Yan Shiyue was speechless after hearing Huo Qijing's narration: "What's going on with these royal children?"
She immediately thought of the third prince back then.
Although she had no friendship with them, she gave them the Asuka chess piece just because she was annoyed, and she didn't want them to be grateful, but it was none of her business. To them, this was a large amount of money and money.
The recognition that comes with it! They shouldn’t be ungrateful!
The Eighth Prince's condescending attitude of "I calculated that you are stupid" is really infuriating!
That's okay, you'll know later. If you maintain your face, you can't take anything from her anymore, but you can't.
Yan Shiyue didn't stay angry for long. She lost all anger when she saw the four white kittens lying there.
She said it was gone, but when Linglong came to deliver something to her on the Queen's order the next day, she still told her so that the Queen would know better.
Linglong told the queen when she got back.
The queen couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "I didn't expect Xiaoba to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger!"
As she thought about it, she felt a little funny: "No one is really clear-headed! They are so anxious and have no idea what they are trying to do! They think they are smart, but in fact, they can see clearly at a glance that a group of old foxes are coaxing them to play.
My son, I really think he is a genius!"
She shook her head: "Let them go as they please, I want to see what they can cause!"
When Qiba left the Duke's Mansion, he went to the Ministry of Industry without any delay.
Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty just let the two dragons and phoenix grandsons do what they wanted. How dare the Minister of the Ministry of Industry not cooperate. Besides, the flying chess was not difficult at all, so he immediately arranged for craftsmen to make it.
Qi Ba felt that the Ministry of Industry was "his own" and he didn't even need to pay for it. He couldn't help but secretly regret why he hadn't thought of this when selling books before. So he urged them to do it quickly while hurriedly arranging people to sell it.
This batch was not a small amount, so Wu Gang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, could only go through the accounting procedures with a grimace.
A few days later, Zhao Kuangyin, who had rushed back to his hometown to take the exam, came back. As soon as he entered the door, he excitedly said to her: "Master's wife! Master's wife, I won! I have passed the exam!"
"Congratulations!" Yan Shiyue asked, "How many are there?"
Zhao Kuangyin chuckled: "The ranking is not important, anyway, I am the candidate!"
She raised her eyebrows at him, and Zhao Kuangyin smiled sheepishly and said, "Seventeen."
Yan Shiyue raised her eyebrows: "Not bad!"
"You can pass it, but you can't compare with Mr. Xu and the others." Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile: "I also took the exam for the business department later. You can see what I answered."
He came back as fast as he could, faster than anyone in the court. As he spoke, he showed her the papers he had copied.
Yan Shiyue looked at it carefully and shook his head: "No."
Zhao Kuangyin scratched his head: "If it doesn't work, then it won't work. I'll try it again next year."
Yan Shiyue smiled and nodded.
Soon, the papers from various places in the trade department also arrived in the capital. The people from the Ministry of Rites selected the location and asked the Imperial Army to seal it. They then inspected the seal, and then Yan Shiyue, Qu Sinian, and Ren Zenan looked at it together.
The trade examination is the same as last time. Illiterate people are allowed to take part. The exam will be submitted at that time, and the court will randomly select a person to write the exam.
The handwriting on the paper is either good or bad, but looking at the answers, it is much better than the last time, because in Yan Shiyue's paper, only one question comes from the topic selection, and the others are either changed or new, and mainly test comprehension.
Therefore, we can also see the level of the person answering the question.
There were a lot of people participating this time. Because there were few people to read the paper, a ten-point system was used. Qu Sinian and two people went through it first, and then handed it over to Yan Shiyue, who had the right to veto.
Because I still had a nursing child at home, I hurriedly hurriedly took my time, and it still took me four days to finish reading the paper.
Yan Shiyue ignored the rest of the statistics and left it to Qu Sinian and the people from the Ministry of Rites.
The fifth prince and the Minister of Rites guarded it for four days. When they finally opened the seal, they couldn't help but smile when they saw Xie Meiwan's name.
There is no limit on the number of students admitted to the trade department, and there is no proportional ratio. The rules of the provincial examination are followed. The first person is called Juren, the first is called Jieyuan, the second is called Yayuan, the third, fourth and fifth are called Jingkui, and the sixth is called Yakui.
As a result, early the next morning, Emperor Ming Yan urgently summoned her to the palace. After Yan Shiyue asked, she found out that the fifth prince's concubine actually knew Yuan in high school... Even the fifth prince secretly participated in the trade course, but
He only got the 10th place, which was regarded as the top candidate in the trade department.
Yan Shiyue was happy when she heard it.
Asked again, this fifth prince's concubine turned out to be Xie Meiwan who had stopped her back then.
Yan Shiyue entered the imperial study room.
The fifth prince was also there. Several people turned to look at her and saw her wearing an apricot-yellow robe. The impact was indeed quite big, and several people bent their waists even lower.
Yan Shiyue saluted, and Emperor Ming Yan said, "Tell me, how should this matter be handled?"
Yan Shiyue said: "What to deal with? Why do we need to deal with it?"
So a bunch of people were shouting about etiquette and rules.
Yan Shiyue listened quietly, nodded at the end, and said with emotion: "It's been a long time since I've listened to you... Ahem, now that I've spoken, I really miss you a little bit!"
Several people: "..."
Thank you very much! We haven’t listened to you for a long time, and it’s really hard to bear at first!
Then Yan Shiyue said: "Where is the Minister of Justice? Where is the Minister of Rites?"
The two men hurried forward to salute, and Yan Shiyue said: "Is there any clear text in the laws and etiquette that says women cannot take the trade subjects? Let alone the trade subjects, there is no clear text even in the imperial examination, right? Since there is no clear text, why can't women take the exam? Do we abide by it?
Is the law and etiquette passed?"
Several people: "..."
Experience has proven that putting big names on officials is very effective in dealing with them.
Anyway, their counterattack was immediately weak, and then Emperor Ming Yan concluded: "This trend cannot last long, and the two beloved ministers immediately started to add this law!"
Yan Shiyue said quickly: "Don't be too anxious, please let my daughter Jieyuan go!"
Two people: "..."
Emperor Ming Yan glared at her: "Draw it up quickly! Make this person a special case!"
The two of them bowed and left: "Yes."
After everyone left, only the prince, the fifth prince and her were left. Emperor Ming Yan said, "Did you ask Wu Lang and the others to take the trade exam?"
"I really don't know about this matter," Yan Shiyue changed the topic: "But, the idea was mine?"
She gave a few simple explanations.
Emperor Ming Yan frowned and said: "What nonsense! You dare to take advantage of the loopholes in the law!"
Yan Shiyue smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's mainly because I'm so good-looking. I really can't bear to refuse." She pointed at the fifth prince with a smile: "I didn't expect that Brother Xiaowu is so unkind. Everyone follows me.
I confessed my love, and you want to grab it too!"
The fifth prince smiled and held up his hands: "If you don't want to snatch it, Xie will send it over right away. You can rely on Yue'er as your envoy. Brother Yu is also willing to serve Yue'er."
The prince's eyes flashed.
This man is really capable of bending over, being gentle with everyone, never smiling or speaking. Especially this time, he showed his obedience in a very upright manner, and even took the trade exam! He really doesn’t have the airs of a prince at all.
I have to say, this is also a skill.
Emperor Ming Yan snorted and said, "Everyone, get down!"
The prince and the fifth prince raised their hands in response. Yan Shiyue acted as if she was not told this and did not move.
Then the prince and the fifth prince retreated.
Emperor Ming Yan said: "Tell me, what do you want to do?" (To be continued)