I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 641
After returning to Yufeng Building from Dali Temple, it was already dusk. Zhan Feiyu got off the carriage and looked up, "It's snowing."

"It's cold in the capital, and it won't get warmer until March next year." He Nuan quickly opened an umbrella to protect Zhan Feiyu from the wind and snow, and the master and servant walked quickly into the yard.

The cold wind of winter seems to have blown into the cracks of human bones. He Nuan was a little more worried when he thought that Zhan Feiyu would participate in the Spring Festival in February.

There was always a charcoal basin in the room, which made Zhan Feiyu feel alive again. Seeing He Nuan with a worried face, he couldn't help laughing, "I'll ask the teacher to say hello when I'm in the spring, at least I won't be assigned A leaky examination shed."

"That's the only way to go." He Nuan nodded, fortunately, Master Gu and Miss are not sticklers, if they are the kind of strict scholars, they will never take shortcuts.

Taking off the fox fur and putting on a light jacket, Zhan Feiyu looked at the unfinished homework on the desk, and instantly grimaced, "This delay will have to stay up all night again tonight."

And the culprit of all this is Liu Shilang, but fortunately, the other party did not go well, Zhan Feiyu rubbed his frozen hands, "Ah Nuan eats sliced ​​noodles at night to save time."

"Yes." He Nuan added a few pieces of silver charcoal to the charcoal basin, brought hot water to make tea, saw Zhan Feiyu started to grind, and then quietly left the study.

In the kitchen, Cook Madam Xiao and Cui Ya were also worried all day, but fortunately, the young lady came back safely.

"The braised beef in sauce has been soaked in the soup all night, so I'll make some parrot dishes." Cook Xiao didn't dare to neglect Zhan Feiyu's noodles when she heard that she had to prepare meat and vegetable side dishes.

"Miss has been on fire these past few days, let's make another cup of Sydney Bird's Nest Soup." He Nuan put the box containing bird's nest on the table, as for the Sydney and wolfberry stove, there are all in the cupboard.

Chef Xiao took a look at the white and smooth golden bird's nest, and once again affirmed that Zhan Feiyu's identity is extraordinary. In the past, Mrs. Wen's house had official swallows of this quality, the eldest lady and the young lady. What they eat are all inferior swallows.

Cui Ya was just helping out in the kitchen, so she stopped choosing vegetables and looked at He Nuan and asked, "Miss He, is Miss alright?"

Seeing the worry on Cui Ya's face, He Nuan's expression softened, "The case is still under investigation, but Miss is fine."

If there is something to do, it should be Liu Shilang's business. This time, he is definitely shooting himself in the foot. Liu Shilang never thought that the physical evidence of the blue purse was finally found in his house, and he was caught off guard so that Liu Shilang was almost angry. Jue in the court hall of Dali Temple.

After all, he was a third-rank member of the imperial court, and Liu Shilang quickly found a reason to excuse himself after being furious.

Although there is no doubt that the blue purse came from the Liu Mansion, but this purse is only used to reward the servants. Dozens of them are made at a time in the sewing room, and they are also found in various courtyards of the Liu Mansion, and some purses have already been opened Awarded out.

So whether it is the murderer behind the scenes or someone else, it is very easy to get the blue purse. Liu Shilang insisted that the murderer behind the scenes knew that he had an enmity with the White House Yin, so he deliberately used the purse of the Liu House to frame him.

Whether it is Chang Siqing or Bai Fu Yin, they all know that it is impossible to convict Liu Shilang with a purse, so the case has been shelved for the time being. Fortunately, the suspicion on Zhan Feiyu has been cleared, and Liu Shilang has lost all face. , is also a good result.

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Compared with Zhan Feiyu who started to hurry up to study after returning, Bai Zhaohui was called to the backyard as soon as he returned to Bai's house.

"Mother, Second Aunt." Bai Zhaohui saluted and took off his cloak while being served by the maid.

"Zhaohui is a talented person. After next year's gold list, the threshold of our White House will be stepped down by the matchmaker." Mrs. Zhu laughed heartily, and jokingly looked at Bai Zhaohui, who seemed a little embarrassed when he mentioned the marriage, " If that brat in my family had Zhaohui's looks, I'd wake up laughing from my dreams."

"How could a mother put away her own son like this? What's so unattractive with thick eyebrows and big eyes?" Mrs. Bai accepted the words with a smile, but she was also very proud of her handsome and extraordinary young son, and he was not from a military commander's family. The child, of course, is Zhao Hui who is so clear and handsome to look good.

