Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

Yes, it must be the virtuous king! He is the emperor's most trusted minister. He must have bribed the court officials for Jiang Xin and erased her Xing'er from the list of successful candidates.

Otherwise, why wasn't Xie Ze at all surprised by the result when the names on the list haven't come out yet? He was still smiling. He was even laughing!

Fu Xuerong could remain calm about other things, but when it came to her son's future and her good life for the rest of her life, how could she remain calm?

Xie Ze laughed out of anger, and was too lazy to explain. He just looked at Fu Xuerong calmly and asked, "...what did you say?"

"..." Fu Xuerong regretted her words as soon as they came out of her mouth, but she was unwilling to accept it. Her son, her only son, if there was no trick in the provincial examination, how could he fail?

Jiang Daiyu, who was sitting on the side, was still in shock and disappointment. When he heard his mother's voice and saw the virtuous king's malicious look, he immediately understood.

She was not as patient as her mother, and she pointed the finger at Xie Ze directly: "It was you who caused my second brother to fail the exam, wasn't it?"

"No, Your Highness!" As soon as these words came out, before Xie Ze could do anything, Jiang Xin was the first to get so angry that his eyes widened. He gestured angrily and stuttered, "The names of the provincial examinations will be sealed, and the results will not be announced or revealed. Your Highness, no cheating!"

[For exams like the provincial examination, names will be covered when the exam papers are submitted, and will not be covered until the exam results are announced. Your Highness cannot cheat! ]

But Jiang Daiyu would not listen to Jiang Xin's words, and said angrily: "Shut up! It's all because of you. If it weren't for you, how could the prince target my second brother!"

After hearing many praises from her mother saying that Jiang Xingyu was talented and intelligent, Jiang Daiyu also thought that it was impossible for her brother to fail the exam. Someone must want to harm her second brother!

As for the person who wanted to harm the second brother, do we need to guess? It must be Jiang Xin! Jiang Xin was afraid that his second brother would threaten his position in the Jiang family after passing the imperial examination, so he tricked this wise king into going to the Ministry of Personnel to make connections, causing his second brother to fail the exam! It must be like this!

Jiang Daiyu's voice was sharp and penetrating, and he was shouting so loudly that not only the next box but even the box opposite could hear it clearly.

Perhaps even outsiders could not bear the little girl's shouting, so a certain gentleman in the next room deliberately raised his voice and said coldly: "I say to the guests next door, be careful of your mouth, be careful with your words!

Did you know that in our Dali Dynasty, since the time of the previous emperor, the imperial examinations have implemented a sealing system for marking papers, and all successful examination papers would be covered with paper to cover the names and places of origin of the candidates as soon as they were submitted.

And while answering the questions, candidates are absolutely not allowed to disclose any information related to their identity. The names can only be revealed after the examiners have finished reading and grading the papers of all candidates. The results are not allowed to be changed after revealing them.

Unless the current emperor personally issues an order to remove someone from the list, even if the man you know has great abilities, he will never be able to replace the original with the original after the result has been determined."

"Yes, that's right!" Jiang Xin breathed a sigh of relief. This is what he wanted to say. Then he quickly bowed to the person next to him and said politely, "Thank you very much, brother!"

"...You're welcome, brother." The guests in the next box did not mind Jiang Xin's stuttering, but continued to speak for them:

"In addition, in order to ensure the fairness of the provincial examination, our dynasty stipulates that if the failed candidates have any objections, they can also request to take their test papers back to see the comments of the examiners, and everything will be clear."

Of course, although there is such a regulation, questioning the fairness of the exam and asking to see one's own paper is still not recommended in most cases.

Firstly, no one in this world would feel good if they were questioned by others. They would have to find the sealed papers again, which would increase the workload of the adults, and naturally they would have a bad impression of this candidate who was looking for trouble.

Fu Xuerong & Jiang Daiyu: "..."

They were from an official family, so they naturally knew this principle better than the common people. Moreover, even if they really asked for the papers and found that Jiang Xingyu's level was indeed not good, if this matter got out, Jiang Zhengchu, as the head of the family, would definitely be laughed at, and he might even fall out with the adults who graded the papers...

It was just that Xie Ze's previous behavior was really disturbing, Fu Xuerong suppressed the discomfort in her heart, stood up awkwardly and apologized to Xie Ze: "Yu'er is outspoken, please forgive me, Your Majesty.

Yu'er, why don't you apologize to the prince quickly? "

"...Please forgive me, Your Highness." Jiang Daiyu stiffened his neck and said with a look of grievance.

