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The weak sunlight passed through the layers of dark clouds and sprinkled on the ground. The originally flourishing flowers seemed to be affected by the sky, showing their dejection. They no longer had any thoughts of competing against each other.

Stretching lazily, Han Xiao looked at the gloomy sky and couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. Compared to the cloudy weather, he liked sunny weather more, especially the feeling of the sun shining on his body. It was so warm that it seemed to be able to dispel the cold in his heart.

"Seventh Prince, this is the uniform that was sent to you yesterday from the inner hall. You didn't even try it yesterday. Please give it a try today." Lil 'Lei Zi took out a gold-plated court uniform and respectfully handed it to Han Xiao.

It looked very similar to Han Xiangtian's dragon robe. The material of the garment was made from the newest Yunshan Jin, and the touch of the hand seemed to be touching a soft cloud, which was very comfortable. At the bottom of the robe, there was also a beautifully inlaid red colored gold stone that formed a large cloud pattern, shining with the noble light from the sunlight.

"Did you really bring this over from the Inner Palace? If I remember correctly, this is the crown prince's attire. " Han Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Seventh Prince asked the same question back then, but the people in the inner palace said that the Emperor ordered someone to send this over to you, so I accepted it." Little Lei Zi said.

Han Xiao reached out his hand and gently caressed the uniform. His eyes were cold, it seemed that some people did not want him to have a good holiday, and wanted to find something for him to do as soon as he returned.

"Seventh Prince, it's almost time for the assembly. What's your clothes?" Little Lei Zi asked as he looked at the sky which was getting brighter.

"Send this cloth to the Three Sovereign Palace. They say that someone forged the crown prince's robes for the third prince to handle." Han Xiao closed his eyes and said indifferently.

"Yes, but then Seventh Prince, you won't have a court uniform to wear in court today." Little Lei Zi said hesitantly.

"Who says that you must wear your court uniform in the court?" Han Xiao's lips curved up in a demonic smile as he said that, directly taking a blue robe and ignoring Little Lei Zi's shouts behind him, he quickly walked towards the True Sun Palace.

Walking out of the Phoenix Sage Temple, Han Xiao met Xiao Jianfeng who had rushed over in a hurry. Seeing that Xiao Jianfeng was holding a dark yellow crown prince robe, he smiled and said, "Cousin Jianfeng has thought it through very carefully."

"This uniform was brought by this subordinate this morning from the inner palace. It should fit him perfectly." Xiao Jianfeng respectfully handed the court uniform to Han Xiao.

Reaching out to take the uniform, Han Xiao placed it on his arm and turned around to leave, ignoring the shocked look on his face. He took the robe from Lei Zi's hands and walked back.

"Cousin Jianfeng, let's go." Han Xiao said with a faint smile.

"Seventh Prince, you're not wearing the imperial court uniform?" Xiao Jianfeng asked worriedly.

"Of course it's for wearing, but I want to wear it on the top." With that, Han Xiao walked out of Phoenix Sage Temple. Although Xiao Jianfeng did not understand Han Xiao's words, he still hurriedly followed him.

When they arrived at the True Sun Palace, it was already time for the imperial court. The civil and military official was already standing at attention. An official even came out to report something to Han Xiangtian.

Pushing the guard's hand, Han Xiao rushed into True Sun Hall. Seeing Han Xiangtian, who was seated in the middle, he bowed and said loudly, "Imperial Father, this son came late to ask Imperial Father for punishment."

Hearing Han Xiao's voice, everyone cast their gaze towards him. Other than Wei Jinggrong and the other Xiao Ba Ya officials, their eyes were filled with suspicion. They didn't know which prince had suddenly barged in.

"Seventh Imperial Brother, why did you suddenly barge in when the Scholar of the Hall was reporting to Father about the Autumn Hall's examination? Moreover, it was a heinous crime to not wear imperial court uniform during the imperial court." Han Zhao was the first to reprimand him.

When the others heard Han Zhao's words and saw that Han Xiao wasn't wearing the court uniform, they all looked at Han Xiao doubtfully. Some of the older officials even looked at Han Xiao with dissatisfaction.

"Xiao'er, your Third Emperor brother is right. How can you not wear imperial robes when you're in the imperial court?" Han Xiangtian asked with a frown on his face.

Feeling everyone's discontent, Han Xiao's lips curled up into a faint smile as he unfurled the two imperial robes on his arm and said, "Imperial Father, this son knows that we cannot wear imperial robes during the morning, but yesterday afternoon and this morning, I received two different imperial uniforms, the one on the left was sent over at Imperial Father's behest, the one on the right was brought over this morning from the inner palace, but it was a different uniform. I didn't know which imperial uniform was used, so when I came back to myself, I took them and asked which imperial uniform I should wear."

Hearing Han Xiao's words, Han Xiangtian looked coldly at Han Zhao before turning his head to Han Xiao and saying, "You are the son of the previous Empress, and also my Crown Prince. Han Xiangtian looked coldly at Han Zhao, then turned his head to Han Xiao and said,"

"It's this son that's thanking Imperial Father for answering this question." Han Xiao respectfully bowed, stood up and put on the prince robe on the right side, then walked in the direction of Han Zhao.

