Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

That's right, the No. [-] and No. [-] places occupy the bottom one or two places.

On the viewing platform, all the ministers concentrated their attention and carefully observed the Jinshi who were busy rowing boats to find flowers below.Zhao Zewu and other princes wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh, and endured hard work.

Emperor Chengtian put his right palm on the armrest of the dragon chair, flexed his fingers, and tapped slowly and rhythmically.

"Father, the No. [-] pick is quite calm." The eldest prince laughed.

"Hmm." Emperor Chengtian made a nasal sound with unclear meaning.

Grand Tutor Han Feihong squinted his eyes to observe for a while, and praised: "Young Master Yang Hou's family is not bad, he is far ahead, it seems that he is very likely to win the championship."

"The Grand Tutor is too famous. At the beginning of the competition, everything is not yet known, not yet known." Ping Nanhou waved his hand.Although he refrained from sitting upright, he couldn't help stretching his neck, and fixed his eyes on the grandson who took the lead.

Zhou Mingjie pushed his opponent far behind, pursed his lips, nervous and excited, lowered his brows, widened his eyes, and searched left and right while rowing: lotus, lotus with yellow ribbons on its roots.

where?Where are they?

I must pick a few more flowers, beat the No. [-] No. [-] pick, and vent my anger!

There is also a lotus lake in the backyard of the Zhou mansion, and the Zhou family’s summer resort in the suburbs has streams, bays and hot spring pools. After a lot of contact, Zhou Mingjie is proficient in water, and he is not afraid of the shallow lotus ponds.

The crescent-shaped lotus pond is extremely lush, and the roots and stems of the flowers and leaves are densely undulating, and the height can be more than one meter, which tightly blocks the line of sight. It is truly "connecting the sky with endless green lotus leaves".

Rowing in, standing in it, the front, back, left and right are full of lotus leaves and lotus flowers, there is no wind, it is very hot, and when the flowers and leaves brush against the skin, it feels numb and itchy.The environment is humid and hot, larvae can be seen everywhere, and there are many other larvae, just like a paradise for aquatic insects.

Jinshi who can be named on the gold list must have "keep their ears off the outside world and only read the books of sages" for many years.

Excitedly chasing each other and rowing into the lotus pond, soon, more than half of the Xinke Jinshi were sweating profusely, slowed down, and tried their best to catch up with their predecessors.

The guards in charge of protecting the safety of the participating Jinshi surround the concave part of the Crescent Bay, and one person stands not far away to closely monitor the arena; there are also several small boats, each with two guards, who are separated from the participating boats at a distance of five or six meters, silently following. To prevent drowning accidents.

Among them, the two guards who were in charge of guarding the No. [-] pick were leisurely and relaxed, rowing slowly and following the two young men in front of them.

"what!"

Xu Lingyun turned his head violently, his forehead was scratched by the root of the lotus leaf, it was extremely itchy, he raised his sleeve and wiped it vigorously, his head flushed from exhaustion, and he used all his might to shake the paddle.

"Brother Xu, be careful." Rong Youtang led the way, carefully observing the surroundings, pushing away dead leaves from time to time, and carefully looking at the bottom of the water.

"Ouch." Xu Lingyun smiled wryly, and said in a low voice, "Brother Yu is ignorant and ignorant, and today I know why this flower is 'to be seen from a distance but not to be played with'!"

"Hahaha~"

Rong Youtang couldn't help laughing, and laughed at himself: "My little brother really understands. I used to stand on the bank to watch, and I thought the lotus was beautiful and elegant, but now—ah! Hey, what a big bug." Rong Youtang quickly turned sideways, He raised his sleeve and flicked away a thumb-long meat worm.

Xu Lingyun is going crazy!He couldn't see the fleshy and colorful reptile at all, and hurriedly lowered his voice and begged: "Hit, beat away, beat away, beat away! Brother, get rid of it quickly!"

"Okay, it's gone." Rong Youtang brushed off his sleeves, turned his head and said in relief: "Brother Xu, don't worry, they are non-toxic, have no teeth, don't bite, and can molt into flying moths when they grow up."

"You made me laugh, I, I can't see those things." Xu Lingyun said in shame.

"I didn't see it before. But my father loves to cultivate flowers and plants. In the small garden of the humble house, under the porch, on the window sill, under the window sill, etc., potted plants of all sizes can be seen everywhere. Insects love flowers and plants. I get used to seeing them more often." Rong Youtang said with a smile.

