ure and expectation....and to add the last two sentences of the imperial edict, "to serve the country with one's scholarship," is indeed a great honor.Fú Mǐnqīng's heart pounded with excitement. He sp...released the palace maid's hair and stood up to order the eunuchs: "Take off her shoes and socks, and pick off each of her fingernails for me."Turning her head, Zhao Rui looked at the palace maid with...