Consort Zhanzhao

March 27th is the day of the palace examination. Early in the morning, more than 300 students dressed up neatly and lined up in the hall.

Zhao Bijia wore men's clothes, and followed Emperor Renzong upright. She lowered her head and glanced. Anyway, according to the current situation, even Zhan Zhao probably couldn't recognize her as a boy, after all, compared to her small body , The pectoral muscles are too developed.

Zhao Bijia sneaked another glance at the two bodyguards who were also behind Emperor Renzong, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, who were also the face of Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhan Zhao was wearing the full cloak of a fourth-rank guard, with his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, which was also plated with gold thread, shining incomparably under the sunlight. Zhao Bijia felt very satisfied.

Following Renzong, Zhao Bijia blatantly looked over the more than 300 students in the main hall. Speaking of the more than 300 students, she only recognized two, one Yan Chasan and the other Pang Min.

Yan Chasan's handwriting is good, the article... the handwriting is a bit small, and I can't read it clearly. As for Pang Min, it is true that the handwriting is neat, but in comparison, it is a bit rigid, and it seems that he has not yet formed his own style.

Of course neatness is also a plus.

Renzong noticed that his daughter had stopped, turned around and saw that she seemed to have stopped for a long time before the case of Yan Chasan, who was said to be a student of Bao Zheng, and coughed.

Zhao Bijia didn't react at all, she raised her foot and came over after hearing it, but this coughing made the person next to her half dead, her hand shook, and ink dripped on the white paper.

Mental quality is not enough.

But Renzong's benevolence is reflected here, he smiled generously twice, and said: "If you really enter the court as an official, you have to be more courageous." Then he ordered the eunuch to bring him a new paper.

The man hastily knelt on the ground and thanked Long En.

Zhao Bijia saw the jealous eyes of two students next to him were turning red, and seemed to be thinking about whether or not to have the same experience.

Emperor Renzong sat back on the throne at the top of the main hall after turning around for a while, and Zhao Bijia felt quite boring after standing there for a while, so he went back to the harem.

In the afternoon, when the exam was over, the papers were sealed and sent to the Hanlin Academy for correction.About three days later, the top ten papers were sent to Emperor Renzong's imperial study, and he decided the final ranking.

Of course, the choices of the examiners are also reflected in the order in which the papers are placed.

The top one is Yan Chasan's.

The emperor laughed twice when he saw it, "Someone told me in private earlier that Yan Chasan is Bao Zheng's protégé, and this time he is the chief examiner. This person needs to avoid suspicion. I think Bao Zheng will absolutely He is not such a person, and he will not spare anyone."

"Yes, yes." Zhao Bijia was also staying in the imperial study, and said with a smile: "My father is the most wise."

Renzong waved his hand, "Go, the ranking is known, why are you still here?"

Zhao Bijia smiled, and put the pot on Mr. Bao's head in a low voice, "I just want to see Mr. Bao's shocked face."

Renzong was stunned for a moment, and then burst into a burst of laughter, "I have never seen Bao Zheng in the past few years as an official." Renzong became interested, "Go quickly, come back and talk to me."

Zhao Bijia left the imperial study room, and saw many people waiting for news at the door.

At this point, the ranking has almost been decided, and leaking information is not considered cheating, at most it is a time difference.

After all, the announcement of the ranking has to wait until they have copied it out one by one.

So many well-informed people, especially those who can get involved with the palace, can make a small fortune every time by relying on this.

Zhao Bijia turned a corner and saw Concubine Miao Gui and Ming Yi not far away, standing beside a young eunuch, she had just seen this eunuch outside the imperial study, so if nothing unexpected happened, Ming Yi The future son-in-law is probably among the top ten.

The little eunuch left after finishing speaking, and Concubine Miao hurriedly found someone to leave the palace to make arrangements when she heard the news, only Ming Yi was left feeling, with a rare shyness on her face.

It's just that when he saw Zhao Bijia, his complexion was not very good.There are a total of three destinations at both ends of this road. The harem is behind Ming Yi. The direction Zhao Bijia came from is not only the imperial study room but also the imperial tea room. What does Zhao Bijia, a princess, go to the imperial tea room?Do you want to make tea and see the tea leaves?It is impossible to think and know.

