I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 149 The Major Event of the Double Ninth Festival Sacrifice ([-])

Today is the imperial examination and the Double Ninth Festival.

In addition to offering sacrifices to the former emperors of Daxia, the Holy One has to go to the Circular Mound outside the Mingde Gate to pray to the heavens, asking God to protect the prosperity of Daxia, and to pray to God for the students who are going to take the exam today. Good luck.

The current empress had already planned a list of [-] honors for this year's Winter Palace. There are even rumors that when Her Majesty was chatting with the future empress, she was able to say to Miss Chang'an, "May all scholars in Great Xia bring peace to the people." The empress was deeply moved by the idea of ​​"enlightenment of wisdom for the common people", so she used the wedding to grant a pardon that had never happened since the founding of the Xia Dynasty.

That's why.

Over the past few days, many students are all grateful, and they are full of gratitude for the empress's talent and love, and their gratitude to Her Majesty the Empress for caring for the country, and being grateful to the scholars in the world.

Among them, a student from a foreign country wrote a sentence, "I don't know how to repay the kindness of the world, and I will die without regret in my life." '

The translation is that Haohao has nothing to repay for his kindness, even if he dies with all his might, he has no regrets.

No one thinks this is an exaggeration.

Even ordinary people don't think it's an exaggeration.

Because of decades of hard study, how many students wanted to take the scientific examination but failed the rankings, let alone a few years, there are many people who have obtained the qualification for the general examination, but have taken the examination for more than ten years.

A name of kindness is a gift of heaven, which gives students a hope, and these hundred names of kindness give countless students not a single chance.

After ten years of hard work, no one asked him, and he became famous all over the world in one fell swoop.Now those who are queuing up at the gate of the Gongyuan are all for this fame, and all of them are for the title of the gold list.

Therefore, no one thinks that the poem is exaggerated, but only thinks that the scholars of my generation are full of arrogance, originally for the Great Xia, and now they are able to meet the empress of the Ming Dynasty, how can they not do their best!

Imperial examination, plus Double Ninth Festival.

It is very rare to meet such a festive day when these two things combine.

The common people, who have always been very lively, naturally cannot let it go like this.

Before the Luo'an Gongyuan, there were huge crowds of people. Although the Guozijian, Jingzhao Mansion, and the Ministry of Officials were fully staffed, the order was still chaotic at this time.

Candidates queued up with daily necessities and meals for three days.

The family members of the examinees, or the people who came to join in the fun, are holding yellow chrysanthemums that symbolize 'flying yellow, scientific research and the first', or holding asters that represent 'love'. Those candidates.

Many of them threw the yellow chrysanthemums to their own children one after another, and those who held the asters were mostly women, only looking at the elegant and good-looking students in the team, they threw the asters out.

If the aster was picked up, her face would be shy, but she would always be happy in her heart, very happy.

If it was not picked up, the examinee ignored it, and was a little angry, turned around and left directly, but unwillingly took another aster and went to another place.

Because both men and women were taking the exam, they lined up in two lines and the exam room was also separate for men and women.

Examiners are also divided into male and female.

At that moment, Yan Shu was holding the yellow chrysanthemum that someone had thrown towards him just now, feeling a little embarrassed.

He didn't have many things, a quilt, a small packet of mustard biscuits, and water in a jug, and nothing else but pen and ink.

So it's quite easy to pick up, but compared to those students with a solid family background, it's a little too little.

Liu Sanbai looked at Yan Shu who was at a loss, smiled and joked: "Is Yan Shu disappointed because he didn't receive the aster from the girls?"

When Yan Shu heard this, he immediately shook his head: "No, no, I just want to know who gave it to me, so thank you."

Liu Sanbai smiled and glanced at a girl in the crowd who kept looking over here, and then teased Yan Shu: "Look over there, that girl keeps looking at you."

Yan Shu blushed slightly, shook his head and didn't dare to look.

But he was a good boy after all, so there was no way he could be unfeeling, so he turned around and took a sneak peek.

All four look at each other.

The wealthy daughter in the crowd was indeed looking at Yan Shu all the time, thinking that everyone else took so many things, but this candidate only took this.

I heard that I will be there for three days, and I can live with it.

Yan Shu suddenly turned his head and blushed.

The wealthy daughter also found it interesting, and giggled, which made her servant girl curious.

Liu Sanbai found it really interesting to see Yan Shu like this.

Liu Xuan came back with the sign at this time. Seeing this scene, he was curious, but seeing Liu Sanbai like this, he knew that he must have made fun of Yan Shu, and immediately said, "Don't disturb Yan Shu's mood."

Liu Sanbai smiled and shook his head, but still bowed to Yan Shu.

