The mistress died of overwork, and after rebirth, she was bad at raising her cubs

The fact that Emperor Jingren chose this as a test question today was actually just a spur of the moment decision.

He didn't expect these two young boys to give any answers.

After all, even if the ministers in the court were present, they would have to argue endlessly about such livelihood issues as filling the national treasury, and they might not be able to reach any conclusion.

Emperor Jingren took the two papers in his hands, glanced at Huo Junyu's paper casually, and couldn't help but smile:

"Huo Junyu? Your handwriting is..."

After a pause, Emperor Jingren glanced at Huo Zhanting, and gave him some face before continuing, "It's unique."

After these words were spoken, how could everyone not know what Emperor Jingren meant?

Huo Junyu's handwriting must be extremely ugly.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuanbin looked at Huo Junyu proudly.

As expected, Emperor Jingren was not very happy to look at Huo Junyu's paper. He picked up Jiang Yuanbin's paper, took a look at it, nodded and said:

"Prime Minister Jiang is indeed a good father. I heard that Prime Minister Jiang has a legitimate daughter, who is also known as the most talented woman in the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Jiang quickly stood up, bowed slightly to Emperor Jingren, and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. I just read a few more books. How can I be called a talented woman?"

Emperor Jingren smiled and said nothing more. He just raised his hand, and Prime Minister Jiang quickly sat back in his seat.

Everyone looked at Emperor Jingren in unison. Emperor Jingren looked at Jiang Yuanbin's paper with calm eyes and nodded from time to time, as if he was very satisfied with Jiang Yuanbin's answer.

The content of Jiang Yuanbin's answer is actually in line with Emperor Jingren's current thinking.

Today, the national treasury is empty, but the wealthy families in various places are all wealthy.

Perhaps the noble families could contribute, and the emperor would grant them official positions as a reward. Of course, these officials would mostly be in name only and would not be involved in real politics.

This view is actually also the view of most people in the court.

But the aristocratic families are not fools, how could they agree so easily?

So although this view is mainstream, it is difficult to implement.

However, the fact that Jiang Yuanbin, who was less than nine years old, could write to this extent did surprise and delight Emperor Jingren.

He closed the paper, looked at Jiang Yuanbin with a smile, nodded slightly and said:

"Yes, the young people of the Jiang family are formidable. I think..."

Obviously, Emperor Jingren has already chosen Jiang Yuanbin as the winner.

As soon as he said this, he didn't even have the desire to take a look at the policy paper written by Huo Junyu, he just wanted to make the final conclusion.

Huo Junyu couldn't help but clench his fists nervously, and a hint of grievance appeared in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, wait a minute."

Shen Qinglan suddenly spoke at this moment and asked Emperor Jingren with a smile.

Emperor Jingren was stunned for a moment and looked at Shen Qinglan curiously.

Although the woman in front of me had her hair tied up in a bun, she looked young.

She was wearing a sky-blue gown with only a few simple hairpins adorning her head. She looked elegant and refined, as beautiful as a fairy in the moon, with a cold and aloof temperament.

Although Shen Qinglan had entered the palace during the last Spring Banquet, there were many people there at the time and Emperor Jingren did not pay attention to a minister like Shen Qinglan.

Therefore, as soon as Shen Qinglan opened his mouth, Emperor Jingren looked at Shen Qinglan's unfamiliar face and subconsciously felt a little dissatisfied.

Just as he was about to ask for censure, Li Fude stepped forward and whispered:

"Your Majesty, this is the Princess Jiashun you personally conferred upon her, and also the Princess Zhan."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingren suddenly realized.

Because the Imperial Astronomical Observatory had not yet chosen an auspicious day, the plan for Shen Qinglan to marry into Prince Zhan's palace as a princess had been delayed.

Although Emperor Jingren conferred a title on Shen Qinglan, he did not take it seriously.

After all, in the eyes of Emperor Jingren, Shen Qinglan was just a link between the royal family and King Zhan.

