He then raised his head and said proudly.

"I've got both Fenghou Qimen and Tongtian Lu. Look how awesome I am!"

Before he could finish his words, the other Lu Xiaos rushed over.

“No!”

After sharing Lu Xiao's abilities one by one, everyone immediately left the soul space without looking back, like a scumbag who refused to admit his mistake.

Lu Xiao was left alone in the space, crying silently.

Do you know the world?

The Imperial Palace of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Alright, let's leave the state affairs for now. Tomorrow is the Spring Examination. My dear ministers, please focus on the Spring Examination for the next few days. I have other things to do, so I won't be with you any longer."

Zhao Zhen seemed a little impatient sitting on the dragon throne.

The morning court session had only been underway for an hour when he wanted to leave.

In the past, it would take at least two or three hours to discuss state affairs.

But the court officials have become accustomed to this during this period of time.

After hearing Zhao Zhen's words, the eunuch standing beside him immediately shouted loudly.

"Withdraw from the court!"

Then all the courtiers bowed and left.

"Farewell Saint Ann!"

Zhao Zhen immediately stood up and left without even looking back.

Looking at that agile figure, some court officials were filled with doubts.

One of the officials said in confusion.

"Strange, I just went back to visit my relatives, how come the official has changed so much? I almost didn't recognize him today. I remember that he had a lot of white hair before I left. How come he looks so much younger all of a sudden? Could it be that he got some magic medicine recently?"

Although Zhao Zhen was only in his forties, he looked older than some people in their fifties.

There is no way, being an emperor is really a hard job, especially if you want to be a good emperor.

But Zhao Zhen is completely different now. He looks ten years younger.

If he were to say now that he was only thirty years old, some people would probably believe him.

After hearing him mumbling to himself, the colleague next to him immediately whispered.

"You just returned today, so you don't know about this. It's said that when His Majesty was on a private visit outside the palace over two months ago, he met a remarkable person and learned a set of secret techniques for health preservation and longevity, which is why this change has occurred. A few days ago, news came out in the palace that three noble ladies were pregnant with dragon seeds. His Majesty has been so preoccupied with those three noble ladies lately that he's even neglected state affairs."

As soon as these words came out, the man was shocked: "Three noble ladies are pregnant with a dragon seed?"

The colleague nodded. "Yes, this news came out a few days ago. The emperor has been very diligent in his harem affairs recently. In a few days, there might be more than three."

"Oh my goodness, doesn't that mean the emperor is very likely to have a new prince this time?"

The man's eyes widened immediately.

A colleague laughed and said, "That's right. Before you left, Han Xianggong and his men would always bring up the matter of adopting a royal family member during the morning court. They haven't mentioned it recently because they're waiting for the palace's decision. If Your Majesty can have a prince this time, the world will be at peace in the future."

The man nodded and said, "Yes, that's true. But I'm afraid Prince Yong and Prince Yan will be very disappointed, right?"

He is not a member of the two royal parties, so he dares to say this.

A colleague immediately said, "Of course, it's a rumor. I mean, the two princes have been throwing a lot of things around the house lately. To be completely disrespectful, they're the only two people in the world who don't want the emperor to have a prince."

The two walked away while talking in whispers.

There were actually many conversations like this along the way.

Sheng family.

Shouantang.[]

Sheng Xiaoliu was sitting in the house sewing a knee pad.

When the last needle was inserted, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she called her personal maid.

"Xiao Tao."

Xiao Tao heard the sound and entered the room, then asked casually.

"Girl, what's going on?"

Sheng Xiaoliu handed the kneepad to Xiaotao and said.

"Including the two from before, there are three knee pads in total. Give them to my second brother, third brother, and brother-in-law respectively. This last pair is for my brother-in-law. Remember this and don't get them mixed up."

After hearing Sheng Xiaoliu's words, Xiaotao immediately smiled.

"Hey, girl, why did you make a different knee pad for your brother-in-law? Are you in love with him?"

Xiao Tao is just like that, she speaks her mind and says whatever she thinks.

When Sheng Xiaoliu heard this, his face immediately turned red, and he pretended to be angry and said.

"Don't talk nonsense. My brother-in-law is my brother-in-law. I don't think that way. He has helped me so much on a daily basis. I want to thank him specially. Is there any problem?"

Xiao Tao nodded and said, "Indeed, my brother-in-law has helped us a lot. It's not a problem for you to say that, young lady. However, if my brother-in-law wasn't my brother-in-law, wouldn't you be really tempted?"

Xiao Tao usually looks stupid, but at this moment, she showed a different kind of intelligence.

Sheng Xiaoliu could no longer sit still and immediately prepared to stand up and hit Xiaotao twice.

