Today, at this time, the sky is slightly white, and the clouds are gathering on the horizon like a market, as if soaked in blood, showing a faint red color.

This scene seems to illuminate the way forward for these candidates from all over the world.

Today's candidates are all wearing red robes and red hats, standing at the palace gate and waiting.

Sun Junze, the eldest young master of Sun Mansion, who is now standing among the candidates, is confident about taking the exam but seems a little scared.

What I'm afraid of is not that I failed the imperial examination, but that my younger sister, whom I've grown up with, will marry someone I've never met and who is indifferent.

Sun Junze was seen with his head down, looking at the floor under his feet, feeling worried.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Finally, several long and loud bells rang.

With the force of the guards in the palace, two red palace doors with royal power opened.

The magnificent palace was revealed. Looking up, beams of golden light from the early morning sun shone in.

According to the rules of this dynasty, candidates participating in the palace examination first went through a series of ceremonies such as roll call, and then took the palace examination in the spacious venue in front of Ankang Hall.

Since the founding of the Mo Dynasty, the palace examination has been held in front of the Ankang Palace. If heavy rains or other factors affect the examination, it will be held in the Wenhua Palace.

Because the founding emperor of the Mo Dynasty loved the people very much, there was no difference between the royal family and the common people except for their different status, knowledge, poor people and rich people. This also reflects the founding emperor's concern and love for the people of the world.

"Your Majesty," an examiner said. Although he didn't ask the reason, his old eyes could see what it meant.

The emperor looked at it and immediately understood what he meant. He looked at the hundreds of candidates outside Ankang Hall and announced: "The palace exam has begun!"

According to the rules of this dynasty, the imperial examination is conducted by the emperor, and two examiners are set up to assist the emperor in issuing examination papers, collecting examination papers, and supervising the candidates' answers. At the same time, there are dozens of escorts on both sides of the candidates, who are also in charge.

Supervise candidates to prevent cheating.

After the examination papers were issued, Sun Junze, the eldest young master of the Sun Mansion, read them carefully, and sometimes moved his brush to write on the paper.

I saw that the handwriting was neat and sharp, neither fat nor thin, with a hint of lofty ambition.

Su Runchen, a candidate who also participated in the palace examination, was completely opposite to Sun Junze.

Su Runchen sat like a prince. Every time he wrote a few words, he would look around. Although he didn't see anything, this seemed to be Su Yunqi's favorite move.

In the examination room, the warm sunshine bathes every candidate, and a breeze blows from time to time, blowing away the hot sweat emitted by the candidates' nervousness.

Unconsciously, the sun has slipped to the west, and the afterglow shines on the candidates who are still answering questions.

Seeing that the time was almost up, the emperor yawned and spoke: "The time for the imperial examination has arrived!"

After the emperor finished speaking, the bell on the side rang loudly.

I saw the two examiners walking out of Ankang Hall and putting away their answer sheets.

Seeing that the last trial of his life was over, Sun Junze let out a long sigh and walked out of the palace.

At this time, the streets and alleys were deserted, and the streets had begun to become dark. Fortunately, there were red lanterns on both sides of the streets, making the road brighter.

"The young master is back!"

After seeing the figure of the eldest young master Sun Junze, the housekeeper Cen Sheng happily hurried to report the news to the master of the mansion.

After hearing this, Sun Junze's biological mother, Mrs. He, hurriedly came out to greet her. The second wife, Mrs. Ma, and Sun Yijin, as well as the second young master, Sun Luolin, came out to greet him. Mr. Sun was the only one who sat quietly on a wooden chair and ate a few pieces of vegetables.

"Junze, you're back." He walked over with a smile on his face.

With a smile on his face, Junze looked at his sister Yijin beside him and said confidently: "Don't worry, sister. I won't let you down."

Listening to Jun Ze's words, the second lady Ma, who was standing next to Yi Jin, seemed to feel as if she had been saved, and she became happy at the same time.

"Junze, hurry up, wash your hands and have a meal." He said with a smile on his face.

"good."

While talking, Sun Junze hurriedly washed his hands, then sat at the dining table and started eating.

During the entire meal, Sun Junze did not mention anything about the imperial examination to his father, acting as if it never happened.

