Chapter 411 Yaoyao is Forever Young
But before he could get close, he was stopped.
Xie Zhan looked thin, but the hand he held on Li Mingyang was like an iron fist. He struggled but couldn't get free.
The others hesitated for a moment, but still rushed towards Xie Zhan.
Xie Zhan raised the corner of his lips, "You came just in time!"
He pushed the thing in his hand and smashed it towards the few people who rushed up, fighting one against five. His movements were smooth and flowing, and it was pleasing to the eyes of the people.
At the same time, Xu Ping'an finished memorizing Li Mingyang's policy paper and started to memorize the next one.
Before memorizing it, he was considerate enough to tell me the name of the author of the policy essay.
If you want to embarrass yourself, you should disgrace your name as well.
While being humiliated, these people were also beaten up by Xie Zhan. They couldn't beat them in a fight, and they couldn't talk them out of it... But their behavior today made them completely famous.
There were many writers around, and someone in the crowd whispered, "What are these people writing about? Do they look down on these essays from the gang?"
"That's right, the strategies on the list are obviously better."
“…”
In the end, those people could only leave in shame.
Xie Zhan and Xu Ping'an looked at each other and smiled brightly. Both of them are now in the Imperial College and have both received the favor of Xie Yao. Equally outstanding people will naturally be attracted to each other.
The two are close friends.
Today's trip was also a decision made unanimously by the two to protect Xie Yao and Xie Yao's policies.
The matter is settled. I believe that with this incident in the past, no one dares to cause trouble today. The two were about to hide in the crowd. At this time, a figure appeared beside them, "Master Xie, Master Xu, my master wants to see you."
When Xie Zhan saw Si Nan, his eyes lit up and he immediately asked, "Sister is here?!"
Xu Ping'an was also very excited. He was different from Xie Zhan. Xie Zhan was Xie Yao's younger brother and often went to the palace.
But he hadn't seen the Queen for a long, long time.
Si Nan smiled and said, "You two gentlemen, just follow me."
Si Nan turned around, and Xie Zhan and Xu Ping'an followed immediately. With Si Nan leading the way, even if someone in the crowd wanted to follow them, they would be quickly left behind.
As soon as Xie Zhan and Xu Ping'an entered the room, they saw Xie Yao and Xiao Ji sitting there. They immediately stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Xie Yao smiled, "You're welcome, please sit down."
Xie Zhan was not polite. He raised his eyes and grinned, "Thank you, sister and brother-in-law." Then he pulled Xu Ping'an to sit down.
Xie Yao looked at the two of them with a smile, "You were so impressive just now."
Xu Ping'an's face turned slightly red, a little embarrassed, but Xie Zhan's tone was proud, "Sister, did you see everything?"
"I was thinking if you didn't see it, I'd tell you later." Of course, his main point must be how majestic he is.
Xie Yao grumbled at him, "See, Master Xie is really amazing."
After saying that, she looked at Xu Ping'an again, "Today, I also want to thank Ping'an for protecting me." She naturally understood that the two boys stood up today to protect her policies and prevent her decisions from being criticized without reason.
Xu Pingan hurriedly stood up, bowed earnestly to Xie Yao, and then said: "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. This is what Pingan should do."
He was indebted to the Queen Mother, but could only do these few small things, which made him very ashamed.
At this moment, Xiao Ji spoke up, "Today you have publicly defended the queen, and I am very pleased. I will reward you."
His hand rested on Xie Yao's.
Xie Yao glanced at him and smiled, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The atmosphere between the two seemed to be extremely harmonious, with no room for anyone else.
Xie Zhan immediately thanked him happily, "Thank you, brother-in-law, brother-in-law is the best."
After he finished speaking, he didn't see Xu Ping'an's reaction, so he glanced at him and tugged at him, "Ping'an?"
Xu Pingan quickly retracted his gaze, and then seemed to react, and hurriedly bowed and thanked, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Ji's reward was very generous. The two thanked him again and then left happily.
Xie Yao looked at the backs of the two and couldn't help but sigh, "Your Majesty, I remember when I first met them, they were still children, but now they look like adults."
She felt like she was getting old.
Xiao Ji glanced at her sideways, "Yaoyao, do you think I'm too old?"
The melancholy in Xie Yao's heart instantly disappeared, and she couldn't help laughing. She looked Xiao Ji up and down, and finally said: "Your Majesty seems to be a little older than before."
Xiao Ji's smile froze on his face. Without waiting for Xie Yao to speak, he said to himself, "It's okay. Old people will be caring."
Xie Yao almost laughed out loud.
She pretended to think seriously, then nodded, "Your Majesty is right."
That night, Xie Yao was still handling government affairs, so Xiao Ji took a bath early and prepared to rest.
"Your Majesty, don't you want to watch it?" Xie Yao asked.
