steal light

On the day when the emperor summoned the top ten, the weather was surprisingly clear and the sun was shining brightly early in the morning. The palace personally sent the eunuch and the carriage, and ten people lined up in the courtyard, waiting for the eunuch in the palace to check his status. After the clothes and belongings were in place, the father-in-law glanced at them, then turned his gaze to Pei Qian, and said in a high-pitched voice, "Where is Ye Donglan?"

The crowd subconsciously made an opening, exposing Ye Donglan on the periphery. Ye Donglan stood there in astonishment, and the father-in-law said, "If you haven't come yet, His Majesty specially called you to summon you."

Ye Donglan froze in place with some surprise, until Jiang Xuwan who was beside him pushed him, "Why are you in a daze, go quickly, seize the opportunity."

Ye Donglan stood next to the ten people, letting the eunuchs in the palace check his clothes and search him, and then followed the ten people into the carriage parked outside the academy. Ye Donglan watched the passing by outside the window. I still can't believe it in the streets of Kyoto.

In the first ten miles, there are a few young masters whose family backgrounds are not particularly outstanding and relying on hard work to get good grades. They are very excited at this time. Cong Jing and Yan Fu are cold and indifferent. It's strange, and it's not like I haven't been there before."

Cong Jing glanced at him, beckoning him not to say more, her eyes fell on Ye Donglan who was looking out of the window, it is not unusual to enter the palace, but why did the emperor specially summon Ye Donglan, which made him doubtful. He once regarded Ye Donglan as a strong competitor, but he didn't expect Ye Donglan to be at the bottom, but now he was summoned by the emperor himself, so he couldn't help but look at Ye Donglan more.

After the carriage entered through the palace gate, the line of sight was much restricted. The walls of the Forbidden City were towering. Looking up, it seemed as if it was reaching the sky. Ye Donglan opened the curtain of the carriage and looked out the window. The carriage was driving on the palace road. The sound of the wheels became the only sound in the silent city. The Forbidden City is strictly managed, and it is silent on weekdays, which makes people feel extremely depressing.

Ye Donglan didn't have any feelings when he first came along with Jiang Shu. After staying in the capital for a long time, he began to be afraid. Maybe he saw the power struggle in the capital and began to panic about the world inside the walls.

Ye Donglan's fingers stroked the jade pendant, unconsciously, touching the jade pendant had already become his habit, when he was thinking, when he was nervous, when he couldn't make up his mind.

At this time, the cold feel of the jade was on the fingertips, and that kind of touch made Ye Donglan's heart slowly calm down. It was just a face saint. He had already passed the competition under other people's calculations. With Zhe's accompanying reading, it will definitely be done.

Ye Donglan was led all the way to the entrance of the main hall, Jiang Shu waited in front of the door, and nodded to the leading father-in-law in front of him, "Please trouble me to bring the young masters in first, Donglan has been with me for many years, I will take him in." .”

Ye Donglan nodded accordingly.

The leading father-in-law nodded, returned a salute, and then led the ten young masters in.

Jiang Shu was not in a hurry to take Ye Donglan in, and looked him up and down. Ye Donglan had developed a habit in the army, and his clothes and robes must be neatly arranged, and he kept tidying up in the car, so he couldn't fault it. .

Jiang Shu looked at it for a while, then said, "Take Ah Zhe's jade pendant."

Ye Donglan was startled, and subconsciously pinched the jade pendant.

Jiang Shu frowned, "This jade belongs to the royal family. His Majesty gave it to Ah Zhe when he was eight years old. Others didn't recognize it unless he looked carefully. This is in the palace. There may be too many people who recognize it, including the father-in-law who led the way just now. Even His Majesty, they may recognize it, how will you explain it then?"

When they met the saint for the first time, they came back from the march. Ye Donglan carefully put away the jade pendant for fear of bumping it on the march, so no one else saw it.

Ye Donglan hesitated, rubbing the jade pendant with his fingers, remembering what Jiang Shu had told him all along earlier, that it would be good for him and Ah Zhe not to mention what he had met on the battlefield before.

Holding the jade pendant, he carefully untied the knot, held the jade pendant in his palm and looked at it for a while, then bent his lips and put the jade pendant into his arms.

Jiang Shu sighed and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't be nervous, you can do it."

Ye Donglan nodded and followed Jiang Shu in.

In the main hall, apart from the accompanying servants, only Yu Wenlan and those young masters were there. Yu Wenlan was sitting on a high position, holding a memorial in one hand and a cinnabar pen in the other hand. It gave him a chilling aura, several young masters had already offered seats, Jiang Shu and Ye Donglan walked in, a little abrupt.

"Coming?" He didn't raise his eyes, his tone was calm.

"Chen Jiangshu, pay homage to Your Majesty."

Jiang Shu knelt down, followed by Ye Donglan, "Xiaosheng Ye Donglan, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Flat body."

Yu Wenlan didn't seem to intend to talk about anything, just looked at the memorial, and circled on it from time to time, no one dared to speak, a few young masters sat, Ye Donglan and Jiang Shu stood quietly in the hall.

After Yu Wenlan had finished reading, he raised his head and glanced at the two of them. He pointed to the table and chairs beside him, "Jiang Aiqing sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your seat." Jiang Shu walked to the side and took a seat, and the servants were cleared out by the emperor, leaving only Ye Donglan standing in the hall.