"Your daughter is outspoken quite often. It's time to teach her a lesson." Xie Ze said coldly, then glanced at Fu Xuerong:

"Also, slandering an official of the imperial court is a serious crime. Madam Jiang should take her daughter home to study the laws of the Dali Dynasty. I can let it go for Ah Xin's sake, but the examiners of the Ministry of Rites don't have such a good temper."

Saying that Xie Ze caused Jiang Xingyu to fail the exam, doesn't that mean that Xie Ze bribed the officials in the Ministry of Rites who were marking the papers? If those old stubborn people knew about this false accusation, they would definitely become enemies with you, right?

Fu Xuerong broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this, and quickly nodded to apologize: "Yes, yes, I understand. I will be careful with my words and actions in the future, and will never dare to make unwarranted assumptions. I won't dare to do that again."

The six signature dishes were almost served. Xie Ze was feeding his own study partner while intimidating Fu Xuerong and her daughter without any delay.

When they were almost done eating, Xie Ze decisively pulled his study partner up and said calmly, "Since you two are questioning my character, I will not disturb you here and will leave first."

Fu Xuerong & Jiang Daiyu: "..." You said you didn't want to bother me until you finished eating. Do you need this meal? !

"Your Highness, wait a minute!" Seeing Xie Ze was about to leave, Fu Xuerong hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and said anxiously: "I am too concerned about Xing'er's affairs. I will bring gifts to your residence to apologize someday. Please don't be angry with me."

It is now a foregone conclusion that Xing'er will fail the exam, and Yu'er's marriage must not have any more mistakes. She has to find a time to visit the palace, and then find someone to spread the word so that the Fourth Prince will confirm the rumor that the Jiang family and the virtuous king have a close relationship.

Fu Xuerong looked pitiful and about to cry.

However, Xie Ze didn't buy his tricks and said directly: "I don't have any female relatives in my house. It would be inconvenient for Madam Jiang to visit. If you want to apologize, please let Jiang Xingyu come over."

If Jiang Xingyu really dared to come over, he would make him kneel down and apologize to Ashin for what he had done over the years!

"...Yes, that's fine." Fu Xuerong was left with no way to refute Xie Ze, so she could only nod awkwardly and watch the two leave.

"Mom..." Jiang Daiyu looked at her mother aggrievedly, "My second brother didn't pass the exam, what should I do now?"

It wasn't that she cared so much about her second brother, but Jiang Xingyu couldn't become an official if he failed the imperial examination. After she went to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, the help he could provide her would be very limited.

"If you fail this time, there's always next time." Fu Xuerong shook her head, not knowing whether she was trying to convince her daughter or herself: "Your brother has been smart since he was young, and he probably just performed poorly in this exam. Give him another three years, and he will definitely pass.

No matter what, the provincial examination is over, and the most important thing right now is your marriage. Once you marry into the Fourth Prince's mansion and gain a firm foothold, you can help your second brother in the future."

"Um……"

*

In fact, Fu Xuerong guessed one thing right. Jiang Xingyu's failure in the exam was indeed something Xie Ze expected.

At this time in his previous life, Jiang Xingyu was intent on driving Jiang Xin out of the Jiang family, so he had no time to focus on his studies. In the end, although he succeeded in driving Jiang Xin out of the Jiang family, he himself failed the exam.

Later, perhaps because Jiang Xin was no longer there to block his position as the eldest son of the Jiang family, he naturally did not work as hard as before. It took him many years to finally pass the imperial examination and become a juren, but he never passed the imperial examination to become a jinshi. In the end, he found the way of the fourth prince and was able to stay in the capital and become an official.

That’s right, in the timeline of the previous life, Jiang Daiyu was also the concubine of the Fourth Prince.

The Jiang family joined the Fourth Prince's lineage, but unfortunately, they made the wrong choice and ultimately could not escape the fate of decline.

"Your Highness." Jiang Xin gently pulled Xie Ze's sleeve and pointed to the direction of the private room next door: "I, I'll go. Thank you." [I'll go to thank the young master who just spoke up for us. ]

"...Yeah." Xie Ze nodded. His Ah Xin was always so nice. No matter how small the favor was, he would always remember it in his heart.

After getting the consent of his own prince, Jiang Xin happily ran to the door next door and knocked. The person inside quickly opened the door, and the two people facing each other were stunned.

"Yao, Yao, Yaoyao?" [Yao Jingtong?!] Jiang Xin stumbled and looked at the other party in surprise.

Xie Ze's heart moved, and his eyes swept over sharply in an instant: Yao Yao?

When had his Ashin ever called someone else's name so intimately?

"..." Yao Jingtong, who was thrown into the water for pursuing Xie Ze, was now extremely afraid of Xie Ze. Feeling the murderous gaze that was as real as substance, he immediately shrank his neck and subconsciously hid behind Jiang Xin. He was so scared that he couldn't help but hiccuping:

"Hiccup! I am Yao Jingtong, a classmate of Ah Xin. Nice to meet you, Your Majesty. Hiccup!"

