After being robbed by the prince of the enemy country

"Your Majesty was still blushing when he came to court this morning. I heard that he was beaten by the Empress last night!"

On the palace road, two maids walking side by side were whispering in a low voice.

"This Qiwu Palace is making things difficult for His Majesty every day, and it's not the first time that His Majesty still spoils him. Those who don't know think that the harem has changed their surname to Chu."

"Isn't the surname Chu? Concubine Ning didn't dare to speak out after the incident after marriage. Concubine Wen was so frightened that she lost her mind. Now she invites Taoist priests to the palace every day to exorcise evil spirits. Tsk tsk, no wonder folks say this is the demon queen!"

"Shh!"

When passing by the gate of Qiwu Palace, the two of them silently kept silent. As soon as they reached the corner, they heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind them. They both turned their heads and saw Chu Mingzi rushing into Qiwu Palace. Wu Palace.

The thin palace lady muttered: "It is not allowed to run around in the palace, this sister who is relying on being the queen will not obey the rules."

The fat palace lady said: "I heard that there was a big incident outside the palace today, and the empress might be implicated."

"Qing Xu!"

Chu Mingzi quickly stepped into the main hall, Chu Shao was sitting at the table drinking medicine, he looked up following the sound, and saw Chu Mingzi's face was flustered, and the hairpins on her head were skewed.

"what happened?"

Chu Mingzi suddenly knelt down, crying in her voice: "Song Hao was taken away by the people of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Dozens of people from the previous dynasty wrote a letter accusing him of committing fraud in Qiuwei, and asked the emperor to abolish his fame. He has already been imprisoned now." .”

"What?" Chu Shao put down the spoon, and frowned. He was annoyed by Huai Jiugu last night, and he woke up this morning feeling uncomfortable. After Murong came over and prescribed the medicine, he slept all morning. As for not knowing what happened outside.

At this time, Si Yun also flashed into the main hall, and seeing Miss Chu kneeling on the ground, he guessed that Chu Mingzi had passed the news on his behalf.

"Song Hao was reported by people from Wen Teng's party." Si Yun added: "When the court was in court this morning, nearly half of the civil officials asked the king to punish the imperial examination for fraud. Jointly signed a letter requesting to re-examine the top three of Qiuwei."

Chu Shao got up and helped Chu Mingzi up, seeing that she was so anxious that tears came out, he took the handkerchief Xiangxiu handed over and wiped the corners of her eyes, "Have you gone to see Song Hao?"

In fact, the implication of what Chu Shao said was whether Song Hao had cheated in the imperial examination - he wanted Chu Mingzi to tell the truth.

Chu Mingzi shook his head resolutely, "I would like to guarantee with my life that Song Hao never cheated. When he was in Suizhou that day, my father had read his articles and praised him for his talents. Before he entered the prison, he even arrested Hold my hand and say he is wronged, I believe him.”

With the father and daughter of the Chu family as guarantors, Chu Shao is temporarily willing to believe that Song Hao is innocent.

"Don't worry, I'll ask Huaizhen to find out what's going on."

He comforted Chu Mingzi, picked up the half-drinked medicine on the table with one hand, raised his head and drank it all, and then went to Heyang Hall, Xiangxiu hurriedly took the crane cloak to catch up.

Heyang Hall is only [-] steps away from Qiwu Palace, but this is the first time Chu Shao came here on his own initiative.

The guards on duty outside the imperial study room saw the Queen coming over in person, and looked up at the sky, wondering if the sun today might not be coming from the west.

Wen Yan was also taken aback, and rushed to meet him. He thought that after the quarrel last night, the empress would have to fight coldly for at least another month, but this time it was the empress who bowed her head first to give in.

"Why did Your Highness come in person?" In the past when Chu Shao wanted to see Huai Zhen, Huai Zhen always went there in person.

Chu Shao glanced at the open door of the imperial study room: "I heard that there was a fraud case in the imperial examination, has your majesty come to a conclusion?"

Wen Yan understood that he came here for the new champion.

"The matter of fraud has not yet been definitively determined. Your Majesty is discussing this matter with Mr. Wen Taifu. Why don't you go in and report to Your Majesty right now?"

"No, it's okay to wait outside."

The door of the imperial study room was not closed, and the voices inside naturally drifted into Chu Shao's ears.

I only heard Wen Teng's remonstrance: "The top ten scholars jointly reported that Song Hao was suspected of stealing test questions in front of the Gongyuan, and the examiner that day also noticed that Song Hao was acting suspiciously in the examination room!"

Huai Zhen asked in a deep voice: "Song Hao was a poor scholar before he entered Beijing, where did he get the money to buy the test questions?"

"Before Song Hao came to Beijing, he stayed in the Chu family in Suizhou for more than a month. The Chu family was well-off and had been officials for generations. Song Hao and Chu Mingzi secretly communicated with each other early on. It is hard to guarantee that the Chu family will not recruit him as a son-in-law. , use contacts and money to pave the way for Song Hao's official career! For the sake of fairness, please His Majesty send all members of the Chu family in Suizhou to prison!"

Wen Teng pressed on step by step: "Even the queen should be investigated together!"

Huai Zhen's eyes changed. This matter was clearly aimed at investigating fraud in the imperial examination, but it was actually aimed at Chu Qingxu.

He retreated to advance: "Now there is only a joint letter, but there is no real evidence for the public. Whether Song Hao has cheated or not has not yet been determined. The Tai Tuo is so eager to drag the Chu family into trouble. I can't help but suspect that you have selfish intentions."