So Zhao Bijia must have come out of the imperial study room. What else can he do when he goes to the imperial study room at this time, except to see the rank of the imperial examination this time?

Ming Yi's face clearly stated her psychological activities, and after she came to this final conclusion, she looked at Zhao Bijia more and more unkindly.

"You—you still want to have fun." Ming Yi narrowed his eyes, and his voice almost came out from between his teeth, "Don't even think about it if I'm not married!" Ming Yi lowered his voice.

Unlike Zhao Bijia, Zhao Bijia only went to verify whether Yan Chasan was the number one scholar, and let them know the news in advance for peace of mind, otherwise Bai Yutang, a worry-free guy, might really be able to sneak into the palace in the middle of the night. It will be difficult to handle.

As for Ming Yi, she got all the top ten lists in the imperial examination.Of course, in comparison, the most suitable one is Yan Chasan, the No. [-] scholar.

A little in his early twenties, his appearance is not so handsome that people and gods are angry, but it is well deserved to be called handsome.

He is Master Bao's disciple again, and he is still very filial. Although there was a marriage contract earlier, Miss Liu died as a bone.

By the way, there is also a little bit of family background, this is not a shortcoming for the princess, anyway, the princess is not short of money, even Ming Yi admits that her money is not as much as Zhao Bijia, but it is still the kind of flower that can be vigorous. Endless.

Zhao Bijia smiled faintly, "Don't worry, I won't compete with you, so I went to see the ranking of the champion."

How else can it be explained that Yi has always hated Zhao Bijia, Tanhua, the No. 40 pick, has no shortcomings at all, and the No. [-] is an old man in his [-]s. Tanhua's age is appropriate, but he looks average and has no energy. , her face was so pale that she was a little sluggish, and now that Zhao Bijia also showed interest in the champion, how could there be anything about her Mingyi.

"You're so annoying!" Ming Yi said sternly, "You're only a little older, and you want to get married?" Ming Yi pursed her lips, and then remembered that her mother and concubine had sent someone to inquire about the news, so she felt relieved Come on, biting his lower lip tightly, looking down at Zhao Bijia in a kind of hard-working manner.

"I think you can't compete with me. No matter how I say it, I'm also a big sister. Father will never let me marry after you."

Zhao Bijia was still in a good mood at the moment, listening to Ming Yi's harsh words with a smile on her face, and while asking Yang and An to go to Kaifeng Mansion, she yawned and was about to go back to sleep.

The ranking of the imperial examination was officially announced early the next morning, and the ranking was posted on the imperial list at the gate of Kaifeng Mansion. It was usually a little deserted, and there was absolutely no way anyone would deliberately go to the Kaifeng Mansion Yamen. Now it is crowded with people. Went to the lobby.

Although Yan Chasan knew the news a day earlier, he followed Bai Yutang to Kaifeng Mansion again, "Take a look and rest assured, who knows—" these were Bai Yutang's original words.

Yan Chasan had been smiling since yesterday, and seeing his name written in gold powder and listed on the bright red imperial list guards, he was so happy, the cracked corner of his mouth had never been touched.

"...After that, the official roll call will be held in the main hall," Mr. Gongsun's beard trembled in joy, "and then the appointment will be announced. The number one scholar is usually served by the Imperial Academy." Mr. Gongsun patted him on the shoulder, "The future is boundless ah."

Master Bao coughed and appeared, he looked at Yan Chasan and said, "Follow me to the inner room." Then he looked at the excited Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, and said, "Both of you clean up well , Tomorrow the hall will call names, and His Majesty will arrange for the two of you to accompany you."

Bai Yutang winked at Yan Chasan, and then went with Zhan Zhao to take care of the official residence that he was going to wear tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Zhao Bijia followed Emperor Renzong to the main hall.

But this time, because it was a very formal occasion, she didn't dare to go up to fool her even in men's clothes, so she had to hide behind and not show her face, so she could be regarded as an observer.

