How have ordinary candidates in the capital seen Zhao Ruxi? And those children from rich and powerful families who have seen Zhao Ruxi during a painting competition or heard about her various deeds often say "never seen" when they encounter this kind of question.

"I don't know." He never talked about Zhao Ruxi's appearance to these people.

Children from powerful families are actually the best at knowing who they can offend and who they cannot offend.

Just kidding, if nothing else, Zhao Ruxi’s master is Mr. Kumu, and her senior brothers are all awesome, so they can’t afford to offend her. Not to mention that the emperor also favors her, and I heard that Concubine Cen also loves Zhao Ruxi very much.

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When there was a problem with grain and grass at the border, Zhao Ruxi relied on her powerful arithmetic to recalculate the amount Guo Jitong had miscalculated for the Ministry of Household Affairs, so that the grain and grass could be delivered to the border quickly, which was a great contribution to the country. It was for this reason that everyone

Worthy of their respect.

Not to mention Zhao Ruxi's appearance is extremely outstanding.

In their hearts, Zhao Ruxi is nothing less than a goddess and cannot be blasphemed or violated.

Don't you know what these out-of-town candidates were thinking about when they inquired about her appearance? It was just that Xiao wanted to marry Zhao Ruxi.

Hey, layman Zhiwei can't even look down on the four young masters of Prince Jingping's palace. Many young masters from rich and powerful families in the capital have also been rejected. Will he fall in love with them? None of them urinate and look at themselves. A toad wants to eat swan meat.

Thinking of all the good things!

Children from rich and powerful families did not mention it, and others who had seen Zhao Ruxi in the painting competition naturally did not dare to mention it. Even if they were admitted to the Jinshi and became officials, they were just one of the many officials struggling to survive in the capital. Rich families

The powerful are not something they can afford to offend. Not to mention the attitudes of these people, Zhao Ruxi herself is not something they can discuss just because she is an aristocratic girl.

Therefore, until now, tributes from other places do not know what Zhao Ruxi looks like, whether she is beautiful or ugly.

Of course, I want to find out about Zhao Ruxi’s appearance. There are relatively few candidates who want to marry her. After all, the imperial examination is not easy these days. Most of those who can get to the Jinshi level are twenty-five years old and above, and their children can all play a role in the family.

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Some of these Jinshi were not very friendly towards Zhao Zhiwei, and deliberately vilified and belittled her in their words.

Several generations have passed since the founding of the Jin Dynasty. There are only so many official positions in the imperial court. Officials are appointed every three years, and there is no place to place them if they take more. Therefore, there are fewer Jinshi in each term. Like this time, I heard that the imperial court only plans to recruit

More than one hundred and twenty Jinshi.

There are only a few places for Jinshi. Zhao Zhiwei, an aristocratic woman, has become a famous figure in the painting world. She has no worries about food and drink, and she is considered successful. Why do you want to compete with them for this limited resource?

This mentality coupled with male chauvinism caused a rumor among these people to spread privately, saying that Zhao Ruxi was extremely ugly. Otherwise, why would all the talented people in the capital keep silent about it, and they would definitely not be able to do anything about it.

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Besides, if a woman is beautiful, does she still need to study so hard? Even if she is an uncle and has the title of aristocrat, if she is good-looking, it is not a problem to marry a noble man of the same family, so why study hard to make a career?

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It can be inferred from this that Zhao Zhiwei must be very ugly.

But the rumors are spreading like this, after all, they have not seen it with their own eyes. Therefore, everyone is still very curious about this only female tribute. Today, everyone wants to see what kind of person this ugly and talented girl in the capital is like.

The people who were keen to participate in literary and poetry gatherings were all young people. Zhu Hehuai only went there once or twice, but he didn't know what these people thought about his niece, otherwise he would definitely beat them up.

The road to the imperial examination was difficult, and many grandparents and grandchildren took the exam together. Zhu Hehuai had no idea about taking the imperial examination with his niece. He was worried that his niece, a young girl, would not feel comfortable coming here, so after arriving, he stood outside and waited.

Good company to go in with my niece.

Zhao Ruxi had long expected that she would be watched like monkeys when she took part in the palace examination today; she could also guess the mentality of those candidates. Therefore, she was too lazy to arrive so early, but kept her schedule until 8:40.

Donghua Gate.

Anyway, Uncle Suiping's Mansion is not far from the palace, and now he has a pocket watch, which makes it easy to tell the time, so he doesn't have to worry about being late.

When she arrived at Donghua Gate, before she even got off the carriage, Zhu Hehuai saw the sign of the Suiping residence on the carriage. He quickly walked over and called: "Zhiwei."

He is Zhao Ruxi's close elder, and he usually calls her "Sister Xi" at home. Now outside, he pays great attention to propriety.

"Uncle." Zhao Ruxi's eyes lit up when she saw Zhu Hehuai. After Luo Shi put the stool, she helped Luo Shi get out of the carriage.

Although with her current skills, she can jump off the carriage neatly and lightly, she does not want to be known as "unruly" and "rude" in addition to her reputation as a "talented woman". She does not intend to stand out in her own way.

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She also didn't want to accommodate others, and she didn't want those male servants to think that she cared about their opinions. Therefore, she still dressed up as a woman today and wore the same clothes as when she usually went out, except that she chose a light blue pair of clothes.

The color skirt is paired with a dark blue shirt of the same color. The color is elegant and the style is simple. The jewelry on the head is also very simple. It uses a hairpin inlaid with sapphire and two beaded flowers. The whole person looks fresh, elegant and yet elegant.

Stable. The most important thing is that walking among a group of male tributes in either cyan or blue clothes does not feel out of the ordinary.

"Uncle, how long have you been here?" she asked as she followed Zhu Hehuai towards the crowd.

"It's been a while."

"Is everyone here?"

"Everyone said, you are the only one missing." Zhu Hehuai joked.

Zhao Ruxi couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh, my God, look." A Gongsheng student stood outside the crowd and accidentally glanced this way. He happened to see Zhao Ruxi walking towards them and suddenly screamed in surprise.

Because they had to keep quiet, everyone tried to keep their voices down even when they spoke. His call was actually not loud, but everyone heard it.

Everyone turned their heads one after another.

Everyone saw a tall, beautiful woman with bright eyes, white teeth, and extremely outstanding appearance and temperament walking towards this side. As she gradually approached, she was obviously coming to Donghua Gate.

Could this be Zhao Zhiwei?

As soon as this thought came to their mind, before they could deny themselves, officials sent by the Ministry of Rites came to greet them and said to Zhao Ruxi: "Zhiwei layman, you are here. Everyone is here, and you are the only one missing."
Chapter completed!