise, which she thought was perfect, was nothing but an extremely clumsy joke in his eyes.

He saw Cheng Si standing on the shaft of the cart from afar, waving at him.

He pulled Han Yu and walked quickly towards the carriage.

But unexpectedly, Qin Ruoshui behind him was endless and shameless.

She actually caught up with him and stopped him. She wanted to reach out and pull his sleeve, but then she remembered what he just said and could only open her arms to block his way.

"Brother Cheng, I really have something important to tell you, please don't leave."

At this time, Qin Wangyan, who came out from behind, also noticed this scene and walked towards them with a smile on his face.

"Hey, Brother Cheng, Shui'er, something's wrong with you guys!"

He put his hand on Cheng Zeli's shoulder in a familiar manner, winked at him and smiled ambiguously.

Cheng Zeli quietly moved aside to avoid his arm-in-arm contact, and said in a serious tone: "Mr. Qin, please be careful with your words. I have already married a wife and have a very close relationship with my wife.

What you said is nonsense. Don't make such jokes in the future. It will damage your sister's reputation.

Cheng has something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, he bowed.

Then he lifted up his robe and changed from a fast walk to a jog, as if he wished he could grow wings and fly away from this place of trouble.

Qin Ruoshui saw that she had done so much, but he still ignored her again and again.

He even told a joke about his close relationship with his wife.

She was so angry that she felt like her lungs were about to explode, and she had no time to care about maintaining her image.

"Someone, stop him!"

She was furious and gave an order, and the servants behind her rushed forward and stopped Cheng Zeli before he got on the carriage.

Anyone would get angry if they were pestered by this crazy woman for no reason.

Cheng Zeli turned around, looked at Qin Ruoshui coldly, and sneered, "It seems that if I don't let Miss Qin finish her words today, I am doomed to not be able to return home."

"It would be great if you had realized this earlier. Do I have to resort to some tricks to make you face reality?"

Seeing that the other party was the typical person who would not accept a toast but would drink a forfeit, Qin Ruoshui simply didn't bother to pretend anymore.

"Please tell me what you want to say. Cheng is all ears.

I am really tired and don't have time to argue with you. You have no shame, but I still cherish my reputation."

Cheng Zeli's mouth is so poisonous that it can kill people and break their hearts. The words he speaks are like knives, stabbing Qin Ruoshui's heart.

"You! You've gone too far!"

Cheng Zeli took a deep breath, swallowed the more unpleasant words that were about to come out of his mouth, and said impatiently: "Are you going to tell me or not? If not, I'm leaving."

Seeing that the other party was really about to leave, Qin Ruoshui was so angry that her chest heaved and her pretty face turned purple.

"I am attracted to you. Will you be my husband?"

Originally, it was impossible to say such words in public.

But in order to keep Cheng Zeli, she gave it her all.

Cheng Zeli was completely shocked by her shamelessness.

He stood there with his eyes wide open, in disbelief, thinking about how to escape.

At this moment, a luxurious carriage drove through the crowd, and the eunuch beside the carriage shouted loudly: "Princess Jiahe has arrived, everyone get out of the way."

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