Mrs. Bai was flattered by Mrs. Zhu all afternoon. She was in a very good mood and asked Bai Zhaohui: "How is the trial in Dali Temple? Is that little girl the real murderer?"

You can tell from Mrs. Bai's tone of voice that Mrs. Bai believes that Zhan Feiyu wants to marry Bai Zhaohui in return for her kindness, and she almost doesn't say clearly that Zhan Feiyu is the real man behind the scenes. fierce.

Zhu picked up the teacup and hid the disdain in his eyes by drinking tea. Zhaohui was indeed excellent, but the little girl in Yufenglou probably had a lot of background.

Miss Zhan has poems and books in her belly, her appearance is also exquisite, and her behavior is even more thoughtful. She seems to be a little short in stature. It is necessary for a girl to make such calculations to marry Zhaohui, and she is not a prince or grandson.

"Mother, Mr. Chang already..." Bai Zhaohui quickly explained the case, seeing the expression on Mrs. Bai's face gradually change from joy to coldness, Bai Zhaohui was also very helpless.

The words about Miss Zhan marrying her with grace and repayment are clearly rumors, but her mother believed it, and decided that Miss Zhan had something wrong in her heart, which made Bai Zhaohui feel guilty and helpless.

With a sullen face, Mrs. Bai sneered coldly with a half-smile: "A girl's family can be so sharp-tongued in the court. I think she often goes out to deal with people on weekdays. That's right. A girl lives in an inn and doesn't even have an accompanying elder, so girls should be more chaste and gentle."

Mrs. Bai raised her eyebrows, without hiding the disgust in her eyes, and warned: "Zhaohui, no matter who the real culprit is, for the sake of Miss Zhan's reputation, you'd better have less contact with her, so as not to suppress the rumors." If someone spreads it out, you will go back to the Imperial Academy to concentrate on studying in the next few days."

"Yes." Bai Zhaohui replied, he really couldn't slack off as the Spring Festival was approaching.

As for Zhan Feiyu's life-saving grace, Bai Zhaohui didn't count on Mrs. Bai, and planned to wait until the governor of the White House came down to the Yamen before making any plans.

After Bai Zhaohui left, Mrs. Bai no longer concealed her dislike for Zhan Feiyu, and said with a cold face: "She didn't answer your niece's post before, and she is not too young to be airy. If she gets married in the future, I am afraid that her husband's family will Can't hold her back."

"I guess I'm a little scared when I'm new here." Mrs. Zhu took the words with a smile, but couldn't help but slander in her heart. The elder sister-in-law wanted Zhaohui to honor the princess. Who didn't know that the seventh princess's temper was as good as Zhejing's. After all, It still depends on the status and family background, and the character and disposition are secondary.

"If she's afraid, she dares to clash with Zhe Jing?" Madam Bai curled her lips in disgust.

The Zhe family doesn't know how to teach their daughter to let Zhe Jing shamelessly chase men all over the capital. Let's see if she deserves it!

Mrs. Zhu had no choice but to drink tea again to cover up the embarrassment. Although the marriage is the order of the parents, if the eldest brother disagrees, it will not be easy for the sister-in-law to want Princess Zhaohui Shang.

At night, Baifu, study room.

"Take this Duan inkstone and these two solitary copies together, and then send it to Yufeng Tower with the gift prepared by my wife." Bai Fu Yin confessed in a deep voice, others did not know Zhan Feiyu's identity, so Bai Fu Yin checked the way Introduce nature to know.

Instead of sending some fabric jewelry that the girl likes, Bai Fuyin thought that Zhan Feiyu's handwriting on the confession could write the cursive script with a strong character, and pen, ink, paper and inkstone were more suitable.

"Yes." The housekeeper suppressed the shock in his heart. This lonely copy is the master's favorite. At the beginning, the eldest son and the others were not willing to give it to the master, but this time they actually wanted to give it to a girl's family.

After the butler left with the gift box in his hand, Bai Fu Yin looked at Bai Zhaohui who was waiting at the side, "What do you think of this case? Have you ever wondered who is the real culprit behind the scenes?"

"Miss Zhan can't be the murderer, and Liu Shilang probably isn't either." Bai Zhaohui got up and poured tea for the Governor of the White House, and then continued: "Even if there were no ruffians like Zhao Hu to make trouble that day, with Ziang's habit, he would still give a reward Cook, Yao Damin still has a chance to assassinate me."