"I told you to talk nonsense."

Seeing this, Xiao Tao laughed heartily and ran out quickly.

She then arranged for other servants to deliver the other two knee pads to Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng's courtyards.

Finally, he personally took the new knee pad that Sheng Xiaoliu had just sewn and left the Sheng Mansion, heading towards Lu Xiao's home.

Chapter 185 Examination

Lu Mansion.

Sheng Shulan touched the knee pads Xiao Tao had just given her and said to herself.

"Xiao Liu is really clever and skillful. This kneepad is very delicately made. It seems that a lot of thought went into it. Husband, are you really planning to marry Xiao Liu as your concubine?"

Lu Xiao beside him said with a smile, "Of course, I like Xiaoliu's personality. You shouldn't be jealous, right?"

Sheng Shulan immediately said, "Huh, jealous? You're just wishful thinking. I can't wait for you to marry a few more sisters. You're just wasting my time all day. I don't know where you get all that energy."

Lu Xiao stepped forward and hugged her, saying, "It's not my fault that you're in good health. Besides, you didn't say that when we were in bed. It was you who kept asking for it."

After hearing this, Sheng Shulan suddenly felt embarrassed.

"Oh, you're not ashamed to say that in broad daylight."

This is already pretty good.

If it were in the past, she would probably be too embarrassed to even speak.

After all, they are an old married couple, so it's different.

At this time, Lu Xiao tightened his arms and whispered in his ear.

"Let's have a baby."

As soon as these words came out, Sheng Shulan's body stiffened.

After a moment, she asked in a trembling voice, "Didn't you say before that you'd wait a few years?"

Lu Xiao said, "This is a different time. Before, I was worried that you were too weak and that having a child too early would be bad for your health. But now it's different. After learning my routine, you've become as strong as an ox. Now is the perfect time to have a child. I hope my first child will be with you."

To Sheng Shulan, these words were better than any sweet words.

Because she was born into a merchant family, she always felt inexplicably inferior in front of Lu Xiao.

And this inferiority complex continued to grow along with the light shining on Lu Xiao.

Especially after coming to Bianjing and seeing many young ladies from famous families, it became even more serious.

She was very afraid that Lu Xiao would one day despise her background.

Because she knew clearly how outstanding her husband was.

Although she repeatedly told herself that Lu Xiao was not that kind of person, she couldn't help but overthink it.

She had tried many times before to find Lu Xiaozhang a concubine. The reason mentioned above was indeed there, but it was also because of her inferiority complex.

But today, after hearing Lu Xiao's words, her long-held worries finally disappeared.

Lu Xiao was still the same as before, the person he cared about the most was always her.

So she quietly wiped the corners of her eyes and said coquettishly.

"You are the cow."

Lu Xiao laughed and said, "Alright, I'm an ox. Let me plow your land today."

After saying this, he picked up Sheng Shulan and walked towards the inner room.

The next day.

Lu Xiao and his wife got up early.

Today is the time for the triennial examination.

I have studied hard for more than ten years just for this opportunity.

As long as you pass the imperial examination, you will be able to leap over the dragon gate and ascend to heaven in one step.

After a simple breakfast, the couple left home and got on the carriage.

Originally, Lu Xiao didn't want his wife to see him off.

After all, the two of them had been busy from the afternoon till late at night yesterday, and it was really tiring.

But Sheng Shulan insisted on coming.

When she went to Youyang before, she was unable to send him off because Suzhou City was too far away.

So this time, no matter what she said, she would personally watch Lu Xiao enter the examination room.

Unable to persuade Lu Xiao, he had no choice but to bring her along.

Fortunately, there were carriages along the way, so we could continue to rest.

The roads in Bianjing were quite flat.

In this way, after leaving home, it took about an hour for the carriage to arrive at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.

It's not that the distance is far.

There was really too much traffic on the road.

Can you believe that there were traffic jams in ancient times?

This is the card that will be tested.

As soon as the two of them got out of the car, a surprised voice came from not far away.

"Brother-in-law! Sister! This way."

They both turned their heads and saw Sheng Xiaoliu waving at them from the opposite side.

The Sheng family is all over there.

The two of them immediately walked towards each other.

After meeting, it is natural to exchange pleasantries.

After all, Lu Xiao hadn't been to the Sheng family for several days.

Before the imperial examination, Zhuang Xuejiu gave everyone a long vacation.

It's to get everyone adjusted.

Without the excuse of the private school, it was naturally difficult for Lu Xiao, a man, to go to the Sheng family all day.

Just as the two families were exchanging pleasantries, a commotion was heard not far away.

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