My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chang An took a carriage and went straight to the Ministry of Rites. Along the way, the scenery Chang An saw was the same as last year. Although it was not dawn, there were many people and carriages rushing towards the Ministry of Rites.

Chang An was standing at the door with his basket in his hand. He was about to check if everything in the basket was complete before people started entering. But as soon as he picked it up and saw what was inside, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

In addition to the necessary writing brushes, inkstones, and various official documents required for the exam, there was also a small cloth bag at the bottom. Although the cloth bag was not big, it was very conspicuous.

Chang An picked up the cloth bag and opened it. Inside was donkey-hide gelatin cake, ginseng slices and lotus seeds. Inside the cloth bag was a small note:

"When you are tired, chew on ginseng slices and lotus seeds. When you are hungry, eat donkey hide gelatin cakes. Please do not worry."

Chang An smiled. These things were all prepared by Gu Li himself yesterday. They were all brand new. And the things in this cloth bag were probably put in there by her in advance.

After a while, Chang An heard the sound of a gong at the door, followed by the sound of soldiers calling for "entry". He packed up his things and put the note in the most obvious place in the basket to prevent misunderstanding.

When the team was being searched for entry, there were many officers and soldiers armed with weapons patrolling outside the team to check if anyone was doing anything that should not be done.

When it was Chang'an's turn, the official in charge of registration at the door seemed to know him. When he saw him approaching, he nodded politely and whispered a greeting:

"Marquis Dingkang."

"grown ups."

Chang An also nodded slightly, then put the basket on the table and handed it to the soldiers for inspection, while he wrote down his name and hometown address on the list next to him.

As soon as the officers and soldiers opened the basket, they saw the note on it. Although it was said that candidates were not allowed to bring anything with words on it, what was written on the note had nothing to do with cheating.

The soldier didn't know what to do, so he handed the note to the official. After reading it, the official glanced at Chang An who was writing something and nodded slightly.

The officer understood, put the note back into the basket, and then began to check other things. When Chang An looked up, he naturally did not see the scene just now, and just waited quietly for the inspection.

When the officers and soldiers noticed that Chang An was already well, they simply took a quick look and closed the lid. Then after a "simple" body search, they let him in, which was considered a good relationship.

After Chang An entered, he quickly found his seat, and after confirming the number plate and "room number" again and again, he walked in. There was still some time before everyone entered and the exam began, so he chose to close his eyes and rest.

......

When he opened his eyes again, Chang An looked up and saw Li Weihao sitting opposite him. Li Weihao also saw him. After all, they were classmates, so they nodded slightly and greeted each other.

After resting enough, with the sound of a gong, Chang An took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the basket and waited for the examiner to hand over the test paper.

After receiving the test paper, Chang An followed his innate habit and looked at the questions while grinding ink: Just as he had guessed, the first subject of the Jinshi examination was to copy scriptures, which means copying from memory.

"You have released the Three Kingdoms Map to gather the people. This is your kindness..."

"Rituals are rules and regulations based on human nature, and are used to guide the people..."

"The human mind is full of knowledge, and everything in the world has its own reason..."

Looking down, they were all from the Four Books and Five Classics or other classics. They picked out some sentences and filled a full test paper. Then they asked people to fill in the blanks. Chang An raised his eyebrows:

"This isn't that hard...right?"

After reading all the questions on the test paper, Chang An turned his attention to the inkstone. The ink was also ground a lot, enough for writing for a while. At this time, the light in front of him suddenly disappeared.

He looked up with some confusion and found that it was a soldier. The soldier was holding a kettle and a bowl of water in his hands and poured him a large bowl of water with some steam coming out of it.

After nodding slightly to the officer, he picked up the pen and began to answer. At this time, Li Weihao was still grinding ink. Suddenly, he had an idea in his mind, so he looked up at Chang An who was sitting opposite him, and was immediately a little surprised.

He actually started answering? I had only read half of the questions, not to mention the ink.

As for Chang An, he was concentrating on writing his test paper. Although he had all the memories in his mind, his speed was not fast - because Huaiqin was no longer there to grind ink for him, so he had to stop grinding ink after writing for a while.

He wrote while grinding ink, stopping and starting, and there were some places that needed to be thought about carefully, so he couldn't start writing right away. So, by the time Chang An had finished writing, it was already afternoon.

He let out a long sigh, then looked at the back of the test paper, and after confirming that there were no questions on the back, he put the pen aside. He relaxed his position a little, then put the test paper aside, waiting for it to dry.

