Xu Cairen hurriedly bowed his head,

"Your Majesty, as a member of the harem, the concubine does not dare to discuss the government in vain."

Taizong waved his hand,

"It doesn't matter."

Xu Cairen pondered for a while and said,

"The concubine is a daughter, and she didn't have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination, but she has no regrets about being able to serve His Majesty. Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty Yanwu Xiuwen, using the method of selecting scholars by subject to pass the examination to select officials, broke the monopoly of the five surnames and seven wangs, the four surnames of Guanzhong and other scholars on the government and politics, so that the poor scholars and folk talents also had the opportunity to flow to the upper class, stirring up a pool of stagnant water, which the concubines admired very much! ”

Taizong smiled, and Xu Cairen continued,

"Not only that, His Majesty also spread the word for education, increased the number of schools to 1,200 districts, and even the seven battalions of flying cavalry also set up cadets and sent doctors of literature to teach the scriptures. The barbarians from all over the world, such as Goryeo, Baekje, Silla, Gaochang, and Tubo, also sent their children to Chang'an to enroll, as many as 8,000 people! Zi said: If people from afar are not satisfied, they will cultivate Wende, and if they come, they will be safe. Your Majesty did it, and the concubines also admired this. ”

Taizong was overjoyed, and said,

"I undressed and opened a school, decorated with silk and courtesy of Confucianism; Monroe is a genius for spitting out the phoenix, and people are good at holding the price of snakes. Whether it is a scholar in the literary garden or a talented person in the harem, they are all vying to speak and write a book! Therefore, the court rhymes and harmonizes the golden play, and the words are Bingdanqing, which is enough to weft the vulgar state! ”

Taizong got up and took out a volume of "The Book of Songs" and said with a smile

"Although this daughter can't take the imperial examination, I will personally test your scriptures now!"

Xu Cairen looked at the book in Taizong's hand, and he had already read it well, and said with a smile,

"This is the Book of Songs. In a sentence in "Wei Feng Shuoren", the word Tigai is, read embarrassment according to the rhyme. ”

After speaking, he took the pen and wrote it on a hundred flowers note, and marked the meaning. Taizong tested some more, seeing that her handwriting was beautiful and neat, simple and elegant, the layout was rigorous, and she had the demeanor of Zhong Xuan, and praised repeatedly, that night, Xu Cairen did not come back, and was left by Taizong to sleep in the Lianxiu Pavilion, Wu Ruyu knew that His Majesty left Xu Cairen to sleep, and felt a little sad, walked to the door and looked at the phoenix tail bamboo in the courtyard under the moonlight, and muttered,

"Will I only be able to be a phoenix tail in the future? Your Majesty is a newcomer today, will you still think of her? "She

Wu Ruyu thought of those concubines who were of high grade but were already old and decrepit, and her heart was stunned.

Situ Mingyue heard that Taizong had left Xu Cairen, and she had long expected that she would be like this, so she silently rolled up her sleeves and made ancient rouge in her own courtyard, Ning Lan looked at her and said with a smile,

"The mothers of other palaces are now sad, and only the mothers of our palace are still busy making rouge."

Situ Mingyue said with a smile,

"What am I worried about, Your Majesty will not let me sleep at all, and I can't fly to the dragon bed of His Majesty's bedroom immediately after a long time, let me ...... it"

Situ Mingyue stopped talking, she couldn't say that our majesty was raising him as a daughter.

Situ Mingyue continued to smash the petals, not talking, Ning Lan shook her head and smiled, and continued to do her own work,

Situ Jing walked in, holding an antique box in her hand, Situ Mingyue ran over and said,

"What is this,"

Situ Jing handed the box to Situ Mingyue and said,

"What Liuxiao gave me just now, let me give it to Niangniang."

Liuxiao, it must have been sent by Li Zhi, Situ Mingyue opened the box, it was an emerald green hairpin, and a letter, the letter said Wu'er Mingyueqi, Situ Mingyue was very happy, and shouted,

"Jing'er, Jing'er, it's my mother's letter."

Situ Jing was also very happy,

"Madame's letter, Miss open it and take a look at it......"

Situ Mingyue nodded, returned to the house and opened the letter,

"Wu'er Mingyue, my mother is very good in the bamboo garden, don't worry, you set up your own pear orchard, just before you sent a letter to your mother, your mother is very worried, Shen Tinglan often comes to see me, tell me that you have actually entered the palace, mother knows, you have a lot of helplessness in your heart, and it is even more difficult to get into the palace after entering the palace, but no matter what, your mother respects your ideas, but mother hopes that you must obey your own heart, don't let yourself be lonely, the palace is difficult, mother can only give you her favorite hairpin, chat for comfort, I hope my son is well, and my mother will pray for you at home, and I hope you will be all the best. ，”

Situ Mingyue's tears flowed out of her red eyes, and she covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying. Situ Jing hugged Situ Mingyue and comforted her silently, Ning Lan looked at them with a lot of melancholy in her heart. Situ Mingyue wiped away her tears, wrote back, and told her mother about her in the palace, so that her mother could rest assured that she was fine, Situ Mingyue did not let Situ Jing send the letter, but asked Situ Jing to ask Li Zhi to Qingtan Pool, she was very grateful to Li Zhi, this is the first time since she entered the palace, she is happy from the bottom of her heart, and the letter from her relatives who have not seen her for a long time is the best medicine to heal the scar in her heart.

Xu Cairen was rewarded by Taizong, and after serving in bed, he was named Jieyu by Taizong, and his grade rose a lot at once, which made many concubines in the palace red-eyed, but he didn't dare to complain, Wu Ruyu's heart also plummeted after hearing the news, even if she served in bed, but she only stayed in the position of a beauty, and Xu Cairen, after serving in bed, suddenly crossed so many grades, Wu Ruyu couldn't figure it out, didn't Taizong like himself enough, what should he do? She didn't know which way she could go, how to get His Majesty's Sacred Heart, Situ Mingyue came to Qingtan Pool, Li Zhi was already there, he came very early every time, very gentlemanly, Situ Mingyue thought, let Ning Lan wait here, Situ Mingyue walked over, Li Zhi looked at her a little haggard look, and said,

"Didn't you sleep well yesterday?"

Situ Mingyue shook her head,

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Jin, the things you sent yesterday are very sweet."

Li Zhi nodded and said,

"When I left the palace, I met the servant who led me the way, he recognized me, and said that when I heard that people called me His Royal Highness King Jin, he knew that I could enter the palace, and asked me if I could bring a letter to you, but he really couldn't find anyone who could still enter the palace, saying that your mother hadn't heard from you for a long time, and was very worried, I know that you have been in a low mood since the last time you met and mentioned the old things, and your mother's letter is good, you will be happy."

Situ Mingyue was stunned, he cared about his mood, the air between the two was a little silent, Situ Mingyue didn't speak, and after a while, Li Zhidao,

"Be happy, we're friends, don't always be so depressed, this isn't the you I know."

Situ Mingyue listened, yes, we are friends, he just treats me as a friend, what are he thinking, she shook her head, Li Zhi looked at her, Situ Mingyue said.