Chapter 266 Your Majesty, Please Pamper Her
Qinzheng Hall.
Ever since Your Majesty changed the time of the morning court for the Empress, all the civil and military officials have had enough sleep and food, and they all look radiant.
From the bottom of their hearts, they hoped that the Queen would come to court more often!
Pei Xueyi looked at everyone coldly and thought to himself: They will soon stop laughing.
"Pei Xueyi, I heard that you entered the palace early this morning! What happened?" Xie Yuheng smiled like a spring breeze and came close to him to inquire about information.
"Could it be that there's some difficult case at the Dali Temple? Tell me, and I'll help you solve it!"
Yan Chen also strolled over from the generals' side and squeezed in between the two of them, "What are you talking about in whispers without me!"
Pei Xueyi looked at the two people who knew nothing and suddenly became curious about what expressions they would have.
Bad taste.
Pei Xueyi said, "Something big is going to happen today. It's related to the third place winner. Can you guess?"
"If you guessed right, I'll give you one hundred taels."
"If you guess wrong, each of you will give me one hundred taels."
Yan Chen opened his mouth and said: "I know, you are interested in Tanhualang!"
He lost his voice, and the officials around him cast shocked and strange looks at him.
Pei Xueyi's face was as cold as frost. "Nonsense!"
Yan Chen immediately betrayed Xie Yuheng, "He said it! Don't blame me!"
"Hahaha--"
Xie Yuheng stared at Pei Xueyi's cold eyes and quickly changed the subject with a dry laugh: "What's the big deal? Is it related to the third place winner? Let me think about it..."
The Dali Temple is responsible for investigating cases.
Pei Xueyi's unwarranted interest in the third place winner is most likely...
Xie Yuheng suddenly had an idea and winked at Pei Xueyi: "Zhu Ying, there was no such person before the palace examination. He must have been involved in a serious crime and is hiding his identity!"
"You've got something on him! You're going to sue him! Am I right?"
Xie Yuheng argued convincingly.
Without waiting for Pei Xueyi to answer, he stroked his chin and muttered, "But he has caught the Queen's eye. Do you dare to expose him?"
Pei Xueyi replied, "I have already met the Queen. You guessed wrong. Prepare the silver."
Xie Yuheng was unconvinced, "Wait! Let me guess again."
"Oh my god! Who is she?" Yan Chen suddenly exclaimed.
Civil and military officials were also in an uproar.
"Where did this woman come from? Why did she come to the former dynasty?"
"Hiss—I'm looking at you. Why do you look familiar?"
…
Xie Yuheng and Pei Xueyi turned their heads at the same time and looked towards the entrance of the hall.
The next second, both of them were stunned.
Xie Yuheng was devastated and mad: "Pei Xueyi, you are such a black heart! This...she...how could I have possibly guessed!"
"I don't accept it! You tricked me, it doesn't count!"
Pei Xueyi ignored him.
He stared blankly at Zhu Ying as she got closer and closer...
She was wearing a blue skirt and had her hair done in twin buns, with a silver flower comb and a bamboo leaf hairpin with kingfisher feathers in her hair.
She has curved eyebrows and a pretty face.
Like a lady from a scholarly family; with her back straight, her posture upright and confident, her eyes bright and clear, she looks like a proud talent.
Zhu Ying walked straight up to the three of them and bowed, "Master Pei, Master Xie, Master Yan, Zhu Ying would like to apologize to you first."
The three of them were particularly kind to her, but she deceived them.
Zhu Ying smiled apologetically.
"Ah! You are Zhu Ying? The young third place winner?" Yan Chen came back to his senses in disbelief.
Zhu Ying knew that everyone was staring at her!
She couldn't let the Queen down!
Zhu Ying took a deep breath, straightened his back, and nodded vigorously: "It's me!"
"Xie Yuheng, you guessed wrong. Old Pei is not a good person!" Yan Chen was afraid of being assassinated, so he didn't dare to say Pei Xueyi's name directly.
But...any fool knows who he is referring to.
But this is not the point now!!!
