After wearing the book, the Buddhist imperial concubine has spoiled again

Chapter 115 As round as his face
Huang Dechang: "Xue Juren, this is Jiang Si, the prince's personal guard, and this suit on him can only be worn by the guards around His Royal Highness."

"If someone wearing this kind of clothes bumped into you, it must be impossible for the guard to tamper with your test basket."

The prince's personal guards have been with him for many years, and it is impossible for his own people to harm Xue Juren.

"Eunuch Huang is right." Xue Youcai nodded, "I didn't see him tampering with my test basket at the time, and after he bumped into me, he walked away immediately, and there was no time to tamper with it."

If the guard wanted to do anything, he would definitely help pick up things, so that he could hide things in the middle of his test basket.

Xue Youcai: "Speaking of which, I owe it to him to bump into me. If he hadn't knocked the test basket in my hand to the ground, I wouldn't have found out that there was a small book stuffed in the middle of the test basket. He helped me by accident." A big favor!"

Recalling the scene at that time, Xue Youcai still feels scared.

If the guard hadn't bumped into him, and if he was found and taken away in the exam tomorrow, then his ten years of hard study would have been in vain.

Pei Xuanling: "Do you think he hit you on purpose?"

Xue Youcai: "There were too many people around at that time, and I didn't know whether he bumped into me on purpose, or if I accidentally bumped into him."

Pei Xuanling: "Do you remember what he looks like?"

"After bumping into me, he apologized and ran away. I didn't have time to see his appearance clearly." Xue Youcai scratched his head, "I just remember that his complexion is lighter than that of ordinary guards, and his face is a bit round. "

Speaking of this, he turned his eyes to Jiang Si's face again, "At that time, I only saw a side face, which was as round as his face anyway."

So, Xue Youcai, Huang Dechang, and Pei Xuanling collectively looked at Jiang Shishi again.

Jiang Shishi touched her face inexplicably.

Huang Dechang: "Jiang Si, do you have any memory of bumping into a scholar like Xue Juren?"

"I didn't knock down any student's test basket today." Jiang Shishi shook her head and denied, "It must be the other guards around the prince, why don't you call them over and let Xue Juren recognize them?"

Huang Dechang looked at the prince, waiting for the prince's order.

Pei Xuanling just turned his head to look at Jiang Meiren's round face, and seeing the woman's confused face, he turned his head.

"No need." Pei Xuanling knew the guards around him fairly well, "Except for Jiang Si, there are no other round-faced guards around Gu."

Women in the Eastern Liang Kingdom regard thinness as beauty, but men do not pay attention to thinness as handsome.

Therefore, men with big arms and round waists abound.

But the guards are different. The guards have to practice martial arts every day, and their bodies are relatively strong, and their faces are also sharp.

Especially the guards around Pei Xuanling are almost one in a hundred, and it is even more impossible to have a round face.

"Since Jiang Si didn't bump into Xue Juren, Xue Juren must have misunderstood it." Huang Dechang analyzed: "After all, the clothes of the guards are similar, and some colors are the same, but the patterns are different."

"Maybe." Xue Youcai looked at the guard uniform on Jiang Si.

Could it be that he was wrong?

"His Royal Highness, since the guards have been ruled out, could it be that the examiner who searched me has tampered with it?" Xue Youcai realized that things might not be that simple.

Pei Xuanling: "Who is searching for you today?"

Xue Youcai: "Today, two examiners searched me. One searched first, and the other searched again. At that time, I just wanted to finish the search quickly, so I didn't ask any more questions. I didn't know who they were, but only one of the examiners His surname is Qiao, because the guards next to him call him Master Qiao."

Huang Dechang: "Your Highness, among the examiners, only Qiao Kun is surnamed Qiao."

Pei Xuanling knew that Qiao Kun was an official from the Ministry of Rites. He asked Xue Youcai, "As for the other examiner, would you recognize him if he stood in front of you?"

"I recognize it." Xue Youcai nodded, "Your Highness wants me to recognize another examiner?"

"That's not necessary." Pei Xuanling said lightly, "Don't say anything about this. Although Qiao Kun is currently suspected, the other examiner is also suspected."

"Okay." Xue Youcai asked suspiciously: "It's just that the other party is in the dark, and I am in the light. What should I do next?"

He has long heard that the capital is a place of right and wrong, and today he has seen it, and he may only have seen it superficially.

Pei Xuanling: "You can just prepare for the imperial examination with peace of mind, and check your things more often. If you find something entrained again, burn it with a candle immediately, and then report it to Gu."

The Gongyuan distributed three candles to each candidate for lighting at night.

Pei Xuanling: "Besides, no matter who stuffs something into your test basket, he will definitely make some moves next time. Go back to the number room and wait. Whoever is in a hurry to pour dirty water on your head must be The culprit!"

Xue Youcai was relieved a lot after receiving the prince's advice.

"Yes, thank you for your advice, Your Highness." Xue Youcai got up and bowed, and took his leave with the food box.

However, as soon as Xue Youcai left the prince's courtyard, he saw an examiner patrolling the tribute courtyard with his guard behind his back.

The examiner was about sixty years old, with a gray beard, and he was one of the examiners who searched him today: Qiao Kun!
Xue Youcai felt a little flustered in his heart, but since he met him, if he ran away with a guilty conscience, he would look ghostly instead.

