I became the Prime Minister's Adored Wife after Transmigrating

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Chapter 311: Tricky Questions

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Herlyee Translations

The night was as thick as a black velvet cloth, embellished with stars that were as brilliant as diamonds.

Shen Yao stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. He looked up at the starlight in the night sky, his heart as calm as water.

Until Ji Zhao deliberately lightened her footsteps and wrapped her arms around his waist.

'What are you thinking about?" Ji Zhao asked softly.

"I'm thinking about today's questions." Shen Yao turned around and pulled her into his arms with a smile. He explained gently, 'This year's questions are a little different from the previous years."

Although his grades had been replaced four years ago, Shen Yao had been paying attention to the questions over the years.

"Actually, the examination questions in the provincial imperial exams have been similar all these years. The questions in the past years are also very empty and not difficult to answer. Moreover, most of the essays written by the majority of the people who got ranked in the past years were mostly fanciful and gorgeous. However, this year's questions have fallen into reality."

"If a state suffers from drought every year and locusts happen to pass through, what should those in power do?" Shen Yao chuckled. 'This is today's test question."

"This question?" Ji Zhao was also extremely surprised.

Wasn't this what they had experienced in Dingyuan County?

"Could this test be tailor-made for you?' A bold guess suddenly surfaced in Ji Zhao's heart.

Shen Yao did not know either, but this question was indeed a coincidence for him.

"By the way, Brother Qin came to look for me today. He invited us to his birthday banquet! Ji Zhao smiled and changed the topic. "Why don't we go together? After you finish your last exam, let's go pick a gift for him?"

"Okay," Shen Yao agreed with a smile. He could not help but pinch her face again. "I'll listen to you."

Hearing this, Ji Zhao shyly buried her head in his arms.

Seeing this, the crescent moon also quietly hid in the dark clouds.

August 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival.

At the same time, it was also the last round of the provincial imperial examination.

The time for the exam was set at 9:15 am. The moment the bell rang, the examinees could start writing.

When Shen Yao opened the questions again, a trace of surprise flashed across his eyes.

The last question was really interesting.

The test question was actually a short story. A cow was sick. The cowman sent it to the vet. The vet examined it and found that the cow was already terminally ill and could not be eaten.

The cowman was heartbroken and sold the cow at a low price. However, the butcher who bought the cow was the vet's younger brother. In fact, this cow was not sick at all.

After the cowman found out the truth, he went to the vet to reason with him. In the end, the vet bit back and said that the cow had an infectious disease. Instead, he asked the cowman for money to treat it. The younger brother of the vet, the butcher, also twisted his words and accused the cowman of having ill intentions and deliberately selling the sick cow to him. The cowman was a simple and honest person. He had never seen such a scene before. In the end, he begged the county magistrate, but the county magistrate could not differentiate right from wrong. The cowman did not expect that he, the victim, would become the vicious party. In the end, he bit his tongue in the hall and committed suicide.