After the divorce, the princess was forced to raise a sickly villain

June was obviously another busy month for Her Majesty the Queen.

First, the palace examination, and second, the daughter's one-year-old ceremony.

The palace examination was no different from three years ago. First, the students went to the palace to meet the emperor, and then, under the watchful eyes of Her Majesty the Queen and all the civil and military officials, tables were set up in the square outside the palace, and all the students took two exams fairly.

One was to answer questions, and the other was to write essays.

Her Majesty the Queen and the Emperor sat outside the palace, and all the officials stood on the left and right. Under the watchful eyes of the public, no one could cheat for personal gain, and even couldn't speak unless necessary. This was an extremely fair and harsh exam.

After the two exams, the students stood up and waited.

The papers were marked and the essays were commented on in court.

Most people's eyes fell on Qi Yue's face.

It was this handsome young man who had been very close to Lord Shen recently. I don't know what kind of relationship the two had in private.

If he had no real talent, then he must have won the second place in the Spring Examination because of some unspeakable relationship.

Everyone's suspicious eyes fell on the two of them. Qi Yue was not slow, and naturally could feel the gazes with implicit doubts and speculations.

She couldn't help but blame Shen Zhongjin again. If it weren't for him, how could she be looked down upon by others?

After the comments of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty the Emperor, Prince Rong and several ministers in the court, the final result shocked all the officials.

Qi Yue was selected as the top scholar.

Yu Qiubai was the second place.

Lu Shen was the third place.

This result shocked all the civil and military officials in the court. What ability did Qi Yue have that made Her Majesty the Queen select her as the top scholar?

As everyone knows, these students who came from all over the world to enter the imperial city are actually on par in the fixed answer sheet. They have read the Four Books and Five Classics countless times. What really determines their first-class ranking is actually the essays they wrote in the palace examination.

The answer sheet only shows a person's level of knowledge.

Their writings can reveal their vision, perspective, character and temperament.

The ministers all knew that the current empress had the world in her heart, and Yu Qiubai, as a student from a noble family at the foot of the imperial city, naturally knew this.

Therefore, many students, including Yu Qiubai, wrote articles about governing the country and benefiting the people. First, they had a big vision, and second, they could make His Majesty happy.

The civil and military officials in the court also knew that the boy from the Yu family must have made sufficient preparations, and they also thought that the top scholar must be him. Unexpectedly, it was Qi Yue who won the top scholar.

Everyone couldn't help but be curious about what Qi Yue wrote.

Chu Qinghuang didn't play tricks, and quickly passed Qi Yue's article to several ministers to read. After reading it, Prince Rong slowly nodded, obviously in agreement.

After reading it, the other ministers were either surprised or frowned, but they also instantly understood why Qi Yue could get the top scholar in this palace examination.

Because he did what he liked.

The level of Qi Yue's article and Yu Qiubai's article is actually comparable. The only difference is that one is about governing the country and the other is about proposing the issue of women entering the government.

Even the title of the article is called, daughters can also be self-reliant.

The article expounds on the pattern of the Queen's mind for the world, the admiration and recognition of her skill in governing the country with both kindness and power, and the happiness of the people of Xiqi for having such a wise Queen. Taking this as an example, it expresses the regret and pity of some talented and ambitious daughters who are bound by rules and etiquette.

The writing is outstanding, the words are appropriate, and the emotions are also rendered just right.

Then it begins to express the view on women entering the officialdom, believing that women should not be buried, as well as the advantages of women entering the officialdom and the benefits after entering the officialdom.

The logic is clear and targeted.

It seems that people can't even find a point to refute.

Everyone instantly understood why she was able to get the top prize, not because of how good the proposal was, nor because of how outstanding her writing was - although it was indeed outstanding.

But the real reason is that she wrote to the heart of Her Majesty the Queen.

The ministers looked at each other and wanted to raise objections, but they still remembered clearly that Her Majesty had proposed in the palace that women could also serve as officials. If they refuted Qi Yue now, wouldn’t it be a refutation of Her Majesty in the court?

Besides, Her Majesty had already selected the top scholar, didn’t it mean that she approved of Qi Yue’s article? If they opposed at this time, it would be an open opposition to Her Majesty. What if Her Majesty got angry?

The ministers who could stay in the court safely three years after Chu Qinghuang ascended the throne were either too smart or knew how to protect themselves. They would never take risks at this time - contradicting Her Majesty in front of the world’s students would definitely be courting death.

Moreover, Qi Yue also said that "women rule the world" is not inferior to men rule the world. Such an article is simply trampling on the male emperors of all dynasties, praising the current empress, which is undoubtedly flattering.

Even bluntly said, "If women are determined to pursue a career in government, they can reduce disputes in the boudoir, which is beneficial to the world and can also make the family harmonious, killing two birds with one stone."

What a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

The ministers were very upset, and they all thought that Shen Zhongjin had taught them the tricks and deliberately asked Qi Yue to write such an article.

They wanted to say something, but the Queen made the final decision. The Emperor's husband also thought that this proposal was very good, which could improve the status of women and allow women to have a place in the official career, and it could also stimulate the ambition of men.

After all, if a man is inferior to a woman in the court, it will undoubtedly be a big blow to the pride and self-esteem of men.

If they can be inspired to work hard from now on, it will obviously be more than just killing two birds with one stone.

"After the Qionglin Banquet, Qi Yue, Yu Qiubai and Lu Shen went to the Imperial Study to listen to government affairs." After the Queen determined the official positions, she ordered people to draft an edict.

Just like the rule three years ago, the top three students will stay in the Imperial Study for training, and the rest will be assigned to various departments, starting from the bottom, and those with outstanding abilities will be promoted slowly in the future.

The students knelt down to thank him.

"Chu Xuance, Wen Zhan, Shen Chongjin." Chu Qinghuang raised her eyes, "Each of you pick three students to take with you and teach them how to be an official. If your students make mistakes in the future, the punishment as a teacher will be doubled."

Wen Zhan and Shen Chongjin stepped forward to receive the order.

The other ministers lowered their eyebrows and eyes, and they had already guessed that His Majesty was letting Wen Zhan and Shen Chongjin accompany his own assistants and truly develop the cohesion of the young upstarts.