After a long detour, the carriage finally entered through one of the side doors of the palace.

Although it is a side door, it is more luxurious than the main entrance of many high-class aristocratic mansions, and the vermilion lacquer is the most majestic symbol, and the golden door nails are lined with protrusions.

This is true for the side entrances, not to mention the main entrance?

At this time, the fog in the air also dissipated a lot, Xing Xiu opened the curtain, there were sparse palace people on this road who were cleaning bricks and sweeping the road, and the further forward the road was, the more spacious it was, and the more palace people there were.

They all knew that today was the day when the emperor summoned his courtiers, but when they saw the carriage entering the palace, they all showed surprise on their faces, and they hurriedly kowtowed and knelt.

It stands to reason that without the emperor's permission, ordinary officials are not allowed to enter the palace in a carriage, even on horseback.

And today, Xing Xiu was not only not an official, but he even entered the palace in a carriage, and how many palace people along the way saw it and were surprised, and they all wanted to know what the people in the carriage were.

Xing Xiu didn't stop in front of the city gate from the car gate, and when he entered the palace directly, he already felt that something was wrong.

That coachman is not a stupid person, so naturally he will not make this kind of mistake to turn around, then, there is only one possibility, it is ordered by Yan Xun'er, who has never met before!

She didn't know this emperor, even if she was in the exam, she wouldn't be courteous enough to send her into the palace in a carriage.

The corners of Xing Xiu's mouth were slightly hooked, since they had already arrived by carriage, then she didn't have to live up to the emperor's kindness, the palace was so big, she just didn't want to leave!

Yan Jing actually didn't sleep at all, but he felt that the carriage space was small, and it was very embarrassing to sit with Xing Xiu.

He noticed that Xing Xiu was kind enough to help him adjust his posture, and he could feel the gentle touch of Xing Xiu's hand on his shoulder, as well as the tickling breath like a feather......

In order to prevent Xing Xiu from seeing the turmoil in his heart, Yan Jing chose to pretend to be asleep. But it was getting noisy outside, and he had to "wake up".

"Xing-Childe," Yan Jing almost called out Xing Xiu's full name, but suddenly remembered that he was a scholar, and quickly changed his words.

He rubbed his eyes, and even though he had long known that the carriage had arrived at the palace, he still pretended to ask, "Where are we?" ”

In fact, he was also shocked that the carriage would carry them into the palace.

For so many years, except for the current Prime Minister Xiao Bo, who has this capital, there is no second person who has such treatment!

Now, Xing Xiu is this second person.

I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse......

Xing Xiu had already seen that Yan Jing was pretending to be asleep, and he didn't poke him, "In the palace." ”

Yan Jing and Xing Xiu didn't plan to talk anymore, the coachman outside was the emperor's person, and they both knew that only with the emperor's permission could the carriage enter the palace.

The carriage drove past the smooth marble brick surface, and the wheels gradually stopped turning.

The coachman outside said respectfully: "Lord Bangyan, please dismount." ”

Yan Jing immediately jumped out of the carriage first, and then helped Xing Xiu to get off the horse, Xing Xiu was very satisfied, Yan Jing was very conscious of being a scholar.

Standing here, you can personally feel the enormity of the palace -

If you look up, you can see the vast faint dark gray sky, the busy figures of the palace people, the long stone steps with no end in sight, the stone steps are carved with lifelike zodiac signs, and the guards on both sides of each third step stand motionless with knives on their waists.

Xing Xiu walked up the stone steps, next to the guards who could cut off people's heads at any time, and she was not afraid at all.

If you go a little further, you will see the Jinluan Hall built of white marble, which is where the emperor will canonize them, and where the emperor will summon them in the future.

Wang Zhenyi got up early this morning and arrived at the palace gate by the carriage, and then the palace people led him to the Jinluan Palace.

At first, he was full of novelties about the palace, but after a long time, people began to get tired, and he didn't have seen the new things in the palace, so he felt even more boring.

After this trip, he realized that it was not so easy for his father Wang Zheng to be an official.

I don't know how long it took, but his legs were sore and numb, and then he saw the shadow of the legendary long stone steps.

There was already a figure on the stone steps, and the back was still very familiar, Wang Zhenyi could see at a glance that it was Xing Xiu, and was about to shout, but the rich man behind him hurriedly grabbed his own young master, and said in a low voice: "Young master, have you forgotten what the adults told you today?" ”

Wang Zhenyi did not forget, today Wang Zheng told him not to make friends with officials, even if he knows friends, he can't say that he knows them.

Wang Zhenyi looked at Xing Xiu's back, so he had to keep his mouth shut, Wang Zheng's meaning was clear to him, he wanted to face the saint today, and he couldn't let the emperor feel that he was winning people's hearts at the first time.

"I'm tired! I'm not leaving! A round, fat boy panted against his servant.

After walking for so long, I haven't even arrived yet! And to walk such a long staircase, it will be dead!

The servant patiently persuaded the young man while carrying the young man with the eunuch: "Young master, don't! Think about the lord, think about the lady! Their efforts are for the sake of the young master! My young master, if you persist in this, you will be prosperous and rich in the future......"

Wang Zhenyi followed the voice and looked over, which child is such a chubby, white and tender boy? And it's so funny that it's so fat that you have to be lifted by someone!

With his feet on the shoulders of the two eunuchs, the servants of his family behind him carried his fat body on their thin backs, and their two hands did not know where to grasp, waving in the air for a while, so they had to grab the hair of the servants under them, and the servants could not say their suffering.

The fat boy felt Wang Zhenyi's gaze, and his small eyes squeezed into thin slits by the flesh glared back, "Look at what!" ”

Then he turned his head and slapped the servant's buttocks, as if he were riding as a horse, and made a childish voice from his mouth, "Ride! Come on! ”

Wang Zhenyi saw such a person for the first time, looking at him like this, he didn't wear official clothes, and although the clothes on his body were high-quality, they were not as luxurious as the royal relatives and nobles, etc., could it be that the champion Song Chao? !

Wang Zhenyi was petrified on the spot, and even if he was behind such a beautiful little boy as Xing Xiu, why was he like Song Chao...... Can you do better than him in the test?!

When the splendid Jinluan Hall appeared in her Xing Xiu's eyes, the sun also began to rise, dispelling a haze.

The golden sunlight shines on the three big characters of "Jinluan Palace", faintly refracting the light.

The roof ridge is made of high-quality mahogany, spliced layer by layer, and each mahogany is carved with a variety of mythical artifacts, with different images.

The vermilion lacquer gate was open, and two guards stood outside the door strictly guarding their duties, and they were not allowed to hold swords and other objects when entering the Jinluan Palace.

Xing Xiu was just about to cross the threshold when he heard the guards say sternly: "Idle people, etc., are not allowed to enter!" ”

She turned around, and two guards held knives to block Yanjing's steps.

"Yanqing, stay well." Xing Xiu ordered indifferently, fully showing that she was the master of the scholar, ignoring Yan Jing's angry eyes, she strode in.

So, Yan Jing squatted outside the Jinluan Palace, thinking about it, and couldn't figure out how he had fallen to this point.

The ministers inside have already arrived, and the emperor is still in the future, so they will stand together to discuss the imperial examination, especially the champion and Tanhua of this examination.