The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 183 Intensifies
The strange look in Xiao Jingtian's eyes before he left made Ning Yuezhao's heart sink for no reason.

Zhuyun suddenly said: "This General Xiao is full of murderous aura, so scary!"

Ning Yuezhao glanced at Zhu Yun who was still in shock, and said with a smile: "The people around me can't be so timid."

This girl came to her side to serve her late, and she has never experienced Xiao Jingtian's appearance of rushing into the palace regardless of leading troops, and she is already too gentle today, making people wonder if she is a fake who looks the same as him.

Zhuyun was a little shy, "Slaves will grow up."

Ning Yuezhao waved her hand, "It's getting late, let's go back to the bedroom. Send another safe person to the west of the city to see when the emperor will come back."

Just as Zhuyun was about to respond, he heard the preaching from the people outside the hall: "His Royal Highness is here!"

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

I saw that Jiang Nian was still wearing the casual clothes when he left the palace, obviously he came in a hurry.

"Has Xiao Jingtian ever made things difficult for you?"

On the way back to the palace, Jiang Nian happened to see Xiao Jingtian galloping past, coming from the direction of the palace.Thinking about the scene of the fire just now, his subordinates kept pushing him to enter the palace to put pressure on Ning Yuezhao. Although he didn't agree at that time, he didn't object either.

Ning Yuezhao shook her head, "It's strange to say that today he unexpectedly spoke for me."

Jiang Nian's eyebrows twitched slightly, "He went to the west of the city before entering the palace. He was supposed to stand up for his generals, but I pointed out that his subordinates were rampant in the imperial capital and oppressed good people. Bao, you have to find out about this matter within three days, so you can block people back."

Ning Yuezhao smiled and said: "It turned out that I went to find your bad luck first, and suffered a loss from your side."

Jiang Nian paused and relaxed, "Looking at his attitude towards the soldiers under him, he is not hopeless. When he returns this time, he will definitely rectify military discipline."

Ning Yuezhao lightly raised her delicate eyebrows, "This is the best."

If it's not a last resort, considering the current tense border situation, she really doesn't want to have internal squabbles with Xiao Jingtian, so that the people of Beiqi can take advantage of it.

She said with a little rejoicing: "Fortunately, Qingchi's title of No. [-] Scholar has been saved for the time being, and it will be up to you and Lu Ji next."

Jiang Nian was slightly taken aback, he moved his lips, but after all he didn't say anything, just smiled faintly.

Sitting on the carriage back to the dormitory, Ning Yuezhao suddenly said: "You and Lu Ji have been busy for most of the night tonight, have you gained anything?"

Jiang Nian, who held her shoulder lightly, came to her ear and whispered, "Of course there are."

Ning Yuezhao looked at him sideways, her eyes lit up, "What is it? Tell me quickly?"

At this time, the distance between the two was extremely close, and they could even feel each other's warm breath.

"It's just..." Jiang Nian tightened his arms with a smile, and suddenly kissed her lips, turning all the words into fine lingering lingering.

In the early morning of the next day, the results of the palace examination were announced.

The arson case of the Green Bamboo Pavilion last night had already been spread in the imperial capital, and the suspect in the rumors was the number one female scholar Yan Qingchi.

At this moment, the common people around the list were talking about it.

"This Yan Qingchi is really amazing. I heard that last night Yushitai and the six important ministers knelt outside the palace gate for several hours in order to get His Majesty to remove the suspect of the arson case from the Jinshi list, but His Majesty didn't agree. "

"Yan Qingchi was His Majesty's companion when he was still a princess. She was originally His Majesty's close female official, and she was deeply trusted by His Majesty. She was not there before the list of tributes was announced. It was His Majesty who put pressure on the Ministry of Rites and insisted on promoting her as a princess." It became the No. 1 Huiyuan of Chunwei."

"Tsk tsk, Your Majesty is really partial."

"Not only that, but I heard that this woman is very beautiful. Lord Yin Lu of Shuntian Mansion has only seen her once, and he is fascinated by her. He uses the black gauze on his top as a guarantee, and wants to return her innocence within three days!"

All kinds of guesswork and remarks are not good for Qingchi. Most of the scholars who come to see the list today, although they do not fail the palace examination, there are also some students who failed the list in Chunwei and are still stranded in the imperial capital.How could these people be reconciled when they saw that a person who was suspected of "arson and murder" was at the top of the list.Some of the people talked about it in a hurry, and they provoked their anger in a few words.Not to mention those female Jinshi ranked after Qingchi, wishing to pull her off the horse, so that their own rankings could advance one step.

"It's unreasonable. I waited for Han Chuang to study hard for ten years, and this demon girl won the first prize for nothing just because of the emperor's favor. How embarrassing is it for me!"

"Your Majesty is so partial, where will you place the scholars in the world?"

"We can't let this kind of shameless and vicious person occupy the title of champion. This is an insult to scholars all over the world!"

In a few angry moves, he picked up the stones on the ground and threw them viciously at the imperial list, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Yes, let's go to the Ministry of Rites to ask for an explanation!"

The imperial list was soon smashed into several holes by sharp stones. They still felt breathless after throwing the stones, so they spontaneously organized a group of people to go to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to ask for an explanation.

The team was mighty, with scholars joining along the way, and by the time they reached the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, it had grown to hundreds of people.

