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Chapter 20 Prelude
A few days later, the invigilator of the final exam of the Fajie Exam committed suicide in fear of crime, and Xu Zhen's case was closed.

I heard that the invigilator went crazy and ate everything he saw, but he accidentally ate castor seeds and died of poisoning. In order to settle the case of Xu Zhen, he had to say this to the outside world, and threw his body into a mass grave.

Zhuo Ran escaped again.

Yong Niang didn't touch the money Zhuo Ran sent over, but did a lot of embroidery work and saved up all the money.

Kang Sheng'an buried her head in the book at the side, Zhuo Ran looked at Yong Niang's technique, the stitches were fine, the lines were smooth, and the embroidery was perfect, she was a rare embroidery master, and the kung fu of those embroiderers in Yongzhou might not be as good as her, Zhuo Ran sat On the straw mat, he stared at Kang Shengan from time to time.

Yong Niang put down the embroidery, gently took out a jar of things from the corner, poured it into a cup and handed it to Zhuo Ran, and said, "My lord, I have some self-brewed fruit wine here, it's not worth much, but it refreshes the spleen and appetizer, you Too skinny, drink some of this and your appetite will improve."

Zhuo Ran took the wine, smelled it, took a sip, and said, "Thank you Ma'am."

"We should thank you more this time." Yong Niang sat down and said, "Sheng An has been bullied by others, and I have no choice but to tell him to endure it. But I never expected that it would cost lives."

Zhuo Ran said: "This matter has nothing to do with Sheng'an."

"By the way, master, I embroidered a lot of small sachets a few days ago. This rabbit, I added orchid grass into it, it's very fragrant, you take it." Yong Niang stuffed the rabbit into Zhuo Ran's arms and said: "I don't know how to thank you."

Zhuo Ran held the rabbit in her hand and said, "You don't need to thank me, this is my duty."

The little rabbit was exquisitely made, with flat embroidery on the body, satin embroidery on the red eyes, and a lot of embroidery techniques for such a small object. Zhuo Ran hung the sachet on his waist.

Yong Niang sighed, and said: "My lord is still young."

Zhuo Ran said: "Just turned sixteen, not too young."

Yong Niang seemed to twitch the corners of her mouth regretfully, showing a smile, she said: "Before Sheng'an, I had a daughter, if she is still here, she should be as old as the chief secretary."

Zhuo Ran took a sip of wine and said, "Lingai..."

Yong Niang's eyes were wet, she lowered her head and said: "I didn't protect her well. On the day I was driven out, she was taken away by a group of bandits, and there was no news about her."

Zhuo Ran pursed her lips and said, "Madam, the deceased is gone, don't be sad anymore. However, Zhuo Ran dared to ask, who kicked you out?"

Yong Niang touched Kang Sheng'an's head and said: "Ten years ago, I was the wife of a wealthy family and was famous for my embroidery, but the master has a new love and took away the business of the embroidery workshop from me. I lost my money, so..."

Zhuo Ran heard that she didn't mention the master's name in her words, knowing that Yong Niang didn't want to say it, she didn't ask, she sat for a while and went back with an excuse.

Zhuo Ran lowered her head and looked at the little rabbit, the embroidery was excellent, maybe she could find out what she wanted to know from here.

***
In the name of Chu Shiyu, Li Chengru hosted a banquet in the Huanlong Pavilion, and invited the participants of this incident. Knowing that Zhuo Ran was also invited, many officials patted their buttocks and left. Li Chengru called out in a good voice back.

Zhuo Dye thought that Huanyan Pavilion and Wuhualou were the same kind of place, and those girls were very beautifully dressed, so she was embarrassed to go in as a woman.

Li Xunchuan didn't ride a horse, and walked over with Xiyu, he squinted at Zhuo Ran, and said, "Why don't you go in."

Zhuo Ran sighed and said, "What can I do here, I'm also a woman."

Li Xunchuan laughed loudly and said, "Maybe some girl will fall in love with you."

Zhuo Ran looked at him helplessly, and said, "A person like me, who would take a fancy to me."

Li Xunchuan snorted coldly, and said, "There is self-knowledge."

