The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 215 Away Fraud Follow-up Trivia
Zhengde was dressed in casual clothes, sitting cross-legged on the big clinical kang, biting the crystal pear in his hand, and telling everyone about the scene of Gu Erlang's embarrassment in Hanyun Palace with pride on his face: "It's a pity that I didn't see it, I heard from the little eunuchs that Gu Erlang thought that his father admired his writing at first, so he waited happily for the praise. Who would have thought that in a short while, the gangsters of the Imperial Forest Army would tie him up tightly. That kid He kept calling it wronged, but he didn't cheat! Ha, it made my father very angry."

Xiuyan was not idle, she peeled another pear for Zhengde: "Does the Emperor doubt you?"

"Of course not! No matter what, I wrote the article first, and he, Gu Erlang, was behind. And when the father went to the study, he just randomly pointed out an article for us to write. I am innocent everywhere. If I am reduced to Gu Erlang's Besides, Zhengde laughed and said: "At that time, the six ministers in the side hall were scrambling to investigate the case for the emperor. At that time, we don't need to do it. Gu Erlang's plagiarized works will be known to the world, Your Majesty. I have no reason to doubt me."

Things were just as Xing Xiuyan had expected.Gu Erlang has no real talent and learning at all, and all the masterpieces in his hands are ghostwritten by his staff.Several of the aides were involved in fraud cases during the reign of the Supreme Emperor. They missed the examination room in this life, and became vassals of the Gu family.Xing Xiuyan didn't forget the humiliation of Gu Erlang back then, she made those efforts, and she just waited for today.

Xiuyan filled a palm-sized crystal plate with pears and handed it to Zhengde: "It's hard for you to memorize those articles these days. If you hadn't been alert and responsive, the emperor wouldn't have formed a bad impression of Gu Erlang."

Zhengde moved his little butt, salivated and moved to Xiuyan's side: "Sister, what you promised me?"

Mei Lian laughed "Puchi" beside her: "Your Highness, are we girls still fooled by you? The thing that promised you has already been prepared! Just before you entered the mansion, the girl sent the people from the stable to bring it. "

Zhengde's eyes lit up, he couldn't eat anymore, he hurriedly threw the crystal plate aside, so he wiped his hands with a wet handkerchief before getting up.

Xiuyan spat: "Why are you panicking? Since I promised you, you just wait for it. But I've said my ugly words before, that horse has a violent temper, and it will take some time to train it. There is no order from the trainer." , you are not allowed to get on the horse at will."

Zhengde rolled his eyes and patted his chest: "My sister, don't worry, I have learned a lot from the horse trainer in the palace. Even the emperor went to Tangshan Palace this time and praised my riding skills for getting better and better!"

Xiuyan sighed softly in her heart, "Although I don't have any good teachers to teach me, and I don't know the mysteries of the emperor's art, but your sister knows one thing in her heart, the superiors dare not express their emotions on their faces. You are You can’t stop liking, but you’re getting more and more alienated on the surface. You hate to death in your heart, but you have to show great affection and intimacy in front of outsiders.” Xiuyan caressed Zhengde’s forehead, and her words were sentimental: “Never put What you like is before your enemy, and never let your enemy know what you care about. Otherwise."

Zhengde's face was pale, and he put his arms around Xiuyan's waist, acting like a child.

No, it should be said that the current Zhengde is just a child. Although he was born unfortunately, he did not suffer at all in his childhood. It is not an exaggeration to say that he grew up in a honeypot.Now he suddenly left his parents and eldest sister who loved him the most, and was alone in the cold and impersonal palace. Not only did he have to rack his brains to think of how to please the emperor and the emperor, but he also had to avoid the murderous intentions that approached him all the time.

Now hearing what my sister said, Zhengde flung himself into Xiuyan's arms, his face tensed, full of stubbornness.

"Sister, the fourth prince said that he has a severe chest pain recently, but he dare not tell the empress, he only asks me what to do!" Zhengde raised his head and revealed the big secret in his heart.

Xiuyan's expression changed, and Meilian hurriedly took Baifu and Cuimei out to serve.

"Who else knows about this?"

"There is also Na Shun, the little eunuch next to the fourth prince, and maybe his nanny."

Xiuyan eagerly asked: "When the fourth prince said this to you, did anyone around hear you?"

Zhengde hurriedly said: "No, the fourth prince retreated from the people around him, only me and him."

Xiuyan couldn't help but fell into deep thought.She didn't dare to underestimate the queen's methods, she took it for granted, as the queen's direct son, is the fourth prince really as pure and kind as he appears on the surface?Xiu Yanban straightened Zhengde's small body, and asked solemnly: "There are no outsiders here, my sister asks you. Have you ever thought about that position?"

Zhengde pondered for a long while without saying a word, knowing that the rustling footsteps from the corridor outside seemed to be Meilian telling the little maids to do something, breaking the silence in the room.Zhengde's eyes were burning: "Eldest brother is violent by nature, let him gain the upper hand, none of us will end well in the future. Maybe it will also implicate our family. Although the second brother is not from a good family background, he has a kind face and a wicked heart. I see He had confronted the eldest prince several times, but the latter suffered a lot. The third brother was so proud of being favored. Even if he became the emperor, he would be moody and difficult to serve the master. In the front, the fourth brother has the hope of ascending the throne, and the power of the imperial court must be in the hands of the queen in the future. If I don't stand out in this battle, I am afraid that I will only be waiting for a dead end. Sister, tell me, if it were you, would you not think about that? Location?"

