In Wenjing Pavilion, Zhao Ji was pacing back and forth with his hands anxiously, an hour had passed, and there was no movement in the backyard, Zhao Ji wanted to ask Yang Jian to go to the backyard several times to have a look, but after thinking about it, he still waited and said.

As the Son of Heaven, Zhao Ji is not easy to interfere with, so he has to entrust all this matter to Cai Jing and the Queen Mother, and let them choose an outstanding concubine. Although he pretended to be indifferent these days, at this moment, Anning's lifelong events were about to be revealed, how could he sit still?

Sighing, Zhao Ji sat down again, absentmindedly stroked his long beard, and couldn't help but ask Yang Jian, "What time is it?" ”

Yang Jian replied: "Your Majesty, it's the right moment. ”

Zhao Ji groaned: "Why hasn't there been any movement yet?" ”

Yang Jian said: "Why don't you go and ask?" ”

Zhao Ji shook his head: "Let the Queen Mother call the shots, wait a little longer." ”

Just when he was restless, a eunuch outside said, "Your Majesty, the eunuch king on duty in Jingtai Hall should ask to see you." ”

Zhao Ji immediately said: "Xuan him in." ”

After a while, an old eunuch came in and bowed his head.

Zhao Ji waved his hand and said, "Get up and speak, I ask you, has the result been revealed?" ”

Wang Ying glanced at Zhao Ji in fear, hurriedly lowered his head, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the result has already been decided, this time the final is two sons, one is called Shen Ao, and the other is called Cai Lun." ”

Zhao Ji couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Shen Ao? Why didn't I hear the news, and he signed up? ”

A hint of discoloration flashed in Yang Jian's eyes, and then his face turned pale, as if he had realized.

Wang Yingdao: "Yes, Shen Siqing not only participated in the competition, but also defeated Cai Gongzi in one fell swoop when he competed in front of the Queen Mother, and later the Queen Mother asked Emperor An Ning what she thought, and Emperor An Ning nodded. ”

Zhao Ji's face changed greatly, and he took the case: "He is already a man with a wife, does he want me to marry An Ning Xu to him as a concubine?" How unreasonable! Why didn't An Ning shake his head? That's right......" He stood up, circled around in the pavilion, and suddenly raised his eyes and asked Yang Jian: "Why didn't Master Cai Jing Cai play?" Even if it is to recruit relatives, can it be that even people with families can be selected? How he did it. He has always been very careful, but now he is so negligent, hum! ”

Yang Jian thought in his heart: "Where is Taishi Cai's negligence, he deliberately wants Shen Ao to win this championship, hey, it's a shame that Shen Ao, this kid still jumped into the pit without knowing the sky, this time I'm afraid that even the miscellaneous family won't be able to help Shen Ao." He sighed in his heart, and when he saw Zhao Ji's face pale, he was startled again, and stammered: "Master Cai is old, and occasional negligence is not necessarily. ”

"Humph!" Zhao Ji said sharply: "And that Shen Ao, he came up with the idea of recruiting relatives, and he also ran to select, what is this?" This is a bully! An Ning must not marry him, if it is spread out, the dignified emperor is actually going to marry a family man, where will the royal face go? He first asked me to recruit relatives, and then ......" His eyes suddenly lit up, and he paused and said: "I understand, I understand, An Ning said that what he was thinking about at night turned out to be him, and he was so angry, who was Anning fascinated for was not good, and he was mixed up with this stunned young man, they are working together to deceive me!" Outrageous! ”

Zhao Ji gritted his teeth, he was already furious, Shen Ao didn't need to say it, he was bullied on his head, and even he dared to deceive; In addition to anger, I thought of Anning, and felt that Anning was too uncompromising; Annoyed and angry, he didn't know how to end, so he had to take his hands and circle around the attic.

Yang Jian was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out, for so many years, he had never seen such a big fire from the official family, but he didn't know how to persuade him.

Zhao Ji slowly calmed down, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he said calmly: "Call Jiang Min, the secretary of Dali Temple, quickly!" ”

Yang Jian was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty...... Although Shen Ao is guilty, His Majesty's decree is to reprimand, why should he alarm Dali Temple......"

Zhao Ji said coldly: "I have long known that he is a coo, but I didn't expect to bully me today, and today I will not let him suffer, and in a few days he will go to the house to expose the tiles!" Go to Xuanren, forget it, I don't want to see him, so I asked Jiang Min to immediately lead someone to arrest Shen Ao and put him in prison for punishment, there must be no mistake, go quickly! ”

Yang Jian listened to Zhao Ji's tone, and for a while he couldn't tell whether the official family wanted to scare Shen Ao or move seriously, but the official family was angry now, and Yang Jian didn't dare to disobey, and immediately said: "The slave will go." With that, he trotted away.

Zhao Ji sat behind the imperial case angrily, and said to Wang Ying, who was so frightened on the side: "Xuan An's peace, hurry up!" ”

Where did Wang Ying dare to say a word, and crawled to the ground.

The 'palace test' in the backyard has been completed, and Shen Ao and Cai Lun have also left the palace, so it won't be long before An Ning came, but to Zhao Ji's surprise, even the Queen Mother followed, he originally wanted to put up a few shelves, but when he saw the Queen Mother, he immediately stood up, cautiously went over to support his biological mother, and said: "Why did the Queen Mother come, hey, the child is innocent, and he has been deceived by others, which makes the Queen Mother worried." ”

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "How should it end now?" ”

Zhao Ji's eyes fell on An Ning, thinking that An Ning must be very afraid, but when he saw her at this time, he still looked pitiful, with a sense of indifference between his eyebrows.

