After the banquet, Huo Jinqian was busy with the palace examination, while Gao Zhijun was busy with the mountain spring water workshop.
Every day she sent Qinglong, Canglang and others into the mountains to hunt wild beasts.
The mountain was given to Gao Zhijun by the emperor without spending a single ounce of silver.
Her wine is also being prepared.
The wine-making workshop was built in the princess's mansion. Such an important workshop must be kept under one's own nose to feel at ease.
The days passed in this rhythmic manner, and soon the day of the palace examination arrived.
Gao Zhijun personally drove a carriage to send Huo Jinqian, Murong Shuo and Tian Boen into the palace.
The carriage slowly moved along the road until it reached the palace gates. The gatekeepers, upon seeing the carriage's drivers were Qinglong and Canglang, immediately let it pass, knowing it belonged to Princess Xiangyun. During this time, Gao Zhijun had frequently visited the palace to discuss the mountain spring water issue with the Emperor, and had become quite familiar with the place.
The palace examination was held in a side hall of Baohedian, on the left side of where the banquet was held.
The princess personally escorted the three of them into the Baohe Hall, where many candidates were already standing, waiting for the emperor to arrive.
After seeing Huo Jinqian, Murong Shuo, and Tian Boen enter the palace under the guidance of the eunuch, she took Canglang to the Prince's Mansion and left Qinglong behind. If anything happened, she could be notified immediately.
When the time came, the emperor came in with a group of officials including the scholars of the Hanlin Academy, the doctors of the Censorate, the Minister of Rites, the Vice Minister, and the Minister of Personnel, the Vice Minister.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor!"
Huo Jinqian and others knelt down to pay their respects.
"Stand up!"
The emperor waved his hand and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Huo Jinqian and others stood up.
"You are all outstanding people in Daliang, and you are well-educated. In the future, Daliang will be handed over to you."
"After today, you will be officials of Daliang, the parents of the people. I hope you will always remember the ways of being an official."
"Students will remember the emperor's teachings."
Huo Jinqian and others said in unison.
"Alright, the palace examination is about to begin. Please take your seats according to your names."
The emperor said.
This time, he adopted Gao Zhijun's suggestion and implemented a name-based system. Each candidate sat in the seat designated by his or her name, so that familiar people would not sit together and cheat.
Every time a student entered the academy and took the imperial examinations, their teachers would explain the rules of each exam, especially the palace exam, to them. But what they saw now was different from what the teachers had said, and they were confused.
With a puzzled heart, he found his seat and sat down, waiting for the scholar from the Hanlin Academy to hand out the papers.
The scholars of the Hanlin Academy handed out the examination papers that the emperor had just given yesterday to each candidate.
The candidates received the papers and looked through them carefully. Some of them were happy, while others were sad.
The palace examination lasts for one day, with three sessions, a total of three hours, one hour each, and the papers will be graded immediately after the exam.
When Gao Zhijun arrived at the Crown Prince's Mansion in the Eastern Palace, the Crown Princess was already waiting for her.
"Princess, you are finally here."
When the Crown Princess saw Gao Zhijun, she felt like she had seen a savior.
"Crown Princess, what happened?"
Gao Zhijun asked.
"Princess, my brother accidentally fell off his horse and broke his bones. He is in critical condition. Tao Yuanzheng has seen him and said that only you can save him, not him."
The Crown Princess said sobbingly.
This brother is her only biological brother. If something happens to him, her mother will be so sad and upset.
There are three sons in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Only one is born to the Prime Minister's wife, that is, her younger brother. The other two are born out of wedlock, to concubines.
"Don't worry, I'll go operate on him. Where is he?"
When Gao Zhijun heard that Tao Yuanzheng was not sure, she knew that the young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion was seriously injured.
"I know you will definitely be an official today. I asked my family to send my brother to the palace. He is now in the Imperial Hospital, and Dean Tao is watching."
The Crown Princess said.
"Okay, we'll go right away. The Crown Princess will lead the way."
The Crown Princess took Gao Zhijun to the Imperial Hospital in a hurry. She was afraid that if she was delayed for a minute, her brother would be in greater danger.
Fortunately, the Eastern Palace was not far from the Imperial Hospital, and they arrived there soon.
When they arrived at the Imperial Hospital, two imperial physicians were already standing at the door, anxiously waiting for Gao Zhijun to come over.
Gao Zhijun knew these two imperial physicians and had studied at the medical clinic before.
"Your humble servant greets the Crown Princess, Your Highness, Crown Princess, and may the Princess be blessed!"
The two imperial physicians bowed to the Crown Princess and Princess Xiangyun.
"How is this Crown Princess's brother?"
The Crown Princess had no interest in these etiquettes; she was only concerned about her brother's injuries.
"The situation is not optimistic. The high fever won't subside. The director asked me to come and take the princess there."
One of the imperial doctors replied.
"Princess, please!"
The Crown Princess said.
"Don't worry, I will do my best!"
After Gao Zhijun finished speaking, she hurriedly followed the imperial physician, with the Crown Princess following closely behind.
When the doctors at the Imperial Hospital saw a young girl walking behind Doctor Liang, they knew she was the legendary figure of Daliang, Princess Xiangyun, their chief physician's master. Every doctor bowed respectfully to Gao Zhijun.
We came to a remote courtyard, which was the operating room of the Imperial Medical Bureau. It was built here after Tao Yuanzheng returned to Beijing.
Outside the operating room, the Prime Minister, his wife, the Crown Princess's sister-in-law, and the wife of Gu Jingyuan, a patient undergoing surgery, were anxiously waiting for Princess Xiangyun to arrive.
The prime minister's surname was Gu, and his name was Gu Junting. He had two daughters and three sons.
The wife gave birth to the Crown Princess Gu Ying and the eldest son Gu Jingyuan, and the rest were illegitimate sons and daughters born to the concubine.
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