Jiang Shishi has a lower position than Concubine Tang, so she will not have anything to do with Concubine Tang.

She just turned her head to look at Gu Meiren, "I want to ask Gu Meiren, if you make me unhappy, do I, as Liangdi, have the right to expel you from the courtyard?" ”

"......" saw Gu Meiren nodding obediently, and echoed Jiang Shishi, "I have this right." ”

Although she is jealous of Jiang Liangdi, she is now one level higher than her and can crush people.

Before she was at the same level as Jiang Meiren, Jiang Meiren dared to carry her with one hand when she became popular.

Now that people have become good women, what about designation?

She has thought about it, in order to avoid Jiang Liangdi from retaliating against her, she will settle accounts with her, and then she plans to clamp her tail and be a man, without making a mistake, and not giving Jiang Liangdi a chance to retaliate against her!

Gu Meiren is afraid of Jiang Shishi, but Concubine Tang is not afraid, "Jiang Liangdi, one yard is one yard, you are now promoted to Liangdi, but don't forget, before bullying Gu Meiren, you were just a beauty." ”

"Gu Meiren, did I insult you?" Jiang Shishi's fluttering question, listening to Gu Mei's heart, was like a soul torture.

Gu Meiren shook her head again and again, saying no, "Concubine Tang, I didn't count myself at that time, I always disturbed Jiang Liangdi, and always said something that made her unhappy, so she was impatient and expelled me from the courtyard, the main responsibility was mine, not her......"

Concubine Ruan also said: "Since Gu Meiren has said so, then according to what I said before, they are all their own sisters, everyone understands each other, just forget about this little thing." ”

Gu Meiren: "Yes, yes, that's it....."

At this moment, Jiang Shishi finally understood one thing.

Why did the princes fight for the throne?

Because in this Dongliang country, rights are supreme!

As long as you have a high enough status and a large enough power in your hands, everything will bow down to you, and everything you say is right.

How arrogant Gu Meiren was in front of her before, but now she is only one level higher than Gu Meiren, Gu Meiren is as well-behaved as a rabbit in front of her, and she is completely judged by the two.

Not to mention how important power is to men.

Concubine Tang: "......"

Gu Meiren, a slut, begged her to punish Jiang Liangdi before.

Now he is about to defect, and he is echoing Concubine Ruan, echoing Jiang Liangdi, and asking her not to punish Jiang Liangdi.

It's as if she's a wicked person, and she's not going to let go here!

At this moment, Concubine Tang was so angry that she held it in her chest, she couldn't go up, she couldn't go down, and she couldn't get angry without taking someone.

Concubine Tang gritted her teeth and said: "Gu Meiren, since you disturbed Jiang Liangdi first, then you will be punished for being grounded for a month, and in addition, you are not allowed to go around in the future, it will be annoying!" ”

"......" Gu Meiren didn't expect Concubine Tang to be angry with her, but she didn't dare to say much, so she had to respond, "Yes." ”

She is now the lowest in the East Palace, that is, if she wants to visit the door, she has to look at the faces of others, and there is no place to visit the door.

After giving the order, Concubine Tang left angrily with the palace maid and eunuch.

Gu Meiren followed closely and left in a gloomy manner.

Before Concubine Ruan left, she said to Jiang Shishi: "My sister's promotion was too sudden, and I didn't prepare for it at this time. ”

Jiang Shishi repeatedly said no, but Concubine Ruan repeatedly insisted on giving gifts.

He also said that he would set a table in the village at night and celebrate with his sisters.

Concubine Ruan was so polite, Jiang Shishi personally sent Concubine Ruan to the door.

As for the three new palace maids and eunuchs in the courtyard, Jiang Shishi assigned them, and the eunuchs used them to guard the courtyard and sing newspapers or something.

The two palace maids used to clean and tidy up the yard, and Chun Xing was close alone.

In the afternoon of the same day, Concubine Ruan sent a pair of red gold hairpins as a congratulatory gift.

Even if Concubine Tang disliked Jiang Shishi, she sent someone to send a pair of golden hairpins to Jiang Shishi as a congratulatory gift, which is the rule.

At night, Concubine Ruan and Concubine Tang also held a night banquet to celebrate Jiang Shishi.

In fact, it was the concubines of the East Palace who got together for dinner.

Gu Meiren was grounded, so she didn't participate.

Without Gu Meiren, Concubine Tang couldn't do it alone.