Jiang Xin: “…”Brother Yao, what’s going on?

Xie Ze's face darkened, and he subconsciously stepped forward to pull Jiang Xin back. He looked at the ostrich in front of him with a cold face, squinting his eyes to examine him: "Yao Jingtong, from the Yao family?" He was dressed in colorful clothes, and it was obvious that he was not a good person.

"Yes, burp!" Yao Jingtong quickly covered his mouth, trying hard to hold back his burp.

"Greetings, Your Highness." Fortunately, the third son of the Yao family in the box also came over at this time and saved the embarrassed Yao Jingtong in time. He was not surprised to see the strange atmosphere between the few people. He smiled and said to Jiang Xin: "I am Yao Qizhen. I have heard my brother mention his classmate, Mr. Jiang. Now I finally get to see him. Nice to meet you."

"Fortunately, yes." Jiang Xin nodded quickly. He and Yao Jingtong had a pretty good relationship in the academy. Now that he knew that this person was Yao Jingtong's younger brother, his attitude became a little more friendly.

However, in Xie Ze's eyes, this became evidence that Jiang Xin and Yao Jing were too close.

Even when he treated Yao Jingtong's younger brother, he smiled so gently. Ah Xin didn't smile so freely towards his younger brother! Although his cousins, the fourth prince and the eldest prince, were indeed ugly and disgusting, but Yao Jingtong was really an eyesore!

The innocent princes who were angered: "..."

Yao Jingtong, who was not too innocent of the incident, was blamed: "..." He didn't know why, but he felt that the way the prince looked at him was more terrifying than the look in his eyes when he confessed to him a few years ago.

He, he shouldn't have offended the prince again, right? He has been trying to be a good person in the past few years, hasn't he?

Yao Qizhen naturally couldn't forget his eldest brother's epic black history. If possible, not only his eldest brother, but he also didn't want to have any contact with Xie Ze again in his life. It was too embarrassing for his eldest brother to be thrown into the river after confessing his love, okay? !

But didn't this happen to me? He was a prince, so I couldn't just pretend I didn't see him, right?

Thinking of this, Yao Qizhen had to suppress the bitterness in his heart and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty and Young Master Jiang, please come in and have dinner with us. My brother and I just ordered the dishes, but we haven't started eating yet."

They had heard the argument next door just now, and they thought that these two people would not enjoy the meal very much since they were sitting at the same table with people who indiscriminately slandered the prince for interfering in the imperial examinations. Yao Qi was just thinking of selling them a good meal.

It would be a good thing if we could take this opportunity to resolve the past grudges with the wise king. After all, it was his family that was at fault for the embarrassing incident back then.

Unfortunately, the wise king did not seem to have any intention of reconciling with them, and the look he gave his eldest brother was still so...creepy.

Just when Yao Jingtong and Yao Qizhen were about to be unable to bear this weird atmosphere, Xie Ze suddenly stared at Yao Jingtong and said, "Ah Xin is in the academy, thanks to Brother Yao for taking care of him."

Yao Jingtong's eyes lit up when he heard this. After so many years, the prince finally spoke to him again. Does this mean that the prince has let go of what happened back then and is not going to pursue it anymore?

It seems that the rumors in the martial arts world are true. The prince really likes Jiang Xin. He said that making friends with Jiang Xin would be helpful in saving the country in a roundabout way!

Thinking of this, Yao Jingtong finally gained some courage. Although he still shrunk his neck, at least he stopped hiccuping. He just grabbed his brother and said nervously, "Your Highness, you are too polite. Brother Jiang is new to the Imperial College. I am a few years older than you, so it is only natural that I should take care of him a little more."

Xie Ze: Haha, you’ve become brothers so quickly, the Yao family is as shameless as ever!

Seeing that Xie Ze didn't respond, Yao Jingtong paused, and couldn't help but add another sentence, secretly taking credit for himself:

"I learned earlier that Brother Jiang is not born mute and may still be cured. When I was in the academy, I practiced speaking with Brother Jiang. After not seeing him for a few days, Brother Jiang can speak so fluently. It is really a cause for celebration."

Xie Ze took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to beat him up: "You're actually imitating him and practicing with Ashin! This playboy!"

At this moment, Jiang Xin nodded without noticing anything, and looked at his own prince happily: "Well! Brother Yao is with me, I'm fine." [Brother Yao is very enthusiastic to accompany me to practice, he is a very good person! ]

Xie Ze: Haha.

Yao Qizhen: “…” Something seems to be wrong.