Xiao Ji said: "The imperial physician said that if you go to bed early, you will age more slowly."
Xie Yao couldn't help laughing. She put down the memorial in her hand, walked to Xiao Ji and said, "Your Majesty, if you leave me alone to read the memorial, what should I do if I age faster?"
Xiao Ji said: "That won't happen. Yaoyao will always be young."
"That's not a monster." Xie Yao told a hellish joke, "No wonder everyone calls me the Queen of Monsters."
Xiao Ji was amused. It was the first time he realized that there was such an explanation for "Evil Queen". He put his hands around Xie Yao's waist and pulled her into his arms.
Sometimes he also felt that Xie Yao was like a "fairy", appearing in his dark and dull life.
The attitude was strong and unyielding, lighting up his life. Because of Xie Yao, he began to want to live a good life.
This may be a bit exaggerated, but it is his truest thought.
His kiss fell on Xie Yao's lips, and he whispered, "Yaoyao, I took the medicine in advance."
Xie Yao's face changed drastically, "What medicine?"
With Xiao Ji's physical strength, he doesn't need to take medicine at all, okay? Otherwise...
As soon as Xiao Ji saw the change in Xie Yao's expression, he knew what she was thinking. He bit her lips lightly as punishment and said, "This is medicine to prevent you from getting pregnant."
Xie Yao was stunned. She didn't expect Xiao Ji to do this.
But before she could think more, Xiao Ji's kiss gradually deepened, leaving her with no time to think more.
late at night.
Xie Yao fell asleep, Xiao Ji held her in his arms, his gentle and loving eyes fell on Xie Yao.
He remembered vividly how uncomfortable Xie Yao had gone through during her last pregnancy and childbirth, and he couldn't bear to let Xie Yao suffer like that again.
He and Xie Yao already had three children, which was enough to shut up all the civil and military officials in the court. Of course, if they insisted on not shutting up, Xiao Ji would bravely stand up and say that he could not have any more children.
Besides, Xie Yao is now attending court with him, and if she gets pregnant and gives birth, she will inevitably feel uncomfortable.
Since Xie Yao likes it, Xiao Ji hopes that she can have more time to do what she likes.
Xiao Ji lowered his head, kissed Xie Yao on the forehead, and fell asleep holding her in his arms.
The next day, the palace examination.
This time it was an assessment for female officials, and Xiao Ji naturally gave the most important position to Xie Yao, and he only followed the queen as a mascot.
Early in the morning, Lu Qingyun, Wang Yushu and other candidates entered the hall one after another according to their rankings and stood at their assigned seats.
"Your Majesty has arrived—"
"The Queen has arrived—"
Accompanied by the eunuchs' singing, Xie Yao and Xiao Ji entered the hall side by side.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." All the candidates saluted at the same time.
Xie Yao's clear voice was full of majesty, "No need to be polite."
Her eyes swept across the candidates, her satisfaction and joy unconcealed in them.
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji walked to the front and announced today's exam questions, and then the candidates could start answering.
The time to answer is today.
After Xie Yao walked around everyone, she and Xiao Ji left. There were enough invigilators here, and her and Xiao Ji's stay or departure would not affect the exam.
That night, all the test papers were sent to Xie Yao and Xiao Ji after being initially reviewed by Cheng Fengqi and others.
The final ranking was basically unchanged from the imperial examination.
Lu Qingyun is still first, Wang Yushu is third, and the second is the daughter of the principal of Jiangnan Academy, named Jiang Miao.
In fact, her literary talent is better than Lu Qingyun's, and she knows a lot about worldly affairs. But Lu Qingyun has been with her father, an official, since she was a child, and has been influenced by him. Later, she became the "staff" of her ex-husband, and the policy papers she wrote are more practical.
Although it was an assessment for female officials, Xie Yao gave the order that everything would be the same as in previous years, so Lu Qingyun was naturally the top scorer and Wang Yushu was the third place.
After the announcement in the Golden Palace, the candidates were paraded through the streets on horseback, which was a very spectacular occasion.
Xiao Ji naturally didn't want Xie Yao to miss such a grand scene, so he took her out of the palace on a secret visit.
Lu Qingyun and the other two were all relatively young, and all looked very good-looking. Now that they were dressed up, riding on tall horses with official flowers on their hats, Xie Yao felt that they looked even better than the men who had paraded in previous years!
Apparently, she wasn't the only one who felt this way.
Both sides of the street were filled with people, and at this moment countless sachets, flowers, embroidered handkerchiefs... were thrown at the three people!
Xie Yao also asked Zhu Qing to prepare. When she was about to throw the flowers, she heard a sharp voice in her ears.
"Yushu! Tanhua! Yushu!"
She glanced sideways and saw Zhao Hao in the box next to hers. He leaned half of his body out, waving flowers in his hand and shouting loudly to attract Wang Yushu's attention.
