Back to the marriage proposal, helping the incompetent husband to rise to the top

Chapter 7 Examination
Everyone was stunned as they watched helplessly as they were forced to hand in all the "cheating tools" they had brought with them. Some were not very happy about it, and the bolder ones had already started to grumble.

Chu Gongxiao glared at them and said in an extremely stern tone: "What's wrong?"

The murmuring stopped abruptly. Except for Chu Anlan, everyone lowered their heads and remained silent.

Chu Gongxiao drank the "Drunk Penglai" in the cup with great satisfaction.

Lu Jilian glanced at the things in the sack, looked at everyone coldly, and asked, "Where are the rest?"

When everyone heard this, they immediately started to make noises. The protests were like boiling hot porridge, bubbling up: "Where are the rest of the items? Aren't they all here?"

"Yes! Yes! I'm only wearing my underpants. Do you want some?"

The talented young men present were basically poor students who had been living in the Imperial College. They didn't like studying and were fond of playing and making trouble, which gave the teachers a headache.

Even if His Majesty was watching them, they still dared to make excuses.

Lu Jilian narrowed his eyes, stared at Chu Shaozhen standing in the first row with a serious face and said, "Prince Huayao, throw the little note you hid into the bag. Thank you for your cooperation."

Huayao County Prince Chu Shaozhen waved his hands quickly and denied it hesitantly: "Don't... don't talk nonsense, I am very honest and never cheat in exams..."

"Prince Huayao!" Lu Jilian stared at him straight, his eyes as deep as black holes, almost swallowing him up. "If you ask me to search it out in public, you won't look good."

Prince Hua Yao felt guilty after all. He pouting and reluctantly threw the piece of paper tied around his belt into the sack.

Lu Jilian smiled slightly, then turned to another man and said, "Prince Xiaoye, what about you?"

"Don't accuse me!" Prince Xiaoye Chu Shengxi crossed his arms, looking arrogant and cold.

He is a powder keg that can explode at any time.

"Oh?" Lu Ji Lian was not afraid of him at all. As soon as he finished speaking, he ripped off his hands that were clasped in front of his chest with lightning speed and forcibly pried open his fingers, only to see that there was a crumpled ball of paper tightly clenched inside, which was covered with notes.

"You say I wronged you? Then may I ask, what is this?"

"Hehe!" Someone gloated.

Ye Wanqing couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, and her mood became much more relaxed and happy.

Prince Xiaoye is a pretty arrogant person, but his brain isn't very useful. Other people are standing with their hands hanging naturally at their waists, but he is the only one who has his hands clasped across his chest and clenched into fists. Isn't it obvious to Lu Jilian that he is holding something in his hands?
"You!" Prince Xiaoye was ashamed and annoyed. He wanted to punch Lu Jilian in the face, but he was frightened by the look he gave Chu Gongxiao. He had to put down his fist awkwardly and threw the paper ball into the sack obediently.

Seeing that two princes were caught one after another by the eagle-eyed Lu Jilian, everyone else was secretly glad that they had handed in the notes long ago, and they couldn't help but worry for Chu Anlan.

In the Imperial College, he is an old hand at cheating in exams!

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Chu Anlan who was standing at the end of the show.

Ye Wanqing also leaned forward, carefully observing Chu Anlan's every move.

Who would have thought that Chu Anlan was standing there, shaking his head, and discussing with Zhou Gong the topic of which one is more fragrant, chicken legs or pig's trotters.

"It's on fire! Prince Dun!"

Lu Jilian stepped forward quietly and suddenly shouted.

Chu Anlan woke up immediately, opened his eyes, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and shouted in panic: "Oh my God! I hope my big, round and smooth pig's trotter will not be burnt!"

“Hahahaha——” Everyone was amused by his laughter, even Chu Gongxiao started laughing with his hands covering his mouth.

Chu Anlan rubbed his sleepy eyes and realized that he had been fooled, and it was Lu Jilian who fooled him. He was immediately furious and took out a book from his sleeve and threw it into Lu Jilian's hand fiercely: "Here, I'll give it to you!"

Flesh… Flesh and Zen! Lu Jilian took a closer look and was immediately shocked by the three big words and the disgusting pictures on the cover. He felt like he was dealing with a hot potato, neither picking it up nor throwing it away.

