章 112: Entering the Palace for the Birthday Celebration

The Queen and Imperial Concubine Xian frowned in their seats. Imperial Concubine Xian's eyes turned as she smiled. "Empress Dowager, this round, the 'Zhuang Yuan' and 'Tan Hua' of the imperial examinations are both young men. His Majesty was very pleased! It just so happened that it clashes with your birthday, Empress Dowager. His Majesty said that it must have been you who brought about such a fortune. He told all this to me yesterday, in the middle of the night."

Her words made the Empress Dowager even happier, and it also flaunted the fact that she was favored by the Emperor. When the other concubines heard this, they were either jealous, in admiration, or unbothered. Their reactions varied.

Empress Dowager Xiao was naturally delighted when she heard it and asked, "I heard the 'Zhuang Yuan' is a young master from the Ji Family in Shengjing. Is that true?"

Imperial Concubine Xian chuckled. "Yes, he's Yu Zhaoyi's younger brother."