The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Sheng Yuan straightened his official uniform in front of Qingyuan Palace, and then stepped into the front hall under the respectful gaze of the eunuchs.

Although Qingyuan Palace was the place where the emperor relaxed and slept, it was actually divided into two parts, with the Strange Stone Garden as the dividing line. The central hall, rear hall and small garden behind the garden were the emperor's residence, while the front hall in front of the garden was where the emperor summoned his ministers and discussed scriptures and politics.

Sheng Yuan came here in response to the imperial edict, and the place he was going to was the council room in the front hall.

"Your Majesty, I am Sheng Yuan, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I pay my respects to you." Sheng Yuan looked at the emperor behind the crystal curtain and saluted calmly.

Although it was just a quick glance, the four words "the belt is getting looser" suddenly appeared in Sheng Yuan's mind.

She vaguely felt that something was wrong, but her sister was not here at the moment, and Sheng Yuan did not dare to peek at the seat of honor too blatantly, so she could only suppress her shock.

"Wenzhen, please stand up quickly." Fortunately, Emperor Yanping did not let Sheng Yuan's thoughts run wild for too long. After clearing his throat twice, he chuckled and said, "Someone, please let Lord Sheng take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for allowing me to sit down." Sheng Yuan calmly watched the eunuch move the chair ten feet outside the curtain, and his previous guess became clearer.

"Hey! Wen Zhen is not an outsider, you don't have to put the chair so far away." Emperor Yanping pointed to the empty space beside the curtain and asked the eunuchs to move the chair over.

Sheng Yuan pursed her lips and stopped playing dumb. She thanked the emperor again and sat down. Then she looked up at Emperor Yanping behind the curtain.

With just one glance, Sheng Yuan saw the problem. There were obvious traces of makeup under Emperor Yanping's eyes and on his cheeks.

This makeup technique was developed by her and her sister when she was a student.

At that time, they sisters often stayed up late for exams, but the little girls always loved beauty, so how could they tolerate the dark circles under their eyes and the haggard look?

Therefore, with the assistance of the system, makeup techniques that borrowed from the makeup techniques of previous generations, based on the secret makeup methods of the aristocrats of past dynasties, came into being.

But ever since she passed the imperial examination, she had enough food to eat and enough sleep to sleep, rarely had to stay up late to study, and lived a very happy life every day, so she never used such exquisite makeup skills again.

But now when I suddenly see it, I am shocked and a little confused.

Considering that Emperor Yanping had not faced his ministers for a long time, Sheng Yuan wanted to bite his nails.

In fact, the emperor didn't need to trust her so much. He could just let her listen to his orders outside the door like other ministers.

Sheng Yuan was silently shedding wide noodles tears in his heart, but he could not show his helplessness on his face. He could only advise the emperor with concern, like all loyal ministers: "Your Majesty, I have something to say that I cannot ignore..."

"My dear minister, you have always been honest and upright. Why do you say that you are overstepping your authority? Just tell me now!"

Sheng Yuan bowed and said, "According to the rules, a minister should not spy on the monarch at will, but I see that the majestic figure of the wise monarch seems to be thinning, and I can't help but worry... Your Majesty is the monarch of a prosperous era. The dragon's health is not a private matter of one family, but the welfare of all people in the world. You must cherish it."

"Oh? Lord Sheng, you said it in a tactful way!" Emperor Yanping laughed twice and said, "After Prime Minister Yan met me from afar last month, he instigated the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to impeach the group of alchemists.

Seeing that I did not respond, he unexpectedly broke with his usual calmness and personally submitted a memorial to me, in which he asked directly, "The ruler is already the most respected in the world, ruling over all the states and making the decisions of the world, respected by people at home and abroad, so why bother searching for the immortal mountain?"
Hahaha, Wen Zhen, compared to Prime Minister Yan, you are too tactful as an honest man! "

"..." Sheng Yuan suppressed his strong resentment and chuckled twice, "I saw that your Majesty's body has become thinner, so I want to advise you to take good care of yourself." "Well, it's all good intentions! I understand, but I think there will be no one in this world who cares more about his body than me."

"..." Although Emperor Yanping said this with a smile, and there was no other emotion in his eyes or on his face, Sheng Yuan felt that the other party was making indirect accusations and asked her not to meddle in other people's business.

Of course, she thought so, but Sheng Yuan never actively sought to be scolded. As long as others didn't point fingers at her and say it explicitly, she would pretend not to hear any hidden meaning.

After casually agreeing with him for a few times, Sheng Yuan bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, I have received your imperial edict today, but I wonder what your instructions are?"

Emperor Yanping nodded, picked up a booklet from the table, and asked the eunuch to pass it to Sheng Yuan. "I have read your proposal to the Queen, and I can't help but sigh with emotion. Your knowledge is more than enough for you to be a teacher for the Crown Prince!"

Sheng Yuan took the thick booklet from the eunuch, flipped through a few pages at random, and found that this booklet was one of the key textbooks that were compiled.

"Ahem, recently more and more people have offered suggestions for the crown prince's teaching materials." Emperor Yanping put his fist to his mouth, coughed twice again, and then said slowly, "Not to mention the common people, nor the wealthy merchants, but in the court, there is an endless stream of people who recommend themselves to be Princess Zhaode's teacher."

"The court was filled with many great scholars of the time, and there were talented people to teach. The princess's beautiful jade will naturally be passed down through the ages."

"Wenzhen is not sincere!" Emperor Yanping endured the intense itching in his throat and pointed at Shengyuan for a moment before letting go. "Everyone in the court knows that Princess Zhaode and your aunt and nephew Wenzhen have a very good relationship, but it happens that Pingwa is a lively and fearless child. The only one who can control him is you, the queen. It's just that the queen sometimes acts too rudely, and it's her majesty and emotion that intimidates Pingwa."

At this point, Emperor Yanping looked at Sheng Yuan with a smile: "On the contrary, you, Wen Zhen, only need to say a few words to make Xiong Wa believe it."

"..." Sheng Yuan didn't dare to leave a reputation of intimidating the crown prince, so he immediately defended himself.

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However, Emperor Yanping did not give her a chance to speak: "Wenzhen! The Queen has told me your thoughts before, and Pingwa also asked me to repeat what you said. From the conversation, the child is very convinced of you. I think with your guidance, the child will grow faster."

Sheng Yuan saw that it was obvious from Emperor Yanping's words that he wanted her to be the teacher of Xiongwa, so she found it difficult to refuse for the moment.

She didn't say anything, and Emperor Yanping didn't force her to make an appointment, but instead talked about other things.

"Of course, there is no rush to select a tutor for Xiongwa. We can take our time." Emperor Yanping smiled and asked the eunuch to put a thicker book on the ground in Shengyuan.

Sheng Yuan took it and opened it.

At first he didn't care, but as he flipped through the pages, Sheng Yuan discovered that the book was completely blank after a dozen pages!
This time, she was really confused: "Your Majesty, this..."

Sheng Yuan raised his head and looked towards the throne.

Emperor Yanping pointed at the book and said, "Look carefully at the paper on which the words are written."

When Sheng Yuan heard this, he immediately nodded and said yes.

Then, he lowered his head and read carefully.

After a short while, Sheng Yuan was surprised to find that this was not an ordinary document! This was clearly the emperor's advice to his successor and his political planning! (End of this chapter)