Princess Promotion

Elder Xiao sat in the carriage, closing his eyes to rest, but his heart was in turmoil.

He was well aware of the importance of this imperial examination and understood the intentions of Yao Chuguang and others.

Although on the surface he teamed up with the other three family heads to put on a show, he actually did not expect that the fake list could deceive Yao Chuguang.

Elder Xiao recalled the several confrontations with Yao Chuguang, each of which made him feel difficult.

Yao Chuguang is extremely intelligent, decisive, and well-versed in human nature. It is extremely difficult to play tricks in front of her.

Therefore, Lord Xiao did not hold out much hope. He just hoped that through this scene, he could slightly disturb Yao Chuguang's sight and distract her to deal with it.

At the same time, he also wanted to use this opportunity to test Yao Chuguang's bottom line and attitude.

He knew that Yao Chuguang had always wanted to weaken the power of the four major families, and the implementation of the imperial examination was an important means for her to achieve this goal.

As one of the representatives of the four major families, Lord Xiao will naturally not give in easily.

Elder Xiao was thinking about how to deal with the next situation, both to protect the interests of the family and to avoid a head-on conflict with Yao Chuguang.

Yao Chuguang and Lin Wan walked side by side on the quiet street.

Lin Wan turned her head to look at Yao Chuguang: "They are ready to attack, how do you plan to fight back?"

Yao Chuguang's lips curled up into a sly smile. "Of course I'll counter his moves. The old fox has already called me a scoundrel, so naturally I have to let him see what a true scoundrel is."

Lin Wan couldn't help but smile when she heard this. She suddenly looked forward to Yao Chuguang's next move, believing that it would be exciting.

At this time, Li Yinhan looked at the locked palace gate and could only return to Duke Li's Mansion in shame.

After Yao Chuguang left, Mr. Liu sat alone in his study, tightly holding the imperial edict appointing him as the chief examiner of the imperial examination.

His eyes were fixed on the words above, as if he wanted to engrave every word into his heart.

He read the imperial edict over and over again, and every time he read the words "You are hereby appointed as the chief examiner of this imperial examination", his heart would beat violently.

While eating, Mr. Liu was reluctant to put down the imperial edict.

He placed the edict on the table and glanced at it from time to time while chewing his food.

Before going to bed at night, Mr. Liu held the imperial edict tightly in his arms.

He lay on the bed and closed his eyes, but he couldn't fall asleep.

Yao Chuguang's words kept echoing in his mind, and he imagined himself standing in the imperial examination hall.

Early in the morning, before the palace gate opened, Mr. Liu arrived at the palace gate early to wait.

He was dressed in a neat official uniform, and although his face was calm, he could hardly conceal his inner excitement.

This was not his first time to come to the morning court hall. It was just one time that he walked in openly with a completely new identity.

Mr. Liu has always been a calm and self-controlled person, but at this moment, his palms were sweating.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his nerves.

Just then, Liang Xingli came over.

He looked at the familiar-looking man in front of him and identified him carefully. Isn't this Mr. Liu, the aide to Lord Wu?

He walked over and asked with concern, "Mr. Liu, do you have any urgent business to talk to Lord Wu about? Lord Wu hasn't come to court yet."

Mr. Liu shook his head, indicating that this was not the case.

He knew that people around him were talking about him, but he had to stand up straight.

From today on, he is no longer anyone's aide, he is Liu Shu!

Lord Wu arrived hurriedly just as the morning court was about to begin.

Lord Wu saw Liu Shu standing there in his official uniform. Before he could ask him why he was there, the morning court had already begun.

Yao Chuguang stepped forward and directly announced that Liu Shu would be the chief examiner of this imperial examination, and all the officials participating in the examination would be selected by Liu Shu.

When the news came out, the ministers were shocked.

They all expressed their opposition, believing that Liu Shu was not qualified to serve as the chief examiner.

However, Yao Chuguang refused to give in and engaged in a heated debate with the ministers.

The two sides exchanged sharp words, and the scene was extremely intense.

In the end, Yao Chuguang actually quarreled with many ministers.

More than half an hour passed, and the ministers found that so many people were actually at a disadvantage in the argument with Yao Chuguang alone.

At this moment, an older minister fainted from anger due to excessive emotion.

This scene shocked everyone, and the atmosphere of the morning court became even more tense.

Lord Wu had his mouth wide open the entire time today, so shocked that he couldn't close it.

After the morning court session ended, Liu Shu walked out of the hall alone.

He took a deep breath, feeling the morning breeze on his face, and he had a new life.

After the court session, the faces of the Liu and Qing family heads turned extremely pale.

They were originally allies with the head of the Wu family, jointly dealing with Yao Chuguang and the imperial examination system.

However, the Wu family betrayed them at the morning court today.

Patriarch Liu stared at Patriarch Wu with wide eyes, his tone filled with anger and confusion: "Patriarch Wu, we agreed on an alliance. I didn't expect that a fellow like you with thick eyebrows and big eyes would actually defect and join Yao Chuguang!"

The head of the Qing family also echoed: "What do you mean by this, Wu family?"

Wu San, the head of the Wu family, was also shocked when faced with the questioning.

He looked at Lord Wu next to him, only to see that Lord Wu also had a confused look on his face, obviously unaware of this.

Wu San quickly explained, "My two family heads, I really don't know what happened. I didn't defect to Yao Chuguang, nor did I betray our alliance."

However, the head of the Liu family did not believe Wu San's explanation.

He sneered and said, "You don't know? Your Wu family is going to take over the imperial examinations, how could you not know?"

Patriarch Qing was furious. He threw up his sleeves and shouted, "Betrayal!"

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Wu San and Lord Wu looking at each other in bewilderment.