The Favorite of the Court of Joy

After Zhao Minghan returned to the palace, he ordered people to investigate the specific situation of the two candidates surnamed Zhou and Li, and what the other candidates thought about the situation after the rankings were released.

He was thinking of going to Yimeiyuan to accompany Zhang Xiaoqian for dinner, but Yu Xiujie came to visit suddenly, and he came in with a mournful face.

Zhao Minghan frowned slightly, displeased that he came to look for him at this moment, but knowing his status as a senior brother, he said patiently, "What's the matter, are you so haggard and uncomfortable? Have you let the doctor see it?" ?”

Yu Xiujie raised his head, his expression became even worse, and he frowned and said, "Senior Brother, I am ashamed of my father. Although I am on the list, I am at the bottom of the list."

Zhao Minghan comforted him and said: "It's good to be on the list, isn't there still a palace examination? The first place in the palace examination is the real champion, and you still have a chance. Don't be depressed now, cheer up, and you will be the first."

"I was well-prepared. I don't think I'm the number one talented person, but my literary talent should be among the top 90 candidates. However, I ranked No. [-] and [-] among the [-] tributes. With such a result, How can I be nominated on the gold list, I even suspect that there is something wrong with Jinshi."

Zhao Minghan frowned slightly. Although he did not doubt that Yu Xiujie was a talented person, but Dongyue Kingdom is so big, there are many more talented people than him. He dared to say that he can be in the top twenty, which is too immodest.

"Since you are on the list, you have a great chance in the imperial examination. This king believes that you have that strength, so don't think about those who are not, and concentrate on reading. If you get first, this king can take you to sacrifice. Tell the benefactor."

Encouraged by the person he likes, Yu Xiujie was full of joy and said, "Don't worry, brother, Xiujie will work hard and will never let you and father down."

Zhao Minghan patted him on the shoulder in relief to show encouragement.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door, Zhao Minghan and Yu Xiujie looked back at the door at the same time, and saw Zhang Xiaoqian's face was full of anger, before Zhao Minghan could speak, he said first: "I asked Ju and Xiaohua to treat the prince to dinner, the prince said he was not free, so the prince It’s a distinguished guest who misses you so much, so I haven’t come to my Yimei Garden for a long time. It’s okay, the simple tea and light food in Yimeiyuan is not to the prince’s appetite, so please don’t come here again, I will treat you in Yimeiyuan I can't." After Zhang Xiaoqian flung his sleeves and left, Zhao Minghan rushed out to chase after him, Yu Xiujie was stomped in anger again, and secretly scolded Zhang Xiaoqian for ruining his time with Zhao Minghan.

Zhang Xiaoqian, who left in a fit of anger, scolded Zhao Minghan as he walked, and scolded Zhao Minghan for being a scumbag, and then scolded himself for what happened, how he became like a woman who found out that her husband was having an affair.Oh my god, it's so fucking uncool for someone to save him, save his increasingly feminine nature.

Perhaps it was the transformation of the body that caused the burst of estrogen, thinking about it, Zhang Xiaoqian sat on the ground sadly and began to cry.

Zhao Minghan chased after him and saw that he was sitting on the ground without turning his back to him sobbing. Zhao Minghan felt uncomfortable, took off his heavy coat and wrapped him up, and whispered in his ear: "Xiu Jie, he just said that he won the exam. No, this king is just to comfort him, that’s all. In this king’s heart, he will always be a junior. After the exam, this king will let him move out.” Then he picked him up without his knowledge Come, go in the direction of leaning on the plum garden.

"Let go of me, I don't want you to hug me. Scumbag." When Zhao Minghan approached him, he knew that he was coming, but he didn't expect him to suddenly hug him.

"What do you say about me?" Zhao Minghan heard what he said, but he wanted to ask him on purpose.

"I said you are a big pig's trotter, salty pig's hand." Zhang Xiaoqian hooked his neck and shouted at him.

"Hahaha..." Zhao Minghan laughed. Although he didn't know what Zhang Xiaoqian meant when he said pig's trotters, it must not be a good thing. He smiled and said to him, "Little servant, did you have a good time just now?"

"No." Zhang Xiaoqian turned his face away, and said with a stiff mouth, "Why do I want to eat, I wish you could go to other people's place and hang around me all day, it's annoying to watch."

"Really?" Zhao Minghan asked.

"real."

"really?"

"real."

"Are you sure it's true?"

"Yes, it's really, really, really, you're really annoying."

"Oh, well, then, the king will go to Concubine Hua tonight, Madam Lu tonight, Madam Ming the next night, and Concubine An the next night..."

The more Zhang Xiaoqian heard it, the more annoyed he became, and he shouted angrily: "Shut up, you are not allowed to go anywhere except Yimeiyuan." After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiaoqian still hooked Zhao Minghan's neck with one hand, covered his face with the other, and cursed at himself. She started making trouble like a woman, and hated herself for being like this.

Seeing his embarrassing look, Zhao Minghan laughed even more, and said: "Aren't you bothering me and not letting me surround you? Why do you let me go out to lean on the plum garden? Not allowed to go?"

"I...I..." Zhang Xiaoqian tried to find an excuse for himself, and said, "Of course I bother you, but the child may not bother you. With you by his side, he will kick me less."

