Man Xilan

, leaning on the edge of the table, dozed off in a daze.

In a haze, Su Ruizhi felt that he had returned to his childhood, holding the little hand of the Fourth Emperor, following cousin Liu Lan, sneaking out of the palace to play.

The lake is inaccessible, and there are large lotus flowers blooming in it. My cousin "coerced and lured" a boat from the housekeeper at home, ignoring the old housekeeper's anxious and worried face, and the three of them didn't take any of the servants with them. After getting on the boat, the oldest cousin rowed the boat to the middle of the lake. He and the fourth brother sat side by side by the boat, looking at the beautiful scenery around them. It feels good and peaceful.

In a blink of an eye, the scene changed again. The little Su Ruizhi was sitting in the courtyard of the cold palace, looking at the palace wall that was very tall for him, and asked in a childish voice, "Why are we the only ones here?" Is the emperor still coming to visit us?" Concubine Li didn't answer, but silently wiped her tears beside her.Suddenly, the courtyard door opened, and Cousin Liu Lan walked in with a smile on her face, picked up the young Su Ruizhi, and asked with a smile, "Ruizhi, guess what cousin brought you today?"

"What did my cousin bring me?" Su Ruizhi scratched his head, smelling his cousin's pleasant smell, and racked his brains thinking: "A book? A bag of pastries? A ceramic toy?" Hearing Su Ruizhi's answer, Liu Lanjun smiled and shook her head, "Ruizhi, in fact, what my cousin brought you is..."

Su Ruizhi didn't hear the following words clearly, and felt that he was back on the boat in the lake. The lotus flowers on the lake surface were all gone, and the lake surface became very open, a vast ocean, and the boat carrying three people was blown to and fro by the wind. I couldn't find the direction, and suddenly a big wave hit, the boat trembled, and a lot of water entered, and it was about to capsize.

In a panic, cousin Liu Lan grabbed the hand of the fourth prince and said with a smile: "Fourth prince, let's go together." Then the figures of the two people gradually blurred, leaving only herself lying on the side of the boat, staring blankly. Watching my cousin leave and disappear from his own world.

Then another big wave came over... submerged itself...

"Cousin..." Can't help blurting out, Su Ruizhi woke up from the dream, stretched out his hand to touch, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Taking a few deep breaths to calm down, Su Ruizhi looked out the window, and it was already dawn.

The sun shines in, and everything is so beautiful.

This is the number of times Su Ruizhi was awakened by nightmares in the office, and Su Ruizhi can't remember clearly.

"Morning, third prince." The little eunuch Lin Sheng came in with a smile on his face to greet the third prince.Lin Sheng seemed very happy that he didn't have to report to the fourth prince early this morning.

"Lin Shengzao." Su Ruizhi showed a tired smile.

"Why does the third prince look so listless? Is he feeling unwell?" Lin Sheng looked at Su Ruizhi's pale face and said worriedly.

"I didn't get a good rest last night. It's okay." Having gotten used to the tiredness when he woke up in the morning, Su Ruizhi stood by the bookshelf, watching Lin Sheng toss those books back and forth.

Because Lin Sheng didn't know a few large characters, the words on the book looked like pictures, so he had to match the patterns from his memory. In addition, Lin Sheng was deliberately delaying time, so he picked up a book and flipped through the pages. Turning over and over, wishing to burn through several holes in the book with his eyes, his free hand was still gesticulating non-stop, looking engrossed, Su Ruizhi couldn't help smiling when he saw it.

Such a simple Lin Sheng is working very hard, and Su Ruizhi, who is steady at every step, is also working very hard. Whose effort is better between these two?

After Lin Sheng's "unremitting" efforts, he found all those books on the fourth day and stacked them neatly on Su Ruizhi's desk. The one I put on top.

"Third prince, these are the books that the fourth prince often reads." Lin Sheng's voice sounded like asking for credit.

"Thank you, Lin Sheng." Su Ruizhi smiled and said, "After the imperial examination is over, you will definitely be rewarded with great rewards."

"That's so embarrassing." Lin Sheng smiled very honestly.

