Abandoning concubines and raising children to seize the throne

Time flies, and it is already March.

A large number of students of literature and martial arts flocked to the capital, and Zhoujing became extremely bustling.

On March 18, the Ministry of Rites presided over the joint examination.

Yin Qingxuan once again dressed up as Yin Xuezhen and sneaked to the Imperial Examination Hall. Her belly was already noticeable, so in order to avoid being discovered, she put on a wide cloak to cover her body.

Ye Jingyu was worried, so he also disguised himself as a guard and followed over. He had a half-face mask on his face, but his slightly pursed lips still revealed the power of a superior.

He bowed and chuckled, "I am under the emperor's order to protect Yin Xuezheng's safety. If Yin Xuezheng needs anything, just let me know."

Yin Qingxuan rolled her eyes at him and assumed the posture of a schoolmaster.

"Stand back and don't say anything unless necessary."

"As ordered."

Ye Jingyu hung his hands and stood obediently behind her, not saying another word.

Yin Qingxuan smiled and stepped into the examination room.

The Minister of Rites was sitting in a chair drinking tea with a very comfortable look on his face. All the people from the Imperial College had been transferred here. There was almost no more than one guard every three steps or one sentry every five steps.

Every student who entered the venue was subjected to a strict search, in which almost all their clothes were stripped off. Despite such thoroughness, the Minister of Rites was not worried.

When he looked up, he saw the Queen walking in from outside the door in men's clothes. He was so scared that he jumped up from the stool and dropped the bowl of hot tea on his legs.

"The emperor..."

As soon as he uttered a word, Yin Qingxuan took out the badge of the academic director, bowed and said, "I am the academic director of the Imperial College. I am here to supervise the examination and will not cause any trouble to you, my Lord."

It's already hindering, okay?

Seeing the Queen standing here, how could he dare to drink Biluochun? Looking at the masked guards behind him, he couldn't help but gasp.

What's going on today? The emperor is here too!

The Minister of Rites' legs were shaking and he wanted to kneel down unconsciously. Finally, he punched his disobedient leg hard and finally stabilized it.

"Yes, I obey!"

The students had already taken their seats, waiting for their test papers. They were all surprised to see the Shangshu bowing to a student.

I'm afraid it's the opposite of Tiangang.

Could it be that this scholar has some relationship with the emperor?

If not, how could the heads of the six ministries be so servile?

Everyone had their own little thoughts and couldn't help but start making faces, hoping that this scholar would look at them more, which would surely save them decades of detours.

However, there were not only supervisory officials but also guards with swords surrounding the examination room, so they did not dare to make any big moves.

A moment later, the test papers were handed out. Yin Qingxuan also took one, flipped through it, and nodded repeatedly.

Good, quite comprehensive knowledge.

Chang Jijiu completely grasped the main points of her talk, which not only included the previous eight-legged essay, but also expanded on mathematics, physics and chemistry. Although it was only high school knowledge at the moment, it was not an easy task to study all of it thoroughly within a short year.

Yin Qingxuan was looking forward to this exam more and more.

The reason why he came here in person was that he was afraid that nepotism might be involved, which would prevent truly talented people from getting ahead.

As it turned out, Yin Qingxuan was overthinking.

Ye Jingyu took this exam more seriously than she did, so all the secret guards in the palace were transferred here. These people had sharp ears, so even the smallest movements could not be hidden from their eyes.

Less than an hour after the exam started, more than twenty candidates were pulled out.

Seeing that the Empress looked unhappy, the Minister of Rites could not help but sweat and shouted with a red face and thick neck: "Whoever dares to cheat again, I will kill his entire family!"