"...The candidates chosen by Fourth Brother are all very good. They are all good at both civil and military affairs. The most powerful one is Chen Li, the direct descendant of the Zhenguo family. He took third place in the literary test and second place in the martial arts test.

True civil and military excellence." Yoong Zuo concluded.

"But the candidates on my son's side are not bad either. Fu Yuchen from the Jingbei Hou family won first place in the literary test, and Cheng Defang from Yiguo Gong's family also took first place in the martial arts test. Unfortunately, for these two people, Fu Yuchen's martial arts test was a bit poor, and Cheng Defang's literary test

The test is even worse, but Xie Yucheng has a balanced civil and military skills, only slightly worse than Chen Li."

Concubine Xie smiled: "Then the emperor likes Xie Yucheng?"

Yun Zuo shook his head and continued with some humor: "Although Fu Yuchen got a good grade in the martial arts test, my son could see that he had the help of Zhang Chuyang, the youngest son of the Minister of War, in everything, even the assessment master of the martial arts test.

His greetings are quietly improving his grades. However, my son really likes his writing, and he deserves to be ranked first in the essay test."

Concubine Xie's eyes flashed: "So, the emperor prefers the legitimate son of the Fu family?"

Yoong Zuo thought for a while and said: "Both Xie Yucheng and Fu Yuchen are welcome. The son has no particular preference. It all depends on the mother and concubine."

After dinner, the mother and son chatted for a while. After seeing how late it was, Yoongzuo just said goodbye and left.

Concubine Xie looked out of the hall, until her son's back was no longer visible, and then she asked softly: "Mother Zhao, what do you think about the accompanying reading?"

Aunt Zhao is the elder of Concubine Xie’s natal family who brought her into the palace. She is the most trusted domestic servant around her mother. She can also be regarded as the personal nanny who has watched her grow up since she was a child. She has been serving the concubine conscientiously since she entered the palace.

He is shrewd and eloquent and most trustworthy.

She accompanied the two masters the whole time, but she never said a word and had no sense of presence at all. It was not until Concubine Xie asked that she took a few steps forward and replied in a low voice with a smile: "If you want Your Highness to do it with peace of mind in the future.

A free prince must not choose the Xie family son who is both civil and military."

A flash of surprise flashed across Concubine Xie's eyes: "Yes! The fourth prince chooses a man who is both civilized and military, so I, the prince, cannot challenge him. What's more, the Xie family members serve as officials in the court. This is really scary and must not be tolerated.

Let’s choose a reading companion among the descendants of the Xie family!”

"That's right..." Concubine Xie was a little puzzled: "I sent someone to inquire. The Fu family's direct son's civil and military achievements are not top-notch. How come he got the first place in the literary test this time? Is it really unexpected?"

Aunt Zhao chuckled: "Since ancient times, there has been no first place in literature. It is inevitable for these young men to be nervous when they enter the palace for the examination for the first time. After a short period of time, the Fu family accidentally performed well, so it is not impossible to get the first place."

"And don't forget, the Fu family has outstanding appearance. This is the first time that teachers and students have met. Literary people like to judge people by their appearance. It is natural to appreciate people with outstanding appearance more. This is because during the palace examination, those who came after the top because of their outstanding appearance still ranked first.

How little?"

Concubine Xie nodded repeatedly when she heard this: "It makes sense! Grandma is always so transparent in seeing things!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Aunt Zhao smiled.

Concubine Xie felt a little happy when she thought about it: "Talent is the most important thing for your Majesty. You should not be inferior in literature or martial arts. I originally thought it would be difficult to persuade Your Majesty to choose a less outstanding companion for the emperor. I didn't expect that Fu Jiazi accidentally

He actually got the first place in the literary test, and even though he was slightly worse than Xie Yucheng in the martial arts test, with his score in the literary test, it will be much easier for the Holy One to appoint him as his companion!"

"Yes!" Aunt Zhao said jokingly: "And it can be seen that compared to the Xie family, His Highness is more interested in the Fu family, and they will definitely get along with each other more harmoniously in the future. This is what God wants, and it is good luck for the Queen and Your Highness. ."

