The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 169
Yan Mansion, in the garden.

The setting sun in the sky reflects a pool of green water, willow branches are leaning by the pool, and peonies are just blooming.

In the gazebo, a figure dressed in blue is standing in front of the table, holding a purple bamboo wolf brush, the tip of the brush is dipped in thick ink, and the tip of the brush walks on the white Xuan, and the thick ink heavily hooks out elegant and strong characters.

"Sister Qing, let's practice again tomorrow, the sun is going down, it will hurt your eyes."

With a flick of his wrist, Aoike put away his pen and looked at his work with satisfaction.

"Well, it's almost time, so let's get here first."

She put down the pen, and looked sideways at the young man standing aside. His long eyelashes were like small fans, his eyes were as bright as stars, his nose was as straight as a gall, and his slightly thin lips were slightly pursed. There are still unhealed scars on his body, but it doesn't detract from his beauty in the slightest.

Who would have thought that the little beggar on the street would turn out to be such a handsome boy after washing himself and changing into a brocade robe of lake green?

"Sister Qing, what are you writing?" Although he is only 13 years old, he is already about the same height as Qingchi. Although he is beautiful, he is illiterate because he has been begging since he was a child.

"This..." Qingchi felt that it was a pity that such a good-looking boy was illiterate, and was about to teach him how to read a few words, when suddenly a maid trotted into the pavilion very nervously——

"Miss, Mr. Lu asked to see him, and he brought a strange girl with him."

"Lu Ji is here? Invite him to come here quickly, and besides, prepare tea and snacks!" Qingchi's eyes lit up, she knew that Lu Ji would enter the palace to face the saint today, presumably His Majesty wanted him to bring something to her.As for the strange girl in the maid's words, she just ignored it.

Tomorrow is the day when Chun Wei releases the list, could it be...

Thinking of that possible guess, Qingchi suddenly became uneasy. She still has a little confidence in her essay, but who can say for sure what happened in the examination room?
Seeing her uneasiness, the boy said softly, "Sister Qing, are you feeling well?"

Qingchi bit his lip, shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

"Miss, Master Lu is here."

Qingchi raised her head and saw that Lu Ji's handsome face was not as calm as before, with a look of anxiety in her eyes, just as she was wondering, her eyes fell on the woman beside Lu Ji, she exclaimed, "Your Majesty, why are you here?" Already!"

As she spoke, she stood up from the stone bench and was about to bow down, "See..."

Ning Yuezhao shook her head and held her arm, "There's no need to be polite."

"Why did you come here?" Qingchi supported her and made her sit on the stone bench while he stood up.

"I..." Ning Yuezhao hesitated to speak, thinking of the result, she panicked.

At this moment, Qingchi smiled and pulled the boy over, "Aqi, this is your real savior, without her, we wouldn't be able to get away that day."

It was only then that Ning Yuezhao noticed that there was another person in the pavilion, a boy prettier than the little girl, who was looking at her with big watery eyes.

"Your Majesty's sister, Master Lu." This young man named Aqi's voice was clear and clear, which made people feel like a spring breeze.

Ning Yuezhao was slightly amused by his nondescript address. She never thought that the scruffy little beggar would turn into such a handsome boy after putting on clean clothes that day. In a few years it will be even more remarkable.

Lu Ji was also taken aback when he saw Aqi for the first time, but now he is used to his clean and tidy appearance, so he just nodded.

Ning Yuezhao glanced at the unhealed scar on his face, which did not affect his beauty at all, and she sighed: "You are such a pure and kind child, after you recover from your injury, let the Taifu arrange an academy for you to study in." Learn to read."

Aqi nodded vigorously, his eyes were bright, "Thank you, sister, Your Majesty."

Qingchi was really happy for him, "I was just about to teach him how to read, and you and Mr. Lu came here. I thought it was a pity for this child to beg for a living. Your Majesty's arrangement like this is the best."

It was only then that Ning Yuezhao noticed the pen and ink on the stone table, and she glanced at the rice paper unfolded on the table. The delicate and straight handwriting glared like needles, and her heart sank instantly again.

"Set up your mind for the world, set up your life for the people, set up a legacy for the sages of the past, and create peace for all generations..."

Ning Yuezhao read these words with a trembling voice, but couldn't say anything after that.

Ever since Lu Ji stepped into the gazebo, his gaze has been fixed on that word with a thoughtful expression.

"You guys, what's the matter?" Qingchi sensed something was wrong between the two of them, "Is it true that my ranking in Chunwei is not good?"

Not only is it bad, it's just a failure!

Ning Yuezhao took her hand and asked her to sit down with him, "Qingchi, listen to me..."

"I see." Qingchi cut off her words, "I failed the exam, didn't I?"

She was very calm when she said this, but this kind of calm was as uncomfortable as suffocating.

Ning Yuezhao nodded and shook her head.

Finally, it was Lu Ji who spoke, "Miss Yan, the Ministry of Rites has sent you a list of tributes, but your name is not on it."

His tone was calm, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing.

Qingchi laughed at himself and said: "Oh, in fact, I knew that I didn't have that ability, but I have such a temper, otherwise I wouldn't have been provoked by the imperial husband and went to the Qiuwei exam."

She paused, put on a playful expression, grabbed Ning Yuezhao's arm and shook it, "It's fine if I don't have my name, I can continue to serve His Majesty, now you have no reason to drive me away gone."

Ning Yuezhao held down her hand that was holding her arm, and said solemnly: "Do you still remember the paper you answered earlier? Come out silently and show me?"

