You rascal, stop right there!

The final palace examination for painters at Daying Painting Academy is held in July every year.

In reality, the exam starts in March, and registration begins six months in advance at the state capital.

In order to advance their own careers and gain the emperor's favor, each provincial government would do its best to conduct this assessment.

If the state government fails to pass, it will not be able to enter the provincial examination.

In the end, there were only about two hundred people who were able to enter the palace examination in painting.

The current emperor of Daying, Jiaxing Emperor, is a master of calligraphy and painting. He controls the Daying Painting Academy and personally sets and corrects the questions.

Although there are only three levels of tests, only the top three will be selected in the end.

Even so, with the painter Li Simeng being appointed prime minister before and the painting saint Daying being appointed Minister of Rites later, they naturally took it seriously and could not be careless.

Luo Wenqi looked at him: "Hey, Xiaobai. Do you think highly of me or yourself? It was you who said before that you didn't want to take the exam to become a court painter!"

Bai Wan looked at them and said shamelessly, "I didn't know that at the time, but now I've heard that the salary of painters at Daying Art Academy is very high!"

The person is still smiling.

But there seemed to be something else in this look.

Is it really just for money?

Ling Shumo looked at the man's smiling face and didn't want to speculate anything. He just felt that he should have his own ideas and should not be interfered with.

"If you are willing to take the test, go ahead. If you need anything, you can go find Brother Qi Tu."

Then, his eyes darkened: "Maybe you can help me before I return to Beijing."

Hearing this, Bai Wan was a little surprised.

"Brother Zichen, this is impossible! You have only been recuperating for eight days! Your legs can't even walk! You have to stay here for a few more months at least!"

eight days.

Even Ling Shumo himself didn't remember it so clearly.

Seeing this person caring so much about himself.

Ling Shumo smiled gently but helplessly: "As an official appointed by the court, you cannot work and rest as you please. If everyone does as they please, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

"Ha!" Bai Wan found it funny.

Aren’t the officials he met in Baiyun City chaotic enough?

It's not like he hadn't seen how much money Old Kong had cheated.

So, he just smiled and said: "I think among all the officials I have ever met, Brother Zichen is the best one."

These words were absolutely sincere from his heart.

He had seen this man reviewing official documents in the middle of the night more than once, not to mention that he had once witnessed with his own eyes how seriously injured he was while on a diplomatic mission, and how worried he was about the country and the people.

There was almost unconcealable admiration in his eyes when he looked at this person.

Ling Shumo suddenly felt heavy-hearted and couldn't help but look away.

He seemed to feel that he could no longer bear any more praise from this man.

"Abai, in fact, you just haven't met many officials yet."

His voice was still gentle, but his originally calm tone was trembling unnaturally.

Just when the two of them had completely different thoughts.

"Little Wan!" A man in official uniform looked at Bai Wan, as if he was happy to see her again after a long separation.

Such an intimate name makes people feel shocked.

Bai Wan recognized him immediately. This person was Cheng Su, who had taught him how to fight and cheat people and also given him the formula for the drug powder that could disturb others.

However, in my impression, this guy is just a scoundrel who likes to drink and eat meat. When did he actually wear this official uniform?

"Boss Cheng, you are doing pretty well!"

Bai Wan looked at him and patted the man on the shoulder very naturally.

The people around, especially the recorder, were astonished and bowed to him one after another.

"Are you Cheng Zhiyuan sent by Daying Painting Academy?" Ling Shumo said as he looked at the man in official uniform in front of him.

"You don't know him, right? Boss Cheng is my eldest brother, his name is Cheng Su." Bai Wan said.

"Hey, Cheng Zhiyuan!" Luo Wenqi snorted, as if he didn't like this person.

And Cheng Su was originally from Zhengzhou, and was a newly appointed Zhiyuan.

Now he is the person in charge of the recruitment for Daying Art Academy. Although he himself cannot paint, he usually does some inspection and management work in the academy.

However, three years ago, he was just like Bai Wan, a fighting scoundrel.

"Boss Cheng, what does this direct courtyard mean?" Bai Wan quietly approached him and asked.

Cheng Su looked at the person in front of her and said with a smile: "I am only responsible for supervising the Zhengzhou painting students. To put it more clearly, I am the boss of these Zhengzhou painting students."

Bai Wan's expression changed when he heard this, and he smiled:

"Boss Cheng, after meeting you this time, I think you are handsome and elegant, with extraordinary appearance! You are so capable, can you help me, your little brother?"

This man had a fawning look on his face, completely exposing his rogue behavior.

A crack appeared on Luo Wenqi's face. This kid was not like that when he praised Brother Zichen just now.

"You also want to take the exam to become a painter?" Cheng Su's expression changed.

"No!" He refused flatly.

"Why?" Bai Wan was very confused.

According to the personality of Cheng Lao Da three years ago, he could do anything except murder, arson, humiliation and rape, and other heinous crimes.

Cheng Su immediately put on a straight face: "No reason!!"

When Bai Wan heard this, he was stunned.

This is not what Boss Cheng said when he taught me how to fight.

However, he is a ruffian and he would never give in just because of this.

After a while, Bai Wan patted Cheng Su on the shoulder with an expression that said, "You are looking for death. How dare you threaten me?"

"Three years ago, you seemed to owe me three jars of wine, four brand money, five crickets, sixteen mercury dice for cheating... and especially seven slaps from young ladies. How much did it cost..."

Cheng Su's face changed, and she quickly covered the man's mouth. She whispered:

"Don't say anything about the young lady anymore. If my wife hears, she will probably have to sleep in the study tonight!"

Bai Wan looked the man up and down. He thought that his loyalty and willingness to fight were what enlightened him, and he was someone worthy of admiration.

Even now that he has married a lady, he is still punished to sleep in the study. He has become a coward! It seems that this sister-in-law is a powerful one.

Ling Shumo, who was standing aside, watched the two of them interacting so defenselessly. He only realized that he was unconsciously rubbing the corner of his clothes, and hid his hand in a state of confusion.

Seeing that it was in public and it was really indecent for the official to do so, Cheng Su let Bai Wan go.

He shrugged helplessly: "You can take the test if you want, but you can't fill in any other place as your place of origin. Just write Baiyun City. You can use your little finger to record the fingerprint."

Bai Wan chuckled: "Actually, I have already registered."

"You brat!" Cheng Su felt annoyed and said sternly, "This is not a joke! You have to be mentally prepared!"

The person opposite nodded and looked quietly towards the document.

Bai Wan was unusually quiet and nodded his head, glancing at his left hand.

Where the snow fell, there were actually some wailing and roaring.

"Boss Cheng, don't worry. I'm not playing this time. I have my own plans."

The person in the wheelchair nearby was startled.

In a trance, I felt that this person seemed to become more like Yue Bai five years ago.