The entire trip, Xu Shuqiao was on edge, her heart thundering. The Great Li's keju system was a bit different from previous dynasties; full authority was given to the ministers to deal with it, and the amount of involvement the emperor had was quite low. Even the final zhuangyuan, bangyan, [1] and tanhua were all ascertained by the ministers, and only the list of names would be given to the emperor to look over before releasing the results. According to reason, before she earned some sort of official position, she didn't have any right to meet the Emperor. Puzzled, she glanced at Qing Huai, trying to get some indication from her posture beforehand. But Qing Huai didn't pay the slightest attention to her gaze, only turning her head and looking out through the slit between the curtains. It had already been a long time since she'd left the Palace. Qing Huai had originally been the Emperor's servant, and though she wasn't as favoured as Xun Zhu, the two's statu...