Prince Consort

Xie Ze'an was not a young man in his teens, he didn't express his emotions or anger, and he kept in touch with scholars of the same age.Since he wanted to take this path, he was much more cautious than before. He had a few conversations with most of the scholars, and he didn't deliberately get close to anyone and didn't deliberately neglect anyone.

After one round, Xie Ze'an had already made up his mind about who was worth making friends with and who was only suitable for saying hello.

After he finished estimating one by one, the bell rang in the main hall.The scholars returned to the hall three steps at a time, waiting with bated breath for Zhao Chongzhao's examination results.

Zhao Chongzhao also wanted to announce the result in his heart at once, but he held back.He instructed his servant to read three articles, one was by Xie Ze'an, and the other two were written by Yan Sannong and Li Shen respectively. Zhang; Li Shen was born in the Li family of Ganliang, with a broad vision, hearty writing, and many ideas are quite novel.

The scholars didn't understand why, but they still listened attentively.After listening to an article, most people can't help but give high fives and praise, sincerely admiring it.

As soon as Xie Zean's article came out, there was a bit of silence in the hall.

Xie Ze'an's article combines the strengths of both Yan Sannong and Li Shen, even surpassing their strengths by a level.

Zhao Chongzhao saw that everyone was silent and did not dare to speak, so he stood up and said: "I think these three articles are very good, each has its own strengths, and it is difficult to distinguish between the best and the worst."

Yan Sannong and Li Shen looked at each other when they heard the words, stood up together and said: "Xie Huiyuan's article is the best, and Sannong (gentleman) is ashamed of himself."

Zhao Chongzhao smiled with satisfaction.

Sanyuan Jidi is an unprecedented event in the Daqing Dynasty, not to mention that Xie Ze'an is still a son-in-law - and he is extremely young!Both Yan Sannong and Li Shen are seven or eight years older than him.

Zhao Chongzhao's acting was naturally to avoid others from chattering. Seeing that Yan Sannong and Li Shen were both knowledgeable enough, he put Xie Ze'an's name at the top of the list openly.

When the imperial list was posted, many people scrambled to get on it.

Princess Yan Ning has been waiting for the news at home, and the servants of the Xie Mansion have already sent people to wait for it. As soon as the imperial list came out, there were countless people flocking to the Xie Mansion to announce the good news.

The steward and Aunt Xu smiled happily, and they were not stingy with rewards, as long as they came and said a few auspicious words, they would give them.

Xie Xiaomei and Xie Xiaodi were the happiest. Xie Xiaomei asked the steward for a bunch of "peach blossoms everywhere" and put them crackling at the gate of Xie's mansion.If it hadn't been for going there a few years ago, the Xie Mansion would have been even more lively, so when Xie Xiaomei set off the firecrackers, everyone else would turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye, and only told her to stop making trouble after she finished setting off the firecrackers.

Xie Zean rode a horse and wore flowers to parade along Zhuque Street, and showed his face in the capital. The title "Xiao Xie Zhuangyuan" soon replaced "Little Xie Consort", and everyone chatted excitedly with each other. They all said "Xiao Zhuangyuan came to our store before", "Xiao Zhuangyuan bought my things before", "Xiao Zhuangyuan is very nice", as if everyone is very close to "Xiao Zhuangyuan".

Xie Ze'an didn't have time to go home, and rushed to Qionglin Garden after a circle.Scholars were able to reach this point, either full of pen and ink, or full of ambition. Although they were happy and excited walking in Qionglin Garden, they were still very calm, and no one made any jokes.

The Li family in Ganliang had been in contact with the Xie family in Tongchuan, and Li Shen took the initiative to say hello to Xie Ze'an.Xie Ze'an said: "The time for the palace examination is short, I'm afraid Brother Li still has a lot of great ideas that he hasn't written down, and he must ask for advice when he has the opportunity."

Li Shen said: "Don't, I feel a little scary when I hear it."

Xie Ze'an was taken aback, and asked, "Why?"

Li Shen said: "Do you remember my uncle? My uncle came to the capital two years ago, and you said that you came to him to ask him for advice. As a result, my uncle didn't sleep well for a few days, and he still had lingering fears after returning..."

