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Chapter 644 The fourth son of the Bai family meets the Queen Mother for the first time
The Qionglin Banquet marked that after years of studying hard, these new scholars passed the imperial examination and officially entered the official career, thus becoming officials of this dynasty.

This is almost the most important banquet in their lives.

The emperor naturally also attended the banquet.

After the rewards, hairpins, and expressions of thanks, the Qionglin Banquet reached its climax.

When the new Jinshi attended the Qionglin Banquet and it was coming to an end, they were assigned official positions.

Bai Panmei, the sixth consecutive number one scholar, was assigned to the Hanlin Academy by the imperial elite with high hopes, and was taught the Imperial Academy's compilation

Bai Panmei is not complacent. He is very sober. This is just the first step for him to become an official.

Here, he will start the steps of entering and exiting the phase.

Bai Panmei looked at the smiling emperor sitting on the high platform. On New Year's Eve two years ago, the emperor came to Bai's house and affectionately called his mother his cousin. His father took his hand and called his emperor's cousin.

The emperor's cousin treated him and other Jinshi equally from the palace examination till now.

No one knew that he was closely related to the emperor.

Following the emperor's position, he saw the eldest prince A Zhen sitting on the emperor's side.

This is the first time he has seen Ah Zhen in so long since he has been in the capital.

In order to avoid suspicion, the two naturally did not contact them in advance.

The A Zhen in the palace is completely different from the A Zhen in Shenshu Village. He has an oppressive temperament.

A Zhen smiled brightly at Bai Panmei through the crowd. Bai Panmei felt that A Zhen from Shenshu Village was back again, so she raised her glass and smiled back.

From now on, when I meet A Zhen again, I will be the difference between His Highness and his ministers.

Bai Panmei felt a sense of sadness in her heart, wondering if her sister and A Zhen could maintain their pure childhood friendship after her sister came to Beijing.

After the Qionglin Banquet, the new scholars filed out of the royal garden and were led out of the palace by the palace people.

Bai Panmei was left alone by the emperor to ask a few questions.

By the time he left the palace, the new scholars had already arrived at the palace gate.

Bai Panmei walked slowly along the palace road alone, feeling the warm wind blowing her body and mind sober.

"Fourth brother."

At the corner of the palace wall, A Zhen called Bai Panmei.

"Your Highness." Bai Panmei saluted A Zhen with her hands raised.

"Is the fourth brother unfamiliar with A Zhen?" A Zhen said with a smile, "I haven't congratulated the fourth brother for being named on the gold list."

Bai Panmei even said she didn't dare.

A Zhen has a friendship for him, which is called a courtesy corporal, and he cannot be unscrupulous.

He is a minister of the dynasty. From the moment he embarks on his official career, he must shoulder his responsibilities as a minister.

Whether A Zhen understands or not, he must treat A Zhen with the same attitude as he treats a prince, and cannot be too close.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Bai Panmei smiled.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for taking care of me these days."

Bai Panmei knew that although she had not met A Zhen these days, A Zhen had sent people to take care of her everywhere.

The eldest lady of the Fan family kept chasing him. If A Zhen and the people sent by the Queen Mother hadn't been watching, Fan Shijie might have already taken action against him.

A Zhen sighed invisibly.

This is why he and Bai Panmei can no longer be as carefree as Shenshu Village.

"I will call you Fourth Brother today, and I will call you Bachelor Bai from now on." A Zhen changed the topic and said cheerfully like a casual chat, "Xiao Yuanbao and the others have already set off for Beijing. They will arrive in about 20 days. I think it will be soon I'm very happy to see Xiao Yuanbao."

Bai Panmei saw that A Zhen had regained her childishness at this time, and her voice was indescribably joyful. Her heart softened and she said, "Yes, I guess my sister also wants to see you."

A Zhen's eyebrows curled up and he became happy.

The eldest prince is still a child after all, and when he encounters something happy, he will show it on his face.