Zhuo Ran didn't wait for him, and went straight in.

Li Chengru arranged the Huanyan Pavilion and asked many girls to serve there. Today he is wearing casual clothes, a black gauze hat, and a coat hanging outside. He sits on a chair to watch the girls dance.

During the banquet, there was laughter and laughter, admiring the girl's slender waist, I couldn't even close my mouth.Seeing Zhuo Ran walk in, Li Chengru cleared his throat and said, "My lord is here!"

Suddenly there was silence.

Zhuo Ran felt embarrassed.

Li Xunchuan then came in, saw everyone staring at Zhuo Ran motionless, smiled, and said, "What's the matter, everyone, here comes someone who can't even watch the girl's dance?"

Li Chengru laughed dryly and said, "The governor is here too, take your seat quickly."

Li Xunchuan lifted his robe and sat on the stool, watching Zhuo Ran silently find a place to sit down, and turned his gaze back.

Today Liu Yulin and Fu Sisi did not come because they had something to do, and they didn't have any acquaintances, so Zhuo Ran was not comfortable sitting at the banquet.

"The case about Xu Zhen is closed, thanks to your great help. Today we are open to eat and drink here, and we invite you!" Li Chengru laughed loudly.

Peng Ge sat behind Li Yuchuan, knocked down the table, and said, "Governor, this Zhuo Ran is tidy, she is really a beauty."

Li Yunchuan looked sideways at Zhuo Ran, but didn't speak.

Yuan Lu served by Li Chengru's side, leaned close to Li Chengru, and said, "Godfather, this Zhuo Ran is really good-looking."

Li Chengru said: "Everyone should get to know Zhuo Xiaqiu, a rare person who understands current affairs, and will work for His Majesty in Gaodu in the future, so don't mention the previous one."

The people at the banquet had heard a lot of rumors, and few had seen Zhuo Ran. Now, first they saw the real person, and then the recent events made them all interested in this person.

Everyone booed, Zhuo Ran's appearance could indeed compare with these girls, but after watching for a long time, they felt a sense of fear.

"This Xiaqiu is also a talented woman from Yongzhou. She is the leader of all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Why don't you offer one to everyone today." Li Chengru said.

Zhuo Ran smiled slightly, and said: "Eunuch Li has raised his love, it has been a long time, and he has become unfamiliar, if he doesn't do well, I'm afraid it will spoil everyone's happiness."

"What are you afraid of?" Peng Ge also smiled and said, "It is said that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Anyway, you became famous at a young age. You are much stronger than these women."

"Don't put a high hat on me." Zhuo Ran stood up, took a glass of wine, and said: "Today is a banquet for everyone, let's all appreciate the beauties, and Xiaqiu will do it first to respect."

Seeing Zhuo Ran take a sip of his drink, Peng Ge said, "Hey, Xiaqiu has a good drinker."

Zhuo Ran originally wanted to get away, but staying here really had to be used as a target. Her throat was steamed with wine, and she was about to say that she still had work to do, but Li Chengru stopped her.

"Xiaqiu, don't worry." Li Chengru stood up, waved the dancer away, and said, "You can't drink this wine like this. I heard that there is a rule in Yongzhou Hualou that anyone who drinks five pots of wine can get a beauty." Stay with me for one night, yes or no."

Zhuo Ran coughed lightly, and said, "What Eunuch Li said is true, but Zhuo Ran doesn't understand these things."

Peng Ge laughed in a low voice and said, "There are still other ways to play."

Li Xunchuan noticed something was wrong there.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand." Li Chengru said: "Your Majesty personally gave me a jug of wine, and just now I distributed it among five wine jugs. Those of you here are looking for fun, let's draw lots."

Yuan Lu called people to serve wine, and took out the scrolls that he had prepared earlier, and said, "My lords, whoever gets the scroll with the words on it will have to drink the five jugs of wine."

Zhuo Ran smiled and said, "I don't need it."

"Who said that?" Li Chengru nodded solemnly, and said, "Master Registrar must participate. If Master Registrar is really drawn, our family will not embarrass you."