"Your father is elegant and noble, and the younger generation admires it." Xu Lingyun tentatively said, "Brother Yu has a merciless request: can I visit your residence sometime conveniently?"

Searching for flowers is exhausting and exhausting, but on the contrary, he is open-minded and relieved, and simply takes the opportunity to get along with the young talent who hit it off like old friends.

Rong Youtang happily smiled and said: "Brother Meng Xu doesn't dislike him, and the humble house can sweep the bed at any time to welcome you."

After talking in a low voice for a few words, Rong Youtang, who was leading the way, suddenly shook his hands behind his back, signaling his companion to keep quiet.Xu Lingyun understood, and immediately straightened his back, his whole body was full of righteousness, and the two of them rowed clumsily, passing by the side water pavilion, the second floor of which is the viewing platform.

high terrace

"Hmph, they are at the bottom of the list, and they are not in a hurry. They really want to go to the lake to enjoy the flowers?" Emperor Chengtian snorted, and Yu Guangyun asked the third son jokingly: "Yong'er, do you think they can do it?" Are you going to catch up?"

When his father asked, King Qing got up, bowed his head slightly, and answered with a straight face: "The situation below is stalemate, and my son and minister are dull, so I can't see anything for now."

"Oh? That's right." Emperor Chengtian smiled lightly, and said majesticly: "Just wait and see." I hope that the number one pick won't lose too badly.

"Yes." King Qing took his seat, clenched his fists in the wide sleeves of his robe, and paid close attention to the progress of the flower hunting competition below: How dare he accept an apprentice to take him with him when he just learned rowing?The opponents who are going forward have rowed to the crescent lotus pond for winding up, and the second place champion has just entered Crescent Bay for winding down!

Father has an order to pick three flowers, can he complete it?

If possible, King Qing really wants to go down and help!

The crescent-shaped lotus pond has a water channel about three meters wide in the concave arc, which is used by gardeners for daily maintenance. There are no obvious water channels in the remaining several acres.In other words, the lotus leaves are too tall and luxuriant, and the contestants can only see a few meters in front of them. There are green stems and leaves all around, and countless pink and white lotus flowers on the top of their heads. The eyes are dazzled. Coupled with the humidity, heat, and mosquito bites, some people's ambitions quickly fade away. , began to regret impulsive participation.

On the stage, the wind blows leisurely, drinking tea and eating fruits; the audience is in a mess, sweating and chasing bugs away.

At this time, Zhou Mingjie had already rowed to the northern top of Crescent Bay, he was so tired that he was panting, his arms were sore and his chest heaved violently, and his eyes were sore because he kept his eyes on the search.He gritted his teeth, paddled fiercely, looked around nervously, and suddenly saw a bright yellow silk ribbon tied in the middle of the rhizome of a slim lotus in front of him!

Oh!

That's it!

Zhou Mingjie was shocked and encouraged, and immediately accelerated forward. The bow of the boat couldn't stop, and knocked over and crushed a small lotus leaf. Live that lotus.

There was a crisp "boom", and the following inner court guards rang the gong, facing the high stands, and reported loudly: "To Your Majesty: Jinshi Zhou Mingjie picked a prescribed lotus!"

"Okay." Emperor Chengtian nodded, changed his sitting posture leisurely, turned his head to Pingnanhou and said, "Yanghou, your grandson has already got a flower. Although he is a scholar, he is quite brave."

Ping Nanhou couldn't hide his smile, and said humbly: "Your Majesty, Mingjie is just lucky, there are still nineteen lotus left."

Emperor Chengtian looked down, smiled and said: "Send the order: there is no time limit, until all twenty lotus flowers are found."

"Yes!"

what?

What if they couldn't find all twenty lotus flowers by nightfall?

Rowing requires physical strength, one effort, then decline, and three exhaustion.The participating Jinshi are frail scholars, how can they bear it?

The Ninth Prince hesitated to speak, and was very worried about Rong Youtang. He quietly tugged on his elder brother's robe sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, where are the twenty lotus flowers hidden? I didn't find anything unusual."

"The lotus leaves are flourishing, so if you look down, you won't find anything." King Qing explained.He observed carefully for a long time, and had a vague guess, but unfortunately he couldn't tell Rong Youtang, so he could only restrain his emotions and wait patiently.

