Yuan Qingyao quickly entered the palace and appeared before the emperor. He knelt straight down and said, "I pay my respects to the emperor."
The emperor was in a bad mood, and he looked at Yuan Qingyao with a bad look: "You patted Fang Shaohua's horse. Why did you do that? Give me a reason."
Although the emperor has decided to punish Yuan Qingyao for what happened today, he still needs to ask the questions he should ask, at least he wants to let the person in front of him know clearly.
Yuan Qingyao also understood this. What he did was in public, so he had no way to deny it. He kowtowed to the emperor and said, "It is my fault. I was angry at Fang Zhuangyuan because of my sister's affairs, so I acted irrationally. This is the result now. No matter how the emperor punishes me, I have no complaints."
The emperor sighed. He originally thought that this was a talent that could be cultivated. What a pity. He shook his head. At first glance, this reason sounded like a good brother who loved his sister, but it was a pity that his sister was not talented.
"If that's the case, then I will take back your second place. You can go down."
Yuan Qingyao heaved a sigh of relief. He was the heir of the Yuanhou Mansion. Whether he was the runner-up or not, as long as he had the title of Jinshi, he could be assigned an official position. At least the emperor did not cut off his official career. This was the best result. "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor was still a little depressed: "There is no second place selected by the emperor. How about this, the third place will be promoted to the second place, and the original fourth place will become the third place."
You know, the original fourth place was an old man. It seems a bit strange for him to be the third place.
"Your Majesty, the third place winner has always been a handsome man. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for an old third place winner like this to be so old."
When the emperor heard this, he glared at the person who spoke: "Originally, Wu Zi should have been the runner-up, but he became the third place because he was so handsome. Now he wants to let an old, ugly person who is not as capable as him surpass him?"
This is a bit harsh. Although the fourth place is a bit old, he is definitely not old and ugly.
"There is no need to parade this time. Let them all wait for their positions. And we must make arrangements for the stampede."
As a result of the stampede, the newly appointed runner-up was dismissed. The conversation was about an old third place winner. It was the latest joke in Kyoto. Such a funny thing would naturally not be missed by the Kyoto tabloids. So the lucky old third place winner became the breakthrough point and became famous all of a sudden.
The old Tanhua was also a little depressed. He felt that being a Jinshi was good enough, so why should he be a Tanhua. Besides, is being over 40 years old old? It was simply absurd. In the end, it was still Yuan Qingyao's fault for being unreliable.
Beibei also heard about this incident. He was in a good mood when he learned that the newly appointed runner-up Yuan Qingyao was removed.
The most satisfying thing is that my brother Fang has become the top scholar. Now that he has become the top scholar, of course he is packing his bags and preparing to leave.
Before leaving, she still arranged things clearly. Tong Ruyan immediately said that after Fang Shaohua assigned an official, she would follow him to take up the post on earth. If she stayed in Kyoto, she would also buy a house in Kyoto.
Look, everything has been arranged, so she doesn't need to worry at all. Just like that, Beibei packed a bag and went out with Qingyue.
After all, we were going to Jiang Hu's hometown, so we didn't need so many people. Of course, this was in the open, not in secret. There were still many people who followed us to protect us in secret, which was necessary and could not be thrown away.
Jiang Hu also went to the palace to say goodbye before leaving, and Beibei naturally followed him. The queen was pregnant and looked at Beibei with some reluctance.
"You, it looks like you won't be able to make it in time for the birth of Little Four. Be careful when you go out."
The queen herself is a person who likes to travel around, but because her love for the emperor surpasses everything, she is willing to stay in the harem for the emperor.
But sometimes I still envy those who are free and can travel around. Although I am reluctant to let go, I can't bear to restrict Beibei.
Beibei blinked and looked at the queen: "Aunt, you will be safe, and I will be fine too. I will take good care of you, don't worry."
The Queen couldn't keep Beibei all the time, so she let Beibei go and say goodbye to the Queen Mother, the Crown Prince and others. When the Queen Mother learned that Beibei was going out again, this time with a mission, she felt reluctant and distressed.
The prince also looked at Beibei: "Sister, be careful on your way. Jiang Hu, you have to take good care of my sister. If my sister gets hurt, I will never forgive you."
Jiang Hu's mouth twitched, but he still nodded: "As long as I'm alive, the princess won't be hurt."
This promise was already very heavy, and the prince was satisfied. The emperor smiled and handed the parchment roll to Jiang Hu: "Okay, while it's still early, let's go, have a safe journey, and wait for your triumphant return."
After Jiang Hu took the parchment scroll, he and Bei Bei turned around and left the palace. Qingyue and Jiang Yi were already waiting in the carriage at the palace gate.
