Emperor Xia Jing ordered the criminal department to be the head, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be tried together, and the efficiency was not ordinarily high.

Within a few days, all the officials involved were sent to the prison of the Criminal Department, or confined to their homes, and some officers and soldiers arrested several candidates with apricot lists, and the entire West Street was in a state of panic.

Although Pei Xuan's face was calm, he was uneasy in his heart, and the people arrested by the officers and soldiers were all more or less related to King Liang.

Suddenly, the scholar pushed the door and entered, with a panicked expression, "Childe, the officers and soldiers are here......

However, before he finished speaking, he was pushed away, Pei Xuan was suddenly startled, Huo Di stood up, only to see a few officers and soldiers with knives with cold faces, the leader glanced at him and asked, "Pei Xuan, who will try the first and third places?"

Pei Xuan barely suppressed the panic in his heart, and calmly replied, "It's the student." ”

"Take it away. ”

With a shout, the tall officers and soldiers behind the leader immediately stepped forward.

"Childe!"

The scholar screamed and pounced, but it was only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child, and he was pushed away with a slight push.

Pei Xuan looked at it, but when he was about to help him, he was grabbed by the arm, and immediately shouted: "What is the official doing, what did the student do to be arrested!"

The leader glanced at him, "Someone has accused you of cheating in the exam room, let's go." ”

After saying a word, he waved his hand impatiently, so his subordinates escorted Pei Xuan out of the room and hurried down the stairs.

At this time, the candidates in the houses opened the doors one after another and silently watched Pei Xuan being forcibly taken away, at a glance, some were indifferent, some were gloating, some were purely making fun, and some were genuinely worried.

As soon as Zhan Shusheng took a step, he was grabbed by the arm of the person behind him, "Brother Zhan, what are you doing?"

Zhan Shusheng said: "Brother Pei is very knowledgeable, I don't believe that he cheated in the field, there must be some misunderstanding." ”

Someone shook his head and persuaded, "Even so, what's the use of you going?"

Some people also said, "The emperor ordered the criminal department to preside over the trial, it can be seen that he does not believe King Liang, Pei Xuan is the person of King Liang, I don't think he is really innocent." ”

After speaking, someone responded, "That's right, think about Brother Xia and the others who are still in the Jingzhao Mansion, they are really innocent." ”

Speaking of Xia Shusheng, Zhan Shusheng was silent.

At this time, Pei Xuan's scholars stumbled out, pulling the scholars and shouting: "My son-in-law is wronged, King Liang is such a big person, how can he have anything to do with my son-in-law, it really has nothing to do with it!

Crying and begging a few times, I saw that Xia Shusheng's face seemed to be unbearable, but the others were more embarrassed, and they didn't accept him, seeing that Pei Xuan was about to be taken out of the inn, the scholar was so anxious that he stomped his feet, and chased after him, "Childe!"

"Ah Xi, go to Rui Wang's Mansion and find Prince Lin Xi!"

Pei Xuan reluctantly turned around and shouted at the scholar.

Speaking of Lin Xi, at this time, Lin Gongzi was packing his bags and preparing to return to the Yongning Hou Mansion.

Zhao Yuanrong's first application of the needle had already been completed, and the second time had to be at least three months later, and although Shilin had made a lot of noise due to the Chunfu fraud case, the date for him to go to the Bai Family School had been set, and he had to prepare early.

And most importantly...... Zhao Jingyi seemed to be humble and polite, but in fact, under the pressure step by step, Lin Xi felt very clearly that he was wavering, which was not a good thing for him.

Therefore, under this circumstance, he can no longer stay calm in the Rui Wangfu, and it can be said that he fled in the wilderness.

No matter how Zhao Yuanrong behaves and pretends to be clever, he can't change it.

Thankfully, Zhao Jingyi is about to go to the north to fight, and he won't be able to come back for a year and a half, for such a long time, Lin Xi has time to think about this unbelievable thing, or...... He ostrich thought that at that time, Lord Rui was no longer interested in him.

