However, when Jiao Wenying opened his mouth to ask a question, Ping Nanbo had to answer. Faced with the emperor's curious gaze, he could only stubbornly say: "Lord Jiao misunderstood, my nephew did not run for election, but just sent his cousin over." ”

Jiao Wenying smiled: "Really? But how did I hear that Ping Nanbo did not allow his nephew to go home to serve his unwell grandmother, because he wanted to send his nephew to run for the East Palace to accompany him, and said that his nephew would definitely be selected, and if his father blocked him, it would hinder the bright future of his relatives? ”

He looked at Ping Nanbo: "Let's not talk about why Ping Nanbo said wildly, but before he came out, he was sure that his nephew could be selected." Just because the nephew has not appeared as you said, people can't help but want to ask more, who is hindering the bright future of the young man? ”

The courtiers and magnates present exchanged glances with each other, and they all understood what was going on. Legend has it that Ping Nanbo was dizzy, robbed the Xie family's property and robbed the Xie family's children, Xie Pu failed to take his children away several times, and there were rumors that the Cao family remarried Fang Wenshan before Ping Nanbo's mansion...... God knows what this is all about?

Ping Nanbo's face was pale. Could he have told everyone in public that he had coaxed Xie Pu to say those things? In fact, he really thought that he could bring Xie Xianzhi to make up the numbers, as long as he went through the motions, Xie Pu couldn't say that he was lying. But who knew that the competition for this East Palace companion was so fierce, even if it was his eldest son, it was not easy to win a place, let alone Xie Xianzhi. Now he can only deceive his sister, but he was exposed by the court, although it is not a big problem, but if it affects his son's selection, it will be troublesome.

Before Ping Nanbo could come up with a reasonable excuse to prevaricate the matter, the emperor spoke with great interest: "I have heard that this nephew of the queen has been familiar with poetry and books since he was a child, is very intelligent, and gets along well with the crown prince. Since he is here today, let him enter the temple and give it a try. to see if he is really as outstanding as rumored, so that Ping Nanbo can go to the sea, and he is sure that he will be selected. ”

The emperor opened Chrysostom, and it sounded like he was still in the face of the Cao family, so he gave preferential treatment, and no matter how reluctant Ping Nanbo was, he could only agree.

Cheng Enhou had been watching coldly, and glanced at Ping Nanbo with disdain when he saw this. The latter deducted the Xie family's wealth, he could open one eye and close one eye, but it was ridiculous to detain other people's sons as well. There is no shortage of sons in the third room of the Cao family, no matter how Xie Xianzhi is, his surname is Xie, God knows what this third brother is thinking? Are you deflated now?

Cheng Enhou is very confident in his son, thinking that even if Xie Xianzhi appears, it will not hinder Cao Wentai from anything, but Cao Wenheng is difficult to say. There is no real talent and real learning, only under the backdrop of a group of young talents, he will become more and more like a straw bag, and then compared to Xie Xianzhi, the blind man will choose him to be the companion of the East Palace. This time, Ping Nanbo lost his wife and broke his army, and lifted a stone to hit his own foot, which is so ridiculous!

When all the young talents in the hall had completed the first round of examinations, Xie Xianzhi finally appeared under the guidance of the palace people. Although he is dressed in new clothes today, because his face is still a little sickly, the whole person looks very pale and thin. However, that kind of breezy and bamboo-like temperament and demeanor still left a good impression on the ministers in the palace.

He knelt down and saluted unhurriedly, and did not make any mistakes in his manners, and his words always seemed very gentle and elegant. Although he did not overwhelm everyone in the temple, the most outstanding heroes present felt that he was one of my generation.

Many people feel that Ping Nanbo's boasting that this nephew will definitely be selected, but it is not without reason. But since they all boasted about Haikou, why didn't they call people here?

After the emperor and his ministers began to teach Xie Xianzhi's knowledge, the people around him gradually came back to their senses.

