The Legend of the Farm Girl

When they arrived at the private room where Yunfang was, Yue Renshou had already come out to greet them. He bowed to the three of them and said, "Forgive my rudeness, but I just wanted Madam to have a better view of the list. Madam is inside, please come in."

Li Muwen walked into the room quickly, and was relieved to see Yunfang was safe and sound. He said to Yue Renshou, "What can I do for you, sir?"

Yue Renshou did not hide anything and said directly: "I wonder if Master Yunfeng is married? I have a daughter named Yue Yanmei, who is 28 years old, beautiful, intelligent, dignified and virtuous. If the two are a good match, my family will give my daughter a very generous dowry."

Li Muwen couldn't make a decision and could only look at Yunfeng. Yunfeng himself didn't know what to do and could only look at Yunfang. Liu Zhanpeng just watched the fun from the side.

Yun Fang thought about it for a while, and couldn't refuse outright, so she could only say: "Master Yue, my brother Yun Feng is indeed unmarried, but the palace examination is approaching, and there is no time to think about this. Let's talk about everything after the palace examination is over!"

Seeing that Yunfang had a good attitude, Yue Renshou made some decisions in his mind.

After a few more pleasantries, Yunfang and the other three left.

After Yunfang left, Yue Renshou hurried back home and talked with his first wife for a long time. He then called Yue Yanmei and gave her detailed instructions.

When Yue Yanmei heard that the scholar her father had chosen was only eighteen years old, handsome and unmarried, she felt very fortunate. You know, most of the men who could become scholars were not young anymore and already had wives and concubines at home.

She also secretly made up her mind to seize this opportunity.

When Yunfang and the other three returned to the Tong family's villa, Tong Renchu ​​had already received the news that his son-in-law was not on the list, while his two good friends were on the list.

He also knew that Lu Yunze had passed the imperial examination and felt secretly resentful. If it weren't for the threat from Minister Lu, his son-in-law might have been on the list today. One day, he would definitely take revenge.

Tong Renchu ​​did not blame Liu Zhanpeng at all. Instead, he comforted him and told him, "Your father and I also took the exam many times before we passed the exam. You are still young. You can learn from your two friends. There are so many Jinshi around you. Are you afraid that you will not pass the exam?"

Liu Zhanpeng also nodded firmly.

Tong Renchu ​​welcomed them in. He had already prepared the food and drinks, and was waiting for them to come back to celebrate for Li Muwen and Yunfeng. Yunfang did not sit with them, but went back to the house and opened a small table.

At the banquet, Tong Renchu ​​valued the talents of Li Muwen and Yun Feng, and reminded them earnestly of the things they needed to pay attention to in the palace examination.

Tong Renchu ​​said to them, "I am from the Ministry of Rites. The people from the Ministry of Rites know that you are living in my house, so they should teach you the etiquette of entering the palace carefully.

But in addition to etiquette, I also want to tell you that you must always pay attention to your appearance and be dignified. When answering questions, you must pay attention to your mentality and not be too nervous. Even if it is your first time to meet the emperor, you must maintain your literary character. When the emperor asks questions, you must not speak incoherently. "

Li Muwen and Yun Feng nodded repeatedly. Li Muwen asked again, "Master Tong, does the Emperor usually set the questions for the palace examination?"

Tong Renchu ​​shook his head and said, "We shouldn't discuss the emperor's will. This is disrespectful, but you are Zhan Peng's friends, so I will talk to you. But don't let anyone know about what happened today."

Li Muwen certainly knew that Tong Renchu ​​was trying to flatter the two of them. If he really couldn't say it, he would definitely not reveal anything.

But he still nodded and said, "Thank you, Master Tong. Yunfeng and I will not reveal a single word."

Tong Renchu ​​whispered, "I heard that the questions for the palace examination set by His Majesty this year were all thought up by the adult princes. He picked out the most suitable questions and arranged them in the palace examination."

Several people were really surprised by this answer, and couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, could it be that His Majesty the Emperor is thinking of appointing another crown prince? Is this a way to test the crown prince's ability?

His Majesty the current Emperor ascended the throne at the age of twenty-five and is now almost forty. He has nearly thirty sons, ten of whom are adult sons. The eldest, the prince, is already twenty-three years old, but he is not the Empress's legitimate son. The Empress has changed three times, and this is the fourth. The first three had two sons each, and the fourth is now about to be ten months pregnant. If it is another son, the Emperor will have seven legitimate sons.

Although the emperor is still in good health, he has yet to appoint a crown prince. Undercurrents are surging among the princes, and the concubines are fighting for the throne.

They don't have to take sides with any particular prince now. Even if they pass the palace examination, they will most likely only become minor officials. It will take many years for them to enter the center of power.

The few of them chatted for a while, and when the banquet ended it was already evening. Li Muwen drank a lot of wine and returned to the room dizzy.

Yunfang immediately supported Li Muwen, but Li Muwen felt wronged and kept rubbing against Yunfang and said, "Wife, I didn't do as well as he did in the exam. Will you despise me? Do you think he is better than me?"

Hearing Li Muwen mention Lu Yunze again, Yunfang sighed helplessly and said, "In my heart, you are already very capable. You don't have the powerful background like him. Although you passed the imperial examination at the same time as him, you are younger than him. You are still more capable. He failed the exam when he was your age!"

Li Muwen shook his head and said, "I have secretly read his poems and essays. It is true that I will never be able to match them. They said that he failed the exam three years ago due to poor health. This means that I cannot catch up with him in terms of policy essays."

Yunfang shook her head again and said, "In fact, I have never told you that those poems and articles of his were not written by him. I gave them to him. You may not believe it, but it was indeed me who gave them to him!"

Li Muwen opened his eyes wide and looked at Yunfang and said, "He actually used your things to deceive the world!"

Li Muwen did not doubt Yunfang's words, which moved Yunfang again. He told her in detail about how he helped Lu Yunze to copy the work, and pointed out the mistakes he had made.

Li Muwen nodded and said, "I also felt that this was abrupt at the time, but the flaws outweigh the merits. I didn't expect that you deliberately made a mistake. After I changed it as you said, this article is so natural!"

Yunfang did not explain how she got these poems, and Li Muwen did not ask. After living together for so many years, he knew that Yunfang had secrets, but as long as Yunfang did not tell him actively, he would not pry into the matter.