After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

In the wing room next to the cabinet center is the Hanlin who is on duty today.

The Hanlin officials had to go to the palace the day before for night duty, so as it snowed heavily today, they stayed in the palace.

There were more than 900 candidates in the imperial examination this year, and only more than 200 passed the imperial examination and became Jinshi. This young Hanlin official was one of the top three among them, and was called Tanhualang.

Lord Xie Yunji was well-known among the literati of Dazhao. The young Hanlin had imagined this for a long time, but he never expected to see this legendary literati so closely on such a snowy morning.

Xie Yunji is already over thirty years old, thirty-two years old. Normally, a man of this age would naturally grow a short beard under his chin.

But he didn't.

Although his eyes are covered with dust, his handsome eyebrows and eyes cannot hide his cool and handsome appearance. His movements are elegant and he exudes a sense of coolness.

At this moment, the young Hanlin suddenly understood the value of "Yaguan Yunjing".

But the literati aura in him is different from that of the civil officials in the court. It seems like the integrity and composure that he has been tempered among the people and in the ups and downs of officialdom.

It is said that everyone in the world says that the third place in the imperial examination must be a man of extraordinary handsomeness and great talent to be qualified for the position.

This young scholar who had just entered the official career also had a high opinion of himself, and felt that he was undoubtedly a favored child of heaven. However, in front of Xie Yunji, he couldn't help but feel an indescribable sense of inferiority.

Just at this moment, a slight cough sound came into his ears, and the young man suddenly came back to his senses.

He quickly filled a cup of steaming hot tea and respectfully offered it with both hands, "Master, please have some tea."

Xie Yunji took the tea handed to him by the young man and nodded to express his gratitude.

Then, he slowly shifted his gaze towards the empty palace in front of him and asked thoughtfully, "Is there no morning court today?"

The young Hanlin first glanced cautiously at Lord Xie's black soap boots that were wet with snow, and a trace of guilt instantly appeared on his face.

He calmed down and replied, "Reporting to the scholar, because the heavy snow today came too heavily, many ministers were trapped on the way and could not arrive on time. So His Majesty specially ordered to suspend the court for one day, and will decide the time to resume the court after the snow stops."

Seeing that Xie Yunjichu's shock had faded a little, the young man wanted to express his admiration and emotion, and couldn't help but said: "I have read the edict written by the scholar during the Jin people's palace coup. The scholar's writing is brilliant and his character is outstanding. I admire him! There is also the scholar's "Records of the Various Feudal States"..."

Xie Yunji waited for him to finish, looked at him for a moment, and said, "Are you a Jinshi in the 41st year of Dazhao?"

The young man nodded and clasped his fists, saying, "I am a first-class Jinshi in the 41st year of Da Zhao, and I won the third place in the imperial examination."

Xie Yunji looked at him, and vaguely seemed to see the quiet and humble Eleventh Brother...

These are all good years.

I won’t talk about the regrets for now.

"You are a disciple of the emperor, promoted by His Majesty, why don't you make suggestions to His Majesty?" Xie Yunji's eyes were cold, "There are tens of thousands of officials in Dazhao, but not one of them told the emperor to establish a queen? Establishing a prince but no queen is absurd!"

The young Hanlin replied, "It's not that I don't want to speak up, there is no woman in this palace who is worthy of being the queen... Your Majesty has already made up his mind not to select concubines, and no one dares to speak up. Earlier, Lord Lin suggested that Your Majesty select concubines, and the next day the East Factory sent two beautiful concubines to Lord Lin's residence, which made him very upset."

Xie Yunji asked again, "What about the prince's biological mother?"

"I don't know who the prince's biological mother is." The young Hanlin answered honestly, "But many palace people say that Prince Xuan's appearance is similar to Madam Mingde who disappeared in Kunlun earlier."

The young Hanlin knew that having a crown prince without a queen was unheard of, but this emperor was truly arbitrary and tyrannical. The Ministry of Rites had suggested holding a beauty contest many times, but all were rejected harshly. In addition, since there was already a crown prince, the ministers did not urge the emperor to appoint a queen.

The eunuch suddenly announced, "Thank you, sir. Please come this way."

During the court meetings, there were only two people assisting the emperor.

The air seemed to suddenly freeze.

Xie Yunji did not report on his work. What he had done in Citong Port had already spread throughout Dazhao and there was no need to narrate it further.

He looked straight at the person on the throne and said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, please return my wife and children to me."

"Oh?" Xie Tan said.

Of course Xie Yunji could hear the sarcasm and disdain in that "Oh".

He lowered his eyes for a while, then raised them again to look at the emperor on the throne, knelt down, bowed his head deeply, and said again, "I have a deep affection for my first wife. Your Majesty, please return my wife and children to me."

Xie Tan stared at him and said coldly, "Xie Qing's wife and children are well in Xie Mansion, what do they want from me?"

Xie Yunji stood up, looked back, and said through gritted teeth: "She and I had a child, doesn't your majesty know?"

The emperor did not answer, but only said, "I believe the journey is long and you must be tired and exhausted. In that case, please kneel down and say hello."

Xie Yunji did not force it. He returned the greeting and turned to leave.

After he left, the emperor was stunned for a long time.

In fact, since Song Nihuan returned, although she did not clearly say who kidnapped her after she came out of Kunlun, he could guess roughly.

What I can’t understand is that the spies stationed in Citong clearly said that Xie Yunji did not leave Citong, so how did she meet him?

Since she didn't say anything, he didn't ask, for fear that asking would make her unhappy and deepen the resentment.

It’s not that he doesn’t like Xuan’er, but he knows very well... his mental state no longer allows him to get close to that child.

Blood test? It might hurt her heart.

What's more, he didn't dare to test it.

It didn't matter if it was his child or not? He couldn't let her go.

The wet nurse came out from the entrance of the underground palace at the rear hall of the Yuji Palace, carrying the child.

The emperor waved to her.

The baby in the cradle had his eyes closed, and his chubby little hands were unconsciously grasping something.

He bent down to block the cold wind blowing through the hall for the baby in the cradle. The snow-white light poured over his shoulders and shone on the child's face, making it as clear and beautiful as hers.

The emperor reached out and touched Xuan'er's delicate face, on which there was a light pink lip print.

The nurse explained: "Just now the Queen was holding the Prince and playing..."

The corners of the emperor's lips curled up unconsciously, and his chest seemed to be filled with warmth. He held the child in one hand, opened the door of the underground palace with the other hand and walked in.

*

After Xie Yunji returned to the Xie Mansion, he went directly to Shuyu Mountain House.

Now that he is the head of the Xie family, no one can ask whether he comes back to see his "wife and children", where he goes, or what he does.

He sat in the armchair and looked at the secret letter in his hand for a long time.

Prince Xuan was born nearly two months earlier than expected. His mother was not seen after he was born, and the emperor did not appoint a queen. Isn't this strange?

Where had she gone? Even the secret sentries who had sneaked into the palace could not find any trace of her.

After they parted that day, he searched for her in vain. Then, when he heard that the emperor had suddenly returned to the capital, he guessed something.

Knowing that it was impossible to get her back at this point, he returned to the Citong Port to make further plans.

The overwhelming number of proclamations and his actions in Citong finally forced the emperor to recall him...

It’s just that this layer of fog seems impossible to dispel.

Where did she go?

Why was Xie Tan so calm when she heard that the child was his and hers?

Xie Yunji thought for a long time, put away the secret letter, and ordered: "Bring him to see me."