Finally, the emperor ordered the secret guards to check carefully, and then personally checked the two examination papers. Only then did the emperor feel relieved.
These two people really have this talent. Overall, it still surprises the emperor!
As for the fear, the emperor is not so worried now. My uncle is now unemployed in the palace. Among the next generation of Marquis Cheng'en, only Zhou Zhiyi and Zhou Zhiyu have had a smoother career.
Looking at Zhou Zhiyi alone, he is already a high-ranking official of the third rank, but compared with a marquis, the third rank is nothing.
The title of Marquis Cheng'en ended with Zhou Wencan's generation. The emperor did not intend to allow Zhou Zhiyi to inherit the title. Originally, the title of Marquis Cheng'en was granted to my uncle's generation by the emperor.
As soon as the list of the imperial examinations was released, the lineage of Marquis Cheng'en once again became prominent, but no matter what the nobles of Yuan'an thought, the mansions of Marquis Cheng'en and Prince Fu'an were quite quiet.
Both Zhou Yirong and Yuan Chaochang declined numerous invitations and stayed at home reading books, preparing for the palace examination in a few days.
In fact, Zhou Yirong and Yuan Chaochang are not under much pressure. With their ranking, they are sure to get the top two, if not the first one.
Even if the two of them made mistakes in the palace examination, they would not be able to fall out of the second place.
For Zhou Yirong and Yuan Chaochang, it would be great if they could get first place in the exam.
If you fail the exam, it doesn't matter at all. It doesn't mean that if you rank high in the imperial examination, your future career will be better than others.
Passing the imperial examination only means that you have stepped into the officialdom with both feet.
The palace examination was held in this way, as everyone expected. When Yuan Chaochang left, Zhou Qiongyue and others sent him to the gate of the palace.
However, this time Yuan Chaochang went out with Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang, because according to the rules of the palace examination, Yuan Bohua, as a prince, was of course qualified to go to the scene to watch the excitement.
Yuan Chaokang is also a prince, so of course he can go if he wants to.
Marquis Cheng'en, who had the same idea as Yuan Bohua, also entered the palace with his eldest grandson Zhou Yirong.
They could only be happy when their children and grandchildren were successful. As for avoiding suspicion, they were not the ones setting the questions for the palace examination, nor were they the ones grading the papers; they were just there to watch the fun.
Even many of Yuan'an's noble ministers will be present today to see the young talents of Tianyuan Kingdom and see if there are any suitable candidates for sons-in-law.
Yuan Chaochang, Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang, father and son, rode in a carriage to the square in front of the Wenwu Hall. Yuan Chaochang said goodbye to his father and brother, got off the carriage and calmly walked among the students who had already arrived.
Many students knew Yuan Chaochang. Even if they had never spoken to him, they knew that Yuan Chaochang was the prince of Fu'an.
So when Yuan Chaochang stepped down from the carriage with the prince's insignia, few people were surprised. Of course, there was jealousy, but no one was foolish enough to show it in such an occasion.
They all smiled gently at Yuan Chaochang, hoping to establish a good relationship with him.
Everyone saw that after the Prince of Fu'an stood among them, two more people got out of the carriage. Both of them had extraordinary demeanor, but one of them had a strong aura of a superior, while the other was unbridled and ostentatious.
It was not difficult for everyone to guess the identities of the two men. Compared with the Prince of Fu'an standing between them, they envied Prince Yi more. Who would be willing to struggle when they could just lie down and do nothing?
Yuan Bohua didn't even look at the students, and directly took Yuan Chaokang into the Wenwu Hall.
This was Yuan Chaokang's first time to come to the Wenwu Hall except after the death of the late emperor. Yuan Chaokang followed Yuan Bohua inside, casually looking around.
In fact, Yuan Chaokang was not that interested, but as a famous "dandy boy" in Yuan'an, he acted too steady and mature, which was not realistic.
Yuan Chaokang felt that being casual and curious was what a fearless young man should have.
It was actually still early at this time. As soon as Yuan Bohua brought Yuan Chaokang in, several familiar people came over to pay their respects.
Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang stood nearby and greeted everyone. After all, even if he was a prince, he couldn't be too aloof.
Seeing that his father was chatting enthusiastically, Yuan Chaokang looked around and saw his fifth cousin, Prince Rong, dozing off against a pillar.
Yuan Chaokang thought it was a good place and looked quite quiet.
Yuan Chaokang took advantage of his father's inattention and went to Prince Rong's side.
Yuan Chaokang arrived in front of Prince Rong and was about to salute when Prince Rong reached out and supported him, "That's enough, we're all family!"
Prince Rong spoke in a very low voice, obviously not wanting to be heard.
Yuan Chaokang readily walked over to Prince Rong and leaned against him. His posture was obviously more casual than Prince Rong's.
Yuan Chaokang quietly asked Prince Rong beside him, "Fifth Uncle is here to watch the fun, too?"
Prince Rong continued to pretend to sleep with his eyes closed, but he did not forget to reply to Yuan Chaokang, "I'm here to see my cousin's child take the imperial examination."
Yuan Chaokang said casually, "Hehe, then my fifth uncle will be disappointed. Big brother probably won't be the top scorer."
"Is this something a playboy like you should know?"
Prince Rong never believed that his cousin would raise her child into a real playboy, but he was used to the fact that every family with a family background like theirs would have a few prodigal sons.
Yuan Chaokang replied even more confidently, "I don't know! My mother told me."
Yuan Chaokang tried to portray himself as a playboy who would turn to his mother for help when he was in doubt.
Prince Rong uttered a "huh" without even opening his eyes. If he believed this guy's lies, he would be punished by losing an ounce of silver when he went out.
Yuan Chaokang didn't say anything else. Yuan Chaokang and Prince Rong both dozed off in the shadow of the pillar. The atmosphere was extremely harmonious.
Even if someone saw it, no one would think it was wrong. He was the emperor's younger brother. Not to mention pretending to take a nap now, even if he fell asleep during the morning court, the emperor would probably just reprimand him and he might not even be fined.
One is Yuan'an's famous dandy, but he will be reincarnated! Everyone knows that the emperor treats the Princess of Fu'an as his own sister.
As time went on, more and more people came into the hall.
It was unknown how long it was before they heard the sound of clearing the road outside. Yuan Chaokang and Prince Rong opened their eyes and walked to their seats.
After everyone stood there for a while, they heard Eunuch Hou shouting, "The Emperor has arrived!"
Everyone knelt down quickly to pay their respects.
It was obvious that the emperor was in a good mood today. He started shouting before he even walked to the dragon throne.
After the emperor sat on the dragon throne, he gave seats to the nobles and ministers.
What followed was a series of procedures before the palace examination began. Yuan Chaokang sat properly, but his posture was not as straight as others.
But no one noticed him in this occasion today, and even if someone noticed him, it wouldn't be a big mistake.
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