The palace examination is the highest stage of the imperial examination. It is completely different from the previous two examinations. The questions for this palace examination are set by the emperor himself, and only those who are selected in the general examination can participate. No one can know in advance

What the question is, it depends on the emperor's mood. And the examination room is not just set up anywhere, but will be held in the palace hall.

Because today is the most important part of the triennial imperial examination, all the ministers are resting at home today and do not have to go to court. Early in the morning, the Taishi Mansion has already started to get busy. Today

But on the day when the young master of Taishi Mansion took part in the imperial examination, everyone was naturally very nervous. Whether it was Zhao Song or Sun Qian (Aunt Sun's real name), they were very nervous, but they still had to pretend to be calm.

On the other hand, Zhao Kefeng, who was about to take the exam, looked calm and seemed confident.

After everything was ready, Zhao Kefeng was about to enter the palace to take part in the palace examination. At the door, Zhao Song and Sun Qian kept explaining to Zhao Kefeng. Qin Xianghe on the side looked indifferent.

It seemed reasonable that she would attend today, so no one expected her to do anything else. As for Zhao Keren, she simply did not attend today. In her opinion, Zhao Kefeng was not her younger brother.

So she really didn't care about Zhao Kefeng.

"What happened when I was a child?" Situ Xu's voice became very low, full of self-deprecation, "Haha, when I was a child, I rarely saw my mother-in-law smiling. Little thing, I told you

!I actually don’t have much emotion towards my mother-in-law. On the one hand, it’s because of her early death, and on the other hand, it’s because in her eyes, my father is always much more important than me.”

Although Zhao Keran's words were not even encouragement, they were the truest words in her heart. After hearing Zhao Keran's words, Zhao Kefeng didn't say anything. He just smiled at Zhao Keran and then got on the car.

carriage.

"Okay, I will obey my wife's order." Situ Xu smiled and took Zhao Keran's hand and walked inside.

"This palace was decorated by the emperor himself." Compared with Zhao Keran's enthusiasm, Situ Xu seemed very dull, "Every plant and tree inside is decorated according to the mother and concubine's preferences. Even the door.

Those words were all written by the emperor himself."

"What?" After hearing what Zhao Keran said, Situ Xu was furious, "How dare she! Who the hell is she! How dare she say such things to you? Is she tired of living?"

Hearing Situ Xurei's jealous look, Zhao Keran felt funny, "You, don't be jealous. Don't you know very well what happened between me and Lin Xiran? I have never liked Lin Xiran."

Zhao Song is very happy to see the emotional interaction between Zhao Keran and Situ Xu. Because the better the relationship between them, the greater the help will be to him in the future.

"That Lin Xiran is a fool, that's why he gave up on you. I am much more discerning than that Lin Xiran. That Lin Xiran is not a good person. You didn't see that during this period, there were rumors about him and that brothel girl.

It must be so prosperous. So don't think about him anymore, just think about me." Situ Xu's words were sour, because as soon as he heard about Lin Xiran, he remembered that Lin Xiran and the little thing had an engagement.

matter.

After hearing Zhao Keran's words, Zhao Song felt very happy on his face, and Sun Qian also looked touched. But the eyes of the others showed envy, because now they remembered that Zhao Keran is now the princess.

You can enter the palace at any time.

Looking at Situ Xu's look, Zhao Keran knew that Situ Xu didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. She smiled and pulled his hand and said coquettishly, "Xu, I'm tired too, let's find a place to rest first.

Bar!"

"Dad, don't worry." Zhao Keran smiled and replied, "I didn't enter the palace alone. The prince will come back to pick me up later."

"Yes, you are the best." Looking at Situ Xu's childish look, Zhao Keran really couldn't laugh or cry.

"What? You want to enter the palace?" Zhao Song was very confused, "On a day like today, what are you doing in the palace? Did someone in the palace announce you?"

"Little thing, don't worry about her." Situ Xu gently hugged Zhao Keran tightly, "Your mother doesn't know that cherishing your daughter is her loss."