"Tranquility...... You ......" Zhao Ji originally wanted to scold, but when the words came to his mouth, his eyes couldn't help but be kind, and he couldn't bear to say anything heavy to An Ning.

An Ning pounced and knelt down and said: "Father, all this is my fault, I forced Shen Ao to participate in the selection, if my father wants to punish him, he will punish An Ning, it's none of Shen Ao's business." An Ning was not afraid, did not avoid Zhao Ji's gaze, just raised his clear eyes and looked at Zhao Ji movingly.

An Ning didn't know where he got the courage, but he knew that Shen Ao risked a lot of cadres to participate in the selection, so he had already confessed his heart to himself. All she was thinking in her heart at the moment was, "If he can be like this, can I be cowardly?" If you want to be punished, let my father punish me. ”

"Nonsense!" Zhao Ji's face was pale, and he wanted to say something angrily, but the queen mother on the side said: "The official family is angry, and this matter needs to be discussed in the long run." ”

"Don't think about it, this recruitment doesn't count, I'd rather lose my trust in the world than let An Ning marry a family man." Zhao Ji said indifferently, in fact, there was another reason why he didn't say it, all along, he regarded Shen Ao as his confidant and friend, and he was the same as himself, but now this guy actually had the idea of peace, which not only made him feel a sense of betrayal, but also felt ethically unacceptable.

An Ning's body trembled slightly, and two lines of tears flowed on his bloodless face, but he stubbornly didn't cry out, just looked at Zhao Ji with pity, biting his lip and saying nothing.

Zhao Ji didn't dare to look at An Ning, and said to the Queen Mother: "I have asked Dali Temple to arrest Shen Ao, no one is allowed to mention this matter in the future, Queen Mother, you take An Ning to rest." ”

The Queen Mother sighed and wanted to say something, but she just shook her head, helped An Ning and said, "Silly child, you were born in a heavenly family, and some things are not as you want." ”

An Ning's tears were blurred, and she finally sobbed out, and her tears stained the queen mother's body.

………………………………………………………… At noon, Cai Mansion.

In the Listening Tao Pavilion, Cai Jing sat on a Nanmu chair, leaning on a soft pillow, looking at Cai Lun who was bowing down to reply, and his face full of wrinkles and dark spots always maintained that kind of immovable expression. After taking a sip of tea under the service of the maid, this seventy-year-old Taishi, who holds the authority of the world, took a sip of tea, was already a little tired and panting, and opened his mouth and said: "Shen Ao wins, many times, taking a step back is not necessarily defeat, Lun'er, you remember my words." ”

Cai Lun said obediently: "Grandson respects the teachings of his great-ancestors. ”

Cai Jing closed quietly, leaned his head on the soft pillow, and said slowly: "Shen Ao, this person is a big tail after all, after I die, none of you people can control him, sooner or later, you will all die in his hands." As he spoke, he opened his eyes, his gaze fell on the few officials sitting respectfully on both sides, his cloudy eyes shone with a luster that was not commensurate with his age, and he raised his voice and said: "I can't stay, this is an opportunity, as long as I grasp it, I can have no worries." ”

Wang Huang, who sat on the side of the head, said: "What the Taishi said is right, this person should not be underestimated, there are saints, there are Yang Jian, Wei Jungong, Qiguo Gong and others to rely on, Dali Temple, Guozijian, the front division of the palace waved the flag for him, and the palm of Honglu Temple, sooner or later there is a day to cause a big disaster, take this opportunity, he must never turn over." If it weren't for the fact that he had a personal affair with the emperor this time, the Taishi deliberately concealed it from the palace first, and let him be in the limelight, I'm afraid that he might not be able to find his flaws! ”

Cai Jing shook his head and said, "You don't have to be full of confidence, now is not the time to celebrate with the crown, wait for the news first, and then make a conclusion." He let out a long breath, changed his sitting position with difficulty, and continued: "I'm afraid that His Majesty still has delusions about him, so he will miss the opportunity, but it's a pity, it's a pity, if Gonggong Liang is still in front of the official family, the old man will be 100% sure that he will never turn over, but this Yang Jian, hmph, don't look at him left and right, he is determined to hook up with Shen Ao......"

Halfway through his words, he heard hurried footsteps outside, and a surprised voice said: "Taishi, Taishi, the news is here......"

Someone entered the Tingtao Pavilion, the person who came was the minister of the king of the criminal department, Wang Zhichen was born very upright, with a fair complexion, thick eyebrows and a square mouth, and a beautiful beard, at this moment his fair face rose a little red, just past the threshold, and said excitedly: "Dali Temple received the will, immediately arrest Shen Ao, there must be no mistake." Siqing Jiang Min has already brought the judge and the small official, intercepted the surnamed Shen, and immediately invited him to Dali Temple to be detained, and now he is waiting for the official indictment. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, many officials in the hall were immediately overjoyed, especially Wang Hao, who slapped his thigh fiercely, and said in surprise and joy: "Okay, if you lose your holy family, Shen Ao will die this time!" ”