Chapter 244

In the end, the emperor made a decision, "Qingping County's suggestion is feasible, I agree, and Lin Hanlin is responsible for this."

"Yes." Lin Hanlin was full of joy. He and Concubine Xi were cousins, and they were natural first princes.

For the sake of the eldest prince, he must do it beautifully and send a few more female officials to make the eldest prince look better.

The corners of Mu Wanqing's mouth raised slightly, she achieved her goal and kept a low profile, no longer showing her edge.

The dishes of the palace banquet are as beautiful and exquisite as handicrafts, but when they are delivered to the table, it is already cold, and seeing the white flowers floating up, there is no appetite.

Before Mu Wanqing came, she ate a small bowl of dumplings, so she wasn't hungry. After a few bites, she put down her chopsticks and drank slowly with a steaming cup of tea.

Du Shaoxuan brought a plate of peeled pine nuts to her, and she tasted it and it tasted good. "This one can make pine nut candy."

Her thinking can always diffuse to eating.

Du Shaoxuan couldn't help laughing, "I still think the milk candy is the best, the milk taste is very strong, and it's not very sweet."

Mu Wanqing was used to making more toffee to carry with her to replenish her energy at any time. She would give Du Shaoxuan a copy every time she made it.

"I made some new snacks over there yesterday, you can get them yourself, as well as beef jerky and pork jerky."

"Good." Du Shaoxuan likes these snacks very much, and padded his stomach when he was hungry, "The queen mother has given me a lot of things, you can choose first."

Mu Wanqing happily agreed, the empress dowager's preference for Du Shaoxuan, her nephew, is well known in the world.

"When are you going back to Xiliang?"

"April." Du Shaoxuan sighed softly, it is impossible to stay in the capital for too long, his parents and family are in Xiliang, and the mission of the Du family is in Xiliang.

However, when he looked at the woman in front of him, there was a trace of reluctance in his heart.

Mu Wanqing glanced at him, "Don't think too much, you can also buy a share in the snack square, just take it for me."

The Mu family bought shares with a secret formula, and then brought Du Shaoxuan in. He represents the interests of the Queen Mother's lineage. Who would dare to chatter when the two join forces?

Divide the interests more, it is more convenient for her to act.

Du Shaoxuan nodded without thinking, "It's all up to you."

His answer was too happy, and Mu Wanqing didn't have time to analyze the prospects with him, "Aren't you afraid that I will trick you?"

Du Shaoxuan smiled, "If you can't ask for it, then I have a reason to pester you."

Mu Wanqing: ...

The two ate pine nuts and drank tea, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was extremely relaxed.

"Shao Xuan, Shao Xuan." It was the voice of the Queen Mother, Du Shaoxuan stood up blankly, "Queen Mother, what's the matter?"

The queen mother is the most honorable woman in the world, and now there are only two things to worry about.

The second is that the marriage of the nephew has not been settled, and the next generation of the family is far away. How can this be done? He couldn't hang himself on Mu Wanqing's tree.

It's been a long time, and there is no news at all, and it will not be delayed until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.

She pointed in a random direction, "Which of the girls just now do you think is better?"

She is holding a live horse as a dead horse doctor, what if she can do it?

The hearts of the girls who were targeted by her were pounding and their faces were crimson. Is the queen mother intending to marry?

Concubine Zheng can't do it, so can concubine side.

Who knows, Du Shaoxuan, who doesn't understand the style, didn't give a straight eye, "I don't know, I didn't pay attention."

Queen Mother:  …

This nephew is no longer available.

Everyone pretended nothing happened, but the smile in their eyes betrayed them.

This play is so beautiful.

Mu Wanqing slowly took out a piece of beef jerky to eat, and it was still delicious at home.

The queen's eyes suddenly swept over, "Qingping County Lord, I heard that you are talented, come and show it to everyone."

The talent show is a reserved program of the palace banquet, which not only adds to the atmosphere, but also gives unmarried young men and women the opportunity to show their talents, and promotes a few good relationships.

The scene was surprisingly quiet and the atmosphere was strange, and they all quietly looked at Mu Wanqing to see how she would respond.

