All the members are good people, only the host is a pervert

There are three sessions in the provincial examination, each lasting three days. The candidates enter the examination room at yin hour on the first day and exit at wei hour on the third day, for a total of nine days.

The location is still the Examination Hall of Weizhou Prefecture.

On the eighth day of the eighth month, before the third watch, Lin Ruan and the others were already waiting in front of the examination hall. They waited until the sky was just beginning to turn pale before the guards opened the gate.

The body search process for the provincial examination was the same as for the prefectural examination, only more rigorous and thorough. When drawing the number, Lin Ruan still didn't let the system take action, and ended up drawing a bad number.

The so-called "stinky rooms" refer to those examination locations with relatively poor environmental conditions due to unfavorable factors such as poor ventilation or proximity to toilets.

Lin Ruan:!!!!!!!!!

If the system hadn't sworn to heaven and earth that it absolutely did not take any action, Lin Ruan would even suspect that the system was playing tricks.

But it was okay. Lin Ruan held her breath and sat down, closing her eyes as her consciousness entered the space. She had accumulated a lot of things in the world of immortal cultivation, including a jade pendant engraved with a magic array to resist poison gas. As long as she carried it with her, the air she breathed would become fresh and harmless.

Although it is mainly used to protect against poisonous gases, using it here is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, but there is no time to worry about it at this moment, so we can only use it as an air purifier.

Lin Ruan used his consciousness to quietly put the jade pendant into the outer pocket of his inner garment while facing the gaze of the guards. This inner garment with a drawstring outer pocket was specially made by Lin Ruan to facilitate smuggling things out of the space.

Sure enough, the complex stench that had been fermenting in the hot and humid air suddenly disappeared. Lin Ruan was refreshed and moved the table, waiting for the papers to be distributed.

Unlike the academy exam, this time, in addition to writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone, they also provided a candle for nighttime illumination. It was said that during the joint exam, an extra charcoal fire would be provided for students to keep warm. Anyway, after Lin Ruan learned about this, he felt that the court still cared about the students, just not much.

The first round of the provincial examination consisted of three questions from the Four Books and one five-character, eight-rhyme poem. Lin Ruan copied the questions from the number plate, but he wasn't in a hurry. He slowly ground the ink while reviewing the questions.

The three questions on the Four Books were "A Gentleman is Not an Instrument," "Officials of high rank are appointed to advise ministers," and "Prince Wang Dian asked, 'What is the business of a scholar?' Mencius replied, 'What is the business of a scholar?'" The poetry questions were more philosophical, "The fu should be heavy and the essay should be detailed; the discussion should be in five-character, eight-rhyme lines."

These questions weren't as tricky as the "cutting and connecting" questions, but they weren't easy either. They were all big questions with a broad perspective. But they didn't faze Lin Ruan. She dipped her ink and started writing, breaking the topic, continuing it, and then writing the rest of the questions in a logical and logical manner. By the time lunch was over, she had already finished the first one.

The lunch was better than the one for the college entrance examination. Although it was still made of mixed grains, it was a pancake with vegetables added, and the water in the bamboo tube was still cold.

There is no way, this is the consistent style of the Examination Yuan.

It was really a torture to always curl up in a small space. Lin Ruan quietly added some spiritual spring water to the water and drank it. Only then did he feel much more comfortable.

On the afternoon of the second day, Lin Ruan wrote all his answers, including the poem, on scrap paper, but he didn't rush to copy it. After all, if something went wrong with the test paper, it would be too late to recover. On the morning of the third day, Lin Ruan secretly drank a sip of spiritual spring water, then carefully copied the contents of the scrap paper onto the test paper, closing his eyes and waiting for the papers to be collected.

After leaving the examination room, Lin Ruan saw Lu Zhao and Jiang Wenhui walking towards her, and quickly took a few steps back, saying, "Don't come over. I got a bad number this time, and I smell terrible."

As soon as these words came out, the space around him suddenly became much more empty.

Lin Ruan: That’s not necessary.

