Chapter 245 Palace Examination

The aunt mentioned by Rong Er is Rongpin in the palace.

She is the biological daughter of the old lady of the Rong family and the biological aunt of Rong Chuyue and Rong Xinyue.

Old lady Rong sighed and said, "I miss her! She is the flesh and blood of me, how can I not miss her."

"Once you enter the palace, it's like a deep sea, ah! There is no way!"

Rongpin has been in the palace for more than ten years. Because of her beautiful appearance, she was also very favored for a period of time.

But unfortunately, Rongpin failed to give birth to a child for Emperor Mingxi.

Without children, the emperor paid less and less attention to her.

Now, Emperor Mingxi only has the empress in his eyes, and Rongpin's favor is even less pitiful.

If she is not favored, there is no grace to leave the palace to visit her parents.

Calculated, Rongpin has not returned to her parents' home for two years.

Rong Er's eyes flashed with cunning: "Grandma, although aunt can't get grace and can't leave the palace to see us. But we can go to the palace to see her!"

The old lady's eyes lit up, and dimmed after a moment: "This..."

"It's not easy for your aunt to live in the palace. If her family members enter the palace, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate and make the emperor and the empress unhappy."

Rong Er stood behind the old lady, massaging her shoulders, and said gently: "Grandma, you don't know yet?"

"Now, it is the Empress who is in charge of the six palaces. Concubine Jiang is dead, and the Empress Dowager doesn't care." "

And our Empress is the most generous and kind. When the family members of the concubines in the harem come to the palace to visit, she not only doesn't show any displeasure, but also supports it."

Old Lady Rong was surprised: "Is it really so?"

"Grandma, can your granddaughter still fool you?" Rong Er blinked her big eyes and put on a harmless expression.

"Okay, okay!" Old Madam Rong said happily.

"Then I'll prepare, inform the palace in advance, and go to see your aunt."

Rong Er smiled and said, "When grandma goes to the palace, can you take Xinyue with you? I haven't been to the palace yet."

Old Madam Rong took Rong Er's hand and said lovingly, "Of course you can."

That night, in Aunt Su's yard.

In the bedroom, Aunt Su and Rong Er sat opposite each other.

Aunt Su sighed, "Hey! Madam mentioned another marriage to me today."

"The man's name is Xu Jing'an, he is 19 years old this year, and he is the only son of Xu Dian, the county magistrate of Wuping County." Rong Er

said angrily, "Humph! Although I am not a legitimate daughter, I am at least the granddaughter of the Minister of the Imperial Household and the daughter of the Minister of Rites."

"You even told me the son of a county magistrate! Are you a malicious person?"

Aunt Su gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't it? Just the son of a seventh-rank county magistrate."

"What else did Madam tell me? Don't complain about their low official positions. She said that the man is the only son in the family, and he will have fewer worries in the future without sisters-in-law, and his life will definitely be comfortable."

"What else is there to say? The man has already made it to the list of the eighty-something tribute students in the imperial examination. He is said to have at least entered the second class in the palace examination and will soon become an official. His future is limitless."

"They say this is an excellent marriage."

Rong Er's pretty face flushed with anger: "Even if he gets an official position, so what. He will either be a small editor in the Hanlin Academy or be sent to the local area to be a county magistrate."

"Even if it takes ten years, so what!"

"Since it is such a good marriage, why doesn't she tell her own daughter?"

Aunt Su sighed again: "But the prince doesn't like you. You can't even be a concubine. You still have to find another marriage."

"This is the sixth marriage that Madam has told you about. We have rejected them all one after another. Wouldn't that offend Madam?"

"After all, your marriage still has to be arranged by the madam."

"My mother feels so sad!"

Rong Er's eyes dimmed and said, "Don't worry, mother. Although I can't marry the prince, I have a new idea. If I succeed this time, it will be more glorious than marrying the prince."

"Besides, if I succeed this time, Rong Chuyue's dream of becoming a princess will be shattered. For the rest of her life, you can just wait and see me trample her under my feet."

Aunt Su widened her eyes in surprise: "What idea have you come up with? Is there really such a good way?"

Rong Er blinked cunningly and said, "I have already coaxed the old lady into happy and she promised to take me into the palace."

