"I wish to take you as my disciples."
The two young men were taken aback. The Grand Scholar had come in person and even said he wanted to take them as his disciples.
This is like a pie falling from the sky!
“If the Regent hadn’t said you had good aptitude, I probably would never have taken on any disciples in my life.”
Regent!!!
"Did the Regent send you to say this?"
The Grand Secretary was already shocked that he had lowered himself to come here, but he didn't expect that the Regent would also recommend him. "That's right, he recommended him."
"Then, may we become your disciples?"
After all, it was the regent who recommended him; he might obey orders but be unwilling in his heart.
"Can."
The Grand Scholar smiled and said, "If you don't want to, there's no need for me to come all this way."
"Student greets teacher!!"
The Grand Scholar stroked his beard. "Very good, very good."
………
"The imperial examination is over. The Regent should be coming to the palace to report to me soon, right?"
An Kesen: "The Prime Minister has arrived. After the Regent had the list posted, he returned to his palace."
Emperor Junlan's face fell. "He didn't even come to tell me?"
Ankesen: "Yes, Your Majesty." What do I have to say to you? The candidates for the palace examination have all been confirmed, and we're just waiting for the examination in two months.
"Your Majesty, are you still preparing the exam questions?"
Emperor Lan: "...I feel there are some issues that I may need to consult with the Regent."
"Therefore, we set off from the palace to the Regent's Palace."
Ankersen: "..."
Emperor Junlan had a good plan in mind and was about to change his clothes when he heard Zhao Delin's voice from outside, "The Prime Minister has arrived!"
Emperor Lan: "..."
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
The Emperor turned and sat down in his chair. "What is it, Prime Minister?"
"This is the list of those who have advanced to the provincial examination."
After glancing at it, Di Junlan said, "Oh? Only thirty people this time?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. They were all selected through the personal supervision of the Regent and based on their own abilities."
"The first place goes to Liu Si."
Li Mingzhong: "He is the top scholar most favored by the Regent."
"Oh? The one the Regent favors the most, where is his exam paper? Let me see it."
Li Mingzhong: "Yes."
At first, Di Junlan was quite satisfied with the answers and solutions on the test paper, until the last question, which was marked with the word "discard," made him take another look at that question.
"Was this last question set by the Regent?"
Li Mingzhong's eyes widened in surprise. "Yes, Your Majesty." He and the Ministers of Rites and Personnel had studied the matter for a long time before they could figure out the deeper meaning, but they hadn't expected His Majesty to see it at a glance.
"Indeed excellent, honest and impartial."
No wonder Murong Jin took a liking to him; he is indeed a talented person.
"Pay close attention. If you perform well in the palace examination, you can stay and serve the country."
Li Mingzhong: "Yes." It didn't say anything about getting into the top three, or even the second or third place. As long as you perform well, you can stay and get an official position.
However, His Majesty was not angry, which shows that he has matured a lot during this time.
"Then I shall take my leave."
Emperor Junlan: "Hmm, you may step down."
After Li Mingzhong left, Emperor Junlan also stood up. "Let's go, I need to change my clothes and go out of the palace to find the Regent."
Ankesen: "..." How did he end up with such a master?
Just as they were about to leave, someone came to report, "Your Majesty, the Regent is not in the palace."
Di Junlan's expression was rather unpleasant. "Then where did he go?"
Subordinate: "It seems there are some things that need to be explained at the villa."
Di Junlan twirled the gold ring on his thumb. "Then let's go to the Regent's villa."
"yes."
………
"My lord, the guards say His Majesty is coming here and has already left the palace."
Murong Jin: "..."
He glanced at his subordinates working around him and said, "Hmm."
There's nothing wrong with her coming here. Besides being busy lately, she's been coming here to arrange some things.
I knew that Emperor Junlan had arrived when I was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea.
"Your Majesty, I have come to visit you."
Murong Jin looked at the person who walked in from outside the door, put down the teacup in her hand, and said, "Then thank you very much, Your Majesty."
"There's no need for formalities between us." After entering the courtyard from outside, Di Junlan knew that this was where Murong Jin was staying at the villa.
After all, it looks similar in style to the Regent's Palace's bedroom.
"By the way, I heard from the Prime Minister that my brother has taken a fancy to a scholar who has passed the imperial examination?"
Murong Jin sat in her wheelchair and said, "Hmm, she has a clear sense of right and wrong and dares to speak out. Not bad."
Emperor Junlan sat down next to Murong Jin, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then said to Murong Jin, "I have read his exam paper. He is indeed quite bold. If I were petty, I might have had him dragged away and beheaded."
Murong Jin's lips curled into a smile, "But His Majesty didn't, did he?"
Looking at the smile in Murong Jin's eyes, Di Junlan couldn't help but curl his lips as well. "Yes, that's what my brother taught me. We must not kill the innocent indiscriminately. We must serve the country and its people. We must distinguish right from wrong. If someone does something wrong, whether they are an emperor or a member of the royal family, they must be punished accordingly."
The prince is subject to the same laws as the commoner.
He had seen these words in his answer to the homework Murong Jin gave him, and he had answered them seriously.
“Brother, sometimes I feel that you are more suitable for this position than I am.”
Murong Jin glanced at him and said frankly, "I thought about it before, but I don't anymore."
I used to think about usurping the throne, but now I don't want to anymore.
Di Junlan chuckled, "Haha, brother, you really aren't wary of me at all."
"Your Majesty has been so sincere to me, so naturally I will reciprocate with the same sincerity."
Di Junlan is now living a fulfilling life, unlike before when he was plagued by anxieties and even worried about being killed at any moment...
Looking at the gentle person beside him, he might have initially just wanted to find the person who saved him back then, but now his mindset has changed quite a bit.
If she was interested in Murong Jin from the beginning, now she is not only interested in him, but also wants to gradually enter Murong Jin's life.
After all, the handsome and capable Murong Jin was very attractive to him, and it seemed quite reasonable for him to fall in love with someone like that. After all, many people, regardless of gender, liked Murong Jin...
"Regent, if I like you more and more, then what we said before still stands?"
Murong Jin gave an ambiguous "oh," and said, "I did not say that if Your Majesty continues to like me, I need to agree to your request."
Di Junlan's expression changed, looking somewhat dumbfounded and at a loss, his voice filled with confusion, "Huh???"
"Is that right, Your Majesty? I did not make any promises."
Looking at the person with a smile in their eyes, Di Junlan didn't know what to say.
At that time, Murong Jin really didn't make any promises to him.
It seems he was tricked by the person he liked.
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