Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 165 Avoidance System
On the way from Songjiang Mansion to Beijing for the exam, Gu Yunji would always go to a jewelry store to buy some women's accessories such as makeup and hairpin rings whenever he passed through a certain city.After so many times, I saved a lot of things, a big bag that bulged.

If someone asked, Gu Yunji would immediately blush, and he hesitated, and Cheng Yan could guess with his toes who he bought it for.

Now that I saw Xu Shuhua, why don't you hurry up and make your sweetheart happy?Even if you choose one of them as a gift, it's better than just sitting here, what an elm head.

Thinking of this, Cheng Yan gently touched Gu Yunji with his elbow, and reminded in a low voice: "What are you doing in a daze? Quickly take it out and give it to someone else."

"A gift for Ms. Xu", Cheng Yan's words were a bit deliberate, adding a bit of inexplicable ambiguity to the current occasion.Feeling the sights falling on his body, Gu Yunji's ears turned red, and he added:

"...I have prepared something, but it's not just for Ms. Xu, Mr. Xu also has it."

As he said that, Gu Yunji ordered Xudong to fetch two parcels. First, he took out a set of the Four Treasures of the Study and handed them to Xu Chengyu: "It was supposed to be given to Mr. Xu face to face, but unfortunately today, I have to ask the teacher to hand it over."

For scholars, the Four Treasures of the Study are the most appropriate gifts. They may not be particularly suitable for the other party's liking, but they must be useful to the other party.Although it seems a bit ordinary, it is at least objective and practical.

Seeing Xu Chengyu accept it, Gu Yunji's eyes paused on Xu Shuhua, and then he turned to unpack another package: "These are all for Miss Xu..."

These?How many are there?Xu Shuhua looked at the bulging package, not only being puzzled, but also curious.

The package was opened, revealing a large stack of bright and colorful fabrics inside, overflowing with light colors under the sun, the surface is smooth and shiny, and it looks like a good material at first glance.

Gu Yunji laid out the pieces of cloth one by one in front of Xu Shuhua: "When I was passing through Suzhou, I saw that the silk and satin shops in the city produced a lot of new materials, and the styles were all very good, but I didn't know which kind Miss Xu liked, so I chose each of them. Bought some."

Pale pink, smoky blue, water blue... Looking at the silk and satin fabrics in front of him, Xu Shuhua felt a warm current rushing through his heart.

Gu Yunji said that he didn't know which one she liked, but in fact, he picked some more elegant colors, which also corresponded to the colors of the clothes she usually wears, it seems that he really kept it in mind.

Xu Shuhua is a woman, even though she has a beautiful chest and a wider vision than ordinary ladies, but as a daughter, how can she not like gorgeous and beautiful clothes and jewelry? It is enough to send "Catholic Essentials" once. If Gu Yunji sends some more rigid books this time, I am afraid that even Xu Chengyu will beat him on the head and scold him.

In terms of gifts for women, cloth and satin are indeed a good choice.What kind of clothes to cut and what style to adopt depends entirely on the owner's will, and the right to choose is in the hands of the recipient.This is appropriate and appropriate, without being too ambiguous. With the current relationship between the two of them, Gu Yunji's sense of proportion is very appropriate, and he has never exceeded the rules at all.

I haven't seen him for half a year, but Gu Yunji is indeed the same gentleman as before.However, he could actually go a little further... Xu Shuhua lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the imperceptible sense of loss in his eyes.

Seeing this, Cheng Yan's eyes widened, and he secretly tugged on Gu Yunji's clothes several times, his eyes were full of inquiries, with an expression of why did you give me this.Although these silks and satins were made of high-quality materials and expensive, they were too ordinary in terms of gift standards, which inevitably made people feel that his attitude was perfunctory and he didn't pay enough attention to them.

Gu Yunji obviously bought so many hairpin and ring jewellery, each one was carefully selected, and any random one is better than silk and satin.Besides, everyone is well aware of his relationship with Xu Shuhua, even if he breaks a little bit of etiquette, so what if he gives some ambiguous gifts?No one will bother with this.