When Zhou Mingjie picked the first lotus, the gong sounded, which strongly encouraged the rest of the Jinshi, and they all speeded up and moved closer to the winding.

"Someone picked lotus?!"

Xu Lingyun stretched his neck involuntarily to look around, but unfortunately, he didn't see anything.

Sitting and rowing, the waterway is long and narrow, and the lotus leaves are much higher than people, so you can't see the situation ahead.

"En." Rong Youtang was absent-minded, concentrating on observing the plants and pond water along the way, trying to find clues.

"My dear brother, you can really hold your breath." Xu Lingyun paused to shake the paddle, and shook his sore arm vigorously. He was startled to feel the pain in the palm of his hand. There was a blood bubble, and it had burst, and the wound was throbbing sharply.

Xu Lingyun sighed, helpless, ruthless, holding the scull tightly again with pain, paddling to catch up with Rong Youtang.

"It's useless to be anxious, let's row slowly." Rong Youtang sighed: "Your Majesty ordered to find twenty lotus flowers. If you still can't find them... then it will be wonderful."

The fifteen unlucky Jinshi who participated in the competition today are very likely to be recorded in the annals of history and will make people laugh for thousands of years.

Hot, too stuffy, dry mouth.

Rong Youtang was sweating profusely, and wiped his forehead with his sleeve, the blue official robe was slightly wet.

They have rowed to the middle of Crescent Bay, which is at the widest point of the waterway.As more than a dozen boats had passed in front of them, the remnants of lotus and leaves were messed up and tangled into a ball, and the water surface was slightly muddy.

"My dear brother, where do you think the lotus will be hidden?" Xu Lingyun asked anxiously.

You finally remembered the key question.

Rong Youtang stopped to rest, rubbed his sore arm, flicked his wrist, and said softly: "I'm looking for it. But no matter what, it's absolutely impossible to hide in the same small area, otherwise the meaning of the game will be lost."

"Well, that's right." Seeing the wide waterway, Xu Lingyun rowed with difficulty to approach Rong Youtang's boat. The two stood side by side, imitating each other's waving palms, and sighed: "The people in front probably didn't think too much about it. When the gong rang, they swarmed towards them."

"I looked from a high place before the banquet. The waterway at the entrance and exit is very narrow. There are more than a dozen boats crowded together, and they are bound to huddle together." Rong Youtang held the oars, carefully stood up straight, stretched his muscles and bones, and looked around at the same time.

Next to it is a rockery piled up with strange rocks, and there are more than a dozen inner court guards on the top of the mountain.

"My dear brother, be careful, this boat is very light." Xu Lingyun reminded with concern.

"Thank you. I, I dare not let go, the boat swayed as soon as I stood up."

"Hey, why are you shaking like this?" Rong Youtang was terrified, holding the oar holders tightly with both hands, his legs were so weak that he trembled slightly, resisting the fear of the instability of the lower plate, he raised his head and looked at the inner court guard on the top of the rockery cross eye.

They stared at each other for a moment, keeping their eyes on each other, as if fighting in secret, until the guard thought to himself, "The number one scholar in this discipline is inexplicable", Rong Youtang looked away thoughtfully, held his breath, dragged his limp legs, and turned around slowly, Halfway through—

flower!

A lotus with a yellow ribbon!

Three to five meters ahead of the port side of the boat, Rong Youtang found a large clump of lotus flowers, layered upon layer, full of fragrance. Among them was a smaller half-bloomed lotus, tied with a bright yellow silk ribbon at the calyx .

Xu Lingyun, who didn't blink his eyes, quickly noticed something strange about his companion. He leaned over and stared at it. He was instantly ecstatic, and blurted out: "Flowers! Pick them quickly!"

But Rong Youtang turned his head, bent his index finger, and made a simple and clear movement of silence.He turned around in a hurry, the boat swayed violently, and Rong Youtang was on the verge of falling.

in the stands

"Oops!" The Ninth Prince blurted out in shock, stood up on tiptoes and looked down.

"Xiao Jiu, sit down." Prince Qing expressionless, raised his hand to press down on his younger brother, held his breath for a long while, and finally picked up the teacup, cast down the tea foam.

in lotus pond

"Brother, be careful!" Xu Lingyun's ecstasy turned into fright, without thinking, he immediately stood up with the support of the oars, and stretched out his hand to help his companion in the neighboring boat.