But now, since Shen Qinglan had spoken, he had to give her face. Immediately, Emperor Jingren's expression improved a lot. He looked at Shen Qinglan and said in a gentle voice:

"You are Jiashun."

"Your Majesty, your servant has greeted you."

Shen Qinglan bowed and spoke respectfully.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingren laughed out loud and waved his hand magnanimously, saying:

"Eh? Since I have named you Princess Jiashun, I am also planning to record you under the name of the Queen. Although the date has not been chosen yet, you should call yourself my son."

Shen Qinglan smiled slightly, but of course she couldn't just agree to it like that.

Emperor Jingren was willing to give Yu honor, but he might not be sincere.

If she lost her sense of propriety because of this status, and really thought that the emperor treated her kindly, and became arrogant because of his favor, then she would not live long.

Shen Qinglan was well aware of the emperor's heart and knew that the other party was just being polite, so he bowed respectfully and said:

"Your Majesty is a wise ruler of the time, kind and generous, so he is willing to honor me. I am grateful, but I am a humble servant and dare not offend you."

Although Shen Qinglan's voice was not loud, every word she spoke was clear, and she knew when to speak and when to step properly. She was a model of a lady from a noble family and was not annoying at all.

In particular, he praised Emperor Jingren to a high position and flattered him silently. Emperor Jingren was naturally happy when he heard it.

If such a woman were included in the royal book of emperors, it would not bring disgrace to the royal family.

Thinking of this, Emperor Jingren looked at Shen Qinglan with a little more sincerity in his eyes, and said in a gentle voice:

"Jiashun is indeed humble and polite. No wonder the War King likes him so much."

Emperor Jingren paused here, but he didn't dwell on the title, so he changed the subject and asked:

"By the way, Jiashun just called me, do you have anything else to say?"

Shen Qinglan glanced at the little fellow standing on the stage with red eyes, smiled helplessly, and said to Emperor Jingren:

"Jun Yu has been studying hard with Mr. Lu these days and has put in a lot of effort. Although the handwriting is not satisfactory, it is something Jun Yu has been looking forward to for a long time to be able to show his face in front of His Majesty."

"Jun Yu is less than six years old now, and he is at the age where he likes to cry. If Your Majesty does not read what he wrote, he will definitely cry again when he returns. That is why I dare to ask Your Majesty to condescend to read what Jun Yu wrote. Even if he loses, he must be convinced, right?"

Shen Qinglan's tone was relaxed yet a little helpless, as if she was just a mother who wanted to avoid being bothered by her child.

Moreover, Shen Qinglan pointed out in a relaxed tone that Huo Junyu was young and it was normal that he could not write well.

If I really were to compete in calligraphy with Jiang Yuanbin, it would be a bit unfair for him to win.

Emperor Jingren was quite interested as he watched Shen Qinglan talking eloquently and calmly in front of him.

Although he knew the purpose of Shen Qinglan's words, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

At this time, Concubine Yan at the side could not help but speak up and pulled on Emperor Jingren's sleeve, saying in a tender voice:

"Your Majesty, you'd better wait and see! Otherwise, not to mention that Mr. Huo will go back to pester Jiashun, even our Heng'er will probably have to come back to bother me. I'm too lazy to coax that boy."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingren laughed heartily and nodded:

"Okay, okay, it's my fault. Since we are going to compete, we should be fair. Wait for me to see what kind of shocking article this Second Master Huo has written."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinglan smiled and bowed to Emperor Jingren, saying:

"Your Majesty is wise."

Huo Junyu heaved a sigh of relief at this moment, and couldn't help but raise his little head, and said to Emperor Jingren in a proud and arrogant tone:

"Your Majesty must take a good look at this! Yu'er's stunning masterpiece!"

When Emperor Jingren heard what Huo Junyu said, he couldn't help but burst into laughter and praised Huo Zhanting:

"King Zhan, your son is just as arrogant as you were back then."

Huo Zhanting smiled at Emperor Jingren and said:

"How can a young man not be frivolous? As a family of military commanders, if we admit defeat without fighting, it would bring shame to the Zhan Palace."