Chapter 241 Appeasement
Lin Huiru seemed to have seen through Xu Ziqiao's thoughts, "Don't worry, that Marquis of Pingyang is actually a very upright and honest person, and Feng Ping should be good. It is true that they invited me over just because of this bowl of milk tea, and they When asked why I appeared here, I also said that I was here to take the exam with my husband, so you don't have to think about it so much. Maybe these two books are a gift from my wife." After listening to
Lin When Huiru said so, Xu Ziqiao relaxed a lot.
There is no way, after all, her Lin Huiru is too good, and she will always feel that other men approaching her are plotting against her.
"Today's incident is not an example. If you meet someone you don't know in the future, don't go with him. The capital is not completely peaceful. The pedantry of officials and families is far beyond your imagination." Even so, Xu Ziqiao still regarded Lin Huiru held her in her arms and educated her again.
"I see, well, it's hard to come to the capital, let's go eat some delicious food at night." Lin Huiru was a little embarrassed to be hugged by Xu Ziqiao like this, not to mention that Xu Ziqiao said these words in Lin Huiru's ear Lin Huiru's deep voice is very magnetic. Although the words spoken are educational words, they still make Lin Huiru's ears flush with intimacy.
Being recognized by the nobles today is a great encouragement to Lin Huiru, not to mention that he still has more than one thousand taels of silver in his pocket, which is enough for him to develop a milk tea business here. But after all, he is not familiar with the place here, and the administration in Beijing is very strict. She is afraid that if someone deliberately finds fault, she will not be able to twist her thigh with her arm.
With regard to the matter of doing business, Lin Huiru is suddenly a little bit vacillating. She might as well talk to Qi Zhengxi directly about business cooperation when he opened his mouth today, so as to save the headache now. Things that will happen in the future.
After all, how many people dare to argue with the Hou Fu?
Lin Huiru took Xu Ziqiao to eat and drink a lot tonight, and squandered a hundred taels of silver. When they returned to the inn, Lin Huiru After being called by someone's name, she turned to look at that person, and she suddenly froze.
I don't know if it's a coincidence or what, but this time they lived in the same inn as Shen Jiao again.
"It's such a coincidence. Although we met each other along the way, I didn't expect that we could stay in the same inn after we arrived in the capital. It is really destined." Shen Jiao walked over enthusiastically, holding Lin Huiru's hand It's polite.
Lin Huiru nodded stiffly, she really didn't want to have anything to do with these people, especially Shen Jiao, although she was very nice, but she felt a little strange in detail.
"And Miss Lin, my father already knows about the matter you mentioned, and he will definitely find a way to solve it. Since we can meet here, my brother should go to the examination room with your husband in a few days, maybe We can also discuss literature knowledge with each other." Shen Jiao said, her so-called elder brother came over after paying the money to Xiao Er.
"Hello, I'm Jiaojiao's brother, just call me Shen Fu." This Shen Fusheng is also somewhat handsome, but the hardness between his eyebrows makes Lin Huiru feel that he is more like a martial artist.
Xu Ziqiao still had no expression on his face, "My surname is Xu, Xu Ziqiao." "
Since we are so destined, Miss Lin, let's make friends. Scholars have things to do with them. Maybe we can play together in the capital these two days." I don't know why Shen Jiao suddenly became lively when he arrived in the capital, which made Lin Huiru very uncomfortable.
But since others have warmly invited, Lin Huiru is really not good at refusing, so she just nodded and said, "Okay..."
Because of this good word, the next day, not long after dawn, I haven't eaten yet Lin Huiru was dragged out by Shen Jiao.
"Miss Shen, where are you going?" Lin Huiru felt a little helpless when Shen Jiao held her wrist. This young lady, who looked so weak, unexpectedly had a lot of strength.
"I didn't have breakfast either. We might as well find a place to eat something together. The capital city is huge, and there are so many shops of all kinds. I haven't been here for a while. Let's go and have a look after dinner." How about looking at ready-made clothes and buying some rouge?" Shen Jiao has already planned out today's itinerary.
Today, Lin Huiru also wanted to go out for a stroll again to see if she could find any shops or the like, so she could only agree with the situation, and then she suddenly asked curiously, "I saw you have many companions before, why are you so busy?" After arriving in the capital, will Miss Shen and your brother be left?"
"It's not convenient for them to live in inns with relatives and friends in the capital, so they simply rented them to other people's homes." Shen Jiao didn't hide it, and said bluntly, "My brother and I don't really like to trouble others, so we just stayed in the inn." "I see,
I took the liberty." Lin Huiru pointed He nodded, but still felt weird, it was too much of a coincidence to go all the way.
After walking around with Shen's family all morning, Lin Huiru inherited Lulu. She just ate a bowl of wontons in the morning. After all, the lady in front of her didn't eat much, and she was too embarrassed to eat it in front of others. too many things.
"Miss Shen...how about we find a place to eat first?" Lin Huiru asked softly.
Shen Jiao nodded, "Okay, I just remembered that there are friends nearby, let's go, I'll take you to get to know each other, maybe we can have more companions in the future." Almost involuntarily, Shen Jiao pulled
Lin Huiru and walked After leaving, Lin Huiru, who was going around, was dragged by Shen Jiao into a very magnificent restaurant. She was wearing better clothes today, and she didn't directly receive contemptuous eyes.
Passing through the lobby and upstairs again, Lin Huiru was directly dragged up to the third floor before she could catch her breath. This place is basically a Tianzi decoration. Sorry.
Money once again let Lin Huiru know the gap between her and others.
"It's here." After Shen Jiao finished speaking, he knocked on the door, and a young man came to open the door, and then stood respectfully behind, until Shen Jiao pulled Lin Huiru in before closing the door.
But Lin Huiru was stunned when he entered the door.
Qi Zhengxi and Ji Linglong were there?!
"Ah, what a coincidence, Ms. Lin, I saw you again today. It turns out that you and Sister Shen are also good friends. I would have invited Ms. Lin to stay here if I knew it was yesterday, and we'll have dinner together today." Ji Linglong jumped up and down. Jumping over, it was unexpected to Shen Jiao that they knew each other.
"Miss Lin, we meet again." Qi Zhengxi came over to say hello, causing a trace of strangeness to flash in Shen Jiao's eyes, but he didn't show the slightest bit.
"It seems that you both know each other. Girl, if you didn't tell me earlier, I was still thinking about how to introduce you to each other. If I had known this, we would have come here directly this morning." Shen Jiao still had a smile on his face, but the room The awkward atmosphere inside made Lin Huiru a little breathless.
Chapter 242 Answer
They are a group of children of officials and eunuchs, and they represent the friendship of each family. What does she do as a poor ordinary person?
Lin Huiru can only feel a lot of unkind looks, sympathy and compassion, but they are all jokes. How many people who were born in the midst of intrigue can emerge from the silt without being stained?
Qi Zhengxi looked at Shen Jiao with a slightly deeper gaze. No matter what Shen Jiao was thinking, bringing Lin Huiru here would only Being ridiculed and ridiculed.
"Just right, my mother was still talking about Ms. Lin yesterday, and she wanted to learn some crafts from Ms. Lin. It's still early for lunch. I don't know if I can trouble Ms. Lin to come with me to the Hou Mansion again?" Qi Zhengxi said seriously , bowed his hands slightly, as expected, I heard that Mrs. Hou never forgets her, and the expressions of other people are also a bit weird and ugly.
But Lin Huiru still knew how much she weighed, and Qi Zhengxi was just finding a way for her to step down.
"Okay, it's my honor to be appreciated by my wife. Elders are respected, and we should obey them first." Lin Huiru also returned a salute and walked down the steps.
