At this moment, Wang's heart is very afraid, she is afraid that the child in her womb is a stillbirth, which is undoubtedly a heavy blow to her, and the stillbirth will also affect her body, she is afraid that it will be difficult to give birth to an heir in the future, and if His Royal Highness knows how to say it, it will be difficult for him to get His Highness's favor in the future, although he can put the fault on others, pretend to be pitiful and win His Highness's pity for a while, but it is also a temporary expedient measure, and it cannot solve the fundamental problem.

The imperial doctor came quickly, and after saluting the Yuan family, he checked the pulse of the Wang family, and at this time, the experienced midwife also arrived, followed by the Zhang family, the Yu family, and the Yan family came to greet after receiving the news.

Of course, the greeting is fake and the play is true, and the backyard is frequent, even if it is called sister and sister, looking at Hele is not hating people so much that he grits his teeth, the backyard is like that, depending on everyone's means.

The doctor didn't come up with a reason for the diagnosis for a long time, and asked Wang about what he ate on weekdays, trying to find out the reason why the fetus in Wang's womb was not moving from eating.

Zhilan truthfully explained that even those supplements sent were taken appropriately according to the doctor's prescription, and there was no abuse of them.

The midwife needs to stroke Wang's abdomen with experience to determine the position of the fetus, and then push the position of the fetus with her hands to see if the fetus can change its position by itself, so as to judge whether the fetus is alive, and finally listen to the fetal heartbeat, which is a bit difficult, because it is separated by a layer of belly, and the fetal heartbeat is difficult to distinguish.

Half a day has passed since the midwife's time to touch the fetus, and Wang's exclamation came from the bed curtain, it was the midwife's hand that was heavier, even if Wang could bear it, she didn't want to endure it at this time, because she clearly knew that those people outside would not sympathize with her, and she didn't need to be patient.

Yuan listened to Wang's painful cry from the bed curtain, and his heart was full of thoughts, not worried that something would happen to Wang, but that Wang's fetus would have a freak, if this matter was known by outsiders, it would damage His Highness's reputation, and it would be unlucky to give birth to such a child.

The people waiting outside are particularly anxious, because some people are looking forward to the Wang family's bad luck, the child can't be born or something more strict happens, don't blame them for being ruthless, how can they have a foothold in the house if they are not ruthless, now there is only one daughter under the knees of the Yuan family in the house, and other concubines can't be born safely even if they are pregnant with children, no wonder the women in the backyard want to fight, they are not only fighting for their own status and respect, but also fighting for their lives.

There is no concubine room with children, can only fall out of favor after old age, live alone in a secluded garden for the rest of their lives, how desolate it is, having children is equivalent to having status, even if one day old and decrepit, will not be trampled under the feet of newcomers, children are their best protection and dependence, for the sake of children, they will also have a dignity to enjoy in the future, this is the sorrow of a woman in the backyard, but who can break free from the shackles and boldly seek a better life for themselves, no, It's not that they don't dare, but the shackles of the world's etiquette and education, this is their fate, who can really change their fate?

After another half of tea, the midwife finally asked people to pull open the bed curtain, and after saluting the Yuan family, she said: "Mrs. Hui, the fetus in Aunt Wang's womb can turn around, but it is just ......."

"Just what?" Yuan's displeasure in midwifery and mother spoke in a hurry.

"It's just that the child is very lazy and unwilling to move, which is why the child has not moved so far." The midwife didn't know how to express it, and it was the first time she had encountered such a strange thing.

"Are you sure?" Yuan didn't believe that the fetus in the womb was lazy before it was formed.

"Sure." The midwife assured: "The slave and maid tried back and forth five or six times to make sure that the child was alive. ”

"That's fine." Yuan Shi breathed a sigh of relief on the surface, but secretly doubted inside.

In this way, the Wang family was happy, but Ouyang Yun and the others did not see much happiness, but fortunately, the days were still long, and let the Wang family go happy.

Once Wang's matter was confirmed, there was no need for the Yuan family to stay, and he instructed the imperial doctor to look at the prescription of some nourishing decoction and then went back to his residence.

Ouyang Yun and the others didn't see it as a good show, so they naturally looked sad, and after pretending to greet the Wang family, they each went back to their own residences.

