After rebirth, she was forced into marriage by the sickly prince

Regarding the poems, books and articles, it was really too easy for Xiao Qiyu, so when he answered all ten questions, it is not surprising at all.In the end, with a perfect score, he became the leader of the first round, which is definitely well-deserved.

This inevitably makes everyone curious:

This masked gentleman was originally a candidate who descended from the sky. With such outstanding talent, who could it be?
How could Daqi Palace allow him to wear a mask to compete?
This time participating in the competition, Xiao Qiyu did not report his real name, but this was allowed by Emperor Qi.Naturally, the reason was that he was afraid that giving his real name would cause unnecessary trouble.

The second round of the calligraphy competition will be graded by the calligraphers.

Xiao Qiyu had his own unique views on calligraphy, he wrote a seven-step poem on the spot, not only the handwriting was chic and elegant, but also the artistic conception of the poem was extraordinary.

This round, Xiao Qiyu still won with the No.1 score.

Mu Yunjiang quietly looked at the poem, that hand calligraphy, I have to say, after not seeing him for a few years, his brushwork has become sharper, his strength has become more sturdy, and the poems are written in a domineering manner.

The third round is about cooking.

When Mu Yunjiang saw the questions of this round of competition, he was depressed for a while.

Without him, this round of competition was tailor-made for Xiao Qiyu. He has superb cooking skills, which is probably a skill that many nobles are not good at.

When the group arrived at the imperial dining room, the other candidates faced the kitchen and used the utensils. They were all in a mess, and they couldn't even cut a dish. Consciously amazed.

This round, he naturally came out on top again.

What he didn't know was that these competitions were all given by his younger sister Zhong Ling—although Mu Yunjiang reviewed it, but only glanced at it for a while, and it looked good at the time, so he decided on it.

Xiao Qiyu is proficient in all these projects that Zhong Ling picked.

When Xiao Qiyu participated in the competition, Zhong Ling quietly watched the battle outside, thinking silently: "Brother, brother, I can only help you for this sake..."

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In fact, these three rounds were relatively simple. As a result, only 49 of the 24 candidates passed.After all, when it comes to cooking skills, these gentlemen can be embarrassing to death.

In the fourth round, the Empress Dowager herself came up with a question, and the answer must be exactly in line with the Empress Dowager's preferences. Anyone who disagreed with her point of view would be eliminated.

But that round has to be postponed to tomorrow.

After three rounds, the day passed quietly.

In the evening, the 49 contestants were arranged to live in the Changchun Palace, and a dinner was given for them to eat, drink and have a good rest.

At night, there are even guards in the palace on duty for them to ensure that they sleep soundly without being disturbed.

In the morning of the next day, these candidates were invited into the Eastern Palace, and finally met the mysterious Queen Mother—in fact, the Eastern Palace gave a banquet four days ago, and the Queen Mother did not show up, leaving those nobles who were invited into the Eastern Palace in vain. I had a good time.

Today, in the main hall of the East Palace, 49 contestants are arranged in a regular shape, each occupying a seat.

Accompanied by a father-in-law shouted: "Your Highness is here!"

Xiao Qiyu saw the Miaoman woman in a purple dress, guarded by Zhong Ding and Chong Ba, entering from the east gate on the left side of the seat, and Si Siran sat on the high seat made of finely carved mahogany.

With a wolf face covering his face, with cloudy temples and high rings, he came in a purple dress. He was tall and slender, with a tight waist...Looking at that figure, he really didn't dare to compare the person in front of him with her five years ago Compare.

However, in her previous life, she also grew a lot taller, but when he went to rescue her, she was skinny and as light as a feather.

"Meet Your Majesty the Empress Dowager!"

Everyone made a big salute, knelt down on one knee, and pressed their left chest with their right hand.

Mu Yunjiang sat there, raised her bare hands, and her demeanor was very elegant: "You don't need to be polite, please sit down!"

The voice that came out of her mouth was extremely crisp and sweet, and it seemed that the empress dowager did not have the sense of coercion of being in a high position.

Everyone followed suit.

Mu Yunjiang's eyes swept over them, and finally glanced at someone who was also wearing a mask before continuing:
"Today's test questions have been written on the test paper. Please answer the questions according to the paper. Those who agree with this hall will be scored, and those who don't will not be given points. A Ding, please announce the rules..."

She raised her plain hand and asked someone to present the paper that had just been printed, indicating that the fourth round of the competition was about to begin.

Before Zhong Ding issued the scroll, Shen Sheng announced:

"Now let me announce the rules. The time limit for answering this paper is half an hour. When answering the paper, you are not allowed to cheat, you are not allowed to make noise, and you are not allowed to go to the toilet. Therefore, if you want to go to the toilet now, please go right away. You will have no chance after a while." , Once you leave this examination room, you cannot come back and continue answering questions.”

The candidates immediately raised their hands in panic to go to the toilet.

The rules for going to the toilet are that one guard takes one player out, and no one is allowed to whisper.

When the hall became quiet again, Zhong Ding handed out the paper.

Mu Yunjiang personally supervised at the scene, while Chong Ba and Zhong Ding led people to patrol the hall to invigilate the examination.

Xiao Qiyu looked at the test paper, the topic is:
Dongqiu Kingdom and Xiqiu Kingdom used to be one country, but later divided the land and ruled them. For more than a hundred years, the two countries have been at war without end.

One day, the prince of Dongqiu country sneaked into the border town of Xiqiu country, and accidentally fell to his death while playing in the mountains. It is also possible that he was murdered by the people of Xiqiu.

The king of Dongqiu was angry and sent troops to Xiqiu. Xiqiu was defeated, and he abandoned the border city and retreated.

At this time, the king of Dongqiu wanted to slaughter the soldiers and civilians in the border city of Xiqiu in order to sacrifice the soul of his beloved son.

Ask, if you are a minister, do you agree with the king's approach or oppose the king's approach.State your reasons.

After Xiao Qiyu read it, he began to write with ease.

On the other hand, the others were all scratching their heads and scratching their heads, looking as if they were struggling to raise their pens, obviously they were struggling.

After half an hour, Zhong Ding went to collect the paper.

Some people have written a full page, but the scroll is extremely untidy; some have a large area, obviously unable to write any high-level remarks.

It is rare for a few people to be able to achieve neat curls and elegant handwriting.

Therefore, there must be very few people who can pass this test.

In order to show justice, Mu Yunjiang would read the papers in front of everyone, but did not read out the names, and asked all candidates to listen to what their companions had written.

The first one was read out, and it was written on the scroll: "The king is the greatest, the king points, and the ministers follow. This is the duty of being loyal to the king and patriotic."

That's it.

The handwriting is fairly correct, but the answer is too perfunctory, obviously unable to write anything well, so I racked my brains to come up with such a sentence.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with it, but it doesn't catch Mu Yunjiang's eyes at all...

It can be concluded that this person is not an independent person, and he likes to be wise and protect himself, so he is not a good talent of the country!