"Oh~~" Zhao Minghan said with a long voice, "He is really a good boy of this king. Come on, let's go to Yimei Garden for dinner, don't starve my child, let alone my child's mother .”

"Bah, bah, bah, what a mother of a child, I am also a father of a child."

"Okay, okay, we can't starve the child to his father." Zhao Minghan even used lightness kung fu, leaped over the eaves, and arrived at the gate of Yimei Garden after a few stops, then put him down, and walked in holding his hand.

Zhao Minghan's subordinates worked very fast, and they inquired about all the important news before he fell asleep.

The candidate surnamed Zhou is Zhou Bowen, and the candidate surnamed Li is Li Yaohui. They are from the same county.This Zhou Bowen is a well-known talent in their county. He could read at the age of three, recite the Analects of Confucius at the age of five, write poetry at the age of eight, and won No.15 in the first provincial examination at the age of 1. He is a rare genius.The one named Li Yaohui was relatively inferior, but compared to most candidates, he was still very good.Zhou Bowen was one of the most popular contestants in the scientific examination, but in the end he failed in the ranking. There were also candidates who were as promising as him who failed the ranking, while some candidates who were not optimistic made it to the ranking up.Therefore, after the unveiling of the list, the candidates were surprised, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.

The test paper for No.1 will be posted for everyone to read.When everyone read the No.1 test paper, they all praised this Huiyuan for his real talent and learning, and he deserved it. This person is called Cao Bingyi.Zhao Minghan's subordinates even found out that Cao Bingyi was a distant relative of Li Taishi in a short period of time, a cousin who was far away. If no one could investigate, they would not know that the Li and Cao families were related.

Li Jianren is ranked 26th on the list this time, and Bu Shangjian is 29th.Meng Tianxiang, the son of Prime Minister Meng, ranked No.70, which surprised Prime Minister Meng Meng. He knew that his son could not be ranked first, but the possibility of being in the top [-] was extremely high.For this reason, he is also secretly adjusting the situation of the scientific expedition.

According to the people Zhao Minghan sent to monitor the examiner Bu Xiangshi, there was nothing wrong with the examination process, so they couldn't find out the mistakes of Bu Shangshu and other examiners in the examination process.However, they discovered a special person who is good at imitating other people's fonts - Nie Zhiyuan, the servant of the Ministry of Rites.

This Nie Zhiyuan was the number one scholar in the three previous scientific examinations. He was handsome, gentle, handsome, and good at writing. When he was parading through the streets for the title of the gold list, he was caught by Princess Anle who was out of the palace and made him his son-in-law.

This Princess Anle is none other than the only biological daughter of Empress Dowager Li.Because Empress Dowager Li only gave birth to such a daughter and loved her very much. This golden branch and jade leaf can be said to be like wind and rain, with a fierce personality, regardless of right and wrong, and only deal with others based on good or bad mood. People around her are afraid of her. very.Princess Anle also has a very high vision. Ever since Queen Mother Li chose her son-in-law at the age of 14, she has chosen left and right and never liked one. In the blink of an eye, two decades have passed, but she is the most honorable princess in Dongyue Kingdom. No one dared her to gossip about her, so when she fell in love with Nie Zhiyuan, she didn't investigate his background and directly asked Empress Dowager Li to order a marriage.With the great backing of Princess Anle, Nie Zhiyuan was able to assume the position of Minister of Rites in just three years.

Nie Zhiyuan is a person who understands current affairs, he has never dared to speak loudly to Princess Anle, and he completely obeys her and obeys her various unreasonable behaviors.Nie Zhiyuan didn't dare to take a concubine, and if he looked at the maid once in a while, that maid would be tortured to death by Princess Anle that day, so no one in the princess mansion dared to look up at Nie Zhiyuan when serving the master.Princess Anle and Nie Zhiyuan have been married for three years and are only pregnant now. Princess Anle is very precious, her temper has become worse, and the people who serve her are even more worried every day.These few days, Nie Zhiyuan was busy because of his participation in hosting the scientific examination, but he was not busy until midnight, so he had an excuse to go outside to find love and ask Liu.

Hearing this, Zhao Minghan folded his fan and said with a smile: "Go, spread the word about Nie Shilang's whoring during Princess Anle's pregnancy, so as to add trouble to that old woman and her daughter."

"Yes, my lord."

"Go on."

"Back to the lord, Minister Nie not only prostituted Liu, he was also bothered by the crime of deceiving the emperor." The dark guard said coldly.

"how do I say this?"

"According to the eyeliner we arranged in Nie Shilang's hometown, in fact, when Nie Shilang was the champion, he took his wife in his hometown, and his wife was pregnant when he left. But after Nie Shilang became the champion, the woman suddenly Disappeared out of thin air."

After hearing this, Zhao Minghan immediately stood up from the reclining chair and said, "This matter must be strictly investigated. It is best to find out evidence that Nie Zhiyuan had a wife long ago or directly find his wife and children. Lengxin, you should handle this matter right away." .”

"Yes, my lord."

"Leng Qing, Leng Xue, what else did you find out?"

"Back to the lord, when my subordinates came back, they saw that Zhou Bowen was writing a complaint, the content was that the list was falsified, and he sued the Ministry of Rites for favoritism and fraud."

Zhao Minghan smiled, as if this matter was within his expectation, "He will definitely go to Shi Zheng's place tomorrow to beat the drums and deliver the papers."

"And you, Leng Xue."