Chapter 223 Looking for Zhu Qi
Xia Miaoyuan carefully looked at the cover of the registration book that registered Zhu Qi. It was the barbecue restaurant next to Tongfu Inn.
[Well, that's great. This Zhu Qi should live in Tongfu Inn. As long as I observe this barbecue restaurant at noon tomorrow, I can confirm which one is Zhu Qi.]
Xia Miaoyuan held the registration book to his chest and thought seriously.
[Tomorrow morning, I must pester my mother to take me out of the palace.]
The queen sat cross-legged next to Xia Miaoyuan, embroidering silently, listening to her daughter's voice, feeling both moved and a little amused.
At this moment, Xia Zhengqi's deep voice rang out: "Ruoyu, Miao'er, what are you doing?"
The queen hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, aren't you busy with the Enke? How come you have time to come here today?"
Xia Zhengqi raised his eyebrows at the queen and said: "I miss you."
The queen lowered her head, her face a little red, and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, Miao'er is still here."
Xia Miaoyuan instantly felt goosebumps all over the floor. [Mommy, can you avoid the children when you are playing with your children?]
Xia Zhengqi laughed and said: "I miss Miao'er too, I miss her so much!"
As he said that, Xia Zhengqi held his daughter in his arms and kissed her fiercely.
[Tsk, I don't care, I don't care!] Xia Miaoyuan turned her face away.
The queen couldn't help but laugh at this.
"Eh? What is this? Ruoyu, what are you looking at?" Xia Zhengqi lowered his head and happened to catch a glimpse of the pile of registration books on the table on the kang.
The Queen said gently, "Your Majesty is wrong this time. Those are not read by me, but by your precious daughter."
"Oh?" Xia Zhengqi put his daughter on the couch and picked up the registration book curiously.
"These are all names, what are they?"
Xia Miaoyuan said, "It's a registration book!"
Xia Zhengqi looked puzzled.
The queen explained, "Miao'er did a good deed at her barbecue chain today."
"All students who come to Beijing to take the imperial examination can have a free meal every day with their imperial examination certificates."
"These registration books are the names of those who come to each barbecue restaurant to receive free meals today."
After hearing this, Xia Zhengqi suddenly realized something. He picked up the registration book and flipped through it, and then his eyes lit up.
Ever since he heard Xia Miaoyuan mention Zhu Qi in his heart last time, Xia Zhengqi has been thinking about him.
This special examination was mainly prepared to recruit Zhu Qi.
A few days ago, when the students began to come to Beijing, Xia Zhengqi sent secret guards to investigate Zhu Qi.
However, the inn was in chaos, and the guest registration was messy, so far, Zhu Qi has not been found.
Xia Zhengqi was troubled by the difficulty of finding Zhu Qi, as it was not easy to do it openly and in a high-profile manner.
Seeing that his daughter had obtained the registration information of ten books of students, Xia Zhengqi immediately felt that there was hope in finding Zhu Qi.
"Hahaha! I didn't expect that my Miao'er would be so kind. She is indeed my good daughter!" Xia Zhengqi smiled happily.
Xia Miaoyuan bit her finger and hesitated for a moment, then opened Zhu Qi's registration book, pointed at Zhu Qi's name, and said, "Father, look!"
"Miao'er dreamed of these two words, and an old man with a white beard told Miao'er that this person was the reincarnation of the God of Wealth!"
Xia Miaoyuan said in a baby voice, with clear and firm eyes.
Xia Zhengqi and the queen were both shocked when they heard this.
They didn't expect that their daughter would come up with such an explanation to help Da Xia keep Zhu Qi.
Oh, it's really hard for her, a baby still thinking about the future of Da Xia.
The emperor and empress felt warm and moved.
"Really? Miao'er must have dreamed of a fairy!" Xia Zhengqi suppressed his emotions and said in a teasing tone.
The queen and the queen echoed: "The fairy has appeared in our Miao'er's dreams. Our Miao'er is really not an ordinary child!"
Xia Zhengqi then rolled up the registration book with Zhu Qi's name and put it into his sleeve.
While putting it in his sleeve, he said: "What Miao'er dreamed of must be true. Father will definitely pay attention to this person later."
Seeing Xia Zhengqi's seriousness, Xia Miaoyuan's anxious heart was finally settled a lot.
[I hope Daddy wasn't teasing me just now. We must find this person!]
That night, Xia Zhengqi called the prince and told him everything about Zhu Qi. He also handed him the registration book.
Xia Zhengqi said seriously, "Find a few people to protect Zhu Qi. No matter what, during the exam, you must protect Zhu Qi."
"Whether he can pass the imperial examination, enter the court, and be used by the Great Xia court depends on whether this exam goes well."
The prince knew the accuracy of his sister's predictions about the future and took this matter very seriously.
The next morning, he called his cousin Xiao Yong and his uncle Bai Lixin together and asked them to help him complete this task.
Xiao Yong and Bai Lixin were only 17 or 18 years old, full of energy and curiosity.
When they heard about this mysterious and important mission, they immediately became excited and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the prince to complete the mission.
Then, the two changed into ordinary scholar robes and put two books in their messenger bags.
The prince walked a few steps away, looked them up and down, and then nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it looks like that. If anyone asks, you can say that you are local people in Beijing."
At noon that day, in the Royal Barbecue Restaurant next to Tongfu Inn.
Xia Miaoyuan and the Queen were looking downstairs from the private room on the third floor.
Although Emperor Mingxi had promised Xia Miaoyuan that he would keep an eye on Zhu Qi, Xia Miaoyuan still felt uneasy and insisted on pestering the empress to leave the palace.
The empress knew her daughter's worries and felt distressed, so she happily took her to the barbecue restaurant.
Xia Miaoyuan squatted at the corner of the second-floor stairs and looked towards the lobby. She saw three or two burly scholars in long gowns eating in the lobby, looking around while eating.
She immediately recognized that those people must be secret guards disguised as scholars.
【Well, it seems that Daddy didn't lie to me. He really paid attention to Zhu Qi.】
At this time, a scholar of medium build, round face and fair complexion pushed the door and walked in.
"Are you a student here to take the exam? Please register here to get your meals." A waiter stood behind the counter and greeted the round-faced scholar warmly.
"Okay, my name is Zhu Qi, the strange Qi. This is my certificate." The round-faced scholar said lightly, and handed over the exam certificate.
"Okay!" The waiter wrote the name in a few strokes.
At this time, a scholar with a sturdy figure walked out and passed by Zhu Qi.
"Ouch!" Zhu Qi was hit hard by this man.
"You should walk more carefully!" Zhu Qi complained.
The sturdy scholar did not answer or stop, but walked out with big strides.
Zhu Qi patted his robe lightly, his face froze, and then he shouted: "My purse! How come my purse is gone!"
"Oh no, there's a thief!"
He shouted, pushed aside the people next to him, opened the door and rushed out.