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When Lin Xi returned to the mansion, Emperor Xia Jing ordered the Ministry of Punishment to lead the trial together with the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The efficiency was not so high.

Within a few days, all the officials involved were sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, or were confined to their homes, and some officers and soldiers arrested a few candidates with apricot lists, causing the whole West Street to panic.

Although Pei Xuan's expression was calm, he felt uneasy. All the officers and soldiers arrested were more or less related to King Liang.

Suddenly the bookboy pushed the door and walked in with a terrified expression, "My lord, the officers and soldiers are here..."

However, before he finished speaking, he was pushed away. Pei Xuan was startled and stood up abruptly. He saw several officers and soldiers with swords on their faces, and the leader glanced at him and asked, "Will you try?" Pei Xuan, the third place?"

Pei Xuan barely suppressed the panic in his heart, and calmly replied, "It's the student."

"take away."

With a shout, the tall and burly officers and soldiers leading the people behind him immediately stepped forward.

"Son!"

The book boy rushed over with a scream, but he was only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child, and he was pushed away with a light push.

Pei Xuan stared wide-eyed, but was grabbed by the arm when he was about to help each other, and immediately shouted: "What is the official doing, what is the student doing to be arrested!"

The leader gave him a sideways look, "Someone sued you for cheating in the exam room, let's go."

After saying a word, he waved his hand impatiently, so his subordinates escorted Pei Xuan out of the room and hurried down the stairs.

At this time, the examinees in each house opened the doors and silently watched Pei Xuan being forcibly taken away. At a glance, some were indifferent, some gloated, some were purely for fun, and some were genuinely worried.

As soon as Scholar Zhan took a step, someone behind him grabbed his arm, "Brother Zhan, what are you doing?"

Scholar Zhan said: "Brother Pei is very knowledgeable, I don't believe he cheated in the examination room, there must be some misunderstanding."

Someone shook his head and advised, "Even so, what's the use of you going?"

Some people also said, "The emperor ordered the Criminal Department to preside over the trial, which shows that he does not believe in King Liang. Since Pei Xuan belongs to King Liang, I don't think he is really innocent."

After finishing speaking, someone responded, "That's right, if you think about Brother Xia and others who are still in the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, they are really innocent."

Speaking of Xia Shusheng, Zhan Shusheng was silent.

At this time, Pei Xuan's scholar stumbled out, dragged Zhan Shusheng and they cried, "My son is wronged, how could such a big man as King Liang have anything to do with my son, it really has nothing to do with him! Young Master, didn’t you two get along very well before? I beg you, please save my Young Master!”

After crying and begging for a few times, Xia Shusheng seemed to be unbearable, but the others were more embarrassed and did not agree to him. Seeing that Pei Xuan was about to be taken out of the inn, the Shutong stomped his feet anxiously and ran after him. Go up, "Sir!"

"Axi, go to Prince Rui's Mansion and look for Young Master Lin Xi!"

Pei Xuan reluctantly turned his head and yelled at the book boy.

Speaking of Lin Xi, at this time Mr. Lin was packing his bags and preparing to return to Yongning Hou Mansion.

Zhao Yuanrong's first acupuncture has been successfully completed, and the second time will be at least three months later. Besides, although the Shilin fraud case caused a lot of uproar, the date of his going to the Baijia Academy has been fixed, and he has to make early preparations.

The most important thing is... Zhao Jingyi seems to be humble and polite, but under the pressure of every step, Lin Xi clearly feels that he is wavering, which is not a good thing for him.

Therefore, under this situation, he could no longer stay calmly in Prince Rui's Mansion, it can be said that he fled in despair.

No matter how obedient Zhao Yuanrong pretended to be, he couldn't change it.

Thank goodness, Zhao Jingyi is about to go to the northern border to fight, and he will not be able to return for a year or so. After such a long period of time, Lin Xi has plenty of time to think about this unimaginable matter, or... He thinks that at that time, Prince Rui Not interested in him anymore.