Just at this time, Eunuch Zheng, the chief eunuch of Qianming Palace who was sent by Emperor Yuan'an to Yanning Palace to inquire about the selection of companions, arrived. Concubine Xie wrote down her choice of Fu Yuchen and the reasons for choosing Fu Yuchen in a short statement and handed it to him. .

There are new regulations jointly formulated by the Queen Mother and the Empress in the palace, which stipulate that there must be at least five days of every month including the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. The emperor must stay in the queen's palace, the imperial concubine must stay at least three days, and the other four concubines must stay at least two days each.

But in fact, the emperor often did not strictly abide by this regulation. Even the empress rarely saw the emperor outside the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Concubine Xie had not seen the emperor for a long time.

Seeing the eunuch beside the emperor calmly retiring after accepting the statement, Concubine Xie couldn't help but sigh softly.

Aunt Zhao explained softly: "My dear, the way to maintain good health is to think less and think less."

"I know that the Holy Emperor always remembers the Empress Yuan in his heart. In fact, we people don't have much weight..." Concubine Xie smiled helplessly: "Fortunately, I still have the emperor. As long as the emperor is well, I can live a happy life with peace of mind in the future. Your Majesty, this life will not be a loss."

Qianming Palace is divided into front and back halls, with the bedroom in the back and the Qinzheng Hall in the front, where Emperor Yuan'an used to review memorials and summon officials.

In the Qinzheng Hall at this moment, Emperor Yuan'an, who is nearly fifty years old and has gray hair on his temples, but is still tall and straight, is working on the memorial at his desk. He holds a red pen in his hand and from time to time he makes a few circles on the open memorial. Circle and add a few words.

When Eunuch Zheng came in, the little eunuch who was waiting for the pen and ink was still standing silently aside, not daring to show his dignity.

Emperor Yuan'an stacked the memorials he had just reviewed in his hand and looked up at Zheng Ze: "Have you collected them all?"

"Yes!" Zheng Zhe bent forward and handed over all the concubines' selection lists for their respective princes and princesses.

Emperor Yuan'an read through the articles one by one, and he was slightly surprised when he came to Concubine Xie: "The concubine chose Fu Jiazi for Liu'er? Why not Xie Jiazi... hmm? Fu Jiazi won the first prize in the literary examination, how praised is Master Ji?" "

"His Xie family has been scholarly for generations, but Xie's son failed in the literary test?" Emperor Yuan'an was surprised. He had already received the literary test results submitted by Jize, which recorded the final test results of the candidates, but He really hadn't looked at it carefully.

Zheng Ze responded with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Fu family did really well in this literary test. The young man's words and the words are inspiring."

"Oh?" Emperor Yuan'an was slightly interested: "Take the test paper."

Zheng Ze seemed to have been prepared for it. He turned around and took out the answer sheet from the bookshelf on the other side that was handed in along with the results of the literary test submitted by Jize. He took out the answer sheet belonging to Fu Yuchen and presented it to Emperor Yuan'an. .

Emperor Yuan'an was known as a versatile man in both civil and military affairs, but in fact he was a horse-riding emperor who conquered the world by leading troops in wars. He only wanted to have a broad knowledge of written knowledge such as poetry, classics, classics, and history, so he didn't ask for a deep understanding of the children's literary test answers. I didn't plan to take a look, so I made an exception at this time.

Emperor Yuan'an of Fu Xuechen glanced at Fu Xuechen without commenting, but regarding the answer to the topic of young people, Emperor Yuan'an actually had some appreciation after taking a look at it: "A rich young man will make the country rich, and a strong young man will make the country strong... It is well said! No wonder Xie Jiazi lost."

Shaking his head, Emperor Yuan'an smiled: "I originally thought that deposing the Xie family and forcibly selecting the Fu family would be a bit unfair to the imperial concubine and Liu'er. Now it seems that the Fu family is not bad, and the imperial concubine is smart to choose him."

Emperor Yuan'an first put down Fu Xuechen's examination paper, and then read all the concubine's instructions. He already knew it in his heart, and immediately told Zheng Ze: "Okay, let's draw up the decree. Chen Li, the young grandson of the Duke of Zhen, will enter the palace to accompany the fourth prince Yongzhen.
Chapter completed!