However, no one noticed that the few people who had just spoken first quietly withdrew from the crowd and walked into a sparsely populated alley.

"Master, the brothers have already said what you ordered, look..." The leader rubbed his hands and smiled obsequiously.

A middle-aged man in a dark green robe and a bamboo hat expressionlessly took out a bag of silver and threw it at them.

"Don't divulge a single word about today's affairs, otherwise..." The middle-aged man's tone was a bit chilly.

Those people picked up the money and nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, sir! Brothers, I promise to keep my mouth shut!"

After speaking, they ran away in a hurry.

When everyone was gone, the middle-aged man took off his bamboo hat, and it turned out to be Xu He, the housekeeper of the Xu Mansion.

After making sure that no one noticed him, Xu and he went back to Xu's mansion in a detour.

"Master, the matter has been settled. Those students have already gone to the etiquette department to make trouble."

Hearing this, Xu Zhi nodded in satisfaction, with a hint of sternness flashing across his face, "Last night, all the officials made a fuss in front of the palace gate, but were suppressed by His Majesty. This time, let's see how she responds to the student she wants to use again." !"

Xu Miaoyun received the good news in the morning, and when she knew that she was only ranked second, she immediately ran to her father's study with a cold face and asked him why he didn't go into the palace with those ministers last night to put pressure on the empress.

What qualifications does a person who is locked in the prison of Shuntian Mansion have to be the number one scholar!

Xu Zhi reprimanded her for being unable to hold her breath.

Seeing her father's calm and relaxed look, Xu Miaoyun's feverish head cooled down a lot. Now that she heard some students making trouble in the Rites Department, her complexion turned pale.

"It's the father who has an idea, the daughter is reckless just now!"

Xu Zhi waved his hand, how could he be angry with his beloved daughter, but he still couldn't help admonishing him earnestly: "As a father, I won't argue with you, but you will enter the court in the future, and in the official circles you are Invisible swords and swords, your arrogance should be restrained."

"That's what my father taught."

In fact, Xu Miaoyun didn't agree with her father's statement in her heart. She had a cabinet bachelor father, why should she bow her head and obey her ears in front of others, it was a loss of status!

Just after the morning court, the news that a group of students shouted loudly in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to ask for an explanation spread to the imperial court immediately.

"Your Majesty, the students are agitated, and the ministers are almost drooling after explaining, but they refuse to let go, what should we do?"

The official of the Ministry of Rites who came to report the news was also in a mess at the moment. The students blocked the front and rear doors of the Ministry of Rites. He finally managed to break through, and the patch on his official uniform was torn.

Ning Yuezhao reprinted the memorial in his hand on the case, "Come here, send a message to the Governor's Mansion of the Forbidden Army, and ask them to send a team to deal with it."

Hearing that the Empress was about to send her personal guards to suppress these troublesome students, the officials of the Ministry of Rites breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Qixi, who was discussing with Ning Yuezhao, frowned, "Hold on, Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."

Ning Yuezhao looked at Jiang Qixi, her face softened a little, "I don't understand why they can't even wait for two days!"

Jiang Nian left the palace early this morning, and continued the unfinished investigation with Lu Ji last night.

I thought it would be all right after dismissing those ministers who "remonstrated with death" last night, but now students are making trouble again.

These students are different from officials. They have no official positions and are not in the officialdom. They are not easy to handle and the most difficult to control.These scholars have always been proud of being frivolous and innocent. Now that they have gotten into trouble with this matter, it has become tricky.

"If His Majesty uses his power to suppress the students, I'm afraid it will cause them to retaliate even more, and then the matter will only intensify." Jiang Qixi frowned even deeper, "Forgive me to be blunt, Your Majesty tried to protect Miss Yan's fame last night. , it’s really not right.”

Jiang Qixi has been in the officialdom for many years, and his disciples are all over the court and the public. The ranking in the imperial examination only represents the hard work of the past ten years, and it cannot guarantee a smooth career.Ning Yuezhao defended Yan Qingchi's title of No. [-] Scholar against the officials, although it fulfilled the friendship, but it planted hidden dangers for today's disaster.

Ning Yuezhao didn't expect Jiang Qixi to say that, if someone else said that, she would definitely not accept it, but Jiang Qixi was different, he was not only Jiang Nian's father, but also a veteran of three dynasties.

"Now that the list of the top three Jinshi has been announced, and the students have gone to the Ministry of Rites to make trouble again, if we talk about expulsion at this moment, it will not encourage the arrogance of those students. I'm afraid they will make more progress." She said with some distress.

The official from the Ministry of Rites said: "Your Majesty, if we make Miss Yan's test paper public and let them see Miss Yan's talent, they will be convinced."

Jiang Qixi shook his head, "No, they are now arresting Miss Yan for being involved in the murder case, and she has a bad character. Even if the paper is made public, they will not read the content. Besides, we don't know if there are ulterior motives. People are fanning the flames."

When Ning Yuezhao was in a dilemma, the eunuch outside the palace reported: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Yan is asking to see you!"

"pass!"

Yan Zhenglang said he was sick and absent at the court today, so he suddenly entered the palace at this moment, there must be something urgent.

After he entered the hall and saluted Ning Yuezhao, he knelt on the ground and got up, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I implore Your Majesty to issue an order to get rid of the name of the number one scholar who is an unfilial daughter!"

(End of this chapter)