Shen Jiao gave Qi Zhengxi a puzzled look, but she didn't dare to say anything. If she stopped Lin Huiru, she would not take Mrs. Hou seriously, and would be disrespectful.
"So that's how it is. Madam's matter is much more important, so we can only talk about it another day." While speaking, Shen Jiao revealed a little regret.
"I'll lead the way for Ms. Lin. You play first, and I'll be back in a while. Please, Ms. Lin." Compared with those dudes who only know how to laugh at others, the polite Qi Zhengxi is almost as elegant as a banished fairy. , but even without the backdrop of those scumbags, Qi Zhengxi's reputation is overwhelmingly good.
Lin Huiru breathed a sigh of relief after exiting the resplendent and resplendent restaurant. Sure enough, anyone should go somewhere, and it's okay to be extravagant once in a while, but she has no luck in this kind of place.
The first thing Lin Huiru wanted to say to Qi Zhengxi was to get out of the water and fire, "Thank you, son."
"It's okay, they are somewhat affected by the officialdom, and I hope the girl will not take this matter to heart too much, that Miss Shen... It is better to advise the girl to keep a distance." Qi Zhengxi said from just now When thinking about it, there are mixed feelings and thoughts, and now it seems to Lin Huiru that he is absent-minded.
"I understand how poultry can mix with cranes, but the demeanor of the prince is really admirable." Lin Huiru smiled in relief. She didn't want to have close friendships with those people. I don't know how long I can stand proudly in that court.
But if he doesn't cause trouble, with the status of the Marquis Mansion, it should be enough to save his life.
"Girl, don't belittle yourself like this. Among the dragons and phoenixes are character rather than birth. Moreover, the girl's husband is about to step into the officialdom, and he may inevitably avoid such occasions in the future. If it is difficult to deal with it, come to the Marquis Mansion to find me." After Qi Zhengxi finished speaking, he untied the jade badge on his waist and handed it to Lin Huiru. The jade was moist and free of impurities. It should be a high-quality suet jade, with the words Qi engraved on it.
"In the capital, the waist card is like a person. If you come to the Hou's mansion, just report my name, and no one will stop you." Seeing that Lin Huiru did not pick up for a long time, Qi Zhengxi added.
Although Qi Zhengxi is really a good person, but Lin Huiru believes that there is no free lunch in the world, but he can't think of why Qi Zhengxi would do this, "Master, this thing is too expensive and I can't accept it." "Take it,
Beijing It's not as free as outside, just return it to me when you don't need it." After Qi Zhengxi finished speaking, he handed the jade pendant to Lin Huiru and left without looking back.
Seeing Qi Zhengxi leave, Lin Huiru clenched the jade pendant tightly, thinking that it would be better to trust others once, thinking of malicious speculation, she put the jade pendant into the space, turned around and left.
In the restaurant, the book boy who had been silent for a long time looked at Qi Zhengxi and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, can this girl understand what you mean when you do this?" "Sooner or later, she will understand. Once she enters the officialdom, she can't
help herself." Qi Zhengxi flicked the hem of his clothes, and with a slightly indifferent tone, he turned around and went upstairs again.
He felt that Lin Huiru was a smart man.
Lin Huiru, who was bouncing back to the inn, didn't know that he had already fallen into the calculations. To be precise, from this test onwards, it was all up to him.
In the guest room of the inn, Xu Ziqiao held a piece of letter paper thoughtfully, and Lin Huiru remained motionless even after returning.
Lin Huiru walked over suspiciously, "What's the matter with you? Did someone tap the acupuncture points?" As he spoke, Lin Huiru poked Xu Ziqiao.
"No, someone came to my door out of nowhere today, and after having a long talk with me, he left this behind and left." Xu Ziqiao said with his brows furrowed.
"This is... a test question!?" After Lin Huiru took the paper and read it carefully, she couldn't help but turn pale with shock.
"Even if there are only some test questions, there will not be so few, but these questions are all tricky." Xu Ziqiao rubbed his brows, why did this kind of thing happen to him.
Needless to say, the person who sent this kind of thing didn't have good intentions at least. After all, if this thing is reported and there are any witnesses, it will be a serious crime that can no longer take the exam for life, and it may even go to jail if it is serious.
I don't know what kind of thoughts that person sent this kind of thing. If he deliberately framed it, he might not be able to clear the name.
"Throw it away, otherwise..." Lin Huiru was thinking, and suddenly felt that this thing was actually up to me, because this exam question has already been in Xu Ziqiao's hands, so no matter whether Xu Ziqiao has burned it or not, he has at least read it The above content is gone.
"Shouldn't someone maliciously framed it." Xu Ziqiao shook his head and sighed. He thought about many things that might happen, but he never thought that someone would come to win over and bribe candidates before the exam started.
Lin Huiru frowned, "How?"
"The person who came to see me didn't report himself, but his demeanor and actions should be that of an official. He has calluses caused by holding a sign all the year round. That person even clarified with me the current relationship in the court. , presumably he came here just to win over his own influence, so as to secure his position above the court." Xu Ziqiao said, and took a piece of paper and pen to sketch.
Now the turmoil in the court makes it impossible for the emperor to perfectly control everything in the world. How big is the territory? If the emperor alone relied on him, he would probably die in a few years. The officials were to execute orders on behalf of the emperor. It was inevitable that some of the emperor's rights would be divided, but some of the people who were allocated the rights began to form gangs with malicious intentions. When the power in their hands grows stronger and stronger, even enough to threaten the status of the emperor, then the emperor will become useless.
Chapter 243 Distress
If it is just an ordinary official, of course he does not have the guts or the ability to do so. Usually, apart from the first-rank officials in the court, only the princes who participate in the battle for succession are left.
It is not right for an official to be an emperor, and even if he is successfully registered, he will inevitably be infamous as a traitor behind his back. So some ambitious people, in order to have greater rights, support the prince behind the emperor's back.
But the nine sons of Longsheng are all different, and the temperament and ability of each prince are different. This time reflects the importance of officials choosing masters.
Some people only want to follow the wise and powerful princes, while some people choose those princes who look weak and can be handed over to the ministers as puppets after they ascend the throne.
As a result, the court has three pillars.
One faction is the King Jin Party, the other is the King Yun Party, and the other is the King Xiang Party.
Jin Wang is kind and generous, but he is indecisive and does not like violence. He is the queen's son. King Yun is a full-fledged smiling tiger, and also a difficult master. His family background is his sore spot. As for King Xiang, he was scheming and violent, and he was currently the most powerful one in the court. The emperor was ashamed of his mother and indulged him.
The other princes were small and incompetent, so they couldn't compete with them.
After Xu Ziqiao's explanation, Lin Huiru immediately understood why the person of unknown power gave Xu Ziqiao an olive branch.
If you just buy an official, you will never know when he will bite you back, but it is too slow to cultivate an official from the basics, and it is best to start from the current champion.
Among them, the ones who are most likely to win the first place are those with good grades, so Lin Huiru thought that they should not only have their eyes on Xu Ziqiao, but also the first place in other places have also received this award. olive branch.
People who are eager to attract influence do not necessarily have to be number one. There is always a chance that the top three will be selected by the emperor to enter the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial Academy is directly subordinate to the emperor, so it is best to do things. But respected.
If you are close to the water, you will get the moon first. If you have the opportunity to be appreciated, it will be easy to rise to the top.
This group of people is really casting a wide net to catch more fish.
"But if they do this, isn't it equivalent to having you in their hands? If this thing dares to be sent to you blatantly, then they have a reason to control you. If you have no weight at that time The imperial examination is fine, but if you pass the exam and don't obey their orders, then this kind of thing will only bring you death." Lin Huiru's brains turned very fast, and the level of insidiousness of this group of people was simply beyond compare out of her imagination.
