Chapter 283 Return the Melon Seeds to Me
It took only a cup of tea for the three of them to come out from behind the screen.
Chu Liuzheng immediately looked at her brother. What do you think?
Chu Shangming had sweat on his forehead.
His Royal Highness Prince Xiao looked amiable, but he was actually unfathomable, the type of person he absolutely did not want to offend.
Anyway, he tried his best.
In order not to worry Chu Liuzheng, he nodded slightly.
Chu Liuzheng frowned slightly and decided to find an opportunity to ask King Xiao later.
Yun Jijiu winked at Chu Shangming and said, "There's nothing for you to do now, so please leave immediately."
Chu Shangming stood there as if he didn't see anything. Anyway, the emperor didn't drive him away.
He wanted to see his sister a few more times, but this time he couldn't see her in the palace.
Xiao Jingfan looked through the answer sheets one by one and handed the three selected ones to King Xiao.
King Xiao took it and glanced at it briefly, then put it together with the two he had picked out and handed it to Yun Jijiu, saying, "Call the man here so I can see him."
Yun Jijiu also understood what he was going to do, and without any delay, he sent the servant to find someone.
The five people came quickly and bowed inside.
Chu Liuzheng looked over one by one and saw a familiar face.
【Yo, curved fish! 】
[The Pei family is looking for a girl for Pei Xiaoge. This is a sin. Which good girl would want to be the wife of a gay man? If they keep pushing him like this, Pei Xiaoge will probably elope with Ren Xiaoge again.]
Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Pei Yunjian, who was kneeling in the third position, with a somewhat intriguing look in his eyes.
Pei Yunjian pursed his lips nervously and lowered his head even lower.
King Xiao called everyone behind the screen one by one to talk privately, and it only took an hour in total.
Chu Liuzheng opened the system and took a look, and found that King Xiao's questions were of varying depths. The deep ones naturally tested knowledge, while the shallow ones were just about food, clothing, housing and transportation. Each person was different, and there was no pattern at all.
The five people came and went quickly, leaving only Chu Shangming standing there.
Yun Jijiu was exhausted. How could this kid not understand how to read people's expressions? What was he waiting for?
Xiao Jingfan looked at Chu Shangming for a few seconds, then turned to King Xiao: "Are you done asking questions?"
King Xiao nodded, and looked quite happy.
"Then let's go back to the palace." Xiao Jingfan grabbed the folding fan, stood up, and walked out.
Kunqi followed, pushing the wheelchair.
Chu Shangming followed behind Yun Jijiu and sent Xiao Jingfan and his party to the door, watching them get on the carriage.
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
Zhou Yuande shook the reins, and the carriage drove towards the palace with a "clattering" sound.
"You..." Yun Jijiu turned around and wanted to scold Chu Shangming, but saw that Chu Shangming's eyes were red, as if he was about to cry.
Yun Jijiu's words were suddenly choked in his throat.
He hasn't said anything yet, why is he crying?
He scolded her with a stern face, "A real man shouldn't shed tears easily. What's wrong with you?"
Chu Shangming's eyes continued to turn red, and he thought to himself, you don't have a sister, you've been in the palace for seven or eight years, you're so thin that you don't have any flesh, so of course you won't cry.
Yun Jijiu was upset, but thinking that the emperor had summoned him for no apparent reason and was well aware of his recent situation, which might be due to reasons that were not meant to be known to outsiders, he suppressed his anger and waved his hand at him, "Hurry back to class."
Chu Shangming said "Oh", bowed, and left with his head down.
Yun Jijiu stroked his beard with his hand, then turned and ordered the servant, "Send an invitation to the Wen residence immediately. Master Wen must attend the poetry banquet the day after tomorrow."
"Yes." The servant took the order and did it.
The carriage drove into the palace. Chu Liuzheng lowered the curtain, but even if he tried hard to stay awake, he couldn't hide his feeling of loss.
