Family Has a Concubine

On the second day of March, the weather was fine, and this was the second day of the public exam, the palace exam.

When the time was right, all the tributes entered the palace one after another under the guidance of the guards.

Changming Street is the most important street in the capital city of Daqi. It is straight and wide from the entrance of the imperial palace to the city gate. Every year when foreign envoys come to China, or when the army returns to the court, they always take this road.

And every time the top three Jinshi paraded through the streets, they also walked this way. From the palace gate to the city gate, and then from the west of the city to the east of the city.

Jinyu Tower is close to the Imperial Palace, beside Changming Street. In the lobby on the second floor, the rows of windows on the south side are wide open, allowing you to have a panoramic view of the scenery below Changming Street.

Uncle Chu booked three big tables by the window. At this time and this position, it would have cost a lot of money, but the boss of Jinyulou was very happy to waive the bill when he heard that Uncle Chu was the father of this year's Huiyuan. He also said that he could eat whatever he wanted.

Uncle Chu has been a coward for so many years, and it was the first time he was treated with such politeness and respect, and he instantly felt elated.

This morning, after Chu Yun climbed into the palace, Uncle Chu took his family up to the Jinyu Tower.

But the only people who came were Ye Tangcai, Jiang Xinxue, Chu Feiyang and Chu Miaoshu sisters.

Ye Tang went up to the second floor, then sneered. Not far from the lobby, there was a family of three sitting, none other than Ye Chengde, Yin Tingniang, mother and son.

Yin Tingniang lowered her eyes when she saw her, looking scared. Ye Chengde's eyes were gloomy, and he didn't even have an expression. With a sneer on his face, Xu Rui drank the tea in his hand.

"Rui'er don't worry about them." Ye Chengde said in a low voice.

"Yeah." Xu Rui nodded.

Ye Chengde originally agreed with Xu Rui's coming. After all, Ye Tangcai was at the happiest time in his life. Who would want to see her beautiful, but Xu Rui and Yin Tingniang insisted on coming.

Yin Tingniang said in a low voice: "Our mother and son have come here all these years. Rui'er, remember today." As she spoke, her soft and beautiful face flashed a stern light, and she was still tenacious.

How much suffering and humiliation their mother and son had suffered before they met Ye Chengde! But in the end they all survived. And this time, it was just a baptism! They can't escape, and they have to use it to exercise their xinxing.

Ye Chengde looked at Yin Tingniang's small melon-seeded face full of tenacity, so he couldn't help holding her little hand. She is always like this, weak and helpless, but tenacious and unyielding, and her beautiful whole person will shine.

The two waves of people did not say hello.

Ye Tangcai sat down with Jiang Xinxue and others, and after a while, Wen and others came.

"Sister Tang." Wen stepped forward excitedly, holding Ye Tangcai's little hand.

With a look of joy, she was accompanied by Miao Shi, Ye Lingjiao, Ye Weicai and the three-bedroom couple.

"Mother, look, it's dad..." Ye Weicai tugged on Wen's sleeve carefully.

Wen's snorted, with a sneer on his face: "These people come if they want to see my son-in-law, I'm afraid they won't dare to come."

Her voice was not low, Ye Chengde and the others' faces darkened when they heard it, Xu Rui's eyes darkened, but Yin Tingniang patted his hand, Xu Rui calmed down.

The number of guests in the lobby on the second floor gradually increased, and after a while, a handsome man in his twenties, with a pale face and dark circles under his eyes, walked up the stairs. It was none other than Zhang Boyuan.

Zhang Boyuan walked into the lobby and saw Ye Tang picking a nest at the first glance. Then his face changed, he turned to leave, but found that Ye Tangcai and others had already looked over.

Zhang Boyuan's expression changed a few more times.

If I had known earlier, I would not have come!

But he couldn't stand it!

Last night he couldn't sleep well all night, as soon as he thought of Chu Yunpan winning Huiyuan, or even entering the top three in the imperial examination, his whole body would collapse. But in his heart, he secretly hoped that Chu Yun would not be able to climb into the top three, and would even end up with a Tongjinshi background.

I couldn't stop talking about it in my heart until dawn.

He really can't wait any longer, if it hits, then come right away! He didn't want to suffer from waiting anymore, so he came here early in the morning to wait for news. Who knew that they would run into Ye Tangcai and the others, so it was embarrassing.

He was afraid that they would mock him, so when he turned his gaze, he would fall on Ye Chengde and the others, and as soon as his eyes lit up, he walked over: "Uncle Ye."

"It's Boyuan." Ye Chengde was overjoyed, feeling that someone with the same goals had come.