Then, Rong Er leaned over and whispered a few words to Aunt Su.

Aunt Su stood up excitedly: "Really? Are you sure about this?"

Rong Er nodded firmly: "Mother, you have to believe in your daughter's charm."

Aunt Su's eyes were a little moist because she was too excited. She hugged her daughter and said: "My precious daughter is amazing!"

Rong Er hugged Aunt Su back and said: "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely marry better than Rong Chuyue in this life, and I will definitely beat her." Aunt Su nodded

heavily: "Mother believes you!"

...

In a blink of an eye, the day of the palace examination arrived.

All 360 candidates who passed the joint examination will enter the palace examination.

All 360 candidates took a bath, fumigated incense, put on their most decent clothes, and lined up to enter the Golden Throne Hall.

The palace examination will be personally set and supervised by the emperor, and the emperor will also participate in reading the test papers.

Then, the first and second place will be selected based on the scores.

There are only three people in the first place, namely the top three and the third place.

There are 100 people in the second place, and all those who get the second place will become Jinshi.

The rest are listed as the third place.

Those who get the third place are called "Tong Jinshi".

Xia Zhengqi wanted to see if there were any special talents, so he specially carried Xia Miaoyuan to the palace examination site.

Xia Miaoyuan originally wanted to take a nap, but was pulled out of the quilt by Xia Zhengqi early in the morning, which made her unhappy.

[Ahhhh! This princess really wants to get angry! ]

[It's ok to take me to court from time to time, but what does it mean to take me to supervise the exam? ]

In the examination room of the palace examination, rows of desks were neatly arranged, and the candidates sat in front of the desks, writing furiously.

In order to appease his daughter, Xia Zhengqi asked Debao to bring several snacks and put them behind the screen in the hall.

"Come, Miao'er, eat something delicious, and then accompany your father to supervise the exam."

When Xia Miaoyuan saw the various snacks, his attention immediately shifted to his mouth, and his saliva was about to come out.

[Ah, they are all my favorites, peach blossom crisps, small steamed buns, crab meat crisps, meat jerky, and various nuts, hahahahaha! ]

[Okay, I'll forgive Dad for the time being, and I'll accompany Dad to supervise the exam after eating. 】

Xia Miaoyuan sat among the snacks, grabbed a crab roe crisp in one hand and a piece of meat jerky in the other, and started to chew like a hamster.

There were a few examinees with good hearing in the hall, and they faintly heard the rustling sound of eating, and thought they were too nervous and hallucinating.

After Xia Miaoyuan had eaten and drunk her fill, she walked out from behind the screen, stroking her bulging belly with satisfaction.

She stretched out her two short legs and paced slowly in the hall, imitating Emperor Mingxi.

She wanted to see how the examinees were answering, but unfortunately she was too short to see anything.

【Oh, this is so embarrassing, I turned around and around, and all I could see were legs and feet. 】

The examinees were suddenly surprised to find a cute little baby appeared in the examination room.

Then they all felt warm in their hearts, because this little baby was so cute and so soft that it simply melted their hearts.

Presumably, this is the famous Princess Anguo, right?

Who would have thought that Emperor Mingxi loved his daughter so much that he would bring the princess to supervise the exam.

The candidates couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, and after sighing, they continued to concentrate on answering the questions.

Xia Miaoyuan couldn't see the examinees' papers, and she was anxious. She stood on tiptoe, but still couldn't see.

Xia Zhengqi silently observed his daughter, trying hard to hold back his laughter, and then walked to his daughter and picked her up.

"Father will hold you for the tour." Xia Zhengqi said in a breath.

The line of sight became higher, and the vision immediately became much better.

[Yeah, that's good now! ] Xia Miaoyuan supported Emperor Mingxi's shoulders and nodded with satisfaction.

[Wang Da, Sun Qian, He Hui...] Xia Miaoyuan read the names on the test papers while looking at the candidates' papers.

[I don't remember any of these. They don't seem to be in the book.]

Xia Zhengqi listened to his daughter's voice silently, then held her and continued to inspect other places.

[Qin Zhi!] Xia Miaoyuan's tone suddenly changed.