Chapter 232 I Will Protect You Just Like It

The eldest aunt called all the ladies to gather at Xiayun Tower.

Then, she asked the palace maids to give each of them a book of palace rules for female officials.

It was not too thin. Shen Ningning flipped through it roughly. There were more than fifty pages in total.

The eldest aunt looked at the ladies with dignity: "Ladies, you only have one afternoon to familiarize yourself with these palace rules."

"In the evening, I will come to inspect. If you don't pass the test successfully, you will be exempted from dinner tonight."

As soon as these words came out, Ye Shangyi immediately expressed dissatisfaction.

"What? This is too harsh."

The eldest aunt turned to her and said sternly: "This is just the beginning. Miss Ye can't stand it?"

"You know, if you want to become a female official, you need to stand out in everything. If you don't work hard, how can you stand out?"

This sentence made Ye Shangyi dumb. She crossed her arms in anger, opened the book and began to memorize it resignedly.

The eldest aunt left after giving instructions, leaving only four palace maids to add tea and water.

Shen Ningning was already reciting the book.

The other ladies whispered in my ears--

"We only have fifteen people now, but I think the assessments are getting stricter and stricter. In the end, maybe there will be no one left."

"This is not a selection of female officials, it's more like selecting a prince's consort!"

"Ah, it's not easy at all. I wouldn't have come if I had known. I thought it would be very impressive, but I didn't expect to suffer so much grievances after coming in."

Everyone complained, but Shen Ningning and Qi Xiuwei lowered their heads and kept reading.

Xie Yuanjiu and Ye Shangyi sat close.

Ye Shangyi touched Xie Yuanjiu with her elbow and whispered, "Believe it or not, Princess Funing will definitely be selected in the end."

Xie Yuanjiu's fingertips holding the book tightened and turned slightly white.

She didn't hear any change in her tone, but smiled calmly: "No, Ningning will be the ninth prince's companion, and the prince will not agree, right?"

Ye Shangyi glanced at her with a surprised look.

"Don't you know? The prince and Princess Funing have a quarrel. It's hard to say whether he will care."

"Don't think that you don't have to treat Princess Funing as an opponent just because you are from the same family. In fact, she is the one you should be most vigilant against."

It happened that the eldest aunt passed by the door. The two hurriedly lowered their heads and stopped talking.

The afternoon passed quickly.

When the eldest aunt came to inspect, several ladies looked pale.

More than 50 pages of rules, being a female official is more difficult than they imagined.

Everyone was overwhelmed.

The maid gave everyone paper, pen and ink.

The eldest aunt said: "I will read the questions. There are ten questions in total. Please write down the answers on the paper."

"The first question, when is the latest time for the female official to return to the prince's palace?"

This question made many people gasp.

The aunt's way of asking questions is tricky. It all depends on whether they recite carefully.

After a while, when all ten questions were asked, the maids collected the answer sheets one by one.

Two ladies stood up weakly before the results came out.

"Aunt, can we quit?" Being a female official is not as easy as they imagined.

The eldest aunt had been mentally prepared and was used to it.

So she nodded and said indifferently: "You wait here. I will finish the inspection and return your jade book. Then I will notify your family. You can leave early tomorrow morning."

After that, the eldest aunt began to check everyone's answer sheets.

Finally, she raised her head and announced: "There are only two people who answered all the questions correctly, Princess Funing and Miss Qi."

Shen Ningning and Qi Xiuwei looked at each other, and both smiled happily.

There were still ten ladies who got a few questions wrong, which was within the tolerance range of the eldest aunt.

Among them was Ye Shangyi, who had clearly memorized it carefully, but still got two questions wrong.

Finally, there were those who didn't answer any questions correctly.

When Xie Yuanjiu's name was read out by the eldest aunt, everyone was surprised.

Because Xie Yuanjiu's knowledge was not bad.

She was even known as a little talented girl in the past. Everyone could just remember the palace rules, so why did she not get any questions right?

Xie Yuanjiu's face was pale and looked like she was hit hard.

She felt that she was very hot and uncomfortable. Just now, when the eldest aunt said the questions, she couldn't control herself and was distracted!

Moreover, she was the only one who didn't get any questions right!

The eldest aunt closed the book and said sternly: "Miss Xie, you can go back to your room directly."

"Your meal is exempted tonight. Please take the palace rules back and study them carefully. Don't be perfunctory."

"What I want to remind you is that being a female official is far from as easy as you think."

Xie Yuanjiu was scolded, but she didn't dare to talk back. She lowered her head and looked embarrassed.

The eldest aunt asked everyone to go back to the room to rest, and after an incense stick, go to the dining hall to eat.

Shen Ningning and Xie Yuanjiu returned to the house, and Xie Yuanjiu suddenly cried.

"Ningning, can you help me?"

The little guy drank a cup of hot tea and hurried over to ask: "Sure, what do you want me to do for you?"

Xie Yuanjiu wiped her tears: "Can you...can you eat less for your meal tonight and bring some back to me?"

For Xie Yuanjiu, begging for food is simply a humiliation!

However, she knew that she was sick and couldn't not eat, otherwise, her condition would get worse.

Shen Ningning blinked when she heard it.

Her original plan was to take some delicacies from the fairyland for Xie Yuanjiu to eat, and then tell her that it was given by her brother Mo Lingwei.

However, Xie Yuanjiu's idea was more convenient.

Shen Ningning was willing to help her, so she nodded: "Okay, no problem, I won't eat mine, I'll give it to you."

Xie Yuanjiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled softly with tears in her eyes: "You are so kind."

However, she felt that it was right for Shen Ningning not to eat herself.

After all, it was Shen Ningning who chose the north room that made her sick.

She didn't sympathize with the little guy for not having food to eat, but felt that Shen Ningning's compensation was not enough.

When it was time for dinner, the little guy took off the white rabbit fur scarf because he was a little hot.

She said: "Sister Xie, then you lie down, I will bring you food later."

Xie Yuanjiu nodded weakly, and did not forget to tell: "Don't tell the eldest aunt."

Shen Ningning responded, and the little figure flew out of the door like a cute little bird.

Just as she walked to the dining hall, she saw her aunt talking to Wu Fang, the guard beside the prince, at the door.

Wu Fang saw Shen Ningning and immediately showed a cheerful smile: "Princess, you are finally here. His Royal Highness the Prince has ordered me to take you to Zichen Palace."

"Ah?" The little guy was slightly surprised and subconsciously looked at her aunt.

The usually serious aunt smiled at her and nodded gently.

"Princess, go ahead. Guard Wu has already greeted me, but please be back before the hour of Xu."

Shen Ningning hesitated, wondering what to do with Xie Yuanjiu's meal?

Wu Fang smiled and walked forward, urging: "Princess, let's go quickly. His Royal Highness the Prince will be waiting anxiously, but he will come to scold people in person."

The little guy was half-pushed away.