Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

The imperial examination was soon decided, and this matter also caused a great impact among the people.

Some candidates think that the increase in the number of candidates will double their pressure; some candidates think that the imperial examination tests a person's true ability, and it doesn't matter whether the number of candidates increases or decreases; and for poor candidates, the conditions for merchants to take the exam are indeed helpful to them; for merchants, this is great news. The status of merchants has always been ranked last in the city, agriculture, industry and commerce. If they can take the imperial examination and enter the official career, their status will also be improved to a certain extent. But for those who want to change their fate through the imperial examination but are not strong enough, this small reform makes it even more difficult for them to move forward. But the complaints of a small number of people are not enough to shake the sky.

In general, this small change in the system was something that made most people happy. And a year later, the three families of Qi, Gu and Ren also won places in the imperial examination, especially the Gu family, where someone won the top prize. When the descendants of the three families of Qi, Gu and Ren all got official positions arranged by the emperor, Baili Qing finally understood everything.

"So that's how it is! At first, I was thinking that Prince Yun had gone to great lengths to conceal the fact that Xiao Zuoming was studying hard, and even found someone to act as a substitute for him. But after the incident, he tried hard to prove Xiao Zuoming's hard work, and didn't even punish the three families of Qi, Gu, and Ren. It turns out that he used this game to take advantage of all of us! He made me let down my guard against Xiao Zuoming at the beginning, and made me think that Xiao Zuoming was still a fool like before, but when the news spread completely, in order to win people's hearts, he put Xiao Zuoming's efforts in front of everyone and let them see! He must have known about Mu Dai's contact with the three families of Qi, Gu, and Ren! In order to bring these three families under Xiao Zuoming's command, he is helping Xiao Zuoming consolidate the throne!"

The maidservant beside her also became anxious after hearing this.

"Princess, if His Royal Highness Prince Yun sides with the Emperor, then our Prince Qing's Mansion will be..."

Baili Qing sat on the chair, holding the handle tightly with his right hand, and said after thinking for a moment.

"No, I must ask King Yun for clarification!"

"princess!"

The maid suddenly stopped Baili Qing and said with a conflicted look on her face.

"The last time you questioned your grandfather, Lord Baili, you already made him unhappy. If you make Prince Yun unhappy again this time, I'm afraid the survival of Prince Qing's Mansion will be even more difficult..."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Baili Qing opened her eyes and shouted angrily. She had never thought that a little maid would dare to speak to her like this.

The little maid was also frightened by the princess's sudden expression and quickly knelt down to explain.

"I am just worried that your visit will upset His Royal Highness Prince Yun, I have no other intentions! Princess, what is important right now is not who His Royal Highness Prince Yun supports, but that His Royal Highness Prince Qing needs to return home as soon as possible. With His Royal Highness Prince Qing here, there will always be a way to solve the problem!"

The little maid spoke sincerely, and her words really touched Baili Qing.

"You are right. I need to know the whereabouts of His Royal Highness Prince Qing now!"

Seeing that the princess had finally calmed down, the little maid spoke to the princess with a happy look on her face.

"As long as His Royal Highness Prince Qing comes back, His Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Yun will definitely not make things difficult for the Prince Qing's Mansion for the sake of their brothers~"

Baili Qing sneered after hearing this.

"You are wrong! With Xiao Zuochen's personality, he will not take the initiative to make things difficult regardless of whether Prince Qing comes back or not. The key to the problem lies with Xiao Zuoming!"

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty used to have a simple mind. It is only with the assistance of His Royal Highness Prince Yun that he has achieved his current achievements and abilities. As long as Prince Qing is submissive and His Royal Highness Prince Yun does not take the initiative to attack, I believe that Your Majesty will not attack the Prince Qing's Mansion..."

"Wrong! If Xiao Zuoming is still as simple-minded as before, he won't be able to do anything to the Prince Qing's Mansion even if he wants to. The problem is that he has learned some tricks now, and at that time, various forces also put pressure on him. Under such heavy pressure, he must be resentful in his heart. Even if the Prince Qing took the initiative to surrender to him, it might not make him feel at ease."

"Princess, what should we do now?"

"Although I can't make Xiao Zuoming soft-hearted towards the Qing Palace, I can make him temporarily let down his guard against the Qing Palace, at least towards me and Qing'er."

"What do you need me to do?"

Baili Qing glanced at the maid kneeling on the ground and hooked her finger at her. The little maid immediately crawled to Baili Qing's feet. Baili Qing leaned over and whispered something in her ear. The little maid's face changed immediately, and then she kowtowed to the ground in fear.

"Princess, this is absolutely not allowed! That's——"

"Humph~ If you also want to live and do what I say, as long as he dies, we can all live!"

The next day, Xiao Zuochen received a report from his servants that the maidservant beside Princess Qing came to inquire about the whereabouts of Prince Qing on the orders of Princess Qing. Xiao Zuochen was stunned for a moment, not because Princess Qing wanted to know the whereabouts of Prince Qing, but because it took her so long to find out.

"My sister-in-law is really a worry for me~"

Xiao Zuochen picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the paper, then asked the servant to hand the note to the maid.

Chu Yao, who was reading a book at the side, said as he turned the pages.

"Who cares? They are a couple anyway, they can do whatever they want. But, have you made all the arrangements for Xiao Zuoqing?"

Xiao Zuochen nodded.

"Everything has been arranged. Although he was imprisoned for half a year, no substantial harm was done to him. After he came back, he just complained a few times. Moreover, he was well fed and well provided for for half a year. Now that the third brother has become the emperor, what else dare he do to the emperor?"

"Then are you sure he no longer covets the throne? After all, Emperor Mingren wanted to pass the throne to him at the time, and then you told him that you would help him ascend the throne. In the end, Emperor Mingren passed the throne to Xiao Zuoming, and you also helped Xiao Zuoming to sit firmly on the throne. This matter seems a bit unkind, as if you and Emperor Mingren were playing a trick on him~"

Xiao Zuochen touched his nose awkwardly.

"I don't know how to explain this matter. It is indeed a misunderstanding that has led to the current situation. I don't care who is the emperor, I just care who is suitable to be the emperor. At that time, it was indeed the eldest brother who was more suitable, after all, the third brother was simple-minded. But some things that happened later made me realize that the eldest brother's mind was narrower, and the third brother also wanted to be a good emperor, so I naturally gave the third brother a chance, and he seized the opportunity.

Now that the eldest brother is with his son, the peaceful life of the past six months may help him to calm down. As long as they don't do anything weird, I will also persuade the third brother not to target the eldest brother. "

"Well, Xiao Zuoming will listen to you."

"I hope so, ah~"

Xiao Zuochen sighed. It was indeed like this in the past, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future?