If Chen Ju hadn't even taken it out at this moment, Ye Tianhuai would have forgotten about this jade pendant.

This jade pendant is indeed the thing that the Empress Dowager Jing Min brought with her, and it is indeed a relic that she left to Ye Tianhuai, but the Empress Dowager Jing Min never said that she would give this jade pendant to her queen.

For the Empress Dowager Jingmin, just thinking about the picture of Ye Tianhuai can make her have a heart attack, how could she say such a thing to her?

Ye Tianhuai said so at the time, but it was just for the sake of Chen Yuansi's heart, so that this jade pendant had the value of a token.

Chen Julian stood on Ye Tianhuai's side with his eyes down, his hands clasped in front of him, his face was as calm as water, without a trace of waves.

No matter how she sits or stands, she is dignified in her every move, and she is worthy of the words "everyone is beautiful".

What's even more rare is that her dignified and unpretentious is very natural, and this elegant demeanor seems to have been carved into her bones. As soon as she raised her hand, it was like this.

If it weren't for the rigorous training he received from an early age, he would not have been able to reach such a level.

Ye Tianhuai closed the wooden box and said, "Ju Lian, no matter what your identity is, this jade pendant is given to you." There is no reason to take back what I have given away. ”

After speaking, Ye Qianhuai pushed the wooden box back in front of her.

"Your Majesty's heart, the concubine is grateful. Your Majesty can come to see the concubine today, which means that Your Majesty is thinking about the concubine in his heart, and it is enough for the concubine. Chen Julian looked at the wooden box and said, "It's just that if this jade pendant is placed here by the concubine, it will inevitably be tongue-in-cheek, and it will be in vain for Your Majesty's mind." If Your Majesty wants to reward your concubines, please give your Majesty something else. ”

Her voice was soft, but her refusal was resolute.

Ye Qian hesitated, sighed lightly, put the wooden box into his arms, and said, "Since you insist on this, I will not be reluctant." I remember that you once imitated Yan Zijun's paintings, so let's do it, I have a set of Yan Zijun's "Orchid Pavilion under the Moon" there, and I will send someone to send it to you. ”

Chen Ju was stunned for a moment, knelt down and bowed, and said, "The concubine bows to thank Your Majesty for the reward." ”

"You don't have to do it." Ye Tianhuai helped her up, "I won't stay much today, I'll come to see you another day." ”

"The concubine sends your majesty." Chen Ju didn't even say a word of lingering, and immediately saluted.

She was so crisp, Ye Tianhuai was a little surprised, stunned for a moment, then smiled at her, turned around and pushed the door away.

After the emperor left, the Yonghe Palace was quiet.

Chen Julian's personal palace maid commanded the palace servants to clean up the leftovers on the table, and asked her master puzzledly: "Niangniang, the slave maid has something to understand. Since Your Majesty came to our palace today, it means that there is a mother in her heart, why didn't the mother leave Her Majesty for the night? ”

This personal maid's name is Chunhe, she was brought into the palace by Chen Julian from her mother's house, and she has been with her since she was a child, and she is the most intimate person in the palace.

Chen Julian sighed and said, "I can't keep Your Majesty." ”

"How do you know if you don't try?"

"Your Majesty's heart is not with me."

Chunhe frowned: "But the slave maid heard that His Majesty did not stay in Kunning Palace yesterday. ”

Chen Julian's eyes darkened, and he said, "That's because Your Majesty's heart is not with her." ”

"Now there are only two mothers in the harem, Your Majesty's heart is not with you, nor is it with the queen, where else can it be?" Chunhe was a little puzzled, and then suddenly thought of something, and said, "Your Majesty's mind is still on the one in Yichun Palace......

After Ye Tianhuai ascended the throne, there was only one person living in Yichun Palace, and that was Concubine Lan Qin Baozhu.

Chen Julian shook his head and muttered, "I don't know." But I always feel that what Your Majesty has in her heart may not be her. ”

She raised her head, and her gaze followed the palace wall all the way up, falling straight to the half-moon.

The moonlight like water shone into her eyes, reflecting a trace of melancholy in her eyes, as if a silent sigh.

——

On the twenty-second day of April, the morning court was closed.

Because today is the day of the temple examination.

Ye Tian got up early in the morning.

The temple test began from Chenzheng and was held in the Taihe Temple. In addition to Ye Qianhuai, there are also four cabinet ministers and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wen Xinzhong, as well as Lu Yanchen, who was personally named by Ye Tianhuai, as the deputy examiner.

The 120 people who were referred to were ranked according to the results of the examination, and went to the temple in turn. Ye Qianhuai will ask questions, and the deputy examiners will ask additional questions.

The people selected for this meeting are much more reasonable than last time. For the questions raised by Ye Qianhuai, most of them can be answered fluently. It's just that the answer to the question of policy is still immature, and some of the books are angry and too idealistic, and every now and then, the cabinet ministers will come up with a point or two.

After ten people went to the hall in a row, Ye Tianhuai said to the ministers sitting on both sides: "These ten are the top performers in this examination, what do you think?" ”

No one answered.

Ye Tianhuai then named and said: "Chen Ge Lao, you are the first assistant, what do you think?" ”

"Lao Chen thinks that the talents selected in this examination are the best batch in the past ten years, worthy of the name, and can be reused." Chen Yuansi replied.

Ye Tianhuai nodded and said to Wen Xinzhong: "Xinzhong, you have done a good job in this spring." Now that Du Jing has stepped down from his post as a cabinet scholar, the cabinet is short of one. It's up to you to fill this vacancy. ”

No one expected that Ye Tianhuai would issue such an important order during the palace examination, and everyone was surprised.

There are five seats in the cabinet, which is the core military and political decision-making body of the grand scene, and the most important decisions of the imperial court are decided by the cabinet after consultation. It can be said that stepping into the cabinet is the ultimate goal of everyone who enters the officialdom.

Wen Xinzhong was only a waiter in the Ministry of Rites until last year, and he didn't even touch the side of the cabinet, but he didn't expect to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites for less than half a year after the New Year. I have to say, it's going up a little too fast.

Seeing that everyone was stunned, Ye Qian said: "I am a person with clear rewards and punishments, if you do a good job, I will naturally reward you." But if you don't do well in the future, I won't cover it up. ”

Wen Xinzhong came back to his senses at this time, immediately got up and walked to the middle, and made a big salute to Ye Qianhuai, and said, "Weichen has the order, thank Your Majesty Longen." ”

"Hurry up." Ye said.

Wen Xinzhong got up and returned to his place.

"Let's continue with the temple test. Li Baoquan, passed down a tribute. In the silence of the ministers who had their own ghosts, Ye Tianhuai commanded.

"Biography—Gongshi's Upper Palace—" Li Baoquan said in a loud voice.

A tribute man wearing a scarf and a blue robe walked into the hall. He was tall, steady, and energetic.

Ye Qianhuai's eyes lit up.

From the time the first tribute entered the temple, she was expecting this person to go to the temple.

Gongshi walked to the front of the palace on the red carpet, bowed and saluted: "Student Lin Yuxiu, see Your Majesty, see your lords." ”

(End of chapter)