Ji Ning has to think about how to tell someone about the assassination of Princess Wenren.

At this point, Ji Ning felt that Zhao Yuanxuan was using his innocence to pull him into the water, if he didn't know anything, no matter whether Zhao Yuanrong had something to do in the end, it had nothing to do with him, but now if he didn't report it, Zhao Yuanrong would not let him go after learning about it, if it was reported, if Zhao Yuanxuan betrayed him again, then King Chong and the Five Princes Party would attack him again.

Ji Ning is complicated to deal with this point.

In the blink of an eye, it is September 15th, this day is the day of the new imperial examination to hold the Luming banquet, all the people who are lifted in the township examination will come to the Gongyuan of the township examination on this day, and participate in a wine banquet similar to the "thank-you banquet", in the Luming banquet, all the examiners and the errand officers of the Gongyuan will attend, at the banquet, the people can talk loudly, and then they will dance the Kuixing dance, which is also the rule handed down from the past dynasties.

On this day, Ji Ning prepared his outfit early, he is now a lifter, his social status is already very high, he doesn't need to deliberately wear green or coarse linen clothes, he can change into a scribe's robe, walk with a crown, and wherever he goes, even if he sees the prefect, he only needs to make a general greeting gift, which is also the treatment of a lifter.

"The young master looks so handsome today!" Yu Ling was like a little nymphomaniac, helping Ji Ning sort out his clothes and send Ji Ning out, still admiring.

Ji Ning came out of the door, did not go directly to the Gongyuan, but went to the place where they met to meet Song Rui and Xie Tai, after all, these two people are the same as him for this year's township test, although the ranking of the two is not high, but they can finally get on the list, and in October, several people will go to the capital together.

"Yongning, have you heard, it is said that Princess Wenren will also participate in this Luming Banquet!" Xie Tai said something inadvertently on the way to the Gongyuan.

"Oh." Ji Ning nodded, "Then the case of bribery in the township test before, but there is a conclusion?" ”

Song Rui said: "Yongning still doesn't know? ”

Ji Ning explained: "I got some information from you before, but after I came out of the Gongyuan, I haven't gone out, and I don't know much about the situation outside!" ”

"Yongning is cautious, it's no wonder, in fact, I heard that Princess Wenren reported to the imperial court later, and confiscated several large families such as Jiang, He, and Zhu in Jinling City, and now the property of these families has been confiscated, but because of this, the matter is carried out in secret, and the imperial court specially did not spread the news, so that others are not clear about the specific situation!" Song Rui explained.

"Oh." Ji Ning nodded, "The imperial court always has to have an explanation for the scholars in Jiangnan, and raiding some big families can be regarded as an example!" ”

Xie Tai said: "Hmph, I think the imperial court is not killing a hundred people, but indiscriminately killing innocents, these families that were confiscated are not the main families involved in the case at all, those big families have temporarily saved their bodies through bribery or relations in the court, and even like Yongning you, they even keep their reputation, and in the end, Princess Wenren also turned a blind eye, you say you can't be angry?" ”

"Princess Wenren is doing things for stability, and she shouldn't hurt the foundation of the local government." Ji Ning said, "This kind of thing, let's not talk about it too much, just participate in the Luming banquet with peace of mind!" ”

Ji Ning said that he didn't meddle much, but in fact, he was very busy.

Ji Ning knew that he was involved with Shangguan Wan'er in the prince's party, and he had a certain relationship with the Chongwangfu in the Five Princes' Party, and now he was being co-opted by Princess Wenren, which was equivalent to being caught in the cracks, and he had to be more careful now, so as not to fall into the bottomless abyss.

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The person who presided over the Luming banquet was not Princess Wenren Zhao Yuanrong, but the two Huai Governor Xuezheng Jiang Song.

Zhao Yuanrong did not participate in this deer banquet as legendary.

Ji Ning, as a new branch Xie Yuan, was involved in the bribery examination case before, many people were staring at him, and he was also the protagonist at the Luming banquet, and when it was his turn to toast Jiang Song, he didn't have much compliment, just stepped forward to toast, drank it, and then retreated to the back, so that the follow-up people came forward to toast.

Ji Ning thought to himself: "Jiang Song is obviously the mastermind of this case, and even Feng Xuanqing died in Jiang Song's frame-up, but now Jiang Song can be safe and sound, and even be regarded as a hero, how turbid is the water in this court?" I'd better leave it alone! ”

The Luming banquet continued, because of the large number of people, Ji Ning drank with Song Rui and Xie Tai later, because Ji Ning was criticized before, and there were not many people who came to greet Ji Ning, and Ji Ning was also happy to be quiet.

Just halfway through the banquet, even Jiang Song left under the pretext that he was too drunk, someone came over and patted Ji Ning on the shoulder and said, "This is Ji Jieyuan, right?" My son-in-law is invited, please move? ”

"Who is your son-in-law?" Ji Ning frowned and looked at this person.

This person spoke softly, not a woman, not like a man, Ji Ning couldn't help frowning, wouldn't he be a eunuch?

The man smiled and flashed his waist card to Ji Ning, and it was indeed the deacon waist card in the palace, Ji Ning could only say to Xie Tai: "If you have something to do, go out and come back to drink." ”

"Yongning, go and come back quickly!" Xie Tai saluted.

Ji Ning followed the eunuch to the inner courtyard, or in the pavilion where he saw Zhao Yuanrong before, Zhao Yuanrong was sitting on a stone bench in men's clothes, in front of him was a teapot, which poured fragrant tea, looked up at Ji Ning, and said, "Sit!" ”

"Don't dare!" Ji Ning saluted.

"Ji Gongzi is still like this, I thought that this meeting would be like a friend!" Zhao Yuanrong said with a smile.

It's boring to be friends with the princess. Ji Ning thought secretly and said, "The princess doesn't know what's going on?" ”

"I don't have any staff around the palace, and I don't think very clearly about many things, and I want to find someone to talk to." Zhao Yuanrong said.

Ji Ning said: "The princess is so wise, why do you need other people's opinions? ”

"Ji Gongzi, are you complimenting the palace, or are you sarcastic?" Zhao Yuanrong's face suddenly became a little cold.

"Don't dare." Ji Ning gave up.

"You're right to be sarcastic." Zhao Yuanrong suddenly sighed, "This palace knows that in this case, it is too concerned about the interests of all parties, and this palace cannot do everything, the only thing that can be done is to make the big thing small and minimize the loss of the court's reputation, it may seem biased and unfair, but this palace also has a clear conscience!" ”

Ji Ning thought to himself, a good sentence with a clear conscience, with the concept of a royal person, even a person can kill someone with a clear conscience, let alone handle a case?

"Your Royal Highness Princess, dare to ask the good people to be wronged, let the thieves go unpunished, and ignore the laws of the court, this is the clear conscience you admire?" Ji Ning said-for-tat.

One sentence made the scene very embarrassing, Zhao Yuanrong looked at Ji Ning, and after a while, she smiled and said: "I finally understand why Ji Gongzi refuses to enter the court, maybe Ji Gongzi's temperament is too straightforward, and he doesn't like the unscrupulous temperament of people in the court." It's good, it's good! ”