"Entering the capital is like stepping into a conspiracy. You either fight to live or die for justice. There are very few people who protect their lives wisely, because they don't know when you can go to other people's camp or first It's safe to kill." Xu Ziqiao smiled bitterly, and it seemed that the situation in Beijing was much more serious than he thought.
The atmosphere in the room was very depressing, and Lin Huiru was also very irritable all of a sudden. They must be the easiest people to deal with in this group of students. If you receive this kind of thing, it means that you have opened the door to welcome trouble into your home.
In distress, Lin Huiru suddenly thought of Qi Zhengxi. This matter cannot be solved by them alone, only being threatened with their lives. Even if they have evidence and go to the Holy Master to file a complaint, it may not be smooth.
"Do you know which side the Marquis of Pingyang is on?" Lin Huiru asked.
Xu Ziqiao thought for a while, "Pingyanghou is considered your majesty's brother-in-law, and it is said that Pingyanghou and your majesty have been friends for many years, presumably Pingyanghou should not interfere with their seizure of the heir, not to mention that Pingyanghou has always been wise to protect himself, as long as he seizes the heirloom without causing trouble It's too big, so I usually don't take time off."
"So, what about you, who do you want to help?" Lin Huiru nodded meaningfully, and she suddenly understood why Qi Zhengxi wanted to help her, if he guessed right If so, this group of high-ranking officials and dignitaries must have found out the origins of each of them. Since there are so many low-level people who want to win over Xu Ziqiao, there should be many people who want to be with the emperor. The confidant is pressing, that group of people should have turned against the sky long ago.
"The emperor is not yet in his prime, and he is in his prime. What's more, the current majesty is the one who expands the territory of the four directions by himself. I have to rely on the name of the previous generation to pass on the position to the current majesty. From my point of view, the three princes each have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they are not yet able to stand on their own. I don't want to stand up to any of them, and I just want to solve the distress and worries of the people in the world." Xu Ziqiao clenched his hands tightly. He raised his fist and said, he didn't bother to bow his head to those people in the court who relied on coercion to capture power.
In this way, Lin Huiru felt that Xu Ziqiao should have no conflicts with Pingyanghou's family at all. Moreover, Pingyanghou's mansion is still very prestigious, which should be enough to prove that there are still many cronies of His Majesty in the court. They might as well take the risk once and run in the opposite direction.
"Then let's do this. We won't take part in the seizure of the heir. We will take refuge in Pingyang Hou's Mansion." Lin Huiru was firm. As long as he was in the officialdom, he must have a big tree to shelter him from the wind. People with insufficient ability and uniqueness will die the fastest .
"Pingyanghou Mansion...should be disdainful to take the initiative to defect." Xu Ziqiao rubbed his chin and thought. In fact, he rarely heard of the reputation of Pingyang Houfu. .
Lin Huiru smiled, thanks to Qi Zhengxi's olive branch thrown out today, "If I am like this, do I have to be strangled by those people for the rest of my life? We can ask the Pingyang Hou Mansion for help. For those who use topics to win contacts, They should be extremely disdainful."
"I see, but we must have been targeted now, and it may not be realistic to go to the Hou's Mansion to ask for help." Xu Ziqiao's brain was also running fast, but he was still just a scholar. There is no connection on this side of the network.
"It's okay, you study hard, I will find a way to go to Pingyang Hou's Mansion tomorrow." Lin Huiru narrowed her eyes slightly, today Qi Zhengxi is really good at predicting things, just a few words helped her a lot .
The words Mrs. Pingyang Hou admired her cooking skills made everyone present stop over and over again, so she will take a food box to Pingyang Hou's mansion tomorrow. Not many people should pay too much attention to her as a woman. of.
It's a pity, that group of scum patriarchal, but they don't know that their plans are about to be destroyed by her.
Chapter 244: Going to the Triple Treasure Hall for Nothing
After borrowing the kitchen of the inn the next day, Lin Huiru made a few more desserts and sent them to the Pingyang Hou Mansion. As expected, as Qi Zhengxi said, as long as she took out her waist badge, even the guards guarding the gate didn't ask questions. He invited her into the Hou's mansion as a distinguished guest, brought her to the living room, served good tea, and went to invite Qi Zhengxi.
She had just had a few sips of tea when Qi Zhengxi hurried over with the wind, "But what happened?
" There is some embarrassment, she really has business to discuss, and I hope the servants of this family don't misunderstand her.
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the attendant behind Qi Zhengxi frowned, but Qi Zhengxi couldn't help sending them away with just a gesture.
"No one will eavesdrop now, let's talk." Qi Zhengxi made a gesture of invitation, and sat down by himself.
Lin Huiru didn't procrastinate, and directly took out the test paper from her arms and handed it over, "This is something that someone delivered to our inn yesterday. Presumably that person will want to use this to coerce my husband into doing things for him, and since With this copy, the test questions should have been leaked, and this time the imperial examination is full of water!"
Just the moment Lin Huiru handed over the things, Qi Zhengxi glanced at his face and became dignified. Since I knew him, it was the first time I saw Qi Zhengxi's face so ugly.
"The courage of this group of people is really getting bigger and bigger. Usually they just want to secretly give olive branches to the candidates. This time, they even directly copied the questions and distributed them. It's going against the sky!" Qi Zhengxi Under the fury, his tone couldn't help but become a little heavier.
"It turns out that this kind of thing only happened this year?" Lin Huiru asked.
Qi Zhengxi put away the paper and nodded, "Those old fools will reach out to candidates who take the exam every year in order to stabilize their status. This is why the Ministry of Rites will contact the academy to calculate the time before letting the students come directly to the exam. Although they are tired Some, but it can also avoid the troubles caused by those people. But they are hard to guard against. After all, there will be a period of time before the palace test, so they will have a little more chance of winning, so this year they have not controlled the time to enter Beijing again , I didn't expect them to become more and more rampant."
"Sure enough, as we thought, if candidates receive this kind of thing, as long as they are not manipulated by them, they should be able to produce complete personal and physical evidence to report it?" Lin Huiru also clenched her fists. This group of people was simply joking with the students who had worked hard for ten years. She finally understood why some people went back to the countryside to be a teacher after being admitted to the top prize.
The intrigues in the capital are desperate for every minute.
"That's right, it's a good thing you came to tell me about this matter. Don't worry, even if the exam is approaching, the test questions can still be changed for the sake of quality. Those people's goals will definitely not be achieved. But since you have done this, it is not right. Are you ready to take refuge with the prince of either side?" Qi Zhengxi was a little surprised, being able to take such a shortcut should be something that some people at the bottom of the status could only wish for, but Lin Huiru actually came to report directly so calmly, which really made him Very curious.
"According to my husband's words, the three princes are still inexperienced and have not made any achievements. Your Majesty is an upright and virtuous monarch. It is not appropriate to strengthen the power of the princes." For some reason, seeing Qi Zhengxi like this A gentle and speechless person, Lin Huiru felt that it didn't matter to believe him.
Qi Zhengxi pursed his lips and smiled when he heard the words, "I thought you would be an independent and strange woman, but I didn't expect that you would still give priority to your husband's words.
" If it makes sense, you must listen to it, right?" Lin Huiru hurriedly explained.
"So that's how it is. The hard-working girl came here. What are these?" Qi Zhengxi stopped teasing Lin Huiru. This big gift was enough for his father to overwhelm several princes, and he was right.
