The next day, Xu Tianze followed the eldest princess and the second prince, yawning, looking sleepy and tired.
Until she finally got on the carriage, she leaned on the second prince's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.
"It looks like you two stayed up very late last night." The eldest princess teased the second prince.
Although it seemed that only Xu Tianze looked tired, the Second Prince's face was rosy, but the eldest princess could still see the bruises under his eyes.
The second prince blushed when he met the eldest princess's teasing gaze. He twisted his body uncomfortably, not knowing how to respond to the eldest princess.
"Okay, I'm not an old scholar. I'm at the age of being as beautiful as a flower. It's understandable that I act like a wolf at night." Seeing her second nephew's shy look, the eldest princess did not tease him too much.
But the person who said this seemed to have given up thinking, and the person who listened to it became even more blushing.
"Aunt, you are still teasing me. The lovers in your backyard are all beautiful. Even I can't help but be dazzled when I see some of them." Xu Tianze was awakened by the eldest princess's teasing voice, but he was not angry. He just changed into a comfortable position and rescued the second prince.
"Ahem, Aze." The second prince heard Xu Tianze's words, "When I saw some of them, my eyes couldn't help but light up." He coughed dryly a few times in dissatisfaction.
Although Aze meant well to help him out, he still felt a little uncomfortable when he heard what he said.
"Ajiang~Your jealousy is unreasonable." When Xu Tianze heard the second prince's voice, he frowned as if he smelled jealousy.
Then she went straight into the arms of the Second Prince, letting him hold her while she slept comfortably.
The eldest princess shook her head in amusement at this, but didn't say anything else. Looking at Xu Tianze and the second prince like this, she felt that they were in love, and the eldest princess' smile was filled with relief.
After getting off the carriage, the eldest princess and her two companions followed the sparse crowd into the palace, attracting many stares from those around them along the way.
However, none of them cared too much about it and walked straight into the hall to wait for court.
"Aunt, Royal Brother, Aze, you are here so early." As soon as Long Musi stepped into the hall, he saw the eldest princess and her entourage, and walked forward to greet them with a smile.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, didn't you arrive early as well?" Xu Tianze bowed to Long Muse and greeted him with a smile.
Long Musi smiled and nodded. He looked around inconspicuously, then took half a step forward and leaned closer to Xu Tianze and the other two.
"I heard that Lord Nan had originally taken a leave of absence from court today, but as soon as he heard that you were coming to court today, his waist and legs immediately stopped hurting." There was a teasing look in Long Musi's eyes, but there was a hint of sarcasm at the corners of his mouth.
"Wouldn't it be better if he came?" The second prince interrupted Xu Tianze and Long Musi's conversation.
"Yes, yes, Ajiang is right." Xu Tianze twitched his lips slightly and took the second prince's hand in his own.
Otherwise, the soft flesh on his waist would suffer again. Xu Tianze didn't want to experience this itchy and painful feeling again.
As soon as Long Musi looked up, he met the provocative eyes of the Second Prince, coupled with Xu Tianze's previous little action.
An indescribable complex emotion flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled as if agreeing with what Xu Tianze had just said.
"You're really asking for trouble." Song Yu stood not far away and watched this scene, shaking his head with a wry smile.
But he no longer had the urge to go closer, as he didn't know whether these words were mocking Long Musi or mocking himself, or both.
Seeing that the time was almost up, all the ministers standing in the hall found their seats and stood, waiting for Emperor Gan's arrival.
"The Emperor has arrived--" The shrill voice unique to eunuchs sounded, and as it was passed on, it gradually became louder in everyone's ears.
When the bright yellow edge of the robe appeared, all the ministers knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, long live the emperor—"
Emperor Gan walked in and glanced at the ministers kneeling on the ground. He saw that among the kneeling ministers, there was one who stood out from the crowd. He just bowed his waist. He couldn't help but snorted coldly.
But thinking that it was his special permission, he could only suppress his dissatisfaction in his heart, letting the ministers below lower their heads and look away, and finally he sat on the dragon throne.
"Stand up." Eunuch Quan received Emperor Gan's gaze and followed the procedure. Fortunately, Emperor Gan did not cause trouble for Xu Tianze.
Otherwise, he would have to carefully figure out Emperor Gan's thoughts, otherwise he would inevitably suffer the consequences again.
After the ministers stood up, they stood obediently in their seats, and the court suddenly became completely quiet.
"If you have something to report, please stand up. If not, please dismiss the court." Emperor Gan saw that the group of foxes below were standing obediently with their eyes closed, and he snorted in disdain in his heart.
There are several people here who have requested leave, but they are still standing there quietly. Isn’t it because they know that Xu Tianze is coming to court today?
Why are you acting so arrogant in front of him now? If you keep your composure, I won't serve you anymore.
"Your Majesty, I have a report to make." When Lord Nan saw Emperor Gan stand up, he couldn't help but feel anxious. You know, he was the one who presided over the imperial examinations in the past, and now that he was left behind, he was naturally anxious.
In addition, he had offended the Crown Prince and King Jing, so he planned to tamper with the imperial examinations and regain some capital to stand in the court.
"Oh? Does Marquis Nan have something important to tell you?" Emperor Gan looked at Nan Xunjie meaningfully.
Originally, when the Xu family fell, he was planning to promote Nan Xunjie to be the prime minister, after all, he was from the queen's mother's family and the prince's relative.
However, the prince's power was already dominant, so he was a little hesitant and planned to talk about it after some time. Unexpectedly, in such a short time, the Nan family did something that showed contempt for the royal family.
Even though it was the result of someone else's calculation, he was still a little short of political power and strategy, so he was naturally not worthy of being the prime minister. He had no choice but to observe for a while.
Nan Xunjie didn't know what Emperor Gan was thinking. If he knew, he would probably regret it to death.
He first looked around and saw that the bureaucrats he used to be good friends with also seemed to know nothing and care about nothing, and he felt a little resentful in his heart.
When he was fine, he helped them a lot. Now that he is a little bit down, no one comes to see him. He is really ungrateful.
However, Emperor Gan was still waiting for his reply, so he didn't dare to keep him waiting any longer and stepped forward and bowed.
"Your Majesty, the imperial examination is imminent. Should we follow the previous regulations or have some other procedures? I hope Your Majesty will make the final decision." Nan Xunjie's voice was clear and loud, and his breath was steady.
It was as if he really just cared about the students' imperial examinations and had no dirty thoughts at all.
When the second prince heard Nan Xunjie's words, he rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction and was about to step forward, but before he could move, he was stopped by Xu Tianze.
When he turned around, he saw the gesture from the person next to him.
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