"I mean, what's coming will come."
The Seventh Prince pondered.
a long time,
"We should delay it as long as possible. When the autumn hunt comes and the demon tribe envoys enter the capital, this matter will definitely be over."
The trick of dragging,
It is also a way.
Li Qingcha had no other options for the marriage-phobic Seventh Prince, and said, "If you want to delay, then everyone should pass the preliminary selection."
The Seventh Prince shook his head.
"That's risky. It's better to find a way to prevent anyone from passing. In this way, if father determines that there are no suitable candidates in the four states surrounding the capital, he will expand the scale, but the autumn hunt is coming soon... hehe..."
The abacus jingled.
Li Qingcha pondered,
After a while, she slowly said, "Let's add another literacy test and let those who passed the first round of preliminary selection read it."
The Seventh Prince was disappointed.
"Or is it literacy?"
"Ah."
"But……"
"Don't worry, it's okay."
Li Qingcha took a piece of paper and wrote ten words on it:
The fragrant lotus, the clear water, the cool breeze and the long summer.
"As usual, three breaths... No... This question is still a bit difficult. If you can read it correctly within five breaths, you will pass."
Everyone was stunned.
This question is obviously countless times simpler than the one with seven words.
Although those seven characters are not rare, their structure is complex and they are extracted from the Four Books for Women. There is no connection with the context, which makes them difficult to read.
But these ten words,
Fragrant Lotus,
Clear water,
Summer,
……
These are already phrases.
If the theories about reading that Li Qingcha had said before were correct, this question would not be difficult at all!
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The Seventh Prince looked at Li Qingcha.
"Don't mess with me, we are friends after all, you are too disrespectful..."
As a result, before he finished saying the word "really" in "seriously", Xie Chengxuan beside him suddenly clapped his hands, startling the Seventh Prince.
The Seventh Prince turned back.
"Master Jie, what's wrong with you?"
Xie Chengxuan's eyes were filled with admiration for Li Qingcha.
"Your Highness, do you know how to read these ten words?"
"Of course I know, Xiang...Lian..."
"No, no, Your Highness, you are so eloquent when you pronounce each word. You must not understand the correct pronunciation of these ten words. In my opinion, the correct pronunciation should be..."
Xie Chengxuan took a deep breath and chanted:
"The fragrant lotus and clear water move in the cool breeze, the water moves in the cool breeze and the summer is long. The long summer day is cool and the breeze moves the water, the cool breeze moves the water and the clear lotus is fragrant."
(※Note: From the palindrome poem "Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter", by Wu Jiangxue of the Qing Dynasty)
In an instant, the room was quiet.
Li Qingcha smiled.
"How long did it take, Master Jie?"
Xie Chengxuan recalled: "Seven breaths."
"Well, it looks like we should adjust the time limit to ten breaths."
Ten breaths...
I feel like there's no hope in ten breaths.
Apart from those famous talented ladies and beauties in history, most of the talented ladies in the world today are just given false reputations by everyone. If they really meet a tough guy like Li Qingcha, they will definitely be exposed.
Moreover, Li Qingcha's statement that it was a "literacy test" was suspicious of deliberately misleading others.
This guy is really insidious.
Xie Chengxuan said: "With this topic, I'm afraid most people can't pass it."
Lin Sicong said, "The problem now is that it seems difficult to report to the emperor."
They both looked at Li Qingcha at the same time.
Li Qingcha: “…”
She looked at the Seventh Prince.
The Seventh Prince looked away, looking determined not to take the blame.
"..."
"..."
"..."
The main hall fell into an eerie silence.
Amid the undercurrent, four people who did not want to take the blame actually reached a dynamic balance.
After a long while, Xie Chengxuan said, "Since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, there has never been a case of selecting a princess for a prince in July. Even the Ministry of Rites has no experience, so..."
The following words are self-explanatory.
Without experience, the test questions were made difficult all of a sudden, resulting in no one passing the test.
This excuse should be more appropriate. The emperor couldn't say anything. At most he could just deduct some salary as an excuse.
The four reached a consensus.
Xie Chengxuan waved his hand and asked the officer,
"Is the final primaries of the four hundred and seventy-two people over?"
The officer nodded.
"Two hundred and fifteen people passed."
Li Qingcha was puzzled, thinking that the eunuchs were taking too much bribes to allow so many people to pass.
However, it was also because the questions I set were too difficult, which gave them the basis for accepting bribes.
She waved her hand and handed the note over.
"You heard everything just now, right?"
"Yes."
"As we asked."
The officer took the note, had it copied a few more times, and then left.
The Seventh Prince couldn't control his temper, and he went out through the back door with his guards, and Luo Weiyang was forced to follow him.
He just left when the officials from the Ministry of Rites were giving questions.
"A total of 3,451 people passed the first round of preliminary selection. According to the old rules, the number was still too large, so the three selection officials reached an agreement to add another literacy test."
When they heard that it was just literacy, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Come on!
The late nights I’ve stayed up lately weren’t in vain.
Seeing that no one objected, the official from the Ministry of Rites continued, "The Ministry of Rites will send someone to notify those who are not present. As for those of you who are present... Now, the preliminary and supplementary examinations will begin."
The officer next to him immediately raised his voice and called out the names.
A young lady with a tired look walked onto the stage and entered the tightly covered booth to look at the questions.
The Seventh Prince shook his head slowly.
"Ugh……"
Sigh slightly,
Those women didn't know what they were going to face.
At this moment, a surprised cry came from behind him.
"It's you? I haven't seen you for two days. I thought you wouldn't come again."
The Seventh Prince turned back in astonishment.
The woman in front of me was the one dressed as a man.
In front of a woman, a man can't help but have the urge to act hypocritically. The Seventh Prince was no exception. He bowed his hands and shook his head in shame.
"I was supposed to come these two days, but my father said that I wasn't focused enough on my studies and that I went out of the palace for no reason...to hang out, so he punished me to copy books for two whole days."
puff~
The girl covered her lips and smiled.
Then, she glanced at the stage, hesitating slightly.
"Do you know Miss Gao?"
The Seventh Prince was stunned.
"Who?"
Seeing him like this, the girl felt relieved for no reason.
She was in the mood to joke, so she said in a gentle and persuasive way, "Who else could it be? Of course it's the woman who just came on stage."
The Seventh Prince shook his head.
“I don’t even know who she is.”
"Then why were you sighing just now? Oh, I see. You were attracted to her because she was pretty. Is that right? It doesn't matter. I know Miss Gao well and can speak for you."
"of course not……"
I haven't finished speaking yet,
brush--
The curtain of the shed on the stage was drawn aside,
Miss Gao rushed out, covering her face with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes, as if she was about to burst into tears.
The Seventh Prince sighed with compassion.
"Ugh……"
For a moment, he felt that his behavior of walking through the flowers without getting a single leaf on him was too heartless.
I don’t know how many women’s hearts will be broken today.