Even though the results of the palace examination have not yet been announced, Mr. Sun seemed to have made up his mind. During the meal, he did not say a word.

The next day...

The sky was gray, and it rained occasionally, but it didn't seem to affect Su Yunqi's journey.

With the beard on his face, you can see how majestic he is even sitting in the sedan chair.

"Eunuch Li, please inform the emperor that I have an important meeting." Su Yunqi said to the eunuch Li Zi in front of the Fengyu Pavilion.

"Okay, I will report this to the emperor." After saying that, the eunuch walked towards the Wind and Rain Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, Su Shangshu is outside the pavilion asking for an audience."

After hearing this, the emperor put down his imperial pen and looked at the eunuch Li Zi with a handsome face: "Xuan!"

"Su Shangshu, the emperor has invited you."

After hearing this, Su Yunqi walked into the Wind and Rain Pavilion with heavy steps.

"Give Su Aiqing a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"What is the important matter for Su Aiqing to come to see me this time?" the emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, I do have something to do." After saying this, Su Yunqi stopped and stopped talking.

The emperor immediately understood Su Yunqi's intention, looked at the servants in the pavilion, and ordered: "Everyone, please go down."

"yes."

After these people left, Su Yun stood up, walked to the emperor's side, and whispered without fear.

I saw that the aloof emperor did not reprimand Su Yunqi for his words and deeds. Instead, he did not care and listened carefully to what Su Yunqi said.

But no one knows exactly what was said.

"I understand. It's getting late. My dear, please go back." The emperor smiled slightly and said,

"Yes. I take my leave." After saying that, Su Yunqi made a farewell ceremony and left in a hurry.

The emperor looked at the memorial in front of him and stopped writing for a moment. He thought quietly for a long time before continuing to review the memorial.

Finally, on May 12th, the rankings were finally opened...

"Cen Duan is the top candidate this time, Ren Huairen is the second overall pick, and Su Runchen is the top pick." After reading out the top three, the examiner who was previously in charge of the palace examination continued to read out the list for the middle palace examination.

Listen, just when Sun Junze of the Sun Mansion thought he was on the list, an accident happened. Not only was he not on the list, but Sun Runchen of the Su Mansion, who was worse than him, got the top spot. This made Sun Junze feel very sad.

It's dissatisfaction.

Seeing the top three people happily walking to Ankang Hall to accept the official title awarding ceremony, Sun Junze hated himself very much.

"This time, Cen Duan, the top pick, serves as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, Ren Huairen, the second best candidate, and Su Runchen, the top pick, serves as the editor of the Hanlin Academy."

"I thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" several of them said.

After the ceremony, there was a bustling scene in the streets and alleys, everyone was celebrating, but Sun Junze had no interest in seeing them.

Walking on the street, head lowered, walking in an unknown direction without saying a word.

Suddenly, Sun Junze accidentally bumped into a passerby.

I saw passers-by even scolding me: "Why are you walking without looking at people?"

After seeing him, Sun Junze came back to his senses and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Fortunately, this passerby was reasonable and did not continue to have a relationship with Junze.

Junze went all the way and unknowingly came to a stone arch bridge in Yanyang City.

This stone arch bridge is at least hundreds of years old, but it has not lost its original temperament. Although the bridge is small, it is also an important traffic thoroughfare for people passing by. For the people living in Yanyang City, this stone arch bridge faces

They already have feelings.

At this time, a gust of breeze blew over, blowing past Sun Junze's white skirt with green bamboo painted on it, and blowing past the willow tree with green branches nearby.

Sun Junze seemed to have felt despair in his face and eyes. As he was thinking about it, Junze's hand suddenly hit the pillar beside him.

When the people passing by saw him, they all hid far away.

"Come on, come on, this man is a lunatic." A woman hurriedly protected her child after seeing him.

Among the people coming and going, no one came forward to comfort him, and even treated Sun Junze as a lunatic.

While Sun Junze was still puzzled and searching for the reason, it was getting dark.

At this time, he wanted to go home but was afraid of going home. He was at a loss for a long time.

"Young Master!"

"Young Master!"

A familiar voice rang in Sun Junze's ears.
To be continued...