The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 168
After Han Ying's episode, Chunwei's examination began in an orderly manner.

Half a month later, Lu Ji entered the palace to face the saint.

"Your Majesty, I have found out everything that Han Xiao did, and several lives were involved in it. I think he should be sentenced to beheaded."

In Han Xiao's case, because there were too many victims who filed complaints, it took Shuntian Mansion half a month to find out these things.

Ning Yuezhao pondered for a while, "It should be so, this case should be handed over to the third division for joint trial, and let him die to understand."

Lu Ji cupped his hands, "Yes, Your Majesty."

At this time, the servant came in and announced——

"Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites will have an audience with the chief examiners of Chunwei."

"Xuan."

Lu Ji said: "Then Weichen will retire first."

Ning Yuezhao waved her hand, "No, they are here to deliver the list of Chunwei tributes. You should listen to it too."

Lu Ji has an official position in the Hanlin Academy, so Ning Yuezhao's keeping him is not too much.In the past few days when Lu Ji entered the palace, Qingchi asked him to bring a message to Ning Yuezhao, so she kept him in the intention of letting him report the good news to Qingchi in advance.

Soon, Qin Suqian and others entered the hall one by one to meet the ceremony.

"I have seen you, my lords." Lu Ji's official rank was below them, so he saluted them.

When they saw Lu Ji, they were taken aback for a moment, and then they thought that this person is the emperor's confidant and has an official position in the Imperial Academy, so it's not surprising here.

"Your Majesty, this is the list of tributes for this spring." Qin Suqian handed the two scrolls to the servant.

Ning Yuezhao took the two scrolls from the servant, and first unfolded the list of women's Jinshi subjects. After scanning it, her complexion gradually darkened, "This is the list of Chunwei women's tributes that you have made?"

All the officials in charge of the examination looked at Qin Suqian, and she nodded, "Return to Your Majesty, that's right."

Ning Yuezhao put the list in his hand on the table, looking directly at Qin Suqian, "Why is there no name on the Qiuwei Jieyuan list?"

Qin Suqian raised her head and met her eyes, calmly, "Which place is Xie Yuan His Majesty asking?"

Ning Yuezhao frowned, "Naturally, it's Jingji Road."

Qin Suqian said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have been in the Ministry of Rites for eight years. There are so many Jie Yuans in each autumn. Not every Jie Yuan must be on the list of tributes."

The Autumn Examination is organized by region. The No.1 in each place is Jie Yuan. All the students from all over the world gather in the imperial capital to conduct the Spring Examination. The level of students varies from place to place. It is true that not every Jie Yuan can ascend the tribute. roster list.

But the imperial capital is different from other regions, let alone the daughter of the Taifu.Both Ning Yuezhao and Jiang Nian have read her Qiuwei papers, and know her level, even if she is not at the top, it is absolutely impossible for her to be on the list.

The top three in Chunwei this time are Liu Ying, Xu Miaoyun and Song Yiyi.

"What I'm asking is why Yan Qingchi, the grand scholar of the Wenhua Palace and the daughter of Grand Tutor Yan Zhenglang, isn't on the list of tributes."

Ning Yuezhao stopped going around in circles with her, and just pointed out her purpose directly.

Qin Suqian smiled faintly, "Your Majesty, I have heard about Miss Yan's talent and name before, and I also know that Your Majesty has a companionship with her, so I paid special attention to her. After the examination was completed and the seal was unsealed, I found that she did not have her name. She was also very surprised. Immediately ordered someone to find out her original paper, and several chief examiners judged the paper again, and found that the paper was empty, and it was really not enough to be listed on the list of tributes."

Ning Yuezhao was slightly taken aback. Qingchi had been by her side for many years, and she never avoided her from dealing with government affairs since she was in charge of the country. How could her policies be empty?
Qin Suqian continued: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, in addition to talent, concentration of mind is also very important for high school students in the imperial examination. It is a pity that Miss Yan failed the ranking, but the fact is the same. If Your Majesty has any doubts, I can send the original paper to you." present."

Ning Yuezhao said in a deep voice: "Okay, I will go to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites now."

The Empress wanted to visit the Ministry of Rites in person, explaining that she didn't trust the results they presented.The faces of the examiners were somewhat uncomfortable. They knew the empress's affection for this companion, and if they could, they would also want her to be on the list!

In order to prevent the examiners from favoritism, the imperial examination papers were judged by the Milu Tengfeng system.Candidates will get a number plate after entering the Tribute Court. Only the test number can be filled in the paper. After the test, a special person will copy it and submit it to the examiner. The officials in charge of the link cannot communicate with each other, and they have no way of knowing in advance whose papers are in their hands.

Qin Suqian was much more calm, but said lightly: "Then please trouble Your Majesty to move."

Lu Ji couldn't believe that Qingchi failed the ranking. When Ning Yuezhao got up with a cold face and passed by him, he suddenly said, "Your Majesty, can Rong Chen accompany you?"

Ning Yuezhao paused, "Sure."

The guard of honor of the emperor suddenly arrived at the Ministry of Rites in mighty force, and the busy officials were startled and knelt down one after another, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Ning Yuezhao's face was still as deep as water, but she just waved her hands, "Pingshen, what should I do?"

"Yes." Everyone said in a relaxed manner, seeing that the empress looked unhappy, even if she was idle, they quickly found a job to do.

"Your Majesty, please." Qin Suqian kept calm all the time, and led Ning Yuezhao to the room where the test papers were stored.

Ning Yuezhao took a deep breath, and she looked at Qin Suqian all the way, and found that she had been so calm and outrageous.