Looking at Xie Xianzhi's posture of answering like this, it seems that he is not worse than Cao Wentai, if Ping Nanbo really brought him to be elected, then what is Cao Wenheng's business? It's really hard for Ping Nanbo's fatherly heart, his son doesn't have enough ability, so he insists on holding people up, and he doesn't hesitate to sacrifice his nephew for this.

That's right, Ping Nanbo even said that the nephew of the side branch would do it, what is the nephew? After all, it's just a foreign surname.

Cao Wenheng was in full view of everyone, and he was a little uneasy. Turning his head to look at his cousin Cao Wentai's calm expression, he couldn't help but want to curse in his heart, and then looked back at his father Ping Nanbo, who was calmer than his son, but his face was also gloomy and frightening.

Cao Wenheng couldn't help but look at his cousin Xie Xianzhi again, glared at the back of the other party's head a few times, thinking that when he returned to the mansion, he would definitely give this cousin under the fence a little color! Eating their Cao family's and drinking their Cao family's are still so annoying and disgusting, and they should be taught a lesson!

Cao Wenheng didn't know that the change in his expression had fallen into the eyes of the people around him, and he shook his head secretly. Even if he has an outstanding family background, his knowledge, character, and bearing are not up to par, how can he be worthy of the honor of being a companion in the East Palace? The so-called close to Zhu is red, and the one close to ink is black, what if he takes the prince badly? No one dares to take that risk.

Xie Xianzhi calmly accepted the examination and teaching, and performed well from beginning to end, without any mistakes. The emperor looked at him with a smile and seemed to be satisfied.

At this time, Jiao Wenying, the general political envoy, spoke again. This time, for some reason, he asked about Xie Xianzhi's family background.

This is a well-known thing, but other young talents have been asked the same question before, at that time, it was to highlight the outstanding family background and ancestral glory of the person concerned, and now it is Xie Xianzhi's turn - naturally it is inevitable to mention the identity of his parents.

Xie Pu's identity is nothing to be faulted with. After the grievances were cleared, his talents were understood by more people. Although his methods are too soft in front of the powerful, this is also human nature.

But speaking of Xie Xianzhi's biological mother Cao, in addition to her identity as Queen Cao's half-sister, more than ten years of virtuous fame has long been put into practice, and now people think of her framing her husband, abandoning her family, swallowing up her ex-husband's property, and rumors of an ambiguous relationship with Fang Wenshan. That's a bit hard to say.

Jiao Wenying didn't say anything, just shook her head and sighed: "It's a pity." And he said everything.

Xie Xianzhi's face was shy and lowered his head.

The other ministers present also shook their heads and sighed as they looked at this wonderful young man. Xie Xianzhi is good at everything, everything is excellent, but it is a pity that he has a notorious biological mother. Such a child is not good to be placed by the prince's side. Xie Xianzhi was affected by his biological mother and lost a great opportunity to become a companion in the East Palace, which is a pity.

Even the prince of the East Palace, who had been absent-minded, looked at Xie Xianzhi with regret on his face at this time, and seemed to be quite depressed.

Cheng Enhou's face was a little unpleasant, and he glared at his younger brother Ping Nanbo fiercely again. Ping Nanbo's face had already turned black, and now he hated Jiao Wenying to the bottom of his heart, and he didn't understand why the other party had to get along with him.

Queen Cao in the apse also gritted her teeth with hatred. However, the object of her resentment is not the same as Ping Nanbo, she resents her sister Cao Shuqing, which once again made her lose face. Knowing this, it would have been better to beat people to death directly when Cao Shuqing had a scandal with Fang Wenshan back then!

The smile on the emperor's face remained unchanged, and it seemed that his love for Xie Xianzhi had not diminished in the slightest. He also encouraged Xie Xianzhi and said: "It doesn't matter, you are a sensible child, don't give up on yourself, study hard when you go home, and learn more from your father." Your father is a capable minister, and I hope that in the future, you can also serve the court like your father. ”

Xie Xianyi bowed to the ground and said, "Obey the emperor's will."

With the emperor's golden mouth, after leaving the palace, he can finally leave Pingnanbo's Mansion as he wishes.