What Bai Panmei doesn't know is that A Zhen only treats people he trusts like this. "Ye Liang, Ah Zhen, please go back for now." Bai Panmei's name for Ah Zhen returned to the past.

Ah Zhen nodded.

He also knew that there were many spies in the palace, and if he was not careful, he would make a fuss about him secretly wooing the top scholar of the dynasty.

Especially since he also lived in Shenshu Village, and he lived right across from the Bai family.

If he is really caught, the fourth brother of the Bai family may suffer a severe blow before his career has even begun.

The two exchanged a few words and then parted in a hurry.

Bai Panmei continued to walk forward, and when she came to the palace gate, she was stopped by a familiar palace man.

He remembered that Eunuch Hong once accompanied the emperor into the Bai family's house during the Spring Festival.

"Eunuch Hong, do you have any advice?" Bai Panmei shouted, her voice very humble.

"I don't dare, I'll break this old slave." Eunuch Hong waved his hands repeatedly. Could it be that Qilin'er, who reached the rank of Sixth Yuan, was taught by him?He was delivering a message for the Queen Mother.

"Bai Zhuangyuan, the Queen Mother has invited me." Eunuch Hong said.

Bai Panmei knew the relationship between Zhen and the Queen Mother, and it was only a matter of time before she met the Queen Mother, so she was not surprised.

"Please, father-in-law, please lead the way." Bai Panmei said rationally.

Eunuch Hong took Bai Panmei back, passed through Fengyi Gate, and walked towards Yuqing Palace where the Queen Mother was.

Soon we arrived at Yuqing Palace.

Yuqing Palace is very broad and spacious, with tall begonias planted all over the palace.

This is the season when crabapples are in full bloom, and the fragrance of crabapples fills the air.

After the palace officials announced the matter, Bai Panmei came to the palace. He raised his head and saw a kind and noble old woman sitting at the top, accompanied by Princess Yun'an. He knew that she was the Queen Mother.

He quickly knelt down to salute.

"No need to be formal." The Queen Mother stepped off the stage and reached out to help Bai Panmei.

"This is not a courteous ceremony, but a family ceremony." Bai Panmei did not stand up, but strictly followed the Bai family rules and gave the Queen Mother a family ceremony that a junior would give to an elder.

This is not too much, after all, the Queen Mother is his great-aunt by blood.

After Bai Panmei saluted, she stood up. The Queen Mother looked at him carefully and kept nodding her head: "With this good appearance, he is indeed Fu'er's child. He can afford the rank of Six Yuan and the No. [-] Scholar."

Bai Panmei said: "My mother misses you very much."

Immediately, the Queen Mother burst into tears, and she was able to stop her tears after some persuasion from Grandma Chang and Princess Yun'an.

After being seated, the Queen Mother and Bai Panmei started talking about their family affairs.

Mentioning the past experiences of Zhen's house and Zhen's hard work for half her life, the Queen Mother felt sad again.

"... Queen Mother, my mother's life is not always miserable."

Bai Panmei tells about the life of the Bai family in Shenshu Village and what Zhen taught him.

The Queen Mother listened very carefully.

Although the people she sent had already figured out the situation of the Bai family and Zhen's life over the years, it was a different experience coming from Bai Panmei, the client.

Although the Queen Mother may occasionally feel sad now, she has been open-minded and cheerful since she was young. Otherwise, how could she help King Jing win the world.

At that time, everyone said that if Princess Ruojing was a man, the world would belong to her.

Therefore, the Queen Mother quickly pulled away from the sadness and chatted with Bai Panmei about happy things.

"By the way, fourth brother, you are now entering an official career. As the saying goes, you must first start a family and then a career. Do you have a marriage at home?"

Bai Panmei never thought that the Queen Mother would be involved in his marriage, and she almost spit out the sip of tea she took in her mouth.

Princess Yun'an, who was sitting next to the Queen Mother, lowered her head.

"Back to the Queen Mother, this junior has never been married."

(End of this chapter)