The wives of the concubines are empresses

When Mrs. Yan heard what her husband said, she was so shocked that she almost dropped her teacup.

"Master, are you serious? The Emperor wants me to have dinner with her tonight?"

Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, nodded solemnly: "Yes, why would your husband lie to you? Madam, you must behave well."

Mrs. Yan felt unprecedented pressure. She was so nervous and frightened that her hands were shaking slightly even when she sat down in the dining room.

It’s over. Will I be embarrassed today?

Whatever you do, it is a serious crime to be disrespectful in front of the emperor.

"The Emperor has arrived."

When Mrs. Yan heard the announcement, she was startled and took a deep breath to pretend to be calm.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and at peace."

Shangguan Wanjun walked over in a light yellow dress with peony flowers, exuding nobility from head to toe.

"Madam Yan, please excuse me."

Madam Yan raised her eyes and was stunned by the gentle and bright young emperor in front of her. The phoenix hairpins on the emperor's hair were shining brightly. As the girl stood still, the phoenix hairpins swayed gently, which was very beautiful.

"Your Majesty, I thank you."

Shangguan Wanjun stroked her dress and sat down: "Sit down."

Madam Yan bowed respectfully and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the invitation to sit down."

"It's so late, and I still let Madam Yan have dinner with me. Please forgive me."

Madam Yan always maintained her gentleness and dignity: "Your Majesty is joking. It is a blessing for me to be able to dine with Your Majesty."

Seeing her trembling body, Shangguan Wanjun smiled slightly.

"Don't be nervous, I just want to have dinner with Madam Yan."

Hearing this, Mrs. Yan felt relieved, but she did not dare to be careless.

"Let's have a meal."

This time, there were eunuchs serving the dishes, and the occasional sound of two people talking and answering each other seemed a bit abrupt in this quiet night.

After the meal, Shangguan Wanjun asked Madam Yan to sit and talk on the soft couch in the main hall.

"I've been wanting to see Madam Yan again for a long time, but I've never found the time."

"Your Majesty is very busy with government affairs, so he should focus on state affairs. The fact that I met you is really insignificant."

Shangguan Wanjun smiled softly: "That's not the case. Strictly speaking, Madam Yan is still a meritorious official."

Mrs. Yan was a little frightened when she heard this. She still didn't understand why they were looking for her.

"Your Majesty, this is a great compliment. It is my honor and blessing to be able to share the worries of the court, Your Majesty, and my husband."

Shangguan Wanjun picked up the teacup and took a sip of Longjing tea.

"This tea is quite fragrant. Madam Yan, please try it."

When Mrs. Yan heard this, she responded quickly.

"Yes."

When Madam Yan left the palace, she was escorted to the palace gate by the imperial eunuchs.

"Mrs. Yan, please take care."

"Thank you for the escort, young eunuch. You can go back and report back."

"Yes, the slave will leave."

Madam Yan was helped onto the carriage by her personal nanny, Nanny Li, and the Yan family carriage drove towards the palace gate.

In the quiet night sky, the sound of the carriage seemed a little abrupt.

"Madam, are you okay?" Nanny Li was concerned about her wife.

"I am fine, but I am confused about the purpose of the emperor meeting me."

Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of Works, was already waiting at the gate of the mansion. He came out when he heard the noise.

Seeing the master helping her out of the car, Mrs. Yan was a little flattered.

"Master, I will get off the car by myself."

"It's okay, madam. I'll help you. By the way, what did the emperor say to you?"

Madam Yan shook her head. "I didn't say anything in particular. I just asked about the situation when we went out to burn incense."

Upon hearing this, Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of Works, was deeply puzzled.

"Did the Emperor show any signs of anger?"

Madam Yan thought about it and shook her head: "Not really."

She remembered that there wasn't one.

Upon hearing this, Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, felt relieved. He glanced over and saw the box in Nanny Li's hand.

"What's in Madam Li's hand?"

Mrs. Yan turned around and smiled.

"Master, this is the Longjing tea given by the emperor."

Upon hearing this, Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, quickly put his wife down and took the Longjing tea from Nanny Li.

"Master, what are you doing?"

Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, laughed heartily: "Madam, it's true, my visit to the palace has yielded some results."

Mrs. Yan smiled helplessly. Her master was as happy as a teenager at the moment.

Shangguan Wanjun had returned to the Dragon's Bedroom at this time. She did not invite anyone to sleep with her tonight, and occasionally enjoyed her "single" life.

Mu Xiang was puzzled: "Your Majesty, you didn't ask Madam Yan anything today, why do you seem so happy?"

Shangguan Wanjun pursed her lips and smiled: "Some things don't have much meaning. For example, when you are full, you will want to eat more, but you can't eat anymore."

Minglan thought about this carefully and felt that what the emperor said made sense.

But she always felt that there was a deeper meaning behind the emperor's meeting with Madam Yan.

The arrival of the Spring Examination makes the capital city more lively.

On the ninth day of February, the seniors lined up one by one to take the spring exam.

The invigilators in each room would get up from time to time and walk around.

Shangguan Wanjun sat in the palace, but her heart drifted to the examination hall.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself." Liu Cheng's eyes were tired from watching the emperor walking back and forth.

Minglan was also dizzy: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Liu reminded me."

She was afraid that the emperor would get tired from walking.

"I want to go see the students. If anyone has any good ideas, please tell me."

Liucheng Minglan and others were shocked. The emperor really dared to say that.

During the second exam, Shangguan Wanjun changed into the examiner's clothes and took Liucheng Minglan to broaden her horizons.

Walking in the solemn examination room, Shangguan Wanjun was excited but did not show it on her face.

Liucheng Minglan kept looking at each other in bewilderment, and from time to time she looked at the examinees' papers as she followed behind, and was shocked and amazed by the neat pictures.

Shangguan Wanjun stopped in front of each candidate for a while and was amazed by the neat test papers.

These test papers are truly the best in the world. The words look like they were printed, and the main layout is also very clean and tidy, comparable to the pages of books in the previous life.

One candidate smelled a faint fragrance and looked up in confusion, meeting a pair of clear eyes. He seemed to see the surprise in the other person's eyes.

But he didn't care and continued to work on his own questions.

Shangguan Wanjun was in front of another candidate and was amazed by the other candidate's neat handwriting.

This person's handwriting is very good, and it gives people a good impression even without reading the content. If the content is better, or even better, I can't imagine how shocking it will be.

She glanced at the name above and silently said "Sun Yufei" in her heart. The name was not bad, and Yufei sounded nice when taken alone. She remembered this name.

The candidate was not affected by her at all and never even looked up at her. Shangguan Wanjun was very impressed by his good nature.

When the Ministry of Rites learned that the emperor was personally supervising the examinations of the seniors, they were shocked and stood outside the examination room. No one dared to go in and disturb them, for fear of disturbing the emperor and the candidates.

Shangguan Wanjun left again. This time, the scholar gave her a feeling of being weak and frail. When she first saw him, Shangguan Wanjun even doubted whether this man was physically fit to be an official. She was afraid that even if he could become an official, it would be a pity if he died on the way to take up his post.

Shangguan Wanjun was in the examination room all day today, and at the same time put great pressure on the examiners, fearing that something would displease the emperor.