An Ying blinked his eyes and comforted Concubine Yi: "This matter is indeed quite tricky. When we went to see it today, we were also disgusted, but the emperor has been disgusted for three days. And there is nothing we can do about the people behind it. After all, we can't punish the victims."
Yes, those masked concubines were all victims in An's eyes. Concubine Yi thought about it and said, "Are you saying that the Queen has nothing to do with this?"
An agreed and said with some amusement: "Sister Yi, do you think the Queen is that stupid?"
Concubine Yi sighed, "Your Majesty, you really can't think of such an idea. The Emperor has not come since last night, will he never come again? Anyway, as long as the Emperor comes, the person behind the scenes will definitely take action, so just wait."
An agreed to take a look at Concubine Yi, which was considered to be a comfort. Then just wait, I just hope that the maid will not appear again, it is too maddening.
Because the emperor coaxed the queen, the harem became quiet in an instant and no one caused trouble. Only Concubine Yi waited for the emperor to come every night.
Three days later, the relief work was finally done, and Sun Shang set off with his men. The emperor looked at everyone and said, "Sun Shang has set off. Now let's discuss another important matter. The Autumn Examination is coming up. Who will preside over it?"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned. In the past, the chief examiner for such matters was either Gu Xiangning or Lin Zezhi. What did the emperor mean this time
Could it be that the emperor didn't want these two people to preside over the exam this time? You have to know what it is like to preside over the Autumn Examination. It is naturally a time to select some talents and use them for your own benefit.
"Your Majesty, in the past, the host was either Lord Gu or Lord Lin. Will you choose one of the two this time? Last time it was Lord Gu who presided over the event, this time it should be Lord Lin."
Seeing that the civil and military officials in the court had tacitly agreed to this, the emperor was somewhat speechless: "You two are both ministers in the court. Let's change people for this autumn examination, and give others some opportunities to gain experience."
In the past, it's not that no one has mentioned this matter, but it was always refuted by the emperor. Because the emperor trusts the two adults and regards them as his confidants. Why has it suddenly changed now
The last incident was a signal, and this incident was confirmed. The emperor had other ideas in his mind. But I don’t know what happened here. Could it really be related to future generations
Everyone looked at Gu Xiangning and Lin Zezhi cautiously, only to find that the two were as steady as old dogs and nothing could be seen from them.
The emperor looked at everyone and said, "My dear ministers, do you have any other candidates to recommend? Feel free to speak up. Anyone interested can nominate themselves."
Recommend yourself? If I recommend myself at this time, wouldn't it be obvious that I am against Gu Xiangning and Lin Zezhi? What if these two are thinking about me? Who dares to be the first to come forward
After the emperor finished asking, he realized that the audience was silent. In the huge hall, not a single minister dared to speak. The emperor suppressed his anger and looked at Gu Xiangning: "My dear Gu, can you recommend someone?"
Isn't this embarrassing? The power that should have been his was now handed over to someone else, and he had to choose someone to take over. This was really interesting.
When he carefully peeked at Gu Xiangning, he was worried that Gu Xiangning would force him to kneel down and force him to do so. After all, it was not like Gu Xiangning had never done such a thing before. If it happened again, would the county lady rush to the palace and beat the emperor up
Who knew that Gu Xiangning's face was serious, and he was still thinking seriously. Suddenly, he glanced at a person beside him and said, "Your Majesty, how about letting the Grand Tutor preside over this autumn examination?"
Master Lin is indeed a candidate. The emperor was silent for a moment, then looked at the others and said, "Are there any other candidates? If not, everyone go back and think about it carefully. We will decide on the candidate tomorrow."
Is this dissatisfaction? What on earth does the emperor want to do? The others couldn't understand, and today they just dispersed without any results.
In the palace, Beibei arrived at Cao Suixin's door early in the morning and knocked: "Junior sister, are you up?"
Cao Suixin had already gotten up. When she heard Beibei's room, she opened the door and said, "Sister, why did you come to see me so early today? Is there something going on?"
Beibei smiled and said, "You got up quite early. I was worried that I would disturb you! There really is something going on. Xiaoxi's elder brother, Master Fang, is coming to Kyoto today. You should go pick him up. I'll let Qingyue go with you."
Master Fang is coming. Cao Suixin nodded: "Okay, shall I leave now?"
Beibei was a little amused: "There's no need to be so anxious, have breakfast first, we should enter the city at noon!"
Cao Suixin received the task, had breakfast, and then went out happily. Qingyue was naturally with him. He didn't wait long at the city gate before he saw a carriage entering the city. The driver was a familiar person.
