The moment she looked up, she met Emperor Yuanwu's eyes, which were filled with a smug smile.
Mu Qianqian yawned halfway through, as if the pause button had been pressed.
Her mouth was half open, and she stared intently at Emperor Yuanwu.
My dad's lost his mind!
[He actually brought it with him! I'm going to the morning court session!!!]
【Oh my god!】
[I don't recall this passage being in the book. Were women in the Yuan Dynasty's harem allowed to interfere in politics?]
I won't say anything I shouldn't in a moment.
[His head must have been chopped off.]
Okay, okay, let me be a quiet, dignified, and beautiful woman!
Emperor Yuanwu:...
She probably won't say anything for a while, will she?
besides.
That's not how you use "dignified".
At her age, the word "dignified" is not appropriate; at most, she can only be described as "cute."
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
All the court officials kowtowed.
When they saw the baby in Emperor Yuanwu's arms.
A wave of sighs swept through the crowd.
The ministers standing at the front exchanged glances.
"Who is that little baby the Emperor is holding? On such an important day as the imperial examination, why is the Emperor carrying a child?"
"Isn't this our Princess of the North Sea?"
"Princess of the North Sea? What Princess of the North Sea?"
"That is the seventh princess of Consort Shu."
"There have always been rumors that this Seventh Princess is somewhat mysterious. Even the people of Beihai have been kneeling and thanking her, saying that the Seventh Princess saved them."
"Having seen him today, he is just an ordinary child. It seems the rumors are untrue."
Whether the rumors are true or false is not important, but one thing is certain.
"Which point?"
"This seventh princess is indeed deeply loved by Emperor Yuanwu, otherwise why would Emperor Yuanwu bring a child to court?"
"Heh, I think it was that vixen Consort Shu who seduced the emperor and deliberately made Emperor Yuanwu bring the Seventh Princess over. What does a little child know?"
The discussion fell completely silent with a cough from Emperor Yuanwu.
Wu Jixiang hurriedly read out the imperial edict.
After layers of screening.
In the end, a total of five people participated in the palace examination.
The best performer in the previous rounds was Lu Zhaolin, followed by He Xingyi, Xie Ruofan, and Pei Qin.
And then there's Master Liu, whom no one expected—someone who could barely read a few characters could pass through layers of selection and enter the palace examination.
Master Liu's real name was Liu Erbao. He got this name because he was the second son in his family and always liked to act arrogantly and domineeringly because his uncle was Yin Tingpu, the Grand Commandant of the court.
Many people in the court had heard of the name of this Master Liu and flattered Yin Tingpu.
"Lord Yin is so fortunate. His nephew is so promising. He actually managed to become the top scholar in today's imperial examination."
"Your humble servant would like to offer my congratulations in advance to Lord Yin."
"At Lord Yin's victory celebration banquet, you must reserve a seat for this old minister."
"Congratulations, Lord Yin! Congratulations, Lord Yin!"
As Yin Tingpu listened to the compliments from the crowd, a layer of cold sweat involuntarily broke out on his forehead.
What an idiot.
It would be enough to just buy a degree and become a minor official.
How did I end up in the final imperial examination?
Emperor Yuanwu can ask him whatever he wants later.
It'll just give itself away.
Yin Tingpu wiped the sweat from his brow, moved closer to Liu Erbao, and glanced at the crowd.
Once they were sure no one was watching, they deliberately lowered their voices and said in a slightly stern tone, "What's going on with you? How did you get into the palace examination? Didn't I tell you already?"
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