When seeing the two people standing on the right seat, it is not an exaggeration to use the four words "turned upside down" to describe Jiang Huaiqing's mood at the moment.
The man in Xuanyi's emperor's uniform stood side by side with the young man in blue. The faces of the two were not completely familiar to him, but their demeanor could not deceive anyone.
Even though his face changed slightly, Jiang Huaiqing still recognized the two of them.
—Brother Lin, Brother Yu.
Jiang Huaiqing was in a daze, if the people beside him hadn't pulled down his clothes calmly, he might have lost his composure.
Reluctantly restraining his mind, Jiang Huaiqing finished the salute with all the students, and when the rankings were announced, his thoughts drifted away again.
It turned out that Brother Lin and Brother Yu were today's son and Shen Guijun. They concealed their identities and went out of the palace for some reason. They met them who happened to be in the Yingxing Tower. Jiang Huaiqing recalled what he had done these days, and just wanted to help his forehead.
Worrying about Brother Yu, oh no, worrying about your situation in your husband's house, interrupting the intimacy between His Majesty and Your Majesty, and the frequent letters you wrote to Your Majesty...
Look at what he has done. He actually wrote in the letter that someone asked him to cheat. The cheating matter was resolved smoothly. He thought that the two of them were from officials and eunuchs at most, but he never thought that these two were the big ones. The pinnacle of Huan's power.
There are also some other things. For example, in your reply letter to him, you said in a joking tone that because of his frequent writing letters, your husband was jealous a lot. What did he do at that time? Spending most of the letter paper teasing Brother Lin, no, His Majesty's behavior.
Because he became more and more familiar with him, his tone of writing letters became more and more casual. If he knew that these letters would eventually be sent to the palace, he would never write those things! No, he would not write so often!
After all the rankings were announced, Shang Junlin spoke some words of encouragement and admonition, and stood on top gloomily, watching the expression on Jiang Huaiqing's face change and change amusedly.
It seems that they have recognized their identities.
Shen Yu was amused, this time Jiang Huaiqing was probably quite frightened.
During the whole process, Jiang Huaiqing was absent until Shang Junlin mentioned Fang Jiayi's name.
"Among the candidates this time, there is a person with a special status. Our newly promoted No. 2 Fang Jiayi, the daughter of Master Fang Fang Jun, has achieved such a good result as a woman. This is the first time in Dahuan's history."
What? ?
The second place is a woman? ?
As soon as Shang Junlin's voice fell, there was a commotion from below. Shang Junlin ignored these people, leaving the top three behind, and sent the others out of the palace.
Several ministers hesitated to speak, but because of Shang Junlin's attitude, they couldn't say much, so they followed the candidates out of the hall.
Several people gathered together and discussed in low voices.
"Well, there has never been a precedent for a woman to be an official since ancient times. Are we going to let His Majesty do whatever he wants?"
"The results were selected by everyone. What's the use of talking about it now? Are you going to cross off the ranking she deserves because of her female status?"
"But Fang Jiayi pretended to be a man and entered the examination room, which is against the rules."
"Rules? Do you really think she is a woman who has the ability to hide from all the searchers? Even if she is Master Fang's beloved daughter."
"What does the prime minister mean... His Majesty acquiesced in this matter from the very beginning?"
"Otherwise, look at today, is His Majesty a little surprised?"
"Then, should we let a woman enter the court as an official?"
"It's going to take some time. We are the only ones who know about it now. When the results are announced, all the ministers will know about it. Not only that, but all the scholars in the world will know that what His Majesty is going to face, is it us?" Minister of Opposition."
The prime minister stroked the folds on his sleeves, and said softly, "Do you think His Majesty will care what those people think? Since His Majesty has made a decision, it has been changed a few times because of the objections of others."
"Does the Prime Minister want to let His Majesty do whatever he wants?" Some ministers were dissatisfied.
"My lord, please don't praise me. I don't have such a great ability. I just want to remind you that it is better to persuade yourself to accept the established facts than trying to fight against His Majesty."
As long as it is a person who can really work for Dahuan, the prime minister doesn't care about the other party's gender and other external conditions. He is really fed up with people who occupy the position and do nothing, which greatly increases his workload.
In the main hall, except for Jiang Huaiqing who was still out of state, the moods of the other two were a little complicated.
Guessing the identities of the two is one thing, but facing the truth is another. He Chengyu was in a trance. He and Shen Yu, Shang Junlin, and Jiang Huaiqing did not have as many interactions as Jiang Huaiqing, but in the only intersections, Shang Junlin's image is far from the rumored image of Emperor Dahuan.
Everyone in the world knows that Dahuan's current emperor was killed from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. He forced himself to ascend to the throne with ruthless means. Although his superior methods were criticized by many aristocratic families, he was well-known among ordinary people because of his contribution to Dahuan. Still good.
He Chengyu knew that Shang Junlin was fierce and decisive, said what he said, and would not tolerate disobedience. The young master Lin he knew was almost obedient to his wife. Apart from being not very talkative, he also had no temper. No matter how you look at it, there was no way to connect the two of them together. .
It just so happened that two separate personalities appeared in the same person.
