who knows how to cross

After bringing back the coffee, and being able to tease her from time to time, Chu Xunxi felt that her days here were not so lonely.

Since Hu Wei came back from Yihonglou that day, he left her alone in Hu's mansion.The rest of the maidservants are either indifferent or flattering. One day, they finally met a maid who was neither indifferent nor flattering. As soon as her hand touched her, the servant girl immediately looked terrified and yelled obscenely. thief.What a depression!

Read books, write, go shopping, walk the dog.

Time flies by unknowingly.

The three-year imperial examination in Yan Kingdom also gradually came to an end amidst Chu Xunxi's sigh.

For Princess Nanmenxiao, selecting scholars through the imperial examination, selecting talents and appointing talents is a major event that cannot be ignored in the country.

But is it the same for the ministers in the court?

The Duke of Zhao, Zhao Ye, has dominated the government for many years. Corruption has long been rampant.Although Zhao Ye fell from the horse and Nanmen Xiao took back some of his rights, officials such as Prime Minister Duan Minwen, General Wei Guan, Prince Nanmen Kou and others all have certain powers in their hands. Enough to gang up on.They want to cultivate their own power more than Nanmen Xiao.

Golden roofs, red doors, jade railings, centuries-old trees, and up the steps through the palace gates. Chu Yuxi followed the two people beside him to Chengde Hall, recalling the imperial examination knowledge popularized by Hu Wei all the way.

Similar to ancient China, the imperial examinations are divided into township exams, general exams, palace exams, and township exams every three years. They are also called Qiuwei. Those who pass the exam are called Juren. Juren obtain the qualifications of the general examination. The general examination is also called Chunwei. Those who pass the general examination are qualified for the palace examination, and finally the emperor personally invigilates the selection of talents, with different grades.

The results of the palace examination are divided into the top three, the top three, respectively the number one scholar, the second place, Tanhua, some of the second best, who are awarded Jinshi's background, and the top three, who are awarded the same Jinshi's background.

Three people in the first class will be appointed immediately after the palace examination. The number one scholar will be awarded the editor of the Imperial Academy, and the second place will be awarded the editor of the Imperial Academy. Shi, Doctor, Tuiguan, Zhizhou, Zhixian, etc.

If it were placed in modern times, Chu Xunxi would praise the imperial examination system, how many humble scholars have been given a way to get ahead!

Now, hehe, sorry, the imperial examination is nothing more than that.

There are no poor families in the top class, and no common people in the bottom class.The imperial examination seems to exclude family status and recruit talents. There are indeed many people who pass the rural examinations for common people, but very few pass the rural examinations. .Chuyuxi happened to be one of them.

The little emperor Nanmen Yan was sitting upright on the dragon chair. Because it was the imperial examination, Nanmen Xiao listened to the government behind the curtain, and the civil and military ministers lined up on both sides, leaving a large space in the middle.

"The top three in Xuan Yijia enter the palace"

Before Chu Xunxi could see enough of the palace, he heard a loud and sharp voice.

Suddenly, like a dream, he entered the examination room according to Hu Wei's arrangement, and finally got No.3.

The three of them entered the hall, knelt down at the same time and shouted in unison:

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

As early as an hour ago, the emperor and ministers had already decided on the top three in the Gongsheng examination papers. The palace examination here is only for the top three in the first one, and the final champion, the second place, and the top three are determined.

"flat body"

Since entering the palace, Chu Yuxi has been ruined by the little emperor. That one is sitting on the dragon chair, with a bright yellow body and a waxy voice. Xiaozheng is too young and handsome, is he the emperor of Yan Kingdom?She knew that the emperor was young, but this one was too young, comparable to Emperor Kangxi!And... Chu Yuxi lowered his head and looked at his toes. Why did the little emperor have a bright feeling when he saw him?

Looking around again, the entire hall presents a magnificent feeling. Above the hall is the dragon chair on which the emperor sits. It occupies a large area and forms a strong contrast with the emperor's small body. The big real gold faucet, above the dragon chair, is written the three characters of Chengde Hall in block letters, echoing the three plaques of Chengde Hall hanging outside the hall.On both sides of the hall, there are four gleaming golden pillars carved with dragons, and the floor is paved with marble. Civil servants and generals stand neatly on both sides of the hall.

I thought that in the final imperial examination, the emperor would test some theories, scriptures, etc., but in the end, the little emperor only asked the three of them to compose a poem, and Chu Yuxi easily won the number one prize with an ancient poem.

"Your Majesty, I will reconsider."

Zuo Sima Li Huai stepped out from the group of officials.

The little emperor looked at him, thought for a while, and said, "Sure."

"Since my emperor has a good talent today, why not choose one of them to be a son-in-law for the princess."

Chu Yuxi raised his head and looked at the speaker. This person was about forty years old, medium and thin, and looked very elegant. He also noticed that he was bowing, as if he was talking to the emperor, but the corner of his eyes was intentionally or unintentionally looking at the person behind the emperor. Sweep somewhere.

Following his eyes, it turned out that there was a curtain behind the emperor, and there was a white figure faintly. "Who is that

? ”

While he was wondering, he heard the person behind the curtain speak.

"Master Sima's words are very true." In just eight words, every word is cold to the ears, and without seeing his face, people are full of admiration and admiration for the owner of the voice.

"Is there someone the emperor likes?" The voice sounded again, a little less cold and a little more gentle than before.

The little emperor looked back and forth among the three people below, and finally Chu Yuxi heard him faintly say, "I think the champion is very good."

"I think the champion is very good."

After saying the seven big characters that made Chu Yuxi feel like thunder, the little emperor nodded seriously.

A stone in his heart stirred up thousands of waves, and without much thought, Chu Yuxi knelt on the ground, his face pale, "I am terrified!" I am terrified, I am a daughter, I can't marry a princess!

Qing Wang Nanmen Kou looked at her, "Isn't the number one scholar already married?"

This man was about thirty, with a handsome face, wearing a purple court dress directly embellished, with a four-clawed golden dragon embroidered with gold thread in the middle of the court dress, his black hair tied up, fixed with a jade-encrusted gold crown, very imposing.

Being looked at by him is like being burned by the scorching sun.

"Not yet."

"Could it be that the number one scholar suffers from a chronic illness?"

"Not yet."

Nanmen Kou sneered, and suddenly became furious, "Then why do you claim to be panicked? You don't think the princess is worthy of you!"

When Chu Yuxi was yelled at by her, she felt frightened and was speechless for a while.

At this time, Prime Minister Duan Minwen said, "The No. [-] scholar is terrified. This second place, it's not impossible to find a flower."

Hearing this, the two who had been silent all this time knelt down together.

"I beg you to marry the princess!"

These two people are about the same age as Chu Yuxi, and they are both the second generation of officials. The second place Lin Yixiu is the son of Lin Daozheng, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Tanhua Xu Heng is the nephew of General Weiguan.Both of them are handsome.

Seeing someone come to the rescue, Chu Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief.He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead, but just as he moved his hand, he heard a slight crisp sound. He looked up and saw a woman coming out from behind the curtain. The woman was wearing a plain white palace dress, her skin was like snow, Clearly she has high black hair, but she also gives people an ethereal, ethereal feeling. Her eyebrows are picturesque, with a little bit of coldness overflowing. When she looks at her expressionlessly, Chu Yuxi's heart beats suddenly, and a feeling arises spontaneously. A sense of unattainable, aloof and arrogant familiarity.

His gaze once again fell on that already extremely beautiful face, his heart skipped a beat again, he was amazed for an instant, and felt ashamed for an instant.

"Is she... a princess?"

"She's a princess!"