The same sky, but the border is filled with sorrow and gloom.

Inside the main tent, the door curtain was roughly lifted, and the sound of armor rubbing against each other echoed throughout the tent. The person walked quickly towards the noble man behind the desk in the middle of the tent.

"Your Highness! Scouts have learned that Yaoguang Nation's newly manufactured weapons are being shipped to the border and will arrive soon!"

The Third Princess, who was already in a bad mood, turned the memorial upside down on the table and said in a cold voice,

"Send someone to intercept them and try to delay them. Our weapons are already being produced, and we can't let them reach the border first."

"I will obey your orders!"

The armored general was overjoyed to hear the words of His Highness the Third Prince, thinking, "Finally, there's a weapon that can fight! This period of fighting has been so frustrating!"

Watching the armored general happily turn around and leave, the Third Prince pinched his brows and spoke tiredly,

"Chen Mu, you must go to Beijing immediately to personally supervise the production of this batch of weapons. You must find a way to help my fifth sister speed up the process!"

A familiar face bowed and said, "I obey your orders!"

……

Yaoguang Kingdom, the Imperial Palace.

Dongfang Chujing was walking around in his palace in a restless mood until a person suddenly appeared in front of him and knelt down. He hurriedly asked the person,

"How's it going? Have the weapons been delivered? Has the Western Dynasty's border been breached?"

Dongfang Chujing's questions one after another made the person kneeling on the ground feel some pressure.

"Your Highness, the border has not been breached yet. The weapons have arrived at the border, but they have not yet reached Your Highness's hands."

Dongfang Chujing complained impatiently when he heard this.

"I really believed Dongfang Jibai's nonsense. He said I would be able to break through the border of the Western Dynasty after returning to Fengdu. It's been so long now, and there's still no news!"

Dongfang Chujing paced back and forth in a hurry. Ji Bao wanted to comfort him, but the prince was obviously in a bad mood at the moment. He didn't know how to persuade him. He just looked at his prince who was getting thinner and thinner with more and more heartache.

Dongfang Chujing said irritably, "At this rate, she's dragging her feet. When will I ever be able to marry Yu Su?"

Speaking of Yu Su, Dongfang Chujing felt a little depressed. At the border, he was being watched very closely by his eldest sister, who also said that he would definitely win the battle and kept promising him that he would marry Yu Su as soon as possible.

But what happened? He had already returned to Fengdu to celebrate the New Year, but the border gates of the Western Dynasty hadn't been breached, and he hadn't received any news about Yu Su!

Dongfang Chujing couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so she had to help her elder sister to speak well of the Queen Mother. The supplies were tight on her, and she wanted to break the city gate quickly.

He also sent his people to inquire about Yu Su's news, but unfortunately those people had never seen Yu Su. They only relied on the name of Yu Su to inquire, but they didn't get any information at all, as if this person had disappeared from the world!

Dongfang Chujing was extremely anxious, and he remembered that Yu Su had said that he would go to Beijing to take the imperial examination. He felt that with Yu Su's eloquence and talent, he would definitely be on the list.

So he sent people to the Western Dynasty to wait for the list of candidates for the imperial examination, hoping to get some news about Yu Su.

"How's it going? Have you found Yu Su? Is her name on the list of candidates for the imperial examination of the Western Dynasty? How is she doing now?"

The kneeling secret guards lowered their heads even more upon hearing this. "Your Highness, the secret guards did not find Lady Yu, and Yu Su's name was not on the list of candidates for the imperial examination of the Western Dynasty."

Dongfang Chujing panicked to the extreme, waving his sleeves fiercely, and said in disbelief,

"Impossible! Impossible! How could Yu Su's name not be on the list? Did you see it wrong? How could Yu Su not be on the list? She was the top three in the county and prefecture examinations!"

Dongfang Chujing became more and more panicked as he spoke. If he couldn't find any news about Yu Su even on the examination results, where else could he get any news about Yu Su?

Dongfang Chujing eagerly took a step forward towards the secret guard and stretched out his hand, "Give me the copied list of candidates for the imperial examination!"

The secret guard had anticipated this and took out a piece of paper from his pocket and presented it respectfully with both hands. Dongfang Chujing snatched the list and kept scanning the list, looking at one name after another. No, no, no!

"Ah!" Dongfang Chujing threw the letter down in anger. "Impossible! Impossible! How could Yu Su's name not be on it?"

Dongfang Chujing glanced at the secret guard kneeling on the ground, then immediately squatted down, grabbed the secret guard's collar with both hands, and shook him violently.

"Tell me! Did you copy the wrong list?! Is that right?! How could Yu Su's name not be on it?! She's so talented! She's so well-spoken, and she's one of the top three, how could she not be on the list?! You must have copied it wrong!"

Seeing this, Ji Bao was afraid that his master would get emotional and hurt him, so he quickly stepped forward to comfort him.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please don't get too excited! Take care of yourself! Lady Yu is so talented, the imperial examination will definitely not be a problem for her. There must be something wrong with the list! Yes! There must be something wrong with the list!"

Ji Bao held Dongfang Chujing and kept persuading him. Dongfang Chujing finally let go and stood up with Ji Bao's strength, and was helped to sit down by him.

Dongfang Chujing calmed down and frowned as he looked at the broken memorial that he had thrown to the ground. He still couldn't believe that Yu Su was not on the list. He glanced coldly at his secret guard leader.

"You go to the capital of the Western Dynasty in person and make sure you find out about Yu Su!"

Ji Bao was anxious when he heard this, "Your Highness! Anyi is the secret guard sent by the Queen to protect you personally. You can't do that!"

Dongfang Chujing looked at Jibao with great impatience, and Jibao didn't dare to say a word for a moment.

Dongfang Chujing looked at An Yi who was kneeling on the ground again, his eyes narrowed slightly, "What about you? What do you think?"

An Yi knelt down and bowed, "An Yi will obey your Highness's orders."

Dongfang Chujing felt better after hearing this, and his tone softened.

"You are quite understanding and know who your master is. You have seen Yu Su and know what she looks like. This time when you go to the capital of the Western Dynasty, you must find her for me.

With this batch of weapons sent to the border, the Western Dynasty will soon capture several cities, and my marriage to Yu Su will be realized soon, so I must know all the news about her in advance. Do you understand? "

An Yi said in a deep voice, "I understand."

Dongfang Chujing looked at An Yi's expressionless face, which did not seem to take the matter seriously at all, and could not help but say in a more serious tone,

"It's not enough to just understand. This matter can only succeed and not fail!"

Dongfang Chujing had been overwhelmed by Su Yu's affairs and forgot that the secret guard in the dark had always had this expression.

With a "dong" sound, An Yi knocked his head heavily to show his respect, "Yes!"

……

Time flies, and by the time the joyful reply from Cangzhou City reached the capital, the day of the palace examination had already arrived.

Outside the towering palace gate, the imperial guards in armor stood majestically on both sides, guarding the dignity of the royal family.

In the middle, led by Su Yu, the tribute students stood with their heads held high and chests puffed out according to their ranking in the imperial examination. They were dressed in official uniforms, holding their examination supplies with serious expressions, and stood quietly in place waiting for the emperor's summons.

With the arrival of a palace maid, the tribute candidates, led by her, entered the palace one by one after a strict examination and walked towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony where the palace examination was held.

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