Chapter 113 The uncles are back

Xia Zhengqi said loudly: "I have also thought about what Lord Yan said, and I also learned about Xia Yi's situation afterwards."

"The reason why he went astray is related to the unreasonable selection system of the court."

Xia Zhengqi pondered for a moment and said: "In order to prevent similar tragedies from happening again, I decided to reform the selection system."

"Regardless of status, as long as you are a citizen of Da Xia, you can sign up for the imperial examination. All talented and ambitious people have the opportunity to serve as officials in the court."

[Wow! Daddy is great! Daddy is wise and powerful! Daddy is the light of Da Xia! ] Xia Miaoyuan clapped her hands and cheered.

The civil and military officials were stunned for a moment. After Yan Wenjing calmed down, he knelt down and shouted, "The emperor is wise!"

Other officials also echoed, "The emperor is wise."

On the same day, hundreds of copies of the imperial edict to reform the talent selection system were printed and spread throughout the country, which immediately caused a huge response.

Whether it was royal family members or ordinary people, they all praised the wisdom of Emperor Mingxi.

Now, not only royal family members can participate in the imperial examinations, but also low-class people can participate in the imperial examinations.

In the early winter of the capital, the weather became colder and the grass leaves gradually turned yellow.

The deer rescued by Xia Miaoyuan had almost healed from its leg injury. After removing the splint, it could already jump around.

Because Xia Miaoyuan couldn't speak before, he could only mumble "Maomao" to the deer, so the deer was simply called Maomao.

Xia Miaoyuan has regarded Maomao as his new friend these days. Except for eating, sleeping and being forced to attend court, he plays with Maomao almost all the time.

After the court today, Xia Miaoyuan immediately asked Debao to send her back to Kunning Palace.

"Maomao!" Xia Miaoyuan ran towards Maomao with her two short legs.

Maomao heard her little master calling her and ran towards her.

With a "bang", Xia Miaoyuan was knocked down by the deer.

"Wuwuwuwu! It hurts!" Xia Miaoyuan sat on the ground and burst into tears.

Maomao was stunned and didn't understand. After looking at Xia Miaoyuan for a while, he seemed to realize that he had bumped into the little master. He walked up to her with some guilt and licked the tears on her face.

"Oh, what's wrong?" The queen hurried out from inside when she heard the sound.

Seeing Xia Miaoyuan fall, she hurriedly picked her up and coaxed her softly.

"Although this little deer is cute, it is really too naughty. Let's put it in the Hundred Beasts Garden." The queen murmured.

"Isn't it." Xiao Luzi looked flattering.

"The lawn in this yard was originally fine, but it was eaten bare by it. Even the flowers in the flowerbed were bitten into a mess. How can the yard of our Kunning Palace still have the style of a queen?" "

In my opinion, it should have been sent to the Hundred Beasts Garden a long time ago."

[You flatterer! How dare you trick my mother into sending Maomao away!] Xia Miaoyuan raised her fist angrily and glared at Xiaoluzi fiercely.

The queen swept the messy flowers and plants in the yard and smiled bitterly.

"No, no, no! We want Maomao! We want Maomao!" Xia Miaoyuan protested loudly.

The queen looked at her daughter lovingly: "Okay, okay, I won't send Maomao away."

Xia Miaoyuan calmed down and lay on the queen's shoulder obediently.

The moment she lowered her head, she felt something strange.

It seemed like someone was watching her in the dark.

Xia Miaoyuan raised her head alertly and looked around, but found nothing.

Late at night, in the inner room of Xiande Palace, Concubine Xian was sitting in front of the dressing table and combing her hair carefully.

After sending the palace maids out, Eunuch Yang walked up to Concubine Xian and whispered, "These days, our spies have reported that the little princess is indeed much smarter than other children of the same age."

"Especially in the court, it's very strange."

"Lord Niu said that according to his observation, almost every time the emperor brings the little princess to court, there will be a surprising decree issued, and the emperor will also appear to be much wiser and more powerful than usual."

Lord Niu mentioned by Eunuch Yang is Concubine Xian's father, Minister of Works Niu Baijin.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian stopped combing her hair and frowned in thought.

After thinking for a long time, Concubine Xian beckoned Eunuch Yang to come closer to her ear, and then whispered, "Go find someone to prepare some medicine for me..."

Getting up in the morning in winter is the most difficult.

In the morning, Xia Miaoyuan was still enjoying the warmth of the quilt when the queen lifted the quilt and carried her out.

"Wake up quickly. I'll take you to see two people today." The queen said softly.

[Oh, how annoying! You don't have to accompany your father to court, but you still have to get up so early. Mother, don't you know how important sleep is to the growth and development of a child? ]

[Children who don't get enough sleep will become stupid. ]

Xia Miaoyuan squinted her eyes and muttered in the queen's arms, and the queen just found it funny.

The nanny cleaned Xia Miaoyuan neatly, changed her into a brocade satin embroidered dress for going out, and put on the beautiful gemstone necklace for her.

[Dressed so grandly, I don't know where you are going or who you are meeting. ]

Xia Miaoyuan looked at her clothes and muttered to herself.

Soon, she was carried into the carriage.

Xia Miaoyuan looked around and was even more puzzled. Today, she was riding in the largest carriage.

Emperor Mingxi, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, a family of five, were all in the carriage.

[What is this for? It's so weird.] Xia Miaoyuan looked around curiously along the way.

Finally, the carriage stopped in front of a luxurious house.

After getting off the car, Xia Miaoyuan looked up at the gate.

She wanted to see which family was written on the plaque, but there was no plaque for the house.

At this time, two old men with sideburns came over.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." The two were about to salute while talking.

Xia Zhengqi stepped forward and supported the old man: "Uncles, please don't be polite."

[Wow, are they Daddy's uncles?!] Xia Miaoyuan was surprised.

"My two uncles, I am unfilial and have made you suffer!" Xia Zhengqi stretched out his hands and tightly held the hands of the two old men.

The two old men's eyes were red, and the older one said in a difficult tone: "How can you be blamed for this? It's all in the past. How can you decide."

The younger one said: "Yes, now your majesty has helped us clear our grievances and allowed us to return to Beijing. We are already grateful."

Xia Zhengqi's eyes were also filled with tears. He tried hard to hold back his tears, and smiled slightly, saying: "This is my queen, and these are my three children with the queen."

The prince saluted cleverly to the two old men and shouted: "Hello, two uncles!"

The second prince followed suit. Xia Miaoyuan didn't know how to say the three words "uncle" and could only babbled a few words in baby talk.

Bailifeng and Bailihua smiled instantly and praised the three children for being sensible.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone entered the inner courtyard.

Since Xia Zhengqi accidentally met Aunt Guihua last time and learned about the situation of his two uncles, he issued an edict to recall them to the capital.

After the edict was issued, he asked people to prepare two adjacent houses in a good location in the capital.

Just yesterday, Bailifeng and Bailihua had just returned to the capital with their families.

In order to show his filial piety, Xia Zhengqi specifically told them not to rush to the palace to thank him, but to choose to bring their family to visit their uncles early the next morning.