So the two sat at the same table, and Ye Chengde introduced Xu Rui and Yin Tingniang.

When Zhang Boyuan learned that Xu Rui had also failed in the rankings, and that they both had a common enemy, he felt a sense of being brothers and sisters, and he was finally able to vent his grievances: "So what about Huiyuan, there are also several Huiyuan who failed in the palace examination. Well, in the end, I ended up as a fellow Jinshi, and I couldn’t even get into the second class.”

"Yes." Ye Chengde nodded.

Yin Tingniang and Xu Rui choked. They are here to exercise their xinxing!

Xu Rui had already forced himself to accept the fact that Chu Yunpan wanted to be named on the gold list. Now that Zhang Boyuan said that, Xu Rui began to be influenced by him in his heart, and secretly looked forward to it.

"A nest of snakes and rats is like a raccoon dog." Wen said bitterly.

"Mother, don't be angry." Ye Tangcai giggled and poured her a cup of tea, "I'll be slapped in the face after a while."

Only then did Winston laugh.

At that time, the palace examination officially began.

In the Golden Luan Hall, Emperor Zhengxuan was in good spirits today, sitting on the dragon chair, looking at a group of vigorous scholars and students in front of him, all of them were dressed in gray and white scholar robes, and they were standing below in an orderly manner. The major officials stand on both sides.

Emperor Zhengxuan rarely showed a smile on his wrinkled face: "Well, not bad."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and looked down. There were ten people in a row. His hazy eyes flicked across the first row, and finally, they stopped at the third scholar on the left.

I saw that it was a boy of eighteen or nineteen years old, like all Gongshi, he was dressed in a gray and white scholar's robe, but even so, he was so conspicuous. The appearance is gorgeous and the temperament is clear and meaningful. Let people fall on him at first sight.

Emperor Zhengxuan was stunned when he looked at it, and after looking at it for a while, he retracted his gaze, and said lightly: "Let's start!"

Cai Jie nodded, and immediately a group of eunuchs came forward with short and long desks, and placed them in front of the disciples one by one.

Emperor Zhengxuan said: "The world situation is changing day by day, and talents are needed for doing things. Schools, negotiations, and arts and crafts are all things that people who don't learn can manage. If you want to make a complex drama, you must first expand your knowledge and make it happen. Responsibility lies with the chief officer. Considering that the officials who set up libraries in various provinces, most of them are formal documents. The superior seeks sincerely, and the inferior responds falsely. It is appropriate to formulate good laws and invigorate them."

Cai Jie took a step forward flicking his whisk, and sang in a high voice: "The imperial examination begins!"

After an hour of the palace examination, all the tribute students sat on the ground, began to polish their ink and brushes, and prepared to answer the questions.

The ministers on both sides watched the candidates answering the questions and couldn't help discussing in a low voice. Liao Shoufu was talking with the officials around him, and he didn't know what he said, but he smiled and pointed to a young and handsome candidate in the middle.

Emperor Zhengxuan was also looking at the examinees, and said in a low voice, "That...does it look like Yunxia?"

Seeing that it was Chu Yunpan.

"Yes." Cai Jie nodded, "But Your Majesty, last year you said that Lord Li's daughter looks like Princess Yunxia."

Emperor Zhengxuan hummed, thinking of his eldest daughter who died young, he felt a little depressed. He added: "This is very similar."

The corner of Cai Jie's mouth twitched. It has been more than twenty years, and he already has a certain look at the princess. She seemed to be only ten years old when she left the palace.

Cai Jie only smiled and said, "This one seems to be this year's Huiyuan."

"Huiyuan?" Emperor Zhengxuan was startled, and nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad."

After about half an hour, the students below were writing furiously.

Emperor Zhengxuan was in very good spirits today, so he supported Cai Jie to stand up and walked down the steps slowly.

In the main hall, the tributes were concentrating on answering the questions. The emperor was very interested and watched slowly.

When he came to Chu Yunpan, Emperor Zhengxuan frowned.

Just now when he walked around, he saw that some of the examinees were almost ready to answer, some had written half the volume, and of course, some were either nervous or afraid, unable to write a single word, or were blurred by ink. half a sheet of paper.

Seeing him, the emperor, coming, he even looked at him with a pale face in fright.

Emperor Zhengxuan originally had some expectations for Chu Yunpan, one is that he looks like a certain person, and the other is Huiyuan. Unexpectedly, when he walked up to him, he was still with a blank roll, and he was rubbing ink lightly with his sleeves rolled up.

Emperor Zhengxuan was a little disappointed, shook his head, and left.

Third Master: You guys first, I want to pretend!