It was only then that Lin Huiru remembered what she had used as a cover, "These are still milk teas, but they are larger than the small ingredients before. I'm afraid that people will stare at me, so I used it as a cover." Hearing what she
said Said, Qi Zhengxi couldn't help laughing, this girl is really vigilant and cute, "Then I would like to thank Miss Lin, the Hou Mansion likes these two gifts very much, and I hope that Miss, your husband can always keep his original intention and be used by His Majesty. "
"Don't worry, my son, my husband has always admired Pingyanghou. If I wasn't an upright gentleman, I wouldn't marry me, would I?" Lin Huiru said with a smile, "It's been a long time since I came here. If anyone becomes suspicious, I will trouble you. I will trouble you today. Now, Minnv will leave first."
Qi Zhengxi subconsciously opened his mouth, "Father and mother have gone out, I just feel a little boring, why don't we stay and have a sip of tea before leaving. They always don't pay attention to women. Don't worry, when they react, they won't be able to shake you in the slightest."
After all, there are demands from others, and if you sit down and have a cup of tea, you shouldn't respond. Lin Huiru also felt a little rude, and Lin Huiru agreed. After that, he followed Qi Zhengxi to the garden of the Hou Mansion.
The garden of the Hou Mansion is full of flowers at the moment, and the surrounding scenery is absolutely beautiful.
"By the way, if there is an ice cellar in the mansion, the milk tea will taste better if you put it on ice for a while." Lin Huiru said.
"Okay, I'll tell my servants to do it. I just got some new tea, this year's new tea, and now I'm at the age of 10. It should be my own business. Since the girl is so good at business, you might as well help me refer to it." For a moment, how about making this first shop a teahouse?" Qi Zhengxi still had a gentle appearance like a spring breeze when he was not talking about business, and the dazzling sunlight shone on him, making him feel warm.
Lin Huiru nodded. People like Qi Zhengxi are also easy to make friends with. There is nothing wrong with having many friends and multiple paths. an unwritten opinion."
"No matter what, the girl has more experience than me." Qi Zhengxi politely opened the chair for Lin Huiru, and then well-trained servants lined up to deliver the prepared tea sets and tea leaves. Lin Huiru just felt that it was a great enjoyment to make tea with people walking in the clouds and flowing water like a banished fairy.
After Qi Zhengxi handed over the tea tasting cup, Lin Huiru recovered and took a sip, "Is this... a white silver needle?
" A lot." A slight surprise flashed across Qi Zhengxi's face.
Lin Huiru smiled modestly, "It's just that I like to drink this kind of tea. It tastes light and delicious, and the jasmine dragon balls are very fragrant, which is not bad."
Chapter 245 Going to the examination room
"Thousands and thousands of calculations, I didn't expect that two bumpkins from the countryside would know someone like Shizi. It's really bad luck." In the wing room, Shen Jiao changed her previous ladylike gentleness, turned her head and wrinkled her face tightly. There was a faint resentment on the face.
Shen Fu stood aside, fiddling with flower branches, and sneered at this, "We can find the candidates who can be selected this year, and the Hou Mansion will definitely be able to find them. Do you believe that they are really so predestined?" "Yes, but
this The thing should be that no matter how you think about it, it makes people uncomfortable. We have checked the scores of so many candidates, and the most likely candidates are only four or five. If they are assigned to one by the Houfu now..." Shen Jiao said , a ruthless look suddenly appeared on his face.
"If someone is really capable of accomplishing great things, will he stand on the side of the Marquis Mansion? Here to serve the emperor who is about to step into the loess? And the things have already been sent there, so why worry about it." Compared with his own sister Shen Fu was much calmer.
"Forget it, it's useless to think so much, you hurry up and hand in the answer and memorize it, the exam will be the day after tomorrow." Shen Jiao reminded lightly, in fact, the more you look down on Shen Fu, the more you look down on Shen Fu.
The brother left and right is not her biological brother, and the down payment is actually an ignorant person, and these results are basically bought, she is really worried, if Shen Fu can be nominated to the palace examination to pass His Majesty If he shows his feet, it will also implicate their Shen family.
"Don't worry about my work. If you are a woman, you should find out how to help your father and the old man tie down a wealthy son-in-law. I think that little son-in-law is good, but it's a pity that he always has Ji Linglong by his side. That Ji Linglong But the queen's niece, if you work hard, you might be able to become a side concubine." Shen Fu sneered, his tone full of sarcasm, this brother and sister are not as harmonious as they were in the daytime, on the contrary, they have to fight first one game.
"You!" Shen Jiao slapped the table heavily, hesitated at the next moment, and didn't dare to show his anger. Although he was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, Shen Fu was the only man in their family, even if he was a concubine. It's impossible to be babyed by her father.
"Why, did I say something wrong?" Shen Fu was quite sure about this, after ridiculing Shen Jiao, he didn't need to further arouse the conflict with his younger sister, so he turned around and went out to find flowers and ask Liu.
But what they don't know is that the things they are sure about have already been secretly dropped, and all the leaked test questions have been changed, and even the questions that have no answers have been changed again.
until the day of the exam.
"Brother Xu, how are you doing? Are you sure?" Li Ji found Xu Ziqiao's figure from the crowd all the way, and he trotted to Xu Ziqiao's side, waving his hands.
"What about you? Have you worked hard in the past few days?" Xu Ziqiao must be no problem. He is the one who was naked without copying an answer in front of his face.
After scratching his head, Li Jishang was still a little discouraged, "We have been friends for many years, Brother Xu, I will not hide it from you, I think I may have to make this trip to the capital for nothing, thank you My sister-in-law and I took me on this trip."
"Don't say such things, it's too stupid to discourage yourself before you see the test questions." Xu Ziqiao's lips suddenly curled up a little when he said that. , Sneered softly, he suddenly remembered the answer to the test question at this time, if he hadn't asked Lin Huiru to report it, I am afraid that the candidates present today have basically decided who can be selected.
The person who leaked the exam questions can be regarded as ruining the hard work of many people for most of their lives. In the exam room today, in addition to Xuezi who is as big as Xu Ziqiao and the others, there are also some people who have always insisted on the imperial examination. The one who stuffed his own child to his wife before entering the examination room.
Recalling this morning, Lin Huiru specially bought Xu Ziqiao a fried dough stick and two eggs according to the modern method, so as to wish him a successful start.
Xu Ziqiao asked Lin Huiru several times what is the meaning of this? But Lin Huiru couldn't explain it, so he could only tell him that it was auspicious.
The atmosphere in the examination room was extremely tense. In fact, Xu Ziqiao raised his head and looked around, and he could basically tell from the expressions of some people who might have gotten the answer or received the conversation.
After all, if they can receive an answer, they must be confident in their hearts. They deliberately want to be like ordinary people and will not have so many small movements, and this is exactly what Lin Huiru used to remind him. of.
Lin Huiru chose to sit in a teahouse closest to the examination room, so that she could think about other things while waiting for Xu Ziqiao.
In the past few days, he has gone around the downtown area of ââthe capital, but he has not seen any shops that are ready to be transferred, let alone transfers, the business of every shop is not good, even if the food is unpalatable. Some people have no choice but to choose there.
Could it be that her plan to do business in the capital is about to be shattered?
"Are you worried?" A male voice suddenly came to her ears, and Lin Hui subconsciously followed the source of the voice.
"Qi Shizi." Maybe it was a coincidence, Qi Zhengxin also appeared in this teahouse, and Lin Huiru politely got up and saluted.
Qi Zhengxi waved his hand, sat across from Lin Huiru and looked into the distance from the window, "Don't worry about this matter, the imperial examination depends on one's ability, since you can get solicited from everywhere, I think your husband should have a Fan Caixue."
