The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 502

Chapter 502: 253 Abusing Scum_3

Chapter 502: 253 Abusing Scum_3

The Emperor quickly walked past Xiao Liulang and took a seat at the front.

Other proctors knew that the emperor had taken notice of a certain candidate, but they weren’t sure whether it was for good or bad reasons.

After the Emperor settled in the proctor’s seat, he didn’t pay much attention to Xiao Liulang anymore. After all, it was too far to see clearly.

He ordered someone to bring his court memorials. He solemnly oversaw the examination while silently reviewing the memorials until the end of the examination. _{freeweɓnovel.cѳm}

The candidates stood up and paid respects to the Emperor. He randomly selected and questioned a few. Both the grandson of Prince An and Premier Yuan were chosen.

Xiao Liulang was not chosen.

At You Shi’s third quarter, everyone left the Imperial Palace.

It was only one day of examination, yet everyone felt more exhausted than they had in the preliminary rounds, mentally exhausted.

Most of them hadn’t seen the Emperor in their lives, and under the same roof with the Emperor, they almost did not know how to write anymore.

“So nerve-wracking.” Fen Lin’s back was drenched in sweat.

His exam number was towards the front. He sat in the first row – right under the Emperor’s nose. However, he did not dare to raise his head to look at the Emperor, fearing that he would be accused of disrespect.

“I feel like I messed up. I don’t even know what I was writing towards the end.”

He said, depressed.

Du Ruohan consoled, “Don’t be disheartened. Everyone felt the same way. Everyone forgot what they were thinking once His Majesty entered the room.”

The Emperor was considerate enough to not turn up until after noon. At that time, everyone had their drafts mostly completed. If he had been there from the start, half of the candidates would have been unable to start their drafts.

When the Emperor stood behind Xiao Liulang, he’d jumped in surprise himself. He was seated right next to Xiao Liulang, so behind Xiao Liulang means in front of him. He could smell the Emperor’s Dragon’s Saliva Fragrance and felt his scalp go numb from the tension.

But perhaps exposure to Xuanping’s jabs early in the morning improved his tolerance a bit.

“How did you do, Liulang?” Fen Lin asked Xiao Liulang.

Xiao Liulang answered, “It was okay. I wrote everything I wanted.”

Xiao Liulang’s examination paper quickly landed in the hands of the Chancellor of the Honglu Temple. He immediately recognized the handwriting as Xiao Liulang’s. The Grand Tutor had given orders not to allow Xiao Liulang to outshine Prince An.

If Xiao Liulang’s essay was not outstanding and didn’t pose a threat to Prince An, the Chancellor of the Honglu Temple would confidently place him in the top twenty.

But clearly, Xiao Liulang’s essay was too outstanding.

It was an essay that no examiner, regardless of taste, could fault. It posed a massive threat to Prince An.

During mealtime, the Chancellor of the Honglu Temple quietly visited the Greeting Room.

The Grand Tutor had already been waiting near Greeting Room for a long time.

“How did it go?” asked the Grand Tutor.

“I haven’t got to Prince An’s paper yet,” said the Chancellor of the Honglu Temple. “I only examined Xiao Liulang’s.”

The Grand Tutor handed him a sheet of draft paper. It was what Prince An had rewritten according to his memory after returning home, and it was almost identical to the paper he submitted during the Palace Examination.

After the Chancellor of the Honglu Temple read it, his expression turned serious: “The papers of the two are evenly matched.”