Chapter 110 111: I really thought I was a soft-legged shrimp

   "Master, Lu Shangshu asks to see you."

  Lu Xiang was a little surprised, "Take me to the flower hall." After speaking, he looked at Jiang Quan again, "Go back and tell your empress, let her rest assured."

  Jiang Quan saw that Lu Xiang didn't intend to write a letter, and he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he quickly responded and turned to leave.

   After sending Jiang Quan away, Lu Xiang carefully reviewed his thoughts, and then went to the flower hall to meet Lu Zhongqi.

   Lu Zhongqi got up immediately when he saw Lu Xiang coming in, "I've seen Mr. Xiang."

   "Sit, Mingda. Why are you here now, but there is something important?" Lu Xiang smiled and asked as he took his seat.

  Lu Zhongqi looked at Lu Xiang's expression calmly and calmly, he didn't look like he was disturbed by the leaked test questions. Lu Xiang was so calm, it seemed that his thinking should be right.

  He read the letter his daughter wrote to him, but she didn't know one thing. She was deeply tied to the right side, and it would not hurt her muscles to jump off this boat.

  Since this boat cannot jump, it can only help Lu Xiang get through this crisis.

   "I have something important to tell you." Lu Zhongqi said bluntly, "I just got the news that His Majesty will investigate this fraud case to the end."

  Lu Xiang looked up at Lu Zhongqi, "Where did you get the news?"

  Lu Zhongqi said softly: "News from the palace."

  The news in the palace can only come from Lu Zhongqi's daughter, which is consistent with what Concubine Lu said.

   "What do you want to talk to me about?" Lu Xiang looked at Lu Zhongqi and asked.

  Lu Zhongqi sighed, "Master Xiang, I know that you have been deceived about this matter. The fraud case in the scientific examination was completely created by the subordinates, but this time, His Majesty insists on investigating thoroughly. If you still protect them, I am afraid that if the emperor fails to explain it, it will hurt you. Prime Minister Zuo is eyeing him like a tiger, and such a good opportunity will not be missed. Master Xiang, you should think twice."

  Is Lu Xiang really innocent?

   Not necessarily.

  The people below paid tribute to Lu Xiang, but he took it. Although he did not disclose the questions, but the exam papers were copied by others, this is Lu Xiang's dereliction of duty.

   At this time, if Lu Xiangruo does not abandon the car to protect the handsome man, the consequences will be disastrous.

  Is Lu Xiang really going to protect them? It may not be due to conscience, but it's just that he doesn't want to be bitten back by the subordinates.

   Compared with the subordinates, Lu Xiang naturally still values ​​his own future and safety, and Lu Zhongqi's persuasion coincides with Lu Concubine's.

   "Who is behind the Yuquan Tower?" Lu Xiang looked at Lu Zhongqi and asked.

  If Yuquan Building hadn't intervened to print the leaked test papers all over the place, how could things have escalated so quickly?

   "Yuquan Tower is the property of the Xie family, and the daughter of the Xie family has a very close relationship with Song Jieyu."

   "Song Jieyu again?" Lu Xiang's life was not going well, and now hearing this name gives him a headache.

   This word made Lu Zhongqi's heart skip a beat, and he remembered that Concubine Lu's title was revoked and his daughter was grounded, and his face was not very good-looking.

   "Yes, right now Song Jieyu is being favored, and Song Jieyu's cousin is leading the trouble in the exam, so don't touch her at this time." Lu Zhongqi tactfully persuaded him, fearing that Lu Xiang would be angry and insist on using the Yuquan Building to vent his anger. The more things get involved, the harder it will be to end.

   Lu Xiang smiled lightly, "Mingda don't need to worry, Yuquan Tower has made great achievements this time, maybe there will be other encounters."

  Lu Zhongqi's heart trembled when he heard this, thinking that Yuquanlou might be in trouble after this incident.

  However, as long as it is not at this threshold.

   Song Jieyu in the palace may not really take care of the accident in the Yuquan Building, so let's talk about it at that time, let's talk about it after getting over the hurdle in front of us.

  Emperors have always hated cheating in the examination hall, not to mention that His Majesty needs good talents to fight against these veterans. Now that something like this is happening, how can the emperor let it go?

