Empress is a sick beauty

There were only five days left before the imperial examination, Ling Xi quickly went through the books that Ling Jie sent, and it was considered a temporary cramming.Fortunately, most of the contents have been read before, and there are only a few scattered ones related to court etiquette and current affairs, which he had little contact with before.

King Yi seems to be very busy recently, and he hasn't shown up for a long time.Even so, Prince Yi's Mansion still did not stop sending things.Although Ling Xi didn't see King Yi, he still knew some news about him, all thanks to Lin Han's passing of the message.

These days, Ling Xi basically stays out of the door, studies hard, and keeps books as companions all day long, only teasing Xueqiu in his spare time.

Until the day of the imperial examination, all the students of Qingfeng Academy were sitting upright, the school was so silent, and everyone's attention was focused on the examination questions in the hands of the teacher.

what.Jing swallowed? Swallowed, whispered, "Ling Xi, I'm a little nervous, what should I do?"

Ling Xi glanced at him, "You guys? What kind of questions did you get in the previous imperial examination?"

what.Jing frowned and recalled, "Sir, the questions are never regular. One time involved the court, another time focused on poetry, and there were ten questions in last year's test, all about people's livelihood."

Ling Xi thought? I really can't grasp the rules, "Where did you rank in the exam last year?"

what.Jing laughed twice, showing a guilty conscience, "Fortunately, there is no bottom one." Then, he coughed, "No. 14."

Ling Xi looked around, and there were only 17 people including herself. Based on the number of people last year, wouldn't that be the third from the bottom?

"I want to know? Who are Fifteen and Sixteen?"

At this time, Han Li quietly poked his head towards the two of them, "Mr. Ling Xi, fifteenth is me, and sixteenth is Yin An."

Ling Xi: "..." He suddenly felt that he was also quite dangerous.

Finally, Mr. Mr. announced? This year's test questions, this time there are only two questions, one is ordinary poetry, and the other is about the trade theory of Tong Dongzhao.

Once the test questions were announced, some were happy and some were sad, but few were relieved.

"This imperial examination is very important. Those who win the top prize will be rewarded doubled. Similarly, the punishment for the bottom one will be more severe." The teacher, with his hands behind his back, paced back and forth between them, "It is strictly forbidden to whisper, and it is strictly forbidden to fight." Cheat sheet, once discovered, the penalty will be doubled."

Mr.'s words are like an old monk chanting scriptures, always circling in everyone's ears.

Ling Xi didn't hesitate at all when he wrote the pen. These two? Exam questions are not difficult problems in his opinion.He wasn't sure where his level could be ranked in the academy, anyway, it didn't matter if it wasn't the last one.

But what he didn't know was that when he was writing with divine help, nearly half of the people in the school were still scratching their heads, thinking about how to write.

There is a special time limit for the imperial examination. When the stick of incense burns out, the imperial examination is over. Even if a word is not written, it must be handed in.

The gentleman looked back towards the furnace.Ding, said sternly, "Stop writing."

As the so-called master leads into the door, the practice is in the individual, and the same is in the school, and the results of learning are still mixed.When the teacher was closing the paper, his brows stretched and furrowed for a while, and his mood was fluctuating. The students who watched him trembled with fear.

"The Emperor is here!"

With a notification, everyone in Qingfeng Academy got up and bowed one after another.There were two ministers who followed the emperor into the door. Ling Xi remembered that Ling Jie had mentioned that the imperial examination would be reviewed by two civil servants in the court first, and the top five would be selected before being presented to the emperor.

After the emperor's arrival, everyone was obviously more nervous than before the exam. Some people were stiff and didn't move, while others were constantly rubbing the hem of their clothes so that they were almost torn.

The two civil servants got up one after another and presented the five carefully selected test papers to the emperor.Everyone waited with bated breath, not daring to face the holy face directly, only daring to peep secretly.

When the emperor saw the last test paper, his expression seemed to be very happy, and he waved his hand immediately, asking the courtiers to hand out the final results.

what.When Jing received the test paper, he breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great? I'm No. 13! Tell my father when I get home to make him happy. Ling Xi, where are you?"

"I..." Ling Xi looked at the annotations on the test paper, almost thinking that she had read it wrong.

"No way, Ling Xi, don't you? It's..." He.Jing poked his head, suddenly shocked and said, "No.1, Ling Xi, you are No.1!"

When Han Li heard "Move" and "Jing", he immediately came over and was also happy, "Congratulations, Mr. Ling Xi."

The two friends were very happy, but Ling Xi was still at a loss. He just played normally and could get the first place??

"Where is Ling Xi?"

Hearing the emperor speak in person, Ling Xi was pushed forward by two friends and recovered from the confusion.

"See? Your Majesty."

The emperor nodded, and there was a hint of a smile on his serious face just now, "Your poems and business theory are well written. I remember that you have only been in Qingfeng Academy for a few months. What reward do you want?" ?”

Ling Xi bowed her head and said, "I don't want anything, I'll just follow the emperor's arrangements."

He has never had the idea of ​​competing for the first place, and he has never thought about rewards. Now it is equivalent to driving ducks to the shelves. He will follow whatever the emperor wants to reward.

The emperor pondered for a while, "I have an idea. Now there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites. With your talent and temperament, you will definitely be able to take on the important task."

Ling Xi thought it was the most? It was just rewarding gold and silver, but she didn't expect to let herself be an official in the court, so she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty..."