It turned out that this kid understood it a long time ago, Xiuyan was inexplicably relieved.The siblings said a few more homely words, and the little eunuch Ping An of Zhengde outside begged Meilian to urge His Highness to leave quickly.Meilian also knew that the imperial palace was strictly guarded and did not dare to delay.

Zhengde said goodbye to Lu Shi, Xiuyan personally sent him to the gate, stood on the steps, Zhengde turned back and gave her a wicked smile: "Sister, I've heard that, Mom is talking about your life's event, So, I want to find a good brother-in-law!"

"Brat!" Xiuyan made a gesture to hit him, but Zhengde quickly got on his horse.Xiuyan hurriedly told Pingan: "Take care of your master, that Ma Lie, don't let him do things willfully."

There is no reason for Ping An not to agree. At dusk, the number of guards of the Fifth Prince was not small, and they walked out of Fengwei Hutong in a mighty manner.When the eyeliners of each family saw it, they all kept silent, but when they glanced at the now empty Ouyang's house, they couldn't help but feel a little pity.

Because Gu Erlang disrupted the palace examination, the emperor was furious, and the candidates were panicked.Everyone knows that the imperial court has always severely punished cheating in away games, not to mention daring to make trouble in the palace examination, it is clearly to challenge the authority of the emperor.Perhaps Xiaozong lost his temper, not only would he be exempted from this year's grades, but he would also hire those 300 people.

For a while, people were in panic, and Xue Baochai was anxious. Did anyone in his family give advice, and sent people to the Mei family to ask about the situation, but the Mei family was all perfunctory.After much deliberation, he had no choice but to run to find Xing Xiuyan.

"What is Mr. Mei doing now?" Xiuyan pulled Xue Baochai to sit in the small flower hall, and Baochai smiled wryly: "It is said that I have suffered from the cold, but I always feel that I have no idea. My sister has great powers and a lot of news, can you please?" Tell me, what is the emperor thinking, after all these years, if the imperial decree comes down, all the candidates will be exempted from the imperial examination qualifications, will this kill people?"

Xiuyan smiled and comforted, "Sister Bao, don't think about it!"

"However, many people outside spread the rumors like this, and said that the emperor was furious and insisted on thoroughly investigating the mastermind behind the cheating in the away game."

Xiuyan said: "I will definitely investigate, but it may not be thorough. After all, Gu Erlang is Gu Peisheng's son, and Gu Peisheng is the emperor's confidant. I think there are only two endings."

Xue Baochai immediately put on an attitude of listening attentively, Xiuyan smiled lightly: "First, make Gu Erlang a scapegoat, and find a way to pick Gu Peisheng out. Second, severely punish Gu Peisheng, so that the scholars can feel at ease."

If Xiaozong chose only the former, then Gu Erlang would only end up in exile and would not hurt the foundation of the Gu family.Perhaps after more than ten years, when the rumors of the court are not so tight, Gu Erlang can return to Suzhou swaggeringly.If Xiaozong chose the latter.
Then Gu Erlang will definitely be executed, and Gu Peisheng's long-term career dream will come to an end.

Xue Baochai looked at Xiuyan curiously: "Sister Xing thinks, which one might be bigger?"

Xiuyan laughed: "Whatever the outcome is, the most important thing right now is that Sister Bao relented Mr. Mei's heart. According to my guess, it will take seven or eight days at most, or three or four days at least. The emperor must call again Palace test!"

Regardless of whether Xing Xiuyan's words were accurate or not, Xue Baochai was satisfied.When Mrs. Lu heard that the members of Xue's family had left, she hurriedly called her daughter to her room: "This city is full of rumors and gossip. I'm a little worried. You and I will go to Gan's house tomorrow and have a look. What means."

Xiuyan hurriedly said: "Oh, mom, why are you in a hurry. It's not that we don't know how to be a young master, calm and old-fashioned."

Lu Shi spat: "You think everyone has more than a dozen minds like you? This is nothing else, it is a major event in one's life. If Gan Mi didn't turn this corner and was inspired by that rumor Have you lost your self-confidence?" The more Lu Shi thought about it, the more frightened she became, and hurriedly stood up and asked the women to prepare the carriages, as if they were about to set off immediately.

Xiuyan couldn't hold Lu Shi back at all, so she had to ask Meilian and Miying to take their cloaks and clothes, and to follow Lu Shi to Gan's house with their homely clothes.

It turns out that the Gan family is also in a mess. The youngest son of the old lady of the Gan family entered Beijing yesterday. When she heard that the palace examination was cancelled, she sneered at her nephew's Gan Mi, revealing that she wanted to drive him out. .The eldest aunt of the Gan family rushed back from her husband's house, and when she heard this, she was so angry that she jumped up and down. The eldest and young mistress were caught between two groups of people, neither persuading nor stopping her, she simply said she was sick and refused to come out of the room.

So when Mrs. Xing arrived at Gan's house, only a second-class woman in charge came out to greet her.

Lu Shi was full of displeasure: "You are looking for the young master, tell him to come out, I have a few words to ask him."

The mother-in-law smiled awkwardly: "Mrs. Xing, please forgive me, our young master is currently studying hard in closed doors and cannot see guests for the time being."

Xiuyan directly cut off the mother-in-law's words: "Whether he sees us or not is his business. If you make the decision and don't pass it on, I'm afraid there is no such rule in any family!"

The mother-in-law opened her eyes wide and looked at the girl standing beside Lu Shi, and said shyly, "This girl has such a powerful mouth."

(End of this chapter)