Before Ning Shuo's verdict came out, Ning Lang and Yang Zhen couldn't wait any longer and were going back to Qingzhou.
It also took them several days to travel from the capital to Qingzhou. When they settled down in Qingzhou, they wrote back to the capital, back and forth. By the time the letter was sent back from Qingzhou to the capital, it had already been a long time, and even the Ning Shuo's verdict has come down.
Even if Ning Yanwen and the second lady pleaded again, everyone in the Ning family never let go. The old lady was confined in the yard and never went out. Everyone didn't know if she had any way to contact outsiders, but until Ning Shuo's verdict came out, things didn't turn around.
On the day the verdict came out, Ning Nuan sent a letter to Ning Lang, which was earlier than Ning Lang's letter. Although Ning Shuo intended to harm others, he still did not do any substantial harm. He neither succeeded in poisoning Ning Lang, nor succeeded in doing anything after kidnapping Ning Lang, so he could not be sentenced to death. But it's going to be many years in prison. As for when this will come out and what will be done in prison, that is another matter.
Ning Shuo has been calm and calm, as if he is not worried or afraid of anything. It was not until after the verdict that the second lady was crying and fainted at the yamen's gate that he finally realized that there was no sign of his loyalty, and he didn't even hesitate. Abandoning him, he panicked.
It's just that things have been decided, no matter how unwilling he is, it is useless, he can only be pulled into the cell forcefully.
Ning Nuan was still a little curious: "Is your lord going to decide to support the third prince?"
"What's wrong with this?" Chu Fei smiled and said, "I will only move more and more in the future. Now I only have the academy, but I can still take care of it. After a long time, not to mention other princes, the emperor will also It will be hard to see, now I support the third prince openly and aboveboard, and no matter what I do in the future, I can use the third as an excuse."
"But the prince makes such a decision hastily, and the third prince will not immediately believe the prince."
"I know. But I don't believe him either." Chu Fei said, "I grew up in the Queen's Palace, and the third child's mother is Concubine Jing. They all thought that I would support the crown prince. Before, I didn't have a deep friendship with the third child. , I suddenly support him, others will feel strange, let alone him."
"How does Wang Ye get the trust of the third prince?"
Chu Fei gave her a deep look: "A Nuan, didn't you guess that?"
Ning Nuan looked at him suspiciously.
"In this palace, no matter if you are interacting with anyone, you have to keep a layer in your heart. Even if you want to get close to others, you have to hide it from the dead and don't dare to say it." Chu Fei said, "I don't want to talk about it. I need how good I used to be with the third child, I just need to give the third one a reason to let him know that I don't have no feelings for him."
Ning Nuan responded thoughtfully.
"Ah Nuan, what did Ning Lang give you in the past to keep you until now?"
Ning Nuan thought about it, there are quite a few such things.
Ning Lang was playful when he was a child, but he always thought about her. Every time he went out and came back, he would remember to bring her gadgets. This habit has not changed until now. Those who eat immediately entered the stomach, but many strange gadgets were left behind, and are still kept in a box by Ning Nuan.
Chu Fei prepared something like this.
A children's toy with Jiangzhou characteristics, a long-standing children's toy that seems to be carefully kept by the owner.
The biological mother of the third prince was Concubine Jing, who came from a large family in Jiangzhou, but unfortunately, Concubine Jing died early.
When the third prince received such a thing, he was stunned for a while, and when he opened the letter sent with the toy, he finally understood. Chu Fei said in the letter that he had received help from Concubine Jing when he was a child, and because he remembered Concubine Jing's kindness, he would help the third prince at this time. As for what the specific help was, Chu Fei was vague in the letter, and the third prince didn't care about it.
What the third prince wanted was just a reason.
And the toy that Chu Fei sent with the letter, he is indeed very familiar, such a thing with Jiangzhou characteristics, he is the only one in the entire palace who has it, and it was given to him by his mother-in-law. As for such a thing, whether it appeared in King An's hands, he couldn't remember it clearly. All he could remember was that he was not close to King An.
But what if his mother-in-law did have contact with King An
In the palace, the three princes also vaguely knew something. For example, although the emperor and the queen mother doted on King An, they were not as they appeared on the surface. Perhaps it was clear from the bystanders, especially after they left the palace and built the mansion. When he entered the court, he could see clearly. Many times, it is clear that they have caused trouble, but their father and emperor will find King An to carry it for them. If you really love it, where would you be willing to
Under such circumstances, the queen and the emperor did not give their sincerity. Perhaps King An also noticed something, and was moved by the accidental help of his mother-in-law, and even a small toy was treasured to this day. Although he is not close to him, it is not impossible for him to be willing to help him for the sake of his mother and concubine.
Anyway, he is just using An Wang.
