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Xiao Ruyue looked at him seriously and said, "Then will it be alright if I become your wife in the future?"

"That would be great." Yuwen He expressed his satisfaction.

Xiao Ruyue could not help but laugh.

Tomorrow was the Hall Competition, so Xiao Ruyue took a bath and changed her clothes after eating dinner. After reading for a while, she went to rest. She even drank a big bowl of bitter medicine before going to bed.

Sister Ya Yin's medicine was getting more and more bitter.

Xiao Ruyue's intestines were about to turn green from grief. She said, "Big Sister Ya Yin, can you make the medicine not so bitter next time?"

Big Sister Ya Yin smirked. "I'll give you one more yellow lotus next time."

Sis, I was wrong. I didn't say anything.

This Lord was very protective of his elders, so when he heard Tang Jingzhi's words, he calmly said, "Have Tang Jingzhi come over, and be responsible for inspecting the formula of the medicine."

Sister Ya Yin grinded her teeth in anger.

As expected of you, the emperor!

Xiao Ruyue was smiling from head to toe, when she fell asleep her face was smiling so hard that she was tired.

It was most likely due to his elated mood that Xiao Ruyue didn't sleep a wink the entire night. woke up very early, tidied up, dressed up as a young eunuch, and took Qingqing and Chong Yue out of the palace.

Today, she was going to the Linde Hall, and her servants and followers couldn't bring any of them. Bringing Qingqing and Chong Yue along was for the sake of safety on the journey.

When they arrived at Courtyard Situ, Xiao Ruyue changed into a new set of clothes and came out after changing.

"Young master, the palace carriage is here. It's time for you to depart." Steward Shay reminded him from outside.

"Alright, I'll be there right away." Xiao Ruyue agreed, but before he could finish, the elegant youth opened the door and walked out.

The youth had a jade crown on his head and was dressed in a fitting black robe. The hem of his robe had a silver line drawn upon it, creating a large complex cloud pattern.

Xiao Ruyue was born with delicate features, skin as smooth as cream, especially her black eyes that were as black as jade beneath her beautiful eyebrows. Her slightly black and moist pupils were alluring and ethereal, making it hard for people to look away from her gaze.

Du Ziheng had a lot of opportunities to face Xiao Ruyue, but this scene still scared him silly.

In that instant, his mind went blank, and the world became empty except for this person in front of him.

Her whole body seemed to radiate light, attracting him. She kept drawing closer and closer

"Brother Du, let's go." Xiao Ruyue warned him as he saw him in a daze.

Being called out by her, Du Ziheng seemed as if she had just woken up from a dream.

"Let's go for a walk."

When the young eunuch from the palace saw Xiao Ruyue, he was startled and regained his senses, and immediately said: "The two of you, please follow me."

Xiao Ruyue smiled and nodded towards the young eunuch, causing the young eunuch to look at her embarrassedly.

After all, he had seen Fang Weiyong, this esteemed disciple of Fang Weiyong's, before. He felt that this Honored Warrior 'Situ Wu' looked very familiar, and wanted to take a few more glances at him, but did not dare to, which was why he looked so awkward.

Just as Qing Qing and Chong Yue were about to follow them, Xiao Shunzi swept his eyes across them with suspicion, "What are you two planning to do?"

"We are Young Master's followers." Chong Yue straightened his back and said.

The young eunuch frowned, pointed at the carriage outside the door, and said to Yu Lin Wei, "These two will be the first to take the examination, and the third is the contestant. They will be escorted into the palace by Yu Lin Guards. Please go back. "

Even though she knew it would be like this, Qing Qing was still unwilling. Just as she was about to speak, she was pulled back by Chong Yue. Chong Yue looked at her, and she stood there obediently.

Xiao Ruyue and Du Ziheng followed the Young Eunuch out and got on the carriage, and then they left in a grandiose manner.

There were many people gathered at the entrance of Courtyard to watch the show.

This Courtyard Situ had already produced two of the top three in the examination, and one of them was a high school's top scorer, how could they not join in on the fun and see what the Elders of the Association were like?

The rich wanted power, the rich wanted more power. They came here to see who was the person in the competition, so they wanted to see if they could find joy in this opportunity to get to know each other.

However, because of the guidance provided by the eunuchs from the palace and the awe-inspiring guards of the imperial guards, these people only dared to look around. How could they dare to approach them?

Not long after the guards left, Chong Yue and Qing Qing caught up with them on their horses. They didn't follow them too far away, but they could follow them anytime if anything happened to them.

Fortunately, the journey was smooth. Other than the people who were admiring him, there was nothing else. Chong Yue and Qing Qing used their identity tokens to enter the palace gate and guarded it from afar.

Even in the palace, it was not an absolute safety.

The morning assembly in Linde Hall had already ended, only a portion of the officials remained. The rest had already left the hall.

When Xiao Ruyue and Du Ziheng arrived outside the hall, there was a young man who was present. He looked to be in his early thirties and was dressed in cloth, which was much simpler than Du Ziheng's. Compared to Xiao Ruyue's luxurious clothes, his clothes were like the difference between heaven and earth. It seemed extremely simple.