Xie Zean felt relieved and said, "Mr. Li is a very powerful person."

With the introduction of Uncle Li's family, the two quickly became familiar with each other.After chatting for a while, Li Shen glanced around, pointed to Yan Sannong who was standing in a certain corner and said, "Look at that guy hiding again, what can we do with this temper in the future?"

Xie Ze'an said, "Brother Li and Brother Yan know each other?"

Li Shen nodded his head, "I know him. I'm from the east, and he's from the west. It's interesting to live together. It's just that this person is too boring and doesn't like to socialize with others."

Xie Ze'an said, "West side? Where exactly are they from?"

Li Shen said: "It's very western! Didn't the Xixia people return the river valley plain to us last year? His house is just a little in front of the river valley plain. What's his name? He spoke so fast at the time that I couldn't hear clearly... "

Xie Ze'an said, "Hansu County?"

Li Shen nodded sharply: "Yes, yes, Hansu County! How did you know, Saburo?"

Xie Ze'an said: "There is someone in the family over there, who knows it better." After speaking, he raised his head slightly surprised, "Brother Yan?"

Yan San nodded and said, "I know you too."

Xie Ze'an smiled and said, "Am I so famous?"

Yan Sannong said: "I have met General Xie and General Yan, they are very powerful."

Yan Sannong said it simply, but Xie Ze'an understood it all at once. It was probably because his grandfather and Yan Chong mentioned him that Yan Sannong came to say hello.

Xie Ze'an said: "I didn't expect everyone to know each other after walking around. The world is really small."

Li Shen smiled wryly and said: "It's not that the world is small, it's that Saburo, you are too famous." Originally, he was already stressed enough to find that he and Xie Ze'an were going to take the imperial examination together, but Zhao Chongzhao knew it was bad when he asked people to read the articles of the three of them.The gap is obvious. Zhao Chongzhao's meaning is so clear, that is to let them admit that they are not as good as Xie Ze'an.

Fortunately, he is not a narrow-minded person, otherwise, what Zhao Chongzhao did would make him hate Xie Ze'an!

Yan Sannong didn't interrupt, as if he really just came to say hello.

Xie Ze'an and Li Shen were chatting happily, and Zhao Chongzhao arrived.

Zhao Chongzhao saw Xie Zean with a glance.

Seeing that Xie Ze'an was chatting with someone, he couldn't help but glance at Li Shen next to Xie Ze'an.Zhao Chongzhao did not go over immediately, but called someone to announce the start of the Qionglin Banquet.

Xie Ze'an, as the number one scholar, naturally had to go up to Zhao Chongzhao.

Zhao Chongzhao asked someone to bring the wine, and turned to look at Xie Ze'an: "Sanlang, let's drink the first glass of wine."

Xie Ze'an paused, and replied with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the wine."

Zhao Chongzhao stared at Xie Zean's thin lips slightly stained with alcohol for a while, then turned his eyes away, and started talking to other people.

At the end of the Qionglin Banquet, Xie Ze'an was given a lot of alcohol.

Zhao Chongzhao ordered Zhang Dade to send Xie Zean back to Xie's mansion.

From beginning to end, they have no more communication.

Xie Ze'an returned home, almost sober from the wine.He invited Zhang Dade to sit down: "Dade, we may not have had a good talk for a long time."

Zhang Dade said: "Sanlang, my brother and I already knew that you would be successful."

Xie Ze'an said: "I may leave the capital for a period of time, maybe one or two years, or two or three years."

Zhang Dade was stunned: "Sanlang, can't you stay in Beijing? You are the number one scholar!"

Xie Ze'an said: "We still have to go to the place. Dade, you are close to His Majesty, so you should pay more attention to His Majesty."

Zhang Dade said: "I understand, if there is anything I will definitely tell my brother as soon as possible."

Xie Ze'an said: "No, it can't be like this." He looked at Zhang Dade, "What His Majesty needs is someone who is completely loyal to him. If you can't do that, you probably won't be able to stay with His Majesty anymore. You are a person in the palace. There are hidden guards staring at every move, I hope you can contact Brother Zhang less, and it is best not to go out of the palace to see him until His Majesty speaks, and put His Majesty first in everything."