The thought of this makes my heart a little uncomfortable.

"Young Master, it's ready. ”

Yuan Yuan took a cloak in his hand and put it on Lin Xi.

Lin Xi touched Zhao Yuanrong's head and pinched his nose lightly, "If Rong'er misses me, come to the Yongning Marquis Mansion, your grandmother also misses you." ”

Zhao Yuanrong put aside his face, his face full of displeasure.

"Okay, let go of your hands, manly man, don't be a child, you should be able to take it and let it go, learn from your father. ”

Hearing this, the little hand tugged at Lin Xi's clothes tighter, his face tightened, and there seemed to be liquid swirling in his eyes.

His heart softened suddenly, and Lin Xi sighed, even if a motherless child was born noble, he was a pitiful child. Squatted down, opened his arms and hugged Zhao Yuanrong in his arms, patted his back and comforted him for a while, and after letting go, he looked at the little face that was still holding back, and finally couldn't help but kiss the round forehead.

Zhao Yuanrong suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Xi in surprise, a faint flush gradually appeared on his face, and he looked a little helpless.

"Okay, my baby, I can't bear you, but there is always a lot of helplessness in the adult world, can you ask the prince to do a lot of Haihan?"

Zhao Yuanrong heard this and asked, "Did your father make you angry?"

Lin Xi's face suddenly showed embarrassment, "Count...... Right. ”

"It's not that you don't like Rong'er?"

"Naturally not, I like Rong'er the most, where to find such a well-behaved and obedient child, the prince was born in the blessing and does not know the blessing, if it is my son, I have to be favored to heaven. ”

Thousands of clothes are not worn, Lin Xi really dares to say anything in order to coax the child to get out easily.

Yuan Yuan looked at Zhao Jingyi who was standing at the door, and really wanted to find a place to get in, of course, before that, she had to remind her family's forgetful young master.

As soon as she raised her hand, she saw Zhao Jingyi glancing at her coldly, and suddenly this sentence was stuck in her throat, she really vomited or didn't vomit, and her face was round and her ears were red.

"If you like it so much, would it be good to recognize Xi'er as your father-in-law?"

Zhao Jingyi's voice suddenly sounded behind him, followed by a round heart-rending cough.

There was an immediate chuckle in his heart, and Lin Xi turned his head to see Zhao Jingyi standing at the door looking at him with a smile, and said in a sneer: "The prince said that he was laughing." ”

Zhao Yuanrong was a little disappointed, his small body twisted, and he was a little resentful. However, as a prince, even if he is still young, he knows that there are some things that cannot be said casually.

Zhao Jingyi looked at her with deep meaning, "Just think I'm joking." ”

Lin Xi twisted his face uncomfortably.

"Let's go, I'll send you back. ”

The carriage and horses were ready, and Zhao Jingyi's big black horse stood by the carriage very conspicuously, and when he saw Lin Xi coming out, he stretched out his horse's head and stepped on his hooves.

Lin Xi didn't dislike horses, but after being bumped by Zhao Jingyi three times before, he stayed away, and the big black horse seemed to be disappointed and whispered.

Zhao Jingyi touched the horse's back, feeling a sense of sympathy.

Yuan Yuan was about to stretch out his hand to help Lin Xi get into the carriage, but he didn't want to take a step slower, only to see that Rui Wang Ye had already held Lin Xi's arm and sent him up, and then turned to the big black horse and turned over.

Yuan Yuan was stunned for a moment, a touch of weirdness rose from the bottom of her heart, she looked at the calm face of Rui Wangye, and then looked at her own son who was blocked by the car curtain, and her heart suddenly became a pot of paste, and she always felt that these two people ......

"Yuanyuan, still not coming up?" Lin Xi lifted the curtain of the car and called her.

"It's coming. She stepped on the carriage in a panic, but when she got into the car, she subconsciously glanced back, but in vain she found a smile on Prince Rui's lips and the tenderness in his eyes.