Seeing that everyone was gone, the big stone in his heart fell, and his body suddenly lay on one side, feeling weak, fortunately, fortunately, the child was fine, otherwise she really didn't know what to do.

Seeing that Wang's face was slightly pale, Zhilan knew that she was frightened, and helped Wang to lie down, "Auntie, rest quickly, and the slave will go to decoction." ”

Wang Shi didn't have any strength in his body now, nodded slightly and asked Zhilan to retreat, she wanted to sleep well, she was really uncomfortable after tossing this day.

After the eldest prince Mu Zhao returned home, the Yuan family told him about the Wang family, "It's just ......"

Yuan's face was gloomy, and he hesitated when he spoke, causing Mu Zhao to frown.

"What's the hard thing to say?" Mu Zhao asked.

"Your Highness, although the fetus in Wang's womb is fine, the concubine is afraid." The distress on Yuan's face finally expressed the uneasiness in his heart.

"The concubine has heard a little about this, like the child in Wang's womb, even if there is no abnormality during pregnancy, but after birth, there will often be early death or natural dementia, although the imperial doctor did not say it, but it is always abnormal." Yuan's brows frowned slightly, and his face was embarrassed.

The Yuan family reminded Mu Zhao here first, in case there was an accident on the Wang family's side and a freak was born, he could also blame the fault on the Wang family's own problems, and it had nothing to do with her, so that no one would talk about taking care of her.

Mu Zhao's brows tightened after hearing this, how could the Wang family cause so many things when she was pregnant with a child, could it really be a child's problem? It was impossible for him not to think about it, after all, things happened one after another, and they were all aimed at the fetus in the womb, and he was quite constrained in the court during this time, so he couldn't help but think about whether the child came at the wrong time.

The Yuan family guessed something from Mu Zhao's expression, and secretly rejoiced in his heart that the time and place were really favorable, and the people were on his side, and the Wang family was going to be happy again.

"It's cheap Wang's again!" After Ouyang Yun went back, she slapped the table with a dissatisfied face and sat down angrily.

Mama sent Yahuan out to close the door, poured tea and handed it to Ouyang Yun to dissipate her anger, "Miss, the Wang family may not be able to get much benefit this time, and His Royal Highness didn't say anything just after asking." ”

"That's true, but I don't want to see Wang's flamboyance." Ouyang Yun is a person who must be compared, she can't get used to the Wang family, so she wants to make the Wang family unlucky, and even let the Wang family have no day to turn over in the future.

"Miss, don't worry, even if the Wang family is okay now, it can still be good after a while." Mama said in a low voice: "The old slave once heard that the child in the Wang family's womb would be different from ordinary people even if it was born, not to mention that the child can really grow up?" "Mama can see very clearly, it is a fool's dream to have a child with the Yuan clan in charge.

Ouyang Yun was moved by Mama's words, just because Mama had expected it right these times, and Mama quietly told her that Mama was not moving because of Wang's child, and she now relies on Mama very much.

This year, the location of the township examination was all changed to be held in Beijing, so that the number of candidates has greatly increased, which has made the large and small restaurants and inns in Beijing and those rented courtyards have made enough money. Students from all over the world can also be seen frequently on the streets, and the whole Beijing is even more lively.

Autumn in August 9th, 12th, 15th, the examination place for the Gongyuan, the main examination of two people with the examination of four people, to participate in the student must be in the examination in the Xiucai, the township examination in the list is called the lifting of people, the first is Xie Yuan, the second to the tenth name of Yayuan, only the examination in the township examination to become a lifting person can participate in the next year's examination, and finally the palace examination.

The students who entered Beijing were busy, either going to the bookstore or staying in the residence to read the book, as the saying goes, it was good to grind the gun in the early battle, and it was easy to look forward to the autumn season, how could they not play hard and strive for the gold list nomination.

The court is also arguing about this autumn examiner, not for the vacancy of those invigilators, whether it is autumn or spring, this invigilator is extremely important, not only the current invigilator, but also the teachers of the candidates in the future, no matter which faction, talents must be enveloped in advance.

Everyone knows that the invigilator will be the entry master for the candidates to enter the officialdom in the future, and with the name of the master and apprentice, then you are equivalent to standing in the position, so this autumn is not only to select talents, on the other hand, but also to win over students and contribute to themselves, these students will become a help in the future.

