Chapter 1: Contributions to the Spring Examination (1)

Putting aside those random thoughts and comforting the love in his arms carefully, Zhu Yinglong hugged Yanhong and entered a deep dream. In the dream, he dreamed of his parents, classmates and friends in the original time and space, and he also dreamed of himself, lying quietly on the iron plate and being pushed into the fire, and then felt as if he was really roasted by fire. When he woke up and opened his eyes, he found that Yanhong's eyes were swollen and kneeling in front of him like peaches, with tears still seemingly dry.

"Yanhong, what's wrong with you? Who messed with my baby Honger? Why are you crying so sad?" Zhu Yinglong opened his mouth, but found that his voice was hoarse and his throat was even more painful.

"Emperor, the emperor is awake!" Yanhong, who was crying, suddenly heard the familiar voice that could not be more familiar, and immediately smiled happily, and stood up and said, "I will invite all the ladies here now."

"Yanhong, come back." Zhu Yinglong realized that he was sick because he found it was very difficult to raise his arm.

Maybe Yanhong was too excited and didn't hear this at all. Moreover, she ran out too fast, and Zhu Yinglong, who was lying on the dragon couch, had no ability to stop it.

After a while, Zhu Yinglong and a group of beautiful concubines gathered in front of the couch, each of them had the words of worry written on their faces. Xiong Hu, whose belly was already highlighted, looked even more concerned. Almost all the girls had traces of crying on their faces. Zhu Yinglong couldn't help but feel warm. As long as love is still there, there is no hard to be broken!

"I'm not seriously ill. Look at you crying, I feel so distressed." Zhu Yinglong said with a smile to his beloved concubines who were worried about him.

"Imperial Doctor Lord Lu is here!"

The concubines who came to visit hurriedly retreated and made a way out. The imperial physician Lu Huanzhang hurried to the dragon couch.

Lu Huanzhang nervously put down the medicine box and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I need your left hand!"

Zhu Yinglong nodded at him with a smile, signaling that he would not be so panicked, and slowly stretched over his left arm and said, "Aiqing Lu is not so nervous at all!"

Lu Huanzhang showed a gratitude smile, calmed down his nervousness, stretched out his right hand, took Zhu Yinglong's pulse and started to diagnose it carefully.

As the fine lines on Lu Huanzhang's forehead slowly stretched out, Zhu Yinglong knew that there was no big problem and smiled and said, "How about it, Lu Aiqing, I still know my own body!"

Lu Huanzhang was still quite rigorous. Not only did he reach out and touch Zhu Yinglong's forehead, but he also stuck out his tongue to check it carefully. Only then did the diagnosis end.

"Doctor Lu, how is the emperor's condition?" Before Lu Huanzhang could speak, Xiong Hu asked nervously, which meant that the girls could not wait.

Lu Huanzhang smiled slightly, clasped his fists to Xiong Hu and said, "The Imperial Concubine and all the empresses are relieved. The emperor has worked hard a few days ago and has worked too much, so he occasionally felt a cold. He took a few pairs of medicines prescribed by the minister and rested in bed for three or five days to recover!"

"Really?" Xiong Hu, Zhou Yingning and other concubines breathed a sigh of relief. They rewarded Lu Huanzhang with fifty taels of silver and ordered him to go down and prescribe medicine.

"You are all busy with your affairs. Just have Yanhong take care of me here." Zhu Yinglong saw that the girls were all gathered here and he was not seriously ill, so he really didn't have any need for this, so he said.

"Sisters, let's go, let's go. Let the emperor rest more and rest. Let's come to visit you later." Xiong Hu is the oldest among all the girls, a noble concubine, and has the highest status. When she spoke with her, the concubines were reluctant to leave the West Warm Pavilion of the Yangxin Palace.

Before leaving, he kept asking Yanhong to take good care of him and not allow him to read too many memorials and pay attention to rest. Although Zhu Yinglong didn't like to hear these, this was also the concern of several concubines for him. So he had to listen to them patiently and nodded uncontrollably.

As soon as Xiong Hu and the others left, the West Warehouse suddenly became quiet. Zhu Yinglong ordered several eunuchs who were in charge to go out, including Xu Yingyuan.