  He recalled what Song Yanran had said with a group of students raising their arms and shouting, what they said about going to the Gongyuan, beating the Dengwen drum, and striving for a clear understanding of all the fame and fame!

  Is this just to make things clear?

  Of course not.

  The students who studied hard in Han Chuang, which one is not talented and rich in knowledge, this Song Xunran is not only outstanding in knowledge, but also quite good in eloquence, and it is easy to incite people's hearts.

  Thinking of Song Jieyu, who was so pampered not long after entering the palace, that the emperor and even the third concubine could be put aside. So far, Song Jieyu, who has doted on her alone, is worthy of being a family. This style is quite similar.

  Lu Zhongqi had a toothache, after all, his daughter had fallen on Song Jieyu more than once.

  Lu Xiang looked at Lu Zhongqi and said: "The leftist must have gotten involved in this matter, and you immediately spread the news, saying that I will die to protect the person who leaked the exam questions."

  Lu Zhongqi was shocked, "Master?"

   "In this way, the person who stirs up the muddy water behind will show his whereabouts. At that time, you will cast a big net, and the left minister wants to watch the fun. If you don't die, you have to let him get wet."

  Lu Zhongqi was overjoyed when he heard this, "I'll make arrangements right away."

  If only the Right Prime Minister’s line is damaged in this matter, the Left Prime Minister’s faction will definitely take advantage of the situation to suppress, but if the Left Prime Minister’s people are dragged into the water, everyone will be in the same boat.

  The crime of malfeasance pales in comparison to these.

  It is not a simple person to be able to ascend to the court to worship the prime minister. Whether it is the right minister or the left minister, he has sat in this position for so many years, holding real power but not the heart of the emperor.

  Although Lu Zhongqi is in the Shangshu, it is difficult to be in it.

  The harder the fight between the right and the left, it is better to lose both, so that he will have a chance to succeed in the future.

  He Lanyun asked Song Yexi out for tea today, and they met at Yuquanlou.

  Xie Linlang happened to be the director of Yuquan Building, and when he got the news, he came to say hello to Song Yexi, and Song Yexi happened to introduce Xie Linlang to He Lanyun.

  He Lanyun looked at Xie Linlang, her eyes were a bit picky, but there was no malice. Seeing Xie Linlang's clear eyes, acting neither humble nor overbearing, she nodded and said, "No wonder you are in Yun Zhao's eyes. Since you are here, let's sit down and talk together."

   "Thanks to the love of the county lord, Lin Lang is really flattered." Xie Linlang naturally would not let go of this opportunity. The county lord of Ming'an and Yun Zhao are friends, and this time he invited Ye Xi to drink tea here, so there must be something wrong. The Xie family happened to be involved in the worst trouble in the capital right now.

  Song Yexi comforted Xie Linlang with his eyes, then turned his head and smiled at He Lanyun, "If Yun Zhao knows that the three of us drink tea together, he will definitely be envious. I must write a letter to her later and tell her about it."

  He Lanyun changed her mind, looked at Song Yexi and asked, "I want to write a letter to Yun Zhao, can you bring it in for me?"

   "Of course." Song Yexi nodded and agreed.

  He Lanyun sighed that it was inconvenient to not have a queen in the palace. If she wanted to meet people in the palace, she would have to wait until the Chinese New Year celebration. If there were a queen, there would be too many banquets in the palace. As her identity, she would definitely be able to attend the banquet. It would be easy to meet Yun Zhao.

  He Lanyun thanked her, looked at Song Yexi and said, "I asked you out this time, and you can guess why if you think about it."

  Song Yexi tried her best not to let herself go to see Xie Linlang. The Xie family's involvement was a bit ruthless, and she didn't know which side the Zhenbei Palace was on. Although He Lanyun had a good relationship with Yun Zhao, it was just a personal friendship. In the face of family interests, personal friendship was insignificant.

   "It's a bit of a guess." Song Yexi showed a sincere smile, "How could the county lord ask about this matter? The Zhenbei Palace has always ignored these mundane matters."

  He Lanyun didn't take it seriously, looked at Song Yexi and said directly: "I'm just worried about Yun Zhao, this time it's your elder brother who took the lead in making trouble outside, and it's so violent, won't Yun Zhao be implicated?"