"He is indeed a person with both ability and political integrity, but he can't bear to have so many insidious and cunning tricks. Think about it, if he really enters the officialdom, he may suffer a lot of losses." Lin Hui Ru helped Qi Zhengxi pour a cup of tea and shook his head and sighed.
"Men either make meritorious deeds or make money to support their families. Otherwise, wouldn't they be no different from trash? Thinking about your husband already has one more way than others, please be at ease." Qi Zhengxi raised his cup and took a sip of tea, looking down from the window, Just in time to see where the examination room is.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with what she said. Lin Huiru pursed her lips and smiled, thinking that she was too worried about Xu Ziqiao, "Thank you for your advice.
" It's a good thing. Companion to a king is like companion to a tiger. If a person with strong ability can still climb up, but a person who doesn't know how to adapt will die sooner or later. Sometimes it seems that life is a kind of torment." Qi Zhengxi said with emotion.
Chapter 246 Meeting for the first time
Looking at the vicissitudes of Qi Zhengxi in front of her, Lin Huiru couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Even if she was born in a wealthy family, she would experience more intrigues. Naturally, this person will mature early. Know whether it is better to be born into a wealthy family or an ordinary family.
"Your Majesty, don't talk about me anymore. Aren't you indecisive when you say these things? There are risks in making contributions, and being content with the status quo is like a wimp. Why do you have to be so tired?" Lin Huiru changed the cold tea and dragged He glanced at the sun with his cheeks folded.
Qi Zhengxi smiled when she heard her say this, "That's right, it's rare for someone to see it so thoroughly. From the previous dynasty to the present, the only person who lived the most freely was a prince. "
You only have one life, why don't you try how you want to live, if it's not the status quo that you can't let go of, then you might as well do what you want to do. Like me, if it's not because I don't have money, I don't know how to run to do business, but I also want to go for a walk." Lin Huiru smacked her mouth.
Other people travel directly to some famous aristocrats, even if they are looked down upon, there is endless money to spend, as long as they learn how to please people, they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
But this time travels to a poor family, who can only rely on his own hands for everything.
Why is there such a big gap between people?
Lin Huiru and Qi Zhengxi sighed with each other all morning. Xu Ziqiao and Li Ji came to this teahouse according to what Lin Huiru said.
"You guys came at a good time. This is Prince Qi from the Marquis of Pingyang, this is my husband Xu Ziqiao, and this is my friend Li Ji who also came to take the exam. Since we met together today, why don't we have a meal together?" ." Lin Huiru got up and introduced each other.
Xu Ziqiao is okay, after all, he already knew that Lin Huiru also met such a big man, but Li Ji's heartbeat quickened a lot in surprise for a while, and he hurriedly joined hands and bowed, "I have met the prince." "I have seen the prince, these few
days Many days, thank you son for taking care of me." Xu Ziqiao nodded and said in a deep voice.
"It's okay, it's a coincidence that we appear here together today. Miss Lin, let's not eat this meal together. Please do as you please." Qi Zhengxi nodded, then turned around and gestured at Lin Huiru again wink.
Lin Huiru quickly understood Qi Zhengxi's meaning. If someone was staring at Xu Ziqiao, then if they were too close to eat together today, the leak of the test questions might be suspected on their heads, causing accidents. .
In addition to the teahouse, Lin Huiru took the two of them straight to a nearby restaurant to eat and chat, but it took a lot of effort, but after talking for a whole morning, she was already very hungry.
"Sister-in-law... I didn't expect you to know such a big man in the capital. It's really impressive." Li Ji was still immersed in the shock that he had a conversation with the prince of the Hou Mansion and couldn't recover for a long time. .
Lin Huiru waved his hand to signal him not to say anything, "Don't tell anyone about this matter, no one can tell, otherwise it will bring me disaster." "Catastrophe? But
Brother Xu has already Do you understand?" Sometimes Li Ji's mind was really slow, and after he made a joke, seeing Xu Ziqiao's impatient face, he immediately shut up. To be able to make Xu Ziqiao so serious, then this matter must not be a trivial matter.
The exam is now divided into two days, and each day is only half a day. Lin Huiru and Xu Ziqiao checked it in the evening, and the test questions were indeed changed.
"None of the questions is the same as before. The people above are already jumping with anger when they go back today." Xu Ziqiao took a sip of tea and looked calm. He was extremely disgusted with this kind of cheating, especially when he was so serious. In terms of matters, if he can cheat to become an official in order to win over everyone in the city, wouldn't it mean that he has buried all talented and ambitious people and summoned a group of waste.
Lin Huiru rubbed her chin and nodded, "It seems that the Hou Mansion is really what we think, so we don't have to worry about it this way. Is this exam difficult for you?"
"The exam this time is not about knowledge from books, but about teaching people how to use what they have learned. Some even get involved in government affairs or local governance. I can't say whether it is difficult or easy. It just depends on whether the train of thought is the same as that of the examiner. " Xu Ziqiao said bluntly.
Lin Huiru was obviously choked by this answer, but in this way, Xu Ziqiao should be able to understand all the questions and answer them with his own ability, but I don't know if they fit the examiner's meaning.
Ah, I squeezed my innocence, why did I suddenly have the idea that this kind of exam is very unreliable?
"Knock, knock, knock." Suddenly someone knocked on the door, what would you do? Xu Ziqiao was shocked.
"Miss Lin, it's me. Are you asleep?" Shen Jiao's voice came from outside, which made Lin Huiru a little surprised.
However, the lights in their room were not turned off. Lin Huiru always felt that it would be bad not to open the door. In desperation, she could only adjust her mood and went to open the door. "What's the matter? What's the matter so late?"
"No, isn't today the first day to finish the exam? The students spontaneously organized a banquet. I don't know if you and Brother Xu are interested." Shen Jiao said softly.
This is just the first day of the exam and the banquet has already been held. Isn't this group of people happy too early? Lin Huiru always felt that this matter was a little weird, "Has everyone gone?" "
Yes, so I want to ask if you are interested?" Shen Jiao nodded and asked again.
It would be strange to think about it. If someone really leaked the answer in order to win over power, the test questions would have changed. How many people would be in the mood to participate in this kind of banquet? Lin Huiru only felt that if Shen Jiao hadn't lied to her, or what happened to them was a conspiracy.
Lin Huiru couldn't figure out the strangeness of this incident for a while, so she shook her head and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well today, my husband wants to take care of me next to me, so let's get together. "
"Miss Lin, what's wrong with you? Do you want to ask the doctor to take a look for you?" Shen Jiao said one day that Lin Huiru was not feeling well, so she immediately put on a worried look. I reached out and touched Lin Huiru's forehead, "It doesn't seem like I have a fever, is there any other discomfort?"
Chapter 247 Cunning
Lin Huiru shook her head, and pulled her wrist to help her put her hand down, "It's not a cold, it's just a special period. I think Ms. Shen should understand. Don't bother Ms. Shen to notify you about this kind of thing."
"Okay...then you have a good rest, and I won't bother you." Shen Jiao was a little disappointed, lowered her eyes and left. ââAfter closing the door, Lin Huiru breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't expect Xu Ziqiao to greet her again at the next moment, "Your sunflower water
is here?"
Her ears turned red again, she quickly shook her head, put her index finger in front of her lips again, and winked at Xu Ziqiao, "No, I just found a reason to prevaricate her, my dates are always accurate, It won't be earlier or later."
"That's good." Xu Ziqiao's frown flattened.
Lin Huiru couldn't laugh or cry at this moment, this person was extraordinarily stupid in some inexplicable places.
"Now I feel more and more that Miss Shen is actually not a good person, and don't you think this matter is very strange? If it is true what he said, all the students went to that banquet, then those How can a person who receives the answers but finds that the test questions are different have such a calm mind." Lin Huiru bit her finger and turned around the room.