Renzong sat on it, and a chair that was almost the same standard as the dragon chair was placed below it, which was a smaller chair, and Zhao Xuan sat on it.

Just as Zhao Bijia sat down, she heard that the people from the 320th place had already started calling for people, and suddenly there was another person coming next to her.

Turning around, it turned out to be Ming Yi, who was dressed very solemnly. Seeing Zhao Bijia looking at her, she smiled and said, "What? I didn't expect me to come too?"

Zhao Bijia rolled her eyes, and really wanted to ask her: I came to see Zhan Zhao, and you also came to see Zhan Zhao?

"Father is partial to you, I can't argue with it, but fortunately the emperor's grandmother is fair, with her coming forward, I can sit here and choose." Ming Yi raised his eyebrows, sat upright and did not speak, It seems that she wants to show Zhao Bijia what a qualified princess looks like.

The roll call came one by one. Yan Chasan, who was still waiting outside, passed by Mr. Bao, Bai Yutang, and Zhan Zhao, who kept caring for him with his eyes, although he didn't say anything. In fact, it's not too tense anymore.

The top three of Yijia stood together. Except for Yan Chasan, the other two were plausible. They must be sharpening their guns before the battle. After all, according to the tradition, the three of Yijia have a chance to talk to the emperor in the hall. of.

It's just...Yan Chasan frowned, why did he feel that something Tanhua was saying was not quite right?

Tanhua and him are from the same township, four years older than him, although they have nothing to do with each other, but after arriving in the capital, they met each other at the township association, it seems... is it called Tang Jinge?

Yan Chasan thought of this person's name, and more information came to mind.

There is a lot of land in the family, and someone from one of our ancestors was an official. Although he wanted to find a girl with a high family status, he planned to wait until after the palace examination before getting married, but I heard that there were already many people in the house, and even the children had two children. There are three.

It is said that the biggest one can already write.

Yan Chasan's eyes widened and he listened carefully to what he was reading.

"...the princess is beautiful and wise, with both ability and political integrity... I am twenty-five years old this year. I have never married and my family is clean. I would like to ask the princess to marry me..."

what to do!A princess cannot marry such a person.

Yan Chasan's cold sweat broke out all of a sudden, he looked left and right, except for the recent Jinshi who was waiting for the roll call like him, there were only officials from the Ministry of Rites and a few eunuchs and guards here.

Mr. Bao is in the main hall, Mr. Gongsun and the yamen servants of Kaifeng Mansion are waiting outside the palace gate, Brother Bai is standing in the main hall, and he said that he will not be nervous when he sees him.

The guard Zhan with a very serious attitude was also in the hall.

And the princess... Yan Chasan frowned, what is the name of the eunuch next to the princess?It seems that the surname is Yang, and there are many eunuchs around, I wonder if I can—

"Ahem." The official from the Ministry of Rituals walked to Yan Chasan and reminded him, "I'm about to go to the palace soon, please pay attention, don't lose your dignity and offend His Majesty."

Yan Chasan looked at Tanhua standing in front of him with a smile on his face, as if comforting himself, he was still muttering, "I am Tanhua", "Young talent", "Your Majesty Will not disagree", "I heard that the princess is sitting behind and watching" and other sentences kept saying.

Yan Chasan became more and more nervous. The person in front had already called the No.20 three. Seeing that they were about to go to the palace, Yan Chasan frowned. What should I do?

When Zhao Bijia heard the names of No. 20 three people were called out by the officials from the Ministry of Rites, she let out a "huh" because she recognized this person, Pang Min, the new son of Grand Master Pang, whom she threw out of the imperial garden two months ago.

Seeing her actions like this, Ming Yi snorted coldly, then gave Zhao Bijia a warning look, tilted his head slightly, leaned towards her and said, "You are also a princess after all, and you are sitting here again, don't lose the princess." people!"

In fact, not only the two of them, but also several officials in the court showed surprise.After all, everyone knows what role Grand Master Pang is, and everyone has heard about his son who was beheaded by Bao Zheng in front of him——An Lehou Pang Yu.

Now this newly recognized son... is not in the same painting style as Taishi Pang and the original Pang Yu.

