Chapter 41 Palace Examination Results
No wonder everyone knows that Brother Jianshan is the Crown Prince's son; he's got that kind of face.
Jiang Song was really frightened.
Ye Yun patted her hand to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, I just told you everything, that's how it is."
Ye Yun understood that Jiang Song was frightened, since everyone else who saw the father and son was surprised except for her.
The Crown Prince smiled kindly at Jiang Song: "I didn't expect Minister Jiang's daughter to be so outstanding."
This girl has a good relationship with Ye Yun, so the Crown Prince treats her as a junior.
Upon hearing the Crown Prince's voice, Jiang Song realized that she hadn't yet bowed to him, and quickly curtsied, saying, "This humble woman greets Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Ye Jianshan went over and helped Jiang Song up: "No need to be polite with him."
The Crown Prince raised an eyebrow, glanced at Ye Yun, and signaled with his eyes that something was amiss.
The relationship between these two is really unusual.
Shan'er even took the initiative to speak up for Jiang Song.
Jiang Song was a little embarrassed by Ye Jianshan's kindness in front of the Crown Prince, and her face turned red: "Brother Jianshan, this is what I should do."
Who wouldn't kneel before His Highness the Crown Prince and the Emperor? She only gave a simple curtsy; the Crown Prince has already been quite lenient with her.
The prince's eyes widened suddenly as he looked at the young man and woman in front of him with a gossipy expression. Good heavens, even though they called him "Brother Shan," Shan'er didn't react at all. Was he used to being called that?
They were all experienced people. Although Ye Jianshan hadn't mentioned it, the Crown Prince could tell at a glance that Jiang Song's feelings for him were definitely special.
He just hasn't realized his double standards yet.
When did Ye Jianshan have such emotional fluctuations before, especially since he took the initiative to care about that young girl?
The Crown Prince felt he needed to give Minister Jiang a proper "look".
Ye Jianshan was unaware that he had given himself away. Seeing that Jiang Song was frightened, he tried to comfort her: "Don't be nervous. Seeing the Crown Prince is just like seeing me. What's there to be afraid of? We look alike."
Jiang Song almost burst out laughing; this statement was quite funny.
"I see."
"Okay, let's go eat."
Ye Jianshan urged.
After the meal, Grandma Ye began to talk about what she had seen and learned, and Ye Jianshan would occasionally chime in with a few words, instantly enlivening the atmosphere.
Old Man Ye and Old Woman Ye had met Jiang Song before, but they never expected her to be from the capital.
“Song’s biological father is a high-ranking official, that’s a very important official.”
Grandma Ye sighed, "I never imagined that such a small place as Qingyang would have so many hidden talents."
Lian Jiangsong was the daughter of a high-ranking official.
Jiang Song was a little embarrassed: "Even the daughter of a high-ranking official isn't free. It's better to stay in Qingyang."
Grandma Ye said, "That's true, I want to go back now."
Ye Jianshan disagreed: "No, I'm waiting for my second uncle to come over so you can all stay here."
Old Man Ye waved his hand: "No, we have to go back."
He wants to go back and brag to the old folks in your village about his experiences in the capital.
Ye Jianshan felt a little sad: "Then I'll go back with you."
Old Man Ye: "Look at your child, he's so big now, how come he still can't be left alone?"
"I was raised by you all, so isn't it natural for me to be attached to you?"
Ye Jianshan said shamelessly.
These words warmed the hearts of the two elderly people. They were already afraid that their grandson would be taken away, but after being in the capital for so long, Ye Jianshan's attitude was that he wanted all his family members and would not abandon them.
Even if Old Man Ye is a pig butcher.
She still didn't dislike him.
"Good boy, good boy."
After the meal, the Crown Prince was summoned to the palace by the Emperor. Although the Crown Prince was not the chief examiner of the palace examination, he still had many official duties to attend to.
They had originally planned to bring Ye Jianshan along, but since Ye Jianshan was a test taker, they declined to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
The crown prince had no choice but to enter the palace alone.
I was still a little sad on the way, and I didn't say more than a few words to Ye Yun today.
Ye Yun and Jiang Song had some things to discuss, so they sent Ye Jianshan away.
Helpless, Ye Jianshan returned to his room and picked up a book to read, but he was still a little bored.
After all, I no longer need to prepare for the exam, so I relaxed all of a sudden. I had so much time that I didn't know what to do with the days.
As he was thinking, he dozed off. When he woke up, it was already late afternoon. He went to find Jiang Song but found that she had already left. There was a fragrant sachet on the table in his room. Ye Jianshan could tell from the pattern on it who had made it.
"He claimed he was learning embroidery from his mother, but after all these years he hasn't made any progress at all."
Ye Jianshan said helplessly.
But he didn't mind; it was still usable, so he simply emptied the contents of the old purse into the new one.
When Jiang Song returned to the Jiang residence and entered his own courtyard, the first person he saw was Jiang Chan.
Jiang Song knew without even thinking why she had come.
However, she noticed a handprint on Jiang Chan's left cheek: "Did your aunt hit you? Are you here to take your anger out on me?"
Jiang Song said deliberately.
Jiang Chan already hated her mother for slapping her, but she didn't expect Jiang Song to bring it up right away. It was definitely intentional: "It was just an accident. My mother would never hit me. You have no manners. My mother is the main wife, and you still call her 'concubine' all the time. No wonder no one in the mansion likes you. You're so annoying."
Jiang Chan said with malice.
Jiang Song chuckled: "Yeah, you're annoying. She's a concubine, and she hasn't said anything, but you're getting all worked up."
