The eldest aunt called all the ladies to Xiayun Tower to gather.

Subsequently, the palace maid gave each of them a booklet of the palace rules for female officials.

Not too thin, Shen Ningning roughly flipped through it, there were more than fifty pages in total.

The eldest aunt looked at the ladies majestically: "The young ladies only have one afternoon to familiarize themselves with these palace rules. ”

"In the evening, the slave maid will come to inspect, and if there is no young lady who succeeds in passing the test, she will be exempted from meal tonight."

At this point, Ye Shangyi immediately expressed dissatisfaction.

"What? It's also too harsh. ”

The eldest aunt turned to her and said in a stern tone: "This is just the beginning, Miss Ye can't stand it?" ”

"You know, if you want to become a female official, you need to stand out in everything, if you don't put in the effort, why should you stand out?"

One sentence made Ye Shangyi mute, she hugged her arms angrily, opened the book and began to memorize by rote.

The eldest aunt left after explaining, leaving only four palace maids to add tea and pour water.

Shen Ningning is already endorsing.

There was a whispered discussion of the rest of the ladies in my ears-

"There are only fifteen of us now, but I think that the layers of assessment are getting stricter and stricter, and in the end, maybe there will be no one left."

"Where is this selection of female officials, and the election of the princess is almost the same!"

"Hey, it's not easy at all, I knew I wouldn't come, I thought I could be very magnificent, who knew that I would be wronged so much when I came in."

Everyone complained, but Shen Ningning and Qi Xiuwei kept their heads down and kept reading.

Xie Yuanjiu and Ye Sheng sat nearby.

Ye Xiangyi touched Xie Yuanjiu with her elbow and whispered, "Believe it or not, in the end, it must be the Lord of Funing who will be selected." ”

Xie Yuanjiu's fingertips holding the book tightened, and they turned slightly white.

She couldn't hear the change in her tone, but smiled very calmly: "No, Ning Ning will be the companion of the Nine Emperor Princes, and the crown prince will not agree, right?" ”

Ye Shangyi glanced up and down at her with surprised eyes.

"Don't you know? The prince had an awkward quarrel with the lord of Funing, whether he would care about it or not, I can't say for sure. ”

"Don't think that with the Funing County Lord's family, you don't need to treat her as an opponent, in fact, she is the person you should be most wary of."

It happened that the eldest aunt passed by the door, and the two hurriedly lowered their heads and stopped talking.

The afternoon passed quickly.

When the eldest aunt came to investigate, several ladies looked earthy.

With more than 50 pages of rules, being a female official is even more difficult than they imagined.

The heads of the people who are watching are going to be bigger.

The palace maid put pen and paper on everyone.

The eldest aunt said, "I will read the question, there are ten questions in total, and I ask you to write the answers on the paper." ”

"First question, when is the latest time for the female official to return to the palace of the prince?"

This question made many people gasp.

My aunt's way of writing questions is tricky, it all depends on whether they have memorized it carefully.

After a while, after all ten questions were asked, the palace maid put away the answer sheets one by one.

Two of the ladies didn't wait for the results to come out, and they stood up weakly.

"Auntie, can we quit?" Being a female official is not at all as easy as they imagined.

The eldest aunt has long been mentally prepared and accustomed to it.

So he nodded and said indifferently: "You wait here, I will return your jade after the inspection is over, and then inform your family, you can leave early tomorrow morning." ”

After that, the eldest aunt began to check everyone's answer sheets.

In the end, she held her head high and announced: "There are only two people who answered all correctly, Lord Funing, and Miss Qi." ”

Shen Ningning and Qi Xiuwei glanced at each other, and both of them smiled happily.

There are also ten ladies, who are a few wrong, and they are also within the tolerance range of the eldest aunt.

Among them is Ye Shangyi, she has obviously memorized it by heart, but she still got two questions wrong.

In the end, there is not a single question answered correctly.

When Xie Yuanjiu's name came out of the mouth of the eldest aunt, everyone was surprised.

Because, Xie Yuanjiu's knowledge is not bad.

In the past, she was known as a talented woman, but she just remembered the palace rules, everyone could, why didn't she get a question right?

Xie Yuanjiu's face turned pale, and he looked like he had been deeply shocked.

She felt that she was very hot and uncomfortable, and just now when her aunt said the topic, she couldn't control herself, and she went straight distracted!

Moreover, she is the only one, and she is not right!

The eldest aunt closed the book and said sternly, "Miss Xie, you can go back to the room directly." ”

"I'll skip your meal tonight, please bring back the palace rules, study them well, and don't be perfunctory."

"What the slave wants to remind you is that being a female official is far from being as easy as you think."

Xie Yuanjiu was reprimanded, and he didn't dare to speak back, he lowered his head, and his face was embarrassed.

The eldest aunt asked everyone to go back to the room to rest, and after a stick of incense, they went to the dining room to eat.

Shen Ningning and Xie Yuanjiu returned to the house, and Xie Yuanjiu suddenly cried.

"Ning Ning, can you help me?"

The little guy drank a cup of hot tea and hurriedly walked over and asked, "Okay, what do you want me to do for you?" ”

Xie Yuanjiu wiped his tears: "Can you ...... your dinner tonight Can you eat less and bring me some back? ”

Begging for rice is a humiliation for Xie Yuanjiu!

However, she knew that she was sick, and she had to stop eating, otherwise her condition would be worse.

Shen Ningning listened to the words and blinked.

Her original plan was to take a little delicious food from the fairyland for Xie Yuanjiu to eat, and then tell her that it was given by her brother Mo Lingwei.

However, Xie Yuanjiu's idea is more convenient.

Shen Ningning had already intended to help her, so she nodded: "Okay, no problem, if you don't eat mine, I'll give it to you." ”

Xie Yuanjiu was stunned, and then smiled softly with tears: "You are so good." ”

However, she felt in her heart that Shen Ningning should not eat by herself.

After all, it was Shen Ningning who chose Beiwu that made her sick.

She didn't sympathize with the little guy at all for not having anything to eat, she just felt that Shen Ningning didn't make up for it.

When it was time to eat, the little guy took off the white rabbit down scarf because it was a little hot.

She said, "Sister Xie, then you lie down, and I will bring you the food back later." ”

Xie Yuanjiu nodded weakly, and did not forget to explain: "Don't tell your aunt." ”

Shen Ningning responded, and the little figure flew out of the door like a cute bird.

As soon as I walked to the dining hall, I saw that at the door, the eldest aunt was talking to Wu Fang, the guard next to the prince.

When Wu Fang saw Shen Ningning, he immediately showed a cheerful smile: "County Lord, you are finally here, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an order to let the humble post come and take you to Zichen Palace." ”

"Huh?" The little guy was slightly surprised, and subconsciously looked at the eldest aunt.

The eldest aunt, who usually doesn't smile, rarely smiled at her and nodded slightly.

"Go to the county lord, the guards have already greeted the slave maid, but please be sure to come back before the time comes."

Shen Ningning was hesitant, thinking about what to do with Yuanjiu's meal?

Wu Fang stepped forward with a smile and urged: "County Lord, let's go quickly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be in a hurry, but he will come over and scold people in person." ”

The little one was half-pushed away.