Zhuo Ran sighed secretly, Li Yanchuan stepped forward, took a roll of paper, unfolded it was blank, rolled it into a roll, and threw it to Zhuo Ran.

Zhuo Ran pinched the scroll, looked at Li Yuchuan, and said, "What does the governor mean?"

She didn't expect Li Yanchuan to do this, and the slightly stunned and incomprehensible look in her eyes was definitely not pretended.

Li Xunchuan stared at her, picked up another scroll, and said, "The wine given by His Majesty, how could it be cheaper for one person? You have to taste it all."

Li Chengru stepped forward and said, "The governor has broken the rules."

Li Xunchuan threw the scroll, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I'm a rough person, so I'm so unruly."

He walked up to the maid and drained five jugs of wine. He wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "You can do the rest. This kind of low-level game deserves to be played by Eunuch Li on the table? Do you want to play?" , I will play the role of Li Chiyue in the future, and I will let you all have a good time!"

Li Xunchuan strode out of Huanlong Pavilion.

Li Chengru's face was refuted, so he naturally didn't want to continue playing, so he had to ask someone to withdraw the banquet, and followed Yuanlu back to the palace.

Zhuo Ran stayed where she was, opened the scroll again, and saw a word on it: dry.

***
Fu Sisi finally finished her work, and when she was rushing to Zuixueting, she happened to bump into Zhuo Ran.

"Xiaqiu, why did you come back so early? But something happened at the banquet?" Fu Sisi expected that in a place like Huanyan Pavilion, those ministers could basically stay for a whole day, but when they came back so early suddenly, Fu Sisi would be shocked. I'm afraid that something will happen to her again.

Zhuo Ran shook her head and said, "Li Er has messed up the situation, so we left early."

When Han Congzhong heard about this, he smiled mockingly, and said, "The bastard is looking for a place for himself."

Zhuo Ran raised her eyes and said, "What does Master mean by this?"

Han Congzhong said: "Although Li Chengru hosted the banquet under the order of Chu Shiyu, but that kid is the governor of the second rank after all, and he will be handed over to the Habayashi Guard soon. His mission is completed, which is related to whether he can return to Beili as soon as possible. At this time, everyone must understand that Li Yuchuan is the one who speaks."

"But it's too arrogant, His Majesty won't let him go in consideration of past love." Zhuo Ran said.

"That's why this bastard knows how to gamble!" Zhou Yu clasped Gua Ziren and said, "He's just betting on Chu Shiyu's affection."

Zhuo Ran sighed: "The emperor loves you, and you will lose your life if you want it."

"It's good that you understand." Han Congzhong said: "You get through this incident safely, and you will continue to go up in the future, and use what Master taught you to the extreme."

Zhuo Ran nodded and said, "Xiaqiu will definitely not disgrace her life."

Fu Sisi said: "Xiaqiu is cautious and smart, in the future you must protect yourself alone."

Zhou Yu pushed the melon seeds in front of Fu Sisi and said, "Sisi, are you going out?"

Fu Sisi said: "Yes. Your Majesty wants me to go to Los Angeles with Tianshi to check the salt department in Los Angeles. I heard that there are some bandits coming in over there. We have gone and we will not be able to come back for a while."

"Tianwuruo, this person has schemes. With him here, you don't have to worry. You should be safe by hiding behind him in everything." Zhou Yu said, "When will we leave?"

Fu Sisi said, "The day after tomorrow."

Han Congzhong said: "You are in charge of the prison, and you don't have to do it yourself if you leave some things to the subordinates."

Fu Sisi nodded and said, "Sir, Taifu, you should be more careful here."

Zhuo Ran sighed deeply and said, "Sister Fu, come back earlier."

Fu Sisi said: "Habayashi guards hand over, if the Imperial Academy is invited to watch the ceremony, you will sacrifice wine with Liu, he will protect you no matter what."

***
The day after Fu Sisi's departure, the handover of Habayashi guards began at the Lianyue school grounds.

Emperor Chongwen stood firmly on the high platform, looking down at the more than 3 forbidden troops. These are his soldiers.

The Son of Heaven has an advantage. No matter who works hard, it belongs to the Son of Heaven in the end.

(End of this chapter)