Therefore, Jiang Shishi ate quite comfortably at this dinner.

**

At the end of June, seeing that the system was about to start at the beginning of next month, the prince and the Ministry of Rites were busy preparing for the department.

The examination procedures of the Eastern Liang national system are more cumbersome than those of the imperial examinations, and there are many restrictions.

Those who take the examination must have a letter of recommendation from a senior official before they can take the examination.

For ordinary people who have no fame and no background, they need to be reviewed by local officials at all levels.

Therefore, some people rejoice and some people are sad.

Some people with good family backgrounds and wide connections are busy pulling relationships and asking senior officials to help recommend.

A straightforward person like Xue Mao has been an official in the Ministry of Rites for many years, and he has no connections at all.

"Brother Xue, I heard that there is a 'virtuous and good Fangzheng subject' exam this year, I think it is the most suitable for you, have you registered?" An official from the Ministry of Rites asked.

"Well, I'm worried about this." Xue Mao had this intention, but there was no one to help recommend him.

"What's so worrying about this, it's a big deal, give up your child, buy some gifts for Lord Shangshu, or Lord Shilang, and ask them for something good, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"I, Xue Mao, would rather not take the subject exam, and never bow my head and beg for help!" It is impossible to ask him to pull down his face and beg for help.

"You're just stubborn!" The colleague shook his head helplessly.

"Xue Mao, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is looking for you." Just then, a colleague came over to deliver the word.

The crown prince is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and Xue Mao and the prince are both officials of the Ministry of Rites, and they have intersections with each other.

When he arrived at the prince's study, Xue Mao saw the prince sitting in front of the bookcase, and Huang Dechang was fanning the prince, so he couldn't help asking: "What is the matter with Your Highness looking for an official?" ”

Pei Xuanling didn't speak, but Huang Dechang handed a letter to Xue Mao.

Xue Mao looked down and saw that the envelope read, "Virtuous and Founder Exam Recommendation Letter".

He subconsciously wanted to take it, but finally withdrew his hand.

"What, don't you want it?" Pei Xuanling asked.

"Nope." Xue Mao shrugged his head, "I want to." ”

Pei Xuanling: "Then why don't you take it?" ”

"Xiaguan wants to take the subject exam, but Xiaguan only wants to do his own thing, and he doesn't want to be restrained because of this." Xue Mao's mood was not very high, "But no matter what, thank you for your kindness, but the lower officials can't accept this kindness." ”

Huang Dechang: "......"

This Xue Mao really doesn't know how to lift.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave him a letter of recommendation, which was to look up to him.

If this were someone else, they would be grateful, but Xue Mao was worried about being restrained by the prince, and to put it bluntly, he was afraid of becoming a princeling.

Moreover, Xue Mao's speech is too direct, no wonder he has been an official in the Ministry of Rites for many years, and he has no connections at all, so it is difficult to participate in the system!

Huang Dechang: "Since you don't want to have anything to do with His Royal Highness the Prince, then Jiang Chongjin's test paper last time was mixed in an excellent article, why are you in a hurry to help His Highness take care of this matter?" ”

Xue Mao: "That's because I have wronged His Highness once, and I want to make up for His Highness, but other than that, I don't mean anything else." ”

"Lone just thinks that you are upright, outspoken, and in line with the system of 'virtuous and good Fangzheng Branch', that's all."

Xue Mao's face was slightly happy, "Is Your Highness serious?" ”

"Whether it is promoting officials or recommending officials, Lone has always looked at the other party's talents, not for my use."

Of course, if the other party is in the hostile camp, he will naturally not intervene.

Huang Dechang: "Lord Xue, do you want this letter of recommendation, I can tear it up if you don't want it." ”

Really, as if he was afraid that His Highness would rely on him!

"Yes, I want!" Xue Mao took the letter of recommendation, opened it and looked at it, only to find that the letter was recommended by Song Fu, the master of Shangshu.

Xue Mao asked in some surprise, "How did Lord Song recommend this letter?" ”

"A few days ago, Song Fu asked Gu, saying that there was a candidate in the Ministry of Rites who met the requirements of the department, and Gu casually mentioned you, so he wrote this letter of recommendation."

Xue Mao is such an upright person, he can't let Xue Mao get involved in his relationship.

Otherwise, in the eyes of others, Xue Mao's integrity will have moisture.

Hearing this, Xue Mao carefully put the letter into his sleeve pocket, and bowed to the prince, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your help." ”

**

is as worried as Xue Mao, as well as Jiang Chongjin.

