The incident of the students in front of the Gongyuan being beaten and the statue of Confucius being desecrated by the Koreans soon spread throughout Jinling City.

In the afternoon of the same day, I saw the housekeeper of Pan Gongzi's mansion come to look for me, saying that Pan Gongzi invited me to come over to the mansion.

A trace of awkward emotion crossed my heart: after all, I had just experienced such an unpleasant scene with Mr. Pan last night, and it was a little embarrassing to meet again.

But considering that it might be that there was a new development in Xiaoshu's matter, I still didn't dare to delay for a moment and went with him.

Unexpectedly, the scene in Pan Gongzi's Mansion was a little more embarrassing than I imagined.

Pan Gongzi and Qin Lang turned out to be both there.

As soon as I stepped into the door, my eyes swept over his faces, and I saw that Pan Gongzi still looked calm and light, but the red and swollen blood on his lower lip was clearly visible.

I couldn't help biting my lip lightly, and my eyes twirled timidly on Qin Lang's face, just staring at him, and I actually flashed away with a weak heart.

"Mr. Pan is in a hurry to call me, but there is progress in Xiaoshu's case?" I simply pretended to be calm and got straight to the point.

Pan Gongzi smiled as usual and said, "Our side is making slow progress, Miss Leng, you have made a lot of noise." ”

My heart froze, but when I looked up, I saw that Pan Gongzi had no reproach on his face, "You all know?" ”

Pan Gongzi bowed his head and said: "Such a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone, except for our clever Leng girl, who else can think of it?" ”

Listening to his full of appreciation, I was slightly different: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't you blame me for making a big deal and causing trouble for him?" ”

"This matter is a bureau set up by the second prince, even if you don't make a big fuss, the second prince will send someone to make a big fuss. Rather than this, it is better for us to preemptively drag the Ministry of Rites and Dali Temple into the water. Pan Gongzi slapped the jade bone fan in his hand in his palm, "Your Highness, it's too late to thank you." ”

The fat man is really a smart man, and he can see my good intentions at a glance. I silently praised the fat man in my heart, "However, I just want to make trouble, and then I ...... whether the situation can develop according to my expected goal is not something I can control."

"Don't worry, the next thing is for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and me. However, Brother Ling is still in prison, Your Highness forgive you for not being idle, let me bring you something. Pan Gongzi pointed to a stack of papers on the bookcase, and the top piece of vermilion handwriting immediately caught my attention.

"This is ......" I took the paper in my hand and looked at it carefully, and saw that there were traces of sealing and dismantling on the edge, and the part that had been sealed was written with the words "Leng Jiashu", "This is Xiaoshu's transcript?!" ”

The imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty was strict, and the system of "changing names and books" was implemented. After receiving the papers, the on-site invigilators will first hand over the papers to the sealing officer, fold and cover the candidates' names, hometowns and other personal information on the examination papers, seal them with blank paper, and then stamp them with a seal. It is then handed over to the transcriber for unified transcription with a cinnabar red pen before it can be handed over to the judge, the purpose of which is naturally to prevent the examinee from colluding with the examiner and leaving marks on the test paper, or the examiner recognizing his familiarity with the examinee's handwriting and committing favoritism.

At this moment, the copy in my hand is Xiaoshu's test paper after the transcription officer has copied it. I flipped through the stack of books under the transcription scroll, and saw that the list of officials who had been selected for the examination and the distribution map of the prison houses in the tribute courtyard were listed one by one.

I realized in my heart: "Your Highness asked me to investigate the case of Xiaoshu being wronged by myself?" ”

"Exactly." Pan Gongzi patted the fan, and pointed to Qin Lang next to him by the way, "I'm afraid that you won't be able to parry it alone, so I lent your third brother to you." ”

I raised my eyes and glanced at Qin Lang, and when I saw the meaningful look in his eyes, I suddenly lowered my eyes with some embarrassment.

"Yo, dislike your third brother so much?" Seeing that Qin Lang and I were relatively speechless, Pan Gongzi was a little surprised, "Then I'll give you someone else......

"Forget it," I bit my lip and glanced at Qin Lang with some disgust, "Make do with it." ”

can use the twenty-eight nights of Jinyiwei as a makeshift use, but I'm afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty will be the girl and me a few times. I saw that Qin Lang's forehead was black, and he had nothing to say after all.

Sensing the subtle atmosphere between the three of us, Pan Gongzi coughed lightly, looked at me with a pair of clear eyes, but said to Qin Lang: "I have a few words to say to Miss Leng alone, please go outside first." ”

My face was about to turn black, and when I lowered my eyes, I saw Qin Lang's hand instantly clenched into a fist, and I couldn't help but worry that he was going to greet Pan Gongzi's face.

But I only heard him whisper a "yes", and then turned around and walked out.

I nervously twisted the hem of my clothes with my hands, and I felt that I had been alone with Mr. Pan in this study several times, and I had never fidgeted as much as I did today.

But I saw that Pan Gongzi suddenly gave me a deep look.

I was so shocked that I took a half step back: "Childe, what are you doing?" ”

"Last night, I was confused for a while, and I made a light move towards the girl, which is simply inferior to the scum of the beast, so I hereby apologize and am willing to be punished by the girl!"

