In the imperial examination of the year she left, many educated girls were not prepared because the emperor's decree allowing women to take the examination was too sudden. As a result, only Si Yuhuan entered the palace examination and won the second place among the top three.
After that, all women taking the imperial examinations had to pass from being a student to a scholar and then to a juren like men. Only three people could make it all the way to the palace examination, and these three were Si Yuhuan's disciples. Therefore, the emperor praised Si Yuhuan highly and promoted her from the fifth-rank official to the third-rank Siye.
If other officials were to jump two ranks, they would certainly be opposed, but the Imperial College lacked a Dean, and there were very few people with great abilities like Si Yuhuan, so no one opposed his promotion to the third rank. And Si Yuhuan's female disciples had just entered the court this year, and they were all seventh-rank officials, so they were not qualified to attend court in the Taijin Palace.
Speaking of female officials, the luckiest ones are the girls who practice martial arts. As long as they meet the requirements of first-grade martial artists, they can enter the military camp and become a soldier. The higher the martial arts level, the higher the official rank. Now General Sha Pingai has established a women's military camp in the Jiangnan area. As long as they have real skills, General Sha will report their names to the emperor, and the emperor will then grant them official positions.
After reading the messages from the female officials, Mu Nanjin returned his gaze to the Taijin Palace again.
The emperor looked at the officials below with a smile.
The old officials looked indifferent because they knew that the emperor would not call their names, and Mu Nanjin already knew them, so it didn't matter whether their names were called or not.
Therefore, the ones who should be worried are the new officials. They lower their heads and wish they could curl up and hide behind the old officials so that the emperor cannot see them.
The emperor felt indescribable laughter when he saw these "cowards" one by one.
Officials who used to be willing to sacrifice their lives to give advice, where has your courage gone?
I was actually scared by a little girl today. It's so embarrassing.
[Emperor, your smile is so vulgar. ]
The emperor's face froze.
"puff--"
Zuo Xiang and the others almost couldn't hold back their laughter, and quickly lowered their heads and bit their lower lips.
[In the serious morning court, the emperor can still smile so happily. There must be some happy event. ]
【Let me see what great event the Emperor has encountered. 】
The emperor stood up suddenly and said loudly: "Dismiss the court."
The new officials breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "Farewell, Your Majesty."
The emperor left in a hurry.
One new official said: "I felt like I was about to be tortured to death. The tense atmosphere was so overwhelming that I couldn't breathe."
The old official patted the new official on the shoulder and said, "Just get used to it. Things like today will happen again and again in the future."
"No way, there's more?"
The old official snorted: "Do you think the emperor will let you go easily?"
New officials: “…”
Outside the Taijin Palace, Mu Nanjin became alert when he heard that the court was adjourned.
【Hehe, I can go home and catch up on my sleep now. 】
She walked towards the stairs in front of the Taijin Palace, only to see Commander Gu approaching her: "Lord Mu."
[I have a feeling that my plan to go home and catch up on some sleep is going to go down the drain.]
"Master Mu, the emperor asked you to come to the imperial study for a talk."
"oh."
Mu Nanjin walked towards the imperial study.
The thunder hammer followed behind.
Commander Gu said, "This little brother doesn't need to go with us."
Mu Nanjin stopped and said to Lei Dianchui, "Senior, please wait for me outside the palace gate. I'll be back soon."
Commander Gu added, "Master Mu, the Emperor not only wants to reminisce with you, but has also invited several ministers to have breakfast with you. I'm afraid you won't be able to leave in a short while."
Mu Nanjin said to Lei Dianchui again: "Senior, please go back to Mu Mansion first. I will go back after breakfast."
Commander Gu made a gesture of invitation: "Master Mu, please."
"Um."
Mu Nanjin and Commander Gu went to the imperial study together.
Commander Gu knew that Mu Nanjin didn't like to talk, so he didn't chat with her. But not talking doesn't mean she doesn't like to talk in her heart.
[Commander Gu is a blessed man. Not only is he a close confidant of the emperor, he also has a virtuous wife who keeps the house in good order and never lets him worry about anything.]
Commander Gu raised a smile, marrying a virtuous wife was his blessing in his previous life, so he was very satisfied with his current life.
He dared to say that Mu Nanjin could not find any major faults in him, so he was not afraid at all that Mu Nanjin would reveal his secrets, because he did not have any shameful secrets.
[It is because of this that Commander Gu had the illusion that 'as long as my wife was taking care of the family, everything would be fine', and in the end he stopped caring about the family affairs and was even unaware that the elderly and children in the family were sick. ]
Commander Gu was slightly stunned. Is his family member sick?
But why didn't he hear his wife tell him about this? Commander Gu thought carefully about his return home. Every time he returned home, he would either lie down on the bed and sleep, or leave the house in a hurry. His wife seemed to want to talk to him many times, but he always said that he would talk to her after he returned. In the end, the two of them didn't communicate much.
[What an unfilial son, unworthy of being a husband, nor a father, hum. ]
“…”
Commander Gu could no longer stay, so he quickened his pace, took Mu Nanjin to the imperial study, and then quietly borrowed the imperial physician from the emperor to take him out of the palace.
After he left, the emperor took Mu Nanjin to the imperial garden.
"You little girl, you've been gone for so many years, you should have known that the Daqian Kingdom has undergone tremendous changes in recent years, right?"
Mu Nanjin nodded slightly: "Yes."
【Nothing can escape my eyes.】
[I even know that you just farted secretly. ]
[Since I am embarrassed to make any noise, I can only endure and release it bit by bit, hehe. ]
“…”
The emperor looked at his ministers sitting in the pavilion not far away, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Isn't it too late to kick her out of the palace now?
The emperor didn't want to talk to her, otherwise he would get sick from her anger.
He quickened his pace and walked towards the pavilion.
The ministers quickly stood up and saluted: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite."
The emperor's gaze swept over them and finally stopped on the young man.
The young man stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Highness, your son greets you, Father."
"Yes." The emperor turned to Mu Nanjin and said, "Mu Nanjin, this is the crown prince. I appointed him as the crown prince a year ago."
Mu Nanjin bowed and said, "Greetings, Prince."
The emperor asked Mu Nanjin: "Mu Nanjin, how is my prince?"
Mu Nanjin: “…”
When the emperor saw that she didn't say anything and didn't hear her inner thoughts, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
The other ministers looked at each other in confusion. Could there be any problem with the prince they had carefully selected?
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