The Soldier King Becomes a Useless Little Girl

Chapter 307 - 306: The Heart of an Emperor

The two were in perfect harmony, a tacit understanding that was unprecedented, Xin Lin and Murong Ziyue laughed heartily below the arena.

"Emperor, those two are simply too presumptuous!"

Empress Feng was furious.

"Although they were a bit heavy-handed, indeed, neither of them has violated the rules. It’s a pity about Zhang Zhiqing, such a talent. Give her family some consolation money, take her away."

Emperor Longteng saw that things had come to this and had no intention of reprimanding them.

One Murong Ziyue, one Xin Lin, both ranking first and second in the literary and martial exams, it was clear that they were both accomplished in both arts and combat.

Not to mention that this Imperial Examination led to Emperor Longteng acknowledging a son, and Chu Beiqing finding a daughter.

With such outcomes, Emperor Longteng was quite satisfied.

Once the results of the literary and martial exams and the Imperial Examination were announced, Xin Lin ranked first in combined scores, topping the Zixiao Palace Exam list.

Murong Ziyue placed third in the Imperial Examination, second in overall scores.

Zhang Zhiqing placed second in the Imperial Examination, third in overall scores, but unfortunately her cultivation was ruined, and this third place existed in name only.

The top ten of the Zixiao Palace Exam also won the opportunity to enroll in Qingtian Academy, and after several days, the Zixiao Palace Exam had finally settled.

As soon as the Imperial Examination ended, General Zuo came forward.

"Seventh Prince, the Emperor commands this subject to escort you and Noble Lady Shi back to the Imperial Palace."

"General Zuo, did Father Emperor truly have you come to escort my mother and me back to the palace?"

Little Xinzhuo’s face showed some disbelief.

This all happened too fast.

Mother would certainly be overjoyed to tears.

"General Zuo, the Emperor only ordered you to escort Ah Zhuo and his mother back to the palace, nothing else?"

Xin Lin asked, frowning slightly upon hearing this.

"Miss Xin, the Emperor indeed gave such an order."

General Zuo spoke gravely, glancing at the joyous Little Xinzhuo, hesitating to say more.

Both General Zuo and Xin Lin understood that although Little Xinzhuo had returned to the palace, it didn’t mean that he and Noble Lady Shi had been completely accepted by the Imperial Family.

Xin Lin had overturned the ancient blood-dripping method of verifying kinship. If Emperor Longteng truly believed in Little Xinzhuo’s lineage, he should have personally issued a decree to welcome Noble Lady Shi and her son back to the palace.

Noble Lady Shi had suffered an unjust accusation, and upon her return to the palace, she should have been conferred a position as consort to calm the situation.

But none of this happened, there was only a simple instruction to return to the palace, suggesting two possibilities.

The first possibility is that Emperor Longteng still harbored doubts about Xin Zhuo’s heritage.

The second possibility is that although Emperor Longteng acknowledged Little Xinzhuo’s identity, he still harbored misgivings about General Shi’s betrayal.

The latter is more likely.

If so, even if Xin Zhuo and his mother returned to the Imperial Palace, their future would not be promising. They would be an uncherished mother and son, constantly on guard against the Empress Feng’s dark schemes.

These concerns, having experienced a hundred lifetimes, Xin Lin had thought of, as had General Zuo, only the inexperienced Xin Zhuo and his mother had probably never considered them.

"Many thanks, General Zuo."

Xin Lin had a thousand thoughts in her heart, unsure for a moment whether sending Xin Zhuo and his mother back to the Imperial Palace was right or wrong.

But, what’s done is done, and the path back to the palace, however difficult and fraught with danger, must now be taken.

"Miss Xin, Noble Lady Shi and her son can be escorted by this old soldier, without a single mishap on the way. Miss Xin is ranked first in the Dragon Palace Examination and may proceed to the Royal Spiritual Weapon Vault to select a Cultivation Technique. Captain Yang is already waiting ahead; Miss Xin can follow him to the Spiritual Weapon Repository."

General Zuo said with a smile.

The opportunity to enter the Royal Spiritual Weapon Vault was not available to everyone.