And this year's autumn invigilators have not yet been formulated, and the ministers of all parties have written to recommend favorable candidates, even if the main examiner cannot be inserted, there must be a position for the deputy exam.

Originally, one of the two main examiners must be Prime Minister Ouyang Ye, because Ouyang Ye presided over the main examination of the first two realms, so some people set their sights on the remaining positions, not only did the eldest prince have enough energy to occupy a seat, but the second prince also pushed a few suitable candidates.

However, the second prince did not try his best to fight in this matter, the reason was that he saw the man on the dragon throne every day, and he didn't see a trace of sickness at all, his face was ruddy and shiny, and there was no sign of poisoning, which made him extremely anxious, and there was no news from Concubine Chen in the palace, and he was really afraid that the matter would be irreparable. Fortunately, there was no movement on his side, and the emperor also found nothing abnormal, which undoubtedly gave him a chance to breathe, and his mind was all on this, as for Qiu Yu, how could it be more important than this matter.

However, the matter of Qiu Yu is not something that can be achieved by the efforts of the officials below, and it is the emperor who is in charge in the end. Mu Haoyu had already made a plan, and looked at the ministers below calmly, and the two factions competed, of course, he also saw that Mu Rong's mind was not on Qiu Yu at all, and he knew very well where he was in the meeting.

Concubine Chen's poisoning Mu Haoyu didn't intend to pursue it, but endured it, he wanted to see what kind of son his son could do, as for Qiu Yan, he didn't want to use Ouyang Ye this time, because he didn't want Ouyang Ye to have many more students on the list, which was not easy to increase Ouyang Ye's momentum in the court. He wanted to suppress Ouyang Ye's power, since his youngest daughter was born not long after he contracted the disease, although he didn't find out that it was Ouyang Ye's handiwork, but Ouyang Ye acquiesced to what the concubine Liu Ru did, and a seed of doubt was planted like this, after all these years of observation, he found that Ouyang Ye did have some other thoughts, so he had the intention to test Ouyang Ye and pointed out Ouyang Ye's concubine to the eldest prince Mu Zhao, he wanted to see if Ouyang Ye would stand on Mu Zhao's side.

Although Ouyang Ye has been loyal to Mu Haoyu for many years, but with the passage of time, the expansion of power in his hands, the lack of people's hearts will cause some greed, this is the case with Ouyang Ye today, Mu Haoyu cannot tolerate Ouyang Ye, even if it is for the younger son to succeed to the throne, he will not raise a tiger, everyone knows that Ouyang Ye is an important minister of the dynasty, and the succession of the young master is very easy to cause the situation of the slave bullying the master, Mu Haoyu will not let go of Ouyang Ye's cunning, in case the younger son ascends the throne and the power falls, and the courtiers will take the situation of the government.

Mu Haoyu was extremely glad that he took his youngest daughter back to the palace to raise him personally, otherwise the Xi Dynasty, who grew up in Ouyang Mansion, would only recognize Ouyang Ye as his father, so if the court wants to move Ouyang Ye in the future, Ouyang Ye will also be quite constrained because his youngest daughter is in Ouyang Mansion, and Ouyang Ye stopped himself from taking Xi Chao back, I am afraid that he already had such a thought in his heart.

Mu Haoyu originally wanted to postpone Qiu Yu for another year, he didn't want those talented students to be bribed and recruited by some people, and when the time came, they would become a sword against his younger son. It's a pity that the goal has not been achieved, so we have to start from other aspects, first of all, to cut off the invigilators who have stood in line, so that they have no chance to recruit protégés, and then to strictly screen, so that the test questions have to be put into a lot of effort.

Mu Haoyu has discussed with Mu Jinming about the affairs of Qiuqiu, and the positions of the examiners are put on those honest civil officials who are not inextricably linked behind them, and the test questions have also been drawn up, just wait for the following officials to recommend themselves, and the people who distribute the test questions are also particular.

On the day when the holy decree was issued, the Manchu civil and military forces were caught off guard, just because none of the six people on the list of the chief and deputy examiners of the Qiu Yu examiner drawn up by the holy decree was any of the people they submitted for election, and what surprised the officials even more was that even the position of the chief examiner, which originally determined Ouyang Ye to be the best candidate, did not appear on the list, which made some ministers can't help but use their brains to guess the emperor's holy will.