However, the emperor didn't leave him a chance, and said directly, "Ling Xi listens, I appoint you as the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and you will take office from now on."

While Ling Xi was hesitating, the chief eunuch at the side suddenly urged, "Young Master Ling, thank you soon."

"Going back to the emperor, I... I'm worried that I might not be able to take on the big job."

The emperor smiled, "It's really rare for you to have such insight at such a young age. In recent years, I haven't seen such an article in the academy. Now that I see it, why? Can people be wasted in vain? Even if it is the imperial examination, it is the first time for those students to enter the court and become an official, so don't worry."

The head eunuch on the side also followed suit, "How many? How many people? An unquestionable honor, the emperor made an exception for the young master for the first time, please thank you soon."

Does Ling Xi know? No matter how hard he is to refuse, if he disobeys the order and disrespects it, not only will he get a reputation for not knowing what to do, but he may even implicate his second uncle and the others?Thinking about it now, maybe it was already done when the emperor asked him to come forward? Decision, asking him was just a process.

"Sir, thank you Lord Long En!"

As soon as the news of his appointment came out, other rewards followed one after another. From the outsiders' point of view, he has gained both fame and fortune, which is enviable.But since he entered Beijing, he had no intention of entering the court, but now things have backfired.

Had he known it earlier, he would have written casually, or intentionally written to be close to the bottom.

Both the court clothes and the bounty were sent to the general's mansion, and everyone in the mansion congratulated him after hearing the news, but Ling Xi didn't realize where the joy came from.

"I didn't see it, I just got fifth place, you won it in one fell swoop and entered the imperial court directly?" Ling Jie seemed happier than him, "For the sake of earning money for the general's mansion Come on, what do you want to eat, I'll call someone? Invite the chef from Yuxiang Tower to the mansion to hold a banquet."

Ling Xi pulled the corner of his lower lip, "Don't bother, I don't have much appetite."

Ling Jie sensed that something was wrong, and looked him up and down, "What's wrong? Not interested?"

Ling Xi sighed inaudibly, "If I said, I don't want to be the first, and I don't want to be an official in the court, do you want to beat me?"

Ling Jie nodded, "Indeed, you are a full man who doesn't know how hungry a man is hungry."

At this moment, Ah Jiu hurried into the door with a smile on his face, "Young Master, His Royal Highness King Yi is here?"

Ling Xi looked towards the door. At this moment, King Yi came to visit suddenly. Could it be because of his dismissal?

Normally, King Yi must have a few attendants carrying boxes behind him, but today King Yi didn't bring anything, which seemed to be a temporary idea.

"Your Highness."

Seeing him, Yun Yi nodded slightly, and looked past the court clothes next to him, "I've heard about it, the news of the royal father appointing you as the servant of the Ministry of Rites spread quickly, so it shouldn't be too long? How long? All the military officials in Chinese, and even the harem will know it?"

See Ling Xi? He was even more unhappy than himself, and suddenly remembered that his elder brother had mentioned that the previous Minister of Rites seemed to be His Highness King Yi's nephew.

"Your Highness, don't worry."

Yun Yi was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, he knew that Ling Xi had no intention of going to court, and was originally here to appease, but unexpectedly it was the other way around.

Ling Xi said with a slight smile, "The past is the past, and the present is the present. Your Highness believes in me. Since it is a foregone conclusion, I will be able to handle it."

After a while, Yun Yi replied softly, "Of course I believe you."

At this point, his heart is at peace.Thinking back to the fact that he just learned that Ling Xi was working in the Ministry of Rites, he felt an indescribable uneasiness in his heart, as if something he cherished was about to leave him again.

Looking at his expression, Ling Xi seemed to have improved a lot, so he said relaxedly, "However, if there is something I don't understand, I still have to ask His Highness for advice."

"Go ahead and ask." Yun Yi clenched and loosened her hands behind her back, avoiding him with her eyes, "I... I came in a hurry, no one was caught? Prepare something."

See Ling Xi? He looked like a child who did something wrong, and couldn't help laughing, "What are you preparing? Could it be that Your Highness thinks that I want to come down because I'm looking forward to something from His Highness?"

"So..." Yun Yi paused for a moment, and when he raised his eyes again, his gaze was focused on Ling Xi, making it difficult to dodge, "You want me to come?"

He didn't know either? Why did he ask this question, but it was a ghost? God?

Ling Xi blinked, and said naturally, "Of course I want Your Highness to come down."

After hearing this, Yun Yi's eyes softened, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "I also want to visit Ling Xi, but I'm busy with some things recently, and it's hard to get away for a while."

"I know? Lin Han told me all about it?" Ling Xi thought about it, and then said, "No matter how busy your Highness is, you must pay attention to your body and don't get too tired."

Yun Yi stared at the person in front of her, and said softly, "Okay."

Ordinary is a word, exported by King Yi, inexplicably much? A trace of tenderness.

The two people's eyes met, and Ling Xi suddenly wanted to retreat, but it seemed that a root had grown under his feet, and he couldn't move at all.He got closer and closer to himself from King Yi, so close that he could hear each other's breathing clearly.

The author has something to say: Little Theater

Yun Yi: Do you want me to come?

Ling Xi: Of course I want Your Highness to come down.

Yun Yi: Wife misses me!

Ling Xi: Why are you so happy all of a sudden?

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See you tomorrow night~