Even if it is white, the original Pang Yu's face was white and fat, his face was round because of eating wine and meat, his body was hollowed out because of female sex, and his pale complexion was caused by kidney deficiency.

This one is different, her face is also pale, but it is the unique paleness of scholars, I have to say, it is much more pleasing to the eye than the previous one.

After saluting, Pang Min stood aside, bowing his head, looking extraordinarily respectful.

Zhao Bijia frowned, she still remembered that Zhan Zhao said earlier that this person was unlikely to pass the exam, so why did he get 23rd in the exam? This rank is not too low, and——

23?

This is to make a big deal, this name is exactly the same as Bao Zheng's ranking back then!

Zhao Bijia looked suspiciously at the back of her emperor's father, and then glanced at Bao Zheng and Grand Master Pang standing below her. One had a dark face and couldn't see anything, and the other had a wrinkled face triumphantly. The son who hasn't even arrived for a year is really because of his good teaching.

Ming Yi snorted again, and moved closer, "Could you be attracted to this kind of person? Concubine Pang has been at odds with your mother and concubine for a long time. You are not only blind, but also have a sense of taste." It's all bad."

Zhao Bijia glanced at her, "Don't you think Concubine Pang's family cannot produce such talents?"

Ming Yi suddenly laughed, thinking of the family history of Concubine Pang's family, and Concubine Pang's lack of literary talents in the palace for more than ten years, she suddenly felt that Zhao Bijia was not so pleasing to the eye.

She gave Zhao Bijia a look of approval, and sat upright dignifiedly.

The top three of the first class finally came in, and they all said that people are in good spirits on happy occasions, which is especially appropriate here.

Not to mention the young No. [-] scholar in red, the second place in the list is the old man in his forties, who has received this honor, with a holy light on his face.

As for the last Tanhua, the originally hunched figure seems to be more pleasing to the eye.

However, all Mingyi's attention was on the champion, and she suddenly wanted to understand why Zhan Zhao was so popular. After all, he was good-looking, and he was dressed in red, which was clearly...

Emperor Renzong's laughter resounded in the court hall. He was also very relieved to see this young top three. After all, young talents, besides being able to give the court a few more years of strength, there is not far behind him. Sitting there are two unmarried daughters.

Renzong said "very good, very good" twice, and his eyes fell on the champion Yan Chasan.

"You are Yan Chasan, a student of Bao Aiqing?"

Yan Chasan stepped forward to salute, Bao Zheng actually said something nice at this time, "Now they are all disciples of the Son of Heaven."

It was not so easy to hear Bao Zheng's good words. There were several laughs in the hall, and even Zhao Bijia couldn't help smiling, let alone Emperor Renzong.

"Don't even think about it!" Zhao Bijia hadn't fully burst into laughter yet, and Ming Yi's warning sounded in his ears again.

And look at the little blush on her face, and the watery eyes at the corners of her eyes... Zhao Bijia rolled her eyes, "You have to get in touch with him first, you can't just look at people on the surface."

Ming Yi snorted, and turned his head very proudly.

"You are..." Renzong thought for a while, "from Wujin County, Changzhou Prefecture."

Zhao Bijia's eyes lit up, Zhan Zhao's fellow countryman, but why has he never heard Zhan Zhao talk about it.

Yan Chasan said yes.

Many people gave envious looks, people who can make Emperor Renzong remember their origins... can be counted with two hands, this is definitely the rhythm of success!

Renzong asked again, "Who else is in the family?"

Yan Cha's head was lowered, and his voice was cold and dull, but in other people's ears, this voice represented that he was honest and serious, neither arrogant nor impatient, and Ming Yi was the same.

"There is only one widowed mother in the family, who weaves and farms and supports me to study."

"Let's not talk about it before, this person——" Ming Yi looked at him with eyes that are sure to win, and warned Zhao Bijia fiercely, "I am sure to win!"

Zhao Bijia ignored her.

Renzong laughed again, "A loving mother and filial son is a beautiful story." He paused, "Have you ever been engaged?"

When this question was asked, all the ministers were in an uproar, this is Your Majesty! ! !

