Husband, please lend me your virtues

"I hope you can help me solve my doubts!"

The man in black was grabbed by the arm and had no choice but to stay where he was. He was extremely panicked and tried to break free from Jian Tianlei's hand to no avail. He stammered and could not answer.

The man in black lowered his head and covered his face with the sleeve of his intact hand, not daring to let the people outside see his face.

Zhuang Zijin, who was on the second floor, had a feeling that there might be something wrong with this man's face. Due to her identity, it was not convenient for her to go down. This time, she asked the eunuch in her palace to tell Jian Tianlei to pull down the sleeves of the man in black. Perhaps someone could recognize this man.

Zhuang Zijin thought that this person was most likely sent by the Qian family to stir up trouble, but she didn't know why the Qian family thought that this little rumor could hurt her?

After receiving the words from the young eunuch, Jian Tianlei swiftly tore open the sleeves of the man in black, grabbed the clothes by the back of his neck, walked in front of the people outside, and walked around in front of the students in the hall.

Some people outside pointed at the man in black and said in surprise, "Isn't this the butler of the Qian family who just came to the capital and whose eyes are flying to the sky?"

"Why is he wearing a long gown inside? He looks like he's going to take an imperial examination? Can people born as slaves also take the imperial examination?"

"I also remember that this person's name was Qian Shan. Whenever he came to my house to buy things, he always wanted to use his previous title as Mrs. Weiguo to give me less money."

"Now that his wife's imperial title has been demoted by two ranks, how dare he come out and stir up trouble? Isn't he afraid of implicating his master's family?"

"It's obvious that his master ordered him to do this. Otherwise, how could Qian Shan, a servant, dare to pretend to be a student taking an imperial examination to slander the princess?"

After hearing the people's discussion, Jian Tianlei pressed him, "What's your name? Where is your home? Brothers, do any of you know him? Do you know which academy he is from?"

The students present all said that they did not know Qian Shan’s specific background, and Qian Shan himself refused to answer with a gloomy face.

After witnessing a farce, Wen Shao ordered his guards to dismount and take Qian Shan to Jingzhao Prefecture. “Which Qian family in the capital is so bold as to plot against Princess Changning?”

"Wenyi, take this man to Jingzhao Prefecture. I will explain everything to His Majesty later. I beg Your Majesty to find out the truth and give the princess justice."

As Wen Shao led his men away, the people outside sneered at the students in the hall for being credulous and believing what others said without even knowing whether the other person was a human or a ghost. They were filled with righteous indignation on their behalf.

The students in the hall blushed and accused Qian Shan of being a cruel person and taking advantage of their kindness.

"This person is really annoying. He almost ruined the future of all of us students here."

"If we really believed what this person said and went to cause trouble outside the palace, we might not even have to go to the imperial examination and could just go home."

"Brother Jiang, what you said is too serious. The emperor is wise and treats students with courtesy. How can it be as serious as what you said, brother Jiang?"

"I'm not trying to scare you. Think about it, the purpose of the imperial examination is to select talents for Dalin. If we easily trust others, how can we become honest officials who can solve cases like gods?"

"Brother Jiang, this is just a small mistake. It is possible to make a mistake for a moment. It is not that serious. Your Majesty loves talents. How could he not select a wise man because of some small matter?"

"Your Majesty is not short of officials. Even if our group of students is gone, there will be a group of students younger than us coming to take the imperial examination in a few years."

After hearing this, the students present were afraid that what the student named Jiang said was true, so they dared not stay in the hall and left in groups, fearing that if they stayed any longer, they would lose their qualifications for the imperial examination as he said.

Zhuang Zijin quietly left Xiying Inn and ordered her guards to go to Qian's house to investigate the situation. Just as she turned the corner, she found Zhang Jiji acting suspiciously.

In order to keep her secret, she only took two guards who were specially assigned to her by the emperor when he knew she was leaving the palace, and they followed her quietly. She left the others at the Xiying Inn.

Danqiao and Danqin were a little worried about Zhuang Zijin and wanted to persuade the princess to stay with them and wait for news, which would be better than taking the risk of following others.

Their eyes swept to the two guards on the left and right of Zhuang Zijin, and they both felt relieved again, because these two guards were top-notch masters around His Majesty.

Unless she encounters a large group of powerful people and fights with them, the princess will not be hurt in the slightest.

It's a rare occasion for the princess to come out, so they should not spoil her fun.

Zhuang Zijin followed Zhang Jiji and came to a secret courtyard after many twists and turns. The two guards following her saw that Zhuang Zijin was really curious, so they sent one of them to lie on the roof of the courtyard to eavesdrop on the conversation inside the house.

As for Zhuang Zijin who was eager to follow them up to the roof, the two guards did not dare to take him up easily. They only let him stay in an alley at the edge of the courtyard and wait for news.

If Princess Changning got injured there, they brothers would not be able to take the responsibility.

The guard who went up to the roof did not think it was a big deal at first. He just thought that Princess Changning was not getting along with the noble lady below, and seeing that she was acting suspiciously, he wanted to grab the noble lady's pigtail.

But the more he listened to the conversation between the people below, the more solemn the expression of the guard on the roof became. He saw the foreigners who kept coming to guard the courtyard, and made a gesture to the guard below, asking him to take the princess and leave first.

Seeing that the guard below had safely brought Zhuang Zijin out of the alley, the guard on the roof carefully avoided the foreign guards who were constantly patrolling the courtyard and continued to listen to the voices of the people below.

When Zhang Jiji came out of the courtyard, the guards eavesdropped on the roof for a long time, until the foreigner who met Zhang Jiji left with his guards. Then the guards quickly returned to Zhuang Zijin.

The guard reported to Zhuang Zijin, "Princess, I just heard the conversation between that woman and the people in the room. They were plotting to do something bad to the princess, and there was another story behind Zhang Shuren's rescue of the queen."

"I waited until the person inside came out before leaving. I clearly saw that this person looked very similar to the Northern Di people. He is most likely a Northern Di person."

"This matter is of great importance. Please ask the two guards to follow me back to the palace immediately to meet the emperor."

"Yes, I obey."

"Yes, I obey."

Zhuang Zijin returned to the palace with two guards and the palace maids and eunuchs who stayed at the Xiying Inn, and went directly to the emperor's study to ask for an audience with the emperor.

When the emperor learned of Zhuang Zijin's request for an audience and saw Wen Shao sitting next to him, he successfully misunderstood the situation and thought that his daughter was too excited to learn that her fiancé had returned from the dead and could not wait to meet him.