Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

Chapter 411 Grounded

"His Majesty the Emperor has issued a decree that women can now take the imperial examinations!!!"

The cheer spread throughout the city in no time.

Then there was a mixture of curses and cheers.

"Mom, I can be an official in the future." A young girl shouted to her mother.

The mother looked at her daughter lovingly and said, "Okay, my dear daughter, you can become an official in the future, but you have to make money first."

"it is good!"

The little girl agreed happily, not knowing at all the hard times she would face in the future.

Of course it is good to be an official, but before that you need to study hard for ten years. If you are not hard-working enough, you will have to study hard for your whole life.

Of course, there were also people who criticized them, especially scholars. After women were allowed to take part in the imperial examinations, their competitors increased again.

"Women can now take part in the imperial examinations. Your Majesty has issued a decree."

A pair of slender hands put down the teacup in their hands and looked at the excited maid in front of them in surprise.

The maid nodded rapidly, looking at her mistress with starry eyes.

The lady went to school with her brother since she was young. Even her father praised her for her talent being better than her brother. Unfortunately, she was a girl and could only get married.

The husband the lady married had no interest in the Four Books and Five Classics, which made her very depressed. She could only devote all her attention to her children.

Now that women can take part in the imperial examinations, can the lady smile a little more?

"Shu Yi! Shu Yi!"

At this time, another excited voice was heard.

Pei Shuyi stood up with a smile and looked at the man who was running towards her happily. That was her husband, the one she had chosen herself. Although he was not very successful, he was very good to her.

"My dear, you can take the imperial examination now!"

"My husband! I want to take part in this year's Tongsheng exam."

Two voices sounded together.

Stop together again.

"My husband, are you so sure that I can pass the exam and become the top scholar?"

"I am very sure of that."

Chu Ran was well aware of his wife's ability. His elder brother-in-law, who had become an official, was often left speechless by his wife. However, his elder brother-in-law was the runner-up in that year's exam.

Being left speechless by what my wife said, doesn’t that prove how powerful she is?

"As long as my wife passes the imperial examination, no one will dare to say that our Chu family has fallen."

Pei Shuyi held Chu Ran's hand tightly. Her husband still listened to the gossip: "Don't pay attention to those sayings. Now that women can take the imperial examinations, our Chu family will not fall into decline."

"Now..." Pei Shuyi was a little hesitant. Although his mother-in-law liked him, it was not an easy task to convince her to let him take part in the imperial examination.

Chu Ran raised his hand and said, "I will go and convince mother to let you take the Tongsheng exam. From now on, you will be the head of the outside affairs of our family, and I will be the head of the inside affairs."

"Okay." Pei Shuyi agreed with a smile.

"Huan'er, go and take out all the books I put away,"

"Yes, ma'am."

"What! I can't go out!"

Xu Jinyu stood at the gate of Prince An's Mansion and asked in surprise the guards who stopped him.

"Yes."

The Imperial Guards were terrified as they tried to stop people, fearing that they would become the target of Xu Jinyu's anger.

"His Majesty said that you are the first female official in Daqian. You should at least set an example for all the women in the world. You should at least practice your dog-crawling handwriting."

Xu Jinyu couldn't help but purse his lips and wanted to curse.

[Don't curse someone's mother when you curse him, and don't expose someone's shortcomings when you expose his shortcomings. Why would the emperor expose someone's shortcomings? I haven't told anyone that he drinks tonic medicine every night! ]

Royal Guards: If you dare to speak, someone must dare to listen!

Seeing that Xu Jinyu didn't want to agree, the guard tempted him again: "Sir Xu, His Majesty said that if you practice your calligraphy well, when there are girls who pass the imperial examination, His Majesty will let you personally pin flowers on them."

"Really?"

Xu Jinyu asked excitedly.

Normally, the third place winner would be asked to do the part of wearing the flower in the hair, but unexpectedly, the emperor was willing to let Xu Jinyu do it, and he immediately became interested.

"Really? But for your own sake, you should learn something. Otherwise, what will you do if the lady of the Imperial Academy doesn't understand what she is saying to you?"

Xu Jinyu: “…”

[It's embarrassing, what else can I do? ]

[But for my own sake, I still have to learn it. Otherwise, where would I put my reputation as the number one female official in the world?]

After figuring it out, Xu Jinyu turned around and walked towards the door. She didn't want to embarrass herself.

Just as I stepped over the threshold, I heard another voice from behind.

"Wait! Wait!"

Xu Jinyu was already familiar with that unique shrill voice. The person coming should be a eunuch.

Xu Jinyu looked back and saw a familiar figure being pushed off the carriage.

It’s Princess Tianhua.

Princess Tianhua was pushed down but was not angry. She patted her sleeves and said in a cool manner: "Meet His Royal Highness Prince An."

"Your Highness, the Queen has ordered that Princess Tianhua be confined to Prince An's mansion before taking the Tongsheng Examination."

After abandoning Princess Tianhua, these eunuchs ran away as if their butts were on fire, leaving the few people looking at each other in bewilderment.

Xu Jinyu couldn't help but look at Princess Tianhua. She knew that Princess Tianhua started living in her father's palace, but the emperor felt that since she was a girl, the palace was in disrepair and the servants in it were too old. She was not able to serve people well, so he brought her into the palace to live.

What did she do that made the queen unable to tolerate her?

Princess Tianhua gave Xu Jinyu a hearty smile, not showing any embarrassment of being kicked out.

"What did you do? Someone threw you out." Xu Jinyu asked curiously, not considering himself an outsider at all.

The guards behind also craned their necks.

Princess Tianhua touched her nose in embarrassment and said, "I really didn't do anything. I was just a little lively, and the Queen couldn't stand it, so she kicked me out."

"Just a little more lively?" Xu Jinyu didn't believe it.

Princess Tianhua: "Really."

Xu Jinyu still didn't believe it and simply lowered his head.

Then a burst of earth-shaking laughter resounded through the sky.

【Hahahaha······hahaha······】

[Princess Tianhua is truly a deity! ]

[What do you mean by a little more lively? That's too lively. ]

[She wore men's clothes and flirted with the concubines in the harem, making them so amused that they were trembling with excitement and blushing, and they were not even very enthusiastic about seeing the emperor.]

[The Queen was not angry. She was enjoying the show. But the Emperor was furious. If he hadn't known that she was his own niece, he would not have simply expelled her from the palace.]

[It’s not enough to drive her out. We directly told the imperial guards at the gate that Princess Tianhua would not be allowed to enter the harem in the future.]

Looking at Princess Tianhua's back, Xu Jinyu opened his mouth silently.

The imperial guards quickly retracted their necks, and Princess Tianhua was indeed driven out.

But this courage is really...

"There aren't many people in my palace. You can just pick a courtyard to live in."

As the host, since Princess Tianhua has arrived, Xu Jinyu has to make proper arrangements.

Princess Tianhua nodded indifferently.

"Arrange a yard near the study for me. I will study hard from now on."

"Let's go, let's study together. I'm also grounded."

The two brothers looked at each other and walked towards the study together.

Soon, Princess Tianhua's surprised voice came from the study: "Wow! Xu Jinyu, there is a beauty in your study."

"Get lost! She's my sister. If you dare to tease her, I'll cut off your food."