Someone also remembered that Princess Zhen Guo watched the palace exam with His Majesty behind him!

Princess Zhen Guo has always been very close to Kaifeng Mansion. The white guard in front of her also rescued the princess. A few days ago, when the princess went on tour, Kaifeng Mansion sent two guards to follow her...

But is there a Princess Fukang on top of Princess Zhenguo?Besides, it has been a long time since the imperial court has such a young, promising, good-looking young champion who has not yet married, so it is reasonable for His Majesty to ask a few more questions.

But no matter how they looked for reasons, the eyes of everyone looking at Yan Chasan were not quite right.

Behind Renzong, Ming Yi's eyes became sharper, as if he could not help but speak to relieve the tension, "Father is going to give me a marriage, hahaha." Her voice became more and more sharp, "This time you can't compete with me. Already!"

Yan Chasan seemed to have noticed something, and actually knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Renzong, "Your Majesty, I once had a fiancée named Liu Shi, who was married with my finger pulp, but died because of an accident...Chen...Chen is not No marriage, I wish Princess Zhen Guo to marry me!"

what! ! !

Not only the courtiers were in an uproar, but even Zhao Bijia stood up involuntarily, "What did he say!" Zhao Bijia asked Yang Hean behind her in disbelief.

"You bitch!" Mingyi's eyes were red, he stood up and threw himself on Zhao Bijia, then raised his hand to slap her, "Why don't you let anyone go!"

Yang He'an hurriedly stepped forward to stop the princess, and the emperor, who had already heard that something was wrong behind him, hurriedly turned his head. Seeing the chaos, he lowered his voice and said harshly: "What kind of decent is Cheng!"

Ming Yi was angry and ashamed, looked at his eccentric father, Yang Hean who stood in front of Zhao Bijia, and the eunuchs who were vigilant and ready to come anytime, even though they didn't come around, stomped hard. He stomped his feet, "I will not take revenge—with you without me!"

Ming Yi turned around and ran out.

But the panic in the court hall was not over yet.

Emperor Renzong heard the commotion below, annoyed he grabbed Yu Ruyi next to him and threw it down, "Shut up!"

With a bang, Yu Ruyi shattered into several pieces, and there was no sound in the court hall. Everyone could hear Emperor Renzong's anger, and no one dared to speak.

"You raise your head!" Renzong's voice was darker than ever, and every word was followed by a warning, "Say it again, what do you want to do?"

Yan Chasan pursed his lips and looked up at the emperor.

The emperor's face was gloomy, the two guards beside him... Bai Yutang looked anxious, and Zhan Zhao's... eyes didn't seem to be right.

Yan Chasan lowered his head, his voice became more and more decisive, "Chen——"

"Weichen has something to say!" Another louder voice sounded, completely interrupting Yan Chasan's words.

Yan Chasan looked up, and it was Tang Jinge who interrupted him just now outside the palace asking to marry the princess.

"What are you going to do again!" Emperor Renzong's voice could already be described as roaring, "Don't tell me, you also want to marry the princess! You deserve it too!"

Tang Jinge knocked his head three times with such force that when he raised his head, the top of his head was already bleeding.

"I want to report the number one scholar Yan Chasan and Bao Zheng for cheating in the test, and to marry the princess in order to get rid of the crime!"

At this moment, the voices in the court were noisier than before!

Not even the emperor's roar is working anymore.

Tang Jinge stood up suddenly, glared at Yan Chasan viciously, and then glanced at Bao Zheng, "I have read books of sages and sages since I was a child, and I can't bear this humiliation with people like you!"

After speaking, he ran to the pillar next to him.

"Not good!" Zhan Zhao exclaimed, and flew out from the emperor's side. Unfortunately, he was still a step too late, and only pulled Tang Jinge's sleeve.

With a loud bang, Tang Jinge slammed into the pillar firmly, his head tilted to the ground, and blood flowed all over the floor.

The hall was so quiet that even the sound of blood flowing out could be heard.

Zhan Zhao squatted down, stretched out his hand to touch the side of his neck, and patted him several times, finally stood up and shook his head.

"Already out of breath."