The mission was completed.
Jia Feng did not continue to stay in the Empress' palace.
She knew very well.
The Empress was also quite busy. Managing the imperial harem was much busier than her managing the household. She took the earrings that the Empress had given her and returned to Rongguo Province.
At night.
The Emperor found out what was going on from the Empress.
He felt disdain in his heart. It turned out that he had pasted it on Rongguo Province.
Looking at this period of time.
The Emperor Emeritus was not in the palace. Sixth Brother looked at him because of the Emperor Emeritus.
He did not dare to do anything to him. As for Rongguo Province.
After all, he was a prince. After he came to visit, would Rongguo Province dare not to entertain him? Although …
This method was not very good. After the Emperor Emeritus returned,
It would not work.
However …
It had to be said that …
It was quite disgusting.
"Sixth Brother is only like this." Tu Chen despised him in his heart.
"Madam Fengsheng was born a peasant.
She was lucky enough to serve the Emperor Emeritus for a period of time. In the end, she sent a granddaughter into the palace and gave birth to a prince. She didn't have any background at all. Naturally, she only knew how to play this kind of small trick. "The Empress helped the Emperor change his clothes. She also despised Prince Zhongshun's methods.
After hearing the Empress' words, Tu Chen's face turned cold. "Let's rest."
Seeing the Emperor's mood turn cold, the Empress was at a loss. She suddenly remembered the Emperor's identity. The Empress Dowager was also a palace maid. Because the Emperor Emeritus was drunk, he had a drunken sex and gave birth to the Emperor. Thinking of this, the Empress was embarrassed. She wanted to remedy the situation, but she did not know how to do so. She could only climb onto the bed and sleep beside Tu Chen. The two of them did not speak for the whole night.
It was no wonder that Tu Chen was so angry. Because of his identity, he had suffered a lot since he was born. The Retired Emperor misunderstood the Retired Empress when he was young. He only thought that she was too scheming and schemed against him. Therefore, even though she gave birth to a prince, the Retired Emperor did not treat the Retired Empress well. Even so, he, the prince, was not treated well. The servants in the palace were all snobbish. When they saw that the Emperor did not care about him and the Retired Empress, they bullied the master. When he was young, he was often bullied by the eunuchs and palace maids.
Fortunately, the Empress at that time was a virtuous one. When she saw the situation of the Retired Empress and him, she gave him a lot of help. At least, she gave him some of the necessary allowances. If it were not for the Empress at that time, he and the Retired Empress would have died in the harem at that time. He once thought that if the Crown Prince could ascend the throne, he would give up fighting for the throne, even if he was unwilling and wanted to prove himself to the world. However, later on, the Crown Prince repeatedly made mistakes. No, it should be that he was repeatedly suppressed by the Retired Emperor. The ferocious beast that he suppressed in his heart could no longer trap him. At that time, he did not understand. He only thought that the Crown Prince was no longer the virtuous Crown Prince. Why did he give up? Why did he not fight for the throne? He would definitely be a virtuous Emperor in the future. Later on, he understood that it was not that the Crown Prince was not virtuous, but the most honorable person in the world, that was, their father's suppression. Therefore, the Crown Prince made mistakes. At this time, the ferocious beast had been released, and he could no longer suppress it.
On the day of the Crown Prince's competition for the throne, he had thought a lot about whether he should help the Crown Prince win the competition and become the Virtuous King in the end. He had also thought that the Crown Prince would fail and be imprisoned, but he had never thought that the Crown Prince would end his life in such a way. The Crown Prince had been kind until the end. He had indeed killed the eldest son, the third son, and the fifth son. It could be said that the Crown Prince's tragedy was caused by the three of them and their father. Even so, the Crown Prince still kept their corpses in a separate room.
Tu Chen didn't know what the Crown Prince was thinking at that time, but he thought that even if the Crown Prince succeeded in winning the competition and ascending to the throne, he would still suffer in the following days. After all, the Crown Prince was too kind. He grew up in a bright environment, but Tu Chen was different. He had struggled to grow up in the dark, and all he had was an ugly heart. Compared to the Crown Prince, there was a huge difference between him and the Crown Prince.
Three days later, it was time for the candidates to hand in their papers. At the request of the old lady of Xi Province, the Jia Zhen could only follow the servant to pick up the Jia Zheng.
The more the Jia Zhen thought about it, the angrier he became. What did the old lady of Xi Province think of him as? A servant? Although he was still young, he had already inherited his father's title and become a count. Moreover, he was also the head of the Jia family. Even if they wanted to make Jia Zheng look good, they still had to drag him into it. The Jia Zhen was furious. Thinking of his father's words, the Jia Zhen's anger immediately subsided. If Jia Zheng didn't pass the exam, it would be fine. If he didn't, his second grandpa would donate an official position to him, and then they would separate from the family. If he passed the exam, they would separate from the family after the imperial examination, which was also after the court examination.