During the violent shaking, Rong Youtang's face turned pale with fright, he hurriedly leaned down and hugged the oar holders, with his eyes closed, he groped and squatted little by little, until the boat regained its stability, he let out a long breath, and said with lingering fear: "Scared!" Die! I thought the boat was going to capsize."

"Are you okay?"

Rong Youtang shook his head: "It's okay, it was a false alarm."

"Don't worry, brother, you found that flower first, so pick it quickly and be careful." Xu Lingyun expressed his attitude solemnly.

"Brother Xu misunderstood." Rong Youtang was stunned, unable to explain whether to laugh or cry: "My little brother is not fighting to pick flowers."

"You...don't pick it?" Xu Lingyun was puzzled.

"Brother Xu, please take a look."

Rong Youtang admired the temperament and morality of the second place, so he simply did it directly. He bent down to pick up the spare scull board, sat as far as possible, and used the scull board to push away the residual lotus leaves accumulated on the water surface beside the boat, and was satisfied to find the slightly turbid water below.

"Based on my humble opinion," Rong Youtang explained in detail without reservation: "There must be people coming and going to maintain the lotus in the passage outside. The water is deep, and there is no turbidity when passing through it lightly; but the lotus grows from the mud, and His Majesty sent someone to choose a certain lotus. When tying the silk ribbon, it is inevitable to get close to the plants, which will make the shallow water muddy. Here, they purposely used dead leaves to cover up the traces of the entrance and exit between the gaps of the lotus leaves." Rong Youtang opened a few places as he spoke, becoming more firm in his guess.

"So that's how it is." Xu Lingyun bent down to stare, and also fiddled with the surface of the pool beside him with a paddle, and said sincerely: "My brother is meticulous and meticulous, and brother Yu is ashamed."

"Brother Xu doesn't know something. The humble house is simple and there is no pond. My father planted lotus and water lilies in several large water tanks, and put loach in them to loosen the soil. My younger brother often cleans and changes the water in his spare time. He has seen a lot and is naturally familiar with it. It's nothing. " Rong Youtang pushed the dead leaves back to their original positions one by one.

"Then, what does my virtuous brother mean?" Xu Lingyun asked humbly, without any resentment.

"You and I were destined to be in the same year, and because we don't know how to swim, we should be at the bottom. We should work together." Rong Youtang said with a smile: "This is a competition set by His Majesty, and we must go all out. Soldiers are not tired of cheating, and it is not appropriate to pick what has been discovered. One, so as not to attract opponents with the sound of the gong, let’s look at the nearby dead leaves as soon as possible, I guess there should be a waterway leading to other places to pick flowers, otherwise how to maintain the lotus deep in the belly? It’s just that the road may be very narrow.”

"Okay!" Xu Lingyun readily agreed.

The No. [-] No. [-] Scholar acted separately, full of fighting spirit, rowing boats busy picking dead leaves in the concave part of Crescent Bay.

At this time, there were one after another in front of the front, and the sound of a congratulatory gong sounded from afar: After the sound of "Boom", the imperial guard shouted: "Report to Your Majesty: Jinshi Zhou Mingjie picked the second lotus."

Immediately after that, another gong sounded, "Report to Your Majesty: Lord Tanhua Deng Kui picked a lotus."

……

in the stands

Pingnan Hou saw that his grandson had successfully picked three lotus flowers and temporarily ranked first.

"Hey, what is the champion doing? Why did you stop? That kid didn't pick a single flower." Zhao Zewu frowned in confusion.When watching the game, he finally came to some interest.

Emperor Chengtian groaned silently, his eyes were unpredictable.

Li Deying thought for a while and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Mr. Rong should have found the lotus under the rockery, but he didn't pick it for some reason."

"Oh?" Emperor Chengtian raised his eyebrows in surprise, and he ordered the general manager to arrange the guards to quickly arrange the arena, and he has not yet asked about the specific hiding places of the twenty lotus flowers.

"Is he stupid? Why didn't he pick it up?" Zhao Zewu spoke bluntly and shouted in surprise, which attracted a displeased glance from Emperor Chengtian, who quickly bowed his head and shut up.