Jiang Song saw the guest off, saying, "Miss, you're too high and mighty. I don't even have a cup of tea. Xiao Lü, see the guest out."
Seeing that she ignored him and walked straight into the house, Jiang Chan stood up and said urgently, "Stop! You...you know Ye Huiyuan?"
Jiang Chan couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.
All day long, she wondered why Jiang Song and Ye Jianshan knew each other.
Not her.
She just lacked the opportunity to get to know Ye Jianshan.
No matter how capable Cui Jianbing was, she thought about it carefully and realized that he was no match for Ye Jianshan.
If Ye Jianshan can befriend Jiang Song, wouldn't he be even more crazy about her? She's far more outstanding than Jiang Song.
When Jiang Song saw that she mentioned Brother Jianshan, her face turned cold: "Yes, so what? I even had dinner with them and the Crown Prince today."
Jiang Song deliberately said, "This Jiang Chan must be insanely jealous."
She's always wanted to be the center of attention since she was little. Now she's even disregarding her own image, waiting for her in her yard with a bruised and red face. She must be trying to find out where Brother Shan is.
What to do? Brother Jianshan is the most outstanding person in the capital right now.
Even Cui Jianbing, whom Jiang Chan kept mentioning, couldn't compare to him.
Jiang Chan was driven mad with jealousy. She had even met the Crown Prince, whom she had never even seen before.
Jiang Chan's fingernails dug into his flesh as he forced himself to say, "Three days from now, you'll come with me to the private box where the top scholar parades through the streets. You can see the top scholar being paraded there. My mother asked me to find you. It's up to you whether you go or not."
As Jiang Chan was about to leave after speaking, Jiang Song quickly said, "I'll go, I'll definitely go. I still want to see Brother Shan riding a big horse in style."
Jiang Chan walked even faster upon hearing this.
As soon as she stepped out of the courtyard gate, she stomped her foot hard. Jiang Song, just you wait, she'll definitely make her look bad that day.
After Jiang Chan left, Xiao Lü was a little worried: "Miss, I feel that the eldest young lady has ill intentions."
“She’s definitely up to no good. Don’t worry, Aunt Yun will be there that day too. I’ll go with her.”
She only said she would go, but she didn't say she would sit in the same private room as Jiang Chan.
Little Green was relieved: "That would be perfect."
These past few days, everyone in the capital has been anxiously awaiting the results of the palace examination.
If Ye Jianshan is the top scholar, then Ye Jianshan will be forever remembered in history. Although he is now remembered by everyone for his peculiar image, history cannot remember a person's appearance. The title of "Six Top Scholars" is more worthy of discussion.
In the palace, the emperor had been urging the examiners to grade the papers for the past few days, and finally the day before the results were announced arrived.
"Your Majesty, these are the papers from the top ten. We would like to trouble Your Majesty to make a decision."
The emperor took the examination papers, and when he saw the top one, he laughed: "You didn't sort them randomly, did you?"
He could tell at a glance that the exam paper on the paper belonged to Ye Jianshan.
His analysis was so organized that it was easy for people to recognize him.
The Emperor carefully reviewed the papers of the ten candidates and made a brief decision.
"This is the ranking."
The emperor showed the examiners the written rankings.
They exchanged glances, realizing they had the same thought.
The Emperor could barely contain his smile. Everyone already knew who had won the top scholar title, and all that was left was to let the candidates enter the palace tomorrow.
"Zhen'er, Shan'er is such a lucky star, he's here to make me proud."
The emperor was so happy that he drank some wine that evening and pulled the empress aside to lavish praise on Ye Jianshan.
The Empress was also happy, and she visited the Ye residence so many times lately that she didn't want to come back.
She and Grandma Ye got along quite well.
"Yes, who can argue with that? But when are you going to pass the title of Crown Prince to him? The Crown Prince only has one son. Although there's no rush, Shan'er has been so promising; he deserves the title of Crown Prince."
The empress would never forget to fight for the interests of her grandson.
Seeing her so anxious, the Emperor reassured her, "I know."
The Empress asked, "Then tomorrow?"
The emperor didn't speak, but nodded.
He was all ready.
The Empress felt relieved and immediately stood up, saying, "I'll go tell the Crown Prince."
"Let Shan'er call the prince 'father' first. He's already called him grandpa and grandma. It's just that he's such a useless father."
The Emperor was furious; the Crown Prince was so hesitant and restrained in his actions.
The Crown Prince wasn't being restrained; he was just afraid of bothering Ye Yun and Ye Jianshan. It was already quite unexpected that they could eat together so often.
I really don't dare to ask for much more.
The next day, Ye Jianshan got up early in the morning, looking anxious.
Today we're going to the palace to wait for the results. We'll change into corresponding clothes then; the top scholar will have his own clothes, the third-ranked scholar will have his own clothes...
Ye Jianshan also had to ride a horse through the streets, and he had been brushing up on his equestrian skills during this time, worried that he might embarrass himself during the day.
After all, he hadn't ridden a horse many times.
The Ye family all got up, and Old Man Ye instructed, "Don't make any mistakes in the palace. Even though your grandparents are here, you still have to be careful."
In Old Man Ye's mind, the palace was a very frightening place.
Grandma Ye also said, "Yes, yes."
She didn't dare go to the palace even when the empress invited her; she was truly afraid of that place.
Ye Lei felt somewhat helpless. He had been to the palace before, and it really wasn't that scary.
Ye Jianshan hugged them one by one: "Don't worry, just wait for me to bring back the top scholar."
Ye Yun was somewhat emotional, never expecting that the results of the palace examination would be released so soon.
"Your mother is waiting for your good news."
"good!"
Ye Jianshan waved his hand before leaving.
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