The Favorite of the Court of Joy

Zhao Minghan looked at the wicked smile on Zhang Xiaoqian's face, and said, "Little slave, what the hell are you planning?"

Zhang Xiaoqian said in a Taiwanese accent: "It's gone. They are raising their babies with peace of mind every day, looking forward to the baby's safe arrival. They don't think about anything. Thinking too much is not good for the baby."

"It's better like this." Zhao Minghan hugged him with one hand, and reached into his clothes to tease his body with the other.Thinking about being busy with those slanderous opinions spread by Grand Master Li these few days, and not warming up with the little servant, my heart suddenly felt itchy.

Suddenly, Zhao Minghan swept everything on the table off the floor, then carried Zhang Xiaoqian to the table, and said in a hoarse voice: "Little servant, you brought it to the door today."

Zhang Xiaoqian's heart and body were already agitated, and he even took the initiative to hook Zhao Minghan's neck off, offering a kiss invitation...

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In the blink of an eye, February is the day for candidates to go to Beijing to catch up on the exam. As long as you walk a few steps on the street in the whole capital, you can meet one or two scholars, either holding books and working tirelessly; or you will see and hear the conversations among the scholars, some of whom have a good chat, and some of them are flushed because of a little intellectual disagreement.During this period of time, the hottest business was the inn.More than half of the people upstairs and downstairs here are students rushing for the exam.

The imperial examination in Dongyue Kingdom is divided into three levels: the provincial examination, the general examination, and the palace examination. Only those who pass the provincial examination are eligible to participate in the general examination hosted by the Ministry of Rites.The examination period is in February in spring, so it is called Chunwei.The examination is also divided into three sessions, held on the ninth, 1th and 1th day of February respectively.Those who passed the examination were called tributes, commonly known as tributes, and No.2 was called Huiyuan.The palace examination is held after the general examination, on March 3th.The palace examination is presided over by the emperor himself. Generally, only one topic of current affairs policy is tested, but sometimes the emperor will come up with other questions out of the blue to test the adaptability of Gongsheng.After the palace examination, the papers are read the next day, and the list is released the next day.The admission is divided into three tops: three top ones, Jinshi and the first place, No.1 is called the champion, No.[-] is the second place, and No.[-] is the third, collectively known as the three tripods.The Erjia is given Jinshi background, and the Sanjia is given Jinshi background.The second and third best No.[-] are all called Chuanlu.The first, second and third grades are commonly known as Jinshi.

Every time there is a test, there are a lot of people who take the test. In addition to the many students from other places, the sons of many dignitaries in the capital will participate. Among them are Li Jianren, the son of Grand Master Li, Bu Shangjian, the son of Bu Xiangshi, and others. Meng Tianxiang, the son of Prime Minister Meng.Under the conspiracy of heavy power, it is very difficult for children from poor families to get good grades, so some people start looking for ways as soon as they come to the capital, and there are not a few people who want to cling to Bu Shangshu, the chief examiner.In order to avoid suspicion, Bu Shangshu closed the door tightly, and privately advised those candidates who wanted to be opportunistic, not to do stupid things, and to take the exam with real skills.As soon as the news came out, no one would say that Bu Shangshu was an upright official.

The scientific examination is the most important thing in the capital and even the whole country recently. From arranging the examination room, issuing the test papers, reading the test papers, and approving the test papers, it is all done by officials from the Ministry of Rites. nothing.Zhao Minghan didn't take part in this matter, and had a very leisurely day, and returned to his mansion to be tender with his side concubine Zhang after he came down to court.However, just because he is idle on the surface, does not mean that he is also idle behind the scenes.The court has just dismissed two officials, both of whom are very important officials, and these two are still Li Taishi's people. Although a few upright officials have been appointed, both he and the emperor know that Li Taishi will not let go of this scientific examination. Arrange for your own people to enter the court.For this reason, they also secretly arranged people in the Ministry of Rites to monitor Bu Xiangshi and others.

This day is February [-]th, the day when the rankings are released. Candidates and ordinary people on the street come forward to watch. Congratulations are congratulations, dejection is dejection, some people laugh, some cry, and some go crazy , all living beings are in various states.

Compared with the bustling streets, the surroundings of the capital seem much deserted.Today, Zhao Minghan took Zhang Xiaoqian, Wan Zi, Ximei and two maids out to relax.

Originally, Zhao Minghan didn't want them to come out. Both of them were six months old. Especially after Li Taishi and others knew of their existence, they might set up an ambush outside to assassinate them. It was not safe outside.But in the end, he couldn't stand Zhang Xiaoqian's hard work and all kinds of tricks, and he didn't know what Zhang Xiaoqian was fascinated by, so he nodded and agreed.

So, they went to the "Little House in the Bamboo Grove" mentioned by Wan Zi, that was the place where the emperor and Wan Zi made love, and Zhang Xiaoqian had long wanted to see the beautiful scenery of Lingshan.

In order to confuse the people in Li Taishi's shadow, Zhao Minghan sent several carriages to set off in different directions at the same time, and they traveled in the most inconspicuous carriage, and the journey was safe and sound.

When he arrived at the small house in the bamboo forest, Zhang Xiaoqian couldn't wait to get out of the carriage to breathe the fresh air. Looking at the green mountains and green waters here, he couldn't help sighing: "It's a good place."

