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    Before dawn, students taking part in the Tongsheng Examination were entering the city one after another. After Nangong Rang ascended the throne, he made great efforts to govern civil and military affairs. Even the Tongsheng Examination had extremely high standards.  The only road from the city gate to the examination hall had been carefully scanned early in the morning, and the surrounding shops were also quiet.

    Yunzhou Prefecture is a large state and adjacent to the capital.  Many students who had the same idea as Qi Yan came from other places.  Most of them are alone, carrying a suitcase and cage, and some are accompanied by bookboys or followers.

    Since Nangong Rang vigorously promoted frugality and most of the students were simply dressed, there is a most intuitive way to identify their origins: their walking posture.

    ?Looking at those people with brisk steps, fluttering sleeves, and looking around, they must all be students from poor families.

    ??And those who do not squint, walk steadily and silently, and have straight shoulders are mostly from scholarly families.

    If there is someone who holds his chest up but does not raise his head, and clasps one hand just above the lower abdomen and below the chest, and slightly swings his wide sleeves with the other hand in line with the pace, walking silently and without moving his upper body, then this person must be  The noble son of a wealthy family.

    This walking posture was handed down from the previous dynasty and is called: elegant posture.

    "Elegant posture" is not just about walking, but includes many aspects such as words, deeds, and behavior.  If you want to appreciate the essence of it, you not only need to start practicing it from a young age, but you also need to pay a high price to hire an etiquette master to teach it carefully.  Qi Yan had seen this kind of elegant posture before, from her master.  But the other party didn't teach her.

    Qi Yan has always been curious about the identity of the masked man, but the books she read were all screened by the masked man himself. She could only infer from some clues in daily life that the masked man once had a noble status and came from a noble family.

    Before it was time to enter, six square tables were placed side by side in front of the entrance of the examination hall, and the students were divided into six rows and waited quietly.

    At this time, there was a sudden noise, which made the students frown and look sideways. They saw a young master in brocade sitting limply on a two-person sedan chair.

    Qi Yan only glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze: Ding Fengshan is here.

    The servant directly carried the sedan to the front of the outermost row, and rudely pushed away the student at the head: "Give up your seat!"

    The student looked to be no more than thirteen or fourteen years old. He was wearing a long washed white coarse cloth gown, and his face was red with anger: "How can you be so rude in this important place of the examination center?"

    The servant didn't take it seriously and shouted loudly: "It's your blessing that the eldest son of the Ding family can use your position in your previous life! Get out of the way!"

    The young man was stunned for a moment, apparently knowing Ding Fengshan¡¯s identity. His aura weakened, he glanced at Ding Fengshan and said in a low voice: ¡°I¡¯ll give in.¡± He held the box and cage to the back of the line and queued up.

    The servant put the cloth bag containing the four treasures of the study on Ding Fengshan's shoulder, bowed and said: "Master, I wish you a successful start and a title on the gold list!"

    Many people secretly laughed in their hearts: This servant Ding Zhiyan was not only unfit for the occasion but also very vulgar. It was just a child test and Ding Fengshan took part in it at the age of nineteen. It was already considered a strange thing.

    Only one person snorted and said disdainfully: "A common man."

    Qi Yan turned her head. The person speaking was a young man of similar age to herself. He was simply dressed and carrying a suitcase on his back, with a transparent jade pendant hanging around his waist.

    The young man noticed Qi Yan¡¯s cold gaze and turned around, looked into those unique amber eyes and asked instead: ¡°Brother, what do you think?¡±

    Qi Yan calmly replied: "It doesn't matter what others do, let them do it."

    The young man carefully savored the meaning of Qi Yan's words, smiled and nodded, and the anger in his heart faded a lot.

    "I'm Gongyang Huai, a person from the capital, with a small name of Baishi. It's the white stone that is 'cut by white stone'."

    Qi Yan curled up the corners of her lips: "The water is flowing, and the white rocks are chiseled. I wear plain clothes and red trousers, and I follow my son Yu Wo. Now that I see a gentleman, why are you not happy?"

    Gongyang Huai was overjoyed: "Brother, you are very knowledgeable, haven't you asked me for advice?"

    "Qi Yan, a native of Jinzhou, has no words yet."

    Gong Yanghuai cupped his hands and said, "Nice to meet you."

    Qi Yan replied politely, but she had another thought in her heart.

    The capital city is very prosperous, so there is no need to travel to Yunzhou to participate in the childbirth examination.  Moreover, the unique surname "Gongyang" reminded Qi Yan of a person.

    The masked man regularly gives Qi Yan a scroll, which contains information on some important officials in the capital and local areas. Among them, the minister of Zongzheng Temple is named Gongyang.

    Twelve people walked out of the examination room. They stopped in front of the square table and said loudly: "Everyone must put all their belongings on the table for inspection, and take off their coats as well. Anyone with cheat sheets will immediately step out or  leniency is available, one?Roll up your sleeves, pick up your pen and write.

    " Tong Sheng's examination is just a stepping stone. Qi Yan deliberately restrained his sharp edge and wrote a quite satisfactory article. It's just that the good calligraphy of his face and bones does not really look like it was written by a fourteen-year-old boy.

    As for why the test questions are so simple?  Qi Yan has the answer in his heart.

    I didn¡¯t expect that the Ding family was so powerful that they would even influence the childbirth test in order for Ding Fengshan to pass smoothly.

    The brother-in-law of Taiwei Lu Quan, the fourth-grade general of the Guards, what a Ding family member!

    Qi Yan wrote the last word smoothly and then stopped. She checked it briefly and waited for the ink to dry. Then she covered the roll with straw paper and pressed a square piece of wood on it. She got up and went to the inside of the small room to wash the brush and inkstone.

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