Prince Xiao handed over a handful of melon seeds. Chu Liuzheng didn't want to eat them right now, but he took them anyway and forced a smile: "Thank you, Your Highness."
King Xiao said, "Why don't you ask whether I chose your brother?"
Chu Liuzheng looked at him. Although he didn't ask, his watery and clear almond eyes were full of anticipation.
King Xiao smiled and said, "If you weren't so sad, I would tell you."
Chu Liuzheng immediately raised the corners of his lips and revealed a bright smile.
"Fake." King Xiao curled his lips in disdain. "Give me back the melon seeds."
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
The prince is so stingy that he doesn't even want a handful of melon seeds!
Xiao Jingfan suddenly cleared his throat: "Tea."
Chu Liuzheng put the melon seeds in his palm back on the plate and poured tea for the emperor.
Looking at the extra melon seeds on the plate, King Xiao raised his eyebrows and said, "I am thirsty too."
Chu Liuzheng immediately poured him more tea.
King Xiao was picky: "It's not hot enough."
Chu Liuzheng was about to light the stove to boil water when Xiao Jingfan said, "Don't bother, let's drink in Wenhua Hall."
Prince Xiao expressed his displeasure, but the emperor didn't care whether he was happy or not and pushed open the door and got out of the carriage.
Chu Liuzheng hurriedly followed.
King Xiao raised his lip and smiled. The imperial city was boring, but it was more interesting to tease his younger brother.
Towards evening, Yun Jijiu sent someone to summon Chu Shangming, Pei Yunjian and Yan Chengtao to the study.
Yan Chengtao is the youngest son of Grand Tutor Yan. He is only seventeen years old and looks most like his father. He is extremely favored in the family.
Yun Jijiu looked at the three people. They were completely different people. He really didn't understand what criteria His Royal Highness Prince Xiao used to select people.
Yan Chengtao asked with a smile, "Why did you ask us to come here, sir?"
Yun Jijiu didn't beat around the bush and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Xiao has ordered that you all report to the Ministry of Revenue tomorrow to serve as clerks."
Chu Shangming didn't expect that he would be selected. He was overjoyed and wanted to howl with joy.
Pei Yunjian was a little surprised. After all, his answer today was not very good, and he thought that there was probably no hope.
He recalled the test questions and the questions asked by King Xiao, and had a rough guess about what he would do in the future.
If it can really be done, maybe he can ask His Majesty to grant him a marriage with that person.
Well, at least it’s more reliable than eloping.
Only Yan Chengtao was unhappy. He smacked his lips and said, "Being a clerk is hard and tiring. I won't do it."
If he wanted to be an official, he could just tell his father. Why would he have to be a clerk with no rank at all?
Besides, his goal is to become the most knowledgeable playboy in the entire capital. How could he have the time to work in the Ministry of Revenue?
Yun Jijiu also understood Yan Chengtao's personality and knew that he would react like this, so he immediately said, "You can tell His Royal Highness Prince Xiao about this yourself." He was just a messenger.
Yan Chengtao curled his lips and said, "Just say it yourself. There's no way he can be this useless clerk!"
Yun Jijiu looked at the three people sitting in front of the desk. One was stupid, the other had a lot of ideas, and only Pei Yunjian could please him.
He sighed softly and said to the three of them, "You should all go home tonight and tell the elders about this. Don't worry them. You don't need to come here tomorrow morning. Go directly to the Ministry of Revenue. His Royal Highness Prince Xiao will be there too."
"Sir, I have a question." Chu Shangming bowed to him.
Yun Jijiu looked at him and said, "Ask."
Chu Shangming asked, "After going to the Ministry of Revenue, will we still be students of the Imperial College?"
"Of course." Yun Jijiu thought for a moment and said, "If the Ministry of Revenue mission is completed and His Royal Highness Prince Xiao has no other plans for you, then just come back."
Chu Shangming immediately felt relieved and said respectfully, "Thank you, Mr., for your answer."
Yun Jijiu turned to look at Pei Yunjian and Yan Chengtao: "Do you have any questions?"
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