manynovel Chapter 564: The results are released. You can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry.
Chapter 564: The results are released. You can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry.
"Collaboration with the enemy? It's simply a pretext to accuse someone of a crime. Fraud is ridiculous enough, and treason is even more absurd. Are you really unwilling to help? Even if you use money to smooth things over? How do you know if you don't try?"
Wen Ruyu's tone was a little stiff at first, but it softened after a moment.
"I don't have many connections, so I'm begging you to ask someone to find out. It's better to spend the money than to sit and wait for death!"
Wen Ruyu's tone at this moment was almost pleading, which made Ke Zhenqiu feel sour.
The brotherhood we have developed over so many years cannot compare to that of classmates whom we have only known for two or three years.
Ke Zhenqiu nodded and was about to ask Wen Ruyu to go back first, but at this moment someone hurried in from outside the study.
"Master! I found out that Jiang Youzhen has returned and is safe and sound."
Before Ke Zhenqiu could react, Wen Ruyu said happily, "Really?"
"Yes! It was sent back personally by Lord Wu, the Minister of the Dali Temple. It was said that it was a rumor about cheating in the imperial examination. Mr. Jiang has already returned home."
"That's great!" Wen Ruyu said as he started to leave.
“Wait, your money.”
Wen Ruyu and Tong Huaian met at the gate of Jiang's house. Wen Ruyu asked Tong Huaian as soon as he saw him, "Senior Brother Tong, I heard that Junior Brother Jiang is back. Is that true?"
"Well! He's back. Let's go in!" Tong Huaian looked calm, but he was very anxious in his heart.
"Senior Brother Tong is really amazing. I didn't expect that you really found someone to rescue Junior Brother Jiang." Wen Ruyu was deeply moved at this time that it was good to have someone in the court!
Tong Huaian couldn't help but think of the Fourth Prince. In fact, it was not impossible for the Fourth Prince to release Jiang Youzhen, but for the Fourth Prince, Jiang Youzhen would just suffer a little in prison and then come back. There was no need for him to be impeached by the censors for such a small matter.
However, how could the Fourth Prince know Jiang Youzhen's identity? The Fourth Prince was not to blame for this, but he felt very uncomfortable.
"It's not me, go in!" Tong Huaian's tone turned cold and he was the first to enter the house.
"Xiaolang has just come back, so let her go wash up first." He Shulin saw that his brother-in-law looked a little tired, so he gave him some advice.
"Young Master, Master Tong and Master Wen are here." Qing Lang came in to report.
As soon as Tong Huaian entered the study, he saw Jiang Youzhen, who looked a little tired, sitting behind the desk.
At this moment, she was holding the book in her hand and reading it carefully. Her expression was as calm as before, as if the previous arrest had no effect on her.
"Junior brother, you are finally back. They didn't make things difficult for you, did they?" Wen Ruyu looked Jiang Youzhen up and down as soon as she entered the study. After finding that Jiang Youzhen was not injured, she felt relieved.
"They didn't torture you, did they?" Although Tong Huaian had received the guarantee from the Fourth Prince, he was still worried.
Jiang Youzhen stood up quickly, "Brother Huai'an, Senior Brother Wen, you're here. I heard from my parents that you two ran around everywhere to save me. I'm afraid you owe a lot of favors. I really feel sorry for it."
She patted her chest as she spoke, "How could they torture me? Look? I'm unharmed."
Wen Ruyu took two steps at a time, walked forward and hugged Jiang Youzhen.
"Junior brother, I'm so glad that you're okay." Wen Ruyu was very excited at this moment.
Jiang Youzhen was startled and was about to push Wen Ruyu away, but Tong Huaian got there first.
Tong Huaian snorted coldly, then grabbed Wen Ruyu by the collar and led him away.
"Junior Brother Wen, Xiaolang must be very tired. Let's not disturb her rest. Everything can be discussed after she has rested. Let's go! Let's go back first."
Tong Huaian pulled Wen Ruyu, who was still confused, out of the study. Wen Ruyu was very puzzled, but after thinking about it, she felt that it made sense.
"Junior brother, I will come to see you tomorrow!"
Jiang Youzhen shook her head and laughed. These two people could be considered her good friends, right?
But after entering the government, I don’t know if this friendship can be preserved. Once interests are involved, it is no longer so pure.
Midnight, in a study room.
"I told you a long time ago not to be impulsive. To deal with Jiang Youzhen, you need to come up with a careful plan. Your plan seems to be rigorous, but it is full of loopholes." A hoarse voice came, sounding very angry.
"Who would have thought that she could escape like this? This girl should not be underestimated. This plan is already thorough enough. Not everyone can resist this series of schemes. But the developer powder is different. I really didn't expect it."
The old voice came with a sense of weakness, and the tone was full of regret.
"If Jiang Youzhen was so easy to deal with, the deposed crown prince wouldn't have died in her hands, and she wouldn't even have entered the court. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. She was too rash this time. She knows that someone in the court wants to deal with her, and she will definitely be vigilant in the future."
A sneer came from inside the room, "Then wait until she enters the government! Don't think that after she enters the government, you can sit back and relax with the princes protecting you."
"Don't act on your own in the future. We suffered a great loss this time, and lost several chess pieces. Jiang Youzhen has been valued by the emperor now, so you should restrain yourself recently and wait for another opportunity!"
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A few days passed like this, and the results would be announced tomorrow. However, there was new progress in the matter of spies. This time, Zhu Zhimin showed off his skills in front of the emperor and successfully caught several spies hiding in the houses of various officials.
Two days ago, Jiang Youzhen learned that a total of three officials in the court had their homes confiscated and beheaded for unknown reasons. This time there was not even a fig leaf to cover it up. In just one night, the empire collapsed and the capital was in a panic.
In fact, this matter involves border guards. The fact that they can come in means that some of the border guards are colluding with foreign vassals.
As for how the border will be handled, I believe the government is investigating and there is no news at the moment.
Apart from some information told by the Second Prince, after reading the court report, Jiang Youzhen focused his energy on the upcoming palace examination.
At present, only the palace examination is the most important, and everything else has to take a back seat.
It was the ninth day of the third month, and more than twenty days had passed since the imperial examination. Today was the day when the results were announced.
Jiang Youzhen made an appointment with Tong Huaian and others to go and see the list early in the morning. The ranking of this joint examination list directly affects the ranking of the palace examination.
Among the top ten, as long as your palace examination essay is not bad or does not please the emperor, it is generally impossible for you to rank outside the top ten.
"Junior brother, are you confident? Are you nervous?" Wen Ruyu and Jiang Youzhen were riding in the same carriage. He had rented a yard and moved out of the Jiang family at the end of last year.
Seeing Wen Ruyu's somewhat tense appearance, Jiang Youzhen knew that Wen Ruyu was very nervous.
Wen Ruyu was depressed for a long time because he was surpassed by Ke Zhenqiu in the last provincial examination. This time, he put all his effort into it and challenged Ke Zhenqiu.
In Wen Ruyu's words, he was convinced by Jiang Youzhen and Tong Huaian, but not Ke Zhenqiu.
In fact, there is a bit of personal grudge involved here, and these two people are at odds with each other.