Chapter 169 The Emperor's Invigilance

Author: Emei Swordsman

Chapter 169 The Emperor's Invigilance

"Shh."

Emperor Jing Feng put his fingers on his lips and made a move to silence. Gu Yunji was so scared that he quickly covered his mouth and swallowed back the words he had not had enough time to say.

Fortunately, Gu Yunji's voice was not very loud just now. Emperor Jingfeng looked around and found that no candidate was alarmed. So he felt relieved and raised his hand to signal him to sit down: "You write about you, don't worry about me."

Gu Yunji had just come back to his senses from surprise, and his heart was so nervous that his heart was pounding in his chest. How could he really ignore the emperor standing in front of him? He became more and more restrained and panic when he heard this. The space in the room in the singular name was small and he could not bow to his knees. He could only bow down and lower his voice:

"Student Gu Yunji met His Majesty. The room was narrow and the student was not well-mannered. I hope Your Majesty will forgive him."

Emperor Jingfeng nodded slightly and smiled warmly: "No politeness. I just came over and saw it. I am not a serious visit. You don't have to be so reserved, sit down and continue to answer the questions."

Only then did Gu Yunji realize that Emperor Jingfeng was not wearing a dragon robe, but wearing a black casual outfit, and it seemed that he was just walking here casually. He was dressed in a low-key manner and did not inform him when he entered the door, so the candidates didn't know that the emperor was coming. When he saw him occasionally, he thought that he was an official of the Ministry of Rites who was traveling casually, and did not take it seriously.

Among the candidates, only Gu Yunji, who had seen Emperor Jingfeng, recognized him immediately. The emperor was standing, and it was rude to be a subject who did not kneel down. How could he sit down in front of him? Gu Yunji was nervous, but after hearing Emperor Jingfeng himself say this, he had to sit down as he said for a while.

The emperor stood three or two steps away from him, so close that it was hard to ignore the pressure on him. Under Emperor Jingfeng's burning gaze, Gu Yunji's mind was chaotic and he could not concentrate on answering questions. However, during a few breaths, he was so nervous that his nose was soaked in sweat.

Seeing that Gu Yunji had dipped his pen several times but had not written a word for it for a long time, Emperor Jingfeng had no choice but to say: "It seems that I have disturbed you. Forget it, I won't be watching you anymore. Please answer the questions with peace of mind." After saying that, he turned around and walked away.

Gu Yunji didn't dare to look up from beginning to end, and felt the pressure on him finally withdraw. He let out a long sigh of relief, and his back was already sweating profusely.

The hourglass in the corner is about to leak out, and there is not much time left. Gu Yunji calms down, adjusts his condition, and continues to answer questions with concentration.

"I have paid homage to Your Majesty."

When the examiner saw Emperor Jingfeng who suddenly walked in with his foot in the curtain, Fang Shu was shocked and quickly knelt down to salute.

"Get up." Emperor Jingfeng raised his hand casually to ward off Fang Shu's courtesy. "I just went to the Ministry of Personnel. I remembered that the Ministry of Rites was holding an examination to avoid candidates, so I came here to take a look."

He said he was just a look, but Emperor Jingfeng had already walked to Fang Shu's chair and sat down, as if he was invigilating the exam himself. Emperor Jingfeng did not leave, so Fang Shu naturally did not dare to take the initiative to drive him away. After calling the servant to serve a cup of fragrant tea, he stood beside Emperor Jingfeng and silently accompanied him.

Time passed by bit by bit, Emperor Jingfeng was drinking tea leisurely and sat for an hour, but he didn't mean to leave. Fang Shu stood sore and his body was exhausted. The long-term speechless silence was the most afflicting person.

Fang Shu couldn't stand it and spoke tentatively: "Your Majesty..."

"The examination room is important, no words are allowed." Before Fang Shu could fully express his words, Emperor Jingfeng threw out such a sentence lightly, completely blocking his words.

He raised his eyes inadvertently, Emperor Jingfeng glanced at Fang Shu's forehead with a fine sweat bead, as if he was very distressed. He took a sip of tea leisurely and said slowly: "I heard that the examiners of this year's exams are close to many talented people. The exam is about to be finished. Why not just wait until they hand in the papers, so I can take the opportunity to read their articles."

Fang Shu wiped the sweat from his forehead and responded respectfully: "Yes."

The candidates who avoided the examination were all relatives of the examiners of this session. It would be fine if Emperor Jingfeng came over and took a look. He actually invigilated the exam for so long and even had to supervise the collection of papers. Is this an unintentional act on a whim, or is it a suspicion that officials had a mutual intercourse and did not believe that Fang Shu could be calm, so he took this opportunity to criticize him?

Fang Shu was shocked and confused. He couldn't guess Emperor Jing Feng's intention for a while. He felt that every minute and second of the next was extremely long, and it was like a year.

Soon, the time for handing over the papers was up. The candidates lined up and put their papers on the examiner's desk in turn, and then left the venue in an orderly manner.

Gu Yunji had a premonition, so he deliberately kept it until the last one before handing in the paper. When he put the paper on the table, he indeed caught a glimpse of a dark corner of his clothes through the curtain in front of him - Emperor Jing Feng had not left yet.

So he decisively lifted up his robe and knelt down: "Student Gu Yunji, pay homage to Your Majesty."

A man's chuckled came from inside, and then Emperor Jing Feng raised the curtain and walked out: "I haven't seen you for a few years. You are a little smarter than before, but you have made a lot of progress."

Without Gu Yunji's courtesy, Emperor Jingfeng looked him up and down, and smiled with a smile on his lips: "I remember when I first met you, you were only fifteen years old, right? I stood by Xu Chengyu half a head shorter than him, and now he is almost the same height as me. Time flies so fast."

As he said that, Emperor Jing Feng paused and raised his eyebrows slightly: "I heard that you just took the Xieyuan exam in Songjiang Prefecture. You can grow at such a speed in just three years. It seems that Xu Chengyu taught you very well."

Gu Yunji said in a humble and arrogant manner: "Three years ago, Your Majesty told the students that he hoped to see me in the next palace examination. This is Your Majesty's expectation. Since then, the students have worked day and night, and dared not relax at all, for fear of violating the sacred order."

Emperor Jingfeng laughed loudly when he heard this, and his voice sounded very happy: "Three years have passed, not only have you improved your knowledge, but also have a lot of quick words! When I asked you about the strategy of river management, you said whatever you said, and you were not afraid of offending me. Now you will make me happy!"

Gu Yunji smiled slightly and did not answer again.

After chatting a few more casually, Emperor Jingfeng waved his hand: "It's not too early, you still have an exam tomorrow. Go back and rest early."

"Yes, the student left." After bowing to Emperor Jingfeng, Gu Yunji turned around and left.

The papers were collected and all the candidates were over. Emperor Jingfeng picked up Gu Yunji's answer and browsed it. He handed it to Fang Shu next to him, and asked, "What do you think?"

After reading the paper, Fang Shu carefully observed Emperor Jing Feng's expression and said cautiously: "...I think that after a rough look, the paper is neat and the article is very well organized. Just look at this part of the test, but I don't know how good it is among all the candidates..."

"Yes." Emperor Jing Feng nodded casually, as if he was just a casual move. "Anyway, you are the chief examiner, just be sure of yourself. I'll go back first."

Fang Shu said respectfully: "I respectfully send you to Your Majesty."
Chapter completed!