In addition to Ji Ziqi, who was the top scholar in the imperial examination, the other two people were among the best. Among them, Lu Zhongting, the young master of Taixue Mansion, was second in the list, and Tang Shangwen, the third prince of Guohou Mansion, was the top pick.

Except for Ji Ziqi, both Lu Zhongting and Tang Shangwen were from famous aristocratic families in Shangjing. Taixuefu and Guohoufu were both top-notch academics in the country. Their families had numerous famous teachers, and Tang Shangwen was also a disciple of Prime Minister Qin Yuandao.

For one, even Si Nanping said that he had outstanding literary talent, and Lu Zhongting had received guidance from Lu Gaohong before.

From this point of view, Ji Ziqi appears to be a lot different in this situation - before the palace examination, the princes of each family were well-known. Ji Ziqi followed them through five passes and killed six generals, but he was also an unknown person.

But who would have thought that such an unknown person could top the list in the end. The Ji family in Taiyuan County has such a champion, which can be said to be a glorious ancestor.

Now at the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, the queen and the eldest princess of the royal family are hosting a banquet for all the ministers, among whom there must be the number one scholar.

Everyone is looking at what the champion looks like.

"What a talented person, he really lives up to his reputation!" Several adults gathered together and looked at Ji Ziqi sitting next to the Prime Minister's seat, and couldn't help but marvel.

"This year's palace examination will be personally invigilated by the Empress. Mr. Si is also among the reviewers. He has always been fair and impartial. I'm afraid this Ji Ziqi is a genius. I have never heard of his name before."

"Have I ever heard of the Taiyuan Ji family?"

"Oh? Mr. Li is very knowledgeable. Can you tell us something?"

"Don't you know that Taiyuan Ji's family had a grand master in the past?" Mr. Li looked at them in surprise, but then he looked relieved, "That's right, Taiyuan Ji's family was all a matter of the previous dynasty.

Son."

"So, the Taiyuan Ji family is a remnant of the previous dynasty?" The person who said this said, looking at Ji Ziqi up and down with strange eyes, as if Ji Ziqi was really a remnant of the previous dynasty.

"Hey! You can't say such nonsense!" Master Li looked around, "Misery comes from the mouth, sir! Now he is the number one scholar. Besides, the Taiyuan Ji family's grand master is still more than two hundred

What happened years ago cannot be said to be remnants of the previous dynasty."

"Then since the Ji family of Taiyuan had a grand master in the previous dynasty, why has the Ji family declined now? Not to mention a few of us, even in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty, few people have heard of the name of the Ji family of Taiyuan.

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Master Li shook his head and said: "Master Lin, what you said is wrong. I heard that the Grand Master of the Ji family in Taiyuan retired on his own, and his decline is completely unexplainable. Look at Ji Ziqi, when he came to Shangjing, he was a young master.

There is no trace of a poor family at all. I’m afraid I haven’t heard of the Taiyuan Ji family before. It’s all because they keep a low profile. I guess they are well educated at home!”

"Hahahahahahaha, no matter what, now that the dust of the imperial examination has settled, it can be considered that talents can be selected for the heaven."

"That's true. I'd like to give you a drink."

"Today's family dinner, regardless of superiority or inferiority, we are all colleagues hahahahahaha."

The adults also took advantage of the fact that they had nothing to do today, so they could just relax a little longer at the banquet.

The Queen has not yet arrived, and Her Royal Highness the Princess is talking to General Liang Ji for some reason. There is no one to manage the banquet situation, and everyone is talking in a low voice.

It was rare for Qi Wangshu to see Liang Ji, so he naturally wanted to reminisce about the past.

The princess's seat was next to the empress, and Liang Ji sat under the phoenix throne, opposite Qin Yuandao.

Qi Wangshu smiled at Liang Ji and said, "Aren't the military affairs very busy recently?"

Liang Ji looked around at the others, but no one seemed to be looking over here. He whispered to Qi Wangshu, "Princess, in front of everyone, it would be better for you and me to have less contact."