However, King Qing instantly relaxed, with the winning ticket in his hands, showing a proud smile, taking his time and answering his brother's questions patiently.

In the distance came the sound of a gong "bang".

Xu Lingyun pricked up his ears to listen, counted silently, and told: "My dear brother, seven lotus flowers have been picked, plus the one that was not picked over there, there are twelve left that have not been found."

"Huh-huh? I found it!" Rong Youtang clapped his hands happily and called out, "Brother Xu, come here quickly, the entrance to the waterway is here."

"what?!"

Xu Lingyun grinned, turned the bow of the boat, hurried to Rong Youtang's side, and couldn't wait to look at it: a rough look showed a row of lotus plants with scattered heights, flourishing flowers and leaves, dense whirling, and graceful postures.However, after removing the dead leaves, the turbid pool water can be clearly seen, and a winding waterway leads to the hinterland of the lotus pond.

"The person in charge of tying the ribbon actually dug up so many plants to block the way! It's not easy, how tiring." Rong Youtang was amazed, and turned to look at the guard boat following behind.

What are you tired of?I was ordered to dig a few lotus plants in hidden corners to confuse Xinke Jinshi, and it was effortless.

The two guards were expressionless, dutifully following behind, and never said a word. In fact, they already knew the result of the game in their hearts, and they all thought at the same time: Hey, so the champion is not a nerd?Seeing how young he was, I didn't expect him to be so calm and careful.

in the stands

Emperor Chengtian asked solemnly: "What are the champion and the second place doing?"

Li Deying bowed and said: "Return to Your Majesty: Your Excellency has discovered a waterway leading to the hinterland of the lotus pond, and twelve lotus flowers are hidden along the way."

"Oh~" Emperor Chengtian nodded, finally showing a satisfied smile, and slowly changed his sitting position.

Jinshi banquet, flower hunting competition.If the No. [-] Scholar ranks at the bottom, Emperor Chengtian, who has been hand-picked first, will lose face.

However, Pingnanhou's expression changed, he suppressed his proud smile embarrassingly, and focused nervously on the lotus pond below.

At this time, the contestants had been exposed to the scorching sun for almost an hour, almost suffocating due to lack of oxygen, dejected, and completely devoid of manners.

"Hey, don't move?"

"No reason!"

Rong Youtang gritted his teeth to open the way, and shook the paddle desperately, his arms were sore and trembling, he gasped heavily, after thinking about it, he simply pressed his whole body on it, his face turned red.

"I think the boats used by people wearing silk ribbons must be much smaller than ours, otherwise how would they squeeze in?" Xu Lingyun's official robe was sweaty, crumpled, and covered with debris and dead leaves.

"Most likely." Rong Youtang said weakly.

The next moment, they each found a lotus almost at the same time:

"Look!"

"Look!"

Rong Youtang turned his head, the two looked at each other and smiled, jumping with joy, they immediately leaned forward to pick.

The two following guards stopped, and one of them got up with a gong in his hand, facing the direction of the stands, knocked twice, and reported loudly: "To Your Majesty: The number one scholar, Mr. Rong, and the second place, Mr. Xu, each take one A lotus."

"That's great!" The Ninth Prince couldn't help laughing.

"If they don't live up to their expectations, Xiao Jiu'er should be in a hurry." Emperor Chengtian waved happily: "Come on."

The Ninth Prince hurriedly walked to his father's side, his cheeks were pale and rosy, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

Emperor Chengtian personally wiped his youngest son's sweat, and asked casually, "Jiu'er, what do you think of the number one scholar?"

As soon as the words came out, the rest of the people couldn't help but freeze for a moment: Judging from the tone, His Majesty seems to appreciate the number one scholar very much?

Instantly, everyone in the stands held their breath and waited for the Ninth Prince to answer.

"Brother Rong?" Ninth Prince's voice was crisp and crisp, and he replied without hesitation: "He is a very interesting person!"

"Extremely interesting?" Emperor Chengtian smiled and asked patiently: "What is 'interesting'?"

The Ninth Prince thought for a while, counted carefully with his fingers, and said endlessly: "Brother Rong is very interesting! He can do business, read books, understand piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, play slingshot well, climb trees, ride horses, Brewing wine and raising flowers, daring to suppress bandits, being an excellent cook, and knowing a lot of novel folk stories—”

"Okay, okay, that's enough." Emperor Chengtian raised his hand to interrupt, and said helplessly, "It's strange that you would choose him as a playmate! You only have to go to the house on weekdays, right?"

