Chapter 444 The emperor is not anxious and the eunuch is anxious
God knows how much he wants a little girl.
Looking at Ji Huairen’s deflated face.
"What if Sister Shen says I can't have children?" Xia Shuran asked tentatively.
"Hey!"
Xia Shuran felt heartbroken when she heard this sigh.
Do you want to take a concubine?
Ji Huairen took Xia Shuran into his arms and said, "From now on, only the three of us can protect you. If you have a younger sister, the three of us will protect you and your mother."
Xia Shuran raised the corner of her mouth and said coquettishly: "That's more like it."
Then he said, "But Sister Shen Xia is so lucky! She has three husbands who love her so much. Look at Song Jin, all he has in his eyes is Sister Shen! So many men in the courtyard get along so well."
Ji Huairen heard it.
This!
You can't learn from Shen Xia!
She was bought by the Song family as a shared wife and there was nothing they could do about it.
Ji Huairen quickly interrupted, "How can it be harmonious? If there are too many women in the backyard, they will quarrel. If there are too many men, they will definitely fight! Shen Xia can't even win!"
Xia Shuran didn't believe it: "Really? No way! Sister Shen said it was very harmonious!"
"It's hard to tell you if it's not harmonious!"
Xia Shuran gradually felt that what Ji Huairen said made some sense.
Nodding, he said, "Yes, maybe, but I'm too embarrassed to say it."
Although Ji Huairen was happy to do business with Shen Xia.
We were acquaintances before.
But now with her identity, it is simply the icing on the cake.
But why am I worried now?
A little depressed.
Shen Xia and Song Jin rode in a carriage back to the Princess's Mansion.
Because the results will be out tomorrow?
This is a big deal, the imperial examination is for tomorrow's results.
So everyone went to bed early at night.
I checked the space again before going to bed at night, but still no one was there.
He came out in dejection.
I was about to doze off, but because I had something on my mind, I couldn't fall asleep!
Song Ming saw that she was still moving: "Xia Xia, what's wrong?"
"It's okay. Go to sleep, brother!"
The next morning, Song Ming was on duty.
Song Jin, Song Yun and Shen Xia got up early in the morning. Song Jin had someone book a private room in a teahouse next to the East City Gate yesterday, from where they could just see the place where the imperial edict was posted.
So the three of them had breakfast early in the morning and went to the teahouse, where they ate snacks and chatted.
I originally wanted to bring the child here, but the eldest princess said.
The child hasn’t woken up yet?
There are so many people here, be careful not to get your child lost in the crowd.
The eldest princess is traumatized by the loss of her child, and many people don't like the child to go there.
Seeing that her mother said she didn't want to go, Shen Xia didn't take her with her.
Looking at more and more people downstairs.
Shen Xia looked at Song Yun's calm face: "Isn't Fourth Brother nervous?"
Song Yun was stunned and looked into Shen Xia's eyes: "Guess?"
Song Jin laughed and said, "Xia Xia, how could the fourth brother not be nervous? But there is no point in being nervous!"
After saying that, he looked at Song Chong and said, "Isn't it, Fourth Brother? I heard that if you don't pass the imperial examination, there will be no wedding ceremony!"
Song Jin looked at Song Yun jokingly.
Song Yun listened to Song Jin's ridicule.
A heartless person.
And why do you have to call him the fourth one?
Can’t you just call me fourth brother?
The word old sounds so ugly.
Song Yun ignored him and looked at Shen Xia: "I'm very nervous, why don't you comfort me."
Shen Xia looked at his calm face and said he was nervous, so why didn't she believe it?
Song Jin listened to Song Yun's words and said, "Hmph!"
Is the fourth brother really that good at this?
I didn't expect that someone who is usually so quiet would do such a thing.
There really is less contact!
It seems that he still needs to stay with Xia Xia more.
Otherwise, it is entirely possible that his first position would be replaced!
Just because of that.
Song Jin planned to come back and live here every day. After all, it only took an hour to ride to the manor on horseback.
Song Yun had no idea that originally the night was only for him and Song Ming.
As a result of his behavior, Song Jintiantian also had to come back.
It was changed to three people taking turns.
"Fourth brother, you are just fooling me! When will the imperial edict be released?"
"At exactly 9 o'clock in the morning, the imperial edict will be posted. The first ten to enter the palace will be granted the emperor's grace, and the first three will be paraded through the streets." Song Yun explained carefully.
Shen Xia thought that the Si time was from nine to eleven o'clock, so it was about ten o'clock.
"Okay, fourth brother, if you parade on the streets, you will win the hearts of many girls!" Shen Xia joked.
What they didn't know was that at that moment, there was a real debate in the Taiji Hall about who would be the third place in the imperial examination.
Because the top three are Song Yun, Tang Wei, and Mu Yifan.
The requirement for the third place is the best-looking, and the requirement for the first place is the best knowledge.
Gu Yichen glanced at the portraits of the three people.
It is true that the looks of the other two people are completely different from Song Yun. Although they are not bad, they are still far from Song Yun.
Watching everyone arguing.
This is Lord Xu from the Ministry of Revenue stepping out and saying, "Your Majesty, as everyone knows, the top scholar must be the most outstanding in appearance, so he will look more presentable when he is paraded through the streets."
And this Lord Xu is Xu Xiner's father, so of course he knows who Song Yun is.
His daughter was imprisoned for half a month, and he had investigated Princess Anping thoroughly.
He thought that only by taking away his top spot could he relieve his anger.
At this time, Zheng Jinshu, the Minister of the Dali Temple, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, although the imperial examination is not within my field of expertise, I think that the imperial examination is primarily based on academic knowledge."
At this time, Zheng Jinshu's father also stepped out and said, "I think we should focus on academic knowledge. We can't lose our ranking just because someone else is better looking!"
Gu Yichen finally looked at the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister.
"What do the Grand Tutor and Prime Minister think?"
The Grand Tutor glanced at the Prime Minister, then stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Song Yun won first place in both the provincial and metropolitan examinations."
Everyone in the hall heard it.
Gu Yichen immediately went to look at Song Yun’s information. He had only looked at his appearance before and didn’t pay attention to this issue.
When I looked at it, it turned out to be true.
The prime minister didn't say anything, and at this time Gu Yichen knew exactly what to do.
Looking at the butler Zhao next to him, "Let's announce the list! The top three are Song Yun, the first place, Tang Wei, the second place, and Mu Yifan, the third place."
Song Ming was worried to death downstairs.
The fourth brother almost lost the top spot.
Song Ming was very happy when he heard His Majesty's decision.
The fourth brother finally got what he wanted.
When Lord Xu heard His Majesty's decision, he was indignant, but he did not stop him.
Forget it, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
Gu Yichen was all smiles: "I didn't expect that during my reign, a great three-point winner would finally appear! This is truly cause for celebration!"
When all the officials heard this, they all knelt down and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, on having such a talented person."
"Well, get up!"
The recording eunuch next to him has recorded it.
Just took it and went out.
Then everyone started discussing who the top ten people were and where they would be assigned.
As one of the top three, Song Yun would definitely not be in an ordinary position.
Shen Xia and Song Jin sat together by the windowsill and watched.
And Song Yun was drinking tea quietly inside.
Shen Xia felt that the emperor was not anxious, but the eunuch was.
(A correction here: previously, I said that the six ministers were of the third rank, but later I checked and found that they were of the second rank. I would like to correct it here.)
(The six ministries refer to: the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of War, the Minister of Works, the Minister of War, and the Minister of Punishment.)