"Why?" Qi Wangshu looked at the ministers and didn't think there was anything wrong. "Do you think it's embarrassing to be related to me?"

Qi Wangshu was choking, Liang Ji was always so cautious, but every move they made was obvious to others. Probably everyone in the court didn't know that Princess Wangshu was in love with General Liang Ji, right?

But why does Liang Ji deceive himself and pretend that no one knows?

This really made Qi Wangshu very distressed.

"What did the princess say?" Liang Ji said, "Even if you don't want to be related to each other, isn't it possible?"

"You!" Qi Wangshu pretended to be angry and looked at Liang Ji.

Liang Ji laughed twice, and then said: "You are a princess who has not left the palace, so you should not let others have the opportunity to criticize. Besides, there are many affairs in the dynasty now." Liang Ji reached out and touched Qi Wangshu's hair.

, "Even our little Princess Wangshu has begun to deal with matters in the palace seriously."

After Liang Ji finished speaking, he realized that he had just touched the princess's hair, but several adults had already seen such an intimate gesture.

Liang Ji felt his back stiffen, and when he looked back, the adults had ambiguous smiles on their faces.

Qin Yuandao, who was sitting opposite, naturally saw Liang Ji's actions just now, and couldn't help but smile: I guess this young couple, like Wei Shen, Qin Ruilan and others, hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Almost everyone knows about Qi Wangshu and Liang Ji, but since it is a private matter between the princess and her subordinates, everyone is embarrassed to say it openly, but if they are together

If so, it would be kiss after kiss, which is not too outrageous.

Liang Ji's face suddenly turned red. Qi Wangshu was also very happy. He returned to his seat and looked at the blushing Liang Ji and secretly smiled.

Now under such circumstances, Liang Ji is the only person Qi Wangshu can feel happy about.

Ji Ziqi, who was sitting next to the prime minister, saw this scene and lowered his head and smiled.

For some reason, whether it is Lu Zhongting or Tang Shangwen, there are many people around them who come to congratulate them. It is not unusual for them to be ranked among the top three.

Lu Zhongting and Tang Shangwen were both sons from famous families. Their family's education and their environment meant that they should have become famous at a young age. They started studying at a very young age and were waiting for the imperial examination.

At that time, he showed his great ambitions in front of the emperor.

Because the two of them stood out among the thousands of candidates and ranked among the top three, the clan heads of the Lu family and the Tang family were very happy, which meant that they could be promoted to nobility at this special time, and the Lu family and the Tang family were going to

He began to be taken seriously by the royal family.

Regarding the question asked by the Empress in the palace examination - "On the ultimate reward of loyalty, the way to secure the country and the whole army", they were able to answer it, and they were able to rank among the top three. They are indeed at a level that is difficult for ordinary people to reach.

So I think that at such a special time, the Queen will make the best arrangements.

Everyone knows this, and they know a little bit about the Lu family and the Tang family, so it is not unreasonable for them to come to congratulate them.

But regarding the number one scholar Ji Ziqi, everyone did not discuss it, but they all unanimously did not talk to Ji Ziqi.

They were not familiar with Ji Ziqi. In other words, this was the first time they had heard of Ji Ziqi's name after he was admitted to the top exam, and now they were very unfamiliar with him when they saw him.

Ji Ziqi sat alone watching the singing and dancing, drinking silently, as if the excitement around him had nothing to do with him.

Ji Ziqi also didn't care about these things at all. He was a genius and could have become famous at a young age, but it was just because he thought it was too noisy. When he saw Lu Zhongting and Tang Shangwen in the most lively place, there were countless people coming up to them.

Toasting them, Ji Ziqi only felt pity for them.

Ji Ziqi was just thinking today, why hasn't the Queen appeared yet?

When he was in Taiyuan County, Ji Ziqi heard about the Queen.

The Ji family in Taiyuan was quite famous in the previous dynasties. It has always been the seat of a family of scholars. During the previous dynasty, there was also a grand master and countless prime ministers.