Of course, Mu Haoyu didn't want to make Ouyang Ye suspicious because of the Qiu Yu incident, so he had a sense of precaution, but pushed Ouyang Ye into the list of officials who read the file under the pretext of purging the Qiu Yu atmosphere, which blocked the thoughts of some people who should not have, and appeased Ouyang Ye, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, there are happy people, and there is no shortage of angry people. The eldest prince's faction has been fighting for a position for a long time, but the second prince has the same ending but a different attitude, just because the second prince didn't take Qiu Yu to heart, of course, he didn't care so much about how things turned out.

"What do you think the emperor thinks?" A group of officials talked about it in private.

"Who am I going to ask if you ask me?" The ministers were very puzzled, things were originally going according to the original plan, how could the bamboo basket be empty in the blink of an eye, which made people feel uneasy.

"The emperor doesn't want to use the autumn to rectify some officials, right?" Everyone is afraid that it is the person who is implicated, and the black veil on his head is not guaranteed.

"How can we really guess the emperor's thoughts as courtiers?" If you really want to guess that it is not something to be happy about, everyone knows that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, once you really feel too thorough, you will not be able to save your life.

"Alas, fortunately, the second prince didn't get any benefits either." An official of the Great Prince's faction interjected quietly.

"This is the imperial power technique, that is, people who do not belong to the faction of the eldest prince, and people who are not allowed to belong to the faction of the second prince, do not choose on either side, and specifically pick those who have no faction, which can be regarded as flat."

"It's a toss in vain, and in the end, you can't get it on both sides, and the holy will is unpredictable." Some people can't help but sigh, and the implication is only known to smart people.

"What's the hurry, the invigilator is out of play, isn't there still a position for the marker?" One person reminded loudly.

As soon as this statement came out, it was like an initiation, and it suddenly became clear, "You are here to remind us that the invigilator is important, but it is a thankless word, if there is a candidate entrained plagiarism and cheating, etc., the invigilator will bear a lot of responsibility, and if there is another leak or something, the invigilator will be punished if the examination is unfavorable, so the invigilator is not so easy to be."

"There is already a prime minister in the marking papers, in addition to the old ones, there are still four places left, we can use our brains in this regard, although the test paper adopts a vague name system, some good articles can still know a thing or two."

"It is important to choose some talents for the great prince." Their original intention was not to attract talents for the eldest prince.

"That's right, I've been confused by the Holy Decree, but fortunately, it's not too late, I'll wait for the fold before the person is chosen."

"That's it." Everyone said no more and hurriedly went home.

The words are divided into two ends, in the study of Murong Mansion here, Murong Rui and Murong Xuan, the two fathers and sons, are talking about things.

"I thought this autumn was going to be postponed again." Murong Xuan heard some things about the court from his father, and judged some reasons from them.

"If you delay it any longer, you will have to do it together with Chunyu." Murong Rui didn't think that Qiu Yu would be delayed.

"This time neither side fished out." Murong Rui also couldn't guess.

"This way, the exam room will be a lot quieter." Without the examiners vying for power and profit, candidates can also answer the questionnaire with peace of mind, and Murong Xuan is very much in favor of it.

"You don't have to worry about these things." Murong Rui didn't let his son think too much.

"Yes." Murong Xuan knew that the most important thing for him now was to prepare for the autumn season.

"During this time, I can study with peace of mind and don't run outside." Murong Rui was afraid that his son's mind would delay his studies.

Murong Xuan immediately understood what his father meant, "I have already pushed down the invitation sent by Luo Changdong. ”

"Well, it's good to know." Murong Rui is not optimistic about Luo Changdong, even if Luo Changdong's father is in the cabinet office, people who have no brains only need to be friends with Pingshui.

Father doesn't look down on Luo Changdong, Murong Xuan and Luo Changdong are classmates, so they naturally know more than others, although Luo Changdong has a good family background, it also depends on whether future generations can keep it, it is difficult to get the recognition of others with Luo Changdong's superior attitude of despising others, let alone wanting to win over some people with special status.

The water in the Luo family's backyard is very deep, a family member who can't even control the backyard, how can he do things hard outside, Luo Changdong has been arrogant and indulged since he was a child, and his temper is not very good, if it weren't for Murong Xuan not wanting to offend people too much, he wouldn't have befriended this person.