A night of fish and dragon dance.

When Ji Ning and Nalan Fuxue explained what they were going to do that night, in another official residence in Jinling City, the envoys of the five princes were still busy asking the people under him about something. Nearly half an hour after the fire broke out at the post station, the five princes learned the specific situation, and before that, the people of the five princes were not even prepared that someone would go to burn the scrolls of the tribute courtyard.

"Lord Xu, I'm afraid you have to go to the Gongyuan, I heard from the people at the post station that Zhang Vice Xian and Sui Langzhong said that there was going to be a fire in the Gongyuan, if this is the case, then this case is probably not good for the young master." The people of the five princes were very nervous, they thought that Zhang Lie and Sui Xi would help them break the siege when they went to Jinling, but who knew that the situation was more complicated now, all the forces were involved, and all parties were fighting each other in secret, and they did not give each other time to spare.

The middle-aged official in his forties, known as Lord Xu, said angrily: "The young master was framed for no reason, am I not in a hurry?" But now if I come forward, I will inevitably expose the young master to the surface, and at that time, I am afraid that even the imperial court and the Qincha of the Confucian Temple will know that this case is related to the young master. It's really not wise to go out now! ”

"Lord Xu, ...... How? The attendant was in a hurry.

"Send someone to keep an eye on the Tribute Courtyard, no matter what movement is in the Tribute Courtyard, come and spread the word as soon as possible!" After Lord Xu finished speaking, he himself nervously went to the backyard, and there were still people over there to discuss with him in detail.

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In the dead of night, in the originally quiet Chongwang Mansion, there were suddenly a few visiting guests, and Chongwang had to pack up his mood and come out to meet the guests.

said that it was a guest, but in fact, these were all officials he bought in the imperial court, and whatever happened in Jinling or the capital would be known to King Chong as soon as possible.

“…… Lord, it is now certain that Princess Wenren has arrived in Jinling City, and it is likely that she has gone to the Gongyuan at this time. If Princess Wenren appears, then the case may be deadlocked, and it will be difficult for others to meddle in this case again! "The person who came is named Song Qing, and he is just an inconspicuous pusher in the yamen of the Jinling prefect, but the information he can get is that even Li Jing, the prefect of Jinling, is inferior to him.

King Chong's face was grim and said: "Wen Ren really came, it seems that the people of the Five Princes before deduced correctly, since the crown prince and the people of the Five Princes Party are involved in this case, it is relatively fair to let a third party investigate, and it may seem biased to let others come." But this third party is looking for Wenren, she is a woman, and now she has a high status in the court, if she hides selfish intentions and wants to take the opportunity to frame the prince and the five princes, even the prince and the five princes can't guard against it! ”

"Lord Wang, you are too worried, Princess Wenren is just a chess piece sent by His Majesty, maybe, Your Majesty just wants to test whether Princess Wenren can be fair and impartial in this case?" Song Qing made a bold assumption.

King Chong frowned slightly and said, "You mean, the Son of Heaven has clearly seen the characteristics of this case, and sent Princess Wenren to investigate thoroughly, is it to mix up the three forces together and see who is better?" ”

"Maybe Your Majesty has this intention." Song Qingdao said, "The lower officials just inferred out of thin air, and they can't be accurate, and the prince can't be trusted." But now that Princess Wenren is going to the Tribute Courtyard, the two of Zhang Vice Xian and Sui Langzhong are afraid that they will have to hand over the authority in their hands, and the envoys sent by the imperial court will become decorations, but I don't know what other plans and arrangements the prince has? ”

King Chong sneered: "Zhang Lie and Sui Xi, two greedy and lustful court officials, were in a drunken dream of death as soon as they came to Jinling City, but I don't know who alerted them, and actually let them know that there might be a matter of arson in the Gongyuan, now that I think about it, most of them were secretly reminded by Princess Wenren!" ”

"The prince deduced, but the lower officials were a little puzzled, since Princess Wenren was going to the tribute courtyard in person, why did she have to remind Zhang Lie and Sui Xi that there was an arson case? Princess Wenren went to turn the tide alone, and after the matter came to light, wouldn't she be more appreciated by His Majesty? Song Qing did not blindly agree with King Chong's words, but put forward his own hypothesis.

After thinking about it for a while, King Chong waved his hand and said: "Send people to the Tribute Courtyard, you must keep an eye on it, and you can't let go of any disturbance in the Tribute Courtyard!" ”

"Yes, lord." Song Qing saluted respectfully and immediately retreated to make arrangements for the others.

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Gongyuan is not only the place where the township examination is examined, but also the place where Feng Xuanqing committed suicide, and now it has become the target of public criticism, because everyone knows that this will also be the place where the final verdict will be made.

As for whether the truth is revealed in the end, or whether it is in the clouds, or whether the truth is distorted after being framed, it all depends on how the people in power in the Gongyuan finally investigate the case.

In the prefect's yamen, a graceful girl would be in her father's study, saying something to the prefect Li Jing.

“…… Daughter, didn't you say it all for your father? This case has now been taken over by two messengers, and it has nothing to do with being a father, so how do I know what you ask me? Even if you want to know, wait for your father to finish writing this recital, get some sleep, and I'll ask you again tomorrow! ”

Li Jing felt a headache, not only because of the case, but also because she was pestered by her daughter to ask about the details of the case after returning home.

He didn't know why his daughter cared about this case very much, and vaguely felt that it might be related to the candidates involved in the case, but he still didn't expect that Ji Ning, who his daughter cared about, was the important person involved in this case, and he was also the most controversial Xie Yuan by others.

"Father, how can you be so distracted? The envoys of the Qincha have all arrived in Jinling, and the case seems to be clear, but what if the Qincha has evil intentions? They may wronged some people, or they don't even check, and classify some talented candidates as bribery, as the prefect of Jinling, you should care more about this case, so as to show that your father is a loyal and upright minister of the imperial court! Li Xiu'er was very anxious, her father obviously wanted to push the two-six-five, and leave everything to Zhang Lie, Sui Xi and Guo Ling to do, and the prefect's yamen had better be able to withdraw.

"Don't buckle any big hat for your father, you want to know, check it yourself, it's not too early, you have to go back to rest for your father, you also go back to rest early, a daughter's family doesn't rest in the middle of the night, what kind of system?" Li Jing wanted to teach his daughter a lesson with a straight face, but found that he couldn't be justified, because his daughter in his eyes was very independent and assertive, and many opinions could be used for him as reference.

"The father doesn't want to check, then forget it, the daughter will check it herself, hum." Li Xiu'er was angry, her father refused to help her, which was equivalent to refusing to help Ji Ning, she was worried that Ji Ning would be affected by those sons of the family who bribed the exam.

Li Xiu'er thought to herself: "No matter what, I can't let Ji Gongzi have an accident!" ”