"Lord Wang, the road is not far. Lin Xi lowered his eyes and whispered.

"I haven't seen the old lady for a long time, and I don't have a chance to come to her birthday, so I should congratulate her in advance. ”

A spirit made Yuanyuan dare not think about it anymore, but when he entered the carriage, his heart was still chaotic, and when he let go of his hand, he found that his palms were sweaty.

Zhao Jingyi said this, Lin Xi was not good at pushing back, he glanced at the long carriage and horses behind him, and sighed heavily in his heart.

The prince personally escorted him, I'm afraid that even the former Princess Xiao didn't have such treatment.

However, Zhao Jingyi still didn't send Lin Xi to the Yongning Marquis Mansion in the end, and halfway through the way, he was blocked by the guards of the patrol battalion sent by Zhang Yi.

I saw that the guard got off his horse, and after kneeling on one knee and saluting, he approached Zhao Jingyi's horse and whispered a few words.

Lin Xi lifted the curtain and saw Zhao Jingyi, whose face turned dark, and it seemed that something had happened.

"Go now. ”

Zhao Jingyi said indifferently, there was no trace of temperature in his eyes, and when he felt Lin Xi's gaze, he hit the window and looked at Lin Xi and said apologetically: "I'm afraid I can't go with you to see the old lady, Scholar Cai hanged himself at home, and it's gone." ”

Lin Xi's pupils shrank suddenly, "Hang yourself?", seeing Zhao Jingyi nodded, and then quickly calmed down, "Go quickly, it's too late, it is estimated that there will be no clues." ”

"Okay, be careful yourself. Zhao Jingyi suddenly reached out and touched Lin Xi's face, and under his astonishment, he leaned down and said, "The last car is for you." ”

The heat on his face suddenly rose, and as soon as Lin Xi looked up, Zhao Jingyi had already sat up straight, pulled the reins, and ordered quite strictly: "Send Lin Gongzi to the Hou Mansion safely." ”

Then he turned his horse's head and galloped away, and half of the guards behind him left with him, leaving behind as if with Zhao Jingyi's order, all of them surrounded both sides of Lin Xi's carriage, forming a protective momentum.

The heat on his face couldn't subside for a long time, this was the first time Zhao Jingyi had done something to him so obviously, and Lin Xi was quite uncomfortable.

Yuan Yuan looked at Lin Xi with almost a trace of annoyance, and the uneasiness in his heart became bigger and bigger.

When Zhao Jingyi arrived at Cai's mansion, there were already officers and soldiers at the door, isolating the people who were watching the excitement and other inquiries outside.

His gaze fell on the stain on the door, which was mixed with water and sludge and feces, and he frowned.

There was a sound of crying and shouting inside, and Zhao Jingyi walked into Cai's mansion.

"Lord Wang. Zhang Yi took him into the study.

At this time, Scholar Cai had been put down, his eyes were closed, his expression was calm, and he was checking the obvious bruises on his neck, next to him was the old lady Cai and their sons and daughters-in-law who were crying dimly, and the children were still young and ignorant, and they didn't know why they were crying.

Zhao Jingyi looked up at the belt that was still dangling and knotted on the beam, and sighed heavily in his heart.

As the chief examiner, regardless of whether he was involved in it or not, he directly faced the anger of the candidates and the reproaches of the courtiers. The impeachment of the imperial history was stacked on the table of the cabinet and Emperor Xia Jing, and some people did not dare to scold the emperor's son, so they gathered this indignation on this bachelor.

In the end, he recuperated at home, but he didn't run away even like that.

The dirty things at the door, the ugly abuse began to be staged day by day, and Scholar Cai was seriously old and sick, and his arrogance suddenly couldn't stand it.

Emperor Xia Jingdi appointed him as the chief examiner of this session, precisely because of the final honor given to him in his old age and about to be honored, but he didn't want to become a heavy pressure that completely crushed him.

can only sigh that the world is impermanent, and creation makes people.