"Lin Sheng helped me a lot this time, and he deserves the reward." Su Ruizhi smiled and took out a bank note from his purse and handed it over: "These are the gifts first. If Lin Sheng can help me get the fourth brother Which pages are marked, the number on the bank note will be multiplied by five times."

Lin Sheng looked at the bank note with bright eyes, pretended to decline it, and finally accepted it and put it in his arms.

"However, why does the Third Prince want me to do this?" Before going out, Lin Sheng still had this question.

"Don't talk about official affairs, don't talk about it." Su Ruizhi smiled inscrutablely: "Remember to work under the fourth emperor's brother, you must..."

"Speak less, beg for mercy more." Lin Sheng continued with a smile.

Man Xilan When I Returned Volume 26 Shocking Changes Chapter [-] Everything Is Ready

The little eunuch Lin Sheng had always worshiped Su Ruizhi wholeheartedly, coupled with the stimulation of a large sum of rewards, he was naturally more cautious in doing things, wishing to keep everything that Su Qizhi said and did every day intact. presented in front of Su Rui.

While receiving the information from Lin Sheng, Su Ruizhi smiled and handed out one banknote after another.

When there was no one around, Su Ruizhi picked out a few books from the pile of books that were outside the scope of the test questions, and then picked out a few books that had been given questions in the past few years, and followed Su Qizhi's preferences on weekdays. Go out some, pick and choose, and finally only one is left.

Cooperating with the news from Lin Sheng and his own insinuations from time to time, Su Ruizhi roughly had some concerns about what questions Su Qizhi wanted to ask.

On this day, Su Ruizhi knocked on Su Qizhi's door again.

"Brother Sanhuang, what's the matter?" Seeing Su Ruizhi walk in, Su Qizhi asked.

"Hehe, the topic of the test will be determined soon, and there is something that the emperor wants to tell the fourth brother."

"Brother Three Emperors, please tell me."

"This year's topic, Brother Huang thinks it's good for the fourth brother to decide for himself."

"What?" Su Qizhi was surprised: "Isn't this topic going to be discussed with other adults?"

"According to the process, this is the case, but you also know, Brother Sihuang, that the factional struggles in this court are very fierce, and the questions of each test are contested by various power factions. The harm is worse than worse. Therefore, in order to prevent this situation, it is better for the younger brother to make the proposition alone."

"I don't have much experience."

"It's better if you don't have experience." Su Ruizhi smiled and said, "It's because the fourth brother usually ignores the government and doesn't belong to any faction, so it's best for you to come forward. I can't do it, brother, I always deal with them on weekdays..."

"Fourth emperor brother, you have been clear since childhood, and the questions you give must be impartial, which can achieve the best effect of screening talents."

"The imperial examination is a very important matter, and the Fourth Emperor also hopes to make this matter perfect."

"You don't have to worry about the minister's four emperors. No matter how dirty they are in private, when they encounter such a thing that can show their nobility, it's too late for them to rush, so how can they refuse."

Su Ruizhi listed several reasons in one breath to persuade Su Qizhi, Su Qizhi listened silently, and suddenly interjected: "What about the father?"

"Then there's no need to worry," Su Rui said confidently, "as long as it's good for the Qing Dynasty, how could the father refuse? Besides, the last scientific examination was given by the emperor's brother who just joined the government. Nothing happened."

"Okay then," Su Qizhi bowed his head and thought for a while before saying, "Since it's what the emperor wants, I will try my best to do it. As long as the ministers and the emperor have no problems, I will naturally not refuse." .”

"The ministers will naturally have the emperor brother to deal with you, the fourth emperor brother don't have to worry about it."

After leaving Su Qizhi's door, Su Ruizhi walked around the other adults' rooms.

I don't know what he said to the adults, but through a wall, I can hear the roaring voices of the soft-spoken civil servants.

"What? The fourth prince actually asked himself to make a proposition?"

"How can these four princes be so bold?"

"Is there any king's law here? Will this still take His Majesty's words seriously?"

After the ministers roared furiously, Su Ruizhi smiled and explained one by one.

"The fourth emperor brother has been self-willed since he was a child, and has a very violent temper. As an emperor brother, I can't persuade him."

"Master Ma, you can take care of this matter for the next time, it would be nice to give me a little noodle."