Qingchi withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "I forgot when I left the examination room, how can I be silent."

She tried hard to smile easily, but the loss in her eyes couldn't be concealed no matter what.

Ning Yuezhao frowned, "Qingchi, are you so unaffected by losing? Jiang Nian is right, you seem carefree, but your heart is weaker than anyone else, let alone whether you really failed the ranking, even if you So what if you really failed the ranking? Is it so difficult to accept?"

The smile on Qingchi's face froze, he lowered his head and stroked the hair hanging down his chest, without saying a word.

Lu Ji picked up the Zizhu Langhao pen on the table, took another piece of paper, and quickly dipped it in ink.

Ning Yuezhao looked at what he had written, and couldn't help being taken aback, "I never thought that Lu Ji would have the ability to remember with a photograph."

Lu Ji put down his pen, "Your Majesty's praise, time is limited, I just wrote down these."

"Enough." Ning Yuezhao looked at the words written on Bai Xuan, and pushed it towards Qingchi, "Look at it."

Lu Ji just tried his best to memorize the first two paragraphs, but now they are all silent.

Qingchi raised his head, glanced at the words on the paper, and said with a snort, "What is it written, Your Majesty won't tell me that it was written by the No.1 Huiyuan this time, right?"

"Don't you think these contents are familiar?" Ning Yuezhao asked tentatively.

Qingchi seemed to have heard some big joke, "Your Majesty, could it be that this is a famous masterpiece? With all due respect, I have never seen such a famous masterpiece."

Ning Yuezhao glanced at her, "I didn't believe that you would fail the exam just now, so I went to the Ministry of Rites with Lu Ji, and pulled out your original volume, which Lu Ji wrote down from memory, and they said it was your answer." examination paper."

"Nonsense!" Qingchi suddenly stood up, clenched his fists tightly, "I didn't write this at all."

After finishing speaking, she picked up the pen again, took another piece of paper, and began to write.

It didn't take long for her to finish writing an article.

Putting down the pen, Qingchi pursed his lips, "Your Majesty, this is my article."

"Your Majesty, there is something wrong with the original file."

Lu Ji spoke with certainty. He noticed the words written by Qingchi just now when he entered the gazebo. He felt something was wrong when he read the original scroll before, and now he finally found out where the problem was.

"Yeah." Ning Yuezhao said while watching, "This is the real level of Qingchi."

"Your Majesty, what I'm talking about is not the content, but the handwriting."

Lu Ji took the paper in Ning Yuezhao's hand, "The original scroll before was written by someone who imitated Miss Yan's handwriting. Although that person tried his best to imitate, it was in vain and did not have the charm of Miss Yan at all. There are some small habits in writing strokes, and the other party has not imitated them."

Qingchi couldn't believe it, "My test paper was changed?"

In the examination room, the test papers of candidates are changed, and the handwriting must be the same. How many people have passed through the hands?

If Xu Zhi and Qin Suqian join forces, it is not impossible.

"Come here!" Ning Yuezhao summoned the accompanying guards, "Notify Zuo Ming immediately, surround the Ministry of Rites, and search thoroughly!"

Lu Ji said with some concern: "Your Majesty, don't make such a big show."

Ning Yuezhao stood up, "The arrow is on the string, I have to shoot. The sun is going to set now, and it will be too late when the list of tributes is announced."

After finishing speaking, she was about to go out, but Qingchi held her back.

"Your Majesty, before the announcement of the results, the papers of the tribute examination cannot be passed on to the public. If you pursue the people in the Ministry of Rites with great fanfare, Lord Lu will write down the so-called original papers and let me read them silently, and you will also inform me of the results of Chunwei in advance." Everything about it will be announced. Regardless of where I rank in this paper, your reputation will be ruined first! I don’t need these false names, but I can’t sacrifice you!”

Ning Yuezhao patted her hand, "It doesn't matter, anyway, the emperor is a willful one in the eyes of the world, so let's be willful again."

No one knows better than her how much Qingchi has paid for this exam. If she is burdened by the so-called fame and does nothing, then how can she be worthy of the friendship she has been with since childhood!

"Your Majesty!" Qingchi called her anxiously.

Ning Yuezhao smiled at her, "Not only for you, but also for these people who dare to play tricks on Chun Wei, I will not spare them!"

Lu Ji followed her pace, "Your Majesty, I will go with you."

Ning Yuezhao waved her hand, "It's enough for me to bear the blame alone, you go back to Shuntian Mansion!"

Lu Ji shook his head and insisted: "Your Majesty, what kind of person is this minister! I also came from the imperial examinations, and I hate this kind of fraud in the imperial examination. Since your majesty wants to thoroughly investigate the fraud in the imperial examination, then let me give you a share." Let's do it!"

Seeing his resolute attitude, Ning Yuezhao's eyes flashed with emotion, "Okay then, come with me."

The imperial army moved swiftly, when Ning Yuezhao left Yan's mansion, the guards had already replied that Zuo Ming had brought people to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

Ning Yuezhao sat in the carriage, feeling uneasy for no reason.

"What is the taste?"

Lu Ji frowned suddenly,

Ning Yuezhao regained her composure, only to see a pungent burnt smell coming faintly, and as the carriage moved forward, the smell became stronger and stronger.

The carriage stopped suddenly, and Yuan Xi anxiously opened the curtain, "Your Majesty is not well, the front is on fire, it seems to be the direction of the Ministry of Rites!"

Through the opened car curtain, Ning Yuezhao saw thick smoke billowing ahead, and with the approaching twilight, the flames shot straight into the sky.

(End of this chapter)