In the autumn of August, Jiang Yue made up his mind to make a series of reforms.
In the past, it was left to the Hanlin Academy to host. This year, the newly appointed Jingzhao Prefecture Yin Jinlong and the imperial envoy Lei Xiao were indeed selected to co-host.
Jiang Yue asked Mr. Cui to come up with the question for this test. After receiving the question, the Cui family closed the door and thanked guests.
Fu Lie's investigation into the survivors of the Yue Kingdom reached a deadlock.
Early that morning, Wen Qingzhu quietly left Xue's house, but he didn't want to be stopped as soon as he went out.
Seeing the person coming, Wen Qingzhu smiled and said, "Mr. Fu, if you have something to say, we can talk in the car later."
With Lu Tao's help, Wen Qingzhu got into the car, and Fu Yu followed.
After the curtain was lowered, the carriage started.
After a while, Lu Tao's voice came from outside the curtain: "Miss, someone is indeed following us."
Fu Yu turned to look at Wen Qingzhu: "Who did you offend again?"
Wen Qingzhu asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Master Fu, why don't you tell me who wants to murder me? Don't you still know who I am, Wen Qingzhu?"
Fu Yu chuckled lightly, with a mocking look on his face, and didn't say much.
After the carriage left the city, the surrounding area gradually became quiet.
Fu Yu opened the car curtain and looked outside: "Are you trying to lure the snake out of its hole?"
"Of course, it's not easy to take action against people who have been huddled at home and hiding in the dark, so we have to take a hard trip out and let Qiu You recover."
The carriage arrived at the foot of Lingyun Mountain. When Wen Qingzhu got off the carriage, he saw Qiaoyu waiting at the intersection.
She took Mi Lei and walked over quickly.
Through the hazy gauze, Wen Qingzhu vaguely saw Qiaoyu's face and asked her, "Is your face going to be healed soon?"
Qiaoyu was blessed and said very gratefully: "Thank you Miss Wen, my family is much better now, but there are still some marks on my face. I don't want to cause trouble, so I keep wearing it."
Wen Qingzhu nodded and followed Qiaoyu up the mountain.
When they arrived at the Wei family's courtyard, Wei Feng was still teasing Yao'er, but Yao'er still had a serious face as before.
This scene fell in Fu Yu's eyes. He used to hate people like Wei Feng.
But now, even though Wei Feng has lost his limbs, he is still living a happy life, and even reorganized the Wei family by himself.
For some reason, Fu Yu felt envious at this moment.
"I've seen General Wei." Fu Yu stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
Wei Feng looked over in surprise and looked Fu Yu up and down.
Then someone looked up at the direction of the sun and said doubtfully: "Hey, does the sun come out in the west today?"
Fu Yu's expression did not change, but she explained seriously: "Today's sun also comes out from the east."
Wei Feng rolled his eyes and whispered to Yao'er: "Look, these are these hypocritical scholars. What they say is just upsetting."
Yao'er continued to have a sullen face and ignored Wei Feng, but went over to ask Fu Yu and Wen Qingzhu to sit down.
Qiaoyu didn't stay when there were outsiders.
Wei Feng did not shy away from Fu Yu, and asked directly about Wen Qingzhu's plan: "Last time you said you found evidence against the Minister of Household Affairs, have you found all the witnesses and physical evidence?"
Wen Qingzhu nodded: "The physical evidence is naturally complete, but certification will take some time, but it will be soon."
"That boy is annoying to look at. He has the ability, but his ability to sneak into the camp is his best. If he hadn't met the King of Chu, he would have been able to take the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance. I'll show him my head."
"Actually, he is not as bad as you said. It's just that this person is always opportunistic. He just happened to catch the eye of King Chu. Once the people from Luo City find him, things will be easier to handle."
Wen Qingzhu did not follow Wei Feng's words.
Although she hated Jiang Yuancheng, she still had to admit his ability and vision.
The person Jiang Yuancheng likes is extremely outstanding in at least one aspect.
When Wei Feng heard what he said, he couldn't help teasing: "You sound like you know him very well. Could it be that you regret it now? You married him when he was still the fifth prince, and now you are the Princess of Chu!" "
A sneer appeared at the corner of Wen Qingzhu's mouth, but he did not speak and just washed the tea set.
But Fu Yu looked at her movements and found some clues.
This action...
A breeze blew, bringing bursts of sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance.
There were many young voices outside the courtyard, and their voices sounded particularly polite.
Wen Qingzhu stopped what he was doing and sniffed the scent of osmanthus in the air.
There is still a hint of strange aroma hidden in this fragrance.
After closing his eyes, the smile on Wen Qingzhu's face deepened.
After a while, someone knocked on the door outside the yard, and the concierge went to open the door.
After asking, I found out that it was the scholars who came out to play after finishing the exam.
One of them accidentally fell down and was slightly injured, and wanted to borrow the medicine box in this other hospital.
The concierge agreed, then turned around and ordered the woman to get the medicine box.
But unexpectedly, a familiar voice came from the crowd.
"That one seems to be Miss Wen?"
Wen Qingzhu looked sideways and found that Ning Xiu was among this group of people.
She suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
Did Jiang Yuancheng discover her plan
After hesitating for a moment, Wen Qingzhu asked Lu Tao to bring a box of bruise medicine.
Let her secretly tell Ning Xiu to find an excuse to go home as soon as possible.
Among this group of scholars, someone curiously followed Ning Xiu’s line of sight and asked doubtfully: “Which Miss Wen?”
