Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

However, nowadays, among the women from all over the world who have come to Dazhao to participate in the imperial examinations, besides Dazhao, there are only people from the Mobei, Nanjiang and Beili countries.

Of course, the men are only from these few countries.

Because these four countries are now all part of the territory of the Great Zhao Dynasty and are under its administration.

Therefore, they are treated equally, and no policy will be neglected for them.

This made many women in Dongling and Xichu envious, but they had no way to achieve it.

Although the edict of the Great Zhao Emperor stated that women throughout the land were allowed to participate.

However, they were from another country, unlike the people of the other three countries.

How could he possibly participate in the imperial examinations of the Great Zhao Dynasty under the very nose of His Majesty?

This is tantamount to treason.

If they really do that, they will not only implicate themselves, but also their entire family.

So even if they feel regret in their hearts, they can only silently let go of this regret, but cannot take any real action.

They can only pray that their emperor will follow the example of the Great Zhao Emperor and allow women to participate in the imperial examinations someday.

As for the women of Xuan Yue, sorry, they have no reason to envy them.

There are still almost three months until the imperial examination.

Therefore, at this time, people from all countries and regardless of gender rushed to the capital of Dazhao.

This time, the women participating in the imperial examination were determined to make a name for themselves and show everyone their abilities.

Therefore, they studied very hard, even more diligently than the men, because the opportunity was hard to come by.

They also knew clearly that this opportunity was not solely given by Emperor Jingzhao.

It was given to them by the Crown Princess, the Princess Protector of the Nation, and the Marquis of Anguo.

It was actually the Crown Princess who first brought up this matter.

Therefore, the women in the world were most grateful to Lingyan, the Princess Protector of the Nation, and the Marquis of Anguo, and finally Emperor Jingzhao.

Therefore, they will absolutely not let down their hard work and expectations.

Some of the men who came to participate in the imperial examination were taking it very seriously, while others scoffed at it.

Some are indifferent to this, while others are focused on their own lives.

But no matter what they think, the final outcome is still unknown.

Since the day after the celebration banquet, Xie Zhiyi has been studying diligently day and night, seizing every opportunity to bury herself in her studies.

Although she had already memorized all of these books perfectly.

However, she was determined to win the imperial examination this time, so how could she let herself relax?

Therefore, she spent the last three months consolidating this knowledge in preparation for the imperial examination.

The Ninth Prince fully supported this and believed that she was capable of doing it.

Therefore, he stopped bothering her like before and instead took great care of her, making sure she didn't neglect her health because of it.

Besides Xie Zhiyi, the Seventh Princess will also be participating this time.

Although she was busy managing the shop every day, she no longer had time to devote herself to the imperial court.

However, she did not intend to enter the court through this imperial examination.

Firstly, it's naturally to test one's own strength, to see just how capable one is, and how far one can go.

Secondly, it was also to prove the woman's abilities.

Although she felt that she couldn't win the championship with her abilities, she could at least be among the top performers.

Therefore, she felt that Xie Zhiyi alone was not enough.

The higher the rankings of more women, the more their abilities can be proven.

So she stayed home and studied diligently during this time.

The shop's affairs have been temporarily handed over to the assistant manager.

Most of the household affairs were left to the steward and the palace maids.

As for his daughter Yingying, he entrusted her to Meng Huai'an.

In this way, she can concentrate on her studies.

But besides the two of them, Jiang Muxue is also going to participate this time.

Her reasoning was that she had also read a lot of books, and although she couldn't compare to Xie Zhiyi and the Seventh Princess, she could still rank in the top 100.

This can be considered as bringing honor to women.

Being in the top 100 is a good result.

After all, this time, with the abolition of the imperial examination system, five hundred people will be selected.

She even joked: "Maybe if the three of us participate together this time, we'll even get into the top three!"

That will truly prove just how impressive the women's imperial examinations were.

Let's see what those people who keep whining about this will have to say then!

Especially considering she was a military officer, her achievement was truly a slap in the face to them.

Lingyan responded: Keep it up, I believe in you guys!

As for the Eighth Princess and the Ninth Princess, sorry, they were simply not cut out for it, so of course they didn't participate.

Lingyan doesn't need to participate.

Anyway, everyone in the world already knows about her abilities and how powerful she is.

She has already proven her abilities and doesn't need to take another imperial examination to prove them; it would be redundant.

Therefore, Lingyan could comfortably and leisurely watch others work hard while she herself could relax.

Of course, most of the daughters of the officials in the court would also participate in this imperial examination.

This is a great thing!

The daughters of high-ranking officials in the court received rigorous higher education from a young age.

In addition, they are knowledgeable and live in the capital, so everything they come into contact with is top-notch.

Therefore, the more daughters of these officials participated in the imperial examinations, the more people on the list of successful candidates were.

Isn't this a great thing?

Therefore, she eagerly awaited that day.

Meanwhile, Lingyan had successfully removed the curse from the twenty-odd guards.

We must thank Shen Qingchen for finding a way to cure Gu in the Southern Frontier.

Although he did not find a cure for the Mother-Child Gu, he did find cures for many other Gu poisons.

Therefore, they were all successfully freed from the curse.

Besides this incident, Lingyan discovered upon her return that Emperor Jingzhao's health was deteriorating.

Being an emperor requires a great deal of mental and physical exertion.

This time, he not only had to handle national affairs every day, but also worry about the war and the people's livelihood.

Not only is my sleep quality extremely poor, leading to daily fatigue, splitting headaches, dizziness, and my body being overloaded.

Therefore, his health deteriorated and declined.

Even though the imperial physicians tried every possible method to treat his health.

They carefully prepare various herbal decoctions and employ therapies such as acupuncture and massage.

However, Emperor Jingzhao's condition still showed no signs of improvement.

That's true. No matter what the illness is, you need to rest well and relax your mind in order to get better or even recover completely.

But Emperor Jingzhao did not do that, so even if he took the miraculous medicine, how could his condition improve if he did not rest properly?

Moreover, even though Xiao Muyao handled all the affairs for him every day.

But how could an emperor who is concerned about his country and its people not be concerned about everything in the country?

He simply couldn't relax.

Therefore, his health still shows no signs of improvement.

Because the damage to his body could not be made up for long ago.

No matter what method you use, a loss is a loss.

So it's better to just live like this, one day at a time.

Just let things take their natural course.

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The autumn imperial examinations officially began on the first day of the ninth lunar month.

Because Xie Zhiyi participated in this imperial examination, Lord Xie, who had served as the chief examiner in previous years, did not take on the role this time to avoid suspicion.

He did not even hold any other positions, nor did he participate in setting questions, grading papers, or other related matters.

No one else showed up from beginning to end; they were completely avoiding any appearance of impropriety.

Of course, it needs to be thorough.

After all, many people believe in his character and that he would not show favoritism.

But he knew that even if his daughter didn't win the championship this time, she would definitely be in the top ten.

After all, he knew his daughter's level well, having raised her since she was a child.

So why should some people use her own strength to question or even attack her when she can achieve good results?

His daughter must win, and she must win fair and square.

Therefore, he wouldn't give anyone any chance to make a fuss, so he had to be so thorough in avoiding suspicion and silencing these people in advance.