  Song Yexi: …

  Emotions, in the eyes of the county lord, they are a group of dragging feet!

  Song Yexi certainly couldn’t say that his elder brother had negotiated with Yun Zhao, but could only say vaguely: “Yun Zhao’s temper is similar to my elder brother’s.”

  He Lanyun was only worried when she knew about it, because she was afraid that Song Yunzhao would go through fire and water for this cousin.

   Turning to look at Xie Linlang again, "The incident of Xie's family scripture is quite famous in the capital, and now many students live in Yuquan Building, the greater the limelight, the greater the danger, you must understand in your heart."

  Xie Linlang: …

  If it wasn't for the county lord's consideration for Yun Zhao's sake, she really wanted to turn the tables, but of course it was just thinking about it, she couldn't afford to offend the Zhenbei Palace.

   Xie Linlang pinched her nose and said, "The county magistrate can rest assured, we won't hold back Jieyu."

  He Lanyun looked at Xie Linlang and nodded in satisfaction, she was quite interesting, "Don't you have some kind of theater troupe in Yuquan Building? In a few days, we will have a concert at the Double Ninth Festival and let your troupe go over."

  Xie Linlang was very pleasantly surprised. The Zhenbei Palace had a special status in the capital. If their troupe could make an appearance in the palace, it would be like opening the door to the powerful family in Beijing.

   Oh, the county chief's stabbing is nothing, and it's because of Yun Zhao, she can bear it! It doesn't matter if you say a few more words, as long as the Xie family's weight in the capital becomes more and more important, their Xie family will not only hinder Yun Zhao, but one day they will also be able to support Yun Zhao.

   "Then I would like to thank the county lord, I will definitely tell my brother, let the troupe sing well, and I will definitely not embarrass the county lord." Xie Linlang had a sincere and grateful smile on his face, but there was no flattery or flattery.

  He Lanyun was very satisfied, "Sing well, my mother will invite many wives to the house for a banquet that day."

  Xie Linlang nodded immediately, what a wonderful person, the more the better!

  Song Yexi thought that the county lord was an interesting person. First, he knocked on the Xie family and then gave the Xie family a business.

  Who would have thought that He Lanyun would actually bother so much for Yun Zhao.

  After He Lanyun and Xie Linlang finished talking, they looked at Song Yexi and said, "I have a good marriage here, and I want to talk to your mother later. You can ask Mrs. Song when she is free, so I can come to visit."

  Song Yexi and Xie Linlang were both stunned. The county lord, an unmarried girl, actually wants to match someone?

   Do you still want to be famous?

   Probably because the expressions of the two of them were too expressive, He Lanyun was so angry that her face turned black. Can she, a big girl, do such absurd things? "It's because I didn't make it clear. My third aunt and I came to visit together."

  This is almost the same, Song Yexi was slightly relieved.

  The atmosphere of the three of them was a bit weird, and no one spoke for a while, and Song Yexi was too embarrassed to ask who he wanted to introduce to her.

  She was quite curious.

  Her mother has been very concerned about her marriage recently, even if the matchmaker mentioned a few things, it is not appropriate.

   It is not known whether the marriage is suitable for the county magistrate Ming'an to speak up. If the status is too different, I am afraid it will not work.

   Just thinking about it, He Lanyun coughed lightly and said: "It's not someone else, it's my uncle's cousin, who is now serving as a general in the army and a military officer. I don't know if your family can fall in love with you."

  Song Yexi: …

  Military officer?

   "Then I have to go back and ask my mother." Song Yexi couldn't decide, and his face blushed as he spoke, "For such a big matter, the county lord should invite the third wife of your mansion to come and talk to my mother directly."

  They are all girls who haven't gone out, so how can they talk about this.

   Xie Linlang was about to die laughing while watching the play, but she didn't show it at all. If she dared to laugh, both of them would run away with their faces covered.

  Don't dare, dare not!

  After Song Yexi came back from Yuquan Tower, she went to see her mother, but she didn't expect her eldest sister to be there, so she told her about it.

  Madam: …

   Song Guiyi: …

   "County Master Ming'an is simply messing around, how could he tell you about such an important matter first?" The lady's face was not very good-looking.