"Emperor, it's not good for all slaves. If the emperor does not favor me, the emperor will not be sick." Yanhong finally couldn't help crying.

"Silly girl, what are you saying?" Zhu Yinglong reached out and summoned Yanhong to the edge of the couch, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "What's the matter with you when I'm caught in the cold? I'm taking responsibility for it in chaos. If you say this in front of me, if it's passed on, do you know what the consequences will be?"

"Emperor, I know that the emperor loves me, but the emperor's infection with the cold is indeed unrelated to me!" Yanhong still sobbed.

"Oh, you silly girl, you are so stubborn. I just like your stubbornness. You only have me in your heart. Although you are not as talented and beautiful as the concubines in the harem, you are better than them." Zhu Yinglong sighed.

"Come on, wipe the tears clean, crying like a little cat. Be careful that I don't want you anymore!" Zhu Yinglong teased her.

"Your Majesty, you can't let me not want my servants. If you don't want me, I will be homeless." Yanhong stopped crying and said anxiously.

"Yes, I don't want you, you're really homeless. How could I want you a kind person like you?" Zhu Yinglong said with a smile that made Yanhong feel relieved.

"Xu Yingyuan!"

"Sister is here!" Xu Yingyuan hurriedly walked in after waiting outside the door.

"Go and invite Mr. Xu Guangqi over." Zhu Yinglong ordered Yanhong to help him up and said.

"Your Majesty, you are sick and incompatible, so don't..." Xu Yingyuan didn't dare to say anything, because his eyes had already seen Zhu Yinglong's unhappy expression. For his sake, he quickly changed his words: "I'll go now!" This made Zhu Yinglong's face clear.

Yanhong was much smarter than Xu Yingyuan. Without saying a word, she silently took Zhu Yinglong a soft cushion and cushioned it on her back. She did it properly. Zhu Yinglong signaled her to avoid it first. Yanhong cleaned up and retreated.

"The old minister bows to the emperor!"

"I'm not a polite person, please be calm. I'm sick, you can be more casual. This is not the main hall for the morning court."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I'm here to come. First, I'm concerned about the progress of the review papers. Second, the life of the juvenile students in Beijing must not be careless. Most of them are from poor backgrounds and have been studying hard for ten years. Isn't it just to serve the court? Although most of them will not have a chance to get fame and fortune, it does not mean that they are not talents. If they fail this year, they may be able to get the exam next year. I am the poorest emperor. Later, you go to the Virtue to receive 10,000 taels of silver. It's my intention to take good care of the lives of the juvenile students in Beijing."

"The emperor loves talents so much, and the old ministers have thanked him for his behalf." Xu Guangqi was quite excited and knelt down again. Zhu Yinglong couldn't stop him from being sick. He asked him to kowtow three times before he stood up.

"Your Majesty, there are 4,812 candidates from all over the spring exam this year, and the actual number of candidates taking the exam is 4,633, 179 candidates missing, 43 candidates in the blank paper and 67 cheating, and a total of 4,523 test papers have been collected. Most of the papers have been reviewed, and it is estimated that they will be able to read them all in three days." Xu Guangqi said.

"But what brilliant papers are there?" Zhu Yinglong asked casually.

"I haven't found out yet. Do you want to read the articles of the disciples? The old minister can take it for the emperor!" Xu Guangqi said.

"Forget it, I'm still ill. I've been complaining to the memorials. It's important for me to rest!" Zhu Yinglong said with a smile.

"The empresses care about the emperor, which is the blessing of the emperor and the court."

"Okay, my dear, go and do your business. If you have any questions, you can come to see me at will. If you find any good people, you can report to me quietly. If you avoid taboos, let the reviewers care about this. Could it be that if you don't avoid a few words, I will not be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? What a joke!" Zhu Yinglong ordered.

"I am following the order!" Xu Guangqi said "Abide by the order", but he had to carefully consider the true meaning of these sentences. With this question, Xu Guangqi hurriedly returned to the tribute court to convey the emperor's will.
Chapter completed!