Xu Ziqiao also couldn't figure it out, "But there should be only two possibilities, either someone is given this test question, and the answer they gave is actually false, and it was only given to me. Or, the new answer has been leaked "
Impossible, if you think about it, if you are a person like Li Ji who is always thinking about the future, even if you have already finished part of the exam, you will not be in the mood to go out to drink and have fun. If it delays time, What about tomorrow's exam?" Lin Huiru felt that the man would not want to use this kind of banquet as an excuse to get everyone drunk, so that he would be late tomorrow and lose the exam qualification. Thinking of a three-year-old.
"In other words, if everyone's mood wasn't inexplicably relaxed, then that Miss Shen was lying just now." Xu Ziqiao frowned and speculated that from the very beginning when he saw this Miss Shen on the road, he first There is a strange feeling, especially sometimes, Shen Jiao will suddenly meet his eyes and smile with a smile, maybe it seems to be a coincidence or an affair in the eyes of other men, but in his opinion, this matter How to think how to seek peace.
"But when I think about it carefully, she is indeed a little strange. I always feel that he has been deliberately appearing in the same place as us along the way. The most convenient way from our place to the capital is this one, but it may not be her way. It's a bit too much to lose time along the way and appear in the same place." Lin Huiru rubbed his brows with a headache and sat down, as if he had fallen into the reasoning of a suspenseful drama. The matter really made him unable to figure out the cause and effect.
In contrast, Xu Ziqiao seemed much calmer, "If it was previously speculated that the officials wanted to attract some students to their camp so as to expand their power in the court, maybe they also wanted to do the same." This sentence is a
reminder Since Lin Huiru can find out Xu Ziqiao's grades, maybe Shen Jiao came here deliberately to gain favor.
Along the way, this Miss Shen has always been like a courtesan, doing good deeds everywhere, which is nothing, but blindly maintaining the relationship with others is not like the way of a lady, although not all famous families Nobles have to be arrogant and defiant, but it shouldn't be so common to take the initiative to show favor.
For example, Shen Jiao had so many friends along the way, but all of them looked at him with blank eyes, and only Shen Jiao treated her well, if she was really an ignorant bumpkin from the countryside , the first time I went to the big world outside, and saw a strange scene, I will definitely feel a sense of fear, and at this time, the first person who lends a helping hand to her will leave a deep memory , so it is easier to trust this person, just like a life-saving straw when a person falls into a trough.
If she thinks about it this way, Lin Huiru suddenly feels that things are clearing up, and the Shen family just missed this point. They are not ignorant bumpkins. As a woman of the new era, she is calm wherever she goes. Not to mention the capital city, even the small mountain village where the birds don't shit, didn't she rely on her own hands to make a career?
But thinking this way, Lin Huiru suddenly felt that there must be something wrong in the west.
It has been nearly ten days since Shen Jiao said that her father received the letter, but there is no movement at all in the capital. As a place where all news will be delivered immediately, how could there be no gossip? Come on?
"It's bad. If they really approach us deliberately, the people in the west will be in danger. If the discussion is not cured, the news will be blocked even more tightly." Lin Huiru burst out at this moment The panic made her frown, and she slumped on the bed while leaning on the pillar beside the bed.
It's been ten days. If people have been dying in the city during this period and they haven't been dealt with reasonably, it's probably not far from causing a plague.
"Don't worry about it, why don't you go to the Hou Mansion tomorrow." Xu Ziqiao suddenly became nervous. After all, it was about the lives of tens of millions of people in a city, but Lin Huiru had already changed her mind. When it's over, he can't mess up his position again.
Lin Huiru nodded and forced herself to calm down. If this happened, it would be useless for her to worry now. Not to mention the time, I went to the Hou's Mansion now, so the Hou's Mansion can only deal with this matter tomorrow.
People must be saved. After Lin Huiru calmed down, she urged Xu Ziqiao to go to bed and rest. The next morning, the two of them split into two groups, one went to the examination room and the other to the Hou's mansion.
On the way to Hou's Mansion, Lin Huiru kept thinking silently, Qi Zhengxi must not go out at this time.
Lin Huiru, who had been thinking on the road, bumped into a person head-on, and his forehead hurt from her strong chest. She rubbed her forehead and hurriedly nodded to apologize, "Sorry, I have something urgent to deal with here, I'm sorry hit you."
"It's okay, just be more careful next time. Miss Lin, if you have something urgent, play it and tell me. It's dangerous to walk with your head down like this." Qi Zhengxi helped Lin Huiru, and when Lin Huiru heard his voice, Lin Huiru Ru's eyes widened in surprise, could this be such a coincidence?
Chapter 248 The Marquis Mansion
But luckily she came now, if it was a little later, I'm afraid she would miss it with Qi Zhengxi.
"There is an urgent matter and I want to go to the Hou's Mansion to report to the prince. I didn't expect to meet here by such a coincidence. Prince, please save the people in the west." Lin Huiru hurriedly saluted, but there were many people here Miscellaneous, it will be troublesome if the news is leaked.
"Don't worry, just speak slowly." Seeing that Lin Huiru was so nervous, Qi Zhengxi couldn't help but raise his heart.
The two hurried to the Hou's mansion again, but Lin Huiru had no time to take a sip of tea, "It's like this, on the way to Beijing, we met two refugees from the west. According to them, it was because of the severe drought. "
I know about this matter, and His Majesty allocated a large sum of money for it, so it can't be solved?" Qi Zhengxi frowned after hearing this, because it is usually very troublesome to be involved in this kind of matter.
"No, I don't know if the money has been sent there, but the officials over there have sealed off the city gates and only allowed entry and no exit. We have seen them for more than ten days." Lin Huiru sighed softly, the situation was like this, How could she make things better.
Qi Zhengxi thought for a moment, "It should have been nearly a month since the money was allocated, how could it only be allowed in and not out." "
But the problem is that they have not received relief, because many people died of famine, and they are old and one Xiao escaped and passed out on the road, just happened to be rescued by me. We don't have the ability to report this kind of thing to His Majesty, so borrowing Shen Jiao's father's influence, Shen Jiao said that her father had already done it, but he didn't hear any news. "Lin Huiru's eyebrows twitched, and Shen Jiao was really hard for her to trust.
"Miss Lin, don't blame me for questioning, but if the gate of the city is really sealed, how can the old and the young run out?" Qi Zhengxi was a little puzzled, but what's the point of releasing the old and the young? This incident really made him a little confused, but he couldn't ignore it. If there was a serious disaster over there, and someone stopped the relief money from it, then if there was turmoil in the west, it was very likely. Threatened to gain royal prestige.
Lin Huiru only felt a sudden pain in the head, "I can't think of the reason, but what happened around me recently is too strange. Miss Shen's family came to tell us yesterday that the students organized a banquet together, but even If there is no problem of changing the questions, how many people can relax before the exam is over? So I think there must be fraud in the Shen family, so this matter cannot be ignored, after all, it is related to thousands of people. And this is not just a problem of a dozen people, the weather is getting hotter and hotter now, if they get together with each other's corpses, if there is a plague, it will not only be solved by the death of people in the west "
That's right, let me tell you frankly, most of the officials in the west are actually in the hands of King Xiang, we can't have a direct conflict, let alone question. Don't worry, I'll send someone to investigate, if the situation is true , His Majesty will definitely not forgive you lightly." Qi Zhengxi's words undoubtedly gave Lin Huiru a calming shot, and if someone who can do things said this, she could let go of half of her heart.
It is also some distance away from several provincial capitals in the west, and it takes about three days to go back and forth. Since Xu Ziqiao finished the exam, Lin Huiru has been anxiously waiting for his news.
