The martial arts test was held for two more days. On the eleventh day of the Lunar New Year, the list of the top ten was announced, with Jin Ziji at the top, Qin Shu second, and Gao Zhen at the bottom.
"Based on the combination of the literary test and the martial arts test, those who entered the third test are Jin Ziji, Jin Zijue, Su Yan, Qin Shu... Luo Jinchao."
When the Ministry of Rites read out the list of personnel, Gao Yan and Luo Qingzhi were both at the side.
Gao Yan asked, "Who is this Luo Jinchao?"
Li Shangshu replied, "He is the second son of the Luo family in Yizhou. His family is in the tailoring business."
Gao Yan nodded, "Is it just a poor family?"
Luo Qingzhi spoke, "The decree at that time said that there was no restriction on identity, and there was nothing wrong with it."
Gao Yan looked at Luo Qingzhi and asked, "A Luo, do you know him?"
"No." Luo Qingzhi shook her head and explained, "It's rare for me to meet someone with the surname Luo. I just feel friendly."
Gao Yan did not continue to ask, but told everyone around him, "You all go down."
"yes."
After a while, only Gao Yan and Luo Qingzhi were left in the Xianyang Hall.
Gao Yan didn't mean to say anything, and asked directly, "Have you thought about the questions for A Luo's third test?"
Luo Qingzhi nodded and said, "I've thought about it."
Gao Yan did not continue to ask questions, and Luo Qingzhi continued: "I will hide very important items in the princess's mansion. Whoever finds them first within one day will be my husband."
Gao Yan smiled and said jokingly, "Are you asking them to ransack your home?"
Luo Qingzhi also smiled, "I just believe in fate, not to mention, there is nothing shameful in my house."
"What is the very important item?" Gao Yan asked.
Luo Qingzhi said: "This is also the question itself."
"..." Gao Yan was stunned for a moment, then nodded with understanding, "I understand, I will go there in person tomorrow, and I also want to see what kind of husband Aluo will choose for me."
"Yes, I will prepare everything by then."
After Luo Qingzhi left, Huang Si came in and Gao Yan informed him of the conversation just now.
Huang Si was puzzled and asked: "I am stupid and don't understand the meaning of this so-called important thing."
Gao Yan explained, "Aluo didn't tell them what the important things were. It was up to them to find them individually in the mansion. First, through the mouths of these people, he told the world that there was nothing wrong with the princess's mansion.
Secondly, it is up to Aluo to judge what is important, and it is also a test of whether her future husband understands her... It is also a good thing to talk about it."
Huang Si thought about it for a moment and said, "Well, Mr. Jin has been spending a lot of time with the princess these days. Can you get a glimpse of it?"
Gao Yan's eyes dimmed and he asked: "How long have we been together?"
Huang Si quickly changed his words, "No, no, this slave is just talking nonsense."
The tea serving lady came in to change the tea, and Huang Shi served the new tea without saying any more words.
Gao Yan did not mean to blame, but instead frowned and said worriedly: "Aluo will have to take this most difficult road after all."
Huang Si didn't understand this sentence, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He just reminded him lightly, "Your Majesty, it's time to have dinner. Should you go here or go to the palace?"
"Go to the Queen's Palace."
"......yes."
Luo Qingzhi returned to the princess's mansion and summoned Fan Li and others to the study.
She recounted tomorrow's situation again, and the three of them nodded one after another.
Luo Chen hesitated, "Master, do you really want to do this?"
Before Luo Qingzhi could speak, Qin Shu spoke up, "What? You are questioning the master."
Luo Chen quickly shook his head, "No, it's just that I'm worried about whether the second young master can really afford it."
"..." Luo Qingzhi said slowly, "I believe him."
Fan Li thought for a while and then said: "Alluo, just think about it clearly. If you are an emperor, if you cannot go through hardships, you will not understand the importance of empathy."
"Tomorrow, take Ah Rou out of the house." Luo Qingzhi ordered.
Qin Shu nodded and said, "It has been arranged. Master Baili will send someone to pick up the county master tomorrow."
Luo Qingzhi took a breath and said, "Okay, then, let's go down and get ready."
"yes."
Fan Li and the others walked out of the study. Luo Chen was still a little puzzled and said to himself: "I always feel that the second young master doesn't know anything and is a little cruel. He happily participated in the third test, but it turned out to be just a trap."
Qin Shu knocked on his head and said, "You kid, don't talk nonsense and ruin the master's affairs."
"I just don't understand why we can't tell the second young master directly. In this way, wouldn't he be able to cooperate with us better?" Luo Chen said.
This time it was not Qin Shu's turn to ask questions. Fan Li said seriously: "Do you think His Majesty really doesn't know that Gao Zhen is in our house?"
Luo Chen continued: "However, it was also the master who kept the second young master in the house at the beginning. Then, it is also the master who sends him to take over the position of heir apparent now."
Fan Li said sternly, "Okay, we are all just retainers. We will do whatever the master orders us to do."
"......Yes, sir."
Qin Shu moved his ears and said softly: "Well, he's gone."
Luo Chen took a deep breath and asked quickly: "How did I behave just now?"
Qin Shu smiled and said, "Very good. I even thought that you really had objections to the master's arrangement."
Luo Chen immediately said, "You, don't talk nonsense, how could I have objections to the master's arrangements?"