I heard that one of the subjects this year is the "Yin and Yang Department of Xuanjing", and he happened to have studied metaphysics, so he wanted to give it a try.

The main reason is that he saw the current situation of the Hanlin Academy, and everyone excluded him a little because of the relationship between King Kang's father-in-law.

In this case, if he wants to make a name for himself in the Hanlin Academy, it will be very difficult.

In addition, he is now only a Jishi, and he will not be able to officially join the Hanlin Academy until he passes the official examination after three years.

If you pass the system exam, you can enter the court as an official this year.

The imperial examination is held once every three years, and the system is even more rare than the imperial examination, and since he was lucky enough to encounter such an opportunity, he wanted to try it.

However, he was new to the city, and no one recommended him at all.

Although he knew the prince, he could not open his mouth.

After all, he and the crown prince only have a one-sided relationship, and they don't have much intersection.

He didn't want to trouble the prince, for fear of affecting Xiao Shi.

That afternoon, Jiang Chongjin dispersed with a sad face.

When he was about to reach the door of his small house, he saw a man standing in the alley.

At first, he didn't see it clearly, but when he got closer, he realized that the other party was Huang Dechang, who seemed to be waiting for him in the alley deliberately.

Huang Dechang: "Master Jiang, long time no see. ”

"Grandpa Huang." Jiang Chongjin was a little strange, how could Huang Dechang wait for him here, didn't he have something to do?

I saw Huang Dechang take out a letter from his sleeve pocket and hand it to Jiang Chongjin, "This is what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the servants to hand over to you." ”

Jiang Chongjin took the letter and looked at it, it was the letter of recommendation for the imperial examination that he had been thinking about recently, and the recommender was the prince.

At this moment, the dim light shone on the letter, and also on Jiang Chongjin's heart, allowing him to see the dawn of hope.

"Please also ask Gonggong Huang to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on my behalf." Jiang Chongjin also warmly invited, "It's also hard for Huang Gonggong to make a trip, why don't you go to my house to sit?" ”

"No, I still have something to do, so I'll go back to the East Palace first." Huang Dechang waved at Jiang Chongjin, "I wish Master Jiang to pass the exam!" ”

Master Jiang is Jiang Liangdi's brother, and no matter who wrote the letter of recommendation, everyone has already defaulted to it as a princeling.

Therefore, this letter was written by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself.

It was also Jiang Liangdi who begged His Highness, and His Highness knew that Jiang Chongjin actually knew how to metaphysics.

**

At the beginning of July, the subject exam begins!

However, the "virtuous and good Fangzheng Branch" of the imperial court was first examined.

After the pre-test, the cabinet test, and the palace test, the results were out on the tenth day of July.

Xue Mao passed the pre-examination and the cabinet examination.

The palace examination is to let the people who participate in the system in front of Emperor Jianyuan, according to some social problems, advice and advice.

Some people have very good results in the pre-examination and cabinet examination, but when they arrive at the palace examination, they dare not admonish in the face of Emperor Jianyuan's majestic face.

Xue Mao was different, not only did he dare to admonish, even if Emperor Jianyuan was displeased, he still dared to continue to admonish.

This made Xue Mao stand out in the palace examination, and was promoted from the director of the six-grade rite department for many years to the five-grade counselor.

Because of the concentration of imperial power in the Eastern Liang Kingdom, Emperor Jianyuan did not want anyone to seize power, but also wanted someone to be loyal and admonished.

Next, the imperial court set the "Xuanjing Yin and Yang Branch" on July 20.

On the day of the Midyear Festival, Pei Xuanling returned to the East Palace after paying respects to his deceased biological mother from the imperial tomb.

Huang Dechang waited for the prince to change into clean clothes, and handed the prince a letter, "Your Highness, this is a secret letter from the Seventh Prince who secretly sent someone to fly pigeons. ”

Since the Seventh Prince and Jiang Liangdi reached some kind of agreement, the Seventh Prince knew that he could not come to the East Palace to avoid suspicion.

If it is not necessary, it is all a flying pigeon.

Pei Xuanling took the envelope, sat down in front of the bookcase and opened it to look at it.

After reading it, he put the letter aside, "Huang Dechang, go and call Jiang Liangdi." ”

Zhongyuan Festival was suddenly summoned by the prince late at night, although Jiang Shishi felt strange, but still followed Huang Dechang to the prince's courtyard.