After hearing Qin Xianghe's sarcastic words, Zhao Keran didn't say anything, and didn't even look at her. Facing Zhao Keran's cold eyes, Qin Xianghe just wanted to lose his temper, but noticed that Zhao Song voted for her.

There was a warning look in his eyes. Although Qin Xianghe was unwilling to do so, he did not dare to speak again.

"Where is this?" Zhao Keran looked at Situ Xu with a puzzled look.

"Me?" Zhao Keran's voice suddenly became very ethereal, "I'm probably the same as you! However, your parents love each other too much, so they ignore you. And my parents are

Because you can only see Zhao Keren in your eyes, so you will ignore me!"

After Zhao Keran bowed politely, he said, "Dad, I'm really sorry. I have to enter the palace later, so I'm so anxious to go back and dress up."

Situ Xu felt very angry. Why did Qin Xianghe say this? She had never cared about little things since she was a child. She still dared to say such things. It seemed that her life was too comfortable.

The carriage carried them directly into the palace without stopping. After the carriage stopped, Situ Xu got off first and then helped Zhao Keran get out of the carriage. Zhao Keran got off the carriage and saw that two people had already entered.

In the inner palace.

"Xu, were you very lonely when you were young?" Zhao Keran asked softly.

"No." Zhao Keran shook his head, "Dad, I really can't sit still here waiting for the news. So I want to go to the palace and wait for the news. You know, such a thing, the palace knows the news

It will definitely be faster, so I want to go into the palace and wait."

It didn't take long for the two people to enter one of the side halls. After entering the side hall, they looked at the furnishings inside the side hall, including tables made of pear wood, white jade porcelain, and precious gems inlaid on the walls.

One piece, after taking it out, was a priceless treasure. After seeing these furnishings, Zhao Keran had to sigh, it seems that the emperor really loved Concubine Xiao very much! Otherwise, it would not be like this.

with effort.

"Haha, that's it." Upon hearing that Zhao Keran and Situ entered the palace, Zhao Song's face immediately burst into a smile, "It seems that the relationship between you two is really good! This is very good.

Okay. Then you'd better go back and dress up quickly! Otherwise, the prince will be here soon."

After hearing what Situ Xu said, Zhao Keran immediately became interested. She raised her head and looked at Situ Xu, "In that case, why don't you take me to visit the place where you grew up?"

"Xu, you are really happy!" Zhao Keran said with a smile, "I have lived in a palace like this for so many years. But, to be honest, there shouldn't be many palaces like this even in the imperial palace.

It is possible to know the intentions of the people who decorated this palace."

Situ Xu didn't feel pitiful at all, but when he saw Zhao Keran feeling sorry for her, his heart was filled with joy. At this time, he felt that it was not a bad thing that he was ignored by his parents when he was young!

"By the way, little one, there's one thing I'm not very clear about." Situ Xu asked doubtfully, "Your literary talent is so good, even better than Qin Yimiao, the most talented woman in the capital. But why doesn't everyone else

Do you know? For so many years, no one knows that you have been hiding like this? Also, why are you hiding like this? If your parents knew, wouldn't they love you even more?" Duan Xin, a high-ranking official in the examination department,

.

"Xu, you should know that Zhao Keren and I are twins. But Zhao Keren has been frail and sick since she was a child, so her parents give her a lot more care. Sometimes they even forget that they actually have another daughter.

." Zhao Keran's tone was very calm, as if she was talking about someone else's affairs, "When she grew up, Zhao Keran's stunning beauty and outstanding talent allowed her to attract the attention of others. They

You can't even see me anymore. However, at that time, I was still engaged to the Marquis of Zhongyi, so they would still pay a little attention to me."

Zhao Keran didn't know whether she should mention Concubine Xiao, but she still wanted to know more about Situ Xu. Today, she came to the place where Situ Xu grew up, and she wanted to know more about Situ Xu.

"Haha, you must be lying to me." Zhao Keran pouted, "Which child is not naughty when he was young, especially boys? You must have done a lot of bad things when you were a child! Tell me all about it, especially boys.