Xie Yuheng gasped and shouted out what everyone was thinking: "Zhu Ying, you're a woman! How dare you take part in the palace examination!"
"You even won the third place!"
"Go teach at the Imperial College! You've committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. This means the entire clan will be executed—"
besides!
How dare you reveal your identity???
Xie Yuheng didn't shout out the last sentence, but his shocked eyes clearly expressed his meaning.
Zhu Ying pursed her lips and smiled reservedly.
Xie Yuheng couldn't believe it, "You can still laugh???"
Just then!
The eunuchs sang in unison: "The Emperor and Empress are in the audience! Kneel—"
Everyone had no choice but to kneel down and kowtow, "Long live the emperor—"
"Long live Her Majesty the Queen—"
Xiao Jin held Yun Tang's hand and walked hand in hand to the dragon throne, and the emperor and empress sat side by side.
The unrivaled and noble emperor ignored others and first stuffed a fluffy and comfortable pillow behind Yuntang's waist before looking down.
He saw Zhu Ying, dressed in women's clothes again, standing out from the crowd.
With a cold and ruthless expression, Xiao Jin glanced at him, then withdrew his gaze and said, "Get up."
Civil and military officials were immediately in an uproar.
"Your Majesty! The third place winner is a woman!!!"
"Your Majesty, Zhu Ying is so audacious that she disguised herself as a man to take the imperial examination! This is intolerable to heaven and earth—"
"Zhu Ying has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor! Your Majesty, please execute her!"
…
Amidst the public outrage, Zhu Ying knelt openly in the hall, his back straight, neither humble nor arrogant.
Xiao Jin raised his hand and everything became quiet instantly.
But they were so anxious that their faces turned red and their facial features were distorted and hideous, just as if Zhu Ying had dug up their ancestral graves.
Xiao Jin snorted coldly: "Isn't she the third place winner you all chose together?"
"What? Are you blind?"
Everyone gasped in fear.
They thought of Sima Hong, who was still tied outside, unable to live or die.
No one dares to admit that he is blind.
He only ranked fourth in the palace examination and yelled in anger, "Your Majesty! She's a woman! She doesn't count!"
Xiao Jin's eyes were cold, "Who is this?"
"Fourth place." Yuntang recognized the person, but didn't remember the name.
The Minister of Justice had no choice but to step forward and say, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is my son Sun Yong."
Xiao Jin scolded him coldly, "Minister Sun, how did you teach your son? He couldn't even pass the test against a woman, and you still have the nerve to yell at him?"
Upon hearing this, Minister Sun and his son's faces turned red with shame.
Xiao Jin added, "I've read Zhu Ying's article and I think he's a promising talent!"
"The Queen left her here to educate the Crown Prince and Princess. Why are you so anxious?"
The top scholar couldn't help but stand up and say, "Your Majesty! If this gets out, how will all the students in the world cope with this?"
The runner-up also echoed anxiously: "What if other women follow suit? Wouldn't that cause chaos? Your Majesty, please punish Zhu Ying severely!"
Xiao Jin's eyes were cold and displeased. Just as he was about to speak, Yun Tang held the back of his hand.
Yuntang sat upright on the dragon throne, his posture elegant and noble, his almond-shaped eyes looking coldly at the top and second place winners.
"Because of this, students everywhere should take Zhu Ying as a role model! Her success in passing the imperial examination proves that the palace examination is fair and impartial, and that it judges based on genuine talent and knowledge!"
"Whether you are a child of an aristocratic family or a student from a poor family, as long as you have outstanding literary talent, you can become an official in the court!"
Yun Tang looked at the wonderful changes in everyone's expressions, curled his lips and said coldly: "If you are afraid of a woman, such a waste is better off not having her!"
"The Queen said it well!" Xiao Jin raised his hand and applauded.
He glanced down sharply, and saw Duke Hanguo, the Prime Minister, Xie Yuheng, and the others, all praising with their eyes closed: "The Queen is wise and enlightened!"
"The Queen is absolutely right!"
…
Your Majesty, please pamper her!
Xiao Jin smiled like a demon, his words tinged with murderous intent: "Who has any objections?"
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