Mu Wanqing sat still and raised her eyebrows, "It's not in line with the rules. According to seniority, the first assistant is the first. How dare I take the lead?"

She is a young unmarried woman, but she is also an important official in the dynasty. Who sees which official is performing a talent tonight?

Officials all hold their own identities and will not show it on such an occasion. How could Mu Wanqing be willing to talk about it?

The queen didn't expect her to refuse on the spot, and her face was a little ugly. "It's not a big deal. Everyone wants to see the amazing talent of Qingping County's head."

Mu Wanqing didn't understand. She had no conflict of interest with the Queen. Why did the Queen target her?

Even if there was a little grudge in the past, it wasn't a life-and-death grudge. What couldn't be resolved?

How did she know that the queen regarded her as an imaginary enemy, the queen had no son, and she would have to live by other people's eyes in the future. When she thought of this, she worried about gains and losses, and became more and more insecure.

People who are insecure are easy to dig into the bull's-eye.

With the Queen's education since childhood, mothering the world is the dream of every woman, and a woman wants to snatch her Queen's throne.

Mu Wanqing originally wanted to refuse directly, but she changed her mind.

"Are you sure you want to meet?"

Everyone was a little surprised. Did she compromise? It's not like her character.

Du Shaoxuan is the most calm, Mu Wanqing is the kind of person who is extremely selfish and never suffers.

"Of course." The queen's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Who else would like to meet?" Mu Wanqing looked at the others with a smile.

At the hint of the queen, more than a dozen women said, "Me."

"Okay." Mu Wanqing readily responded, and under everyone's attention, she took out a pen and paper and began to write.

After a while, she tore off the page and asked the palace maid to send it to the queen.

"Please copy it a few more times, the lady in the palace, and distribute it to the people who just wanted to know. Come, let's take the test together."

The queen and the women: ... what?

"Exam?" Everyone else was shocked, what is this operation?

Mu Wanqing said nonsense in a serious manner, "Yes, I will let you know how talented I am. I understand what you know, and I also understand what you don't understand."

This is how she opens up to show her talent.

"The first question is mathematics application, the second is arithmetic, the third is chemical formulas, and the fourth is biological cytology. These are the simplest common sense. I think everyone is very smart and should You won't be able to take the exam, Queen, you are the most noble, please go first."

The queen's head was blank, staring blankly at the paper full of words, wanting to cry without tears.

Going crazy!

She was tested in public!

How should she tell others that she didn't understand a single word on it.

Those women who agreed with the queen were pale, and there was a kind of fear of being dominated by exams.

The emperor was aroused curiosity, "transcribe it and bring it over, I will also take a look."

As soon as he got it, he read it, "The first question is also an arithmetic question, and the answer is 15."

Mu Wanqing had written down the answer and put it on the table.

Du Shaoxuan took a look, "Yes, it's 15. Your Majesty, you are very knowledgeable. You are really amazing."

The emperor smiled slightly and continued to read, "Arabic mathematics and nine-nine multiplication table used in the second question?"

This is Mu Wanqing's original accounting method, which has long been spread in the Ministry of Households. It is more transparent and simpler than the previous calculation system.

Mu Wanqing nodded slightly, "Yes, the content of knowledge learned by seven-year-old children in Xiliang."

The emperor read it for a while and wrote the answer on the paper, but it was not made public.

"What is the third way? I look a little dizzy."

Mu Wanqing rolled her eyes, "It's the cement formula."

Wow, all the officials were in a commotion all of a sudden, and they all came to study the exam questions.

Cement formula is a treasure, everyone wants it.

However, if you look left and right, you don't know what it means, these ghosts don't understand.

An official asked reluctantly, "Qingping County Lord, are you kidding me?"

"I've never made a joke about serious academics." Mu Wanqing dared to take it out so that they wouldn't be afraid of stealing it. The chemical symbols are not something that ordinary people can understand.

Then again, the proportions of the recipe are the key.

Everyone held the paper and pondered hard. The Queen's scalp was numb, and she really wanted to throw her hands away, but in this atmosphere, how dare she say no?

