The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"Let me tell you, your cousin plans to add a subject of practical politics in the provincial qualification test, you girl will catch up!"

In the Palace of Mercy Ning, the Empress Dowager Qin revealed the news to Sheng Yuan with a smile.

"Huh? Wasn't it already agreed before?" Sheng Yuan squeezed the nuts in his hand and pounded them in surprise.

"Brother Yu told you!" The Empress Dowager Qin shook her head amusedly, "Before, the ministers of the court insisted, but your cousin hesitated."

"Wait?!" Sheng Yuan came to his senses, immediately dropped the little hammer, moved closer to the Empress Dowager Qin, and asked in surprise, "Grandma, are all candidates required to participate in this real event?"

"Of course!" Empress Dowager Qin took her into her arms and said with a smile, "The ministers before only wanted to add this test to girls, how could your cousin agree? That's why we've been dragging until now!"

"Wow, that's fun!" Sheng Yuan clapped his hands happily, "As long as it's fair, I'm not afraid to take more exams!"

Seeing that she was happy, Queen Mother Qin laughed too: "I don't think you care about fairness, but you want to go out and have fun!"

Speaking of playing, Sheng Yuan raised his hand and said with big eyes, "Auntie, can I not participate in the draft!"

"Ah? Why!" The Empress Dowager Qin was a little surprised, this girl was clamoring to see the draft before!
Sheng Yuan blinked, she is not a big mouth, but her aunt and grandma are not outsiders either!
So, she repeated the five times and divided the two, and explained the reason in one breath.

The Empress Dowager Qin lowered her eyes to cover the flashing emotions in her eyes. It was not until Sheng Yuan Babaer finished speaking that she clutched her chest feigning frustration and sighed: "Oh! Some children like to promise people indiscriminately, and they said nothing before. It is true that she will live with me for a couple of months while taking advantage of the draft! The result is good, seeing that she can go out to play, she will not be a lonely aunt!"

At the end, the Empress Dowager Qin waved to Aunt Qi: "Okay, our sister Xiaoyuan said that she doesn't want to participate, so she won't participate, and bring me the seal, I agree!"

"..."

Hearing the empress dowager Qin's mournful tone, Sheng Yuan couldn't help hesitating.

She didn't expect the Queen Mother's aunt to promise so quickly, but...why does this tone sound a bit gloomy?
"Oh, I'm just sorry for my old woman. She was so happy that she even tidied up the side hall! That's right, why can't we take girls to cockfights!"

Sheng Yuan looked at the Empress Dowager Qin stroking her forehead in self-pity, and looked at Aunt Qi who was looking for the seal slowly, and if she didn't agree, she just said, why tease her!
"Have you found Aqi? Our contradictory sister Xiaoyuan is waiting!"

"Okay! Okay! I don't want to go to Big Brother's place!" Sheng Yuan disarmed and surrendered.

"Really?!" Hearing this, the Queen Mother Qin immediately asked Aunt Qi who hadn't turned over the seal to stop, and happily rubbed Sheng Yuan's cheek, looking extremely happy, "You still participate in the draft?"

"That's right! I'll stay with you for another month!" Sheng Yuan nodded quickly.

Good fellow, the old queen's grievances, she really can't bear it!

……

"Sister Yuan." Aunt Qi sent Sheng Yuan out of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and called to the little girl who was about to leave.

"Auntie, do you have something to say?"

"There is a saying... I don't know if I should say it or not."

Sheng Yuan laughed when he heard the words: "Why is Aunt Qi being polite to me?"

Aunt Qi also chuckled: "The queen mother has been a little childish recently, she often talks about the things about the Hou Ye when she was young, and often compares it with your appearance when you were young... Although the queen mother never said it clearly, I can see that the queen mother misses you and the Hou Ye very much. .

Especially the few times you entered the palace after your reference, the Empress Dowager was looking forward to it with joy a few days in advance!
The queen mother didn't fool you just now, ever since you finished the final exam, the queen mother asked the slaves to tidy up the side hall, saying that you have to stay for two months, I can't lose you, you didn't go to see it, go and see You can see how beautiful it is inside. "

Sheng Yuan didn't expect Aunt Qi to say that, and couldn't help being a little dazed.

After she reacted, she suddenly realized, why is Aunt Qi getting old? !
A second ago, Aunt Qi seemed to be the capable aunt in the palace in her impression, with black hair, shining eyes, and an unconcealable vigor.

But at this second, she found that at some point, Aunt Qi's hair became gray, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes made her eyes not as cool as before. She was still straight, but she seemed to be much shorter when she looked closely.

This... When did Aunt Qi become like this?Why can't she remember?

Is the queen mother's aunt also like this?
Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan suddenly felt a little sour in his eyes.

"Don't worry, Aunt Qi, I'm a trustworthy girl, how could I break my promise and get fat?! I was just joking!" Sheng Yuan blinked, not wanting Aunt Qi to see her sadness, and exaggeratedly patted her chest to express that she was determined not to slip.

Aunt Qi laughed.

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"Why did you come back so long?" The Queen Mother Qin leaned on the pillow and looked at Aunt Qi who was late.

Aunt Qi laughed and said: "My legs and feet are not the same as before. In the past, my slave brought Sister Yuan in from outside the imperial city, and then carried her to the outside of the city gate without being tired! Now I just go out with Sister Yuan. The gate of our Compassionate Ning Palace, when we come back, our calves are spinning."

The Empress Dowager Qin smiled: "Then hurry up and sit down!"

After Aunt Qi sat down, she carefully sized up this confidant who had been with her for most of her life, her eyes flicked across the silver wires in her ears and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and then she sighed reluctantly and firmly: "Ah Qi, you are getting old too! Go! I bought you a mansion, property, and servants outside the palace before, and then raised your rank by two levels, so that you can also enjoy happiness! With the care of the Ai family and the emperor, no one dares to bully you How good it is to you!"

Aunt Qi shook her head: "Don't drive me away. We agreed to be master and servant for the rest of our lives, so no one can leave first."

She said, her eyes were a little deep, and she looked at the sunset outside the window: "What's more, I go out without relatives and reasons, so lonely? How can I accompany you? If you insist on driving me away, I will be a lonely old woman outside, even if I have a mansion , family property, and servants, I don’t have time to chat and laugh with you, let alone you have Sister Yuan who comes here from time to time!”

The Empress Dowager Qin also sent out because of her feelings just now, if she really asked her to let Aunt Qi out of the palace, she might be the first to be reluctant.

"Well then, let's stay together!" Queen Mother Qin nodded with a smile.

"Speaking of Sister Yuan... isn't the girl Xin married to a very kind girl?"

Before Sheng Yuan was in front of her, she didn't ask carefully.

"Impossible?" Aunt Qi has never investigated the Shu family, so she is a little hesitant, "With the support of Master Hou in the mansion, who dares to bully Sister Yuan?"

Thinking of her nephew who couldn't stand being wronged, Queen Mother Qin smiled: "That's right...he hasn't really grown up yet! He really doesn't know how to be humble and bear it."