The eldest princess is a captive and the abstinent official is seductive

The noble sons strolled in the plum garden for half a day. It was not until noon that Wen Jin told them that they could go back.

When Eunuch Jixiang came to deliver the decree, the sons looked puzzled, and the expressions of several who were already impatient were particularly ugly.

What does this mean? The Queen summoned them to the palace to enjoy the flowers, but they waited for a long time but didn't even see anyone. Now she asked them to go back?

Is she playing a trick on them?

"Eunuch Jixiang, why doesn't your Majesty see us?" The first person to speak was Hou Xuzhi. He frowned, turned around, and tried to find a few people who thought the same as him. "If your Majesty is busy with court affairs, we can wait a little longer-"

"You sons, go back first." Eunuch Jixiang said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the Royal Husband has just been here and met you sons."

What?

Hou Xuzhi was shocked, "Your Majesty has been here? When? Why didn't we see it?"

The other men also looked at each other, wondering if they had done anything indecent just now. When would His Majesty, the Imperial Consort, come?

Eunuch Jixiang still smiled and said, "Go back, there should be an imperial decree delivered to your residences this afternoon or tomorrow morning."

After saying this, he turned and left.

The maids who were waiting in the garden packed up the trays, filed out of the plum garden, and followed Eunuch Jixiang away.

Hou Xuzhi's heart sank slightly, thinking about the scene when he asked Taohong just now, wondering if His Majesty had seen it... Probably not, right? His Majesty should still be in court at that time, or maybe he came after the court, and then hurriedly turned around and went back to the Qinzheng Hall to deal with the memorials?

He turned his head to look at the others, and couldn't help thinking again, more than 30 people came today, if the majesty came and left in a hurry, he probably didn't have time to see what happened in the garden, or even if he saw it, he couldn't tell who was with whom.

It was basically in line with the saying that the more guilty you are, the easier it is to be suspicious, even though he kept cheering himself up in his heart, telling himself that he wouldn't be so unlucky, and even tried to suppress that layer of uneasiness.

But the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, the more anxious he became, and even had an inappropriate impulse... But he quickly took a breath and tried to calm himself down.

This is the palace, and the one who summoned them into the palace is the queen. Even when he personally went to court, he had to kneel down to worship the king of a country. He didn't want to be impulsive.

More than thirty young masters were led by palace servants to the Plum Garden. They left the palace with a trepidation and returned to their homes. The talent shows that they had prepared were completely useless.

In addition to the scene he saw in the attic, after lunch, Wen Jin sent a few more people to the palace to understand the character and knowledge of these young masters from aristocratic families.

There are many powerful people in the capital, and there are no secrets in a small place. Whose young master is well-educated, who is both talented and beautiful, who is romantic and lustful, and who is a playboy... There is no need to investigate in detail. Just chat in teahouses and wine shops for a while, and you will know most of it.

In the evening, several people who went to investigate returned to the Qinzheng Palace and reported the situation truthfully, which basically matched what Yan Qing and Wen Jin saw in the attic.

Wen Jin scratched on the list for a while and crossed out half of it.

"There are still sixteen people. Three days later, we will ask them questions in public to test their knowledge in the court." Wen Jin turned his head to look at Yan Qing who was sitting in front of the window drinking tea, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Yan Qing hummed, "You arrange it."

"When the court is in session, all the civil and military officials will be present. Questions will be asked and answered on the spot. It is fair and just." Wen Jin always thinks carefully, "There is no need to specially select examiners, and there is no need to worry about them being partial to each other and cheating. Just do whatever you want."

Anyway, the selection of the tutor is not fixed. It is said that eight people will be selected, and if they are not suitable in the future, they can still resign and go home.

Even if all eight people are qualified, only the best four will be selected in the end to be reused. It is not just knowledge. If you want to focus on cultivating popular people in front of the emperor, character, temperament, courage, and mind are indispensable.

Yan Qing was thinking about the Minister of Personnel. When he heard Wen Jin's arrangement, he just responded lightly, "You can do it."

Wen Jin walked over, "What are you thinking about, Your Majesty?"

"The Minister of Personnel."

"Your Majesty has been on the throne for a short time, and you need to focus on cultivating talents." Wen Jin said, "The Minister of Personnel has committed enough crimes in recent years to kill him ten times, but there is no rush to deal with him for the time being."

Yan Qing raised his lips: "I'm not in a hurry, but I won't let him continue to act recklessly."

"I know." Wen Jin nodded, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Hou Baiqing can't be killed for the time being, but the claws on him can be cut off one by one."

Yan Qing said lazily: "Well, I trust you to do things."

Wen Jin didn't expect to hear such a sentence suddenly. He was stunned for a moment, and bowed gracefully: "It is my honor to be trusted by Your Majesty."