Jiang Hu looked at Bei Bei with some surprise: "Didn't you go to see the Queen Mother? Why are you still here? I'm already very happy to be able to go back. It's been so many years anyway, half a month late is nothing, don't think too much about it."
Bei Bei then started to laugh: "Well, I'll go see the Queen Mother now."
After saying that, he jumped away. Jiang Hu walked towards the outside of the palace, intending to meet his master.
Beibei went to the Empress Dowager's palace and played with her for the whole afternoon. He returned to the palace after dinner.
At the palace, even Fang Shaohua, who had just returned from the examination room, had woken up and was waiting for Beibei to come back. When Beibei got home, he saw the three of them sitting in the main hall waiting.
"You guys are waiting for me, have you had dinner yet?"
Seeing Beibei coming in, Cao Suixin was the first to stand up and rush over, then gave Beibei a big hug: "Hehe, Senior Sister, you are finally back. I missed you so much."
Beibei touched Cao Suixin's head and said, "I miss you too."
Cao Suixin snorted in dissatisfaction: "Then Senior Sister, please don't wander around in the future. Or, take me with you next time you go out to play, okay?"
It would be a good idea to take her with me next time I go out. Bei Bei looked at Cao Sui Xin who was looking at her expectantly and said a little embarrassedly: "Well, I'm afraid that's not possible."
Cao Suixin's eyes widened suddenly: "Senior Sister, are you going out again? You have decided on your itinerary, right?"
Beibei nodded: "Yes, the place we are going to next time is Jiang Hu's hometown, which is not a fun place, it is in the mountains. I won't take you there, and the emperor's uncle will not let you leave Kyoto."
That's true, the emperor won't let her leave. Seeing Cao Suixin's disappointed look, Beibei didn't know how to comfort her.
I could only change the subject: "By the way, didn't you take the exam a few days ago? How did Brother Fang do?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Cao Suixin's stomach growl twice. Beibei was stunned: "Haven't you eaten yet? Hurry up and eat. We can talk while we eat."
Sitting at the table, Fang Shaohua spoke: "I feel that I did well in the exam this time, and performed beyond my expectations. As for whether I can pass, I don't know."
Beibei couldn't help but smile: "That's a good thing. I will wait until the parade of the top scholar is over before setting off. I will have half a month to accompany you!"
Seeing that Cao Suixin was not in a very good mood, Beibei couldn't help but comfort him. Sure enough, within half a month, Cao Suixin soon became happy again.
"Half a month? Where are we going to play? Senior Sister, you don't know what happened during this period. It was really unlucky. Let's go out and have some fun."
Beibei thought about it and decided that now that the exam was over, he could take people out to relax: "Okay, let's go on an autumn outing tomorrow. Let's go to a villa in the suburbs of Beijing and have a good day."
Cao Suixin didn't want to bring too many people with her. Tomorrow was a short time, so she didn't need to notify anyone else. She immediately agreed: "Okay, then Senior Sister, I'll sleep with you tonight. I'll tell you what happened recently."
That night, Cao Suixin rested in Beibei's room. The two talked until late at night before going to bed. Beibei also knew what had happened during this period. She really didn't care about Yuanhou Mansion.
It doesn't matter if we are against the palace. The next day, Beibei took a few people from the palace out to play.
Time passed in a flash, and it was time to announce the list. Fang Shaohua took Tong Ruyan to see the list early in the morning. When they were about to reach the Imperial Examination Hall and there was still one street left, they found that the place was already crowded with people and they couldn't squeeze in at all.
It was Tong Ruyan who spoke again: "Let's go, let's go upstairs and wait. Let the servant go and see if you have won, and come back to report."
This street is lined with restaurants and teahouses, which is convenient for people who come to check the news.
The servant resigned himself to his fate and squeezed towards the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall. After much effort, he finally arrived in front of the list of results, and unexpectedly saw his master's name at the top. His eyes lit up instantly, and he began to squeeze out again.
By the time the servant squeezed out, his clothes were torn into several holes, all because of the crowd. But the servant was still happy and rushed to Tong Ruyan and her husband.
"Master, you got it, you got it, you got first place!"
The first place is very impressive. However, this first place is not the top scholar, and there is still a palace examination to be conducted, and then the top, second and third place will be selected.
The palace examination will be held in three days, and someone will come to bring 300 people into the palace for the examination.
After returning to the palace, Tong Ruyan went to the kitchen and ordered them to make more delicious food today, and then went to find Cao Suixin and Beibei to report the good news.
When Beibei got the news, she was also very happy: "Congratulations, sister-in-law, congratulations to Brother Fang. Brother Fang ranked first in the high school entrance examination. Will he not be nervous when he sees the emperor during the palace examination?"