Thinking of this makes my heart feel a little uncomfortable.

"Master, it's ready."

Yuanyuan held a cloak in her hand and put it on for Lin Xi.

Lin Xi touched Zhao Yuanrong's head, and lightly pinched his nose, "If Rong'er misses me, come to the Yongning Hou Mansion. Your grandmother also misses you very much."

Zhao Yuanrong turned his face away, full of displeasure.

"Okay, let go of your hands, manly man, don't be a child and say goodbye, you should be able to take it up and let it go, learn from your father."

Hearing that that little hand was holding Lin Xi's clothes even tighter, her face was tense, and there seemed to be liquid swirling in her eye sockets.

Her heart softened all of a sudden, Lin Xi sighed, a child without a mother is a pitiful child even if he was born noble.He squatted down, held Zhao Yuanrong in his arms with open arms and patted his back to comfort him for a while. After letting go, he looked at the little face that was still holding back, and finally couldn't help but kissed that round forehead.

Zhao Yuanrong suddenly raised his head to look at Lin Xi in surprise, a faint blush gradually appeared on his face, and he looked a little at a loss.

"Well, my baby, I don't want to part with you either, but there are always many helplessness in the adult's world, can I ask my son to be more merciful?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuanrong asked, "Did your father make you angry?"

Embarrassment suddenly appeared on Lin Xi's face, "It's...well."

"It's not that you don't like Rong'er?"

"Of course not. I like Rong'er the most. Where can I find such a well-behaved and obedient child? The prince was born in a blessing and doesn't know how to be blessed. If it is my son, he must be pampered by heaven."

Thousands of wears, flattery and no wear, Lin Xi really dares to say anything in order to coax the child to get out easily.

Yuanyuan looked at Zhao Jingyi who was standing at the door, she really wanted to find a place to sneak in, of course she had to remind her forgetful young master first.

As soon as she raised her hand, she saw Zhao Jingyi gave her a cold look, and the words stuck in her throat immediately, whether she really vomited or not, her round face flushed red from choking.

"Since I like it so much, how about recognizing Xi'er as foster father?"

Zhao Jingyi's voice suddenly sounded behind him, followed by Yuanyuan's heart-piercing cough.

Immediately there was a click in her heart, and Lin Xi turned her head to see Zhao Jingyi standing at the door looking at her with a half-smile, and said in a low voice, "The lord was joking."

Zhao Yuanrong was a little disappointed, his small body twisted, and there was some resentment.However, as the prince's son, even though he is still young, he knows that there are some things that cannot be said casually.

Zhao Jingyi looked deeply, "Just take it as if I'm joking."

Lin Xi turned away uncomfortably.

"Come on, I'll take you back."

The carriages and horses were ready, and Zhao Jingyi's big black horse stood beside the carriage very conspicuously. When he saw Lin Xi coming out, he stretched out the horse's head and stomped on him.

It's not that Lin Xi doesn't like horses, but after being bumped three times by Zhao Jingyi before, he kept them at a respectful distance. The big black horse gave a low growl as if disappointed.

Zhao Jingyi touched the horse's back, feeling a sense of sympathy.

Yuanyuan was about to reach out to help Lin Xi get into the carriage, but she didn't want to take a step too late, and saw that Prince Rui had already supported Lin Xi's arm to send him up, and then turned to the big black horse and turned on her back, following his After moving, the twelve guards behind them also got on their horses in unison, quite imposing.

Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, a strangeness rose from the bottom of her heart, she looked at the calm Prince Rui, and then glanced at her son who was blocked by the car curtain, her heart became a mess, she always felt that these two people... …

"Yuanyuan, come up yet?" Lin Xi lifted the curtain of the car and called her.

"Here we come." She hurriedly stepped on the little table to get into the carriage, but subconsciously glanced back when she got into the carriage, only to find a smile on Prince Rui's lips and the tenderness in his eyes in vain.