She still can't afford to lose face, so she can only hope that the people around her can help her cheat, but will the emperor take care of her?

"Qingping County Lord, how do you know these things?"

Seeing her delaying time, Mu Wanqing couldn't help but be amused, "You can think that I had an adventure when I was a child. Of course, it's also because I'm extremely smart, and the queen is also a rare smart person. It's not difficult for you."

She raised the queen high, and it was difficult to get out of her body.

This is also a lesson for the queen, and consider the consequences before embarrassing yourself next time.

The queen felt as if a knife had been slashed in her heart, "King Xiliang, can you do these questions?"

Du Shaoxuan had already read it, "There are only three questions, and I don't understand the last one."

The queen asked herself that she was a talented girl who was good at painting and calligraphy, but at this moment she felt that she was illiterate, and she was particularly unwilling, "Everyone in Xiliang can do it?"

"No, adults may not know." Du Shaoxuan's face was bright, "But children can. This is the basic textbook knowledge for elementary school students."

This answer sucks even more, okay? Terrible.

The queen is like a student who is afraid of exams, trying to avoid the exam by all means. Mu Wanqing sees it in her eyes and can't help but want to laugh, "Empress, you should concentrate on solving the problem, try to get the results as soon as possible, and set an example for the women in the world."

Queen: ...I suspect you are connoting me, but there is no evidence.

After a while, the queen was still in vain, Mu Wanqing stabbed her knife with a smile, "Empress, don't you know all of them? No? No? No?"

The queen's face was hot, shy and embarrassed, she had never seen such a disgusting woman.

The Minister of Rites coughed, "Is this what the Royal Technical School teaches?"

"right."

The second assistant hesitated for a while, then went out of the queue and knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty, please give me a place for admission. The grandson of my minister is quite smart, but I have never seen these things, so I dare not guarantee that I will pass the exam."

The minister of the Ministry of Industry also stood up, "Your Majesty, there are several children in the family, not everyone can pass the exam, so I still want to ask for a favor."

With someone leading the way, others also pleaded for mercy.

The emperor looked at these officials who wanted everything but refused to pay, and his expression was extremely indifferent, "This matter is handled by Qingping County with full authority, and I will not interfere."

"The rights and responsibilities are clearly defined, and professional things are handled by professional people. This sentence has won my heart."

He said so, what else can the ministers say? He had no choice but to come and pester Mu Wanqing. "Qingping County Lord, I want to ask for an exemption from the test."

To everyone's surprise, Mu Wanqing was very talkative, "Yes."

Everyone was overjoyed, and she knew she was afraid.

Unexpectedly, Mu Wanqing stretched out a finger, "10,000 taels of silver is a quota, three exams will be cleared out at the bottom, and disciplinary violations will be dismissed."

These words made everyone angry, "You have fallen into the eyes of money. You talk about money in everything. How can you be so vulgar?"

Mu Wanqing smiled and said, "Talking about feelings hurts money, I don't have any feelings with you, let's talk about money, you can choose not to come, I'm relieved."

Everyone was so angry, the palace banquet was gone, and they were still complaining that Mu Wanqing didn't know how to praise her.

"I will never let my child be handed over to her. I'm afraid she will teach the child badly."

"Yes, I'm afraid she will teach a child who is greedy for money and stingy. That's not good."

"None of us will go. I think that school is only suitable for recruiting some lowly civilian children."

"Families like us disdain competing for places with others, and the Imperial College is the place for our children."

"Yes, the Guozijian is the orthodox, and who doesn't want to go to her bullshit school?"

Everyone was outraged and said that they would not sign up, nor would they take the exam.

The Royal Technical College officially opened, and an announcement was issued to the public. Those who want to take the test must register first, and parents will accompany them to register, and they must fill in the form truthfully. This is the first step.

Registration Office

"Master Wang, why are you? Are you not coming?"

"Master Li, you said this school is not worthy of your son, why are you here?"

"Master Qian, didn't you go to the Imperial College?"

The officials looked at each other, their embarrassed toes could dig out three rooms and one hall.

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