Only after the emperor and the other officials had completed the procedures before the palace examination did the servants begin to set up the examinees' desks and pens, ink, paper and inkstone.

Obviously, the person who arranged all this was also an experienced person. In a short while, everything was arranged.

Then someone led the candidates in. Walking in front were Zhou Yirong, an unfamiliar person and Yuan Chaochang.

Yuan Chaokang looked at his elder brother's serious expression and felt a sense of accomplishment that "my son has grown up".

After everyone sat down, the emperor began to give questions in public, and the students wrote policy essays on the spot, which took a full hour and a half.

During this period, the emperor would also take his confidants for a walk, and the ministers and nobles sitting around could also discuss in a low voice, but they were not allowed to leave their seats.

Although they were discussing the students' performance in a low voice, there were so many people and the combined voices were not too quiet.

For students who are not very focused, these noises will affect their performance.

Yuan Chaokang took a quick glance and saw that two people had written the wrong words because they didn't know what they were thinking, and their faces were full of regret.

At the beginning, everyone was very excited, but as time went on, everyone sat closer and closer to Yuan Chaokang. Only when the emperor glanced at them did they sit very straight.

Although Yuan Chaokang was bored, he was able to sit still. He was just thinking about his business matters at the same time.

The palace examination in Tianyuan Kingdom does not require students to submit their papers at the same time. They can submit their papers as soon as they have finished writing. They can take their time to write within the time limit.

Anyway, there will be no unified grading of the papers. Those that are submitted first will be reviewed by the emperor and everyone else in advance.

At this stage of the palace examination, whether or not one gets a good score is not that important. In the end, it all depends on the Emperor's wishes.

Zhou Yirong and Yuan Chaochang both chose to hand in their papers in the middle position. After handing them in, someone led them to the side hall.

After Zhou Yirong and Yuan Chaochang went to the side hall, they each found a place to rest.

Writing such a scene in front of everyone's eyes was a real mental drain. And what's more, there was a parade in the afternoon!

All Jinshi scholars participated in the Tianyuan Kingdom parade, but only the top three could wear flowers and ride horses in front. The rest of the people followed the top three in order, walking purely on foot without riding horses.

However, except for the top three, the rest of the Jinshi can choose not to participate in the parade. However, since it is also an honor, most people will not refuse.

Everyone in the hall had their lunch in the hall. They had to wait until everyone's names were decided and the imperial edict was issued before they could leave the palace.

If his elder brother had not been going to take part in the palace examination this time, Yuan Chaokang would not have wanted to come at all. He was so bored that he wanted to sleep, but he didn't dare to sleep.

Maybe because everyone wanted to go back early, the test papers came out very quickly.

Finally, thirteen papers that the ministers thought were good were placed on the emperor's dragon desk, and the emperor was required to rank these thirteen papers.

As for the other rankings, the ministers have already arranged them and it only needs to be submitted to the emperor for review.

Occasionally, the emperor would randomly select some papers from the list to check to prevent ministers from cheating.

In the end, Zhou Yirong won the top spot in this spring examination with his absolute talent, and Yuan Chaochang was admitted.

In fact, Yuan Chaochang's performance was not bad, but the emperor had his own considerations. Zhou Yirong was the top scholar, representing the nobles; the remaining two, one represented the civil officials, and the other represented the poor.

Yuan Chaochang could only be ranked first in the second class, and the emperor still felt it was an exaggeration to let Zhou Yirong and Yuan Chaochang both rank in the first class.

When Yuan Chaochang heard the imperial edict, he was stunned for a moment, but he soon felt relieved. This result was also very good.

The results of the Spring Examination were out, and the ministers in the hall began to leave the palace and return home.

Yuan Chaokang also happily followed Yuan Bohua and got on the carriage to Prince Fu'an's Mansion.

After Yuan Chaokang and his son Yuan Bohua got on the carriage, Yuan Bohua sent someone to ask Yuan Chaochang, mainly to ask him whether he wanted to participate in the parade.

If he didn't participate, Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang would wait for him. Otherwise, they would leave the palace first.

As for why they didn't return home, Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang both felt that the princess/mother should have gone to Tianxiang Tower today to watch the fun.

After Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang were about to leave the palace, they headed straight for Tianxiang Tower.

The person Yuan Bohua sent to inquire came back not long after, and brought back the news that Yuan Chaochang was going to participate in the parade.

Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang were just about to tell the driver to set off when they saw Prince Rong lift the carriage curtain and get in. "Brother-in-law, can you give me a ride?"

Although Prince Rong was asking, he had already found a seat in the carriage and sat down steadily.

Yuan Bohua thought about the location of Prince Rong's mansion and said truthfully, "It's not on the way. Kang'er and I will go directly to Tianxiang Tower."

Prince Rong guessed that the two were going to Tianxiang Tower, so he got on the carriage. "On the way, on the way, I'll stop by to see my cousin. I haven't seen her for a long time."

Seeing this, Yuan Bohua could only order the coachman to set off.

Yuan Bohua, Prince Rong, and Yuan Chaokang had a good relationship and had a lot to talk about along the way. They soon arrived at Tianxianglou, and after getting off the carriage, the three of them headed straight for the best private room in Tianxianglou.

However, after the three of them arrived, they did not rush in until they knew that Princess Yongchun, the wife of Marquis Cheng'en, and the wife of Prince Rong were all there.

None of the three of them had any intention of rashly disturbing anyone.

Yuan Bohua took out another sign from his sleeve, handed it to the servant next to him, and then took Yuan Chaokang and Prince Rong to another box.

Prince Rong watched Yuan Bohua's actions and of course understood what he meant. He quickly said, "Brother-in-law, this brand of yours is quite good! Do you have any extra ones?"

"I don't have any more on me. I'll send someone to deliver one to your house later. Do you know what you shouldn't say?" Yuan Bohua said as he led the way.

Prince Rong followed behind with a smile, looking around, "I understand, thank you, brother-in-law!"

Prince Rong looked at it for a while and couldn't help asking, "Is this the property of the palace, my cousin's property, or my brother-in-law's property?"

"This is my private property!"

Prince Rong looked at Yuan Bohua again in disbelief. He didn't expect that his brother-in-law also had a talent for business, which made him jealous.

Prince Rong thought to himself, how could he not let his cousin know about such a lucrative business? He thought he had to find an opportunity to talk to his cousin about it.

He and his brother-in-law are brothers who are willing to risk their lives for each other, but how can his brother become rich without telling him!

Yuan Bohua didn't need to look back to know what Li Jingyu, the sister-con, was thinking. "Don't worry about it. Your cousin knows that this is my property!"

Prince Rong had no intention of feeling embarrassed about being exposed. Instead, he smiled and looked at Yuan Chaokang beside him, "I was wondering if Kang'er knew."

"Fifth cousin, I know about this too. If there's anyone in the mansion who doesn't know about this, it should be my eldest brother! He never pays attention to these things. You can go and tell him."

Yuan Chaokang actively gave advice to Prince Rong.

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