Instead of letting his stupid uncle be used by others, isn't it better to keep this benefit to yourself
The third prince quickly suppressed the doubts he still had in his heart, and soon established a bridge of cooperation with King An.
When Ning Nuan found out, she was silent for a long time.
Chu Fei said: "A Nuan, your family has always treated you well, so you may not understand. In the palace, even children know that they can't casually communicate with others, even the prince is a tool for concubines and concubines, and the queen treats the prince. Excellent, but she's not my mother-in-law either."
In this palace, even if it is the youngest prince, even if he was born without a mother, after all, there is an emperor father. He knew how his imperial brother was, and he was good to all children. Before his nephews grew up, they were all loved by the imperial brother.
There is only him, neither the mother concubine nor the father emperor.
If it is said that the royal family does not believe in feelings the most, they also believe that feelings can involve a person the most. Not to mention that he was such an example in the first place. If it wasn't for his emotions, he wouldn't have helped his nephews to blame one after another without complaining.
The third prince only believed his words when he saw him like this.
Ning Nuan still didn't understand. She usually knows a little bit, but today is rare and a little dazed. She doesn't understand why the third prince believes Chu Fei's words so quickly, and Chu Fei is so sure that the third prince will believe it.
If you don't get along day and night and see it with your own eyes, how can you just trust someone you don't know well on weekdays
Even if he received a little favor when he was a child, but after so many years, can this small favor still be remembered to this day
After all, King An is the emperor's younger brother. No matter what is behind his back, his face is good, not to mention that Concubine Jing has never done such a thing. There must be many people like her, so why is Concubine Jing remembered like this
Ning Nuan really didn't understand.
She has been favored by her parents since she was a child, and loved by her elder brother. Until now, Jiang Yunlan and Ning Yanting both hold her in their palms. Even when Ning Lang went to Qingzhou, she was always thinking of her and sent her a lot of messages from all over the world. Qingzhou stuff. Ning Nuan also felt their love, so she worked hard to repay their feelings. She is a person who attaches great importance to feelings, but feelings are also divided into objects, such as Ning Qing, even if they grow up together, they will not be half-hearted towards her, because Ning Qing has never been sincere to her.
Seeing her rare confusion, Chu Fei smiled and said, "Ah Nuan, look, even if you think it's unreasonable, the third one still believes it, just listen to me, no one knows them better than me. people."
Ning Nuan had no choice but to stop mentioning it.
Although she was puzzled, she had to admit that the third prince actually believed in Chu Fei. After Chu Fei showed his favor this time, the third prince took the initiative to reveal to him some of the cards in his hand in order to express his gratitude.
The third prince has kept a low profile for many years, but he is not without achievements in the court. His influence in Jiangzhou is even beyond Chu Fei's imagination. There are many officials from Jiangzhou in the court, most of them are his people, among them some Many of them are neutrals, and some are even the prince and the eldest prince. No one knows that they are secretly taking refuge with the third prince.
After the ceremony, Chu Fei also revealed some things about the crown prince and the eldest prince.
He has some secret guards in his hands. Among those secret guards, some are very good at collecting information. Chu Fei has collected a lot of things about these princes in private. Now he picks and chooses and sends some of the third princes to show his love. , also let the third prince see his benefits.
The third prince was really surprised.
"Uncle Huang, I never knew that you actually have these capable people? Don't even the emperor know?"
Chu Fei nodded.
The three princes looked into the eyes.
Chu Fei said, "In order to protect oneself, one has to hide some trump cards in their hands."
But now, for the sake of the third prince, he even took out his trump card. Chu Fei hinted.
The three princes really understood.
As for these dark guards, when talking to Ning Nuan, Chu Fei also explained it in great detail.
"Do you remember, my mother-in-law had a good relationship with Master Huizhen before?" Chu Fei said, "Before my mother-in-law entered the palace, she was fortunate enough to help Master Huizhen with a small favor, and she has become acquainted with Master Huizhen since then. The people I have were found for me by the great monk before. They seemed to be my mother's concubine. They were not handed over to me until I left the palace to build a mansion. According to him, it was before my mother's concubine died. Please ask him. Master Huizhen told me not to tell anyone, because it was my mother-in-law's dying entrustment, so I didn't tell the emperor and the empress dowager."
He didn't think that it was these people who protected him in his last life, so that he could escape from the capital to Yunshan Temple. Even if he did not escape death in the end, he had to be grateful to Master Huizhen.
Now it seems that this is the last guarantee his mother and concubine left him.
When Chu Fei said it, he was also a little embarrassed.
"Thanks to Master Huizhen." Ning Nuan said happily: "If it weren't for the fact that the lord still has these powerful characters hidden in his hands, I am afraid that the lord would have a lot of difficulty going now."
Chu Fei couldn't help nodding.