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In the women's team, Su Linhan stood behind Cui Yu'er.

Su Linhan didn't take many things, so Su Liu tried her best to get everything she needed, including fur blankets, thick quilts, knee pads, thick shawls, snacks to fight hunger, and Hu The biscuits, dried meat, etc. were all sent to the Su Mansion by Su Changan who had written down the recipes before.

Cui Yuer took a lot, but she could handle it by herself.

There are mostly yellow chrysanthemums on the woman's side, and there are very few asters, but it is also very lively.

Cui Yu'er glanced back at Su Linhan, then glanced at Su Liu, Su Waner, Su Zhaoxin, and Su Liheng among the crowd.

But seeing Su Liheng holding the food in his hand, he looked at Su Linhan after thinking for a while: "Linhan, did your fat brother take the food from here?"

Su Linhan froze for a moment, turned around and saw that Su Liheng was eating the mustard pancakes that he didn't know where to get, and said with a helpless smile, "No, maybe I'm hungry, I bought it myself."

Cui Yuer frowned, looked down at Su Linhan's things, and said seriously: "Su Linhan, tell me the truth, are you secretly losing weight? You have become so thin. If you still lose weight, don't blame me to remind you , will die."

Su Linhan smiled helplessly and sighed, but she was about to speak now.

There was a burst of cheers from the end of Fangshi Street.

Everyone at the gate of the Gongyuan heard it and looked over there.

Among the cheering crowd, teams of Chixia soldiers walked by, with dragon chariots behind them
With just one glance, everyone knew that this was His Majesty's team going to Yuanqiu.

Everyone looked from a distance, but they couldn't see the real dragon, but they could already feel the majesty of the real dragon king. Many students consciously bowed in that direction and saluted.

The cheers were deafening all over the sky.

Liu Xuan said: "I must pass the exam!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Xuan looked at Yan Shu and Liu Sanbai: "You two have been to the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, have you ever seen Long Yan?"

Yan Shu shook his head: "I didn't dare to look up that day, and I sat at the back after the banquet, so I couldn't see His Majesty clearly."

Liu Sanbai also smiled helplessly.

Liu Xuan's ambition was as high as the sky. Looking at the figures at the end of the team, he had endless thoughts in his eyes. Then he looked at the two people beside him. He immediately reached out and patted Yan Shu and Liu Sanbai and said: "In this case, then the three of us still have Wei Zijian and Li Ziyu are both on the top list and will go to the palace examination to see the dragon's face."

Liu Sanbai smiled and bowed: "Together we will be on the top list!"

Yan Shu bowed: "Together we will be on the top list."

However, candidates like Liu Xuan and the others who have set up lofty ambitions can be found everywhere. At a glance, many of them have bright eyes and high fighting spirit.

The common people were even more excited, not to mention the common people who were waiting for the dragon chariot team on both sides of Suzaku Avenue in the distance, and the common people who saw it from a distance outside the Gongyuan were also flushed with excitement.

With today's grand occasion, the people are satisfied.

If you look at this scene from a high place, it will look like a peaceful country and people living and working in peace and contentment.

It was so in the past, and it is even more so today.

Just like today, everything is more enjoyable.

Even though there were many more forbidden troops on the street than in the past, the common people didn't think much of it, they just thought that His Majesty was out of the palace today to pray for blessings and patrol guards just in case it was too late.

Liu Xuan chuckled: "It's a pity that Wei Zijian and Li Ziyu are at the east gate, we are not together."

Yan Shu thought for a moment: "The two of them, if they saw the dragon chariot team just now, they should have thought the same way."

Liu Xuan nodded, and looked there again. Although he was no more than the following palace people, he was still fascinated, but he suddenly thought of something, and glanced around at the people around him who were all happy and blessed. With a look on his face, he said with emotion: "It is a blessing for us to be born in such a prosperous summer."

Liu Sanbai smiled and said, "Don't tell me why you and Miss Chang'an were born together?"

Liu Xuan rolled his eyes at Liu Sanbai, then looked at everyone and said: "Today's grand occasion, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet in the future. But such a grand occasion, it should be every year, every day, every day. So worthy of my big summer."

Liu Sanbai immediately said: "Brother Liu, don't talk nonsense. When you said it was safe and sound, the Forbidden Army at Rihua Street clashed with General Zhu Huang's people that day, and when we hadn't entered the capital, you said it was safe and sound all the way. , but we encountered banditry in Liuzhou, and we would have died if we hadn’t been rescued, so hurry up and pooh three times, don’t say such nonsense.”

Although it was a joke, Liu Xuan frowned and scolded: "The scientific examination is over, I will settle the score with you! And it will come true no matter what someone says!"

