bestfiction Chapter 135 3A
Chapter 135 3A
After all, everyone started out a step late and failed to catch up with Master Xie, who had outstanding martial arts skills.
And as soon as he chased out, he found people surrounding him from all directions.
An old man who was trembling and staggering every two steps.
A woman holding on to the wall, breathing heavily after every step she took.
Barefoot and covered in mud, a timid child.
A tall but skinny guy...
"Why don't you go back and set up the table for your county lady? The people of Yuncheng are all here." Xie Xiao sneered. After seeing Li Jiaojiao's body movements several times, he actually gained some enlightenment and his lightness skills reached a higher level.
I want to catch up with him, huh...
Prince Xie flew away as there were still a lot of trivial matters to be dealt with in the county magistrate's office.
Headache……
……
The sun sets.
The sky was filled with sunset glow, and beams of light were reflected on the glazed tiles of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the capital, which was very beautiful.
In the palace, several ministers who had been up since before dawn to attend court have been busy until now.
That is to say, sometimes being a favorite is not that easy.
The emperor trusts you, so naturally he likes to order you around. He will feel at ease only when he entrusts you with everything.
I would come to you for tea and discuss even the smallest matters.
Fortunately, the tea served in the imperial palace is also of the best quality now.
Although they can afford it, isn't it limited? Especially new products, not everyone can buy them.
Everyone has developed a picky appetite and drinks sparingly at home to avoid a shortage of food.
But in the presence of the emperor, there is nothing to worry about, so one must drink tea to one’s heart’s content.
After all, they are not like the Right Prime Minister. They heard that he was nostalgic and still liked the bitter tea that had to be brewed in the past. They didn't know whether it was true or not.
Tut tut...
The left prime minister put down the teacup, sat up straight, and rubbed his waist with his hand, but he didn't feel like rubbing his butt...
Hey, why don’t the chairs in the Hall of Supreme Harmony learn from those in teahouses?
A lumbar support and cushions would also make it more comfortable.
"What do you think, ministers, about the arrangements for the top three in this palace examination?" At the top, Emperor Qing lowered his head and looked carefully at Lu Liang's paper on the imperial desk.
If you look closely at every stroke, you can still see his shadow.
That was what he taught his son personally when he was just starting out.
I didn't expect that after so many years, the emperor still remembered it.
No one spoke. The rankings for today's palace examination were actually very easy to arrange and clear at a glance, so there was no need for too much argument.
Lu Liang was first, Guo Ziheng was second, and Ji Ran was third. All three of them had excellent looks, so there was no need to worry about the selection of the third place.
But the difficulty lies in that they dare not make too many judgments on Lu Ling's answers.
There has been no news about that person since he was taken away by the emperor. Of course, even if it was known that they could not leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they would not know it now.
But everyone saw that the emperor had a serious expression when he came back, and it was obvious that he was angry...
And came back quickly...
"Huh? Are you mute? You didn't even look at the papers?" After a while, Emperor Qing closed the pile of papers in front of him, glanced at the people sitting below, closed his eyes when he looked away, and began to call the roll.
"Right Prime Minister, please tell me, how should we arrange the top three this time?"
Zhou Hongping suddenly realized what was going on and quickly knelt on the ground, his heart beating like a drum.
If others were afraid that Lu Ling's paper violated the royal taboo and dared not speak out, then he must have something to hide and was at a loss.
Why did the emperor choose him among so many people present? What did the emperor discover?
Yes, anyone who is familiar with the Concubine Chen and the Emperor would notice something unusual about that person's appearance. Others didn't notice it only because the Concubine Chen lived deep in the harem and no outsiders had ever seen her.
But the emperor will definitely recognize it!
He cared about that woman so much that he was willing to abandon his entire harem for her.
Zhou Hongping knelt on the ground, his mind was full of thoughts, but he said nothing, and beads of sweat slowly appeared on his forehead.
Everyone was wondering what had happened to the Right Prime Minister?
As for being afraid of this?
Emperor Qing waited for a long time but heard no answer. When he opened his eyes, he saw beads of sweat on Zhou Hongping's face. He immediately concluded that he knew in advance and deliberately wanted to harm his daughter-in-law.