"Don't dare." The Ninth Prince stopped embarrassingly, and said righteously: "Father, I study for at least four hours a day and have no time to play."

"Well, that's right." Emperor Chengtian patted his youngest son's arm, lovingly said: "Go back to your seat."

"Yes."

Afterwards, Rong Youtang and Xu Lingyun found lotus flowers tied with yellow ribbons one after another.

According to the oracle, Rong Youtang stopped after picking three flowers, turned around and asked:

"Brother Xu really only picked one flower?"

Xu Lingyun cherished the lotus, smelled the fragrance intoxicated, and said sincerely: "If I hadn't been blessed by my virtuous brother, I probably wouldn't be able to pick any of them. Now that I hold one in my hand, brother Yu is already satisfied." After a pause , He asked back: "There are seven or eight flowers left here, my brother really only picked three?"

"Your Majesty ordered me to pick three flowers, and the oracle must not be violated." Rong Youtang said solemnly, his eyes curled up in a smile.

With a tacit understanding, the two turned around and rowed away.

After returning to Dashuidao, Rong Youtang was panting, and saw Zhou Mingjie rowing anxiously towards him.

Zhou Mingjie was panting like a cow, and his whole body was soaked. His white scholar robe was stained with putrid mud, debris and dead leaves, dripping with water, and he was in a mess.

"You—" Rong Youtang was dumbfounded.

"Brother Nian, are you okay? Did you accidentally fall into the water?" Xu Lingyun asked in surprise.

Zhou Mingjie's face was gloomy, and although he tried his best to conceal it, he still showed a bit of panic, and he said stiffly: "There are many boats ahead, they are blocked, and the three of them fell into the water during the hasty collision."

"Ah? Then—" Before Xu Lingyun could finish speaking, Zhou Mingjie interrupted: "Master Xu picked one? Master Rong picked three?"

Xu Lingyun nodded slowly: "Yes." He leaned over to look at Zhou Mingjie's cabin, and praised: "Brother Nian also picked three flowers, amazing!"

At this time, another seven or eight Jinshi arrived from behind, all of them were pale with exhaustion, and seeing that the traffic was about to be congested again, Rong Youtang made a decisive decision and pointed to the entrance of the small waterway and said, "Brothers, there are still eight flowers in there, but The waterway is extremely narrow, and it is tight enough for a boat to pass through. You can enter in line, and after you are finished picking, turn around and retreat in an orderly manner."

Before the words were finished, Zhou Mingjie was impatient, and rowed into the waterway first, followed by three opponents who still had strength.

"Hey!"

Xu Lingyun sighed, leaned over to touch the water, and wiped away the string of mud spots splashed by Zhou Mingjie's paddle.

Rong Youtang shook his head secretly, he looked at the two Jinshi who were so tired and collapsed in the cabin, and said to one of them who found nothing: "Brother, there is another flower under the rockery, why not pick it."

The Jinshi sat up in disbelief, and after a long while, he said gratefully: "Thank you!"

"Your Majesty has a decree that we must find twenty flowers before we can go ashore." Rong Youtang said cheerfully.

Two quarters of an hour later, fifteen Jinshi gathered together, and all twenty lotus flowers were found, finally ending the competition.

in the stands

Emperor Chengtian, who watched the whole process with cold eyes, nodded and said to Pingnanhou: "Marquis Yang's grandson is really brave."

——This is the second time Emperor Chengtian commented on Zhou Mingjie's "bravery".

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Ping Nanhou squeaked, his face turned purple with embarrassment.

After a while, Emperor Chengtian led the crowd to leave the stand and walked to the open space on the bank of Kangyang Lake, ready to comment on the game.

15 people participated in the competition, and ten people got rewards. They knelt down in a row and respectfully presented flowers.

Among them, Zhou Mingjie had the largest number, seven in total!Hold high a big handful, confidently waiting for Emperor Chengtian to appreciate.

Rong Youtang held three lotus flowers in his hands, looking upright and solemn.

Emperor Chengtian glanced at the ten Jinshi, and after a while, he paced with his hands behind his back and stopped in front of Zhou Mingjie.