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Xie Yi was secretly happy, but he didn't dare let Zhu Huan see it, so he hurried to comfort him.

Zhu Huan actually saw through her thoughts, but he didn't expose her.

He doesn't mind his wife having some little thoughts, as long as she doesn't do anything to harm his interests.

Only if his wife is smart enough can she be his helper.

He doesn't need a fool who has only beauty or family background. What he needs is a beautiful and intelligent wife who can stand by him through thick and thin.

Although Xie Yi's background was a little poor, she was born beautiful, intelligent, knew when to advance and retreat, and she had a brother named Xie Xiu, who could fully make up for the shortcomings of her background.

The only regret is that she and Xie Xiu are not close.

But this is not a big problem. After all, humans are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless?

As long as they spend more time together, with Xie Yi's intelligence, he will definitely be able to bring them closer to Xie Xiu.

Zhu Huan quickly set off for Xie's house.

When he arrived, Xie's house was already crowded with guests, all of whom came to congratulate Xie Xiu.

Xie Xiu didn't want to be too high-profile, so after dealing with everyone, he immediately closed the door and refused visitors, waiting for the palace examination.

After all, the palace examination has not yet been conducted and the final results are not yet out.

He is too high-profile now, and it is inevitable that some people will think that he is a villain who has succeeded, is too proud of himself, and does not know his place.

After keeping a low profile for several days, the palace examination finally arrived.

Because Xiangxiang has not returned yet, Xie Ying is still worried and arranges Xiao Miao to escort Xie Xiu.

The palace examination was held in front of Emperor Taihe, so the most important thing was not to misbehave in front of the emperor.

Tu Jiaojiao was extremely careful about this and personally prepared three meals a day for Xie Xiu several days in advance. She also selected the ingredients herself and never delegated it to anyone else.

The palace examination lasted only one day, but Xie Xiu behaved calmly and handled it with ease, which made Emperor Taihe very satisfied.

Even though Xie Xiu looked very similar to Xie Yun, he felt that Xie Xiu looked more decent, a gentleman of noble character, unlike Xie Yun, who was a hypocrite.

After finishing the exam and handing in the paper, Xie Xiu left the palace with the others.

The palace examination will begin marking papers on the second day, the results will be announced on the fourth day, the results will be announced on the fifth day, and a banquet will be held on the sixth day.

Moreover, the palace examination generally does not exclude candidates. Everyone can make the list, but the rankings are different.

The list is divided into three categories, with each category having only three people, namely the top scorer, the second scorer, and the third scorer.

The number of candidates in the second class is not fixed, and they are awarded the title of Jinshi. The number of candidates in the third class is also not fixed, depending on the number of candidates and the final scores that year.

However, although candidates do not have to worry about failing the exam, they do have to worry about becoming one of the top three Jinshi.

As the saying goes, the same Jinshi is like a wife.

One more word will make a big difference in status and treatment.

Regardless of what the other candidates thought, Xie Xiu felt at ease. After the exam, he went straight home to write his storybook.

But Xie Ying was narrow-minded and secretly asked Xiao Miao to watch those people in the palace marking the answers.

Xie Xiu is Xie Yun's son, but because of his mother's tragic death, he is unwilling to acknowledge Xie Yun as his biological father and insists on severing the relationship with Xie Yun.

This incident caused a lot of people to be very dissatisfied.

Before the provincial examination, someone wrote a letter to impeach Xie Xiu, wanting to strip him of his honors and never allow him to take the imperial examinations again.

Xie Ying naturally had to stare at it.

She was afraid that some of these examiners would dislike Xie Xiu and refuse to give him a good ranking.

Sure enough, when the top ten answer sheets were selected and the cover was removed, everyone's name was seen.

Some people don't want Xie Xiu to be ranked first.

He also made up a bunch of high-sounding reasons, saying that Xie Xiu was good-looking and more suitable to be the third place winner.

Fortunately, the eldest princess and Concubine Jiang were very supportive.

Emperor Taihe was given a heads-up in advance, saying that passing the imperial examinations was a good omen and would sound good if spread out.

Therefore, Emperor Taihe did not listen to the slander and insisted on appointing Xie Xiu as the top scholar.

Xie Ying waited until the rankings were finally determined before she breathed a sigh of relief.