Quickly wear a child: a beautiful woman with many children brings happiness

The emperor, who was over fifty years old, sat at the top, his bright yellow robe embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, and his every move revealed the natural majesty of an emperor.

The students prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to look directly at his face, and knelt down together with the civil and military officials.

"Long live my emperor."

After bowing five times and knocking three times, the emperor raised his right hand slightly and said, "Stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Qi Sheng took just one look and then lowered his eyelids.

All the officials dispersed, and the Minister of Rites took the test questions prepared by the emperor and said loudly: "In the 23rd year of Hongwu, there are 210 candidates for the palace examination. All officials are ordered to withdraw, and the new candidates will answer the papers in Baohe Hall.

Qi Sheng sat in the seat closest to the emperor, feeling neither sad nor happy as he felt the gazes falling on him.

The emperor was extremely excited, but he was used to not showing his emotions on his face, and there was no sign of that on his outside appearance.

The family had difficulty in having children. He worked hard for half his life but had only one son and one daughter. To his surprise, his only son was lost. He thought there was no hope, but unexpectedly there was a ray of hope.

His daughter, Princess Mingjing, was born early and married the youngest son of Duke Rong. They now have a son, Zhao Yu, who is gentle and polite. He is one year older than Qi Sheng and has many supporters in the court.

Besides him, there is the Prince of Ming, Ximen Yao.

Prince Ming was the emperor's only half brother. He also had difficulty in having children and had only one son, Ximen Yao.

Ximen Yao was skilled in marching and deploying troops. He had led his army to two victories and was also very popular in the court.

If we really compare, Ximen Yao has more supporters.

After all, Zhao Yu’s surname is Zhao, not Ximen.

However, compared to Zhao Yu's ambitions, Ximen Yao did not have such big ambitions. It was more like he was pushed around by King Ming. As a result, the two factions fought for more than ten years, making the court a mess, with the victory and defeat being fifty-fifty.

The emperor looked at Qi Sheng. In the past, he allowed the two factions to fight each other. Now that he has found his bloodline, he will make Qi Sheng, no, Ximen Sheng, the crown prince after he clears the obstacles for him.

After the palace examination, Hou Qisheng was chosen as the number one scholar and appointed as an editor in the Hanlin Academy. Yunlan ranked second and was selected as a Hanlin Academy scholar after the imperial examination, waiting for the assessment three years later.

Song Xuan was still a little lacking in preparation and was rejected in the imperial examination, but he had a good attitude and is now studying in the Imperial College, still living next door to Qi Sheng.

As for Qi Han, he didn't even pass the provincial examination. When he heard the news about Qi Sheng and Yun Lan in the village, he was even more upset, especially when the villagers compared him with them, saying that he was a Zhongyong. With his poor psychological quality, he couldn't study for a day.

Yun Qiao was stunned for a long time when she heard that he failed the exam. Without his sister, Qi Han couldn't even pass the exam to become a juren, let alone become a second-class jinshi and be sent to serve as an official three years later.

Qi Sheng was brought before the emperor as soon as he took office.

"You have resentment towards me, and I understand. You are a smart child. Some things cannot be avoided by running away. Once your origins are known to others, even if you have no intention, you will become the target of the crowd."

Qi Sheng knew this too. Seeing his hesitation, the emperor said, "Where there is a fight, there will be sacrifices. It is natural that you will be restrained because you have a wife and children. But I promise that I will protect their safety."

Thinking of his five grandchildren, the emperor felt sad. Now was not the right time. One day he would recognize them and let them call him grandpa openly.

The two people talked about a lot of things. They were guarded outside, so no one knew what they said. All they knew was that Qi Sheng followed the emperor from then on. This was not uncommon in all dynasties, and it was only thought that the emperor intended to promote him.

When Qi Sheng and Yun Lan got home from work, Yun Yuan was already waiting with the children. Seeing the master coming back, the maidservants obediently went downstairs to leave the space for this warm family.

The Shujishi did not have a special residence. At Yun Yuan's request, Yun Lan still lived with his brother-in-law. He was very sensible and stayed in his own yard when he had nothing to do, playing with his nephew and niece, buying them gifts, and never disturbing the couple's life unless necessary.

"Today is your first day on duty. I cooked eight-treasure duck, squirrel mandarin fish, Buddha jumps over the wall and bamboo fungus stewed chicken. I wish you all the best and a bright future."

Because he was always being monitored, Yun Yuan hadn't used the space for a long time.

The ingredients on the table were all bought from the kitchen. They were not as good as the ones raised in the space, but with her cooking skills, the taste was no worse than that of the palace.

Qi Sheng felt warm in his heart, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. I will eat more."

It's not often that his wife cooks the dishes herself. He has always known that his wife is a good cook and is always amazed every time he tastes them. He doesn't want his wife to be tired, so he can only seize the opportunity to eat more.

"Thank you, big sister!" Yun Lan was visibly happy. The corners of her mouth curled up into an arc, and she silently bared her teeth at Qi Sheng, to see who could eat the better of whom.

Qi Sheng→_→, my brother-in-law is not busy with his studies and has been letting himself go recently. We need to find him something to do.

Yun Yuan: "The wife of the Minister of Revenue came to inquire about the situation today. She wants to marry the concubine's daughter from the second house to my brother."

The Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Revenue is of the fifth rank. Considering Yunlan's current situation, it can be considered as marrying down. However, Yuanwailang Sun is already over fifty years old. If his descendants have no future, he will have to retire and return home in a few years.

Yun Lan almost choked on the soup, cleared his throat, and looked away.

"There is no rush for marriage. After three years, when I have a formal official position, it will not be too late to marry a wife."

Qi Sheng said bluntly: "You are already twenty-one, it's not too late. I am not as old as you, but I already have five children." He held his head high, proud as if he had won a battle.

Yun Lan said disdainfully: "You are talking as if you were born alone. It's all thanks to my eldest sister."

Yun Yuan blushed, and the next moment her hand was held by Qi Sheng.

"Indeed." He looked at Yun Yuan tenderly, his eyes full of tenderness: "The greatest luck in my life is meeting Madam. I admit it."

Their eyes intertwined, so sweet that it seemed as if they were drawn together.

Yun Lan put down her chopsticks. She couldn't eat anymore.

No, he ate three bowls, one more than usual.

Yun Lan did not dare to offend the Yuwailang of the Ministry of Revenue openly, and planned to find a fault to refuse. However, before he could refuse, the concubine of the second wife came first.

"You come from a poor family, how can you be worthy of my daughter? If you know what's best for you, go talk to my mother and make things clear. Don't waste my life."

Sun Qian'er held her head high with disdain. Even if she was a concubine's daughter, she was still the daughter of an official, a Shujishi, with no official rank and no salary. She relied on the little rice she received every month. She probably didn't even have a betrothal gift. How could she support herself?

Yun Lan had a good temper. She had someone deliver a letter to Yuanwailang's wife. She first expressed her gratitude to her for liking her, and then tactfully stated that she was not worthy of Sun Qianer, and the matter ultimately did not work out.

Yunlan was rejected openly by the girl, but he did not feel sad or ashamed, which shows that he has a good attitude.

However, Lord Sun was furious and scolded his second son Sun Chang and his wife Li.