Fang Jiayi's mood at the moment is also very complicated, and there is a trace of confusion besides the complexity. She knows that the road she has chosen is difficult, and she is also ready for a hard struggle, but she never thought that the first step will be completed so easily.
After a moment of silence, he said gloomily, "Eunuch Meng, move a seat for our freshly baked top three."
Eunuch Meng took the order and left, and after a while, there were three more chairs in the hall.
Shen Yu pulled Shang Junlin to sit down, "I don't need to speak, you must have already guessed the identity of me and His Majesty, it is indeed as you thought, when I was out of the palace, I didn't expect to meet the future number one scholar and Tanhua."
In a word, Jiang Huaiqing and He Chengyu's guess was confirmed.
"I hope you don't blame us for concealing it."
Under Shen Yu's adjustment, the atmosphere was finally no longer as stiff as it was at the beginning. He Chengyu had expected it in his heart and quickly adjusted his mood. Jiang Huaiqing took a while to digest and managed to calm himself down.
Shen Yu knew that with his and Shang Junlin's current identities, it would be difficult for Jiang Huaiqing and He Chengyu to return to the previous way of getting along, and they didn't force it. It wasn't for this reason that they kept people.
"A lot of things happened during the imperial examination this time. Now that the results are out, I'm afraid it won't be peaceful. I just want to keep you here to say that the results you get now are what you should get. Even if there are more situations in the future, I hope You can keep your original intentions."
Shang Junlin didn't say it clearly, but everyone present knew what he was talking about. First, there was the matter of fraud, and Jiang Huaiqing was involved in it. Later, Fang Jiayi won the second place in the exam as a woman. have to make trouble.
"Students, remember the teaching!" The three stood up and saluted respectfully.
This is Shang Junlin's home court, Shen Yu didn't say much, Shang Junlin said a few words and let him go.
After leaving the palace, Jiang Huaiqing let out a long sigh of relief.
Fang Jiayi wanted to go back to the residence, and said goodbye to the two after leaving the palace. Jiang Huaiqing and He Chengyu went back to the Yingxing Tower.
"Brother Chengyu, did you already know?" On the carriage, Jiang Huaiqing felt that something was wrong the more he thought about it, and he elbowed He Chengyu.
"Know what?" He Chengyu, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened them.
"Knowing the true identities of Brother Lin and Brother Yu, I was only in shock. You seem to have expected it." Jiang Huaiqing lowered his voice.
"I guessed a little, but I just confirmed it today." He Chengyu didn't hide anything.
"You should remind me," Jiang Huaiqing wailed and fell on the carriage, "Look at what I have done these days? And those letters... Oh my god, I really had the guts to write something like that in a letter." s things."
He Chengyu helped him up, "Didn't your majesty and your lord say nothing? Besides, you didn't know their real identities at the time. After you wrote the letter, your lord returned it to you. It's all right."
"Do you know?" Jiang Huaiqing's eyes were blank, "At that time, I only thought that your gentleman was married to a rich family, and he wrote a lot of methods on how to deal with the relationship between clansmen, and how to make Brother Lin stand with him. A one-line method…”
Thinking of that scene, He Chengyu couldn't help laughing, and patted Jiang Huaiqing on the shoulder: "Just pay attention in the future, Your Majesty and Your Majesty are magnanimous and won't care about it."
It's not a question of His Majesty and Your Majesty's disregard, as long as he thinks back to what he has done these days, Jiang Huaiqing will have nothing to love.
They were riding in a carriage sent by the palace. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Yingxing Building, the treasurer of Yingxing Building led people to greet them. This is the new champion and Tanhua, both guests of Yingxing Building. What an honor to go out.
Amidst the congratulations of the crowd, the two got out of the carriage, and Yingxing Tower held a small banquet for them, just waiting for the arrival of the two masters.
Fang Jiayi was also sent back to Fang's house by the carriage in the palace. Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang went out to greet her. Looking at her daughter in student clothes, Mrs. Fang felt a sense of pride in her heart.
Even if he only has one daughter, it doesn't matter any man in this world.
"Father."
"Good boy," Master Fang rubbed his daughter's head, "Everything is ready at home, since you have achieved such good grades, don't worry about other things, I will take care of it for my father."
His daughter has achieved such excellent results, and he also knows what kind of shock will be caused by those old and old-fashioned family ministers knowing about it.
"Your Majesty will have a headache tomorrow." Under the gazebo, Shen Yu poured a cup of tea for the man opposite.
Shang Junlin took it and drank it: "As early as the day I promised the Fang family's daughter, I expected what the consequences would be. The matter is a foregone conclusion. No matter how they make trouble, it will not help."
"Your Majesty deliberately announced the results earlier this year, did you expect them to make trouble?" In the gloomy impression, the results of the palace examination are usually announced within one to three days. This year, Shang Junlin directly moved forward to the same day. Before you react, tell the world the result.
"Ayu's words are not bad, don't worry about the prime minister, those family officials probably won't accept this result easily," Shang Junlin held the gloomy wrist, "Who made their people not get a first class this time?" .”
"Although He Chengyu is from a noble family, the He family doesn't have much contact with the major families in the capital." Shen Yu smiled, "They probably didn't expect that this year's final result would be like this."
Shang Junlin rubbed his gloomy wrist, his eyes darkened: "Ah Yu, I won again this time."