The little girl from Dali Temple got promoted and made a fortune by solving crimes

Chapter 1 Jinshi dies
The Great Zhou Dynasty, the sixth year of the Holy Calendar, Chang'an City, Kyoto, the third day of April.

When the female emperor first came to the throne, she made a plan that women in the world could take the imperial examinations and become officials in the court just like men.In the past six years and two examinations, when the examination list came out, a woman's name was on it, which became a gossip among the people after dinner.

Jiang Sushang is also one of the many Jinshi. On the examination list, she ranked first and seventeenth.

"Miss, come here, bring this with you. You will definitely become the first female champion in Dazhou." Lan Shi took out an amulet, a big red triangle cloth, stuffed bulgingly inside. The amulet looked like a red amulet. Dumplings, she knew that Jiang Sushang did not believe in ghosts and gods, so she said, "This is what I asked for from the Buddha. I must wear it."

Jiang Sushang had no choice but to understand Lan Shi's intention, so she had no choice but to lower her head and let Lan Shi put it on for her. She asked casually: "Sister Lan Shi, when will Little Wolf get home?"

Xiaolang is the man who grew up with Jiang Sushang, and is also his servant and friend.

"Tomorrow will come, and then it will be a double happiness."

Saying goodbye to Lan Shi, Jiang Sushang entered the palace with others.

Tomorrow there will be a palace examination, and a hundred people will have to enter the palace one day in advance to wait for the empress' summons.Male and female Jinshi lived in the East and West Halls of Changle Palace respectively, with three people sharing a room.

On the left side of the Chaoshou Corridor connecting the East and West Halls are blue waves with thousands of acres of lotus leaves. There are several awning boats on the shore, which can be rowed through the lotus leaves to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.It was the spring of April here, and there were no lotus flowers, only green lotus leaves.

When they first entered Changle Palace, seeing the beautiful scenery aroused everyone's enthusiasm for poetry. They composed impromptu poems. Regardless of whether they were good or bad, they relieved everyone's nervousness in facing the palace examination tomorrow.

Jiang Sushang had no intention of writing poetry and went straight back to her room. She took a new book and read through it.

After the woman who lived with him entered the house and saw Jiang Sushang like this, she glanced at him with a hint of disdain in her eyes: "You may not be able to top the list just because you are trying to do things temporarily. The number one scholar must be Fang Changliu."

Jiang Sushang recognized the woman in front of him. She was Jiang Sushang's Chinese studies classmate. Her name was Yang Yuege. She was the daughter of the owner of Yang's gambling house. She passed the provincial examination three years ago with last place.

Some people expected that Yang Yuege would definitely fail the test. Unexpectedly, Yang Yuege's ranking was even higher than Jiang Sushang's, ranking No. 9 in the first class.

"If Zhou Qiyan had not died of illness, the number one scholar might not have been that of Fang Changliu. The number one scholar must not only be talented in literature and strategy, but also have good conduct. Fang Changliu used to gamble and almost had his right hand removed by the gambling house. The quality of character is such a test , may not be able to pass His Majesty's test." Xie Qingshu carried the package into the house, her posture was elegant and her tone was gentle.

Xie Qingshu, the granddaughter of Bachelor Xie of Chinese Studies, was the unmarried princess of the King of Huainan. Because Xie Qingshu's grandmother passed away, she was still in the period of filial piety, so her marriage to the King of Huainan had no choice but to be postponed.

And Zhou Qiyan and Fang Changliu, whom she said were two great talents.The two came from poor families and came from different states and counties. They both ranked first in the provincial examination and their literary talents were well known to everyone.When they came to Beijing to prepare for the exam, they became good friends. The two participated in the monthly poetry competition of Juxian Pavilion, and both won first and second place.Both men were admired and admired by literati.

What's more, the gambling house also bet two people, who will try to win the first place?
But Zhou Qiyan died the night before the exam.

The night Zhou Qiyan died of illness, the last person he saw was Fang Changliu. It was rumored that Fang Changliu was jealous of Zhou Qiyan's talent and was afraid that Zhou Qiyan would take away his first place in the national examination, so Fang Changliu angered Zhou Qiyan and made Zhou Qiyan commit a crime. He got asthma and died in his room.Neighbors of Zhou Qiyan's residence also heard the two people quarreling.

Dali Temple accepted the case, and after careful investigation, it was concluded that it had nothing to do with Fang Changliu.Everyone thought that after Zhou Qiyan was eliminated in the competition test, Fang Changliu must be the one to win. However, unexpectedly, the first place in the competition test was actually the little-known Sun Ming.

Everyone only thought that Sun Ming was lucky for a while and did not think that he could become the first in the palace examination.

After all, Sun Ming's name has never appeared on Juxian Pavilion's list of literary friends.The list of friends based on literature is compiled by Juxian Pavilion based on the poetry competition of literati. It is updated once a month.

