The weather is getting colder day by day, and another heavy snow is falling.

Coming out of Mrs. Guan's place, Yun Yao grabbed Qi Baobox: "Eighth sister, you come with me." ”

Qi Baobox agreed and tightened the cloak and followed Yun Yao to her room, Yun Yao first asked Peony to bring hot tea, and when Qi Baobox sat down, Yun Yao took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Qi Baobox: "Your fourth brother didn't know why he was worried a few days ago, I asked him and he didn't say, I saw that he wrote this piece of paper, and I don't know what it has to do, you have always loved to inquire about things, and you know more, you can help me take a look." ”

As soon as Qi Baobox heard about Qi Jing's dare to ignore it, he immediately pulled the paper and looked at it carefully for a while.

After reading it, Qi Baobox frowned and meditated.

Yun Yao didn't dare to disturb her, not only did she not dare to speak, but even her breathing was much lighter.

After a long time, Qi Baobox slapped the table: "I know, the fourth brother should have made it difficult to recommend." ”

"Recommend?" Yun Yao was stunned for a moment, looking uncertain: "Aren't you going to be admitted to the Jinshi, what else do you recommend?" Isn't it that he doesn't want to take the exam anymore and wants to be an official directly? ”

Qi Baobox shook his head with a wry smile: "Sister-in-law, how can things be as simple as you think, it is not so easy for us to enter the Great Zhou Dynasty to enter the Shishi exam." ”

Yun Yao hurriedly asked, and it took a long time to understand what was going on.

Speaking of which, the imperial examination system of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not perfect, and the previous Xiucai examination and the lifting of people are quite like that, but this Jinshi examination is different, almost all the people who come to take the exam will gather in Chang'an City before the Jinshi examination, before the arrival of the New Year's Festival. They would write such flowery articles to vote for a certain minister or a member of the royal family.

If you have submitted an article, if it is well written, and it is favored by a courtier or prince, you will recommend this move, or take this move to participate in some banquets, literary meetings, etc., to help him become famous.

When it is time for the spring season, those who are famous may be selected, especially during the palace examination, and in many cases, the emperor does not look at the quality of the article to take the scholars, but to distinguish the first and second by reputation.

After Yun Yao listened to Qi Baobox's detailed explanation, the boss with his mouth open, his eyes widened: "This." It's too much to think about. Isn't the exam fair and just, if you do it like this, almost no one from a poor family can get it. ”

"yes." Qi Baobox sighed: "This is also no way, who is called the Shi clan is powerful now." The emperor wanted to take a scientific expedition. The scholars also wanted to occupy official positions. So we can only strike a balance in this way, otherwise, no one will be able to hold back those wang clans when they make trouble. ”

Yun Yao nodded: "That's the same thing." ”

She pointed to the names on the paper again: "And what about these people?" ”

Qi Baobox explained to Yun Yao while looking at it: "These are all officials from a prestigious family. However, they are not arrogant, and they are quite kind to the poor people, and these officials have no children in their families to participate in the scientific examination this year, presumably the fourth brother wants to follow the path of these officials, and the four treasures of the study written above, ancient paintings and ancient fans should be the preferences of all officials. ”

It's a matter of trying to come up with a list of gifts, and then choose the one who is most likely to help.

Yun Yao understood in an instant.

I heard Qi Baobox say again: "The fourth brother shouldn't have thought about it yet, I don't know who to vote for." ”

Yun Yao nodded, and also thought about it, and asked while thinking: "Why is there no official from the Guan family written on this?" ”

Qi Baobox glanced at Yun Yao: "You are stupid, there are also children of the Guan family who are going to participate in the scientific examination this year, no matter how good our relationship with the Guan family is, can we be better than the children of the other family?" You also asked me why I didn't look for the Xie family, the Xie family is a military general, and they are not next to the literati. ”

"What then?" Yun Yao also became upset, took the paper and took a good look at it, and pulled up the Qi treasure box: "Let's go and ask Mrs. Guan how it is?" ”

Qi Baobox also smiled when he heard it: "This is a good idea, the husband who passed away from Mrs. Guan was a literati, and she was born in the Guan family, so I want to know these things better than us." ”

The two sisters-in-law didn't care about resting any longer, they both put on their coats and went to Mrs. Guan's place again.

Mrs. Guan Gu was just quieter and watched these two people come again, and when the two of them dropped something, she said that she wanted to ask, so she watched Yun Yao enter the door and sent the girl out, and then she mysteriously took out a piece of paper and asked, asking about things related to scientific research.

Mrs. Guan was quite helpless, but she still thought carefully for them.

After looking at the list for a while, Mrs. Guan Gu thought about the current situation in the court, and knocked on the table: "If you want to tell me, the people on this paper are not suitable, if you really want to hit with one blow, it is better to throw it under the Changle Horse Gate." ”

"Changle Horse?" Yun Yao and Qi Bao Box were quite surprised.

Mrs. Guan nodded: "It's the Changle Horse......"

Princess Changle Mansion

Qi Zhen, the horse of Changle, led a middle-aged man wearing a light purple robe, a purple and gold crown, and a sable fur cloak into the door, and as he walked, Qi Zhen smiled and said: "My father and emperor have not been able to welcome my sons from afar, and I hope that my father will forgive my sins." ”

The one who was led by Qi Zhen was Emperor Chengping today, he waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, I heard that Changle was sick and came to take a look." ”

"The princess didn't know that her father was coming, and now she is still lying in the house, do you want to ask her son to call the princess?" Qi Zhen asked with a smile.

Emperor Chengping took a few steps into the main hall, sat down and played the snow on his shirt: "Since you are sick, lie down, don't toss her, I will sit for a while and then look at her." ”

Qi Zhen answered and asked the maid to bring tea.