Seeing Qiao Kun walking towards this side with people, Xue Youcai suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart, and bowed respectfully to Qiao Kun, "Xue has met Master Qiao."

Seeing Xue Youcai coming out of the prince's courtyard, Qiao Kun looked at Xue Youcai, glanced at the test basket in Xue Youcai's hand, "Is Xue Juren paying a visit to the prince?"

Xue Youcai: "It's not a meeting, it's just that the parents at home missed my sister and wrote a letter from home to her, but the palace is heavily guarded and Xue is not allowed to enter, so I have the audacity to ask His Royal Highness to hand over the letter to me."

Xue Youcai was born with a gentle manner and a normal expression on his face. It is easier for people to believe what such a person says.

Qiao Kun raised his eyebrows, and asked in surprise, "What's the relationship between Lingmei and His Royal Highness?"

"My sister is Xue Liangdi, the concubine of the Eastern Palace."

Qiao Kun suddenly realized "Oh", "So that's the case, then you are the uncle of His Highness the Crown Prince."

Xue Youcai: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be."

Qiao Kun smiled, "Tomorrow will be the imperial examination, as long as Xue Juren gets the honor, let His Royal Highness find you an errand in Beijing, then you will take over the whole family, not to mention correspondence with Xue Liangdi, you will be brothers and sisters It’s much easier to see each other.”

"Xue only wanted to get a good name in the exam, and didn't dare to think about anything else."

After Qiao Kun said a few words to Xue Youcai, he patted Xue Youcai on the shoulder quite optimistically, and then led people to continue to inspect the tribute courtyard.

Xue Youcai returned to his room with the test basket.

On that day, the search of the Gongyuan continued until dusk.

When the evening approached, except for the cheating scholar, the remaining thousands of scholars had all entered the Gongyuan.

For the next nine days, they had to eat, drink, and scatter in the Gongyuan.

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It was night, after Pei Xuanling had dinner, he was reviewing official documents in the study of the Gong Yuan.

Jiang Shishi sat aside to grind for the man.

Huang Dechang came in from the outside with his whisk on his arm, "Your Highness, the scholars have already entered the Gongyuan. Do you want to block the four gates immediately?"

Pei Xuanling nodded, "Yes", indicating that the gate can be sealed.

Then, he raised his head, "Remember to tell the guards and officials in the courtyard to be prepared for fire prevention."

Since the Gongyuan is a closed imperial examination, fire prevention is the top priority in the imperial examinations over the years!

Hearing the words of the crown prince and Huang Dechang, Jiang Shishi's grinding hands paused slightly, and then continued grinding.

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince seeks an audience." At this moment, a guard came into the room to report.

Pei Xuanling: "Let him in."

Therefore, Jiang Shishi stopped grinding, and continued to stand behind the prince as a bodyguard, with her hand still majesticly placed on the waist knife.

Soon, the guards brought the Seventh Prince into the study.

The Seventh Prince walked in swaggeringly with his chubby belly.

Seeing the Seventh Prince, Jiang Shishi followed Huang Dechang to salute.

Huang Dechang said with a smile: "Qiye, it's thanks to your coincidence."

Seventh Prince: "How do you say that?"

Huang Dechang: "This servant is discussing with His Highness the Crown Prince about closing the gate of the Gongyuan. If you come later, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter."

"That's a coincidence." The Seventh Prince said to Huang Dechang: "Isn't it because I thought you were too busy during the day, so I chose to visit late at night."

While speaking, he casually looked at the furnishings in the room, and even glanced at the guards beside the prince.

From the corner of the eye, she caught a glimpse of the Seventh Prince staring at her, Jiang Shishi thought that the Seventh Prince saw something tricky.

Fortunately, the seventh prince quickly withdrew his eyes and did not recognize Jiang Shishi.

"Gu still has a bunch of official documents that haven't been approved. If you have anything to say, just speak up." Pei Xuanling temporarily put down the official documents in his hand.

Seventh Prince: "Just what I told Huang Dechang last time, I want you to help find someone."

Pei Xuanling was somewhat impressed by this matter, "Tell me who you want to find?"

"I..." the seventh prince just spoke, and took back the words, and looked warily at the guards behind the prince.

Huang Dechang is the personal manager next to the prince. The prince does not shy away from Huang Dechang in many things, and he has nothing to shy away from.

On the contrary, this round-faced bodyguard looked quite face-to-face, he couldn't believe it, and I don't know if the prince would believe it or not?

From the corner of the eye, Pei Xuanling glanced at Jiang Si beside him, and said indifferently: "It's okay, there are trustworthy people in the room, just say it."

Jiang Shishi: "."

She remembered that at the very beginning, the prince would take the initiative to avoid her when he said anything.

And she also knows how to wink, and will consciously avoid such occasions.

I don't know when it started, but when the prince talked about things with others, he didn't avoid her very much.

Especially today, from the Seventh Prince to Xue Youcai, he did not avoid her.

Unexpectedly, the prince actually trusted a new guard, and the Seventh Prince took another look at the guard.

However, the Seventh Prince only took one look, and then got down to business, "Brother Huang, I want you to help me find someone in the palace."

(End of this chapter)