Chang An touched his stomach and felt a little hungry, then he remembered the donkey-hide gelatin cake that Gu Li prepared for him. He rummaged through the basket beside him, found the small cloth bag, put it on the table, and started eating.

The passing officers and soldiers did not find Chang An's behavior strange, after all, they knew him. Then he came to Chang An with a kettle and poured some hot water into his bowl.

Chang An nodded slightly at him, then stuffed the donkey-hide gelatin cake directly into his mouth and drank it along with the hot water. After stuffing two more pieces of ginseng slices into his mouth, he began to rest for a while.

After eating all the ginseng slices in his mouth, Chang An began to pack up. After making sure that nothing was left out, he picked up the test paper, looked around, and after confirming the position of the invigilator, he walked up to hand in the paper.

The invigilator was taking a break at this time. When he noticed someone coming, he was a little surprised. Without raising his head, he pointed at the table, asked him to put the test paper on the table, and waved to let Chang An leave.

The test paper was placed on the table, and the invigilator subconsciously looked at the contents of the test paper - it was all completed, and it seemed that there should be no mistakes. Then he moved his eyes to the column of name: Chang An.

"So it was him..."

The invigilator simply decided not to look at the test paper anymore at this point, as it was useless to do so, so he simply put the test paper aside and continued to invigilate.

......

Chang An came to the carriage, and the driver was dozing off on the carriage. Although Chang An was reluctant to wake him up, it was indecent to sleep on the street, so he reached out and patted the driver.

The driver opened his eyes at this moment, and when he saw that it was his own Lord, he was immediately excited. He got off the car quickly and greeted him, "Lord, have you finished the exam?"

"Well," Chang An nodded, "Did you eat anything at noon?"

"My lord, not yet. I just felt bored, so I closed my eyes and slept for a while." said the coachman.

"Okay, let's go home. I'll ask the kitchen to give you an extra meal. It's a hassle to pull the cart for me." After Chang An said that, he got into the car and disappeared behind the curtain.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

"Don't talk about this, go home quickly."

Chang An's voice came from the car, and the driver responded and got in the car.

At home, Gu Li sat on the bed for almost half a day, doing nothing but reading a book. Huaiqin and Zhen'er sat in front of the bed, doing some embroidery.

"Zhen'er, what time is it now?"

This was the nth time that Gu Li had asked this question today. Zhen'er said patiently, "Sanniang, it's only halfway through the afternoon, and there's still a long way to go before the evening."

"It's only 3:00 pm..." Gu Li pouted and said, "Will Chang Lang come back early?"

"Sanniang, it was you who told the young master to take part in the Spring Examination with all his heart. I believe the young master is also studying hard for the exam." Zhen'er said with a smile.

Gu Li sighed, then asked, "Are the eggs and snacks ready?"

Gu Li was afraid that Chang An would hand in his paper early and go home hungry without having lunch, so he asked the kitchen to prepare some noodles and eggs in case Chang An suddenly came back and went hungry.

"Everything is ready."

Gu Li nodded, and at this moment a voice came from the door: "Madam! The Marquis is back, and he is waiting for you to pick him up at the door!"

Gu Li immediately became alert, hurriedly threw the book aside, and got out of bed, holding his stomach. Huaiqin and Zhen'er also came forward and helped Gu Li put on his shoes.

She held her belly and hurried to the door. As she walked, she said, "Zhen'er, go to the kitchen and get all the food."

"Yes, Sanniang."

Holding an umbrella, he hurried to the door and saw Chang An standing at the door with a basket. Gu Li shouted in surprise, "Chang Lang!"

She came to the door, smiled and used her handkerchief to brush off the snow on him. Chang An took the umbrella, handed the basket to Huaiqin to take inside first, and supported Gu Li as they walked into the mansion.

"Chang Lang came back so soon today. I thought we had to wait until the evening." Gu Li held Chang An's hand tightly at this time, "Did Chang Lang see the note and things I prepared?"

"I saw it. I ate it too." Chang An nodded with a smile.

"Are you hungry, Chang Lang? I asked the kitchen to prepare some noodles and eggs. Chang Lang, eat some later." Gu Li said at this time.

"I stayed in bed and rested obediently today. After Chang Lang left to take part in the Spring Examination, I went back to my room and read a book obediently. But I didn't even touch the embroidery. It was so boring."

"Chang Lang wasn't here just now, so I couldn't even have lunch, and I couldn't even take a nap just now."

"besides......"