There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 607
"Help me up."

After Nangong Wan'er waited for the female officer to exit the imperial study, the empress, who was still leaning on the beauty's couch, ordered.

That's right, His Majesty should sit up and talk about such a serious matter as joining the inner guard... Su Xian thought in his heart, but soon his expression became strange.

After the Queen finished speaking, no one came to help her. The masked woman "Cuckoo" standing by her side stood there indifferently.

Su Xian was very surprised. He raised his eyes to look at the masked woman, only to find that the other party was also looking at him sideways. The eyes through the strange mask seemed to say:

"His Majesty gave the order himself, why didn't you come forward to help me? Are you so blind?"

"..."

Dizzy... What was the reason that made the masked woman have such an idea?
Su Xian felt very depressed. Could it be that the Queen's "concern" for him just now gave the masked woman some bad associations?

In fact, just now when Su Xian said that he had married an equal wife, he clearly felt that the queen's attitude had changed. Not only did she stop smiling, but she also remembered the serious matter that was testing Su Xian.

The Queen's "interest" in him suddenly halved.

Su Xian felt it, but didn't the masked girl Dujuan notice it?

Sure enough, when Su Xian was depressed, the queen glanced sideways at Du Juan, without saying anything, just looking at her like that.

The masked female Du Juan reacted immediately and hurriedly stepped forward to help the queen up. After the queen sat up straight, she pointed at Du Juan, looked at Su Xian and asked:

"Does Su Aiqing know who she is?"

How do I know who she is... No, Su Xian almost blurted it out, but the Queen had obviously entered a state of testing him, and it was impossible to target him without aim.

Su Xian immediately shut up.

The test has begun.

And the Queen’s first question is——

Who is this masked woman?

Su Xian had been curious about this woman before. She actually wore a mask and ordinary round-neck men's clothing in the palace. This look was really strange.

Su Xian turned his head and looked at the woman carefully——

She was of medium build, wearing a mask on her face, all black, with golden patterns of dragons, phoenixes and plum blossoms on the mask. Her entire face was obscured, with only two eyes that looked slightly aged and cold exposed.

She was wearing an ordinary round-neck robe, which was men's clothing. The robe was wide and did not show off her figure, but Su Xian could feel that this woman was over 30 years old.

When the Queen was testing me, she called her over. Her dress was so unique, and the mask she wore actually had patterns of dragons, phoenixes and plum blossoms... Su Xian's mind was racing, and finally his eyes lit up and he said loudly:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, she is none other than the Chief of the Interior Guard, Du Juan!"

"good."

The Queen smiled and nodded, casting an approving look at Su Xian.

Su Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't say "I don't know" directly. Otherwise, he would have failed at the first level and would have left a bad impression in the Queen's mind.

The queen who was in the state looked completely different from the queen who just "cares" about him. She would step into a trap if he wasn't careful, so he had to be more vigilant.

At this time, Su Xian couldn't help but wonder, if he had just said that he had not married a wife and was still a virgin, would the Queen have let him pass the test with a wave of her hand?

This possibility is not impossible.

But then, Su Xian shook his head.

First, he would not act like this at all. He did not want to become the queen's "harem".

Secondly, even if he deceives the Queen today, the Queen will always know that he is already married. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor.

"Du Juan, you step back first." The smile on the corner of the empress's mouth disappeared, and she ordered Du Juan, the chief of the inner guard.

"According to the order."

Du Juan glanced at Su Xian lightly, turned around and opened the door without looking back.

At this point, only Su Xian and the Queen were left in the imperial study.

Su Xian's eyebrows moved slightly, knowing that the Queen was about to ask about some core and key things, such as how he got to know the people in the inner guard, what happened to Yang Zhilan, etc.

This is the most difficult part. He must perform well without making any mistakes.

However, the queen, who was sitting on the beauty's couch, had a smile on her oval face that had not left any traces of time, and she asked with a smile:
"I have thought deeply about what you said in the letter for a long time... Su Aiqing's ability is actually fully qualified for the position of Chief of the Interior Guard."

"..."

Su Xian's expression froze slightly. The queen's performance was completely inconsistent with what he and Princess Lanling expected. The queen actually said this with a smile.

Moreover, what she meant by this... was to directly agree to Su Xian joining the inner guard?
Su Xian couldn't help but feel relieved. It seemed that the trip went very smoothly and the Queen was also very kind. She was not as scheming and vicious as Princess Lanling said.

However, Su Xian thought about it again and felt that something was wrong... Sure enough, before he could figure out what was wrong, the Queen continued to say:

"However... the inner guard is not an ordinary yamen after all. I need to at least meet Su Aiqing in person before I can make the final decision."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Su Xian slapped a slap in the face.

The Queen's smile remained unchanged, her voice was very gentle, and she asked as if she was talking about family matters: "I remember that my mother said in her letter that Su Aiqing had made friends with several internal security spies?"

Su Xian raised his eyebrows slightly. Although the Queen seemed gentle, he did not dare to let down his guard because of this, even if he slowly told the "story" that he had told Princess Lanling countless times.

He didn't lie about the process of meeting and getting to know Yang Zhilan.

In general, he did not lie about what happened in the dilapidated wooden building that night, but only made a small correction——

The person who killed the little pavilion leader was Nalanyan, Princess Ruyi of the Liao Kingdom!

This case contains the testimony of Nangong Kui, the third prisoner of the Criminal Division, who personally interrogated him, as well as the murder weapon "golden sheep head hairpin", which is physical evidence.

There were both witnesses and physical evidence, and Su Xian cleverly "framed" the crime of killing Xiaoge leader on Nalan Yan. This "story" was so perfect that even Princess Lanling could not find any flaws after careful consideration for a long time.

Su Xian felt very ashamed about "using" the dead Xiaoge leader. He would burn paper for Xiaoge leader every year...

As for "blaming" Nalan Yan... Well, this woman is rude and unruly. She led troops to sneak into Youzhou and caused a lot of damage to Daliang. She deserves it!

Furthermore, as the princess of Ruyi in the Liao Kingdom, Nalanyan would actually be fine. Although she "confessed" under Nangong Kui's interrogation, she was not acquitted in the end and returned to the Liao Kingdom safely...

After Su Xian finished telling this "story", he carefully looked at the queen's face.

The queen's oval face remained gentle, and her bright sandalwood lips pursed into a smile, showing an amiable look. She nodded slowly and said:

"I see."

"..."

Seeing this, Su Xian couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. The most difficult hurdle was finally over.

However, at this moment, the smile on the corner of the Queen's mouth suddenly dropped, and was quickly replaced by a touch of thick frost, and her soft eyes suddenly became as cold as winter.

The Queen suddenly stood up from the beauty couch, waved her hand, causing her gorgeous long sleeves to sway violently, glared at Su Xian and shouted loudly:

"Bold thief!"

"You deliberately killed the little pavilion leader, and also tried to sneak into the inner guard. Who ordered you? Who are you? What is the purpose of sneaking into the inner guard?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)