Thinking of last night's events, the girl's cheeks flushed, but I had to whisper: "Last night's events, just as if it never happened." ”

But I saw Pan Gongzi take two steps closer to me, and a pair of ink-like eyes looked at me infatuatedly: "Although I acted recklessly last night, what I said was true and heartfelt. He gently touched my shoulder with a pair of slender and beautiful hands, "Xinyue, from the first time I saw you, I felt like I was at home, as if I had known each other in my previous life." ”

His words made my heart tremble.

"You and I are compatible, like-minded, I hope to be with you for a long time, I light the thrush for you, you add fragrance to my red sleeves, only envy the mandarin duck and not the immortal, isn't it beautiful?"

I took a step back without a trace, and said with a dry smile in my mouth: "Pan Gongzi said that I laughed, my temperament of causing trouble like this has always only added to the chaos, where will it add fragrance." ”

With that, he glanced out the window with trepidation.

Looking back, I saw that Pan Gongzi was still standing firmly in place, so I had to sigh, "Pan Gongzi, I am very grateful for your care on weekdays." But in my heart, I always respect you and love you like an elder brother, and I have no other thoughts. ”

When I said this, I deliberately raised my voice, and out of the corner of my eye, I felt that the figure outside the window flashed, and I secretly exhaled.

Pan Gongzi's deep eyes showed an unconcealable disappointment, "It seems that I pretended to be your eldest brother in the past, but I played it wrong." There was self-deprecation in his tone, "Well, you must have never heard what you said today." ”

Girl, I took the fierce path of a newborn calf in my previous life, bullying countless boys from childhood to adulthood, and the result was that there were many buddies but few peach blossoms, and it was easy to carefully cultivate a branch, and in the end there was no result.

I don't want to travel through the Ming Dynasty for just a year, but the peach blossoms are blooming, which makes me really a little overwhelmed.

Thinking of this, I turned my head a little embarrassed to glance at Qin Lang, who was silently walking beside me, and wondered if I should give him an explanation about Pan Gongzi's matter.

However, seeing that he always has a black face, I know that this wolf seems to be open-minded, but he is quite petty about emotional matters, and deliberately explaining it seems that I have a ghost in my heart, so it is better not to say it.

That's how I struggled all the way home.

As soon as I stepped through the door, I saw my father sitting alone in the courtyard, staring at the sky in a daze with bloodshot eyes.

Xiaoshu had an accident only two days ago, but his father looked ten years old overnight.

My heart suddenly soured, and I called out, "Dad, I'm back." ”

Dad looked like he didn't realize it, and it didn't take me two or three times to come back to my senses, turned his head to look at me, and stood up, "Who is this?" ”

Only then did I realize that there was a Qin Lang beside me, and it was the first time he had officially entered the door of my cold house, and I suddenly felt inexplicably nervous in my heart, "Dad, this is ......"

But I saw Qin Lang's face as usual and saluted my father with a fist: "Uncle Leng, I am guarding Qin Lang in the lower brocade." ”

Seeing that he decisively told him by his real name, I was a little surprised in my heart, and then I saw that my father heard the three words "Jinyiwei", his face suddenly turned ugly, and I hurriedly explained: "Dad, he is the Jinyi pro-army next to His Royal Highness the Prince, and he has nothing to do with the Beizhen Mansion Division, and he is here to help rehabilitate Xiaoshu." ”

Seeing that my father's face eased, I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart.

"Knowing that my father is annoyed by Jinyiwei, you still have to mention that you are Jinyiwei." Entering the house and covering the door, I glanced at Qin Lang with disgust, "I don't know how important the father-in-law's first impression of his son-in-law is?" ”

After listening to my nagging, Qin Lang hooked his thin lips and was about to go out, "Then I have to go to my father-in-law to have a good chat." ”

Only then did I realize that I was in a hurry, and I quickly grabbed him, and my face turned red into a tomato.

On the other hand, Qin Lang's face was full of black energy, and a pair of phoenix eyes overflowed with a bit of brilliance.

"Serious business, serious business!" I pointed to the stack of materials on the table with some embarrassment, "It's important to find clues to save Xiaoshu." ”

Spreading the many books on the table, I picked up Xiaoshu's transcription scroll again, and carefully read it from beginning to end, and couldn't help but be amazed: "Where are the reverse characters on this transcription?" ”

After that, I deliberately read it with Qin Lang again, and the so-called four anti-characters of "Da Ming and short life" hidden in line 2468 are completely empty.

"However, when Xiaoshu's scroll was published on the wall of the Gongyuan that day, everyone present saw the reverse word, and it could not be groundless." Qin Lang pondered, and then remembered, "What was announced that day was the candidate's handwritten book. ”

"In other words, Xiaoshu's handwritten scroll has reverse characters on it, but after it was transcribed by the transcriptionist, the reverse characters were hidden!" I tapped my fingers on the table, "so the transcription was not found to be a problem after being examined by the judge or even the examiner." ”

"It seems that this transcriber has a big problem." Qin Lang took Xiao Shu's transcription scroll and found the words "Yi Shiqi" in the bottom corner, "This is the transcriptionist's number." I'll let someone find out who this transcriber is. ”

I thought, "Also, I want to visit two people." ”