The names of Zhou Qiyan and Fang Changliu always ranked first and second on the list of Yiwen friends, and occasionally other people appeared on the list.The literary friend list is almost the same as the exam ranking list, so many gambling houses make bets on it.

Jiang Su Shang didn't even have a name in the gambling house, but she was very optimistic about her when she was born. She even bet all her wealth on Jiang Su Shang to be the top pick.

"The major gambling houses in the capital are betting on who will win the top prize this year. Sun Ming and Fang Changliu are the two most favored people. My family's gambling house also has a gambling game, and I bet that Fang Changliu will be the first." Yang Yuege He looked like he was sure of winning. After recognizing Jiang Sushang, he said something weird: "I can't compare to someone. I didn't even make the top ten, yet someone would vote."

"It's just my sister trying to get lucky. She can't compare to Miss Yang. She came last in the provincial examination and became No. 9 in the national examination. Miss Yang's name must be indispensable in setting up the gambling house. She may be the leader of the top prize. You!" Jiang Sushang said with a smile, responding to Yang Yuege's yin and yang aura in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

The pages of the book were brand new, and Jiang Sushang had only flipped through a few pages. The spring breeze blew from the sky above the palace, carrying the fragrance of lotus leaves. It blew the pages in Jiang Sushang's hand and caused him to raise his hand to hold the book. "You are reading the travel notes written by Mr. Guannan!" Yang Yuege's eyes flashed, and he stepped forward quickly, wanting to verify one or two things. He looked at the book in Jiang Sushang's hand in surprise, and changed his previous arrogance: "This is... yes The latest volume?”

"Volume No. 15."

When they heard it was fifteen volumes, Yang Yuege and Xie Qingshu gathered around.

"I remember the notice in front of the Hongmen Bookstore saying that it will not be released until the first day of next month!" Xie Qingshu said excitedly. Her love for "Guannan Travels" is just like the admiration of Zhou Qiyan Fang Changliu among the students in Beijing Middle School. Affection.

"Red Gate Bookstore is my Jiang family's property."

Yang Yuege and Xie Qingshu looked eagerly, like hungry little greedy cats, sitting on the left and right beside Jiang Sushang, and the "Guannan Travel Notes" in Jiang Sushang's hand was a delicious fish.

Mr. Guan Nan travels around the mountains and rivers, and writes a travel diary based on what he sees and hears. His surprising encounters are loved by men and women in various states. Every new volume of his is bound to be sold out.

Jiang Sushang also admired Mr. Guannan very much. Whenever Mr. Guannan's manuscripts arrived, and Hongmen Bookstore compiled the manuscripts into volumes, she was the first to read them.

She liked Guan Nan's attitude towards the world, his kind and gentle character, and his description of the customs and customs of various places. The vivid and special content in the book opened Jiang Sushang's eyes.

"Good sister, please let me have a look." Yang Yuege prayed with his eyes tightly locked on the book in Jiang Sushang's hand.

"take it!"

"Good sister." Xie Qingshu untied the jade pendant from her waist, put it into Jiang Sushang's hand, and prayed delicately: "Sister Jiang, who is beautiful and kind-hearted, please show me."

Jiang Sushang rubbed the fine jade pendant in his hand. It was cold and translucent. Even though the Jiang family was an imperial merchant and there were many rare treasures in their home, this thing was also rare!
"Then I really took it away?" Jiang Sushang said with a smile: "This jade is rare, I am afraid it is priceless."

"It's worthless. It's a gift for my sister. It's better that she doesn't dislike it." The jade pendant that Xie Qingshu gave to Jiang Sushang was a gift from her fiancé King Huainan. However, she had no intention of the King of Huainan and was not happy with what he gave her. If it weren't for her grandfather If she said this jade was suitable for her, she would have thrown it away long ago.

"Of course I won't dislike it." Jiang Sushang felt that Mr. Guannan was so famous and famous that as soon as his new book came out, countless admirers went crazy.

Yang Yuege and Xie Qingshu were obviously older than her, but it was because of this book that they voluntarily called her their younger sister.

The two of them read a book together and fell into a state of obsession. They forgot to eat and sleep, and even lit candles to read "Journey to the South".

When Jiang Sushang fell asleep, the two of them were still reading and discussing the contents of the book in low voices.

Jiang Sushang was dreaming that Master Guannan reached out to her. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, he felt extremely gentle: "Jiang Sushang, are you willing to travel with me to the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Jiang Sushang was about to agree.

"Something happened, something serious happened, Miss Jiang, wake up quickly."

Xie Qingshu shook Jiang Sushang gently at first, but when she saw that Jiang Sushang was sleeping soundly, she shook Jiang Sushang from his sleep with a little force.Jiang Sushang opened her eyes with reluctance. She has not promised her Master Guannan yet!
No matter how big the deal is, it is nothing compared to Mr. Guannan’s invitation!

This was the first time she dreamed that Master Guannan treated her like this!

While Jiang Sushang was getting dressed, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Sun Ming died, Dali Temple summoned all Jinshi."

(End of this chapter)