  Song Yexi coughed lightly, "The county lord means that he is afraid that our family will look down on the military officer, and wants me to say something first. If you don't mean it, just pretend it never happened."

   "That can't be done like this. Are all the ladies in the capital so powerful now?" Song Guiyi shook his head and said, "It's a big deal to talk about matchmaking. It's just to test our family's tone. It should be the third wife of the palace who asks the wife who is familiar with our family to come to the door. It's just you little girls who talk about it and it's over."

  Song Yexi thought for a while, and then said: "County Master Ming'an's temperament is so straightforward, and he has no bad intentions."

  The eldest lady glared at her daughter, "Don't worry about this matter, I have my own opinion."

  Song Yexi hurriedly nodded in response, even if she passed a word, she didn't dare to intervene.

  Song Guiyi looked at Ye Xi and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that County Lord Ming'an treated Yun Zhao well."

   Song Yexi nodded, "It wasn't good at first..."

  She briefly talked about the matter between the head of Ming'an County and Yun Zhao, and Song Guiyi was happy.

  The eldest lady saw that the two sisters were happy, so she sent them back to her yard to talk. Here, she sent people to inquire about the marriage that the county master Mingan said. She didn't know much about the Yue family.

  Princess Zhenbei's natal family is not very prominent in the capital, and she usually keeps a low profile. She seldom hears about their family, and it is precisely because of this that she must inquire carefully.

  The next day, County Lord Ming'an sent the letter he wrote to Yun Zhao to the Song Mansion. He even visited the house in person, and apologized to the eldest lady. He briefly explained what happened in the restaurant, "After returning to the mansion, my mother scolded me, saying that I was messing around. The elders have to come forward for such a big matter. Please don't take offense, Madam, because I am young and ignorant."

  The eldest lady was indeed a little annoyed, but she couldn't say anything more when the county lord Ming'an came to apologize so sincerely, so she just smiled and said, "The county lord is also kind, so don't mention this matter again."

  He Lanyun handed the letter to Song Yexi in front of the eldest lady, "It's not easy for me and Yun Zhao to meet each other. I heard from Ye Xi that she was just about to send a letter to the palace, so I asked her to carry it with the cheek."

   What else can the eldest lady say, she can only answer with a smile.

  After He Lanyun left, the eldest lady scolded her daughter, Song Yexi bowed her head and remained silent.

   "It doesn't matter to send a letter, but right now, when the imperial examination case is at its worst, the county magistrate of Ming'an is engaged to the son of the left prime minister. We only got the news yesterday, and this time, the left prime minister's department also secretly took action. Under such circumstances, how can we guarantee what will be written in the magistrate's letter?"

   Song Yexi's heart was shocked, she didn't know that Zuo Xiang was also dragged into the water.

   "It's not that you haven't heard about the matter between the county magistrate Ming'an and Mr. Ji. She has been chasing after Mr. Ji. I heard that Mr. Ji is not willing to marry this marriage. If it is to please Mr. Ji, if you write something that should not be written in the letter, won't it implicate Yun Zhao?"

   "Mother, I don't think the county head is that kind of person. She has a really good relationship with Yun Zhao."

   "I hope." The eldest lady would rather think that she has a small belly than invite trouble for no reason.

   This letter finally came to Yun Zhao. Yun Zhao was a little surprised when he saw the two letters, but he was really surprised when he saw that one of them was signed by He Lanyun.

  She opened the letter from home first, and saw that the eldest lady wrote that everything went well.

  Song Yunzhao was determined. It seemed that the emperor's methods were tough, so the speed of investigation was very fast. There was not much time left for the two prime ministers, so a trade-off had to be made.

   After reading the family letter, he opened He Lanyun's letter, and was shocked when he saw the first sentence. He Lanyun said that she wanted to divorce Ji Yunting.

  She knows how much He Lanyun likes Ji Yunting. Back then, she chased after him and fought Qin Xiyue several times. After finally getting married, why would she want to call it quits?

  Thinking of this, she continued to look down, only to see that He Lanyun wrote that Zuo Xiangfu took the initiative to come to discuss the marriage, and she thought it was Ji Yunting's intention, and she was very happy.

