Xia Zhengqi said loudly: "I have also thought about what Lord Yan said, and I also learned about Xia Yi's situation afterwards."
"The reason he went astray was related to the court's unreasonable selection system."
Xia Zhengqi pondered for a moment and said, "To prevent similar tragedies from happening again, I have decided to reform the selection system."
"Regardless of status, as long as you are a citizen of Great Xia, you can sign up for the imperial examination. All talented and ambitious people will have the opportunity to serve as an official in the court."
[Wow! Daddy is awesome! Daddy is so wise and powerful! Daddy is the pride of Great Xia!] Xia Miaoyuan clapped her hands and cheered.
The civil and military officials were stunned for a moment. After Yan Wenjing calmed down, he knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Other officials also echoed: "The emperor is wise."
On that day, hundreds of copies of the imperial edict to reform the talent selection system were printed and circulated throughout the country, immediately causing a huge response.
Both royal family members and common people praised Emperor Mingxi's wisdom.
Now, not only members of the royal family could participate in the imperial examinations, but also low-class people could take the examinations.
In the early winter of the capital, the weather became increasingly colder and the grass leaves gradually turned yellow.
The deer rescued by Xia Miaoyuan has almost healed its leg injury. After the splint was removed, it can now jump around.
Because Xia Miaoyuan couldn't speak before, he could only mumble "Maomao" to the deer, so the deer was simply called Maomao.
Xia Miaoyuan has treated Maomao as his new friend these days. Except for eating, sleeping and being forced to attend court, he spends almost all his time playing with Maomao.
After the court session today, Xia Miaoyuan immediately asked Debao to send her back to Kunning Palace.
"Maomao!" Xia Miaoyuan ran towards Maomao with his short legs.
Maomao heard his little master calling him and ran towards her.
With a "bang", Xia Miaoyuan was knocked to the ground by the deer.
"Wow! It hurts!" Xia Miaoyuan sat on the ground and burst into tears.
Maomao was stunned and didn't understand. He looked at Xia Miaoyuan for a while, and seemed to realize that he had bumped into his little master. He walked up to her with some guilt and licked the tears from her face.
"Oh, what's wrong?" The queen hurried out when she heard the sound.
Seeing Xia Miaoyuan fall, he hurriedly picked her up and coaxed her softly.
"Although this little deer is cute, it is too naughty. It is better to put it in the zoo." The queen murmured.
"Isn't it?" Xiao Luzi said with a flattering look on his face.
"The lawn in this courtyard was originally fine, but it's been eaten bare. Even the flowers in the flowerbed have been bitten into a mess. How can the courtyard of our Kunning Palace still have the grandeur of a queen?"
"In my opinion, it should have been sent to the menagerie long ago."
[You flatterer! How dare you trick my mother into sending Maomao away!] Xia Miaoyuan raised his fist in anger and glared at Xiao Luzi fiercely.
The queen glanced at the messy flowers and plants in the yard and smiled bitterly.
"No, no, no! We want Maomao! We want Maomao!" Xia Miaoyuan protested loudly.
The queen looked at her daughter lovingly and said, "Okay, okay, I won't send Maomao away."
Only then did Xia Miaoyuan calm down and lay obediently on the queen's shoulder.
The moment she lowered her head, she felt something strange.
It was as if someone was watching her in the dark.
Xia Miaoyuan raised his head alertly and looked around, but found nothing.
Late at night, in the inner chamber of Xiande Palace, Concubine Xian was sitting in front of the dressing table, combing her hair carefully.
After Eunuch Yang sent the palace maids out, he walked up to Concubine Xian and whispered, "In the past few days, my informants have reported that the little princess is indeed much smarter than other children of her age."
"Especially in the court, it's very strange."
"Lord Niu said that according to his observation, almost every time the emperor brought the little princess to court, a surprising decree would be issued, and the emperor would appear much more wise and powerful than usual."
The Lord Niu mentioned by Eunuch Yang is the virtuous concubine's father, the Minister of Works Niu Baijin.
After hearing this, Concubine Xian stopped combing her hair and frowned in thought.
After thinking for a while, Concubine Xian beckoned Eunuch Yang to come closer to her ear, and then whispered, "Go find someone to prepare some medicine for me..."
Getting up in the morning in winter is the most difficult thing.
In the morning, Xia Miaoyuan was still enjoying the warmth of the bed when the queen lifted the quilt and carried her out.
"Wake up quickly. I'll take you to meet two people today." The queen said softly.
[Oh, that's annoying! I don't even have to accompany Dad to court, yet I still have to get up so early. Mom, don't you know how important sleep is to a child's growth and development?]
[Children who don't get enough sleep will become stupid.]
Xia Miaoyuan squinted his eyes and muttered in the queen's arms, and the queen just found it funny.
The nanny cleaned Xia Miaoyuan up neatly, changed her into a brocade embroidered dress for going out, and put the beautiful jewel necklace on her.
[Dressed up so grandly, I don't know where I'm going or who I'm meeting.]
Xia Miaoyuan looked at his clothes and muttered to himself.
Soon, she was carried into the carriage.
Xia Miaoyuan looked around and became even more confused. The carriage he was riding in today was actually the largest one.
Emperor Mingxi, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and a family of five were all in the car.
[What's going on? This is so weird.] Xia Miaoyuan looked around curiously along the way.
Finally, the carriage stopped in front of a luxurious house.
After getting out of the car, Xia Miaoyuan looked up at the gate.
She wanted to see which family the plaque indicated, but there was no plaque with the house's name.
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