Better to live forever [Rebirth]

The Yangzhou imperial examination fraud case finally ended with the conviction of the champion Lang Su Yi.

Those who went to Yangzhou to arrest Bai Xiaosheng returned without success, but the authenticity of the confession has been confirmed from the mouths of Yangzhou students.Although the reputation of the Yangzhou Jinshi and scholars who were acquitted was damaged, and even the reputation of the students of Yangzhou Prefecture was damaged, most of them kept silent on this matter except for some sour dingers who talked about opportunistic and unrealistic things. Word.

Su Yi was tried in the lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. When the crime was announced, the former No. [-] scholar who had been in the cold window for more than ten years burst into tears. He shouted twice, but finally held back.

He knew in his heart that with his grandfather around, he would still be sentenced to confiscate the Su family's property, confiscate the Su family's wealth, and be barred from official positions for three generations.What's more, he is not guilty of this at all.

The only possibility is the Holy Spirit's golden words.

Then he can only accept his fate.

A generation of No. [-] scholar ended up like this, many literati watched it, and there were many people who were sad and timid, so the voices of ridicule gradually decreased.

This is what Jia Jiaming said to his partners: "Looking back, this case is full of doubts. If it is true that Bai Xiaosheng is betting on the test questions, neither Su Yi nor Cheng Wen should know the test questions until they are in the test room. The test room is strict, even if If you say a word more, you will be expelled, Su Yi really has the ability to bribe people to destroy Cheng Wen's dossier in full view?"

It's true that Su Yi was lucky, but whether he really cheated and slandered Cheng Wen, a fellow from the same department, remains to be discussed.

Zhu Dingbei grinned appreciatively, "Eleventh, you have more insight than those old guys, and you are indeed the one Grandpa Chen likes."

He didn't think about it at first, but after thinking about it for a while, and because of the troubles of Kong and Su's family, he understood the inside story.

Just as Jia Jiaming said, Su Yi does not have the ability to spoil Cheng Wen's dossier, but there are two people in this world who can do it.

His Majesty the Emperor and... Cheng Wen himself!

If the latter hadn't been crazy, he wouldn't have damaged his files, and he wouldn't have killed himself by leaving a book of blood in the inn, unless someone instructed him to do all of this.

Bai Xiaosheng's betting on the test questions is not an unexplorable secret, and the emperor is the only one who knows the test questions, except for the Zhongzheng official who is restricted in his freedom to ensure the integrity of the imperial examination.Perhaps after he knew that Bai Xiaosheng had made a mistake, he began to deliberately plan all of this. The Su family and the Kong family of the imperial merchants were his ultimate goals.

And Cheng Wen was just one of his pawns.

Well, perhaps in order to avoid accidents, the chess player personally cut off the life of this chess piece.After all, Cheng Wen's death is more valuable than his life, and he can completely seal up this secret.

He had thought about whether Bai Xiaosheng was the person arranged by His Majesty before, but Ning Heng vetoed this, but did not say much.

Zhu Dingbei thought about it for a few days afterwards, and finally fixed his eyes on Ning Heng: "Is he... from the Ning family?"

Ning Heng laughed and did not deny it.

Bai Xiaosheng is from the Ning family, so all this makes sense.

If there is any news in this world that the Ning family can't find out, Zhu Dingbei hasn't thought of it yet. At least, the imperial examination questions will not be one of them.

The Ning family is worthy of being a good helper for His Majesty in alleviating his majesty's worries and problems. When the emperor was worried that he had nowhere to spend money from his private house, they sent pillows to the dozing emperor.As for the benefits of the Ning family...

Zhu Dingbei still has doubts: "Is there anything in the Su family that is worth your shot?"

There is no benefit, Ning Heng will never bother planning for the emperor, but what is he planning for the Su family?Zhu Dingbei couldn't figure it out.

Ning Heng whispered next to his ear: "Sea Caravan."

Zhu Dingbei said oh and didn't ask again. The Ning family also went overseas for business. Those strange treasure pavilions and strange treasure buildings can be said to be making money every day. Naturally, the Su family's sea caravan has its merits. Ning Heng made a move.

As for whether his means are aboveboard?

Oh, it's business talk.

Besides, Ning Heng did not pay the price.Zheguilou, a century-old store, will close its doors this year.Scholars rushing for exams all pay attention to luck, and candidates in the coming year would rather sleep on the street than live in the unlucky Zhegui Building.

But it wasn't until the second year, when a toad palace inn suddenly emerged in Luojing, that Zhu Dingbei learned what it meant: no business, no adultery.

Lou Ankang and the others didn't understand, Jia Jiaming looked at Zhu Dingbei in surprise when he heard the words, opened his mouth, and swallowed back the question in his heart.Turning around, he asked his master. The other party kept his secrets about it, and only asked him to keep his eyes and ears clear, not to follow others, but to know how to use his brain to see things.When Jia Jiaming talked about Zhu Dingbei's performance, his face showed surprise, and then he sighed and said, "King Zhu has a queen, and the descendants are afraid..."

Jia Jiaming quickly found warm water for him and looked at him worriedly.

Master was getting more and more afraid of the cold, and it was only the end of September, but he was already wrapped in a fur robe and couldn't leave the fire for half a step.

The old butler patted him on the head and let him go back to rest, while he waited for the old man to lie down on his side. Chen Ge always felt uncomfortable and wanted to lie flat. You died silently in the middle of the night, and I didn't have time to save you."

Old Chen Ge: "..."

His wind and cold didn't get better until mid-October, Qin Xi and Jia Jiaming were very worried, Zhu Dingbei couldn't bear it, but he could only secretly remind them to stay with the old man more.

