Nangong Che and Nangong Yun both performed exceptionally well in the palace examination today.
No one can shake Nangong Che's number one position, but Nangong Yun's ranking has improved so much that Su Rong actually mentioned it to fifth place. If the results of the palace examination were released, countless people would definitely talk about it, so Su Rong first mentioned this The papers of the two were shown to all the students present for the palace examination to see if they were convinced by comparing their own papers with these two papers.
After half an hour, everyone had finished reading. For a while, no one had any objections. Even the two cousins of the Cui family bowed their hands to Nangong Che, "Brother Nangong, you are really a great talent. I admire you."
Nangong Che quickly returned the gift, "Two brothers Cui, thank you."
With this beginning, Nangong Che was surrounded by everyone, and the palace examination became lively.
Nangong Yun surpassed countless students, but she was a woman after all. She was not as well-respected as Nangong Che, but she was also surrounded by many people.
Su Rong and others were busy for a while and then said: "The Qionglin Banquet will be held in three days. Don't forget to attend on time."
Everyone hurriedly raised their hands and said, "Yes, Madam, I don't dare to forget."
Su Rong ordered people to post the imperial list, and then went out to the palace examination with Zhou Gu and the king of Nanchu.
As soon as the three of them left, someone became bolder and expressed his admiration for Nangong Che, "Brother Nangong, you are so awesome. The queen and the queen personally polished the ink for you. You are the only one in the past."
Nangong Che said quickly: "It's your honor."
At that time, the princess polished ink for him with her own hands, and he was completely shocked. He was so shocked that he didn't know what to do for a moment. But when he looked up and saw the princess's clear and calm eyes, the turmoil in his heart gradually calmed down. I was thinking, why did the concubine grind the ink with her own hands for him? That could only be because of his articles, not because of his surname or person. After all, he didn't feel that his surname and person had any merit in front of the princess.
The lady only valued his talent, so given this honor, he must not let him down.
In particular, this is a palace examination. The princess's move of polishing ink for him will be spread out soon after the palace examination, and his article will also be spread out. He needs to write this article well so that people can criticize it in the future. It can also be said that his articles are not insulting because the concubine polished the ink for him with her own hands.
At that moment, a lot of thoughts were running through his mind. After they quickly calmed down, he allowed himself to immerse himself in the article with all his strength, not daring to be distracted at all.
So, when did the concubine come, when did the concubine take over and polish the ink for him personally? He didn't know when the person was replaced, let alone when there was an extra person in front of him. In his eyes and mind, there were only papers and test questions at that time, and he only wanted to live up to the honor of being able to polish the ink with his own hands as the queen today.
“There is also a concubine who also polished the ink for you with her own hands. I saw it.” One person said with emotion: “Brother Nangong, you are really amazing.”
“That’s right, Brother Nangong, your answers are perfect in this paper. If it were me, the concubine and the concubine standing in front of me, I would never be able to write anything.”
“That’s right. I’m afraid I’ll be so excited that I can’t hold the pen.”
"Brother Nangong, you are still able to hold on, and you are worthy of it."
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Everyone gathered around Nangong Che, saying something to each other.
Nangong Che has not received such respect and attention from others for a long time, or it cannot be said that it has been a long time. Growing up, although his surname was Nangong, his family was too poor and too weak. Although he would not be bullied, after all, he had a lot of money on his head. He has a surname of Nangong, but he has not received much care and love.
It was the first time for him to release the ranking list, and he felt the admiration of people around him, but more importantly, he was surprised and shocked. After all, everyone thought that the surname Nangong had long been eliminated in the Nanchu Dynasty and was impossible to overturn. During today's imperial examination, he truly realized the true respect and envy of others. It seems that from now on, he will be above the clouds, with a bright future, no more twists and hardships, no hopelessness and darkness.
This is because he has passed this level himself, but it is also the lady who is broad-minded and built the ladder for him with her own hands.
Nangong Yun is not jealous of Nangong Che. She also has the same surname of Nangong. As a woman, she is more aware of how remarkable she has been to this point. Even if her talent is not enough for the concubine to polish ink with her own hands, the concubine has appointed her Winning her second place in the top two is enough for her to enter the history of women's Enke.
The other two women on the list with her also performed very stably. They were neither ranked high nor low in the top three, but they were already at their best level.
One woman is named Du Chunlan and the other is Liu Zhuxi.
The two of them gathered around Nangong Yun and said sincerely: "Nangong Yun has improved so many places in the imperial examination. You are really amazing."
Nangong Yun smiled at the two of them and whispered: "Seeing the grace of the concubine, I was so excited that my heart surged and I performed extraordinary."
“We were also excited, but it’s a pity that we couldn’t perform exceptionally well.” Du Chunlan whispered.
Liu Zhuxi nodded.
Nangong Yun smiled and lowered her voice, "You are different from me. I thought that if I didn't have a chance, I would just give it a try. Once I found out that there was a chance for me to show it, I was so excited that I couldn't contain it."
The two of them understood immediately, because her surname was Nangong, and now the surname Nangong made these people who could not leave Nanchu live a difficult life in the past year, and they naturally endured it more than ordinary people.
There are very few people who can seize this opportunity, but both she and Nangong Che have seized this opportunity. It can be said that they have skyrocketed. This was something that no one expected before the scientific examination.
"Let's go have a drink together." Du Chunlan invited the two of them, "Sister Liu knows how to drink. I wonder if Sister Nangong can drink?"
“You can have two drinks.” Nangong Yun replied.
"In that case, let's go." Du Chunlan pulled the two of them.
The three of them left together.
Nangong Che was also invited to drink together. Nangong Che nodded happily. He was not a nerd. These people would be colleagues when they entered the court in the future. They would get to know each other in advance and it would be easier to deal with in the officialdom in the future.
Just as Su Rong guessed, after the imperial examination, the imperial list was posted, and there were two people who aroused unprecedented discussion. One of them was Nangong Che, the number one scholar, and Nangong Yun, who was suddenly promoted to the second place in the second class.
As the names of these two people were discussed, the top ten test papers were copied and posted. The original test papers of all students in this class were sealed and kept.
Nangong Xin and the nanny who was serving him sighed, "These two people are really competing for face."
Mammy smiled and said: "My princess has a broad heart, and her sea is open to all rivers, which is great."
Nangong Xin immediately smiled, "Yes, if she didn't have the capacity to accommodate others, how could I have such a good life now?"
Mammy agreed, "Your years of hard work are not in vain..."