Xu Qin remained silent, he didn't know when Xu Youan had "taken care" of Hu Zhou's son.But he understood that Xu Youan had found all these troubles for him!

After Hu Zhou got on the sedan chair and left, Xu Qin said bitterly: "I said, how could Hu Zhou have the guts to confront our Duke's mansion? It turned out that it was because of that traitor!"

Xu Guogong shouted in a low voice: "Idiot! What do you believe in what other people say? You'an forced you to accept the thousand taels of silver?! I will deal with this matter myself, and you don't need to go to You'an."

Xu Qin was scolded again, and he was unhappy.

Xu Guogong couldn't help kicking him angrily, "Don't show your mournful face, the prince will get angry when he sees you!" Xu Qin put his unhappiness in his heart and didn't show it anymore.

Yuan Xiao walked into the inner room in a hurry, Zhao Hongyi was holding a sunspot and thinking about where to put it, while Xu Youan was holding a teacup and looked at him with a happy smile, and said in his mouth: "Hongyin should admit defeat."

"Let me think about it again...why is Yuan Xiao so flustered?"

Yuan Xiao took a few breaths and said, "As soon as Dali Temple Qing left, the crown prince called Xu Guogong and Master Xu."

The crown prince has been devastated by the fraud case these days and cannot sleep day and night.Today, when the Dali Temple minister came, the prince inevitably lost his temper.But it seems that there is no reason to call Xu Guogong and Xu Qin as soon as Dali Temple Minister left?

Zhao Hongyin turned to look at Xu Youan, who was in a bad mood, and asked in a low voice, "Did the Duke participate in the spring test this time?"

Xu Youan shook his head with a wry smile, "Grandfather, he didn't have anything to do with the Spring Examination, but my father found a job in the Ministry of Rites a few days ago...The Dali Temple Minister's surname is Hu, and there is a boy named Bao'er in his family?"

Yuan Xiao nodded, "Exactly, Mr. Hu is famous for doting on Hu Bao'er in Jinling. But what does this have to do with Xu Guogong and Master Xu?"

Xu You'an recalled the dispute between him and Hu Bao'er on the day of worshiping the Buddha, and he couldn't help sighing, "I had some disputes with that Hu Bao'er, but it's probably because my father had something to make it fall into the hands of Dali Temple Secretary."

Zhao Hongyin and Yuan Xiao also thought of the powerful relationship. They stayed in the East Palace and more or less heard that the test questions came from the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Youan's father happened to be an official in the Ministry of Rites. Today, he was called by the prince again. Could it be that the test questions came from it? what is the relationship?Seeing that Xu You'an's face became more and more ugly, he hurriedly comforted him: "You'an, don't panic, the crown prince definitely didn't want to punish your father, otherwise he wouldn't bother to summon him and Xu Guogong to the East Palace. I will go to meet the crown prince later , explore the tone."

Xu Youan nodded, but his thoughts drifted away.

There must be concealment in large-scale fraud.It is not so much that the examinee wants to get fame and fame and does not hesitate to use money to buy test questions, it is better to say that he is slapping the prince in the face.The crown prince was in charge of the spring test for the first time, and if such a situation happened, the old emperor would have to lower his guilt, and the officials would feel that the prince was useless. This would not be a good thing for the prince to deter the officials when he ascended the throne in the future.

It even involved the Duke's Mansion, wouldn't the Prince suspect that someone deliberately tried to drive a wedge between him and the Duke's Mansion?As long as the prince is not enthroned for a day, he can't feel at ease.Not to mention that Xu Qin's position was still obtained by the prince, and the prince's interests have long been closely linked with the Duke's Mansion.Therefore, the most likely move of the prince this time is to conceal Xu Qin's affairs.As for Dali Siqing... I am afraid that he will not end well.

Just as Xu Youan and Xu Guogong guessed, the crown prince only asked Xu Qin a few questions, dismissed him, and let him go gently.The Ministry of Rites was purged by the prince, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites was dismissed, and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites who leaked the test questions was even sentenced to beheaded by Qiuhou.However, Dali Siqing was relegated by the prince for a random reason, and his family moved to Shuzhong, and he was not allowed to enter Beijing for life.

The spring test will be re-tested and tested again, and the prince will personally invigilate the test.

This made some candidates howl, and it also revived some candidates.

Everything was going according to the prince's idea. The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that no matter how many people were cast in, he couldn't find the extraordinary talent who wrote that article. It was a pity.If such a person can take it for his own use, it is very good, if not, then he can't let others go!

It is said that when Xu Qin returned to the Duke's mansion from the East Palace, he was subjected to family law, which was enforced by Duke Xu himself.Even when Xu Qin was beaten to the point of crying for his father and mother, he was merciless.This time, he was completely disappointed in Xu Qin.

Xu Qin limped out of the ancestral hall, and before he had gone far, he heard a burst of laughter.He was ashamed and annoyed at the same time, just about to yell at him, he turned a corner, only to find that it was Mrs. Wang and his father's newly adopted daughter who were talking and laughing.

Seeing Wang, he couldn't help but think of Xu Youan, if it wasn't for Xu Youan, how could Huzhou sell him to the prince? !How could he be dismissed and beaten up by his father!

Now Mrs. Wang dares to laugh at him!He must give her some good looks! See!He has nothing to do with Xu Youan, can he take himself

Is there still no way for my wife? !Xu Youan, I want to show you what kind of slut your beloved mother is!