He is almost twelve years old now, and in his previous life, the elder who was famous in two dynasties fell before he entered Beijing at the age of 15.

Life is in a hurry, and all you can give is the company you can.

When October came, Jia Jiaming moved from Jia's mansion to Chen's mansion for a long time.

It is said that Mrs. Jia, who is afraid of serious illness, has passed away her grandson who is sick and tired of preparing for the exam, and Jia Twelve Lang, who is afraid of crying day and night.

Jia Jiaming felt embarrassed, but in the end he told the fortune teller that he and Jia Twelve Lang's fate were incompatible.

Qin Xi clenched his fists angrily: "If you want to leave, it's that little baby who doesn't know the so-called. Why should you be driven away?!"

Neither he nor the Lou family brothers could figure it out.

A concubine's bastard, a noble concubine's 12-year-old scholar Yuanwailang, who was three yuan and ranked first, it is clear at a glance which is more important. Jia Xifu is ranked in the high position of Zhongshuling, how could it be possible that this little gain and loss is not considered? clear?

Could it be that he... is old and confused!

Jia Jiaming was sober.

His heart is cold.

There is no harm without comparison.

He never knew that it's not that a father doesn't love his children, he is also the one who can give him all the treasures in the world for his favorite son, regardless of gains or losses.It's just that he was stingy to give him this love.

Zhu Dingbei asked Ning Heng privately, what was the identity of Jia Twelve's biological mother——Jia Zhongshu had too many sons, and after much deliberation, he thought it was because of that lowly concubine.

But he didn't expect that even Ning Heng couldn't find out.

Zhu Dingbei knocked on the table: "Is she really dying of dystocia?"

He felt that with Old Jia's cold nature, if Jia Twelve's biological mother was really the one he loved most, Jia Twelve, the one who tired her life, would have been fine if Old Jia hadn't strangled him to death. He was so partial to him that he even registered the child under the name of his first wife, giving him the title and honor of his first son.

Ning Heng: "It's not dead, but it can't be found out."

Zhu Dingbei was surprised, and it took him a long time to close the door.

This woman... not easy.

Jia Jiaming only lived in Chen's Mansion for one month, but he had to go back to Jia's Mansion for three years.

At the beginning of November, Mrs. Jia died of a serious illness without medical treatment.The grandmother's status in Dajing's family is very high, and she is a filial piety. She needs to keep her filial piety for three years, and she can't do less than one day.

Not only did Jia Jiaming have to return to Jia's mansion to observe his filial piety, but the next National Examination in Autumn had to be postponed for another three years.

Qin Xi said a lot in private: For an old man who dies early, wouldn't it be fine if he died three months earlier, and he didn't have to implicate Shi Shi's reputation.

Mrs. Jia has always been lukewarm towards Jia Jiaming, but when Jia Jiaming became famous, she was already sick. It can be said that she has never given Jia Jiaming much love in her life, and she even felt disgusted with this grandson because of Jia Jiaming's behavior of paying homage to Jia Yan in private. .

Everyone in Qin Xi saw it, and it was really not worth it for him.

But Xiaoyi is in charge and cannot tolerate personal emotions.

Zhu Dingbei reassured: "It would be better to wait three years later. One is more sure, and the other is easier to become an official."

Three years later, Jia Jiaming was only 15 years old. Even if he passed the exam, he would be sent to the Hanlin Academy to study for a few years before he could be used.

Jia Jiaming also thought so, so he didn't complain.

During the three-month filial piety period, all the men of the Jia family stayed at home, and even His Majesty could not easily summon Jia Zhongshu. Jia Jiaming also took leave from the Imperial Academy, and the few of them will be reunited until next year.

This year, except for the old man in the Qinglong Pavilion, it was a rare warm winter for everyone else, and the snow had not yet fallen when the twelfth lunar month came to rest.

This is not a good sign, the wrong season will somewhat hinder the farming work, so the Secretary of Agriculture of the Ministry of Industry has made preparations early, and Lou Shangshu has no time to relax, and can't spare time to accompany his grandson to play on the Tangchi in Changning.

However, Mr. Chen Ge had already moved into Changning Villa in mid-November. The natural geothermal heat here is warmer than the nearby places, and there is a soup pond next to it. Mr. Chen Ge has never treated himself badly.

Therefore, Qin Xi ran diligently to Changning Mountain. During the twelfth lunar month, several people from Zhu Dingbei also stayed in Changning Mountain Villa for a few days, and they reluctantly returned to Luojing before the New Year's Eve.

In the 22nd year of Zhenyuan, the twelfth lunar month.

The brothers of the Lou family were worried that their grandfather was alone in the mansion, and he only stayed on the mountain for one night before returning to Beijing. Qin Xi had to stay with Chen Gel for two more days until he knew that he would return to the city with Chen Gel on the day of the new year.Ning Heng was summoned into the palace by the Empress Dowager's order two days ago, and there was only a group of people from the Zhenbeihou Mansion on the way.

In the carriage, Shui Sheng begged the young master not to take off his clothes for fear that he would catch a cold, and only when Zhu Dingbei was really sweating on his neck did he allow him to take off his coat.

"That's great, the young master has really returned to normal. In Xianbei, you were a famous little fire man. You only needed to wear a thin cotton coat in the ice and snow. You could move freely in the snow and you could recruit snow rabbits for you! At that time I don’t know how much I envy you, I’ve worried my little one for the past two years, it’s so good now——!”

Zhu Dingbei was holding a book and pretending to be busy, but this method obviously couldn't shut up the happy kid, so he had to listen listlessly until——

He violently pulled Shui Sheng and rolled out of the carriage!

"The whole army is on alert!"

Following Zhu Dingbei's command blurted out, a sharp arrow pierced through the air and penetrated the carriage!