Lin Yi hurriedly drove Lin Ruan home. Chi Wen Ning and A Qiao helped Lin Ruan wash up and gave her a bowl of ginseng chicken soup. Only then did Lin Ruan fall into a deep sleep and wait until three o'clock the next morning to rush to the examination hall again.

The second exam consisted of choosing one of five questions on the meaning of the classics, one on imperial edicts, and one on judgments. The third exam consisted of five essays on current affairs. The process was the same as the first. Although Lin Ruan didn't draw the "stinky" number, he still wore the magic jade pendant. After all, it was summer, the weather was hot and humid, and the examination hall was small. Even from a distance, he could smell the faint stench in the air.

After the exam, Lin Ruan rested at home for a day before returning to the provincial academy. He showed his written answers to the teacher. After reading them, Mr. Chen nodded and smiled, saying, "Passing the exam is not a big deal. Whether you can get the top prize depends on the examiner's preference."

Lin Ruan thought the other way around. Although passing the provincial examination was the one with the highest points for the counterattack mission, only fifty people were admitted each time. If someone passed, he would be considered a winner in life. At least he would get points for the mission, so the amount didn't matter.

She has money!

With this idea in mind, Lin Ruan spent the past half month in great joy. She changed her clothes every half a day, and wore jewelry and head ornaments in turn. She went here today and there tomorrow, and she was full of energy.

Lu Zhao was miserable. She was worried about both her own grades and Lin Ruan's grades. A circle of blisters appeared on her mouth. Seeing Lin Ruan acting like nothing had happened, even more relaxed than when she was studying, she wanted to hit someone!

Amidst the students' mixed feelings of relief and anxiety, the month-end results announcement finally arrived. Because of the system, Lin Ruan didn't join the crowd to see the results, but instead arranged for Lin Xia to go.

"Host, congratulations, you have obtained Jieyuan~?(*′?`*)?" The system was also very happy. The more points Lin Ruan got, the more salary it could be paid, and it could buy more external skins.

That's why it repeatedly tried to get Lin Ruan to help it, but Lin Ruan refused!!!

Fortunately, the ending is happy, happy~

ヾ(@^▽^@)ノ

Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums was heard. It turned out that the foreman of the yamen runners handed in the good news. Lin Ruan went out of the door, took the good news with both hands and took a look. It recorded her appearance, household registration, family background, and high school ranking.

Even though Lin Ruan knew the rankings in advance, he was still happy. He asked Lin Chun and Lin Xia to give each yamen runner a red envelope that had been prepared long ago. The red envelopes contained small silver notes. The leader got ten taels, and the others got three taels.

The yamen runners pinched the red envelope and found no obvious touch, so they knew it was a silver note. Their smiles became more and more enthusiastic, and auspicious words came out of their mouths one after another as if they were free of charge.

Well, it still costs money.

After finally sending away the people who came to congratulate him, Lin Ruan asked the system about the rankings of Lu Zhao and Jiang Wenhui. Jiang Wenhui ranked 16th and Lu Zhao 37th, and they were all on the list.

This shows the value of the prefectural school. The entire Weizhou prefecture only admits fifty people in one provincial examination. As long as they pass the prefectural school's upper-class examination, basically all of them will be on the list.

After the rankings were announced, the Lu Ming Banquet was held. The Lu Ming Banquet was held in the government office. The three leaders were the chief examiner Jia Yao from the capital, the prefect Shen Changlin, and Lu Zhao's father, the Weizhou prefect Lu Liang.

After the Luming Banquet, Lu Liang winked at Lu Zhao, and Lu Zhao followed Lin Ruan into the car.

"Tell me, you kept looking at me at the banquet just now. What do you want to talk to me about?" Seeing Lu Zhao got on his carriage, Lin Ruan was not surprised and asked with a smile.

Lu Zhao smiled and looked closer at Lin Ruan, saying, "Sister Ruan is very beautiful. You are only twenty-one now. Have you ever thought about marrying a maid?"