The aunt that Rong Er mentioned was Concubine Rong in the palace.
She is the biological daughter of the old lady of the Rong family and the aunt of Rong Chuyue and Rong Xinyue.
Old Madam Rong sighed and said, "Of course I do! She's the flesh that fell from my body, how can I not miss her?"
"Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. Hey! There's nothing you can do!"
Rongpin had been in the palace for more than ten years. Because of her beautiful appearance, she was very favored for a period of time.
But unfortunately, Rongpin failed to give birth to a son or daughter for Emperor Mingxi.
Without children, the emperor paid less and less attention to her.
By now, Emperor Mingxi only had eyes for the Empress, and Rongpin's favor was even less.
If she is not favored, she will not have the grace to leave the palace to visit her parents.
It has been two years since Rongpin returned to her parents' home.
Rong Er's eyes flashed with cunning: "Grandma, although my aunt has not been granted grace and cannot leave the palace to see us, we can enter the palace to see her!"
The old lady's eyes lit up, then dimmed again after a moment: "This..."
"Your aunt's life in the palace is already difficult. If her family members enter the palace, she might lose her sense of propriety and displease the Emperor and Empress."
Rong Er stood behind the old lady, massaging her shoulders and said gently, "Grandma, you don't know yet, do you?"
"Now, it's the Empress Dowager who is in charge of the six palaces. Concubine Jiang is dead, and the Empress Dowager doesn't care about anything either."
"And our Empress is the most generous and kindhearted. When the relatives of the concubines in the harem come to visit her, she not only doesn't give them a cold shoulder, but also supports them."
Madam Rong was surprised and asked, "Is that really the case?"
"Grandma, how can your granddaughter still trick you?" Rong Er blinked his big eyes and made a harmless expression.
"Okay, okay!" Mrs. Rong said happily.
"Then I'll make some preparations, inform the palace in advance, and go see your aunt."
Rong Er smiled and said, "When grandma enters the palace, can you take Xinyue with you? I haven't even been to the palace yet."
Madam Rong took Rong Er's hand and said lovingly, "Of course."
That night, in Aunt Su's yard.
In the bedroom, Aunt Su and Rong Er sat opposite each other.
Aunt Su sighed and said, "Hey! Today, Madam proposed another marriage to me."
"The man's name is Xu Jing'an, he's nineteen years old, and he's the only son of Xu Dian, the magistrate of Wuping County."
Rong Er said angrily, "Humph! Although I'm not a legitimate daughter, I'm still the granddaughter of the Minister of the Imperial Household and the daughter of the Minister of Rites."
"You even told me about the county magistrate's son! Are you doing this to disgust me?"
Aunt Su gnashed her teeth and said, "Isn't it? He's just the son of a seventh-rank county magistrate."
"Madam also told me not to think that their official positions were not high. She said that the man was the only son in the family, and that he would have fewer worries in the future without sisters-in-law, and his life would definitely be comfortable."
"What else can we say? The man has already made it onto the list of the Imperial Examination this time, ranking in the eighties. He said that when it comes to the Palace Examination, he'll at least be in the second class, and he'll soon be able to become an official. His future is limitless."
"It's an excellent match."
Rong Er's pretty face flushed with anger. "Even if I get an official position, what good will it do? I'll either be a junior editor in the Hanlin Academy or be sent to the countryside to be a county magistrate."
"Even if it takes ten years, what difference does it make!"
"Since it's such a good marriage, why doesn't she tell her daughter about it?"
Aunt Su sighed again and said, "But the prince doesn't like you. You can't even be a concubine. You still have to find another marriage."
"This is already the sixth marriage proposal Madam has suggested for you. If we turn them all down one after another, won't we offend Madam?"
"After all, your marriage still has to be arranged by your wife."
"My heart is so bitter for me!"
Rong Er's eyes glared as he said, "Don't worry, mother. Although I can't marry the Crown Prince, I have a new idea. If I succeed this time, I guarantee it will be even more glorious than marrying the Crown Prince."
"Besides, if I succeed this time, Rong Chuyue's dream of becoming the Crown Princess will be shattered. For the rest of your life, just wait and see me trample her under my feet."
Aunt Su's eyes widened in shock. "What idea did you come up with? Is there really such a good idea?"
Rong Er winked slyly and said, "I have already made the old lady happy and she has agreed to take me into the palace."
Then, Rong Er leaned over and whispered a few words to Aunt Su.
Aunt Su stood up excitedly: "Really? Are you sure about this?"
Rong Er nodded firmly: "Mom, you have to believe in your daughter's charm."
Aunt Su's eyes were moist from her excitement. She hugged her daughter and said, "My precious daughter is amazing!"
Rong Erhui hugged Aunt Su and said, "Don't worry, mother. In this life, I will definitely marry someone better than Rong Chuyue and will definitely surpass her."
Aunt Su nodded heavily: "Mother believes you!"
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In the blink of an eye, the day of the palace examination arrived.
All 360 candidates who pass the joint examination will enter the palace examination.
All three hundred and sixty candidates bathed, burned incense, put on their most respectable clothes, and lined up to enter the Golden Palace.
The emperor would personally set the questions and supervise the palace examination, and he would also participate in marking the examination papers.
Then, based on the results, the first and second place students will be selected.
There are only three people in the first class, namely the top scorer, the second scorer and the third scorer.
There are one hundred people in the second class, and anyone who gets the second class becomes a Jinshi.
The rest are ranked as the top three.
Those who got the top three were called "Tong Jinshi".
Xia Zhengqi wanted to see if there were any other special talents, so he specially brought Xia Miaoyuan to the palace examination site.
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