"Third royal brother, I think it would be better to leave it to you first." Han Xiao said with a faint smile, the sincerity in his eyes made it hard for others to reject him.

Han Zhe's eyelids twitched when he saw this magnificent Crown Prince's uniform. He had originally ordered people to deliver this uniform to Han Xiao in order to put Han Xiao in a dilemma, so that he could wear the uniform and ascend to the throne. If Han Xiao was accused of using the Crown Prince's uniform again, it would be a great disrespect and he would be punished no matter what, but he didn't expect Han Xiao to take this uniform and wear it together and throw the matter to Han Xiang to resolve this crisis, causing his own plan to fail.

"Seventh Imperial Brother, you're the one who brought this uniform, so it's better if you bring it back. Moreover, right now, we're discussing the Autumn Hall's examination, so it's better for you to stand next to me and listen carefully." Han Zhao said with a gentle smile on his face, as if he really was a good brother who cared about his little brother.

"Third Imperial Brother's reminder was correct, the Master of Arts from the Hall of Literature apologized because Han Xiao interrupted you." Han Xiao turned around and bowed to Zheng Xian.

Seeing Han Xiao, the prince, apologizing to him, caused the displeasure in his heart to immediately disappear. Seeing Han Xiao being so courteous, the others also nodded their heads in satisfaction. They, who originally wanted Han Xiangtian to punish Han Xiao, also shut their mouths and didn't say anything more.

"The Seventh Prince is too polite. I just said that I wasn't disturbed by the Seventh Prince." Zheng Die hurriedly bowed to Han Xiao.

"Zheng, you can continue talking. Xiao'er, you better listen to what Zheng Xian has to say. After all, you have to host the Autumn Hall Competition together with Zhe'er. It's not good if you don't know anything about it." Han Xiangtian faintly said.

Han Xiangtian's words immediately stirred up waves in the hearts of the ministers. Han Xiao had just entered the imperial court and wanted him to host the Autumn Hall Competition together with Han Zhao, what did that mean? In addition, Han Xiangtian said that Han Xiao could wear the imperial court uniform, even if Han Xiao wore it, it wouldn't be wrong. For a moment, many people started to wonder if Han Xiangtian had plans to pass the throne down to Han Xiao.

"Yes, Your Majesty." After the ceremony, Zheng Xian continued, "This year's Autumn Hall Competition is composed of the Literature test and the Martial Arts test, just like in previous years. This humble subject has already formulated a few questions that need to be decided by Your Majesty, as for the Martial Arts test, you are not qualified to be used as a benchmark for those below the initial stage of the test. Right now, this humble subject has already passed the town's examination. Although the number of people selected for the Hall Competition is not as many as in the past, the cultivation and literature of these people have far surpassed that of the past. "

"Alright, thank you for your hard work. Han Zhao and Han Xiao will decide the topic for the exam together. As for the specific details, they will be decided by you two." Han Xiangtian faintly said.

Hearing that Han Xiangtian had handed over Han Zhao and Han Xiao to decide the topic, the people on the stage couldn't help but be moved. They kept looking at Han Xiao and Han Zhao, as if trying to figure out who was the person Han Xiangtian was interested in.

Among them, the only thing that interested Han Xiao was the matter of the tax revenue. With his financial background, he listened very carefully, occasionally thinking about some of the things he had learned in his mind. Only when the voice of the guard next to Han Xiangtian calling 'retirement' rang in his mind did he walk out of his mind. After bowing to Han Xiangtian, he followed the others and left the True Sun Palace.

As soon as he stepped out of True Sun Palace, he was surrounded by a few officials. Judging from their attire, they shouldn't be low ranking officials. Right now, they were all looking at him with a fawning expression, the degree of their enthusiasm caused Han Xiao to feel goosebumps all over his body.

"Grandfather, you're here too." Just as Han Xiao was struggling to shake off those people, he saw Xiao Ba Ya's figure slowly appear in his field of vision.

"It's been two years. Seventh Prince seems to have grown even taller." Seeing Han Xiao come over, Xiao Ba Cliff looked at Han Xiao and said.

Han Xiao faintly smiled, reached out his hand to support Xiao Budian and said, "Grandfather, Xiao'er missed you so much after not seeing you for two years. Since you have nothing better to do, why don't you come with me to my Phoenix Sage Temple and reminisce about old times."

"Seventh Prince, there are some matters that I need to take care of at the Duke's Palace. Moreover, the Emperor has asked you and the Third Prince to decide on the questions for the Hall's literary test. I can't disturb you any longer." Xiao Ba Ya said with a smile.

Hearing Xiao Ba Ya say this, Han Xiao glanced at the still standing Han Zhao with a trace of disappointment on his face as he said, "Okay, then I'll go out of the palace one day to see grandfather."

"Alright, then this old official shall take his leave." With that, Xiao Ba Ya bowed and left, while the other people who wanted to get close to Han Xiao saw the way Han Xiao was getting close to him and quickly followed, planning to find a way out from Xiao Ba Ya.

The corner of Han Xiao's mouth rose into a mocking smile as he saw the actions of those people. He then turned around and walked towards Han Zhao.