Chapter 274 Queen Mother Chen's Test
Chen Qinyu returned to Wu County with disheveled hair.

She could have tied her hair back together the first time, but she didn't.

She wanted to punish herself for her carelessness in this way, because it was her carelessness that caused the Chen family army they brought out to fall into the trap, and she underestimated Xiao Ying.

But there is a more important reason, that is, the Yellow Army is a motley crowd and cannot withstand a fight at all. If the Chen family army had ended an hour earlier, she might really have been able to tear off a piece of meat from the northwest.

Unfortunately, knowing it earlier is priceless, and there is no medicine for regret in this world.

A middle-aged man in a gray coat stood in the corridor with his hands behind his back, watching the heavy snow falling from the sky.

"Sir..." Chen Qinyu paused, his long wet hair stuck to his face, looking disheveled and pitiful.

Wuwei turned his head and looked over.

That look contained neither sadness nor joy, no blame nor comfort.

Chen Qinyu's eyes were red and he walked past him stiffly.

When she returned to her room, the warm house stimulated Chen Qinyu to shiver. Only then did she feel the cold.

She didn't understand, was she really wrong this time?
No, her plan was not wrong, she just underestimated Xiao Ying and missed a step.

Next time, she will definitely not be so careless again.

She looked down at her palms that were bleeding from being pinched by her own nails, twitched the corners of her lips, and then her smile grew silently, revealing a hint of madness.

If she doesn't have a good life, then no one else can have an easy life either.

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Linzhou was incorporated into King Xiao's territory. Once the news reached the capital, it caused quite a stir in the court. The Censorate submitted more than 30 memorials requesting Xiao Shen to punish Xiao Ying, but Xiao Shen pretended not to see anything.

What can he do?
The niece had soldiers at her disposal and it was clear that she didn't take him seriously.

The people who were sent to discuss cooperation before also returned empty-handed, and so many good things were given away for nothing.

Now that the treasury is empty, he dare not throw meat buns at the dog.

Pan Yingying didn't care about the scolding in the court and was arranging the county magistrate examination in Taoyuan City.

Linzhou has more than 20 counties, and the students of Taoyuan Primary School have not graduated yet, so there is no way to directly assign them to take over. She can only have someone issue a notice and hold a county magistrate examination.

Everyone, regardless of gender, age or status, can apply, and the top 50 will be selected.

As soon as this order was issued, the entire Northwest was in an uproar.

Although he was only going to be the county chief, strictly speaking he was the county magistrate, a ninth-rank official, but this could also be considered a disguised imperial examination.

Previously, those who were sent to the grassland were basically graduates of Taoyuan Primary School. Now, the group is heading to the entire Northwest and Linzhou, giving many former scholars the opportunity to become officials.

Isn't the purpose of studying to take the imperial examination and become an official?

The examination was held at the Central District Stadium. Pan Yingying specially allocated a sum of money for this examination. Not only did she send a tricycle fleet to pick up and drop off the candidates, she also opened the city lord's mansion cafeteria for the candidates to eat for free. She also gave the school a three-day holiday and vacated the student and teacher dormitories for the candidates to live in.

There were no restrictions for this exam and any student could participate. In order to train her son, Chen Taihou decisively urged Zhuge Jinyi to sign up.

Her reasons were very sufficient. "Don't you want me, the queen mother, to look at you with new eyes? Don't you want your royal brother to look at you with new eyes? Besides, the queen mother has always believed that you are a capable person and will be able to govern a county well. When you have experience and return to the Kingdom of Xia, you can also help your royal brother govern the Kingdom of Xia." Zhuge Jinyi was encouraged and signed up without hesitation.

When I was registering, I met Zijun, who had been missing recently, and Zijun also came to register for the exam.

When he went back and told Empress Dowager Chen about it, she didn't say much, but secretly gave Zijun a credit in her heart.

The National Master has worked so hard for the Xia Kingdom. Even at such an old age, he still has to work so hard as an undercover agent.

Thinking of this, she felt that she, the queen mother, seemed a little too hedonistic.

During the time she stayed in Taoyuan City, she gained more than ten pounds because her life was too comfortable.

How about...she should also sign up and try?
Empress Dowager Chen was a person of impetuous temperament. Before entering the palace, she was considered the daughter of a general. She did what she said and immediately took people to the examination hall to register.

Matron Liu and her companions thought that their empress dowager had come to watch the fun, but it turned out that her mistress went to sign up without saying a word. It was not until the empress dowager Chen came out happily with the admission ticket that they finally came to their senses.

"Madam...you..." Nanny Liu wanted to say something but stopped herself. She didn't know what to say. This was just nonsense!
The Queen Mother of the Xia Kingdom actually came to Dayu to take part in the imperial examination. How disgraceful!
Queen Mother Chen raised her hand to stop her from saying anything. "I know what you want to say, but don't say it yet. Just listen to me."

"Didn't the newspaper say that? Thirty or forty is the right age to make a breakthrough. I want to give it a try."

Aunt Liu: ...You don't even know your own status, yet you still want to go out and try your luck? Why don't you go to heaven?
Zhuge Jinyi had no idea of ​​his mother's tricks. On the morning of the exam, he saw Queen Mother Chen getting into the carriage with him. He thought his mother was worried about him and wanted to send him to the examination room, and he felt very happy.

After getting off the carriage, he was about to ask Empress Dowager Chen not to see him off and to go home for a nap, but he saw his mother taking the schoolbag from Nanny Liu and taking out an admission ticket.

Zhuge Jinyi: ???
“Mom, what are you doing…?” He swallowed and spoke with difficulty.

Queen Mother Chen smiled and waved the admission ticket in her hand, "What else? An exam."

Zhuge Jinyi thought he was hallucinating because he woke up too early. He looked at Madam Liu and the others and said in disbelief, "Is this true?"

Nanny Liu and the others nodded.

Zhuge Jinyi: ...

He opened his mouth and wanted to ask his mother if she was crazy, but the education he received in Taoyuan Primary School during this period of time prevented him from opening his mouth.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw Shengnan walking towards the examination room accompanied by his two sisters. He immediately changed his expression and said righteously, "Yes, I think you are very motivated. I support you in taking the exam."

After he said this loudly, he quickly turned around and walked towards the Shengnan students.

Daya whispered to her sister, "Is the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone all right? Did you bring your admission ticket?"

San Ya nodded, "Everything has been checked, and there is no problem with the admission ticket."

Arya took her arm and reminded her, "Don't be nervous during the exam."

She wanted to say that it didn't matter if she didn't do well in the exam, as she was still young and would have plenty of opportunities in the future. But she hadn't even entered the exam yet, so she couldn't say such discouraging words.

Sanya said, "Hmm," and said, "If I pass the exam, will you come with me?"

Daya shook her head. After the New Year, Lin Kang might come to her house to propose marriage, so she couldn't go with her younger sister to take up the post.

Erya is willing to follow Sanya. Sanya has been smart and has positive ideas since she was a child. Erya is not smart enough, so she usually follows Sanya's footsteps.

San Ya didn't say anything. She had inquired about Lin Kang and felt that he was not a good match for her eldest sister. Unfortunately, her eldest sister was devoted to that man, so she could only wait until after the exam to make plans.