From childhood to adulthood, Master Huizhen has indeed helped a lot. When Concubine Shu died, he was still in an infancy and could not remember anything, let alone speak. Fortunately, Concubine Shu was smart and explained everything to Master Huizhen, and Master Huizhen also remembered it for so many years. , still standing behind him to this day.
Even in the last life, until the last moment, even if the soldiers and horses surrounded Yunshan Temple, Master Huizhen did not let him go, but he went out and took the glass of poisonous wine.
…
On the ninth day of the second lunar month, the first exam in Chunwei started.
This time Zhu Hanshan was already living in the capital, and he didn't even need more help from the Ning family. Everything was taken over by the Xue family.
Miss Xue was very nervous, and regardless of whether she was married or not, every day, the Xue family's carriage would stop at the gate of the small courtyard where Zhu Hanshan lived. Miss Xue would bring soup to the door every day. Even more nervous.
Jiang Yunlan originally wanted to help, even if she couldn't help Zhu Hanshan, she could help take care of Mrs. Zhu when Zhu Hanshan was busy. But Miss Xue took it all over, and specially sent an extra maid to look after Mrs. Zhu, and handled everything obediently, so that Jiang Yunlan could not pick out a single fault or interfere.
Seeing that Miss Xue was so nervous, Jiang Yunlan had no choice but to give up, and turned around to tease Mrs. Xue, making Mrs. Xue helpless.
On the opening day of Chunwei, the carriage of the Xue family took Zhu Hanshan to the entrance of the examination room, and Miss Xue handed Yiying preparations into his hands, her eyes worried and firm.
"A Nuan said that you will definitely pass the exam. Mrs. Ning said that you will definitely pass the exam, even my father said that." Miss Xue's hands were shaking nervously, but her mouth still said firm words: "You Don't worry, you will definitely pass the exam."
I wish Han Shan helpless.
Recently, Miss Xue has poured countless tonic soups, and his complexion is much better than before. The other candidates lost a lot of weight when preparing for the Spring Festival, but he was better, his waist was thicker, and even the clothes from last year did not fit.
Zhu Hanshan took the things and nodded firmly: "I will definitely pass the exam."
Miss Xue breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly began to worry that he would be complacent and complacent, and the whole person was even more nervous than before.
She watched Zhu Hanshan enter the examination room, and waited outside until there were no more candidates, then got on the carriage and hurried to the Prince An's Mansion to find Ning Nuan.
Ning Nuan was well prepared and sat in the room early in the morning waiting for her to come. When she heard the announcement from the maid, she was not surprised at all.
As soon as Miss Xue entered the door, she immediately grabbed her hand and said nervously, "A Nuan, Mr. Zhu has already started the exam..."
Ning Nuan comforted him skillfully: "Now that the exam has begun, you have to wait at home for nine days before you can wait for Young Master Zhu to come out. During these nine days, you will not be able to see Young Master Zhu's people. If you’re nervous, it’s better to have a good rest, so that you won’t get tired and sick before Young Master Zhu leaves the examination room. If so, Young Master Zhu will definitely feel sorry for you after he comes out.”
Miss Xue couldn't help being shy, but she still couldn't let her mind down, and said worriedly: "For nine days, I heard from my father that the environment here is not good, and Young Master Zhu's health is not good either. In previous years, many candidates fell ill. Falling inside, what should I do if Young Master Zhu is also ill?"
Ning Nuan: "…"
Ning Nuan comforted her again: "Master Xue has already taken care of it, and this thing is ready. Young Master Zhu's body is much better than before. He has survived the previous township test, let alone this time."
Miss Xue nodded and asked, "What if?"
Ning Nuan had to divert her attention.
She took out the newly made jewelry from the box, and sure enough, Miss Xue's attention was quickly diverted by the jewelry.
"A Nuan, this was given to you by His Royal Highness Prince An again?" Miss Xue said in amazement, "His Royal Highness Prince An treats you so well, I heard from outside that His Royal Highness Prince An loves you the most, and you want everything good. Holding it in front of you, even my father mentioned it to me."
Ning Nuan was a little embarrassed by what he said.
She whispered; "Your Highness is just too flamboyant."
"So what, in the capital, I don't know how many people envy you." Miss Xue looked forward to her: "If I wish you could treat me like this in the future..."
"I wish your son has always been very good to you."
Miss Xue couldn't help blushing.
Zhu Hanshan is arrogant and arrogant, but he is sincere to Miss Xue. When Lord Xue proposed a marriage, he immediately agreed. Miss Xue was still a little worried. Later, when Zhu Hanshan was unwilling to accept her kindness, Miss Xue even more is worried. Until later, Jiang Yunlan came forward and asked Zhu Hanshan to move from Zhujia Village to the capital. Since then, Zhu Hanshan's attitude towards her has softened a lot.