!I won’t laugh at you.”

"But, are you going to enter the palace alone?" Zhao Song asked with concern, "After you enter the palace, where will you wait?"

Hearing Zhao Keran's words that he had never liked Lin Xiran, Situ Xu immediately beamed, "Hehehe, little one, it's better for me!"

After noticing the expression on Zhao Keran's face, Situ Xu touched Zhao Keran's hair, smiled and asked, "How are you? Do you like this palace?"

"Alas -" Zhao Keran sighed, turned around, buried his head in Situ Xu's arms, and said, "Xu, actually your mother-in-law is much better than my mother. At least.

She also knows that she is sorry for you. But where is my mother? She just regrets why she didn't strangle me to death when I was born."

Soon after Zhao Keran was sorted out, Situ Xu came to the Taishi Mansion and took Zhao Keran away. Seeing such a scene, Zhao Keran's sisters were both envious and jealous. Especially Zhao Keren, because she had never

I have never been with the prince so openly.

Looking at Zhao Keran's back, Qin Xianghe snorted coldly. She just couldn't understand the good relationship between Zhao Keran and Situ Xu, because in this case, it would accentuate Zhao Keren's desolateness. Since the election a year ago

After the concubine's banquet, the prince didn't come to see Keren, which made her very worried. Although Keren had said that the prince usually asked her to meet outside, she didn't see it, so she was still very worried.

Moreover, she also heard that the prince had been to the Duke of Qin's mansion several times, and every time he went, he was very high-profile. This also made her more and more worried, but she had nothing to do.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry anymore." Zhao Keran quickly spoke to comfort, "I don't care what she said anymore, why are you so angry! Besides, I have already avenged myself. When she said that,

After saying that, I accelerated the process of Aunt Sun becoming an equal wife. I knew that she didn’t want Aunt Sun to become an equal wife, and she didn’t want anyone to threaten her position. However, I just wanted to push Aunt Sun into this position as soon as possible.

superior."

"Xu, you grew up here, right?" Zhao Keran asked with a sweet smile, "Were you very naughty when you were a child?"

It wasn't until the carriage that Zhao Kefeng was riding in disappeared around the corner that everyone returned to the mansion. As soon as everyone returned to the hall, Zhao Keran started to leave. Seeing Zhao Keran's anxious look, Zhao Song frowned and said,

"But, what's the matter with you? You're in such a hurry."

"This is where I grew up." Situ Xu explained with a smile, "This is where my mother and concubine lived during her lifetime. After her death, I continued to live here until I was named King Xu and moved away.

Royal Palace.”

"Xu." Zhao Keran felt very distressed. Listening to Situ Xu's words, Zhao Keran felt that Situ Xu's coldness may have been developed because he grew up in such an environment! Concubine Xiao was fully focused on it.

The emperor, so ignore the young son!

"Haha, I don't care about her anymore." Zhao Keran laughed at himself, "When she blindly protected Zhao Keren, I had already given up on her."

Zhao Keran looked at Zhao Kefeng, smiled, and just said, "Just treat him with a normal heart."

Zhao Keran has completely given up on Qin Xianghe, so she no longer feels sad when she says these words. 13acv.

"good."

"No." Situ Xu said without hesitation, "I don't know whether I should say that there is no mother-child relationship between me and my mother-in-law, or I should say that I am cold-blooded by nature. In short, even if my mother-in-law has no time to pay attention to me, I don't know.

It will be sad." Situ Xu said, "If the mother-in-law doesn't have time to take care of me, I can read a book or do other things by myself, and I can also entertain myself. When the mother-in-law died, she once

She grabbed my hand and kept saying sorry to me. But I don’t know why, when I heard her sorry, I really didn’t feel much."

"Oh, I almost forgot, but now you are the princess, you can enter the palace at any time!" Qin Xianghe said angrily, "She is really a good sister! She cares so much about her brother,

I don’t know if you still remember that you also have a sibling sister?"
To be continued...