That night, Xu Youan suddenly woke up from a dream, muttering something indiscriminately.Kou'er was so frightened that he quickly pushed and shoved him a few times before he woke up completely.

"Ku'er... what's wrong with me?" Xu Youan rubbed his drowsy head and asked.

Kou'er's face turned pale with fright, "Young Master, what did you dream about, and you babbled all night, it's frightening to death."

"If you ask me now, I can't remember...how many times?"

"It's four o'clock, young master, let's sleep a little longer."

It is true that the person is not awake yet, and Xu Youan did not want to force himself, so he fell down and fell asleep again.

Kou'er thought about Xu You'an's sleepless night last night, so he couldn't bear to wake him up.Until Yuanxiao came to ask them to have breakfast together, Xu Youan was still asleep.

"The grandson of the emperor is still reading this morning, saying why Young Master Xu hasn't passed yet." Yuan Xiao quietly exited the room, "Why is Young Master Xu still sleeping?"

"I had a nightmare at night and didn't sleep well all night, so I let him sleep more." Kou'er said softly, "Why don't you let the eldest grandson eat first."

"Don't let him sleep for a long time, it's even more difficult to sleep at night." Yuan Xiao persuaded.

Kou'er thought about the same thing, "Then you go over first, and I will serve the young master first."

Yuan Xiao responded and went back to Zhao Hongyin.

Xu Youan was still yawning when he sat at the dining table, Zhao Hongyin couldn't help asking: "I heard from Yuan Xiao that you had nightmares at night, why don't you ask Mr. Duanmu to prescribe you a tranquilizer?"

Xu Youan shook his head with a faint smile, "Where is it so precious? It's just a nightmare, I don't remember the content either. Don't bother Mr. Duanmu

"



Zhao Hongyin recalled that Mr. Duanmu was running around the Qinzheng Palace and the East Palace these days, so it was not good to bother him any more.Seeing that Xu Youan didn't care too much, he gave up.

Inside the Qinzheng Hall.

"I heard that the prince is going to invigilate the exam in person?" The old emperor looked at the prince who came to plead guilty, with a calm expression.

The prince knelt down and pleaded guilty, "This time, it was my minister's negligence that caused the spring test to go wrong. I also ask my father to give my son another chance to restore the royal dignity."

"The prince got up and spoke." The old emperor said in a deep voice, "Since you have made up your mind, I will not persuade you any more. This spring exam cheating case is coming for you. Since you are going to invigilate the exam, you must be fully prepared ... Your mother and I can no longer lose you as a son."

The crown prince lowered his eyes and said, "Please rest assured, father, my minister has made arrangements."

"Go."

The questions for this spring test were drafted by the prince himself, and no one except the prince and the old emperor had read the test questions.Compared with the last spring test, this spring test is more stringent than last time, and new regulations have been established. If anyone cheats, no matter their relatives or nobles, they will be executed without intercession.

After all, the court made a mistake in the previous spring test. The prince cared that most of the candidates were poor, so he took money from his private treasury. As long as the candidates who were re-examinations were poor, they could receive 20 taels of travel expenses.As soon as this policy came out, the complaints of all the candidates were suppressed, and they all praised the prince.

The day of the spring test.The prince came to the scene in person and supervised the spring examination together with the rest of the invigilating ministers.And most of the imperial guards in the imperial city were mobilized, guarding the entrance of the examination room and surrounding it, no matter what they did, not a single fly could fly in.

"At this time in previous years, the rankings have already been released, right?" Xu Youan and Zhao Hongyin sat in the yard, watching the gardeners transplanting various flowers and plants in the yard.

Zhao Hongyin smiled slightly, "Yes."

He hasn't been this relaxed in a long time.Since the last detoxification, although I felt uncomfortable for two days, my body felt much better afterwards

Duanmu Rongqian also asked him to go out of the room more often to enjoy the sun, which was completely different from what Wang Taiyi said before.With You'an to accompany him, he felt happy physically and mentally, and his spirit became better.

After many walks in the courtyard, Zhao Hongyin realized that his courtyard was very withered.In winter, the plum blossoms fall behind, without even the slightest color.He told this matter to Xu Youan and was severely mocked.

That's why today's gardener came to transplant flowers and plants.

"What flowers and plants did Hongyin choose?" Xu Youan asked suddenly.

"It's just plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, phoenix tree and plantain." Suddenly asked by Xu Youan, Zhao Hongyin was still a little annoyed.

Choose well...

Xu Youan glanced at him, "It's too casual."

It caused Yuanxiao to cover her mouth and laugh.

Zhao Hongyin glared at Yuan Xiao, a little embarrassed, and said, "Then You'an, tell me, I'll order someone to replace it."

"The four gentlemen of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum still want it, and the phoenix tree and plantain make people sad, so they go. Add peonies and camellias in spring, and lick some corresponding ones in other seasons. This way there will be new ideas all year round, right?"

Zhao Hongyin never paid much attention to these things, but because Xu Youan said it, he immediately ordered someone to explain it. Just as he was speaking, he suddenly saw a little eunuch rushing in and plopped to his knees on the ground.

Zhao Hongyin recognized that this was the little eunuch who was serving the prince. Seeing his flustered expression, he remembered that today was the day of the prince's invigilation. His heart sank, "Come on quickly, what happened?!"

The little eunuch buried his head and said: "The crown prince's invigilator was assassinated, and Mr. Duanmu is in the process of treating him. Please hurry up, His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson!"

□ Author gossip:

I don't know why this timing has a problem...it hasn't been brushed out.I'm sorry, okay~

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