"Master Wang, what you told me last time..."

With a glib tongue and a whirlwind voice, in short, no matter which room Su Ruizhi came out of, he always had a smile on his face.

After convincing those ministers, the next target is naturally the most important Su Xuan.

Since preparing for the scientific examination, the first time Su Ruizhi left this small courtyard was to go straight to the palace to meet Su Xuan.

Inside the imperial study

Su Xuanan sat in the upper seat, looked at Su Ruizhi who greeted him respectfully, and asked, "Why is Ruizhi so polite?"

"Facing father, how dare you not be polite." Su Ruizhi smiled.

After the usual greetings, Su Ruizhi asked to sit down.

Su Xuan looked at the tiredness on Su Ruizhi's face, and asked with concern: "Ruizhi's complexion doesn't look well, are you feeling unwell?"

"No discomfort, Erchen is in good health."

"How is the preparation for the imperial examination?"

"all the best."

"Then..." Su Xuan thought for a while before opening his mouth: "How is your fourth brother?"

"Fourth brother is also very good." Su Ruizhi smiled: "Fourth brother is very serious about things."

"That's good..." Su Xuan said softly, not knowing whether to tell Su Ruizhi or himself.

As soon as the topic came to Su Qizhi's place, there must have been a moment of silence that followed.

These three words of Su Qizhi are a thorn in Su Xuan's heart, when the prick in the heart is sometimes deep and sometimes shallow, in the constant slight pain, there will be a sudden burst of sharp pain without knowing when.

Not long after Su Qizhi moved out of the palace, the title of Fourth Prince became a taboo in front of Su Xuan, and the longer the time passed, the deeper the taboo became.

At the very beginning, the concubines in the harem heard that the fourth prince had finally left, and they left in such an embarrassing manner. They all dressed up beautifully and came to Su Xuan with open smiles. At that time, Su Xuan was still in the mood to tease them. Fan, made those concubines blush and then casually say a few perfunctory words.

After a few days, Su Xuan no longer had any thoughts of perfunctory and teasing, and when he heard someone mentioning the fourth prince, he felt a burst of irritability, not surprise, dissatisfaction, or anger, it was a very bad irritability for an emperor.Those who took the initiative to mention the fourth prince bear the brunt of it, and naturally they will suffer bad luck, those who are relegated, those who are put into limbo, and those who are punished... .After a few rounds, everyone in the palace understood the importance of the word "Fourth Prince", so naturally no one would mention it in front of Su Xuan.But no one mentions it, Su Xuan will think of it by himself, when eating, when walking in the imperial garden, when in the plum garden... some images always come into mind inadvertently... lingering...

The two of them were relatively silent for a while, Su Ruizhi said with a smile: "This time, the minister actually entered the palace for the sake of the fourth brother."

Su Xuan raised his eyebrows, and was very interested in Su Ruizhi's words: "Is there anything he must ask you to say? Won't he come and say it himself?"

"According to the temper of the fourth emperor, I am naturally embarrassed to come to my father to speak out."

"That child is indeed a bit arrogant." Su Xuan nodded, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, with a taste of doting: "I also indulged him back then...why did he ask you to come today?"

"It's about the imperial examination." Su Ruizhi told Su Xuan the reasons for convincing Su Qizhi again, the difference is that he put all those reasons on Su Qi's head: "The fourth emperor think ...Fourth Brother thinks....Fourth Brother hopes that he will be responsible for the questions of this imperial examination."

"Is that really what he said?"

"It's absolutely true." Su Ruizhi nodded and assured: "It's just that the fourth brother is embarrassed to come because of face." After a pause, Su Ruizhi smiled again: "The fourth brother is very concerned about the tasks assigned by the father. I always say in front of Ruizhi that I hope he will not disappoint my father."

No matter when and where, he is always the most important existence in his heart... As if a stone in his heart fell to the ground, this realization made Su Xuan feel inexplicably comfortable: "Since he can think so, I can't dismiss it." , just do as he wants, I hope that by the end of the scientific examination, he really won't let me down."

After discussing important matters with Su Xuan, Su Ruizhi was entangled by Su Huai.