This driver was also the one who had driven the carriage for Qian Jiujiu and others in Xianyou Town before. Cao Suixin had also stayed in Xianyou Town for a while, so he was not very familiar with him, but he knew him.
Needless to say, Qingyue was very familiar with the place and walked up to the driver and said hello, "Xingyun, here."
When Xingyun saw Qingyue, his eyes lit up. He stopped the carriage with a smile and said, "Miss Qingyue, long time no see."
Qingyue nodded with a smile: "Yes."
When the carriage stopped, Fang Shaohua came out and smiled when he saw Qingyue: "Aunt Qingyue."
Qingyue also smiled: "Hello, Mr. Fang. Are you coming to Beijing alone this time?"
There clearly seemed to be someone else in the carriage! Fang Shaohua turned around and led Tong Ruyan down as well: "My wife and my second brother came together."
He hadn't passed the exam yet, and the adults wanted to arrange a book boy for him, but he refused. This time when I came to Kyoto, I brought Fang Shaoyu with me to broaden his horizons. With the coachman Xingyun here, there shouldn't be any problem.
Qingyue was a little surprised: "The second young master is here too, get in the car, let's go back first and talk about it when we get to the palace. It's not that my princess doesn't want to come pick her up, she's just under house arrest. I'll take you to the palace first."
Tong Ruyan looked at Qingyue with some concern: "Is the princess okay?"
Qingyue shook her head: "It's nothing serious, I just can't go out every day. It's just right that Madam Fang is here, so she can accompany the princess."
Cao Suixin stood aside and listened to what he said before getting on the carriage and heading towards the palace. Although Beibei was under house arrest, the palace had a lot of power. They had just received someone into the palace, and everyone knew about it right away.
It was Fang Shaohua's first time to visit the palace, which was built quite luxuriously. Beibei was already sitting in the hall waiting, and looking at the people coming in, it was obvious that he was in a good mood.
"Brother Fang, Brother Fang, long time no see. And this one, I should call her sister-in-law now."
Tong Ruyan blushed for a moment because of Beibei's teasing: "Greetings, Princess."
Beibei pouted and said, "Let's just do it like we did in Xianyou Town. Don't be so polite, or I'll still be a little uncomfortable. You must be tired and hungry after traveling for so long. Let's go eat first. The yard has been prepared for you. After eating, go and have a rest."
After Xingyun parked the carriage, he went down to rest. He was originally a servant in the palace and had his own room.
Fang Shaohua and his group naturally had no objection to Beibei's arrangement. After all, since they met the prince, he could not get rid of the label of the prince. Living in the prince's mansion, at least safety is guaranteed.
Tong Ruyan and Fang Shaohua lived in the same courtyard, while Fang Shaoyu lived in another courtyard. All the accommodations were arranged. After lunch, they were allowed to go downstairs to rest.
This sleep naturally lasted until the evening. Beibei had already asked someone to prepare dinner, and they chatted while eating. Fang Shaoyu couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that we can talk while eating in the palace. I thought there were a lot of rules!"
Beibei smiled and said, "That's because there are no outsiders here, so there are no rules. If there were outsiders, we would still have to follow some rules. But don't worry, sister-in-law. I have already hired a nanny. You can learn at home these few days. You will need them when you attend parties in the future."
"Sister-in-law has a good foundation, so she won't have any problems dealing with these. And brother, there are still two or three months before the autumn exam! Don't worry, you can review well, go out and make some friends, and go around."
Fang Shaohua nodded: "My Lord, that's what I meant. Let me go to Kyoto first."
Beibei said with a smile: "I think everything is ready. I thought Xiaoxi would come with me this time out of worry! Speaking of which, since the eldest and second brothers are here, do you want to go see Madam Ling?"
Madam Ling is their long-lost grandmother, so she is a relative. Fang Shaohua frowned: "Will it be bad if I don't go?"
Fang Xiaoxi shrugged her shoulders: "I think they should invite you to live in the Marquis' Mansion, but my suggestion is that you should live in the Prince's Mansion."
Fang Shaohua nodded: "I understand. I'll trouble you in the coming days. And of course, thank you for picking us up!"
Cao Suixin had been eating when he suddenly heard his name being called. He looked up at Fang Shaohua and said, "You're welcome, big brother. I'm familiar with some places in Kyoto. My sister can't go out. If my sister-in-law wants to go shopping, I can go with her."
Tong Ruyan looked at Cao Suixin with gratitude and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xiangjun, but I shouldn't be in a hurry to go out. I'd better learn the rules first."
Beibei glanced at Tong Ruyan and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be nervous. I'll let Nanny talk to you about some basic etiquette tonight. You can handle it when you go to Linghou Mansion tomorrow."