After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

Chapter 792: Holding Back the Energy

The palace examination is held on the fifth day after the announcement of the results.

The Emperor was the chief examiner and the Empress Dowager was an observer.

Finally, the top scholar, the second top scholar, and the one with the best character and appearance among the new first-class Jinshi were chosen as the third place. They picked flowers and put flowers on them for the Jinshi, rode horses in a parade through the streets, and attended the Qionglin Banquet together.

However, these have nothing to do with the second and third class Jinshi.

The glory belongs to the first-class Jinshi.

Liu Ji stood in a dark corner, looking at the top scholars, headed by his junior brother, who was the top scorer in the imperial examination, wearing flowers on their heads and red robes.

Thinking that she should have been a part of this, she bit the corner of her clothes to prevent herself from crying out loud.

Qin Yao who was standing aside: How come this little guy looks so adorable?

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

According to the imperial examination system of the Sheng Kingdom, only the first-class Jinshi could be directly granted an official position.

The remaining second- and third-class Jinshi could only enter the Imperial College and become reserve officials.

One must pass the Shihe test before being appointed to an official position.

The process of waiting for the release test may be quick or long.

If one has connections and makes some connections, one can skip the formalities and become a minor official of the eighth or ninth rank. For example, Mr. Ding got the position of Supervisor of the Foreign Trade because of his father-in-law's connections.

Qin Feng got the news that his brother-in-law had been admitted to high school, and wrote hurriedly to say that he could help out.

Perhaps he could find a job as a minor official in Beijing and completely change his family's situation.

Qin Yao refused and didn't want to leave.

Since there is still an opportunity to take the test, there is no need to rush to do favors.

When you first enter officialdom, the most taboo thing is to form cliques and take sides for personal gain.

The power struggle between the emperor, the queen mother and the eldest princess is still going on.

The emperor's body had become visibly thinner, and as the coffin of the grand emperor had not yet been buried, the emperor's position was not secure.

The wind in the capital will continue to blow for some time.

Letting Liu Ji take a break in the Imperial College would also be an opportunity for him to gain experience.

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

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

Instead, let him come over to read the letter.

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

However, this guy still has evil intentions.

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

"Madam, you just need to tell me, do you still mean what you said before?"

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

Then she wanted to see what else he could do.

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

"That's not it!" Liu Ji corrected seriously, "It's what you said later!"

His burning eyes stared at her, as if saying, I remember it clearly, don't try to deny it.

Qin Yao glanced at him playfully, leaned against the table with her arms folded across her chest and nodded, "Stripping the official robe, huh?"

Her tone was gentle, and her eyes were slightly narrowed, which made Liu Ji feel 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: "It counts, of course it counts."

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

This time he had to make her take the initiative to take off his clothes!

The man left behind his "lofty ambitions" and resolutely rejected his uncle's kindness.

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

Ma Yang and Qi Xianguan quickly took up their posts, and before leaving, they went to the Imperial Academy to visit Liu Ji.

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

It's over, it's really over. Little did he know that Liu Ji was secretly holding back.

He really didn't believe it.

Even with his abilities, he couldn't even get a set of official robes to wear.

Fan Long also passed the imperial examination and ranked last among the top three.

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

It was not until the day when Ma Yang and Qi Xianguan came to say goodbye that he realized that this guy was the one who had spoken ill of him, his teacher and his senior brothers in Yongtongfang.

Fan Long was a man who sycophated the powerful. As soon as he entered the Imperial College, he secretly formed cliques and gathered a group of nerds who were against women's power.

This group of people looked down on Liu Ji, a man who always talked about women.

But no matter how you scold them, you can't scold Liu Ji's dirty mouth.

His attempt to trip him up failed and he was instead blamed by Liu Ji.

Liu Ji chatted with the doctors of the Imperial College every day and tried to flatter Fan Long and others.

Waiting for an opportunity to make a breakthrough.

My wife once said that opportunities come to those who are prepared.

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

A step later won't do, and a step earlier won't do.

It should be neither too early nor too late, but just right, to achieve the greatest effect.

So what Liu Ji was waiting for was that wind.

What he had to prepare in advance was to coax the doctors in the Imperial Academy so that he could get first-hand news from them.

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

Liu Ji played with Fan Long, just like a cat playing with a mouse, 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 in the Imperial College, his personality gradually became more positive.

The whole family breathed a sigh of relief.

Except Qin Yao.

She always felt that this guy was only normal on the surface, but in fact he was holding a grudge and was ready to die.

It's just that the time has not come yet, so I'm just holding back.

For this reason, Qin Yao specially picked him up and dropped him off at the Imperial College for half a month.

He kept his eyes on Liu Ji, fearing that he might accidentally bring him into big trouble.

I don’t know if it’s because Liu Ji has such profound skills that he acted so flawlessly.

Or maybe he has really already faced the reality and stopped seeking death.

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

It was Awang who came to complain, saying that he had been hearing the voice of a strange man coming from the backyard at night recently.

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

Once or twice, Awang thought he was just imagining things and getting stressed out.

But after hearing the strange noise four or five times in half a month, and Yin Le looking obviously guilty, Awang knew that he must have heard it right.

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

Qin Yao has been concentrating on Liu Ji these days and has not really cared about her apprentice.

After hearing what Awang said, the two looked at each other and decided to wait and see tonight to see what was going on.

That night.

After everyone in the family finished washing up, they went back to their rooms to rest.

Liu Ji, as usual, helped Qin Yao wash up and tried to seduce her with his beauty.

As expected, Qin Yao kicked him out.

Liu Ji was not annoyed. He patted his butt, stood up, and went back to his study to sleep feeling relaxed.

Now he feels very itchy unless his wife loosens his skin for a day.

That's great, I'll sleep soundly!