The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 456 Here Comes a Beauty
De'an rushed into the imperial study room in a hurry, and found that the eldest prince was hugging the emperor, and the emperor closed his eyes tightly, as if fainted.

"What's the matter? Xiao Quanzi, send the imperial physician quickly." De'an panicked and shouted outside the imperial study.

Hu Maoshen went back to the study at home and abroad, took the token in his hand and looked at it carefully.

This token is not much different from the one he got at the beginning, only a little difference.The token has been kept in a dark compartment in the study room, and only I know about this mechanism, so who changed the token?

"My lord! Are you looking for me?" Hui'an entered the outer study and saluted Hu Maoshen.

"Hmm! Look at this." Hu Maoshen threw the token down on the table in front of Hoi An.

Hoi An felt a little strange. After a while, he found that this is not the token that the adults got before?
He glanced at Hu Maoshen suspiciously, then picked up the token and examined it carefully.

"Huh? My lord, this token is wrong!" Hoi An had seen this token before, and after a few glances, he realized that it was wrong.

Hu Mao took a closer look at Hoi An for a few moments and saw that his puzzled and surprised expression did not seem fake, so he was relieved.

He didn't want to doubt Hoi An, after all, Hoi An was loyal to him.Previously, when he visited the eldest prince's other courtyard at night, he almost died, but Gu Chengyu saved him in the end.

"I'm afraid that what happened this time won't bring down the eldest prince. I missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Hu Maoshen knew that the eldest prince could only be punished for the crime of framing an important official.

The emperor broke the law with the same crime as the common people, this is just talk.This country belongs to the Zhao family. In order to explain to the world, the eldest prince will only be locked up for two years at most.

Maybe he could find a reason and let the eldest prince pay for his crimes, then there would be no punishment at all.

He could tell that the emperor didn't want him to bring up the bandit case at the court today.Afterwards, he kept silent about the punishment of the eldest prince, and even preferred it so far.

He didn't believe that the second prince would feel better in his heart. As a legitimate son, he was always suppressed by a concubine's eldest son.

Originally, the princes in the previous dynasty always established a heir but not an elder, but now the emperor has not established a prince for a long time.The second prince could hold his breath.Hu Maoshen couldn't help but think of his colleagues' evaluation of the second prince. The second prince is gentle and kind, but too soft.

The emperor is not young anymore, he should also make plans for himself.The path of pure ministers is not easy, once the emperor and courtiers, even if the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, he may not like them old ministers.

The fourth prince was excluded, the third prince was a bit impulsive, and the eldest prince had already offended him, so it seemed that he could also choose the second prince.Hu Maoshen then sighed, let's wait and see!
At dawn the next day, Gu Chengyu looked at the top beam of the cell. He didn't fall asleep all night, not because he was worried, but because the mice in the cell were too noisy.Like moving, one team after another, running around in the cell.

Min Feng on the opposite side didn't sleep well either. Although he was born in a market family, he didn't want to stay for a quarter of an hour in such a messy environment.He glanced at a torn quilt on the dry grass. It was blood-stained, and the cotton fell out of it.

It was unbearably cold in the middle of the night, so he touched it with his hands, and it was hard.In the end, I could only persevere until dawn.

"Ah!" This was the third time Min Feng sneezed. It was still March and the night was very cold. He couldn't bear the cold in the middle of the night, so he had to walk around in the cell.

Gu Chengyu laughed secretly when he heard the sneeze.Fortunately, he has internal strength, otherwise he would have to suffer.If you stay in this cell for two or three days, even if you don't use torture, you will suffer a serious illness when you go out. Many people who go out from here die of illness.

Two jailers are guarding outside the prison. This is just an ordinary cell, not as tightly guarded as the sky prison. The two are still talking at the moment.

"Hey? Tell me, Lord Kuang hastily tied up these scholars, but he didn't interrogate them. I don't know what it means?" One of them felt very puzzled.

"You don't know that, do you? These scholars are probably going to be released today." One of the jailers looked at the other and said mysteriously.

"It's better to be a big brother! Know those dignitaries and know some important news, please tell me quickly."

"Cough! This is not something you should know about. We can discuss about those high-ranking officials? Hey? Look, here comes a beauty!"

Outside the prison, a woman wearing a red cloak and a food box on her arm was walking towards here.Even though she was wearing a cloak, it couldn't hide the graceful figure of the woman.The woman approached gradually, and soon arrived in front of the two jailers.

"Little girl has seen the two poor men!" The girl came to the front, and the two guards saw her face clearly.Willow eyebrows and almond eyes, and a delicate face.Yingying bowed, her voice was clear and melodious like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley.Looking up, the corners of the eyes and brows are full of amorous feelings.

"Miss, who is this?" The jailer saw that it was a young girl, and his attitude became better.If it was left in the past, he would definitely scold him before saying it.

"My son was arrested the day before yesterday and was taken to prison. The little girl came to deliver some food to him." After speaking, he took out two silver ingots from his sleeve and handed them over.

The two jailers saw that there were only two silver ingots of ten taels, and they were a little moved.

One of the jailers was a bit afraid to take him in. The person inside was imprisoned by Mr. Kuang.If something happens, they can't eat and walk around.

The other one pulled the person aside, "20 taels of silver! Let's collect the money, let her hurry up, and the higher-ups won't know. Anyway, we two are on duty today, and these scholars have been locked up since they came in yesterday. No one cares, maybe I can go out today."

"Brother's news is accurate? Don't ruin our lives just because of these 20 taels of silver." The man was still a little worried, but he was envious of the silver ingot, and couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Seeing that the two were still discussing, the woman couldn't help feeling anxious. 20 taels of silver are her entire private house, nothing more.After thinking about it, she also took off a silver hairpin from her head.

"I also ask the two messengers to be accommodating, and the little girl will leave after just saying a few words."

The two jailers turned around, and the woman handed over a silver hairpin.One of them took both the silver and the silver hairpin, "You have to come out when there is only half a stick of incense. Otherwise, none of us will get well."

The woman was very grateful and ready to enter the cell.

"Wait! What's in the food box? Open it and let me see." One of them stopped by the door, pointing at the food box in the woman's hand, as if she wouldn't let her in unless she opened it.

The woman opened the food box, "It's just two boxes of pastries and side dishes."

The jailer took a look, and took out a wrapped handkerchief from his pocket.He spread it out and took out a silver needle, tried to eat and eat it, and saw that the silver needle did not change color, so he put the woman in.

　Thanks to the bearded grandfather for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)