Time passed slowly, and some people still had blank papers in front of them.
"Time's up, sign your names, and the blank papers as well. Make sure they're handled properly," Ye Lang stood up and said, instructing the guards who had been previously arranged to take notice.
Soon, the guards collected everyone's papers. Although some were reluctant, with so many people present, there was no room for any further action.
"Seventh Brother, your and your future Seventh Sister-in-law's papers are blank," Ye Lang was the first to notice the blank paper of his future Seventh Sister-in-law.
"I know!! There's no need to say it so directly like that!!" Seventh Brother felt a bit itchy, being the first one called out. He believed that everyone would be displeased to a greater or lesser extent by Ye Lang.
"Why not say it? Not being able to answer doesn't necessarily mean there's a problem," Ye Lang said casually, then proceeded to call out the names of those who had blank papers or hadn't answered a single question, and asked them to stand together.
At that moment, those people were red-faced, all silently wishing to give Ye Lang a profound lesson. Of course, this was just a passing thought.
"You guys, go over there, the rest..." Ye Lang then called out those who had answered less than three questions to one side.
"Indeed, this is the imperial palace, a collection of talents. You actually managed to answer more than five questions," Ye Lang looked at the remaining individuals. The results seemed to exceed his expectations a bit.
"There are five people who answered more than ten questions correctly. Talent ah... Huh, who is this? Zhao Ya Rou, answered all of them? Who is this terrifying woman?" Ye Lang was surprised to find that someone had answered more than ten questions, and was even more shocked that it was Zhao Ya Rou who had answered all of them.
"What's so terrifying? Ya Rou is the Eighth Sister, she is the most beautiful, sweet, and clever among us sisters. I never thought these questions would be so difficult, yet she managed to answer them all," Princess Seven explained.
"The Eighth Sister? Is she the Eighth Princess?" Ye Lang asked.
"Yes, you should know her, you even bullied her before," Princess Seven nodded.
"???" Ye Lang was a bit puzzled. When did he bully the Eighth Princess?
"The things from when you were young..." Princess Seven reminded him. That was just a childhood matter, there was no need to remember or not.
"Ye Lang, have you forgotten about me?" The Eighth Princess Zhao Ya Rou walked up to Ye Lang and looked at him with extremely complicated eyes.
Ye Lang looked at Zhao Ya Rou for a moment, then consciously avoided her and held Princess Seven's hand, whispering, "Watch out for her in the future and don't get too close to her, she's really terrifying!"
"..." Zhao Ya Rou and Princess Seven were both stunned. They didn't expect Ye Lang to act this way.
"What's wrong with you? Just because she answered your questions correctly, why is she terrifying?" Princess Seven asked in confusion, "Is it because she might be smarter than you?"
"Little Seven, some questions are not about answering more, the better... If I didn't know the answers, I might not have been able to answer a single question myself," Ye Lang said softly, and only Ye Lan Yu and Princess Seven could hear him clearly. The others at most only heard a vague idea.
"???" Princess Seven and Ye Lan Yu were very puzzled, "Brother (Ye Lang), are you being silly again?"
"..."
"I don't care about you! Your Majesty, I have done what you asked for. From now on, you're on your own to handle things. I'm leaving!" Ye Lang clapped his hands and was about to leave.
At this point, it really had nothing to do with Ye Lang. The emperor would calculate the results himself. Although he didn't understand what these questions were all about, it was only a reference at best and not a crucial indicator for determining the heir.
However, at that moment, the emperor suddenly asked a question as if something had come over him:
"Ye Lang, I want to ask you a question."
"?? What is it?"
"If I were to let you choose my heir from among my children, who would you choose?" The emperor asked a surprising question, something no one would have expected him to ask Ye Lang.
At that moment, everyone looked at Ye Lang, wanting to hear his answer. Although this answer might not have much of an impact, there were still people paying attention to it.
"If I were to choose, I would pick someone from among those who haven't answered a single question," unexpectedly, Ye Lang's answer was to point at those who hadn't answered a single question.
Was he showing favoritism?
"Do not think that I am biased towards anyone. This is my choice, but I know that they may be more suitable to be the ruler of a country." Ye Lang pointed to those who got around ten questions right.
"???" This confused everyone, and what was even more confusing was...
"And she, she is the only one I feel needs to be eliminated. She is absolutely not suitable to be the heir to the throne!!" Ye Lang pointed to a person, a person who answered all the questions correctly - Zhao Yarou!!
This surprised everyone greatly. He had singled out everyone who got all the answers correct, but felt those who got around ten right were suitable. This not only made people suspect what sort of standard Ye Lang was using for the questions!
"Ye Lang!!" Zhao Yarou gritted her teeth, looking at Ye Lang.
"Your Majesty, she is threatening me, I suggest you kill her to avoid any future trouble!" Ye Lang pointed at Zhao Yarou, voicing his thoughts directly.
"......"
Once again, the entire room fell silent. Was someone really saying this? Asking a father to kill his own daughter, and offering no reason on the surface.
"Ye Lang, why are you being foolish again? Eighth sister, don’t mind him, he’s just being a little fool." Seventh Princess immediately pulled Ye Lang away.
"I'm just stating the facts. You'll understand in the future." Ye Lang said innocently, feeling he had not said anything wrong.
"What is the standard for your questions" the Emperor began to ask the most crucial question.
What exactly were Ye Lang's questions?
"Three women, after the mother passed away, the younger sister saw a nobleman at the funeral, and fell in love at first sight, and a month later, the younger sister killed the older sister. Why?"
......
"Once, a beautiful princess was cursed by a sorcerer and fell into a deep slumber in the castle. It was said that only a deep kiss from a prince could wake her up. Later, a handsome prince stormed the castle to save the princess. However, after he woke her up, the princess killed him. Why?"
......
Understood? All his questions were reverse psychological test questions. The more people who answered correctly, the more insane they became!! And Zhao Yarou, who answered all the questions correctly, was definitely the most insane of them all!!!