Phi-Fic Chapter 384 After the Palace Examination, He Decided to Keep the Appointment
Chapter 384 After the Palace Examination, He Decided to Keep the Appointment
Chapter 384 After the Palace Examination, He Decides to Keep the Appointment
"Your Majesty, you must be exhausted today. What emperor supervises the entire palace examination? You are truly unique!"
Those who passed the imperial examination this year are truly blessed; many officials in the court are extremely envious!
The Grand Eunuch Wang Sheng couldn't resist, but he changed his approach to flattery.
"Haha, what's the big deal? They are all disciples of the Emperor. I also want to take a good look at the future pillars of my Great Zhou."
"Yes, they will all serve His Majesty in the future. Today can be considered a leap over the dragon gate. The candidates for the palace examination are all very young."
Wang Sheng knew that apart from the top ten in the imperial examination, the seats for others were not necessarily arranged according to their rankings. The Ministry of Rites was a capable organization that knew the emperor's preferences.
When arranging seats, the young and good-looking are placed at the front, while the older ones and those who are not so good-looking are placed at the back.
Emperor Zhao Yong recalled that the youngest tribute student, whose surname seemed to be Jiang.
I happened to see it when I was peeking at someone else's exam paper.
When it came to the palace examination, the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty were no longer to conceal the names; the names were all made public.
After all, there were only 300 exam papers in total, and the examiners were all officials who had been screened through multiple layers and had no connection with any of the candidates.
These exam papers will be reviewed within a day, and the top ten will be selected and presented to the Emperor.
The rest of the discussion is about the rankings. Anyway, no one will fail to make the list; it's just a matter of who came from whom.
Therefore, during the Great Zhou Dynasty, impersonation was not allowed in the palace examination, although the examiners would supervise each other.
A single exam paper will pass through the hands of at least ten people, and only after all the markings and comments will they be put together to determine the ranking.
Emperor Zhao Yong was deeply impressed by Jiang Xiaoqi today, not only because of his age and appearance, but also because of his beautiful handwriting.
I only read the beginning of the content, since standing next to a candidate all the time can be stressful and attract criticism.
Ultimately, we still need to be mindful of the impact; we can't let people think that we only consider appearance and not talent when selecting people.
Many court officials misunderstood him because of this, and no matter how he explained, they wouldn't believe him.
"Wang Sheng, tell them to hurry up. I hope to see ten exam papers presented tomorrow."
"Yes, Your Majesty. The officials will not leave the palace tonight and will grade the papers overnight. We will definitely be able to bring out the top ten papers tomorrow."
"Yes, let the imperial kitchen send them meals directly. Even if people are working, they should be fed, right?"
"Your Majesty is truly considerate. This servant will make arrangements immediately to ensure that all of you eat and drink well and have the energy to work."
Emperor Zhao Yong waved his hand, and the Grand Eunuch Wang Sheng went down to give instructions. Of course, he, the Grand Eunuch of the Emperor, did not need to run errands himself.
After leaving the palace and getting into their own carriages, the tribute students finally relaxed, their straight backs bending down, their whole bodies aching.
Jiang Wenhai loosened his arms, and Jiang Wenhan was also massaging his legs. Leaning against the carriage, everyone finally let out the breath they had been holding.
There were some snacks prepared in the car, but no one ate them. The effects of the fasting pills hadn't worn off yet, and they probably wouldn't feel hungry until tomorrow.
They traveled in silence until the carriage stopped outside the Jiang residence. Old Li opened the main gate wide to welcome the master and his sons.
The servants of the Jiang family continued to help people out of the car in an orderly manner, preparing hot water, hot tea, and meals.
Brand new bath towels, brand new bathrobes, hair drying caps, and various shower gels for washing your face, hair, and body, plus face cream and balm.
All of them are products from Liuxiang Pavilion, which has recently become famous in the capital. A single item could be enough to feed an ordinary family for several months.
Everything was prepared in eight copies, since Jiang Wenhai and Jiang Wenhan had also returned to the Jiang residence by carriage, and copies were also prepared for them.
Hot water was prepared, and a row of various washing and care products were laid out. The servants moved as if they had pressed the accelerator button, their movements steady and orderly.
The well-trained manner of the people staying at the Jiang family's residence had become accustomed to it, and no one thought that such extravagance and wastefulness were acceptable.
They felt that their Chiang family was gradually developing the aura of a large family.
At night, a corner of the palace was brightly lit, and the officials grading the papers were busy at work.
Meals are eaten in short bursts of free time, so it's impossible to provide toiletries.
The adults stayed up late, reading through the papers.
The Jiang family members, having enjoyed a fragrant bath, had long since drifted off to sleep. Ah, what a stark contrast in happiness!
Jiang Xiaoqi went into the study space again and silently reviewed the essay she had written for the palace examination during the day.
"Host, your strategy essay is absolutely brilliant! It's a masterpiece rarely seen since the beginning of time!"
The system's exaggerated and half-hearted flattery was nowhere near as sophisticated as that of the Grand Eunuch Wang Sheng.
"Just state your purpose directly, don't ramble on about these irrelevant things."
Jiang Xiaoqi put down her pen and immediately ignored Tongzi's words.
"Oh dear, what they said is all true, why are you so ungrateful?"
"Whether you tell me or not, this is the last time I'll ask you."
"Let's talk. Actually, there's nothing much to say. I'm just curious whether the host is going to see that Fourth Prince tomorrow."
"Didn't Old Li, the gatekeeper, say he received a note? He's emphasized the time and place to you again, it seems he's worried you won't go."
Zhu Yun Tower, one day after the palace examination, at 3:45 AM.
“Go, why not? I’m not some weak scholar, I’m a scholar with the strength to move mountains and rivers…”
"However, the system detected that this person has designs on the host. It's really incomprehensible why a grown man would have designs on my host."
By the way, host, was your previous trip abroad to study in order to escape this person's harassment? Alas, it's a pity that you still had to return to the capital to take the exam in the end.
What should we do? Otherwise, host, you could exchange some good items from the system shop and turn that guy into a eunuch; then he'll behave."
The system excitedly offered its suggestions and even started promoting the various pills newly launched in the system's store.
As if she knew her host would definitely spend points to redeem it, she kept chattering away, showing great potential to become a top salesperson.
"Alright, close your menu. I'm not buying that stuff. It's not only overpriced, but also incredibly unethical."
He is, after all, a prince, and he will definitely marry a princess in the future. If he is infertile, won't the royal family have to blame the woman for it to save face?
Women already have it tough enough in this world; don't indirectly become executioners who persecute women.
The system was shocked by the host's association. It turned out that it wasn't that the host was reluctant to use poison, but rather that the host was planning for some prince's wife who was nowhere to be found.
His host is actually quite human-like~
"What is he saying in his mind again? I can feel the changes in his brainwaves."
"I didn't think about anything. Anyway, I will protect the host tomorrow and won't let the host be in danger."