Holding a big beauty kite in his hand, Su Huai ran rampant in the palace. When he saw Su Ruizhi, he immediately left behind the crowd of eunuchs and maids, and came straight to the third brother, pulling Su Ruizhi's clothes and letting him go. He accompanied Su Huai to fly the kite, Su Ruizhi was so entangled that he couldn't refuse, so he could only run wildly on the grass with Su Huai for a while.

After Su Huai left, Su Yatu followed closely. Knowing that Brother Sanhuang, who hadn't seen him for a long time, finally returned to the palace, Su Yatu ran over excitedly, took Su Ruizhi's hand to ask questions, and talked non-stop.

It was not until the moon was on the treetops that Su Ruizhi left the palace and returned to the small courtyard where he worked temporarily.

The moonlight swayed, the shadows of the trees whirled, and when the courtyard door was pushed open, it was no surprise that the courtyard was deserted.

'I'll be alone again tonight. ' Su Ruizhi gave a wry smile and walked towards his room.

Just as he was about to approach, he found Lin Sheng squatting on the steps in front of the house.

"Lin Sheng? Why don't you leave so late?"

Lin Sheng looked up and saw that it was Su Ruizhi, he was very happy: "I'm waiting for the third prince."

"You have something to do with me?"

"It's fine." Lin Sheng stretched out his hand and scratched his hair in embarrassment: "Seeing that the third prince went out in the morning and never came back, I'm just worried."

"So... you're waiting here for me?"

Lin Sheng laughed twice as an answer.

When Returning to Man Xilan Volume 27 Shocking Changes Chapter [-] Bright Moon and Muddy Water

Su Ruizhi looked at Lin Sheng's cautious look, smiled, and sat down next to Lin Sheng regardless of the dust on the steps.

Lin Sheng reminded in a low voice: "The steps are very cold, the third prince should go inside."

"Those papers should be read in the middle of the night after all, so it's not too late..." Su Ruizhi looked up at the moon, with a sense of confusion in his words: "I'm a little tired today, Lin Sheng, let's Let's talk together."

How could Lin Sheng refuse Su Ruizhi's request, he nodded hurriedly, and waited for the third prince to speak first, and then answered himself.Unexpectedly, waiting left and right, Lin Sheng only saw Su Ruizhi silently looking up at the night sky, without the slightest intention to speak.

Going on like this is not an option, Lin Sheng racked his brains to think of a topic that he thought was very elegant: "Third Prince, the moonlight is pretty good tonight."

"...Are you worried about me today?" Su Ruizhi said quietly, the topic had nothing to do with Lin Sheng's.

"Ah?" Lin Sheng was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately realized: "Yes, I was terrified today... I saw the third prince go out in the morning, and he didn't come back until the afternoon, so I went to other adults to inquire about it. The grown-ups also said that they didn't know where the third prince had gone... Although they knew that the third prince was kind-hearted and sure that nothing would happen if he was lucky, but I was still worried... Haha..." The more Lin Sheng said, the more he felt uncomfortable. Excuse me, what is the status of the third prince, how can something happen?Even if something happens, where is it my turn to worry?

"Kindhearted? Good fortune?" Su Ruizhi turned his head and smiled at Lin Sheng: "How can I be kind? To tell you the truth, I am the smallest, most selfish, most sinister person in the world..."

Hearing this, Lin Sheng blushed and waved his hands again and again: "How can the third prince say that? It's really... Oh, how can the third prince belittle himself so much?"

"It's not belittling, it's just stating the facts." Su Ruizhi said flatly.

"That's not the truth." Lin Sheng was very anxious. He explained more anxiously than hearing others say that he was not good. "At least...at least in the hearts of us servants, the third prince is the most approachable and the most Concerned about our master. All the eunuchs and maids in the palace say so." After a pause, Lin Sheng added: "I often hear those grown-ups saying how well the third prince is doing behind his back..."

"What if I say that my kindness to people is all pretend? Is it all with a purpose?" Su Ruizhi laughed at himself: "I can make everyone say that I am good, doesn't it just mean that I am a double-faced, tactful The cunning..."