"Damn it, why have all the questions changed this time!? Someone must have secretly reported to the Ministry of Rites! If you let me know who did it, I will definitely peel off his skin!" Hitting the innocent table.
It's not Lin Hui's fault for this incident. Ru couldn't figure out why these people were so calm after the first day passed, and the answer was actually the second day's topic.
That's why people in the know panicked when they found out that the topic was wrong the next day.
"How can things like cramming go so smoothly? It's just a matter of secretly reminding the two examinees about the past, but this time they can think of leaking the exam questions like this. Isn't it courting death?" Although my brother failed the exam, but Shen Jiao was indescribably happy.
So what if her father pampers this good-for-nothing elder brother? Isn't she accomplishing nothing? Even cheating in the exam, she has at least established relationships with a few first-ranked candidates.
"Bitch, don't think that I don't know you are gloating over there. Don't think about it if I don't pass the exam. Just wait to marry someone else and become a concubine!" There is no family relationship between the siblings, Shen Fu He looked ferocious, as if he had a blood feud with Shen Jiao, he clenched and loosened his fists, resisting the urge to slap Shen Jiao.
If this face is broken, there will be one less way out for the Shen family. For this reason, he only spared her once.
Shen Jiao's face also turned ferocious, "What nonsense are you talking about!? I am the daughter of the Shen family's concubine, unlike you who is a concubine! Thank God if you can marry a concubine!" "Concubine!?" Even if Shen Fu is a man
, He also hates others to say that he is a concubine, he pinched Shen Jiao's neck with one hand, his eyes were tearing, "Bitch, let me tell you, if it wasn't for that bitch of yours who bribed the doctor to say that you are a boy competing for favor, I would The mother is the main wife, can't you see how much your father hates you? If you don't know yourself, there is a younger sister who can take your place. You'd better lower your posture for me!" Yes, he didn't mean
anything Wrong, there is another daughter without a daughter.
Shen Jiao suddenly became nervous, opened and closed his mouth for a long time but couldn't say anything, Dou Da's tears fell one after another, seeing her in a panic, Shen Fu let go of his hand and slammed the door with a cold snort.
Little did they know that Lin Huiru was watching a play in front of the opposite wing. Although he didn't know what the brother and sister said, but seeing Shen Fu's hysterical look, I'm afraid there must be some contradiction.
"During the second exam, Shen Fu's performance was particularly weird. There were others who scratched their heads like him, but at least they still had some skills, but Shen Fu couldn't. I guess the answer should be from the second exam. "Xu Ziqiao had already understood the truth in his heart, and seeing Shen Jiao close the door, he also pulled Lin Huiru back into the room.
Lin Huiru was suddenly enlightened, no wonder some people were still in the mood to celebrate, it turned out that this thing was in the second scene.
"Hey, this group of ignorant people is really relieved for those who have real talents and real learning." Lin Huiru shook her head, and her mood immediately improved a lot.
Chapter 249 Promise
"That's true, but they will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, and sooner or later they will find me. At that time, the party members of that faction will definitely regard me as a sworn enemy." Xu Ziqiao hooked the corners of his lips. Very contemptuous.
Lin Huiru nodded thoughtfully, "But it may take a while to find out those elm heads. Now the Ministry of Rites has secretly started to investigate who leaked it. When the results come out, they must be busy. We may not have the time to take care of us if we form cliques and throw olive branches." "
I will definitely stabilize my position when they react, and when everything is calm, we will have a good life." Xu Ziqiao thought about it in the near future In the future, he will take care of the family and let Lin Huiru really be a little bird to depend on, which is really his ideal life.
"Okay, everything is arranged by my husband, but at least if you pass the exam, you will have to be embarrassed for a while in the palace exam." Lin Huiru smiled with curved eyes, and two extremely shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks.
"Don't worry, I am confident. How can I live up to what you have suffered for me for so long? I must bring you back home." Xu Ziqiao said in a warm voice, and rubbed Lin Huiru's head with a loving smile.
Yes, now it seems that everything is going to come to an end.
When Qi Zhengxi looked for Lin Huiru again, he was no longer deliberately avoiding others.
"You're right. Somebody tampered with the money for the disaster relief. The city is a miserable scene. I've already told my father about it. Now we should discuss countermeasures in the court. Thank you for coming." Let me know the news." Qi Zhengxi looked at Lin Huiru with more admiration than when he first met her. Just ask how many people don't like this clever woman.
"That's fine. As long as the situation doesn't get serious, this can save the lives of the people in the city. But you still have to be careful. If you are sure that there is no plague, then open the city gate. After all, it has been so long..." Lin Huiru was a little hesitant. If someone in the city was really infected with the plague, even if one was released, the city would be destroyed.
What's more, it is still ancient times. In modern times, all people are urgently quarantined within 24 hours. In ancient times, all aspects of facilities were not complete. Once an incident happened, things would be unimaginable.
"Thank you, Miss Lin, for reminding me. I understand that the credit for this incident lies entirely with Miss Lin. Your Majesty will definitely reward you heavily." Qi Zhengxi said.
Lin Huiru was taken aback after hearing this, and then shook her head, "That's unnecessary, and I didn't discover the matter alone. If you want to credit it, it should be credited to my husband, and yesterday, he discovered that the leak should be In the dossier of the second exam, there are quite a few people with abnormal expressions and behaviors, among them is Mr. Shen Fu from the Shen family." "The Shen family has been
moving a lot recently, you'd better be careful. The Shen family and King Xiang have left recently. Very close, His Royal Highness King Xiang is a ruthless master." Qi Zhengxi said, squinting his eyes thoughtfully, and now King Xiang's power is not developing so fast.
"Thank you for reminding me, son, we will be careful, but since this matter was exposed through you, if this Highness is a vengeful person, then I'm afraid the Hou Mansion will be targeted." Lin Huiru began to worry Well, Hou Mansion is the only place she can ask for help, besides, Hou Ye and Shizi are both good people, if they are implicated because of this, if there is any trouble, then the capital will be even more unstable.
Qi Zhengxi smiled, is she worried about him? "It's okay, the fire has already burned on King Xiang, and it's too late for him to put out the fire in front of him, and he doesn't have time to target the Hou's mansion, let alone Miss Lin, don't look at him. Hey, seeing how few people there are, they can't be shaken at all."
Thinking about it this way, one of the Hou's mansion is Lord Hou, and the wife is the current emperor's younger sister. Now the emperor is still young and strong, and King Xiang has formed a faction. He can turn a blind eye and close one eye, but if he dies...
it's enough for King Xiang to drink a pot.
However, King Xiang had secretly assembled his party members for so many years, so the news was naturally well-informed. The emperor was furious after hearing about this incident, and the news could not be concealed, and it was too late for King Xiang to make amends at this moment.
"First, the test questions were changed, and now the news about the west has also spread to the palace. How do you bastards do things!?" King Xiang was furious when he learned about this. Things had been messed up all over the place by him, and the officials and servants kneeling on the ground were all trembling.
"Your Highness... We are really not sure about the test questions. We are afraid that some stupid people sent the answers to the people on His Majesty's side. But the matter in the west seems to have been revealed by a juren this year." People in the know felt that this matter was a good opportunity, and tremblingly crawled up in front of King Xiang and said respectfully.
When King Xiang heard this, his eyebrows raised immediately, "What's the matter?"
"It was Miss Shen who went to approach a Juren. Coincidentally, two commoners ran out from the west and they met them. The Juren His wife went to Miss Shen for help. The Shen family didn't do anything, but the news leaked out somehow..." The man said cautiously, his news was nothing.
