"If you are willing to say, then things will be easy. When the squire and the lady of the Xuanwei Mansion entered the palace, there was no need to say what the reason was, and they should not alarm others. The emperor issued another edict, "As for Zhou Hu, let's take him down first, and put him in prison until he finds out before making a final decision, the stewards of the Gongyuan have no ability to distinguish, which leads to such fake candidates mixing into the examination room to frame others, which is really unfavorable, so he will be fined for three months, and the small punishment will be great." ”

After arranging them, seeing Zhou Hu crying and being dragged out, the emperor changed into his previous kind face and greeted: "You also go with me to the Queen Mother's palace to say goodbye, I haven't been there these days, she misses you." ”

Jiang Xinyue and the others had no reason to obey their orders, so they immediately got up and followed the emperor, and the group went out from the apse with a heavy guard of honor, and went to the Queen Mother's Shoukang Palace after passing through the imperial garden.

Seeing that the path of the Imperial Garden came to an end, Ruan Mianmian's mind was not on the rare and exotic grass that was readily available on the side of the road, but frequently turned back to look at the emperor's guard of honor, and the little eunuchs and guards who saw it were all panicked, for fear that they would lose their manners, and that something was wrong, so they all lowered their heads and wanted to bury their bodies in the soil.

After looking at it for a while, Ruan Mianmian didn't see it clearly, this was the first time she walked with the emperor, and it was also the first time she saw the emperor's honor guard at close range, so her curiosity was itchy, and she didn't care about any etiquette and panic, so she trotted two steps with her skirt and followed the emperor, and whispered: "Brother Huang, Brother Huang!" Wait a minute! ”

When the emperor heard Ruan Mianmian's unique soft voice, he really stopped and turned around, with a crisp sound of ringing and clanging.

Ruan Mianmian clasped his hands and twisted them for a while before he whispered: "That... Brother Huang, what are those blue and green fans you are holding in the honor guard? I haven't seen it before. ”

"Haha, since Ru Liang likes it, I'll just let them come and show you," the emperor smiled heartily, beckoned, and called, "A few of you come here, and show the county lord the Wuming fan in your hand." ”

The little eunuchs immediately stepped forward with their heads bowed, and fell to their knees on the ground, the fans they were holding in their hands were still upright, not a little crooked. This is also the rule of the palace, has always believed that these huge fans representing the emperor's guard of honor can not be lodging, otherwise the meaning is unlucky, once held in the hand can only be steady, only when the emperor is seated can be crossed behind the tilt, otherwise there will be the meaning of the overthrow of imperial power.

So Ruan Mianmian wants to see, her height is not enough, the little eunuchs have to kneel down by themselves, holding a fan to keep upright, so that Ruan Mianmian's height can get close to see it, just looking at it like this is very tiring.

Ruan Mianmian didn't expect these people to kneel down with a thud, so frightened that they took a step back, and they were not in the mood to take a closer look, so they hurriedly stepped forward and touched two handfuls and told them to get up quickly, although the road in the imperial garden was not messy with stones, but it was also a staggered green brick, and it was definitely not comfortable to kneel.

"Thank you, Brother Huang, after reading Mianmian, let's go." Ruan Mianmian smiled shyly, hid beside Jiang Xinyue and held her arm, with a satisfied expression, and then asked: "Brother Huang, what kind of bird feathers are this, it is cyan and blue, and it is so big, it can't be a phoenix feather, right?" ”

"You girl, the phoenix is a sacred bird, I was lucky enough to meet it, how could I use his feathers to make a fan, this is a peacock feather, the peacock from the southwest Dian country tribute, between the actions is like a fairy, very beautiful, I have a few in the beast garden, you can go over and take a look." The emperor was amused by Ruan Mianmian and laughed, and only felt that he was in a good mood, after all, such a cute, cowardly and unpretentious woman was rare in the harem.

With Ruan Mianmian to adjust the atmosphere, the group was a little active, talking and laughing from time to time to Shoukang Palace, as soon as they entered the palace gate, the Queen Mother was already sitting on the phoenix seat and waiting, Lan Guifei and Princess Fangyan were aside, and when they saw the emperor, they immediately got up to say goodbye.

After the salute, everyone sat down according to their positions, the emperor and Concubine Lan Guifei sat on the left side of the queen mother, Jiang Xinyue was particularly favored, so she sat on the right side of the queen mother with Mu Ruqing, Ruan Mianmian and Liu Xin'er sat side by side on the seat of the lower head, and there were a few exquisite refreshments on the small coffee table in front of them, and the clever palace maid immediately served fragrant tea.

"Jingshu, Ruliang, don't be restrained, tell the mourning family what you want to eat, and the mourning family will let the small kitchen do it alone, by the way, I remember that last time Ruliang liked the golden silk roll, go fry one." The Queen Mother patted the back of Jiang Xinyue's hand and spoke to them affectionately.

"Look, the imperial grandmother just said that she loves me the most, and when she turns her head, she only remembers what others like to eat and play." Fang Yan pouted, her face full of displeasure.

"The mourning family in the grandchildren's generation loves Fangyan the most, but the children's mourning family loves Jingshu and Ruliang even more, you are so old, and you eat the vinegar of the two little aunts, you are not shy." The Queen Mother was amused, and pinched a piece of pea yellow to eat.

