The first daughter is not bad, the prince does not love

Chapter 416 He's a Talent

Qingxuan looked at Yan Shichu, full of regret. She had already known the names of the top three in advance, and there was no Yan Shichu.

When the imperial decree was read out, the champion was actually the one from the previous life, named Deng Youxian, Luo Zifang was lucky to get the second place, who was No. 3 Tanhua Lin Siran couldn't hear and didn't care at all, all she knew was... Yan Shichu failed the ranking .

Even if he also won the Jinshi, but if he is not the number one scholar, does everything still make sense?

She remembered that Yan Shichu and the prince seemed to have an agreement, if Yan Shichu did not win the top three, does that mean he has broken his promise to Li Xingxu?

Lin Siran could hardly bear to see Yan Shichu's expression at this moment.

She thought that all of this would develop in the direction she expected, but she did not expect that the palace test would have such a result.

Qingxuan quietly turned his head to the back of the curtain, and saw Lin Ruran's stiff shadow standing there, with helplessness and melancholy in his eyes.

After reading the entire article, she realized that the answer sheet that was withheld by the emperor belonged to Yan Shichu.

But on this occasion, she couldn't argue with reason, and she couldn't change the ending.

But she was very surprised that Yan Shichu didn't show the pain that other unsuccessful people should have. He was very calm, which was a bit unreasonable. Could it be that he had expected such a result?

The imperial examination was over, and the emperor left with the paper that was seized by him.

Qingxuan didn't go to Lin Siran, but went after the emperor directly.

"His Majesty!"

Qingxuan caught up with the emperor around the corner.

The emperor waved to the people around him, motioning them to go further away, he should already know what Qingxuan was going to ask.

"Your Majesty took that article and refused to show it to me. There must be a reason, right? This palace test seems unfair." Qingxuan was still unfair after all, and she still recognized Yan Shichu's talent.

It is rare to see people with such talent at such a young age. Qingxuan took a high look at Yan Shichu not only because of Lin Siran.

She had chatted with Yan Shichu, and felt that this young man was not at all like a poor student who came out of a remote village, and he was not inferior to those children from aristocratic families she had seen.

That is not a temperament that can only be cultivated by studying hard. She once felt that the Yan family might have more foundation and depth than she imagined, otherwise they would not be able to cultivate a pair of brothers and sisters like Yan Shichu and Lin Sizan.

If a single child is so extraordinary, maybe it can be called an accident, but both brothers and sisters are so outstanding, it is by no means an accident that can explain it. It must be because of their parents.

The emperor sighed slightly, and said: "I knew you couldn't hold back, and I decided to come and ask, but Sister Qingxuan, you should not ask more about this matter, I can only tell you, this person... I can't Let him become the champion, not because he is not talented enough, on the contrary, he is a great talent!"

"Then why..." Qingxuan really couldn't figure it out, "Since His Majesty also thinks he is a great talent, shouldn't he be given the honor he deserves?"

The emperor shook his head: "If he is really selected as the number one scholar, it will indeed give him the honor he deserves, but it will ruin him. I can't let this article be published to the public!"

The emperor finally gave Yan Shichu's article to Qingxuan.

"You can only take a look here. After reading it, you will understand why I did this." The emperor's expression was somewhat helpless and regretful.

Qingxuan watched and frowned, and finally... she handed the article to the emperor trembling.

"He...he is the same as Ah Bai..." Qingxuan's face faded, his eyes hurt, and his voice became hoarse.

The emperor closed his eyes slightly, unable to bear to look at the bloodshot eyes in Qingxuan, but carefully rolled up the rolled paper and stuffed it into his cuffs.

"I absolutely don't want Ah Bai's tragedy to repeat itself, and I never want to lose such young people. The future of Li Chao needs such young people. The more the better. But there are still too few of them to condense into a raging fire. Unable to burn, he is just a small flame. If I let him stand on the cusp of the storm, he will definitely be destroyed. Those people will not allow such a young man to rise up. If he rises up, he will blow the horn of the destruction of the family !"

The emperor's voice was extremely low, obviously he and Qingxuan were the only ones here, and he still seemed afraid that the walls had ears.

Qingxuan looked at the emperor, a little surprised and a little puzzled.

"Has Your Majesty never... never given up?" Qingxuan asked.

The emperor smiled coldly and said: "Give up? I will never give up. As long as I live for a day, I will definitely fight with them. This world... will never be like this forever, never!"

"The oath we made back then, the bold words we said to change the world, I have never forgotten for a moment, Abai died for his ideal, Enuo died for my throne, but I am still alive, and I will bring Live according to their will, and if I can't accomplish it, then pass it on, and sooner or later, our ideals will come true!"

As soon as the emperor grasped Qingxuan's shoulders, his eyes were firm. At that moment, his old eyes suddenly burst into dazzling fire.

"They control all the channels of advancement, and push those who do not want to make progress, who are immoral and incompetent, to the top of power. Every policy formulated must not touch their interests. They continue to grow and erode the vitality of the country. Eat all day long, but ignore the wailing of the people below. They helped the Li family to overthrow the Sima family, is there any difference? No matter who the person sitting on the dragon chair is or what their surname is, they are just their puppets. I will never Willing to be their puppet forever!"

The emperor's body trembled with tension.

Qingxuan had already burst into tears.

When they were young, they toasted and talked, and made bold words, to be heroes who change the world, to achieve immortal achievements, to let the tillers have their fields, to support the old and the weak, to support women and children, to feed the common people, To avoid death, to realize the real peace and prosperity.

But the ideal and the reality are so far apart. Qingxuan's beloved husband also died because of this, and the emperor lost his love. Their ideal had already failed more than 20 years ago.

Qingxuan thought... the emperor had given up a long time ago.

But she didn't expect that the emperor never forgot, he just learned to deal with the aristocratic family and learned to hide his true inner thoughts.

"Your Majesty... these years, you alone... have you endured a lot of hard work?" Qingxuan looked at the emperor, as if seeing that young, helpless younger brother again, with nothing but pity in his heart.

Because of this sentence, the emperor almost shed tears.

He let go of Qingxuan, raised his head, took a deep breath, and said, "I am the emperor, who is the emperor? I'm a widow...just a widow."

He used to have close friends who shared the same beliefs and pursuits, Qingxuan who was not his own sister but was better than his own, and... also had a true love who could communicate with him, think what he thought, and love what he loved.

(End of this chapter)