northernbook Chapter 199 The exam is finally over!
Chapter 199 The exam is finally over!
Kong Jijiu wanted to ask Jiang Yueyang clearly, but he was worried about revealing his true feelings, and was very conflicted for a moment.
Just when he was feeling anxious, Jiang Yueyang, Lu Yunting and the others had already walked away.
Well... no need to worry about it anymore.
Lord Xiao Jiang has His Majesty's people around him. If that candidate is really as I think, His Majesty should have known it long ago.
If the emperor is not in a hurry, why should the eunuch be in a hurry?
ah bah~
Who is the eunuch!
During the imperial examination, invigilators and staff were not allowed to leave the examination room.
They have a special resting place, which is much better than the accommodation environment of the candidates, but not much better.
Therefore, there were no female officials before, and the invigilators were all men, so the living quarters were a bit rough.
Jiang Yueyang looked at the almost empty room and felt like a poor girl whose family suddenly went bankrupt.
At this time, a tall girl came in with a lunch box.
"Master Xiao Jiang, this is your dinner."
Jiang Yueyang nodded. "Is there any hot water here? I want to take a simple bath."
In her previous life, as a southerner, she would feel uncomfortable all over if she didn’t take a shower for a day.
"Yes, hot water is always ready. I will bring it to you later."
"Thank you!"
"You are too polite, my lord. This is all my duty."
After saying that, the girl bowed and left, closing the door behind her.
Jiang Yueyang looked at her manner of greeting and asked in confusion, "Why does she give me the feeling... like a palace maid?"
The system's voice was lazy. [She was originally a palace maid. The Empress was worried that you wouldn't be able to take care of yourself, so she sent her here to take care of you.]
Jiang Yueyang narrowed her eyes slightly, [Who are you saying can't take care of themselves?]
[Ha, ha.] The system laughed dryly, [Host, you heard wrongly, I didn't say anything.]
【you……】
[Host, look, the moonlight outside is so beautiful! ]
Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang twitched the corner of his mouth and said word by word: [Close the window. Close the door!]
[The system is about to enter dormancy. Please come back tomorrow for consultation...]
Jiang Yueyang was so angry at his trick that she laughed, "Don't play dead!"
[The system is sleeping...]
Jiang Yueyang: [……]
Just when she was about to lose her temper, her stomach started to growl.
Adhering to the principle that no one should starve themselves, Jiang Yueyang picked up a piece of pork ribs with chopsticks and said, "Little melon, I'll come back to settle the score with you after I'm full!"
But when she finished eating, the palace maid arranged by the Queen to take care of her brought in hot water.
So, she simply threw the deliberately dead system into the small dark room. Then she took a nice hot bath and went to sleep.
The next day, just as the sky was getting light, noises were heard outside.
After a while, the palace maid brought a basin of water for washing face and called Jiang Yueyang in a soft voice.
After helping her wash up, the palace maid brought her breakfast with great efficiency.
Jiang Yueyang asked while eating, "Did anything happen last night?"
"I didn't hear anything happened during the night."
"That's good."
After breakfast, Jiang Yueyang released the system.
"Little melon, since you're helping me invigilate the exam, I won't hold it against you for what happened yesterday. Do your best, or else... humph!"
The system immediately said with a shrewd expression: [Host, don't worry, no one can escape my discerning eyes!]
Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang walked out with satisfaction, and happened to meet Lu Yunting who was standing at the door waiting for her.
At this time, the door of the room next to Lu Yunting also opened, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked out.
Then, the three of them walked towards the examination room together.
When they arrived at the examination hall, the Minister of Personnel, Kong Jijiu and others had already arrived, and the candidates had finished their breakfast.
The system said consciously: [No abnormalities, but I saw a lot of epic melons.]
【Hold it.】
Not long after, the bell rang for the second day of the exam.
The candidates were racing against time to answer the questions, while Jiang Yueyang was counting on his fingers waiting for dusk to fall.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lu Yunting did not go on patrol today. They sat on her left and right.
[Xiaogua, I don't want to be an invigilator next time.]
The system agreed. [I don't want to be an invigilator either... Nine days! Nine whole days without eating melons! Too much!]
The Yuan Emperor, still in his sleep, said: "What are you dreaming about? I can tell you clearly right now that next time, and the next time, and the next time... the next time... you will be the invigilator."
Kong Jijiu, who knew something about Emperor Yuan, grinned slightly and said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible, just give up on this idea!"
Lu Yunting turned his head to look at Jiang Yueyang, who had a face full of bitterness and hatred, and also felt that Emperor Yuan would not let her dream come true.
Unless... she is no longer of any use to the royal family.
***
The sun rises and sets, and the long nine days finally pass.
As the last bell rang, the candidates in the Imperial Examination Square lay down on the ground feeling relieved.
"The exam is finally over!"
The system cried out, "Wow, wow, wow... The exams are finally over! I can finally eat some melons!"
Jiang Yueyang also shouted in his heart: [Damn it, the exam is finally over! No one would believe it if I told them, these nine days were a hundred times more difficult than my college entrance exam!]
[I believe it, I believe it! These nine days have felt like ages!]
After the imperial examination, in order to appease (and enslave) Jiang Yueyang, Emperor Yuan specially gave her a day off and restored her rest day in advance.
But Kong Jijiu and the others were not so lucky. While Jiang Yueyang was resting, they were working overtime to mark the test papers.
Then arrange the palace examination as soon as possible, let the successful students serve as examiners as soon as possible, and fill the vacancies in the six ministries as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the officials in office will really live up to Jiang Yueyang’s words, that even the cows in the production team are not exploited so much!
After a day's rest, Jiang Yueyang woke up and fell asleep three times before finally getting out of bed with difficulty.
She wailed as her consciousness drifted away, "Why does this world have such a thing as attending court?"
More than a quarter of an hour later, Jiang Yueyang stood in the Hall of Supreme Harmony with her head nodding.
Bai Ze, who was standing behind her, saw how sleepy she was, so he raised his foot and stepped forward a little, thinking that he could catch her if she fell.
Emperor Yuan pretended not to see it and told her it was best not to provoke her at this time.
The system said: [Host, can I tell you a funny story to help you out?]