Dou Ziang and Bai Zhaohui are classmates, but he is a full-fledged glutton. Once he has eaten to his heart's content, he will definitely reward the chef and exchange the taste of the dishes with the chef.

Bai Zhaohui has been thinking about who is the real culprit in the past few days, "The police of Shuntian Mansion did not find the money in Yao Damin's home. Compared with the reason of buying a murderer to kill someone, I think the murderer used his power to threaten Yao Damin. Maybe it will happen." Afterwards, I will give the Yao family a large sum of money as compensation."

That's why Yao Damin went to the tooth shop to ask Manager Zhou the price of that small yard. If there were only lures, Yao Damin would definitely not agree. It's better to live than to die, and the Yao family is not too poor to survive.

But if the other party threatens to kill Yao's family, Yao Damin can only agree, both sides will die, and if he agrees, he will leave a sum of money for his family, so Yao Damin dares to kill Bai Zhaohui.

Bai Fu Yin took a sip of tea, "Continue talking."

"Liu Shilang and his father had an old enmity, but it was only Liu Shilang's nephew who died that year. He absolutely could not kill me for revenge." It's not that Bai Zhaohui underestimated Liu Shilang, but Liu Shilang was indeed flattering Flattery, bullying the hypocrite on Meishang, making him forge an endless feud with the Bai family for a nephew, this is absolutely impossible.

"That's why I think Liu Shilang decided to intervene in this case after the incident happened, so as to scare his father." Bai Zhaohui thought that Liu Shilang planned to convict Zhan Feiyu. reputation?The savior was wronged, Master Bai, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, is simply a joke.

"Zhaohui, have you ever thought about it? Liu Shilang is the presiding judge of this case. The truth will be revealed in the future. Being a father is only a detriment to the official reputation, and Liu Shilang is more guilty." It is easy for Bai Zhaohui to become an official through the imperial examination, but it is not easy to become an official.

Zhan Feiyu, who was taking a break after writing an article, also talked about this issue with He Nuan, "As the saying goes, the emperor and the courtiers, the reason why Liu Shilang is not worried is because there are people behind him to support him."

"Miss, you mean the palace?" He Nuan's expression changed suddenly, and the embroidery needle in his hand almost pricked his fingertips.

Zhan Feiyu nodded with a smile on his stiff body after sitting in motion for more than half an hour, "So what about unjust, false and wrongly decided cases? As long as the new king reuses him, Liu Shilang will have nothing to worry about."

The purse that the criminal police found from Yao Damin's house was originally in Zhan Feiyu's suitcase. If it hadn't been replaced by the forbidden dragon guard halfway, Zhan Feiyu would have been convicted of buying a murderer. up.

The intention in the palace might not be her little girl, Zhan Feiyu squinted her eyes halfway, with a cold gleam in her eyes, this round was aimed at the teacher, but Zhan Feiyu still couldn't tell which prince was instigating Liu Shilang.

Miss has already cleared the suspicion, with the intervention of the palace, and Chang Siqing's tactful temper, He Nuan said with a calm face: "So this case has become a headless case."

With Yao Damin's death, the clues will be completely broken, and Chang Siqing will not pursue it desperately, so the case will naturally be shelved.

"No." Zhan Feiyu smiled. Although she hadn't visited the teacher at the scholar's mansion since she came to the capital, she knew Gu Xueshi's temperament. If her only disciple was calculated like this, Gu Xueshi would definitely not let it go.

Seeing that He Nuan was puzzled, Zhan Feiyu didn't let it go, "Yao Damin didn't frame me as soon as he was put in prison, but waited for the rumors that I would marry Bai Zhaohui with a promise of kindness to spread all over the streets and alleys before committing suicide. ordered by Yao Damin."

It was Bai Zhaohui who was assassinated by Yao Damin, so after he was imprisoned, he didn't need to order from Bai Fu Yin, and the guards strictly guarded Yao Damin.

Moreover, Yao Damin is a good-looking guard in a team of three. If anyone can tip off Yao Damin, then this person must be a prison guard.

What Zhan Feiyu could think of, Bai Fuyin and others who were proficient in handling cases could also think of it, and they had already sent people to watch these jailers to eliminate the suspects one by one, and the final target was locked on the prisoner Lai San's body.

(End of this chapter)