Facing Cheng Yan's questioning eyes, Gu Yunji acted as if he hadn't seen him, his expression was still calm and gentle.

In any case, it is always a pleasure to receive a gift from your sweetheart. Xu Shuhua's eyes flashed with loneliness, and he soon became happy again. When he smiled, he showed two dimples: "Thank you Mr. Gu, I like the gift very much."

After Gu Yunji finished delivering the things, Xu Chengyu didn't forget his duty as a teacher, so he took a whim to test his homework on the spot, and forced the happy meeting between teachers and students into a knowledge test.

The school exam came suddenly, but Gu Yunji was unhurried from the beginning to the end, and answered the questions fluently. His temper seemed a little calmer than before leaving the academy.Satisfied, Xu Chengyu nodded and smiled and said, "Well, your homework has not deteriorated, and your character has also improved. It shouldn't affect you much if you want to come to the Ministry of Rites to take the exam."

Gu Yunji was puzzled when he heard the words: "Ministry of Rites? Isn't the general examination held in the Gong Yuan? Did you change places temporarily?"

Xu Chengyu said: "You probably haven't heard of it yet. According to the imperial decree just issued this morning, Gu Yuanhui, Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry, has been officially appointed as the chief examiner of this session. As close relatives of the chief examiner, you, and Gu Yuanhui Eldest son, you must follow the avoidance system, and the imperial court will set up another examination room and send another examiner to conduct the examination."

"According to previous years' practice, the avoidance candidates are all taken in the Ministry of Rites, so next March Cheng Yan will go to the Gong Yuan as usual, but you and Mr. Gu will go to the Ministry of Rites to take the examination."

Unexpectedly, Gu Yunji asked, "Then our papers are the same as others'?"

Xu Chengyu shook his head and denied: "It's not the same. The avoidance is to prevent the examiner from secretly favoritism, so your papers are issued separately, and the papers are graded separately, and will not be mixed with other candidates. But the results are still ranked by everyone. From the lowest to the lowest, three hundred tributes will be recruited."

Gu Yunji frowned slightly, and said worriedly: "The test questions are different, and the standards for the graders to judge the grades are naturally different, and there is inevitably bias. Isn't this very unfair?"

Xu Chengyu said: "You don't have to worry about this. Although the number of candidates who avoided was small, the imperial court never underestimated them. Whether it was the drafting of the test questions or the selection of the examiners, they were all carefully considered. Naturally, they were extremely cautious when evaluating the final grades. There will be some offsets to avoid, but overall the gap is not large and will not have much impact."

Seeing that the three of them were worried, Xu Chengyu said with relief: "Actually, the exam is the same everywhere, but it's just a different place. Speaking of which, the environment of the Ministry of Rites is better than that of the Gongyuan, at least it's not so cold."

That's right, anyway, the test is the same everywhere, as long as one's own level is excellent, those who can pass the test will naturally pass the test.Thinking of this, Gu Yunji felt relaxed again, and teased himself: "I didn't expect that the first time I entered the Ministry of Rites in my life, it was because of the exam."

Cheng Yan said with a smile: "Yunji can pass the Jieyuan exam in the Gongyuan. If he goes to the Rites with a more scholarly atmosphere, he might have to take the Huiyuan exam to come back?"

Xu Chengyu laughed, and then looked at Gu Yunji: "I have to remind you that the avoidance of the imperial examination has a sense of avoiding suspicion after all. Although the examiners will not treat them differently, if they encounter particularly excellent answer papers, they will also score appropriately. Avoid the candidates' high rankings and attract criticism. Don't have too high expectations for your own rankings!"

Gu Yunji shook his head and laughed, and said helplessly: "Teacher, you think highly of me too much. It's a blessing to be able to pass the test. How dare you ask for the prize? Besides——"

As he spoke, he paused, with a confident slyness in his eyes: "How can there be a champion in Huiyuan? You have to avoid pressure in the examination, so you don't need to use the palace examination? At that time, you will wear a hat in front of the Emperor's Palace, and you will fight outside the Donghua Gate." Ma Youjie, isn't this more dashing than Huiyuan's name?"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard the words, and there was constant cheering in the hall.

(End of this chapter)