Liu Sanbai shook his head: "Others must be like this, but your words may not be certain."

Yan Shu watched the two of them arguing and smiled helplessly.

And at this moment.
The gate of the Gongyuan opened.

Yan Shu looked up, but suddenly noticed a figure floating past just inside the open door, like the figures he saw in the alley when he came to Gongyuan today.

But Yan Shu smiled. At the emperor's feet was the Gongyuan. He must have been the person assigned by the imperial court to protect the Gongyuan.

So don’t think too much about it.After an official announced loudly, "Enter the examination room," everyone looked solemn and stopped joking.

As the examiners began to search their bodies one after another, candidates entered the tribute courtyard one after another.

Among the crowd, Su Liu looked at Su Linhan with a worried expression.

Su Zhaoxin grabbed Su Liushi, thought for a long time, and held back a sentence: "Auntie, don't worry, my second sister knows that she eats when she is hungry, sleeps when she is sleepy, and answers the paper when she thinks of what to write, and she can grasp the key points of the topic in one go. , she understands and is a girl who doesn’t have to worry.”

Su Liushi smiled helplessly, but still looked worriedly at where Su Linhan was.

Su Zhaoxin frowned, thinking that his comforting words were very good, while thinking so, Su Zhaoxin tore off a piece of Su Liheng's beard pancake depressedly, and ate it in one bite.

Seeing so many people enter the examination room in high spirits, Su Wan'er was inexplicably touched.

But looking at the forbidden troops around, Su Wan'er was actually a little strange, Xia Ke didn't look like this this year, why Dongke had so many forbidden troops patrolling, as if something was about to happen.

but
Su Wan'er chuckled, thinking about what could happen in Luo'an City, it must be that His Majesty's sister-in-law sent someone to protect these talented men and women.

But seeing so many people, and the men and women throwing chrysanthemums at the examinees, Su Wan'er thought about it for a while, and decided to go to the palace later to find her eldest sister and tell her what happened here.

Her place must be very deserted, she didn't know it was so lively here.

Candidates entered the tribute courtyard one after another.

After a long time, all the examinees entered the Tribute Academy. Although some candidates with booklets were found among them, they were taken away immediately without affecting the efficiency at all.

Before the Tribute Court, soon only the common people and the family members of the examinees were left.

Naturally, these people left one after another, with smiles on their faces, praying for blessings, and worries.

Put it all together
It was really peaceful.

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Inside the Su Mansion.

Mrs. Su did not go to follow the sacrifice today, but asked for leave, citing inconvenience in her legs and feet and physical discomfort.

Although Su Zifeng has an official position as Xie Lv Lang, he is not qualified to follow him for that official position, so he doesn't need to go.

present.

In the lobby of the Su residence, Grand Master Su looked at the armor in front of him.

He wore this armor three times, the first time he followed the late emperor to Longyou to repel the Tubo army, the second time he went to the north to kill the barbarians, and the third time he wore it that night when he killed people in Luo'an City with Zhu Huang and the others. .

Looking at the armor, Mrs. Su looked at Su Zifeng who trotted in: "Where is your Majesty?"

Su Zifeng immediately said: "I just passed the Gong Yuan."

After saying that, Su Zifeng said again: "Dad, Wu Xingba and the others are already waiting with the imperial army. Mengwu's Xiaoqi battalion has also taken action against those who are still loyal to the Queen Mother."

The old master Su touched the armor without changing his expression: "Where are the people who are left and right with Ran Wanxiang?"

Su Zifeng immediately said: "It has already moved quietly. 7 people are divided into five directions. Calculating the time, we should arrive a little later than His Majesty and the others."

Mrs. Su was silent for a moment: "Is there any news about the fourth child?"

Su Zifeng shook his head, "No news yet."

Grand Master Su didn't say anything, but stood up and said, "Help me put on the armor."

Su Zifeng frowned, but when he was about to say something, he stopped saying anything and silently took off the armor on the shelf and put it on for his father.

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In Xingqing Palace, the Empress Dowager is eating with a rice bowl in her hand.

After Xiang Hong entered, she saluted, and immediately came to the Queen Mother and said, "Your Majesty, all the candidates have entered the tribute courtyard, and Your Majesty and the others have also set off."

The Empress Dowager asked after eating her meal expressionlessly, "Is there anything else unusual?"

Xiang Hong shook his head: "I just got the news, everything is going according to plan. Ran Wanxiang also sent someone to report, saying that the army has set off."

The Queen Mother picked up a piece of bamboo shoot and bit it lightly, then asked, "How is Lingqi Pavilion going?"

