Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 72

After dinner, Fang Yiai happily came to the back garden, and followed Qin Qiong to learn the Qin family's mace technique.

Qin Jingniang, on the other hand, was sitting in the flower pavilion holding hot tea in her hands, watching her father and husband-in-law practice hard with a smile on her face, her face was full of happiness.

Early the next morning, Fang Yiai walked out of the guest room early, greeted Qin Qiong, and rushed straight to the Imperial College.

"I haven't reported to the Imperial College for four or five days. I wonder if the old doctor will be angry?"

Standing in front of the Imperial College, Fang Yiai was uneasy. Although she had read books for 12 years in her previous life, facing the solemn and quiet No. 21 University of Tang Dynasty, this [-]st century college student could not calmly face it anyway.

Feeling apprehensive, she opened the door and walked into the school. What Fang Yiai was very curious about was that there was no one in the school that was bustling with people in the past!
Looking around, looking at the empty school, Fang Yiai scratched her head and whispered, "Huh? Could it be that you have a rest today?"

"Hey, student, what are you doing?"

Just when Fang Yiai was full of questions and no one answered, the old doctor suddenly yelled at her from behind.

Looking back at the old doctor standing in the corridor, Fang Yiai clasped his hands and asked, "Master, why is there no one in the school today?"

"Oh, what's the top of the list?" After seeing Fang Yiai, the old doctor walked forward quickly, and said with a smile: "Today is the literary meeting of the Guozijian, and everyone has gone to the Hongwen Hall to participate in the literary meeting."

Knowing the whole story, Fang Yiai couldn't help being a little curious, "Guozijian Wenhui? Hongwenguan?"

"The Guozijian Wenhui is an annual event, mainly for communication and discussion between students of several generations, and to welcome the new students."

Hearing the old doctor's narration, Fang Yiai nodded slightly and thought to himself, "Isn't this the welcome party for freshmen in the 21st century?"

Seeing that Fang Yiai was silent, the old doctor was grateful for his inscription and the kindness at the birthday banquet of the Hou Mansion, and said with a light smile: "He is the first on the list, the old man is going to the Hongwen Museum. You and I will go together?"

"Okay, then let the master lead the way."

The two walked side by side in the corridor of the Imperial College, the old master seemed to suddenly think of something, he slapped his forehead, "Oh!"

Fang Yiai was taken aback by the old doctor, and hurriedly asked, "Master, are you feeling unwell?"

"No, no." The old doctor waved his hands with a grin, and looked at Fang Yiai with a smile on his face, "First of the list, this year is the wedding of Princess Changle. In order to celebrate the wedding of the eldest princess, His Majesty specially The "Palace Examination Enke" has been opened. The top of the list can go to the imperial examination to get the honor first, and then you can compete for the number one scholar!"

"Oh? Princess Changle's wedding ceremony opened the "Palace Examination Enke"?"

Hearing the old doctor's announcement, Fang Yiai was a little surprised. Throughout the dynasties, it was not common to set up Enke Palace Examination. This shows Tang Taizong's love for his daughter!

Although the old doctor is over seventy years old, he admires He Zudao at the top of the commoner list, because he has received the kindness of Fang Yiai before, so he couldn't help but say a few flattering words, "Yes, the world is initially settled. We are in need of talented scholars like the leader of the list, and the leader of the list must seize this opportunity."

Fang Yiai is currently worrying about the "crime of deceiving the emperor". Knowing that this year's "General Examination and Palace Examination" will be held successively, she can't help but feel overjoyed. I will do my best this time, and I will live up to my master's painstaking efforts."

The old doctor, who knew that he didn't teach Fang Yiai what to do, couldn't help but blush when he heard Fang Yiai's words, "Where is the top one, I don't dare to call myself a master. As long as the top one wins the toad palace, Just remember to call the old man over to the house to have a glass of water and wine."

"Naturally, master, let's go to the Hongwen Museum quickly?"

After finishing speaking, Fang Yiai supported the old doctor, and the two walked slowly towards the Hongwen Museum together.

When I came to the Hongwen Hall, seeing the crowds in the Hongwen Hall, the old doctor said: "First, the literary society has not started yet. Why don't you go to the study hall to rest for a while?"

Fang Yiai looked around, but he did not see Li Su and Hou Balin, so he immediately agreed to the old doctor's suggestion.

The book hall is located inside the Hongwen Hall. It is usually used for doctors to rest and review, and its function is equivalent to a modern office.