One could even think that this old beast probably knew that the prince was a sentimental person, and that he wanted to use the name of his daughter-in-law, but what he really wanted was to lure the prince to Yuncheng and have him die in the plague.
Thinking of this, Emperor Qing became angry and slammed the imperial desk with his palm. The teacup next to it shattered and scattered on the ground.
They all hoped that their son would die and have a hard time. Well, that's great!
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" There was a sound of clapping of the table, and everyone in the hall knelt on the ground in an instant.
The Grand Tutor spoke at this time, "Your Majesty, calm down. As for the names of the top three, I think Lu Ying is the first and should be the top scholar, Guo Ziheng is the second and can be the runner-up, and Ji Ran is the third and can be the third..."
All the courtiers:...
"Who is the fourth?" Emperor Qing closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the fourth is the Left Prime Minister, Changsun Weilin." Qi Yunyu said while sitting in the first seat on the left.
Emperor Qing looked up at the people kneeling on the ground, his eyes flicked past the right prime minister and then paused at the left prime minister. After a while, he said, "Wei Lin is the third place winner."
The court officials were in an uproar and secretly looked up at the left prime minister in front of them on the right, but they did not dare to look up at the emperor above.
Emperor Qing took everyone's reactions into consideration and continued, "Second place winner Ji Ran, number one winner... Guo Ziheng."
Qi Yunyu lowered his head and curled his lips.
This time, Father, this situation is going to end badly no matter what...
What a pity, I probably won’t see it.
The court officials were shocked but dared not speak. They could only sigh that God was jealous of talented people.
The right prime minister frowned, unable to figure out the key. Could it be that he was wrong?
Isn’t that the person?
Emperor Qing sneered. See, everyone thinks he can’t tolerate truly knowledgeable people. These are the pillars of his Qing Kingdom.
"Your Majesty, may I ask, what will be the arrangement for Lu Liang's ranking?" Censor Li raised his head and looked at the emperor above him, with determination and confusion in his eyes.
He couldn't understand why the emperor shouldn't be an intolerant person.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a censor like him who is hated by everyone in the court.
Emperor Qing glanced at Li Yushi, then stepped down from the imperial desk and looked down at the people on the ground. He said in a deep voice, "Does anyone else have any objections?"
Qi Yunyu had no choice but to stand up and kneel down: "I dare to do that."
Then, the left prime minister, the university scholar, the imperial tutor and others also spoke up: "I dare to do that."
"Hahahahahaha, get up. It's settled. The imperial edict will be posted in three days. Go back." Emperor Qing laughed and turned to leave.
The court officials were stunned...
……
The sun sets in the west.
The sunset glows red.
The people on the street in front of Wangque Tower in Yuncheng slowly dispersed.
After distributing the Vitality Pills for an entire afternoon, there were no more people queuing up to get the pills at noon.
The rest either couldn't come or hadn't received the news yet.
Naturally, Xie Xiao’s people will take care of the statistics and processing of these things.
Li Jiaojiao twisted her sore neck and stood up.
She also understood Xie Xiao's painstaking efforts.
This is to build momentum for her.
"Miss, there are still people." The table at the door had been put away and carried to the corridor. Today's medicine distribution was temporarily over.
And when the medicine was distributed today, we had already notified everyone who had a seriously ill family member to go to the county governor's office and wait together until the medicine was distributed, and then the county lady would go to treat them.
Those who are rushing here now are probably because they live far away and have difficulty walking.
Li Jiaojiao followed Su Xin's gaze and saw a woman holding a little girl's hand walking towards them from a corner not far away under the sunset glow.
She noticed them, they stood there for a long time.
"Mom..." The little girl held the woman's hand tightly, not understanding why they had to wait here for so long when they had already received the pills.
"Be good, let's go and kowtow to the fairy sister. Mother's life was saved by the fairy sister. You must remember that." The woman looked at the young girl who had her hair tied up with a wooden hairpin under the eaves, tears in her eyes.
She didn't know who saved her, but she remembered the smell of the pills that saved her, a clear and clean herbal scent that lingered for a long time...