The maid serving tea wore a silver and red jacket, a long skirt with ink, and a light red armor, showing a slender figure and a very good posture.

She slowly moved the tea in the small bowl of white porcelain from the official kiln, put it down lightly and stepped aside.

Emperor Chengping glanced at it a few times, and saw that this maid had a long face and big eyes, and her skin was quite white, but it was not too delicate, and in addition, a black mole on the side of her mouth was a little discordant, so he felt quite dazzling, and waved his hand: "Go down." ”

The maid hurriedly retreated, and Emperor Chengping took a sip of tea: "This dragon and phoenix group tea is not bad, but the skills of the tea makers are not too good." The water is a little old, and the tea is a little too much, and the taste is choking. ”

When Qi Zhen heard it, he said yes again and again, and said while wiping his sweat: "Erchen asked someone to cook it again." ”

Emperor Chengping sighed: "Let's go, let's go, there's no need, it's the same if you cook it again, why bother tossing it again, I've been doing it for a few days, and it's not going to be smooth." ”

Qi Zhen understood as soon as he heard it. The most beautiful concubine in the palace went before. The rest of the concubines and beauties are not as beautiful and moving as the concubines, Emperor Chengping is in a very bad mood when he looks at it, and he has no interest in writing and painting these days, and the paintings he paints are either bad here or there. I simply threw everything away and came out to relax.

"My father is in a bad mood. Erchen empathizes. The son asked someone to look for it carefully to see if he could find a beauty who was agreed to by his father. Qi Zhen lowered his head and whispered, and called another maid in. This maid is better than the previous one, and although Emperor Chengping was not satisfied with it, he was able to stand in front of him and serve, so he didn't let it go.

He sighed: "Why are there so few beauties in this world, over the years, except for the concubine, there is no one named I agree." ”

As soon as Emperor Chengping looked down at the big feet of the maid, he felt bored again: "A woman's big feet are really ugly, let's go down." ”

When Qi Zhen heard this, he quickly drove the maid down, and served Emperor Chengping even more tremblingly.

After a while, Emperor Chengping's big eunuch Song Zhu came over with a woman wearing a tender green dress, the woman had a round face with apples, a pair of big eyes, and when she didn't smile, the corners of her mouth were crooked and she looked very happy, Emperor Chengping looked at it a few times and nodded and acquiesced: "You can also look at it, as long as you don't look closely, you can also do some work to serve tea and pour water." ”

The woman's face was a little stiffer, and she slowly walked behind Emperor Chengping and stood aside respectfully.

Qi Zhen confessed his sin and went out, and after a while, he came in with a small guy holding a large bundle of picture scrolls, and he unfolded and commented on Emperor Chengping.

Emperor Chengping looked at the paintings one by one, and after looking at a few of them, he waved his hand and said: "Youzhi, I'm afraid you haven't bothered to study painting this year, I don't see that your paintings have grown at all." ”

Qi Zhen's sweat was even more, and he didn't care about wiping: "Erchen, Erchen really didn't think much about it." ”

"You." Emperor Chengping nodded at Qi Zhenxun and said: "Don't always mess around with those courtesans, it's all play, just don't play too much, and don't lose your mind by playing." ”

"Yes, yes." Qi Zhen assured in a loud voice: "Erchen will pay attention in the future." ”

Emperor Chengping continued: "My Changle is a virtuous person, she has a good temperament by you, but you can't help but pay attention, be kind to Changle in the future, don't make her angry anymore, you and Changle are serious couples, you have to live a good life, although Changle doesn't take the princess's shelf, but you have to respect her somewhat." ”

Emperor Chengping said it to this point, where did Qi Zhen dare to say half a word, confess his guilt one after another, and promised that he would treat Princess Changle well in the future.

This is his son-in-law, and he has the same interests as Emperor Chengping, and Emperor Chengping can't help but give Qi Zhen face, and he will pass after a few words.

Then, he asked Qi Zhen to lead the way and took Song Zhu to Princess Changle's room.

When he entered the door, he smelled a smell of medicine, Emperor Chengping frowned, waiting for the maid to open the curtain, Emperor Chengping went in to take a closer look, and saw Changle Gong pale and skinny half leaning on the bed, looking at Changle like this, Emperor Chengping was also very uncomfortable.

Seeing that Changle was about to get out of bed to salute, Emperor Chengping took a few steps over to support her: "If you are sick like this, you can't rest well and toss something, hurry up and sit down." ”

With this support, Emperor Chengping looked at a big red pimple on Changle's right cheek, this pimple called Changle's originally beautiful face was not good-looking, it was a pity to look at, as if the perfect artwork had a flaw, and it was not good to call Emperor Chengping awkward.

He was so awkward, he was not as kind as he used to be when he talked to Changle, and he was a little farther away from Changle.

However, after comforting Changle for a few words, Emperor Chengping got up to leave, Changle wanted to send, and Emperor Chengping gave her a few words before she stopped.

Coming out of the Changle house, Emperor Chengping touched the right side of his face, thinking of the pimple on Changle's face, he couldn't help but want to shiver.

Qi Zhen didn't find that Emperor Chengping was wrong, and smiled and wanted to lead Emperor Chengping to rest in the greenhouse in the back garden, but Emperor Chengping pointed out something to go, and Qi Zhen had no choice but to send Emperor Chengping out.

Seeing Emperor Chengping get on the warm sedan chair and return to the palace, Qi Zhencai was afraid after sweating for a while, and said that it was fortunate that he sent those courtesans to another courtyard today, otherwise Emperor Chengping would not know how to be trained when he saw it. (To be continued.) )