"Okay, okay, there are still many things to do, let's go report it." Fan Li said.
Later, Luo Chen returned to the study again and reported to Luo Qingzhi, "Master, that girl has quietly left the house."
Luo Qingzhi nodded, "Yes, I understand." She ordered, "Act a full play and send a few people to hunt her down."
"yes."
After giving instructions, Luo Qingzhi continued to lower her head and write something on the paper.
Luo Chen asked: "Master is actually very worried about the second young master."
Luo Qingzhi stopped writing and said: "I have been thinking about it for a long time. Although I am 100% sure, I am still worried that something will go wrong..."
Luo Chen snickered and said, "Master is paying more and more attention to the second young master."
Luo Qingzhi glared at Luo Chen, "What? Very free?"
Luo Li immediately bowed and resigned.
At night, in the side hall of the Jin Mansion, the eldest princess was sitting in the hall, and a girl was kneeling on the ground.
"Your Highness, what I heard is true. The former prince is really in the princess's mansion, and I even saw it with my own eyes."
The eldest princess took a sip of the tea in her hand and asked slowly: "Xiaoqing, have you seen it with your own eyes?"
Xiao Qing replied: "At first, I was not sure, but I heard the guards in the mansion call him the second son. But today, they were quarreling, and they talked about seizing the legitimate son...
..."
"Bold!" The eldest princess raised her voice and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Princess An Ning is just a woman, how can she seize the direct line?"
Xiao Qing immediately explained, "No, I want to help the second young master seize the heir apparent. Then, what they said about the former prince, so I guess this second young master is the former prince."
The eldest princess was silent for a moment, then ordered her personal maid, "Go to the study. I remember that for the Queen Mother's birthday last year, she painted a picture celebrating her descendants, and the former prince was also in it."
"yes."
The eldest princess stood up, pulled up Xiao Qing, and said very gently: "Xiao Qing, I have suffered a lot for you during this period. I asked you to pretend to assassinate Princess An Ning before, and I wanted to find an opportunity to arrange you into the princess's mansion."
"Xiao Qing knows that the eldest princess is kind to this slave." Xiao Qing said.
When the scroll was taken, the eldest princess pointed at Gao Zhen's appearance and asked, "Does it look like this?"
Xiaoqing stepped forward to identify it carefully and shook her head, "No, it's not like this."
The eldest princess frowned for a moment and said in a calm tone: "Xiaoqing, I will not allow others to lie to me."
Xiao Qing immediately knelt down, her body trembling slightly, "I, I didn't lie...I remembered, they once talked about disguise."
The eldest princess put away the scroll and ordered, "Go and invite the eldest and second young masters."
"yes."
Suddenly, the eldest princess stopped her servants and changed her words, saying: "No, just invite the second young master to come."
Jin Zijue was called to the front hall. After listening to Xiao Qing's statement, he thought about it and asked, "Could it be that Luo Jinchao is Gao Zhen?"
The eldest princess asked: "Is this the poor boy who entered the third test?"
"Yes."
The eldest princess asked her servants to take Xiaoqing away. Jin Zijue asked, "Mom, why didn't you call brother?"
"Confused!" the eldest princess scolded, "Your eldest brother is already at the forefront, what's wrong? You want to give this county horse to your brother?"
Jin Zijue was a little puzzled, "Actually, I don't quite understand why, Mom, you always have such a big prejudice against Brother."
The eldest princess did not explain, but said: "As long as you remember, grandma will not harm you, you have to listen to grandma."
Jin Zijue sighed and asked, "Well, what do you want to do now?"
The eldest princess thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow, Your Majesty will also come to the scene in person. At that time, you will expose Gao Zhen's affairs, but remember not to bite Princess An Ning and say that Gao Zhen resisted the decree."
Jin Zijue was a little confused, "This is obviously Princess Anning hiding in Gaozhen, why don't you explain it."
The eldest princess said: "How much Princess An Ning is favored by His Majesty, can't you see what happened to those who joined the princess in recent years... Just remember, now, An Ning is still untouchable.
Princess."
"...Yes, my son understands."
The eldest princess continued: "But this time, we can open a hole and let His Majesty know that Luo Qingzhi cannot completely believe it."
"yes."
In the princess's palace, Luo Qingzhi looked at the survey map in front of her, slightly dazed.
"Dong-dong-dong-dong!"
A knock on the door broke the tranquility. Luo Qingzhi slowly turned her head to look at the door. She knew that the only person coming at this time would be Gao Zhen, but the last person she wanted to see now was Gao Zhen.
"Should I tell him?" Luo Qingzhi thought in her heart.
"Dong-dong-dong-dong!"
"Arlo, are you in there?"
Luo Qingzhi stood up and came to the door, but made no move to open the door.
"What's up?"
Gao Zhen said: "It's okay. I just want to see you. Tomorrow is the third try."
"...Well, you should be well prepared."
Gao Zhen heard something was wrong with Luo Qingzhi and wanted to push the door in, but Luo Qingzhi stopped him.
"Xianyun."
Gao Zhen was stunned, and after a while, he replied, "Yes, I'm here."
Luo Qingzhi said calmly: "Erlang, you are me and my husband-in-law. You just need to remember this."
Hearing such affirmative words, Gao Zhen was extremely happy. He nodded and said, "Your words are enough. You should rest early."
"...Well, you too." This chapter has been completed!