His Majesty once married me

When Qi Yunheng sent Ouyang back to the Summer Palace, the Golden Knife Guard in the palace reported to the court that the four princes and princesses had a party in Changle Palace and broke up soon after.

Although Jin Daowei's eyeliner couldn't hear what the four highnesses said in the room, Qi Yulu opened all the windows for what she thought was "safe", so that the Jin Daowei outside could just look for a good angle. Seeing the expressions and performances of these four Highnesses, you can even read what they said according to the changes in their lips.

But Qi Yunheng didn't take this matter to heart, he just smiled and ignored it.

This is the advantage of a small child, even if he has some kind of heart, he can't make a big fuss.

The so-called fear will take at least ten years to take root.

Of course, Qi Yunheng would not allow the matter between the eldest princess and Luo Meiren to leak out, and the attention outside the palace is currently focused on the just-concluded Jinshi examination, but the palace does not pay attention to it.

The reason why this Jinshi examination has attracted attention is not only because it is the second national examination after the establishment of Huaguo. It is more formal and formal than the first time in terms of scale and content. It was reused by His Majesty the Emperor; more importantly, it was because there were two special relatives among the candidates this time, one was the cousin of Queen Wang—Wang Ni, and the other was the nephew of Mrs. Ou Huang—— Eucalyptus.

One of these two is younger than the other, and the other is more beautiful than the other, and their knowledge is not far behind, and they are on the list in this Jinshi examination.The only difference is that Cousin Wang's ranking is better, he squeezed into the top three in the big exam, and is a strong contender for the number one scholar, while Nephew Ou Tang is barely on the list. Looking for the tail position of the crane.

The final ranking will be determined after the palace examination, and the discussion outside the palace is whether cousin Wang can take the top spot, and whether cousin Ou can borrow the wind of "Xia" to make a great leap forward.

There are even more people with ulterior motives who gamble on whether these two people will win the favor of His Majesty the Emperor and replace the old and frail husband Nine Thousand Years old; Fortunately, His Majesty.

When hearing this, Qi Yunheng was speechless for a while.

His family's imperial husband is in the prime of life just like him, under his wholehearted hard work every day, he is even brighter and more beautiful than before, why is he "aging and fading"?

But no matter how upset Qi Yunheng was, it was impossible to refute the rumors about this kind of thing. He slandered a few words in his heart, depressed for a while, and then put the matter on hold, and only asked Jin Daowei to continue to pay attention to the rumors related to this matter, lest anyone Take the opportunity to make trouble, discredit him, or offend his imperial husband.

The palace examination ended soon, but the results of Wang Ni and Ou Kui were slightly different from the expectations of the good people.

Cousin Wang failed to take the top spot, and only won the title of Tanhualang, while nephew Ou Tang was hanging on the tail of the second-class Jinshi. His grades were not impressive at all, but he just got rid of the embarrassing title of Jinshi .

Such a result made many candidates feel emotional, and felt that His Majesty the Emperor was too fair.

But Qi Yunheng, the emperor, knew very well that he actually intervened and "fine-tuned" the results of these two people.

According to the opinion of Ji Hong, the chief examiner, Cousin Wang's splendid essay can be selected as the number one scholar.

However, after Qi Yunheng read this article in person, he felt that under the colorful flowers, it was extremely empty and boring, and that he was in the same line with his grandfather Wang Ji, so he couldn't have the slightest interest in using this person—if he took this article to him If the royal husband appreciates it, it is estimated that he will only get an evaluation of "too much ink to wipe his ass".

In view of Ji Hong's face, Qi Yunheng didn't push this person to the end in the end, but only lowered his ranking, and replaced the number one candidate with another candidate who was more eloquent and pragmatic.

As for Ou Kui, she was worse than Wang Ni, and much worse.

It's just that Ji Hong pondered the holy will and didn't want to offend the emperor's husband, so he picked out Ou Kui's examination papers and asked His Majesty the emperor to judge.

Qi Yunheng really wanted to give nephew Ou Tang a good ranking, but Qi Yunheng knew very well that his royal husband had never had the idea of ​​praising the Ou family, and he disliked the Ou family members other than Ou Jing. If he loses his own light and gets a good deal, he must put face on him.

After a little hesitation, Qi Yunheng stuffed Ou Kui into the end of the second-class—anyway, the articles of those few people were all more than the top and the bottom, and they could be high or low, and they were squeezed into the top three. I was wronged.

As soon as the results of the palace examination came out, everyone was happy.

Although the Wang family has higher expectations for Wang Ni, they are all veterans in the examination room, and they are very clear about the unspoken rules in the imperial examination.Wang Ni was too young, so he was likely to be deliberately suppressed by the examiners. The possibility of being selected as the No. [-] scholar was not very high, but now that he got the No. [-] prize, he deserved it.

As for the Ou family, they didn't have too high expectations for Ou Kui in the first place, and now this ranking is already a surprise, so naturally they will not feel disappointed.

The queen and husband in the palace, however, reacted indifferently to the good grades of the juniors in the family, and never sent someone to deliver a congratulatory message.

Queen Wang had no affection for the Wang family other than her parents, and she was extremely disgusted with Wang Ni, the younger uncle's concubine.Knowing that Nine Thousand Years in the Summer Palace had not given a congratulatory gift to the Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion, Queen Wang followed suit and did not even send a piece of paper to the Wang family.

The Ou family was used to Ouyang's indifference, and there was nothing they could do about him, so they didn't pay much attention to this matter.