When Ning Xiu saw Lu Tao coming, he walked up without answering.
"Green pottery girl."
Lu Tao gave him the bruise medicine and whispered at the same time: "You should leave here as soon as possible, there is danger here."
Ning Xiu was stunned and was about to say something, but he heard Lu Tao say again: "For your brother's sake, you'd better leave quickly, otherwise the lady will not be able to explain to Mrs. Ning and your brother."
Ning Xiu turned back after taking the medicine. His friend saw the medicine in his hand and asked quickly: "Is it medicine for treating bruises?"
Ning Xiu subconsciously said yes, but thinking of Lu Tao's expression just now, he denied it.
"No, I've seen that girl several times. Brother Zhang can't use this medicine. Let's go back to the city quickly."
Seeing Ning Xiu's proposal to leave, many people were unhappy: "Ning Xiu, it's hard to pass the exam. We should have a good time before the results are released, so as not to fail and have to study hard for three years."
The rest of the people all echoed: "Yes, yes, it just came out."
"You have to go back on your own."
Seeing everyone chattering away, Ning Xiu glanced at the courtyard.
Through the carved window lattice, he could vaguely see Wen Qingzhu's back.
Looking at Brother Zhang who was still applying medicine over there, he cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave first and prepare to go back to review."
"Oh, you're so sure you can pass the exam this year! A smart guy like your brother took the exam three times. You must have taken the exam at least four times."
Some people saw that Ning Xiu was determined to leave. They knew in their hearts that they would not pass the exam, but they couldn't bear to see others being confident that they could pass the exam, so they couldn't help but make fun of her.
Ning Xiu ignored it and left expressionlessly.
There were two people who were close friends with Ning Xiu. They couldn't bear to see him go alone, so they said something and followed him.
Half an hour later, the group of scholars finally left.
Lu Tao actually didn't leave just now. After they all left, he returned to Wen Qingzhu.
He told Wen Qingzhu everything that happened just now.
Wen Qingzhu sipped tea: "Ning Xiu is very talented. Ning Ping took the exam three times that year. It's not that Ning Ping didn't study well, it's just his luck. If nothing else, Ning Xiu should be able to succeed in one fell swoop."
Fu Yu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "Do you believe him so much?"
After putting down the tea cup, Wen Qingzhu looked at Fu Yu: "Master Fu, you have been in a high position for too long. You don't know what the situation is like at the bottom. There are many people like Fu Shiyi who are underappreciated. It's just that you have only seen Fu Shiyi for the time being. .”
This time, Fu Yu did not refute.
This year, the examiner who presided over the exam was changed, and the teacher who set the questions was also changed.
If many poor people win the exam this year, it means...
At noon, there was movement at the gate of the courtyard.
Wen Qingzhu heard the sound of armor clashing, and couldn't help saying with joy on his face: "Brother Fu is here."
Wei Feng snorted, narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you so sure? What if the person who comes in is someone from the Wei family?"
"Of course it's Brother Fu. The sound of his armor is different from others."
After saying this, Wen Qingzhu stood up and looked back.
I happened to see Fu Lie taking off his hat and walking over.
Wen Qingzhu walked over quickly: "Brother Fu, how are you doing there? Is there any progress?"
Fu Lie saw her smile, wiped away the fatigue on her face, and said with a smile: "Take your time, there will always be clues."
After sitting down at the table, Fu Lie took out a piece of burned deer skin.
As soon as this thing was taken out, Wei Feng returned to his serious expression.
"Isn't this something belonging to the high priest of Yue?"
Fu Lie turned to look at Wei Feng and saw that he immediately ordered Yao'er to find Qiaoyu.
After Qiaoyu came over, her hands were shaking when she saw the deerskin.
Everyone said nothing, waiting for Qiaoyu to calm down.
After a long time, Qiaoyu put down the deerskin, looked at everyone and said: "This thing is the personal belongings of the high priest. It symbolizes the destiny of the country and must be used when doing divination."
She turned to look at Fu Lie: "May I ask General Fu, where did you find this thing? Has anyone seen the high priest?"
Fu Lie shook his head: "I found this thing in the grass when I was tracking down some robbers. There were blood stains on the dead grass along the road. I guessed that someone was being hunted."
Qiaoyu took a deep breath: "Can you trouble the general to take the slave family over to have a look? If it is really the high priest, I'm afraid the conservative faction will also start to take action."
Wen Qingzhu stood up immediately: "I'll go with you."
"No." Fu Lie refused without hesitation, "You must stay here. King Chu's people are still watching you. Only with the Wei family can your safety be guaranteed."
Wen Qingzhu still wanted to speak, but Fu Lie had already left with Qiaoyu.
Fu Yu was about to leave, but Wen Qingzhu stopped him: "Wait a minute."
"What else do you want?" Fu Yu looked at her puzzled, "I'm here to see Fu Lie."
But Wen Qingzhu burst out laughing: "In your heart, what about those scholars just now? Do their lives matter?"
"What do you mean?"
"Literally, I know some things better than you, and you don't have to doubt that something will happen to these scholars today in order to frame me. Originally, I didn't care about their lives, but Brother Fu came just now. Damn, I changed my mind."
Wen Qingzhu didn't have much feeling for these strangers.
Jiang Yuancheng wanted to use them against her, but she didn't care.
But Wen Qingzhu suddenly thought of Fu Lie. He and Jiang Yuancheng were completely different people.