The Jia Zhen thought that Jia Zheng's level was worse than his, but he didn't dare to take the exam this year. The ignorant Jia Zheng was really fearless. After all, those who hadn't taken the county examination, provincial examination, or college examination always thought that passing the exam would be easy. When they saw the cruelty of the imperial examination, they would understand how terrifying it was. It was impossible for Jia Zheng to pass the exam this time.
The Jia Zhen's carriage soon arrived at the examination hall, and then he closed his eyes to rest. The provincial examination had three consecutive exams, each lasting three days. After today's exam, they would have to go back to the examination hall again tomorrow. The provincial examination was originally scheduled to be in August, but the Emperor's birthday happened to be in August. This year was a half-round number, and last year was the Emperor's birth year. Moreover, last summer was the Emperor's birth year, and last summer was a drought, so they didn't hold a grand examination. Therefore, the Retired Emperor said that they should hold a grand examination this year.
The Jia Zhen was quite envious. It was just the beginning of summer, so the weather wasn't too hot. In August, when autumn came, the days would be very hot, and the nights would be very cold. The examination at this time was very worrying. However, thinking of the general examination in February, the Jia Zhen instantly calmed down. The timing of the provincial examination was very flexible.
The Jia Zhen's imagination ran wild in the carriage. He heard someone outside announce the time, which meant that it was time to hand in the papers inside.
If Xia Lu was here, he would definitely compare it to the college entrance examination. After 30 minutes, the papers could be handed in early. Although there was a time limit, there was still a lot of time to wait until the last minute to hand in the papers. However, usually at this time, people would start to panic, especially after the examinees began to hand in their papers. This period of time was actually quite a psychological test.
After the time was announced, sure enough, some examinees came out. The examinees who came out now were basically very confident in themselves. The Jia Zhen continued to wait in the carriage. Anyway, there was a servant outside watching.
Finally, Jia Zheng came out of the examination hall. As soon as he came out, the servant walked over and helped him up. At this time, Jia Zheng's condition was very bad. His whole person was very dispirited, as if he would fall down if he wasn't careful.
The Jia Zhen originally wanted to get out of the carriage to check on Jia Zheng's condition, but then he suddenly remembered his own status. He was at least an earl now. How could he be so shameless as to wait here for so long for a mere commoner? The Jia Zhen hesitated for a moment between getting out of the carriage and not getting out. In the end, he chose not to get out of the carriage.
The servant helped Jia Zheng onto the carriage. Jia Zheng saw the Jia Zhen. "Zheng 'er, you're here too?" "Yes.
Old Madam was worried about Uncle Zheng, so she asked me to come. Uncle Zheng, are you feeling well? Seeing that you look so haggard, you must have suffered a lot. The imperial physician has been invited back to the residence. Uncle Zheng, don't worry, it won't affect your examination tomorrow. "Fortunately, his wife had foresight. She knew that Uncle Zheng's condition wouldn't be good if he came out, so she asked him to invite the imperial physician back as soon as possible. After all, every time the examination came out, the doctors in the city were the most in demand. Old Madam of Xi Province doted on Uncle Zheng, so the doctors in the East Prefecture and Xi Province were not worthy of Uncle Zheng's status. In the end, they would definitely ask them to invite the imperial physician back. If the imperial physician was invited by someone else, there would be a lot of trouble in the end.
"Thank you, Zheng 'er." Jia Zheng didn't show it on his face, but his heart was full of resentment. How could he pretend to be sick if the imperial physician was invited over? When he saw the exam questions, he knew that he definitely wouldn't pass this time. Therefore, he deliberately pretended to be haggard to make himself look seriously ill. He then bribed the imperial physician, thinking that he wouldn't have to take the next two exams. This way, it would seem that he didn't pass the exam because he was sick. If he took all three exams and failed, it would prove that he wasn't capable enough.
Jia Zheng recalled that when he took the imperial examination, everyone in the residence said that he was a literary star who had descended to the mortal world and would definitely pass this time. Second Old Master was especially good at reading, much better than First Old Master. He naturally knew who spread these words. It was Madam who asked the servants to spread these words to build up his reputation. Thinking of this, Jia Zheng hated Madam Jia again. He felt that Madam Jia was the one who embarrassed him.
However, Jia Zheng didn't think about it. If he didn't show his attitude in front of Madam Jia every time that he would definitely pass this time, would Madam Jia do all this? Moreover, when he was flattered by the servants, he also enjoyed it very much. Now that he realized that he wasn't capable enough, he began to blame his mother. Therefore, it was said that if one didn't belong to the same family, they would enter the same family. No matter what, he was Madam Jia's most beloved son. As long as he was around, he would never be wrong. It wasn't surprising that other people's thoughts were always wrong.
"You're welcome. You used Uncle She's invitation. When you go back, Uncle Zheng can thank Uncle She." Jia Zhen smiled and stabbed Jia Zheng in the heart again. He knew what Jia Zheng cared about the most. Wasn't it because he resented Second Grandpa for passing the title to Uncle She? Hit the snake where it hurts. Thinking about the grievances he had suffered these past few days, he couldn't let him vent a little.
As expected, Jia Zheng stiffened. He pursed his lips and didn't say anything else.
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