"My lord, the road is not far away." Lin Xi lowered her eyes and said in a low voice.

"I haven't seen the old lady for a long time. I don't have a chance to come on her birthday, so let's congratulate her in advance."

A shock made Yuanyuan dare not think any more, but her heart was still in a mess when she got into the carriage, and she let go of her hands, only to find that her palms were covered in sweat.

When Zhao Jingyi said that, Lin Xi couldn't refuse it anymore. He glanced at the long carriages and horses behind him, and sighed heavily in his heart.

The prince personally escorted the driver, perhaps even the former Concubine Xiao did not receive such treatment.

However, Zhao Jingyi still did not send Lin Xi to the Yongning Hou Mansion. Halfway through the journey, he was stopped by the patrol camp guards sent by Zhang Yi.

The guard got off his horse, knelt down on one knee and saluted, then approached Zhao Jingyi's horse and whispered a few words.

Lin Xi lifted the curtain of the car and saw Zhao Jingyi whose face turned dark, it seemed that something had happened.

"Go at once."

Zhao Jingyi said calmly, there was no warmth in his eyes, feeling Lin Xi's gaze, he rode to the window, looked at Lin Xi and said softly apologetically: "I'm afraid I can't go to see the old lady with you. He hanged himself at home and is gone.”

Lin Xi's pupils shrank suddenly, "Hang yourself?" Seeing Zhao Jingyi nodding, he quickly calmed down, "Go quickly, there may be no clues if it's too late."

"Okay, be careful yourself." Zhao Jingyi suddenly reached out and touched Lin Xi's face, and in his astonishment, he bowed down.He leaned closer and said, "The last car is for you."

The heat on his face suddenly rose, and as soon as Lin Xi raised his head, Zhao Jingyi sat up straight, pulled the rein of the horse, and ordered quite seriously, "Send Mr. Lin to the Marquis Mansion safely."

Then he turned his horse's head and galloped away. The half of the guards behind him left with him, and the rest seemed to have Zhao Jingyi's order, and they all surrounded Lin Xi's carriage to form a guard.

The heat on his face couldn't subside for a long time. This was the first time that Zhao Jingyi had made such obvious moves on him, and Lin Xi was not used to it.

Yuanyuan looked at Lin Xiwei almost in shock, and felt more and more uneasy in her heart.

When Zhao Jingyi arrived at Cai's Mansion, officers and soldiers were guarding the gate to isolate the onlookers and other inquiring people outside.

His eyes fell on the stain on the door mixed with Lushui and silt and dung, and he frowned.

There was a sound of crying and shouting from inside, and Zhao Jingyi walked into Cai's mansion.

"My lord." Zhang Yi led him into the study.

At this time, Master Cai had been put down, with his eyes closed and his expression calm. Wu Zuo was checking the obvious bruise on his neck. Next to him were Mrs. Cai and their son and daughter-in-law who were crying. Small, at the age of ignorance, I still don't know why I cry.

Zhao Jingyi looked up at the knotted belt still dangling on the beam, and sighed heavily in his heart.

Since the Chunwei fraud case came out, the person who was scolded the most was Cai University. As the chief examiner, no matter whether he participated in it or not, he directly faced the anger of the examinees and the censure of the courtiers.Censor's impeachments were piled up on the cabinet and Emperor Xia Jing's table. Some people did not dare to scold the emperor's son, so they all concentrated their anger on this scholar.

In the end, he reported illness and recuperated at home, but even so he did not escape.

The dirt at the door and the unsightly abuse began to be staged every day. Senior scholar Cai was old and seriously ill, and he couldn't stand his arrogance immediately.

Emperor Xia Jing appointed him as the chief examiner of this session of the exam, just because he was old and about to be raised, and he was given the last honor, but he didn't want to become a heavy pressure that completely crushed him.

I can only lament that the world is impermanent, and that good fortune tricks people.