Fang Shaohua was stunned, thought about it, and nodded honestly: "It should be, after all, that is the emperor."
Beibei chuckled: "Actually, my uncle is very easy to get along with. Yes, he looks like my father! Don't you see my father often? I see that you are not too nervous after you know that my father is a prince."
Does the emperor look exactly like the prince? He really didn't know this, but now that he heard what the princess said, he seemed less nervous.
Let alone Fang Shaohua, the emperor was actually quite curious about Fang Shaohua, after all, he was the one favored by Mu Yexiao. So during the palace examination, he specially asked Fang Shaohua a few questions.
Fang Shaohua's answer did not disappoint the emperor. The emperor immediately selected Fang Shaohua as the top scholar and Yuan Qingyao as the second. Surprisingly, the third scholar turned out to be Wu Ziye, who was handsome and unmarried. This third scholar was really a perfect match.
Afterwards, there was a series of awards and honors, and this autumn examination was considered a complete success. What remained was the allocation of official positions. But there was no rush for this, after all, we still had to investigate the background of each person, and although we had a rough idea before, it didn't prevent us from checking it out again.
After the person was selected, the most important thing at the moment was the parade of the top scholar, riding a tall horse and walking around the street.
On the street, horses were walking majestically and confidently. In front of them, people were beating drums and gongs and setting off firecrackers. It was very lively for a while.
"The one in front is the top scholar, right? He is really good-looking. No wonder a young lady from Marquis Yuan's mansion is so fond of him and wants to snatch him away!"
"Don't be too fussy, it's true. Look at that runner-up, he's the prince of Marquis Yuan's mansion. It looks like this year's runner-up and champion can't be friends."
"And he's the runner-up! After raising a sister like that, the prince of the Yuan Marquis's mansion has the nerve to parade with her."
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Someone said, and soon people started talking about it, but most of the comments were praises for Fang Shaohua, while those for Yuan Houfu were belittled.
Yuan Qingyao rode beside Fang Shaohua. He had good hearing due to his martial arts training. He could hear all the nonsense they were saying clearly. His face flushed with anger, and he glanced at Fang Shaohua: "The number one scholar really married a good wife."
He could hear it, and Fang Shaohua could naturally hear the discussions below. Hearing Yuan Qingyao's words again, he couldn't help but curl his lips: "What Yuan Shizi said. My wife is soft-hearted and easy to bully. Fortunately, she has the protection of the county lord, otherwise she would have suffered a great loss. But she can't beat those cruel and ruthless people."
Yuan Qingyao was so angry: "Fang Shaohua, my sister is dead, please be more polite when you speak."
Fang Shaohua sneered: "What? You're not allowed to tell the truth? If the county lady hadn't been here this time, I'm afraid I would have become a widower right after I came out of the examination room."
There was nothing to say about this. Yuan Qingyao snorted, and in a fit of anger, he slapped Fang Shaohua's horse hard.
The horse was frightened and rushed out at once. Fortunately, Fang Shaohua was quite capable. When he saw that the horse was about to trample on a bystander, he reined in the horse and let it get back on track and continue walking.
Just because of this commotion, the crowd became uneasy. The crowd also started to commotion. Some people didn't know what was going on and ran outside. Some people followed them and trampled on many people.
Fang Shaohua stopped immediately and arranged for people to send these people to the clinic. The parade of the top scholar ended because of this incident.
Tong Ruyan hadn't even watched her husband enjoying his glory for a while when something like this happened. It was simply outrageous.
She was so angry that she went completely crazy. She rushed to Yuan Qingyao and yelled at him, "Why are you framing my husband? You slapped my husband's horse's butt and frightened the horse. You want to harm my husband. Are you dissatisfied that my husband is the top scholar and you are the second?"
Yuan Qingyao was so angry that he did such a thing in public. Many people saw it, so he couldn't deny it even if he wanted to.
The common people began to talk again: "This Yuanhou Mansion is really not good. The princes are all such mean people who are jealous of others' success. No wonder my sister would do such a thing."
The emperor also received the answer quickly. He was stunned for a moment and couldn't believe it. "You said that Yuan Qingyao hit Fang Shaohua's horse's butt in front of everyone, frightening the horse and causing many people to be injured?"
"To reply to your Majesty, I saw it with my own eyes."
The person who came to report was the one who accompanied the parade! The emperor was a little speechless. He originally thought that Yuan Qingyao was a promising talent. Although the things in Yuan Hou Mansion were terrible, he could still give him a chance.
So this is how he repays me? The emperor was a little angry and disappointed: "Go and call Yuan Qingyao to the palace. I want to ask him why he did this."