Zhang Dade's heart trembled, he nodded and said, "I understand what you mean, Sanlang."

Xie Ze'an sent Zhang Dade away and went inside to talk to Mrs. Li and Princess Yanning.Li was overjoyed, grabbed Xie Ze'an's hand but shed tears.

Everyone has the wish for a child to become a dragon, originally thought that Xie Ze'an would never have another chance in this life, how could Mrs. Li be unhappy when he suddenly heard such good news.

Xie Ze'an and Princess Yan Ning looked at each other, and when Li Shi finished crying, Princess Yan Ning said softly, "Aniang, I have discussed with San Lang, and San Lang may not stay in Beijing."

After hearing this, Mrs. Li was taken aback for a moment, wanted to say something, but held back, and only firmly held Xie Zean's hand: "Sanlang, do whatever you want."

Xie Xiaomei listened carefully, and her eyes turned red when she heard this: "Brother, will you take me?"

Xie Ze'an scratched her nose: "I took you away, Zhao Ang is here to find someone to play with."

Coinciding with Zhao Ying's death, Zhao Ang and Xie Xiaomei couldn't make an explicit engagement, but King Yu had already met Xie Jiyu.Both of them were very satisfied with the marriage, and acquiesced in their contacts, and settled the matter after the national mourning.

When Xie Xiaomei heard Xie Zean mention Zhao Ang, she became embarrassed and ran away.

Xie Zean laughed.

After all, she was still a little girl, even if she was taught to be more generous than other daughters, she would still be embarrassed to mention her sweetheart.

While Xie's residence was full of joy, Yao Qingze was not in a good mood.He saw Yao Dingyan put together the manuscripts of recent years and took them out the door.

Yao Qingze walked into Yao Dingyan's study room, pointed to a corner of the bookcase and asked the servant who was serving in Yao Dingyan's room: "Father also took out the manuscript over there?"

Seeing that his expression was not very good, the servant said cautiously: "Yes."

Yao Qingze paused and said nothing.

When he returned to his room, Yao Qingze swept away the things on his desk with one hand.He knew where Yao Dingyan was going. Yao Dingyan was going to Xie's Mansion. It was a lively day all day, and his ears almost grew calluses after hearing the three words "Xie Sanlang".Yao Qingze knew that his father was very optimistic about Xie Ze'an, but knowing that Yao Dingyan brought the manuscript that he couldn't even touch to Xie's house, Yao Qingze still couldn't calm down the anger in his heart.

He is his son!

If it wasn't for the death of his grandmother, Xie Ze'an would have won the championship!

Yao Qingze went out to find someone to drink.

Shen Jingqing was also among those drinking.

Shen Jingqing was squeezed out of the East Palace by the people arranged by Xie Ze'an back then, and she already had a lot of resentment towards Xie Ze'an, but one could tell what Yao Qingze was thinking by looking at Yao Qingze's expression.Yao Dingyan was promoted step by step, Yao Qingze was Yao Dingyan's most outstanding son, Shen Jingqing had a thought, and accompanied Yao Qingze to drink cup after cup.

Yao Qingze had a filial piety, and there was a national funeral, so he shouldn't have drunk too much, but he was upset and accidentally got drunk.

Shen Jingqing pretended that she would send Yao Qingze back home, but she brought Yao Qingze back to her home.Shen Jingqing has a half-sister who has always been by his side to help him out. Seeing him bring someone back, she said in surprise, "Brother, who is this?"

Shen Jingqing chuckled: "This is your husband."

The younger sister of the Shen family saw Yao Qingze's good looks, and she secretly liked her. She stomped her feet and said, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Shen Jingqing didn't care much about such a younger sister, she just regarded her as a free maid.Now that he had the opportunity, he put Yao Qingze down and took his younger sister outside to persuade him: "Brother Yao is the son of Yao Canzheng, and he is someone you can't afford. However, he has been quite frustrated recently. If you can comfort him a lot, he will Once the filial piety is over, I will marry you and go home..."

The Shen family sister nodded shyly and timidly, taking care of Yao Qingze carefully according to Shen Jingqing's wishes.