Sitting in the study hall, Fang Yiai sipped fragrant tea, looked around the plainly furnished study hall, and couldn't help being curious, "Master, may I ask why this study hall is so simple?"

"This..." Hearing Fang Yiai's question, the old doctor blushed, and said in a somewhat uncomfortable manner: "To be honest, this is the old school. Because there are many people in the family, there is no idle money to buy decorations."

Seeing that the old doctor's heart was accidentally touched, Fang Yiai felt very embarrassed, and didn't know how to answer correctly for a while, so she had to bow her head and drink hot tea.

After sitting in the study hall for a while, the old doctor got up and said, "It's almost time now, the leader of the list is now resting here for a while. The old man will go to the sacrificial wine to inquire about the next development."

"Okay, Master, go slowly."

After seeing off the old doctor, Fang Yiai got up and walked around in the study hall, secretly thinking about the "meeting examination, palace examination" in the future.

At the same time, the Hongwen Hall outside the study hall was crowded with people. Apart from Fang Yiai's Yin students, the rest of the Imperial College students also gathered there.

Li Su sat in a relatively remote corner, looking around from time to time, his face full of anticipation.

After looking around for a while, seeing that there was no Fang Yiai around, Li Su sighed softly, and asked Hou Ba Lin who was drinking tea, "Young Master, do you think my dear friend will come today?"

Seeing Li Su's question, Hou Balin put down the teacup in his hand, scratched his head and said, "I don't know, brother left in a hurry from Chang'an Inn, as if he had something important to do when he got home?"

Hearing Hou Balin's words, Li Su looked a little lonely, and muttered: "It's inconvenient to stay for a long time due to internal affairs at home, so I'll come back soon."

Reminiscent of Fang Yiai calling out "Jingniang, Shu'er" over and over again when Fang Yiai was in a coma, Li Su, who is gentle and virtuous by nature, couldn't help feeling a little jealous in his heart, "Is such a talented man afraid of his wife?"

Just when Li Su was secretly worried about Fang Yiai, a student dressed in a fancy dress stood in the crowd and said proudly: "Lie, do you know how many taels of silver the rubbings at the top of the Chang'an wine shop have been fired for now?" Is it?"

"How many?"

Seeing everyone's confused looks, the student smiled slightly, stretched out his palm and said, "500 taels!"

"What, 500 taels! Wasn't it only 50 taels a few days ago?"

"How did you know that rubbings are used once less, and 500 taels is really not much."

"That's right, the thin gold body at the top of the list is popular in Chang'an at this time. Even great Confucian scholars like Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, and Chu Suiliang praised it."

Seeing that everyone was talking about it, the student reached out and took out a piece of rice paper from his waist. After unfolding it, he said proudly, "Hey, 500 taels is just an internal price. I got it through a friend."

"Wow! Thin golden body! It really is a good word!"

"Good words, good poetry. It is worthy of being the top of Enke's list!"

When everyone saw the rubbing in the student's hand, their eyes immediately turned dark green, and their faces were full of horror, greed, and envy.

Just as everyone was admiring the rubbings on the powder wall of Fang Yi'ai, a young man in a fragrant brocade robe suddenly walked out of the crowd.

The man looked at the rice paper rubbing in the student's hand, snorted coldly, and said disdainfully, "Hmph, what is a rubbing worth?"

Seeing that the rubbings he had bought with so much painstaking efforts were belittled, the student quit immediately, looked at the young man and asked sharply: "Who are you! How dare you speak such wild words!"

Facing the question from the student, the young man snorted coldly, looked at the rice paper rubbings and said disdainfully: "A rubbing is worth showing off like this? If I want it, why don't I just rush to my house and give it to me personally?" What about poetry?"

"You are so arrogant, how could He Bangshou personally write a poem for you!" Said, the student quickly put away the rice paper rubbings, obviously not intending to argue with this arrogant young man.

But the moment he put away the rice paper, the young man suddenly reached out and grabbed the rice paper rubbings, and then tore the paper into pieces.

Under the astonished eyes of everyone, the man threw away the pieces of rice paper in his hand, looked around, and shouted loudly: "What kind of thing is He Zudao! How can a small poem be famous in Chang'an?!"

At the same time, Fang Yiai, who was sitting in the study hall, suddenly sneezed for no reason and muttered, "Could it be that someone is thinking about me?"

(End of this chapter)