In a blink of an eye, it was the imperial examination.
Those who were on the list before had the opportunity to enter the palace. Feng Xi, Yan Ruyu and Hong Yi entered the palace one after another.
Hong Yi looked a little nervous, but Yan Ruyu and Feng Xi looked the same as usual.
The emperor personally presided over the setting of the questions. He first used the issue of building water canals that had been discussed in the court as the test question.
"I think it should be repaired. Although this project consumes manpower, time, and financial resources in the early stage, once it is completed, it will be good news to the people." Yan Ruyu said seriously.
"Furthermore, if people are allowed to go to work, they must be paid reasonable wages. As the saying goes, if one party contributes effort and the other party contributes money, things will be done well and quickly, and everyone will be happy."
The emperor listened and kept nodding.
The other court officials also took several questions and thought that Yan Ruyu was excellent in all aspects.
Feng Xi has always been a high-profile genius, but Yan Ruyu is younger than him and shows no difference in magnanimity and knowledge. Of the two, Yan Ruyu is more outstanding.
Although Hongyi was nervous, he entered the state in the later stage and performed exceptionally.
The emperor was overjoyed. He immediately said: "My field is really full of talents. The number one scholar is Yan Ruyu! He was awarded the Imperial Academy to compile and compile."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yan Ruyu knelt down and thanked him.
The second and third best candidates were Feng Xi and Hong Yi respectively, both of whom were awarded editorships at the Hanlin Academy. The other Jinshi were assigned to various positions according to their rankings, and everyone was happy.
After the palace examination, the champions paraded through the streets, and people came and went on the streets.
Yan Ruyu sat on the horse, her face was like rain, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised to accept the baptism attention of the people.
The girls who had not yet left the court in the capital threw flowers to Yan Ruyu.
"Sister." Su Qinghuan stood on the second floor of Huaxun Pastry Store, watching what was happening below, feeling a little uncomfortable and panicking.
As soon as Ye Fuxun looked at her, he knew Su Qinghuan's psychological activities. She smiled and comforted: "Don't be sad, Ruyu is now the number one scholar. It is normal for him to be liked and coveted by others."
"What you have to do is to be tough. Don't be like a soft persimmon and let others play their tricks in front of Ruyu."
Su Qinghuan listened half-comprehensively: "Sister, what do you mean, you want to eliminate all the women around Ruyu?"
"No." Ye Fuxun shook his head, "You see, before the prince, there are many beautiful girls jumping up. There are two reasons for success. One is that the prince is unwavering, and the other is that I am not cowardly. When soldiers come, they will block the water.
Earth cover, that’s exactly what it means.”
Su Qinghuan nodded extremely seriously: "I understand, thank you sister."
"Ruyu is a good boy. He is a cold-hearted person. Only by walking into his heart can he be protected by him." Ye Fuxun once again gave Su Qinghuan a weight.
"You can rest assured. However, the two of you still need to understand things in a relationship. No matter how much I say, it can't be better than your own understanding."
Su Qinghuan finally smiled. She withdrew her gaze and focused all her energy on the cake in her hand.
Recently, Ye Fuxun wanted to make egg yolk cake, but she actually wanted to eat it herself. No one in the shop knew how to make it, so she wrote down the recipe and tried to make it herself.
What she and Su Qinghuan were working on was the stuffing inside. She made bean paste, mung bean paste, and steamed sweet potatoes. There were no purple sweet potatoes in the Daji where she lived, so this sweet potato was used to replace the purple sweet potatoes.
The egg yolks were placed one by one, and Ye Fuxun wrapped them in bean paste balls, then wrapped the bean paste dumplings into the dough, and sprinkled sesame seeds on top.
To make other egg yolk cakes, repeat the same steps.
An hour later, Ye Fuxun finally finished making the egg yolk cakes. She put the still white egg yolk cakes into the baking kiln.
Nian Ci and Xi Luo were both looking forward to it. They squatted in the baking kiln and stared at it for a moment, fearing that the egg yolk cake would burn.
Ye Fuxun couldn't laugh or cry when he saw this: "You don't have to guard this barbecue kiln. You can go and do whatever you need to do. Wait until it's o'clock before you take it but don't eat it."
"Princess, actually this slave wants to eat." After Nian Ci finished speaking, she couldn't help but lick her lips.
After all, Ye Fuxun makes every delicacy delicious!
After an hour, Ye Fuxun pinched it and said, "Okay, you can take it out!"
In their eyes, it is already the most delicious pastry in the world. Who would have thought that egg yolks can actually be put into the pastry, and the outside of the pastry is actually layered with thin flakes.
Ye Fuxun thought for a while and decided to go back to the East Palace to celebrate Yan Ruyu and Hong Yi, and then take time to work on the egg yolk cake.
A dozen egg yolk cakes were sent to the palace, and six were sent to Cining Palace, the residence of the Queen Mother.
Six were sent to Yunxiao Palace, and the remaining six were sent to Qingli Palace.
The Queen Mother heard that Ye Fuxun had made a new pastry and was looking forward to it. After taking a bite of the egg yolk cake, her eyes were full of surprise: "This is the most delicious pastry the Ai family has ever eaten. The princess is really a smart person."
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The old nun beside her was a little surprised. You know, the royal dining room in the palace is home to delicacies from all over the world. The Queen Mother has been a foodie since she was a child, and she has developed a very clever mouth.
"Try it too." The Queen Mother motioned to the old nanny to have one too.
The old nanny has been following the Queen Mother, and the two of them are like sisters, so they did not shirk after hearing this.
"It's really delicious." The old grandma took the first bite and found that there was egg yolk inside, and she was surprised. "How the princess did it is really amazing."
The two of them were full of praise for the egg yolk cake made by Ye Fuxun, and Yunxiao Palace and Qingli Palace had the same evaluation.
The East Palace was very lively, and Ye Fuxun prepared a table of hot pot.
The meat and fish fillets were cut into extremely thin pieces by the cook, the meatballs and fishballs were freshly made, and Ji Yannuo got the beef from nowhere.
Various green vegetables are placed next to the hot pot.
It is not advisable to drink alcohol when eating hot pot, so Ye Fuxun squeezed orange juice and bought rice wine to drink.
"Ruyu and Hongyi are really amazing. From now on, you will take an official career. I wish you a smooth and prosperous career." Ye Fuxun smiled and stood up, holding orange juice in his hand.
Yan Ruyu's face was rosy, and he said seriously: "Ruyu is here today, thanks to the master and master, Ruyu respects you."
Ji Yannuo smiled lightly and accepted his respect.
Hong Yi also stood up and thanked Ye Fuxun. When he talked about the excitement, tears were still shining in the corners of his eyes. He even said: "In short, when Hong Yi has full wings, he will not forget the kindness of the prince and the princess."
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"There is no need to be so outspoken." Ye Fuxun said with a smile, "I believe in my perspective on people. You just need to live your life wonderfully, and don't care too much about me and the prince."
Hong Yi and Yan Ruyu looked at each other, feeling warm in their hearts.
Ye Fuxun had no purpose in helping them in the first place, which was enough for them to follow her for the rest of their lives.
The weather in Beijing has turned cooler, which is a good time to have hot pot. They celebrated until midnight. They also drank several pots of peach blossom wine afterwards, and there were more people to have fun with.