When Wang Yushu looked over, Zhao Hao threw the flowers in his hand directly at Wang Yushu!
Wang Yushu smiled brightly, reached out to take it steadily, and put it next to her ear.
Unexpectedly, this action caused the women around to scream, the noise became even louder, and some even imitated Zhao Hao and shouted his name.
“Qingyun, Qingyun, Yunyun, top scorer!”
"Miaomiao, Miaomiao, Master Miaomiao! The second place!"
"Yushu, look at me, Yushu! Tanhua!"
“…”
The enthusiastic noise of the women instantly drowned out Zhao Hao's voice. Before Zhao Hao could feel depressed, he saw Wang Yushu accept all the flowers thrown to him and hold them in his arms.
It was a sunny day today. A group of women were in high spirits and smiling brightly. They were surrounded by countless people. It was a beautiful day beyond words.
Xie Yao was also taking advantage of the situation.
She followed the noisy crowd and shouted these names, just like a little fan girl. She threw flowers to every person in the parade with great speed.
Some people also noticed her, their eyes lit up instantly, and they pulled the people around them to look, but no one rashly revealed Xie Yao's identity.
I was just silently moved in my heart.
Her Majesty the Queen is so nice!
Others might not have noticed Xie Yao's crazy behavior, but Zhao Hao soon heard a familiar voice next door.
Wang Yushu had already passed by, so Zhao Hao naturally stopped shouting and instead knocked on the door of Xie Yao and Xiao Ji's box.
After getting Xiao Ji's permission, Zhu Qing went to open the door, "Master Zhao, please come in."
Zhao Hao bowed to Xiao Ji, then came to Xie Yao, "Empress, please watch your throat."
Xie Yao glared at him, "You don't understand."
After the parade had completely passed, Xie Yao returned to the table, took the tea handed to her by Xiao Ji very naturally, and moistened her throat.
I have to say, in just such a short period of time, Xie Yao's voice became a little hoarse.
But she was beaming with joy, and it was obvious that she was really happy.
Zhao Hao's eyes turned, and he immediately agreed: "My cousin is right, I don't understand, I don't understand."
As Zhao Hao spoke, he picked up the plate of snacks on the table and placed it in front of Xie Yao.
Xie Yao picked up a piece of dessert and looked at him, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Showing kindness for no reason is obviously not a good thing. After all, Zhao Hao always said that he would first be the emperor and his subjects, then the relatives.
In private, it’s just the two of them, and he rarely calls her cousin.
Zhao Hao chuckled and said, "Cousin, I just want to know what position you and my brother-in-law are going to assign to Yu Shu?"
According to convention, the top three in the palace examination would directly enter the Hanlin Academy.
But Zhao Hao felt that this matter might not be that simple.
Most of the people in the Hanlin Academy are old-fashioned scholars. Except for the top three in last year's special examination who were the emperor and empress's relatives, the ones before that are loyal ministers.
If we arrange for Lu Qingyun and the other three to enter the Hanlin Academy at this moment, they will inevitably be excluded and isolated.
Xie Yao asked back: "What do you want to arrange for Yu Shu?"
Zhao Hao hurriedly said, "Don't misunderstand, cousin. I don't mean to make any arrangements for Yu Shu. I just want to ask you about it privately."
No matter it was the decision of the Emperor and Empress, or Yu Shu's own choice, he would not and could not interfere.
He was just asking around.
"Do you really want to know?" Xie Yao took a bite of the dessert.
Zhao Hao nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of curiosity.
"I won't tell you."
It wasn't that Xie Yao didn't intend to tell Zhao Hao, she really hadn't thought it through. She and Xiao Ji had naturally also taken into account what Zhao Hao was thinking.
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji quickly became busy, but the candidates still had to attend banquets, rest, etc.
It was three days later when he entered the palace for an audience.
Lu Qingyun was still at the head, with Jiang Miao and Wang Yushu on both sides, and behind them were the second-class and fellow Jinshi candidates.
The number of people is of course much smaller than last year.
Xie Yao met with them in batches. She met the top three first. She didn't hide anything and said directly, "According to convention, the top three will enter the Hanlin Academy."
"But the situation this year is... slightly different. I believe you can all understand this. So, I would like to ask your opinion on whether to enter the Imperial Academy or not."
"You can decide for yourselves."
The three of them naturally knew what was different about this situation.
The three of them looked at each other and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please understand. We are willing to join the Imperial Academy."
Although they will be marginalized now, this is the right they deserve. Only Hanlin scholars can enter the cabinet. If they give up in the first term, what about the women in the future?
Even if I work hard to pass the exam, will I still not be able to enter the Hanlin Academy?
They participated in this female official assessment not to give in! Even if they were made difficult, so what?
They are ready!
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