She couldn't see it when she was far apart before, but now she was close, but she felt it. Zhu Hanshan has a lot of money, but he still earns money by copying books. Part of the money he earns is used for the family, and part of the money is for Mrs. Zhu to save. But every time he gets money, he always thinks about buying things for her. . In Miss Xue's room, a lot of things were already hidden.
Even now that Zhu Hanshan is willing to tell his feelings, Miss Xue will not misunderstand him, and can feel his inferiority and hesitation more.
Miss Xue blushed, bowed her head, and twisted the handkerchief in her hand, and said, "After the hall has tried it, Young Master Zhu and I will want... we want..."
"I'm about to get married." Ning Nuan replied.
Miss Xue's face turned even redder, this time from blushing to the base of her ears, even her fingertips were flushed.
Ning Nuan smiled and said, "I will definitely prepare enough gifts for you."
Miss Xue was too embarrassed to say a word.
Being teased by Ning Nuan, she immediately forgot her previous nervousness. When she came out of Prince An's mansion, she finally remembered it again, but her heart was completely occupied by her marriage, and she was not as nervous as before.
After the ninth day, the entrance to the examination room opened wide, and the Xue family's carriage waited outside early. Seeing Zhu Hanshan coming out, the servants immediately greeted him.
Zhu Hanshan glanced behind them subconsciously.
The servant smiled and said: "Zhu Gongzi, our master sent a servant to pick you up, and our young lady is also waiting in the house!"
Zhu Hanshan was immediately embarrassed.
The last time he finished the township exam, he went directly to Ning's house, this time he went straight to his home in the capital after finishing the exam.
After taking the exam for nine consecutive days, he was exhausted. He went back to wash it in a hurry, and immediately fell back to sleep. When I woke up, I finally took care of myself again, got on the digging truck waiting outside, and went to Xue's house.
And the Xue family, not only the Xue family, but also the Ning family and An Wang all came.
Everyone congratulated him in advance, and Zhu Hanshan said, "I feel very confident in this test."
Master Xue frowned: "Don't be careless."
Zhu Hanshan hurriedly responded.
Everyone in the Ning family praised him sincerely, especially Ning Yanting, who nodded in agreement.
In the last life, Zhu Hanshan won a good ranking, and even later he was admitted to the top spot. In this life, if he said he was confident, then he must be very confident!
I will try to release the list later, and sure enough, he won the Huiyuan.
The last time I returned to the hometown exam was Jie Yuan, and this time I won the Hui Yuan again, this is two yuan in a row!
As soon as Mrs. Zhu heard the news, she almost fainted with joy. After she calmed down, she repeatedly said that the Bodhisattva blesses her. And Master Xue is also full of joy, no matter how well Zhu Hanshan performs in the palace test, just winning two yuan in a row is already a very commendable thing! This is his future son-in-law!
Naturally, Ning Nuan did not forget to write to Qingzhou.
Qingzhou also prepared things early and sent them over. The last time it was Zhang Hupi, this time it was Zhang fox skin, but the fox skin was a little ugly, and it looked a little miserable when he died.
Ning Lang said in the letter that this was the first time he was hunting, and he only relied on himself and did not ask anyone to help.
Zhu Hanshan put it away carefully, and then wondered: "Didn't he beat that tiger skin last time?"
Ning Nuan held back her laughter, but did not expose her brother.
After the meeting, the palace test will follow.
This time, Miss Xue was genuinely nervous. She took Ning Nuan's hand. No matter how Ning Nuan persuaded her, she couldn't calm down. As soon as she heard any movement outside, she would immediately rush out. When she found out that it had nothing to do with Zhu Hanshan will come back disappointed.
After finally waiting for Zhu Hanshan to finish the exam, she finally felt relieved.
And the results of the palace exam will come out soon.
I wish Hanshan the same as his previous life, he won the champion!
Ning Yanting and Jiang Yunlan had long been prepared, and Ning Nuan had listened to them countless times and was psychologically prepared. Only Mrs. Zhu, when she heard the news, couldn't believe it. She didn't take a deep breath until the answer was affirmative several times, and this time she fainted.
Everyone was in chaos for a while, and I wished the old lady a long time to wake up.
Xu was because of the happy event. This time, she looked very good, as if she had disappeared from the pain for many years, and her face was full of joy.
I wish Hanshan the champion!
If you have to understand Yuan in the township test, you will get Hui Yuan in the test, and if you add another champion, that will be the third consecutive Yuan!
Three yuan and the first!
In the past few decades, no candidate has ever had such glory, and everyone's attention fell on him for a while.
Only for Zhu Hanshan, in addition to the champion, there is another important life event in front of him.
As Miss Xue said earlier, after the palace examination, he and Miss Xue finally got married.