Xiang Hong immediately said: "There is no movement, but Lu Cai went to send flowers before, but the servant girl thinks that she should know about it soon, and the servant girl deliberately got the smell of gunpowder on Lu Cai."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother looked at Xiang Hong and said, "You do know how to do things."

After finishing speaking, the queen mother smiled and looked at Xianghong: "If you take those people outside, can you catch Su Changan in Lingqi Pavilion?"

Xiang Hong was stunned for a moment, and then said respectfully: "I"

But before she opened her mouth, the queen mother smiled and said: "Just kidding, I want to keep that child until the end. When we first met, I told you that I wanted to see her cry. Well, It should be very interesting to hold the emperor's corpse and cry, after all, they love each other so much, it must be very interesting then."

Speaking of this, a picture that she had seen a long time ago suddenly appeared in the Queen Mother's mind.

then
The first empress died, and the first emperor, who was so strong and decisive in killing, was crying like that on the side.

At that time, she was a little surprised because she never thought that the person she liked would have such a side, because she only remembered that person was majestic and heroic, with thousands of soldiers following behind him.

So that day, she was a little curious, and even doubted whether that was the person she liked.

"Su Changan likes to laugh. Since he loves to laugh, it must look good when he cries."

The Queen Mother was talking to herself like this. Xiang Hong didn't dare to say anything. She just bowed and left in a hurry.

Today's big event, Xianghong dare not slack off in the slightest.

On the contrary, Xianghong didn't exist in the eyes of the queen mother, she just held chopsticks in one hand and fell into memory.

She recalled that when she first entered the palace, she saw that the late empress was very friendly to her. Well, she remembered that at that time, she seemed to really want to treat that woman as her sister, and she even thought that the woman looked so pretty when she smiled.

But
The first emperor did not come to her, one day, two days, three days. Every time she wanted to see the first emperor, she had to go to that woman.

The Queen Mother suddenly smiled.

Because that was the day when the late emperor wanted him for the first time. Did she give him the medicine or did she enter the palace a few years later? She originally thought that after that, the late emperor would come to her in the future.

But
She was slapped.

Up to now, the Empress Dowager still remembers that she was slapped severely here in the Xingqing Palace, and then the Emperor Xian looked at her indifferently. She is also your woman, but in the end she let you sleep with me, and you still hit me?

Then when the woman came, the late emperor's eyes suddenly changed. He had never looked at her before, and the woman just interceded for him, and the late emperor did not punish him.

why.
Wasn't it you who saved me and made me fall in love with you back then?Why do you only love that woman.
The Queen Mother smiled again at this thought.

Because after that time, the first emperor never came here again, even if he got pregnant by taking the medicine that time, only that woman came here to see him all the time.

He was pregnant with his child, but he didn't come.

Oh, it seems that the woman brought the late emperor here several times.

But it was also looking at him indifferently, with extremely thorough and cold eyes.

Looking at a certain position in the main hall, it seems that he is standing there and looking at himself.

but
It was also there, my son looked at me so indifferently before.

"Ha ha."

The Queen Mother suddenly laughed, put down her bowls and chopsticks, stood up, walked down from the main seat, and walked towards the position she had just looked at in the main hall.

I recalled that day, when my son Xia Yan, whom I had not seen for three years, was standing here. Because he had scolded his village girl wife, he coldly scolded me with words like, 'Don't go crazy and let your anger out'.

And at that time.
He slapped his own son.

The Empress Dowager looked at the empty space in front of her eyes, but she seemed to see her son's expression exactly the same as that of the late Emperor, so she couldn't help but smile.

Then he walked towards the outside of the hall.

Leng Shixi, before you died, you asked me to take care of your daughter, but your daughter threatened me with my son, and even turned my son into that.He even kept forcing me to kill me.

At that time you said that you were reluctant to part with her, although it was a bit late, then I will send her to see you.Even if you repay your favor.

Xia Huachang, when you and I met for the first time at the gate of the Gongyuan, I sent Li Jiulang to the exam, there were too many people and I fell down and was almost stepped on, you rescued me.Then I will blow up the Gongyuan and there will be so many students going down to see you. You will be happy too.

"Xianghong." The Queen Mother called.

Hearing this, Xiang Hong immediately entered the main hall and said, "Your Majesty."

The queen mother asked: "How much gunpowder was put in the tribute courtyard?"

Xiang Hong was stunned for a moment and then said: "Not only the gunpowder but also the stone resin from the Western Regions were put in. If the gunpowder was blown up together, it would be enough to burn the entire Gongyuan and Fangshi."

The queen mother nodded, turned around and walked towards the main seat, she hadn't finished her meal yet.

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(End of this chapter)