Seeing this, Chu Anlan revealed a playful smirk, put his hands on his hips, and said arrogantly: "Master Lu, my copy of "The Carnal Prayer Mat" is a refined illustrated version. It is the only one on the market and has no semicolons. Master Lu, please cherish it and study it day and night. Don't let me down."

As soon as these words came out, there was a roar of laughter, and even a few mischievous people followed suit, "That's right, Master Lu! You must read it carefully, without missing a single word, and don't miss any of the details. It would be best if you could write a review to inspire yourself, since it will come in handy sooner or later anyway. Hahahaha——"

Lu Jilian's face turned red and white, his eyes dimmed, and he twitched the corners of his lips, but soon returned to normal. He rolled up the copy of "The Carnal Prayer Mat" and stuffed it into his sleeve, saying nonchalantly, "It is better to obey than to be respectful. In this case, I will accept the kindness of Prince Dun with shame."

"Okay, okay." Chu Anlan was very happy after successfully teasing Lu Jilian.

Lu Jilian secretly clenched his palms, turned back to Chu Gongxiao, looked at him, and then turned to the crowd and announced the rules: "Everyone listen carefully, the content of this performance assessment mainly includes three parts. First, everyone recites the full text of "Da Gao" and the first three sections of "Mencius Li Lou Chapter" within two incense sticks; then it is composition, that is, policy essay, according to the selected topic, you can speak freely, as long as you can make suggestions to the court, it is stipulated that it will be completed within three incense sticks; the last item is horseback archery, two incense sticks."

As soon as the words fell, everyone started complaining.

"No way! You want me to memorize the entire text of the Great Edict? Just kill me!"

"You're actually reciting Mencius? I spent so much time preparing for the Doctrine of the Mean for nothing!"

"Policy theory, this thing is going to kill me, I'm afraid I won't be able to compose a single word."

"I'm pretty good at riding a horse, but I'm not very good at archery. What if I shoot someone's horse to death?"

"Okay, shut up!" Chu Gongxiao's head was buzzing with their noise. He ordered his servants to bring in the incense burner and lit two thin incense sticks first.

Chu Gongxiao glanced at the burning incense and said calmly: "Everyone please take your seats, the exam officially begins!"

Everyone lay listlessly on the desk, with sad faces and scratching their ears and cheeks in surprisingly consistent movements, looking like they were about to die.

Chu Gongxiao couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he just decided to turn a blind eye and started practicing Huaisu's cursive calligraphy.

Lu Jilian was in charge of supervision. He walked around with his hands behind his back, acting very arrogantly.

The incense in the stove burned shorter and shorter, until it turned into ashes.

After a long time, the pampered "useless people" finally answered one after another. Sometimes they closed their eyes to meditate, sometimes they muttered to themselves, as if they were performing a ritual. As long as they remembered something, they wrote it down immediately, regardless of whether it made sense or not.

Everyone started writing, but Chu Anlan was still at a loss. He held his chin with both hands, staring at the blank answer sheet in front of him with his big eyes, as if he wanted to stare a hole in it so that the words would pop out of the hole one by one!

Ye Wanqing sighed helplessly.

Chu Anlan really didn't like reading, and asking him to memorize an article was a hundred times more uncomfortable than locking him up.

But his words and actions are now clearly monitored by the eunuchs brought by Chu Gongxiao, and they will immediately return to the palace to report to his grandmother after the exam.

If my grandmother knew he was so careless and rude, she would probably be furious on the spot.

In a rage, he would not agree to the marriage between Ye Wanqing and Chu Anlan, but would ask the emperor to issue an order to force her to marry Lu Jilian!
This - what should I do?
At the moment, Ye Wanqing was at a loss. She couldn't just rush up and hold Chu Anlan's hand to help him write, right?

Time passed quickly, and the two incense sticks had burned to less than an inch long.

Lu Jilian coughed, looked around at everyone and said, "The first exam will end soon, everyone please write faster. Once this incense burns out, you can no longer continue writing."

Chu Gongxiao had just finished practicing calligraphy at this time, so he called the eunuchs on his left and right and gave them some instructions.

Then, one of the eunuchs crouched down and quietly crawled behind the screen.

Chu Anlan, who was bored, saw this scene and suddenly realized that there was someone else behind the screen!
(End of this chapter)