Wan Zi was the most emotional. It has been five months since she left here, and the place has not changed. The air is still as good, the bamboos are still as green, the birds still like to chirp on the branches, and the flowers are still as bright and beautiful.Wan Zi walked towards the room, the furnishings inside were the same as when he left, the clothes he had worn were still on the bed, neatly folded.Wan Zi is a sentimental person, looking at all this, thinking of the happy time with "Big Brother Bai" here, she couldn't help but shed tears.

"Why are you crying so well?"

Wan Zi heard a familiar voice, looked back and saw his last person standing in front of him, he smiled happily and said: "It's nothing, I just want to cry all of a sudden, maybe it's because of the situation, thinking of our days here. I feel very happy and happy in those days."

"I was also very happy and happy in those days." Zhao Yunxuan walked over and took his hand and said, "Let's go outside and talk."

Outside, Zhang Xiaoqian looked here and there, like a bird in a cage that was released from the air, feeling uncomfortable, "Free air is fresh."

"Why, you still want to leave the palace and this king."

"No, no." Zhang Xiaoqian took Zhao Minghan's arm and said with a smile, "I'm already the prince's man, and I have the prince's child, how can I be willing to leave the prince." Zhang Xiaoqian leaned in his arms, changed Face, think, I am even more reluctant to part with your money.

Zhao Minghan tightened his waist tightly and said domineeringly: "You have no chance to regret it, you know?"

"I will never regret following the prince." Zhang Xiaoqian coaxed the big benefactor.

"There are a lot of wild game on this bamboo forest mountain. At noon, we can use local materials to cook a hearty meal." Wan Zi took Zhang Xiaoqian's hand and said, "I used to go to that mountain to pick mushrooms, and the mushrooms there are so fresh. .”

Zhang Xiaoqian clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Mushroom picking! Well, well, this is good, I'm going to pick mushrooms."

"Don't go, you are a person with a big belly thinking about running around all day long, so I can stay here in this yard for the king."

"That's right, Xiaoqian, don't go, it's enough for me and Xiaocheng or Xiaohuang to go." Ximei said.

Zhang Xiaoqian looked at Zhao Minghan's stern face, was discouraged, pouted, sullen.

Seeing his unhappy look, Zhao Minghan comforted him and said, "When you give birth to a child, this king promises to take you to the south of the Yangtze River."

Go to Jiangnan to play!It is said that "there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below." I don't know if Jiangnan in Dongyue Kingdom is as beautiful as Jiangnan in Huaxia Kingdom, with various delicacies and enthusiastic people. "That's what you said. Your majesty, you must have heard it. The prince promised me that he would take me to the south of the Yangtze River."

"I heard it, and I will definitely testify to you when the time comes." Zhao Yunxuan looked at Wan Zi and said, "If there is a chance, I will take you there too."

"En." Wan Zi nodded happily.He didn't have great hopes, because he knew that the emperor was busy with everything, and he would be satisfied if he could visit him for a day or two.As for the trip to the south of the Yangtze River with the emperor, let's just let it go.

"You don't need him to witness, I will never go back on what I promised." Then Zhao Minghan said to Ximei and the others: "You two, Xiaocheng and Xiaohuang, go to pick mushrooms and wild vegetables, and Ximei, you go to light a fire to boil water. Let people go hunting game, and they should come back when the time comes."

Just finished speaking, Lengfeng Lengshuang has a piece of wild game in each hand, including hares, pheasants, and carrier pigeons in the sky.They found a note on the carrier pigeon and immediately presented it to Zhao Minghan for review.Zhao Minghan frowned slightly after seeing it, and then he showed it to Zhao Yunxuan. Zhao Yunxuan looked at it first with a surprised expression, then turned solemn, and said, "I didn't expect them to come up with such a trick. I want to see it." Let's see how many troops they can muster." It seems that the content on the paper is a very important national event, Zhang Xiaoqian and Wan Zi very wittily helped Ximei carry the wild game into the kitchen, and left the uncle and nephew in the yard to discuss the state affairs in secret .

In the kitchen, Ximei was busy working with great vigor, while Zhang Xiaoqian and Wan Zi helped out as much as they could.In the deep mountains, Xiaocheng and Xiaohuang returned home with a full load. In addition to wild vegetables, they brought back a variety of mushrooms in the basket. This lunch is destined to be delicious.

Here, the kitchen was bustling with activity, and outside they were also chatting eloquently. They didn't stop talking until Zhang Xiaoqian came out and shouted "Dinner is ready".

After lunch, they took a nap in the small bamboo forest house, and then prepared to set off for the palace.Why are you in such a hurry?All because of the contents of that note.Zhao Minghan and Zhao Yunxuan's uncle and nephew must hurry back and take precautions.

On the way back, they heard rustling sounds on the side of the road, and when they got closer, they heard people making noise on the side of the road, and when they got closer, they heard the quarrel clearly about the announcement of the imperial examination.Zhao Minghan ordered Lengshuang to stop and quietly listen to what they said?

They heard one of them say indignantly: "What is the king's law at the feet of the emperor? Could it be that this is the protection of officials and officials, should we accept our fate? I thought that the examination hosted by the imperial court was a fair and just exam, but I didn't expect that there were also bad things under the feet of the emperor." Fair and unjust things.”