The old woman cautiously asked, "Your Highness, what should we do with this hawthorn water?"

Consort De took a deep breath, then waved her hand: "Hurry up and pour it out. Do you really expect me to drink it? Hurry up, I can't stand the smell."

The nanny quickly instructed a young palace maid to prepare the hawthorn water.

After being "disgusted" by Yinzhen, Consort De became much more obedient, and her fabricated "illness" was cured in just two days.

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen said "I understand" and went about his own business.

With so many things to do, whether it was the official duties that were difficult to perform or the Buddhist scriptures that were hard to read, Yinzhen really didn't want to waste his extra energy on Consort De, his mother who had no affection for him whatsoever.

...

After becoming Zhang Ying's student, and with the competition at Wangyue Tower that gathered many talented scholars, Tong Xuewen finally gained fame among the literati.

Zhang Ying had done his best for his only son.

Zhang Ying told Tong Xuewen that although he had gained fame, it was mostly superficial; the most important thing now was to prepare for the imperial examination.

Tong Xuewen is not an outgoing person; he is patient enough to stay at home and read books.

Before the palace examination, Zhang Ying told Tong Xuewen everything he needed to know, and Tong Xuewen benefited greatly from it.

Although Alhatu was also an important official in the court, he was far inferior to Zhang Ying, a great Confucian scholar who taught the princes, in terms of scholarship.

In order not to disappoint his teacher and family, Tong Xuewen worked hard to digest Zhang Ying's teachings.

The days of studying always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the imperial examination is about to begin.

On the day of Tong Xuewen's imperial examination, Tong Cheng'er got up early under the "stimulation" of a cold water towel, and then she and Shumulu saw her second brother off to the carriage to the palace.

After she was taken away, Shumulu seemed to say something, but because she hadn't slept well, she was still groggy and couldn't hear what was said clearly. Shumulu was so ashamed that she quickly had someone take her back to bed.

I didn't come to my senses until the sun was high in the sky.

When she came to her senses, she saw that it was bright outside and was startled: "Rulan, Ruxue, why didn't you call me? What time is it? I already said I was going to see my second brother off. Hurry up and bring me my clothes. Is it still possible to make it in time?"

Rulan and Rulan came upon hearing the commotion and were met with this explanation; both of them looked helpless.

Rulan quickly said, "Princess, you've forgotten, you've already gotten up once. The Second Master is probably taking the palace examination right now!"

Tong Cheng'er hadn't even realized what was happening yet!

Did she get up once? How come she has no recollection of it?

Tong Cheng'er tentatively asked, "Really?"

Rulan and Ruxue: "Of course it's true."