In fact, Qin Suqian has been in trouble for so many years. If she and Jiang Nian accidentally ran into her and Xu Zhi in Taolin before, she would think she is a calm person. Now...

Either she is really good at acting, or she is really innocent.

Qin Suqian ordered someone to open the locked cabinet, took out a paper, and handed it to Ning Yuezhao respectfully.

Ning Yuezhao took the paper, unfolded it, regardless of the content, the familiar handwriting that jumped into her eyes made her heart beat wildly, and she scanned the paper with fear and anticipation.

Although this paper has a large number of quotations from classics, it is too rigid to reflect the author's own feelings, let alone open-minded.With only form and no spirit, it can only be regarded as the middle and lower level.

Ning Yuezhao maintained a calm face, tightly holding the paper with her slender hands, "Bring the rest of the papers and send them to the Palace of Political Affairs. I will go through them myself."

Qin Suqian looked at her and said calmly: "Your Majesty, tomorrow is the day to announce the list of tributes. There are thousands of people participating in the Women's Spring Festival this year. If you insist on doing this, even the humble officials will not be able to. I'm afraid the world will raise their hands." It's hard to stop the long mouth."

Ning Yuezhao glanced at the officials who followed in, all of them were the main officials of Chunxiu this time. They were selected by herself and Jiang Nian after careful consideration. They were scattered from the Six Ministries and the Imperial Academy, bought by Xu Zhi, or Qin Suqian The possibility of control is extremely low.

Time is urgent now, and tomorrow is the day to announce the list, if it is delayed because she has to re-check the papers, even if it is really proved that Qingchi can win the position of Huiyuan, it will not be convinced by the world.

What's more, she didn't need to read other papers, she could also predict that this paper would be difficult to get on the list.

What should I do?Ning Yuezhao clenched her hands tightly in the armholes, and her heart was anxious.

Lu Ji walked to her side and said softly, "Your Majesty."

Ning Yuezhao took a deep breath and handed him the paper.Lu Ji took the paper and read it carefully. This article is indeed empty and unrefined.

But... Lu Ji half closed the paper, and the woman who was as bright as the sun flashed in front of his eyes.She is a clean and tidy woman, cheerful and not arrogant, and can easily win people's favor. Would such a neat person write such sloppy articles?He didn't believe it intuitively.

At this time, an official in charge of the examination suggested: "Your Majesty, Miss Yan is the daughter of the Taifu, and the Yan family is also a rich family of poetry and etiquette. If your majesty cherishes her talents, you can secretly seal her an official position and let her serve in front of the imperial court." It's the same."

"Your Majesty, Miss Yan's talent is obvious to all. Maybe she was too nervous to perform properly this time. Why don't you give her an official position? Different ways lead to the same goal."

Yinfeng is the long way for the children of nobles to enter the official career, but Qingchi is a very proud person in his bones. If she wanted to take this path, she would have been able to become an official a few years ago, so why bother to take the imperial examination so hard.It's not a grace, but a humiliation to be sealed to her.

So, do you want her to wait another three years?
Ning Yuezhao was in a daze for a moment, but Lu Ji suddenly asked, "Qin Shangshu, can you get the book that records the candidate's test number and read it?"

Qin Suqian raised his eyes to look at him with a chuckle in his eyes, "Master Lu suspects that this paper is not Miss Yan's? No matter how bold I am, I dare not fool His Majesty with someone else's paper, let alone that Miss Yan is with His Majesty." Growing up, Her Majesty should be most familiar with her handwriting."

Ning Yuezhao closed her eyes for a moment, yes, Qingchi's handwriting was so familiar to her that she didn't even need to check the examination number records.

But Lu Ji insisted: "I'm not familiar with it, so I want to take a look. Please excuse me, Shangshu Qin."

Qin Suqian took a deep look at him, with an undisguised mockery in her eyes, young and frivolous!
Even so, she sent someone to fetch the brochure.

Lu Ji took it and turned it over, his eyebrows frowned for a moment, he looked up at Qin Suqian, "Qin Shangshu, it's a reckless subordinate, I misunderstood you."

Qin Suqian twitched the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Mr. Lu is temporarily acting as the Governor of the Shuntian Mansion, and is in charge of public security in the imperial capital. It's always better to be cautious."

Seeing what Lu Ji said, Ning Yuezhao knew that there was absolutely no hope. The calm on her face could no longer be maintained, and her eyes were full of disappointment.

She waved her hand wearily, "I'm tired, get up and drive back to the palace."

Lu Ji returned the brochure and paper to Qin Suqian, and said to Ning Yuezhao: "Your Majesty, I still have important matters to report in detail."

Ning Yuezhao said absent-mindedly: "Then follow me back to the Yizheng Palace."

Seeing that Ning Yuezhao was about to leave, Qin Suqian took a step forward, "Your Majesty, what is the list of tributes?"

"Let's make a list tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Suqian said respectfully, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

The dragon chariot stopped in front of the Palace of Political Affairs, and Ning Yuezhao lifted the curtain and said to Lu Ji: "The imperial husband will probably come back from the school grounds at this moment, if you have anything to do, please talk to him, I will go back to the bedroom first."

Lu Ji suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I feel that Miss Yan's failure is different."

Ning Yuezhao frowned and looked at him, "Since there is something suspicious, why didn't you say it just now?"

Lu Ji said: "Because this is just the subject's guess, Your Majesty will go out of the palace with the subject. Whether you can help Miss Yan to turn things around depends on whether you can gain something from this trip."

(End of this chapter)