King Xiang is an uncertain master. He sneered when he heard the news, "Then, has the Juren already joined us?
" Two, but don't worry, Your Highness, people will definitely win them over, and it's better to let them never wake up than to fall into the hands of others." The man continued flatteringly.
"Only the dead are the most reassuring. Forget it. Before all the results come out, what is a small Juren? Don't waste that effort, or find a way first, and quickly seal it on the west side." King Xiang had a headache. Rubbing between his eyebrows, this group of idiots are sensitive to news, but none of them came over in time to pass on the message.
As early as the appearance of those two common people, wouldn't it be good to kill them? He will arrange some common people from other provincial cities, who would know?
If the troubled person, let him know who is behind the scenes If he caused trouble, he must not be spared!
"Yes, what Your Highness said is that this subordinate will do it right away. Then... those people, are you still going to seal it?" The man nodded repeatedly, but he was killing people. He hesitated about the matter.
"Sealing what to do, people have run away, can you find it? No wonder everything is not going well for me, it's just that you bastards can't tell the order of things, so let me go! If you can't solve it, you just die there! " After finishing speaking, King Xiang got up and kicked it with all his might.
Chapter 250 Palace Examination
The people in the room scrambled to escape, for fear that they would be used as a punching bag by King Xiang if they stayed for a moment longer.
Several days passed, and the day of leaving the list was getting closer and closer. Li Ji, who couldn't sit still, came to Lin Huiru and Xu Ziqiao to relieve his boredom, "The longer I wait, the less at ease, or I should go back earlier, maybe I can still catch up with the teacher's work."
"Aren't you afraid of being scolded by that Mr. Liu?" Lin Huiru was holding a cup of tea and drinking with relish, which was because she saw the fruits sold in Beijing these days. Not bad, I bought a cup of fruit tea specially to make it.
Although it is green and healthy, she feels a little regretful about the lack of flavor.
If you don't add a little juice, drinking it like this is no different from soaking water.
"Anyway, it's better than waiting until it's made public without my own name. I've always felt that I'm not that kind of student anymore. It's been a long time since I've been studying with Brother Lin for ten years, and I don't think I've made any progress. But That's right, although I can't be an official, it's much easier to be a teacher than farming, isn't it?" Li Ji's tone contained a trace of regret.
If what he said makes sense. In the modern college entrance examination, thousands of troops have already crossed the single-plank bridge, not to mention the probability that you can only choose three of the thousands of yuan in ancient times, but these people came here with dreams in mind. If you give up lightly, I'm afraid it will waste a lot of time.
"When Ladu came, I promised that there would be a miracle. What's more, it's okay to stay for a few days so often. The Ministry of Rites can accommodate you until the day when the list is opened. What's the hurry?" Lin Huiru Frowning, she drank the tea to the bottom, knowing why Xu Ziqiao had finished the exam, as if he had finished the exam, relaxed and not at all worried about failing the exam.
After all, for her now, it is impossible for her to pass the exam. There is not much difference. Maybe life will be better at night, but if you have to worry about failing the exam, he can support himself by doing business with Xu Ziqiao.
"But the cost in the capital is too high. The Ministry of Rites provides housing but not food. I have eaten steamed buns for seven days, and I dare not buy anything else." Li Ji almost wanted to cry, when he and Xu Ziqiao The only plan is to carry two bags of dry food on its back, ten taels of silver must be enough to go back and forth.
But thinking about it now, if Lin Huiru had been helping them all the time, I'm afraid they would be exhausted and half their lives would be exhausted when they arrived in the capital.
"Hold on for another two days, at worst you come to eat with us these few days, it's just an extra mouth, you and my little black eat about the same amount, speaking of which I miss little black, I don't know if he has grown up..." Lin Huiru suddenly thought of Xiao Hei's majestic appearance when he grew up, and couldn't help feeling a little excited in his heart.
But Li Ji's face turned black when he heard it. It turned out that he had been playing the role of a dog all the time, "Brother Xu, why didn't you say a word? Could it be that you didn't pass the exam? It's okay, look how good I am." Optimistic, at worst, let's go back and find a private school to teach together."
"No, I don't know if I can pass the exam, but you can have some insights on the questions, are you sure you didn't doze off during the exam?" Xu Ziqiao was sipping tea and reading a book , was slipped away by Li Ji's mention, and the words were immediately turned back.
Li Ji was choked and scratched his head in embarrassment, "At least I answered all of them. Some questions are too urgent. Those questions about how to deal with the disaster are beyond the standard compared with previous years." "You can't count on it.
" The questions are all the same." Xu Ziqiao said lightly.
Lin Huiru snickered for a long time while listening to it. She was also hungry at noon, and she suddenly became greedy on a whim, "Today at noon, let's go eat roast duck together!?" "Roast duck?
Okay Well, I haven't eaten for a long time, and it's really a blessing to follow my sister-in-law." Li Ji's mood suddenly changed, and he cheered excitedly.
Xu Ziqiao put down his book and nodded. In the past two days, because he had no academic burden, he and Lin Huiru went out to eat and eat for a few days. They almost visited the downtown area of ââthe capital. A lot of money, so now at least he doesn't have any desire for a lot of food.
"If you want to eat, let's go." Xu Ziqiao rubbed the top of Lin Huiru's hair, the sour smell of love made Li Ji so unbearable to look at.
After drinking and eating, Lin Huiru came to a jewelry shop that she hadn't noticed before in order to digest her food. When she entered, she happened to meet Qi Zhengxi.
"Mr. Xu is here to buy jewelry with Miss Lin, right?" Qi Zhengxi put down the bracelet he was looking at, turned his head and asked friendly.
Xu Ziqiao nodded, "I don't know why your son is here?"
"Aunt Li's birthday is coming soon, and I wanted to come here to pick up something, but there is nothing suitable, after all, she doesn't lack these things, so she is a little at a loss. "Qi Zhengxi smiled awkwardly. There were several opened boxes on the counter behind him. The jewelry contained in them were all very eye-catching. Just by looking at the dazzling fineness, one knew that it must be the best.
But this Qi Zhengxi's aunt...
the current empress?!
Lin Huiru was taken aback, and immediately understood what Qi Zhengxi meant. Yes, as the mother of a country, what twists and turns can there be? If you want to give her a gift of brocade clothes, jade, food and jewelry that is in constant supply, it is really difficult.
"Miss Lin is also a woman. I wonder if you have any suggestions in this regard?" Qi Zhengxi raised his hand, and the shopkeeper understood what he meant.
If you don't like it, put it away.
"These things are all good, but Shizi's aunt should not be short of them, but...I have a novel gift here, Shizi is willing to sell and help so many times, I will go back to get it and send it to your residence, Shizi." Lin Huiru's mind changed, and she had only been in the capital for half a month, and she had already received a lot of favors and help from Qi Zhengxi. There was no reason to give Qi Zhengxi anything, and she was also afraid that what she gave was not too ordinary, so she was always hesitating.
"Don't bother Ms. Lin. It's not a good time to give expensive things at this time. A few days ago, there was an inexplicably popular perfume in Beijing that was very popular with her. It's a pity that those bottles are unique to the world. I can find some valuables. It would be nice to have your book as a gift." Qi Zhengxi smiled with his eyes bent, but what he didn't expect was that Lin Huiru sold the thing that became popular in the capital.
The speaker was not interested in the listener, but Lin Huiru nodded calmly. This is indeed a good opportunity to repay Qi Zhengxi. It is nothing more than a bottle of perfume for her, but the perfume is too ordinary. One set of skin care products, one set for Mrs. Hou Ye, and another set for Qi Zhengxi to borrow flowers to present Buddha.
I just don't know if those jade stones of hers will be unable to hold on anymore.