The Wang family, especially the queen's grandmother, Mrs. Wang, secretly wrote another note to the queen.

On the night of the cross-horse parade, Madam Wang called Wang Ni to her face and told him that His Majesty the current emperor had always been rumored to be a "good man".

Mrs. Wang did not tell Wang Ni how to deal with a masculine emperor, but only asked him to remember this matter so that he "knows it well".

Wang Ni would not be an idiot if he could soar into the sky and rise to the top within three years. Hearing what Mrs. Wang said, he immediately understood what she had said.

Just knowing is one thing, accepting is another.

Even if Wang Ni had made up his mind a long time ago that he would use all means to get ahead and trample all those who looked down on him, it was difficult for him to accept that he would be subdued under another man for a while.

Wang Ni struggled for a while, but it didn't take long before he became depressed again.

Because Wang Ni found that his entanglement was superfluous.

After the celebrations such as the cross-horse parade were over, these freshly-baked Jinshi were sent to the Imperial Academy of the Imperial Academy for a three-month pre-employment training.

During this period, they all lived in the Imperial Academy, with the same food and lodging, two o’clock and one line every day, classes were in and classes were over, except for the teachers who taught them and the handymen who took care of their daily life, they never saw anyone else, let alone the emperor.

What made Wang Ni even more depressed was that in the National Scholars Academy, no matter whether he was the top scholar or the second place, his treatment was no different from other Jinshi in the same discipline, and the teacher who taught the class never looked at the three of them highly. Let them have the indignation of "what's the point of getting a good grade in the exam".

In fact, it is not completely meaningless.

At least for the children of poor families, the bounty given to them by His Majesty the Emperor alone is a fortune, enough for a farmer to change the lintel and change from a mud leg to a rich landlord.

In addition to money, His Majesty the Emperor will also favor the parents of the champion, the second place, and Tanhua, so that they can obtain privileges such as tax reduction, exemption from military service, and not worshiping officials.

But such a reward is meaningless to the children of the family, and it is even more impossible to make them feel grateful.

If he could give this honor to his biological mother, a concubine like Wang Ni might still be thrilled,

Unfortunately, the law of the country does not allow it.

Concubine and concubine are different, superior and inferior.

Even the empress in the palace, as long as she has never ascended to the post, don't want her children to call her mother.

If Wang Ni dared to write a letter to petition and transfer the glory to his biological mother, his aunt could go outside the yamen to beat drums and complain, accuse him of a crime of unfilial piety and disobedience, and make him lose his official position and be expelled from the Wang family.

In a blink of an eye, autumn and winter come.

The Xinke Jinshi who had been trained for two months in the National Shijian also started the last month of internship, and was assigned to work in various yamen under the Six Ministries.

It is said to be an internship, but it is actually doing odd jobs and doing coolies.

It was already the last month of the year, and it was the busiest time of the year for each yamen.There are not many big things, but trivial things pile up one after another.Assigning these new Jinshi, although there are some suspicions that they are overqualified, it also gives them the opportunity to get in touch with superior officials and familiarize themselves with the officialdom. Worry about being held accountable.

At this time, the background and contacts of the Xinke Scholars also emerged.Those with good backgrounds and backers were assigned to the government office with real power, needless to say, while those who came from poor backgrounds and had no relatives in the court could only work in the bitter and tiring Qingshui government office.

In fact, while many Xinke Scholars are still thinking about what to do during the internship, those who know the inside story have already begun to use their strength for the next official assignment, and the assignment of the yamen during the internship this time is already quite strong. To a certain extent, it determines the direction of their official career in the future.

Before the internship started, Qi Yunheng specifically asked Ouyang whether he wanted Oukui to stay in Beijing or go to a local office.

Ouyang asked Qi Yunheng without even thinking about it, "He is at this age and with such a status, if he goes to work in the local area, don't worry?"

worried.

Qi Yunheng immediately came up with the answer.

This worry is not about what will happen to Ou Kui, but what he will make the local people and even other officials suffer.

With a swipe of his pen, Qi Yunheng included Ou Kui and Wang Ni in the list of staying in Beijing.

Only a few days later, Qi Yunheng discovered to his dismay that Ou Kui and Wang Ni were all sent to Qiankun Palace and appeared in before Qi Yunheng's eyes.

At the end of the year, not only the six yamen are busy, but there are also many documents and files in the palace that need to be reviewed and filed, and all aspects of personnel preparations must be made for the upcoming New Year, and even some things after the year must be clearly planned.

Two years ago, these matters were handled by the female officers and eunuchs in the attendant room, but the courtiers have always worried that these people will take advantage of their positions to do things like coercing the emperor to make the princes—even if they don’t have the courage now, they will do so in the future. There is no guarantee that there will be no such thing, so I have been trying to find ways to intervene.

However, His Majesty the Emperor really needs help, and it is impossible for the superiors of the six ministries to let go of their bodies—to be precise, they put down the watermelon and pick up sesame seeds to do these trivial and complicated hard work, so they came up with the idea of ​​mixing sand and selecting them from the six ministries. A young official with an innocent background joined the attendant room, forming a tripartite confrontation with female officials and eunuchs, avoiding the dominance of one family, and influenced his thoughts by the emperor's side.

This time, for some unknown reason, the attendant room was also included in the list of yamen available for internship, while Ou Kui, Wang Ni and another new scholar became the enviable lucky ones and were sent to the attendant office. He became a close minister of the emperor.