The family was talking and laughing, when they saw a little eunuch outside to report, saying that Jin Jiaoyang had arrived outside the hall and whether he wanted to summon him. The Queen Mother had heard about what happened in front of the palace just now, and she was also very curious about this Jin Jiaoyang, so she asked someone to spread the word and let Jin Jiaoyang come in to meet.

Seeing that the little eunuch retreated, the people of Yipinxiang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief in an instant, and even stopped their movements, so they only looked at the door and showed a slightly eager look, even the active and lively Ruan Mianmian held his breath and remained motionless, and the emperor who watched it was also a little puzzled in his heart, how could this Jin Jiaoyang have so much magical power, so that he was involved in right and wrong before the list was released, and let the people of Yipinxiang look forward to it so much, so he also fixed his mind and looked at it, waiting for Jin Jiaoyang to come in.

It didn't take long for footsteps to be heard outside the door, and then a tall figure stepped into the door. He was dressed as an idle boy, covered in white silk clothes, and his headband was embroidered with orchids.

He approached slowly, and his face gradually revealed from the backlight, with a white face, a slender neck, a cold and noble expression like a swan, the corners of his mouth drooped slightly, his phoenix eyes were long, and his indescribable handsomeness and temperament were as untouchable as the clouds on the top of the mountain.

Ruan Mianmian stared at Jin Jiaoyang's face for a while, and the hand that was originally clenched tightly was released, Jin Jiaoyang and Fang Cannon did have five points of similarity in appearance, but he and Fang Cannon were definitely two extremes in his actions, even if this kind of temperament was exactly the same as Fang Cannon, it would definitely not make people mistaken, he was not Fang Cannon after all.

After thinking about this, Ruan Mianmian was not interested, thinking that when there was a result of the matter, she would find Fang Cannon's family, which could be regarded as fulfilling her wish, as for this Jin Jiaoyang, she naturally didn't like such a cold character, and she might not even be a friend to do it with him.

Yipinxiang and the others naturally have the same idea, so the cold and proud people know that they are not easy to get along with without opening their mouths, so they deceive the girls outside who only look at their appearances, so they all restrain their minds and do their own things, and they don't pay too much attention to him.

Jin Jiaoyang was a little nervous when he entered the palace for the first time, and as soon as he entered the door, he found that these men and women in gorgeous clothes were staring at him, and he was even more uncomfortable, but he still had to abide by the rules to prevent being taken to the wrong place.

So Jin Jiaoyang made a big ceremony in a proper manner, although he was not deferential, but the etiquette was in place, and he looked like the descendants of the official family who had been carefully taught etiquette since childhood.

"Get up and sit down. Do you have an official position in your family? The emperor looked at Jin Jiaoyang and squinted his eyes, and seemed to always feel an indescribable sense of familiarity, but he had never seen such a young man, so he unconsciously thought that he was also an official in his family, and he was very familiar with him when he met every day.

"Back to Your Majesty, my father is Jin Zhong, the governor of Shandong, and I am very happy to receive His Majesty's care." Jin Jiaoyang replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, and only after he finished speaking did he turn around and sit on the chair brought by the little eunuch, which happened to be next to Ruan Mianmian.

After answering this sentence, the emperor suddenly realized: "I know, it turns out that you are the son of Jin Zhong, and you are really a tiger father without a dog, your father manages the Shandong area, and there has never been a mistake in these years, even a dangerous river like the Yellow River has been built with a dam, and there is a lot less cost of treatment, which is really eloquent." ”

The emperor sincerely sighed at Jin Zhong's talent, and his impression of his son naturally improved, so he chatted with him casually for a while, and asked some people in Shandong about the sophistication, folk customs and folk customs, Jin Jiaoyang also answered fluently, and behaved calmly, the emperor couldn't help but look at him again, and he had already thought in his heart that if he entered the palace test, he would be given the position of one of the top three.

Jin Jiaoyang was answering the emperor's question in an orderly manner, and everyone else was also observing Jin Jiaoyang. At this time, the dim sum that the Empress Dowager said was also sent from the kitchen, and the palace maid put them on the table in front of Ruan Mianmian one by one.

Ruan Mianmian didn't use chopsticks, took out a plain white handkerchief and wiped his fingers carefully, then pinched the golden silk roll with his hand and ate it, after eating a few bites, he felt a little tired, so he turned to eat those cloud cakes, and the corners of his mouth were shiny, and after a while, he only had half a plate left.

Jin Jiaoyang sat beside her, naturally looking at it in her eyes, the girl in front of her was round and cute, she didn't expect it to be delicious, generally everyone in front of the Queen Mother and Her Majesty is a shallow taste of eating a bite and a half of it, even if she eats so much, it is not enough, she has no intention of being full at all, she still has to continue to eat, it is really scary.

Jin Jiaoyang thought back to the meal he had eaten before he came, it was just a bowl of vegetarian porridge and two dishes, and I am afraid that it was not even appetizing enough in front of this girl, it was really not the demeanor of everyone's young lady.

Although Ruan Mianmian ate to the fullest, he still had a sensitive reaction to his surroundings, and after a while, Jin Jiaoyang looked at herself seven or eight times openly and secretly, she was a little puzzled, wasn't Jin Jiaoyang cold, how could he pay special attention to himself? Ruan Mianmian thought about it, and suddenly saw the cloud cake in his hand, oh, I understand, then wiped his hands and took a new piece and handed it to him.

"Jin Gongzi, do you also want to eat cloud cake?" Ruan Mianmian's eyes were shining, and her fingers were also shining.