  After getting engaged, Ji Yunting avoided her everywhere and always made excuses when he wanted to see each other. At first she really thought that he was busy with his studies, but later his brother found out that Ji Yunting didn't meet her, but often went to Sanyuan Building to sit for a while. He guessed that Ji Yunting might still miss Qin Xiyue, so he told her about it.

  Song Yunzhao frowned, Sanyuan Building is indeed the place where Ji Yunting and Qin Xiyue meet the most in the book, it is disgusting for Ji Yunting to do so.

  He Lanyun wanted to quit the marriage but was reluctant, but couldn't make her swallow these things, so she wrote to Yun Zhao to express her depression.

  People who fall in love will always worry about gains and losses.

  Song Yunzhao can understand this kind of feeling very well. After all, He Lanyun's feelings for Ji Yunting are not only the love between men and women, but also the friendship that grew up since childhood. It is really not easy to let go.

   What disappointed her the most was not these, but Ji Yunting agreed to get engaged to her because Qin Xiyue wrote a letter to persuade him.

  Song Yunzhao really didn't know what to say, Qin Xiyue really deserved to be the original heroine, she would do such an operation.

   Isn't this intentionally disgusting people?

  He Lanyun's temperament must not have known the reason when she got engaged, but after the engagement, Ji Yunting's state was not right, so she would definitely investigate, and this investigation will make it clear.

  He Lanyun wrote this letter to her probably because she had already made up her mind, but it felt better to say it out.

  Song Yunzhao wrote back to He Lanyun first, this time he didn't try to persuade her like he did when he knew the **** palace, he just said that life is long for decades, and she only hopes that she can live happily.

  How to define happiness depends on He Lanyun herself.

  But for Qin Xiyue, Song Yunzhao really thinks that he really thinks too highly of her. The heroine in the book is resolute and unyielding to the evil forces. Why does the heroine she sees be another shadow of the opposite?

  When she first entered the palace, she wanted to use Zhen Meiren to make her name famous, but she was meddled in but failed.

   Later, she was involved in several things in the palace, especially when Lu Zhixue confronted her head-on as if she was mentally retarded, Qin Xiyue contributed a lot, and there was also a dead Zhu Cairen.

   Then there is Chen Guiji. In the book, Chen Guiji is not wronged, but the plot will be later. This time not only the plot is advanced, Qin Xiyue also stepped on Chen Guiji to get promoted.

  The heroine's step-by-step steps are indeed steady, but she has never turned back on the dark road.

  Song Yunzhao also competes for favor in the harem, and will protect herself reasonably, legally and premeditated, but the premise is that she will not take the initiative to count other people's lives.

   I really don't know what went wrong, and things suddenly became like this.

  Wrote a reply letter to He Lanyun and sent it out, Song Yunzhao still couldn't understand, how could there be such a cheap person in this world.

   This is because she herself is not doing well, so she can't see others doing better than her.

   It's thanks to the fact that He Lanyun has been enlightened several times by herself, if she used to have that temper, she would definitely cause trouble...

  Thinking of this, Song Yunzhao's expression froze, so is it possible that Qin Xiyue just wanted He Lanyun to make trouble?

  The fate of He Lanyun in the book is not good. Now that Qin Xiyue is attacking He Lanyun, could it be because He Lanyun has a good relationship with him, so Qin Xiyue has nothing to do with him for the time being, and wants to make things difficult for him?

  The more Song Yunzhaoyue thinks it makes sense, the more she thinks it makes sense, the more angry she can't suppress it!

   All right, if Qin Xiyue doesn't make her feel better, she has to find something for her to do!

  She remembered that the heroine in the book had a crisis, which was caused by her elder brother accepting bribes. Qin Taifu’s eldest son, Qin Yuanjing, worked as a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, in charge of smelting affairs. All kinds of mines required the regulations of the Ministry of Industry to mine, so this position has some weight.

  Qin Yuanjing took advantage of his position to accept bribes, and squeezed the mines to make a lot of money from it.

  Qin Xiyue is unkind, so don't blame her for being unrighteous.

  If you don’t give her something to look good, you really think you are a soft-legged shrimp.

  After making up her mind, Song Yunzhao began to think about how this incident broke out in the book. She couldn't tear the Song family into trouble, so she could only use the hand of the troublemaker in the book to make the incident break out in advance.

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