This time they were traveling light, and Jiang Yi was the coachman. Jiang Hu, Beibei, and Qingyue were riding in the carriage, which was just an ordinary carriage.
There were countless carriages like this leaving Kyoto every day, so Jiang Hu and Bei Bei's departure this time did not attract anyone's attention at all.
After all, everyone's attention is now on the allocation of official positions. Everyone originally thought that Fang Shaohua, as the top scholar, would definitely be the first person to be allocated an official position.
Unfortunately, after all this time, he was never mentioned. The others had their own destinations, some stayed in Kyoto, some were sent out, but Fang Shaohua was never mentioned.
The emperor didn't mention it, Gu Xiangning didn't mention it, and Lin Zezhi didn't mention it either. Even Fang Shaohua himself wasn't worried at all. Fang Shaoyu, who came with him, looked at his elder brother in confusion: "Brother, why aren't you worried at all?"
Fang Shaohua smiled: "There is no assignment now, which means there is no place that can use me yet. Wait, there is no rush."
However, many people still don't understand why Fang Shaohua, as the top scholar, has been left idle. No matter what the emperor thinks of Fang Shaohua, it is not okay to leave him vacant like this.
If Gu Xiangning and others didn't say it, others would have brought it up. Then the Imperial Censor spoke up, "Your Majesty, Fang Shaohua is the top scholar, but he has never been assigned an official position. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
But the emperor knew that Fang Shaohua was not in a hurry at all. He took his wife to Kyoto to play and stroll around every day and doted on her very much.
They themselves are not in a hurry, and I don’t know why these people are jumping up and down. The emperor rolled his eyes and snorted: "Since you can't be idle, then go and edit a book."
Anyway, we just need to get him there and keep him busy. It doesn't seem like a bad treatment for a top scholar to edit a book.
Just like that, Fang Shaohua went to the library to edit books. There was no time to hang out, and Tong Ruyan looked at Fang Shaohua: "Husband, is your position stable? How about we buy a yard in Kyoto?"
She knew that Fang Xiaoxi had a yard in Kyoto. It was just that Beibei was too enthusiastic before, so they were too embarrassed to ask to leave. Now Cao Suixin was also there, clinging to Tong Ruyan and not letting her leave.
After all, Tong Ruyan and the others were with him in the palace, so they were considered half masters! If they moved away, Cao Suixin would be the only master of the palace. Cao Suixin didn't like the feeling of being left alone, which made her feel abandoned.
Fang Shaohua did shake his head: "It should be temporary. I don't think I can stay in Kyoto for long, so I will stay in the palace for the time being."
Tong Ruyan was very obedient. She did whatever Fang Shaohua said. If she didn't want to buy it, then she didn't. At the same time, Jiang Hu and Bei Bei's carriage finally arrived at Jiang Hu's hometown after more than two months.
It was already November at this time. Jiang Hu's hometown was located deep in the mountains and old forests, but it was very remote and the road was covered with heavy snow.
Jiang Hu looked at the vast expanse of white before them. If it weren't for the big tree, they wouldn't have been able to find their way there. "Brother Ah Hu, do you still remember how to get to your home?"
He was not familiar with this place. Only after he entered the mountain did he become familiar with it: "There is a hunting ground on this mountain, and my home is on the road leading to the hunting ground."
It was snowing heavily, so naturally no one came to hunt. Nothing could be caught by hunting now. After confirming the direction, everyone had to lead the horses and walk up the mountain.
As for the carriage, it couldn't be pulled up at all, so it had to be thrown away. After packing up the things in the carriage and putting them on the backs of the horses, the four people started to climb the mountain.
Of course, the people who led the horses were Jiang Yi and Qing Yue. Fortunately, the four of them had good internal strength. Although it was snowing heavily, it was not very cold, and it was not difficult for the few people going up the mountain.
Beibei stepped briskly on the snow: "I haven't seen such thick snow in a long time, it's really fun. Brother Hu, when we get to your house, let's build a snowman."
Jiang Hu naturally nodded with a smile: "Okay, when we get home, it's up to you, play however you want."
Jiang Hu couldn't help but look up. His hometown was on this mountain. Because he killed someone at a young age, the people here didn't dare to keep him.
Grandpa and his friends said they would eventually flee, but he knew they would not leave in the end because they could not leave their homeland, and even if they died, they would die here.
When the master took him away, he also promised that he would not let Grandpa and the others get hurt. Moreover, the Li family did fall, so Grandpa and the others should be safe.
In fact, Jiang Hu was still resentful at the beginning. He just wanted revenge. Why couldn't the people in the village tolerate him
Beibei stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Jiang Hu's eyes: "Brother Hu, what are you thinking about? Why don't you leave?"
Jiang Hu was interrupted by Bei Bei and smiled: "Nothing, I just feel homesick and don't know if everything is okay at home."