Xiao Ruyue could not help but give him another glance, this face had a bit of a scholar's demeanor, just that it was a bit cynical.

When their gazes met, the other party frowned at her. It was clear that he was doubting that the wealthy young master would be able to enter the top three.

Xiao Ruyue was amused for a moment. Although she had suspected that there was something fishy about this result, she still trusted Yue Yang and Jing Yu's judgement.

She felt that it was fine if she did not live up to expectations. To be questioned by others was a completely different matter.

Thinking about that, Xiao Ruyue raised her head and stuck her chest out, her gaze swept across the man's body.

The other party was stunned.

Xiao Ruyue did not care about him anymore, and her gaze landed on Elder Xiao Shunzi who was leading the way.

The young father-in-law saluted them and went to report.

Du Ziheng, who was beside him, seemed to be a little nervous.

"Brother Du, relax. His Majesty is also an ordinary person. He won't have three heads and six arms."

"Mm, yes." Du Ziheng nervously held his hands together.

Xiao Ruyue suddenly felt that it was funny, he was saying that she was going to deal with Yuwen Chenglian with a manly look, why did she become so terrified just when she was entering the palace to see the emperor?

If he knew that the person sitting inside the Linde Hall was the "Zhu Yuwen" that he had seen before, he wondered what his reaction would be.

Xiao Ruyue looked at Du Ziheng, her words were basically useless to him, but he was still very nervous. She then looked at the person at the side, who had a look of arrogance on his face that was almost the same as Du Ziheng's.

This person was number two. On the Emperor Board, between Du Ziheng and her, what did he seem to be called?

On the other hand, when she glanced inside the hall, she could not help but become nervous.

From this angle, one could only roughly see the situation in the great hall. The bright yellow monarch sat on the throne in the distance, but his face could not be seen.

Very quickly, Xiao Shunzi was back. He spoke a few words with them to be careful of, when he heard a voice from inside the hall: "Proclamation — — Examination of the top three places to meet you!"

Xiao Ruyue and the other two braced themselves and followed behind Xiao Shunzi who was leading the way, walking straight into the Linde Hall.

Xiao Shunzi was the first to kneel on the ground, "Your Majesty, we will try to bring the three first."

Du Ziheng, Xiao Ruyue and the other two all kneeled down together, "Long live the Emperor — — This subject pays his respect to the Emperor."

"Rise."

A low and gentle male voice slowly rang out. Xiao Ruyue could not help but raise her head to look, and the person she liked, her husband, was sitting right there. She used the most familiar voice to speak the calmest words, sounding both familiar and unfamiliar.

They had known each other for such a long time, yet they had never met each other in this way.

At this very moment, this was a completely different scene.

Xiao Ruyue's mouth formed a curve, and looked at Yuwen He who was seated down, his eyes filled with laughter.

At this time, all the officials were looking at Xiao Ruyue and the other two, but Du Ziheng and the other person did not raise their heads, thus, a majority of officials had a deep impression of this young man.

No one had ever dared to look straight into the eyes of the emperor during the Hall Competition.

Yue Xiang and Xiao Jingyu looked at each other, both of them with helplessness that they could not say.

"Young man, you sure are bold!" The head of the Ministry of War who was known for his rigidity and conceit, who liked to use his seniority, first challenged Xiao Ruyue.

Xiao Ruyue looked over with a "Eh". She suddenly remembered that the Autumn Beauty that she had detained in the palace was this old man's granddaughter, right?

It really was a family.

Xiao Ruyue bowed to him obediently, "Master Shang Shu, I am afraid I am too late. What's wrong with this late life, please advise me? "

Old Qiu snorted contemptuously with his nostrils flaring. "All the youngsters nowadays are so arrogant!" Almost gnashing his teeth.

Xiao Ruyue was shocked, she was clearly obedient, how was she arrogant!

She had only seen this Old Minister Qiu once during their wedding. This was the second time, so 'Situ Wu' should not have offended him, right?!

Xiao Ruyue was stupefied.

Du Ziheng could roughly tell that she still wanted to speak, so he hurriedly pulled on her sleeve to remind her that he was not in Linde Hall.

Xiao Ruyue had also almost forgotten that she was not the mistress of the mid palace or the mother of the country, she was only the third place candidate, Situ Wu.

She nodded and unknowingly looked at Yuwen He who was seated on the seat. Yuwen He frowned, seemingly angry, she immediately shook her head at him.

"Minister Qiu is an old official from two dynasties, although this young man will test to be in the top three, he is still a child, why do you need to make things difficult for a child?" Yue Yang could not bear to see this any longer, so he scolded Minister Qiu.

Old man Qiu's face flushed red as he huffed and puffed, not daring to get angry.

Xiao Ruyue immediately vented her anger.

The Wang Shangshu from the Ministry of Work sized Xiao Ruyue up once, and praised him: "It's said that there's been a young man among the heroes of the ancient times, but to think that there's actually such a young man among the top three. Your Majesty, this is the fortune of our nation. "

When he looked at Yuwen He who was seated on his seat, his brows seemed to ease up a little.

Xiao Ruyue really wanted to thank the Wang Shangshu a little.