I want to be a grandson

Chapter 218 The third master wants to rise up!
On the other side of the East Palace, it was also very quiet at this time.

Crown Princess Lu sat on the chair with a gloomy face.

She has already heard about the meeting of the northern scholars.

Lu knew that his son really lost this time!

Originally, I wanted to use this imperial examination to win over scholars from all over the world.

But when such a thing happened, no matter what the result was, there would be no credit for it, and Zhu Yuanzhang would consider him incompetent instead.

But this is unacceptable to Mrs. Lu!

There must be troublemakers!

Otherwise, someone deliberately caused trouble!
She didn't believe that her son would cheat for personal gain, and she didn't believe that under her son's watchful eyes, there could be mistakes!

But no matter what, it will not change the fact that his son was defeated!

Involuntarily, a hint of sinisterness flashed in Lu's eyes...

"Xiao Cui, how many years have you served by my side?" In the room, Mrs. Lu asked the maid next to her who was combing her hair.

The palace maid Xiao Cui replied: "If you go back to the Crown Princess, the servant has served the Crown Princess for three years."

Mrs. Lu nodded, with a smile on her face, "Three years... It's not a short time, I remember your family is from the capital, right?"

Seeing the princess asking about her hometown, Xiaocui also felt a little warm inside, so she replied: "The maidservant's house is close to Zhenjiang, and it's dozens of miles away from the capital."

Lu said with a smile on his face: "Last time I heard people say that you miss your parents?"

Xiaocui hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I want to serve the princess well..."

Mrs. Lu said: "It's normal to be homesick. I miss my family from time to time, and sometimes I cry secretly... How about this, you can go out of the palace tomorrow to visit your relatives, so that I don't have to worry about it." Forgot about it again..."

Xiaocui quickly knelt down on the ground, and Xie En said: "My servant, thank you, Crown Princess!"

With a smile on her face, Mrs. Lu instructed: "When you go home, you should be closer to your parents. Take two boxes of pastries from the palace and let them have a taste. These are pastries from the palace. You can't usually eat them." .”

"Thank you, servant girl, for your kindness!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cui was even more moved. Although the things were not expensive, they represented the Crown Princess' love for her family.

After returning to her own accommodation, Xiaocui hurriedly packed her things, and was also thinking about what to buy for her parents and brothers after leaving the palace.

Looking at the two boxes of pastries on the table, Xiao Cui was so excited that she couldn't sleep.

The next morning, when the palace gate opened, Xiaocui left the palace with several other eunuchs and maids.

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It was also in the early morning of the next day that Yu Xin, He Fu Youwen, and Qi Tai, the servants of the household department, all received Zhu Yunxi's order.

They rushed to the carriage immediately, pulled a few carts of copper coins to the post house, and the inn where the disciples gathered.

Amidst the onlookers of the people in the capital, Qi Tai calmly came to the gate of the post house.

Then a small official from the household department went to the post station to invite the scholars who participated in the imperial examination this year.

The scholars came to the gate of the post house in surprise, looking at the cart of copper coins and Qi Tai in official uniform, they didn't understand what was going on.

When Qi Tai saw that everyone had arrived, he said in a loud voice: "Examinees, my official is Wailang, a member of the household department. I have come to inform you by the order of His Royal Highness King Wu. Any money, board and lodging will be free, and everything needed will be borne by the household department!"

"In addition, I have also been ordered by His Highness the King of Wu to issue government subsidies to the candidates who are stranded in the capital this time. For the time being, each person will be given copper coins. !"

There are candidates from the south and candidates from the north living in the post house.

Only then did the northern candidates react.

His Royal Highness King Wu said yesterday that there would be supplies, but at that time everyone was cheering for King Wu to be the master for the northern candidates, so the subsidy matter was really not taken seriously.

Now seeing this cart of copper coins, they were naturally greatly moved.

King Wu is thinking about us!
For such a small matter, His Highness still misses us...

For a candidate from a wealthy family, a consistent coin is really nothing, not even enough for a table of banquets.

But for scholars from poor families, this is their food expenses for many days!
At this time, although the candidates from the south also knew about the fact that the scholars from the north intercepted His Highness King Wu's car, they also knew His Highness King Wu's promise to them.

But the southern scholars were not dissatisfied.

After all, the 20 people on the list were all from the south, and they felt that it was absurd.

Even if someone is deliberately partial, they can't keep their faces...

It's like there is a shady lottery, where the public is watching, and winning [-] prizes in a row under the watchful eyes of the public, even an individual would feel embarrassed, right?

"His Royal Highness King Wu is benevolent!"

"It's Daming's blessing that His Highness can take care of us candidates like this..."

"Hey... Anyway, His Highness King Wu's intentions are not bad..."

"Yes, now everyone says that the examiners are partial to us, but His Highness King Wu also gave us southern scholars subsidies, which is indeed very fair..."

"His Royal Highness King Wu is truly a sage! Be considerate of the difficulties of our scholars..."

In the past few days, all officials in the capital knew what happened in the imperial examination.

I also know that Zhu Yuanzhang has been focusing on re-examining the examination papers of imperial examination candidates for several days.

Many officials understand that no matter what the result is, the chances of the Second Highness of the East Palace are getting slimmer...

The civil servants are better, and the performance is not obvious.

Ke Xungui's face is always full of smiles...

The third master is about to rise up!
From now on, there will be no more competitors!

After Xiaocui, the maid of the East Palace, returned home, the whole family was overjoyed.

Because Xiao Cui not only brought back her own money in the palace, but also various gifts bought for her parents and brothers, as well as court cakes bestowed by the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace.

This really made Xiao Cui earn enough face in front of her family.

And the whole family felt relieved when they heard that Xiao Cui was favored by the Crown Princess so much in the palace.

After all, there are high houses and deep courtyards in the imperial palace, and the common people still have a high degree of respect for it, lest a daughter who does not pay attention to her will be punished and even lose her life.

So the whole family sat together and chatted, tasted the cakes in the palace, and really had a good time, with the atmosphere of Chinese New Year.

After all, as a court lady, it is not convenient to go home to visit, so the whole family is talking about family affection.

Although the Crown Princess granted her permission to come back by herself, she couldn't stay at home too long, so on the third day after returning home, Xiaocui bid farewell to her parents and embarked on the journey back to the palace.

(End of this chapter)