Future generations can no longer know so much about the events of the previous dynasty, but as a descendant of the Taiyuan Ji family, Ji Ziqi is fully aware of how important the Taiyuan Ji family was during the previous dynasty.

However, after the change of dynasties, the Taiyuan Ji family has always stayed in Taiyuan and has never been out of the world.

Ji Ziqi had been taking the imperial examinations in the past two years, and wanted to have fun, but this year she heard about what happened in Shangjing City. Now that the emperor is away, only the empress is in charge of politics.

The Empress Liang Huanqing and the Ji family of Taiyuan can often hear about it.

Taiyuan is on the border of the Celestial Empire and was often protected by Liang Fengmian in the past. As the Ji family in Taiyuan County, they are not a poor family but a famous family. They remember the kindness of General Liang.

They were deeply saddened to hear that General Liang had passed away. Now that they heard that Liang Huanqing was having difficulties in managing politics in the court, the elders of the Ji family asked Ji Ziqi to come and help.

Before this, Ji Ziqi once said that with Si Nanping by her side, the Queen probably had no shortage of him.

However, the elders of the Ji family said that Si Nanping did not want to manage politics in the court. Only in the court could he be powerful and help the empress.

So Ji Ziqi came.

After arriving in Shangjing, Ji Ziqi wanted to see what the Queen looked like. She must be solemn and majestic.

During the imperial examination that day, when Ji Ziqi heard that the Queen had arrived, he raised his head to take a look, but couldn't see clearly through the screen.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. Naturally, I will be lucky enough to see the Queen. Ji Ziqi has been waiting for her.

Prime Minister Qin Yuandao, who was sitting aside, saw Ji Ziqi sitting quietly, so he said to him intentionally or unintentionally: "I have read the article you wrote."

Ji Ziqi suddenly heard such a sentence and suddenly came back to his senses. Seeing that it was Prime Minister Qin who was speaking to him, he quickly raised his hand and said politely: "I am really lucky to be able to get into the eyes of the Prime Minister."

Qin Yuandao smiled, looked at Ji Ziqi and said: "The article is very well written. I haven't seen such a thorough article in a long time. I am worthy of being a descendant of the Ji family."

"The Prime Minister knows about the Ji family?" Ji Ziqi was a little surprised. He thought that after a hundred or two hundred years, no one knew about the Ji family.

"Of course I know." Qin Yuandao said with a smile, "I am not surprised at all that you can top the list."

Ji Ziqi didn't say anything after hearing this, she just lowered her head and drank slowly.

At this time, Liang Huanqing was preparing to go to Baohe Hall after dressing up.

She was wearing a lavender gauze dress embroidered with dots of blooming purple irises and their flying petals, lined with a milky white silver gauze gown. A light blue hanging belt was tied around her waist to modify it, highlighting her slender and well-proportioned figure.

Posture. Her hair was combed into a flowing bun with a few hairpins dotted with flowers. The other hair was naturally combed into one, and a purple hairband was tied at the end of the hair, decorated with a small crystal hairpin.

. Without applying any powder, her curved willow eyebrows are still charming; her big, watery eyes are still black and bright, emitting a slight electric power; her fair skin is still white and rosy, her lips are still rosy, and she purses her lips and exudes a faint fragrance.

It's refreshing, elegant and refined, like a fairy who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world.

Pick up a few strands of black hair from one end to form a flying cloud bun, and braid the rest into small braids, and then twist them into two large braids, hanging on the shoulders. Only a rare water-red peacock hairpin is inserted diagonally in the bun.

A string of bright white pearls held in her mouth reflected the sunlight and glowed infinitely. She applied a little makeup and her face looked pink and white, which was extremely eye-catching. The simple mahogany earrings were simple yet gorgeous.

She was wearing a pure white dress that was the color of gardenia, with a pink lining and fine cherry blossom petals embroidered on the skirt. The silver gauze was draped loosely on her shoulders, with only a lavender brocade belt to tie it.

A handful of slender waist is tied up.
To be continued...