Chapter 792 Holding Back a Strong Effort

The palace examination was held on the fifth day after the results were announced.

The emperor was the chief examiner, and the empress dowager was watching.

In the end, the first and second place winners, as well as the best appearance among the new first-class Jinshi, were decided as the third place winners. They were given flowers to wear, and were paraded on horseback through the streets and attended the Qionglin Banquet.

However, these had nothing to do with the second and third place Jinshi.

The glory belonged to the first place Jinshi.

Liu Ji stood in a dark corner, watching the first place Jinshi, headed by the little senior brother, the first place winner, wearing flowers on their heads and red robes.

Thinking that he should have been one of them, he bit the corner of his clothes to prevent himself from crying.

Qin Yao, who was standing aside, said: Why is this little appearance a little lovable?

Reach out, grab Liu Ji, the crying monster, and go home.

According to the imperial examination system of Shengguo, only the first place Jinshi can be directly granted an official position.

The remaining second-class and third-class Jinshi can only enter the Imperial College and become a reserve official.

They need to pass the Shihe exam to be appointed to an official position.

The process of waiting for the Shihe exam may be quick or long.

If you have connections and make some connections, you can skip the procedures and become an eighth- or ninth-rank official. For example, Mr. Ding’s position as the Supervisor of the Mutual Market was obtained by his father-in-law.

Qin Feng got the news that his brother-in-law passed the exam, and he hurriedly wrote to say that he could help make some connections.

Maybe he could get a small official position in Beijing, and the family would completely change their status.

Qin Yao refused and didn’t want to leave.

Since there is still a chance to pass the Shihe exam, there is no need to rush to make connections.

When you first enter the officialdom, the most taboo thing is to form a clique and take sides.

The power struggle between the emperor, the empress dowager, and the eldest princess is still going on.

The emperor’s body has become thinner with the naked eye, and the coffin of the emperor has not been buried yet, so the emperor’s position is not stable.

The wind in the capital will blow for a while.

Let Liu Ji take a break in the Imperial College, which is also an opportunity for training.

However, Qin Yao's refusal this time actually respected Liu Ji's opinion.

After receiving Qin Feng's letter, Qin Yao did not hide it from Liu Ji.

Instead, she asked him to come and read the letter together.

According to her understanding of this guy, knowing that his uncle helped him so much, he must be overjoyed to thank his uncle for his kindness and gladly accepted it.

However, this guy is still thieving.

Liu Ji waved his hand and said heroically: "I don't need it!"

"My lady, just tell me, do you still mean what you said before?"

Facing Liu Ji's fiery eyes, Qin Yao was a little surprised. This guy is still thinking about that?

Then she wants to see how far he can go.

Qin Yao nodded slightly: "I, Qin Yao, keep my word. If you can wear the official robe, I will leave this house to you."

"Not this!" Liu Ji corrected seriously, "It's the sentence you said later!"

He stared at her with his eyes burning, as if to say, I remember it clearly, don't try to deny it.

Qin Yao glanced at him playfully, leaned on the table with her hands on her chest and nodded, "Strip the official robe, right?"

Her tone was light, her eyes narrowed slightly, and Liu Ji felt numb all over.

His ears were unconsciously dyed red, but he still said seriously: "Yes, do you keep your word?"

Qin Yao said with a smile: "Yes, why not."

"Okay." Liu Ji was waiting for her to say this, "You, you wait and see!"

This time he had to let her take the initiative to strip his clothes!

The man left behind his "lofty ambitions" and resolutely rejected his brother-in-law's kindness.

He turned around, dressed neatly, and went to the Imperial College.

Ma Yang and Qi Xianguan went to take up their posts quickly. Before leaving, they went to the Imperial College to see Liu Ji.

They found that he neither read books nor helped copy books or do other things in the Imperial College, and they all shook their heads.

It's over, it's really over.

Little did they know that Liu Ji was secretly holding back.

He really didn't believe it.

With his ability, he couldn't get a set of official robes to wear.

Fan Long also passed the imperial examination, the last of the three classes.

Liu Ji didn't know who he was at first, but he felt that the way this guy looked at him was very wrong, and he was very displeased.

It wasn't until the day when Ma Yang and Qi Xianguan came to say goodbye that he knew that this guy was the one who had spoken nonsense to him and his teacher and senior brother in Yongtongfang.

Fan Long, a man who currys favor with the powerful, formed gangs privately as soon as he entered the Imperial College, and gathered a group of nerds who opposed women's power.

This group of people looked down on Liu Ji, who was always talking about women.

But they couldn't scold Liu Ji's dirty mouth.

He failed to trip someone up secretly, but was instead blamed by Liu Ji.

Liu Ji talked to the doctors of the Imperial College every day, trying to impress Fan Long and others.

Waiting for an opportunity to make a leap.

My wife once said that opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

The teacher also said that if you want to ride the wind, you have to grasp it in time.

One step later is not enough, and one step earlier is even worse.

It must be neither too early nor too late, just right, to play the greatest role.

So what Liu Ji was waiting for was that wind.

And what he had to prepare in advance was to coax the doctors in the Imperial College so that he could get the first-hand news of the court from them.

Thanks to the previous good deed of distributing porridge, half of the Jinshi in the Imperial College benefited from it, so they also respected Liu Ji very much.

Fan Long was just a cat playing with a mouse, and Liu Ji played with him just for fun.

Only two months after entering the Imperial College, Liu Ji was already showing signs of becoming the leader among the Imperial College's successful candidates.

Seeing Liu Ji gradually adapting to the life of Taixue, his conduct gradually became positive.

The whole family breathed a sigh of relief.

Except Qin Yao.

She always felt that this guy was just normal on the surface, but in fact he was holding his breath and preparing to commit suicide.

It's just that the time hasn't come yet, so I just hold back.

For this reason, Qin Yao specially took him to and from Imperial College for half a month.

He just stared at Liu Ji, fearing that he would accidentally cause big trouble for him when he came back.

I don't know if Liu Ji is now very skilled and can act flawlessly.

Or maybe he has really recognized the reality long ago and no longer seeks death.

Anyway, Qin Yao didn't notice anything unusual in the past half month.

But Awang came to complain, saying that there had been strange men's voices coming from the backyard at night recently.

When he rushed over, Yin Le was the only one feeding the horse.

Once or twice, Awang thought that he was really out of touch and was in a state of stress.

But when he heard strange sounds four or five times in a row for half a month, and Yin Le looked obviously guilty, Awang knew that he must have heard it right.

"She has a secret." Awang said to Qin Yao firmly.

Qin Yao was focusing on Liu Ji these days and really didn't care about her apprentice.

Hearing what Awang said, the two looked at each other and decided to stay tuned tonight to see what was going on.

That night.

Everyone at home finished washing and went back to their rooms to rest.

Liu Ji, as usual, waited for Qin Yao to finish washing up, trying to seduce her with her beauty.

No surprise, Qin Yao kicked him out.

Liu Ji wasn't upset either. He patted his butt and stood up, then went back to the study to sleep comfortably.

Now if his wife doesn't let go of her skin, he will be itchy.

So good, sleep soundly!