"The humble minister is loyal to Zhongqin, and will never do anything that harms the state." After expressing his loyalty, Wen Teng changed the subject, "It is Chu Jun who is suspected of harming the country."

Rao could see that Huai Zhen was already sullen, but Wen Teng still clung on, "Where is Chu Shao from the Chu family, His Majesty knows better than the old minister! This Song Hao is the only Juren in Qizhou who participated in the Qiu Wei, but He is the only seedling in Qizhou, seeing that he is mediocre, and he has never made a name for himself in Qizhou, how could he become a blockbuster when he got the imperial examination? Don't you find it strange, Your Majesty?"

"I also heard that Song Hao's paper was selected from the discarded papers by the Queen of Chu himself, and his ranking as the No. [-] Scholar was also set by the Queen himself. If the Queen has selfish intentions, wouldn't Song Hao be unworthy of virtue?"

"Since ancient times, the number one scholar has always been an important minister who has been promoted by the imperial court. Does the empress want to use Song Hao, a fake number one scholar, to infiltrate the Shangshutai and control the court? If I condone such behaviors and tolerate traitors, won't the government and the people in my Zhongqin be punished by a group of people in the future?" Nanqi's old officials control?! His Majesty Wanwang think twice about the importance of this!"

These words are really embarrassing. Since ancient times, emperors have never been suspicious. This matter seems to have nothing to do with Chu Shao, but after being deduced by Wen Teng, Chu Shao has already been pushed into the eye of the storm.

It's understandable if Huai Zhen becomes suspicious, because Song Hao's identity is indeed extremely sensitive.

Leaving aside his various connections with the Chu family in Suizhou, just the fact that Chu Qingxu personally set an old man from Nanqi as the number one scholar is enough for Huaijiu to commit a hundred suspicions.

Chu Shao has neither longing nor expectation for Huai Zhen, if Huai Zhen abandons him for this matter, it will be a kind of relief for Chu Qingxu.

Suddenly there was a muffled sound in the hall, which startled everyone outside the hall. Chu Shao came back to his senses suddenly, and heard Huai Jiugu angrily refute Wen Teng:

"On that day, I personally invited the Empress to review the papers together. The paper he read was a transcript with his name blurred. Pick out a Qizhou exam paper from the exam papers? If according to what you mean, Taifu, the queen knows the name of the examinee for that paper early in the morning. How does the Gongyuan keep the secrecy work? I don’t think it’s better to pursue the queen Why don't you investigate the group of people who leaked the secret from the Gong Yuan first!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Wen Teng knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty has made a mistake, please calm down!!"

"The head of the Taifu's civil servants, with a brilliant tongue, will he still slip up?" Huai Zhen sneered and said, "I know exactly what the Taifu is planning in his heart. If it is found out that this matter has nothing to do with the Chu family, I will take it as my own." Punish you for the felony of deceiving the emperor, and punish you for the nine Wen clans! Get out!"

Wen Teng didn't dare to say any more, when he exited the imperial study, he bumped into Chu Shao at the door.

This was the first time I met Chu Qingxu face-to-face after we first met in Qizhou a year ago. Wen Teng straightened his back, and when he passed by Chu Shao, he stabbed him viciously: "The mouth of the people is very serious." Yu Fangchuan, Your Majesty cannot stop Youyou's mouth."

Chu Shao glanced at him coldly, and Wen Teng walked away.

When stepping into the imperial study room, the broken inkstone on the ground had already dripped ink all over the place, and its shape was quite strange.

Huaizhen was still angry, and did not tell others to enter the palace. Suddenly someone blocked the light in front of him, and he wanted to get angry. When he looked up, the fire turned into a bright fire again, dispelling the brutality accumulated in him. All the breath was held back.

"Shao'er? Are you willing to talk to me?"

"..." Chu Shao didn't expect that the first thing he said would be this.

He clenched his fist against his mouth and coughed twice before saying, "It seems that things are tricky?"

Huai Zhen had already walked in front of Chu Shao, took hold of Chu Shao's hand that was chilled by the wind while waiting outside, and covered it.

"You know everything? Don't worry, I will support you when the sky falls, not to mention that group of literary palaces can't lift Zhongqin's sky."

Chu Shao raised his eyes and looked at Huai Zhen intently, his left cheek was still red, with finger marks faintly showing.

Huai Zhen's eyes were shining brightly, at least when facing Chu Shao, there was no trace of haze on his face.

He seemed to have lost his temper, he was still angry just now, but now he treats Chu Shao like a spring breeze.

It is said that the emperor is uncertain, and Huaizhen's "clearness" is all given to Chu Qingxu.

It's hard to believe that Chu Shao fought with him yesterday and kicked him out of the bedroom. The two should have had a huge conflict.

"This matter...you don't doubt me at all?" Chu Shao couldn't help asking, "Maybe it's really me who favors Song Hao and wants to install a champion to mess with the government?"

"Xiao Shao won't, I believe in you." Huai Zhen said in his heart, even if you really want to mess up the government, I will accept my fate.

Chu Shao's brows trembled, he couldn't understand Huai Jiugu more and more.

His palms were cold, Huaizhen saw that he would not be able to cover them for a while, so he took Chu Shao's hand and slipped into his close-fitting jacket.

Chu Shao's palm was attached to Huai Jiugu's waist, Huai Zhen was strong and healthy, and it was as warm as a small stove in winter, it was simply the best warm nest for little rabbits to hibernate.

Chu Shao snuggled into his arms, not long after, her body also warmed up.

In fact, the palms of his hands were not so cold anymore, but Chu Qingxu did not take the initiative to let go.

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