"Third prince!" Lin Sheng didn't care about etiquette, jumped up and shouted to interrupt Su Ruizhi: "Please don't say that... You say that, it makes people feel uncomfortable..."

Lin Sheng's roar made the courtyard quiet for a while.

The cold moonlight shone on Su Ruizhi's face, leaving nowhere to hide the exhaustion of the past few days. The eyes that were always glowing were now full of bewilderment. Su Ruizhi in this state looked extraordinarily lonely and fragile.

After a long time, Su Ruizhi let out a long sigh: "Lin Sheng, you don't understand."

Lin Sheng looked at Su Ruizhi's face, combined with the rumors he heard from behind, and asked cautiously: "The third prince is in a bad mood today... is it related to the fourth prince? Did the fourth prince bully the third prince?"

"No..." Su Ruizhi smiled wryly and shook his head: "The Fourth Emperor is actually very good, he wouldn't do that kind of thing."

"But..." Just tonight, Lin Sheng realized again and again that his head was really not enough, and he couldn't keep up with the thinking of the third prince. The third prince had said a lot about the arrogance and arrogance of the fourth prince before, but Just now the third prince was talking about the fourth prince?What is the situation?

"Fourth Brother's mind is so clean and pure." If it wasn't for being really tired today, or if it wasn't for the bright moonlight tonight, Su Ruizhi would never have confided in others such thoughts: "Since I was a child, Fourth Brother He is deeply loved by everyone, whether it is the father, father-in-law Fuer, or the national teacher, even my cousin Liu Lan, treats the fourth brother like a jewel in the palm, and I... have envied him since I was a child."

"If possible, I also hope to be friends with him for the rest of my life, to be a good brother who cares and loves him, but..."

Su Ruizhi's voice became softer and more lonely: "The fourth emperor is the bright moonlight, but I am indeed a muddy pool of stagnant water..."

Lin Sheng looked at Su Ruizhi like this, and suddenly wanted to go up and hug his shoulders to comfort him, but the difference in status made Lin Sheng just boldly pat Su Ruizhi on the shoulder and comfort him Said: "In any case, the third prince is the best in Lin Sheng's heart... will always be the best..."

Hearing this, Su Ruizhi showed a sincere smile to Lin Sheng, the smile was so gorgeous that it almost dazzled Lin Sheng's eyes.

"Lin Sheng."

"Ok?"

"Thank you for listening to me so much tonight, and thank you for what you did for me a while ago."

Lin Sheng imitated those old pedants in the past, and said in a vague way: "It's a trivial matter, the third prince has nothing to worry about."

Su Ruizhi looked at Lin Sheng's simple and honest appearance, but his heart was full of twists and turns.

Although Lin Sheng, the little eunuch in front of him, was completely used from the beginning to the end, what he said just now was true, and the thanks just now were also true.

If possible, everyone would like to be that bright moonlight, but how can I stop myself who has become turbid?

Therefore, although I am very grateful, what I should say to Lin Sheng most is that I am sorry.

Two days later, it was Lin Sheng's turn to take the very difficult family vacation. Lin Sheng happily went out of the palace to visit his relatives with a large sum of banknotes in his arms. Unexpectedly, when he passed a street corner, a frightened horse came galloping and took Lin Sheng away. Trampled to death.

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Seeing that the exam is approaching, a large number of candidates from all over Qingguo poured into the capital, and the capital, which was already full of vitality, was even more lively at this time. to attract guests.

The old bustard of Wenrou Township leaned in front of the flower building, waving a handkerchief to greet the students who came from afar: "Oh, this little brother, everyone in the whole country knows that as long as you come to my Spring Breeze Pavilion for a night, you will be safe." Your title on the gold list..."

"My young master, I saw that you are looking happy. It seems that you want to be the number one in high school. Why don't you come in and play? The oiran in my building is waiting to marry the number one..."

Qiao Kang and Liu Lan shuttled through the crowd one after the other. Although they didn't show the slightest interest in this place of fireworks, they had no choice but to attract those old bustards to strike up a conversation with their extraordinary appearance.

"This young master..." The face was covered with a thick layer of powder, and the old bustard with an 'astonishing' fragrance stretched out his hand and was about to grab Liu Lan's arm: "Look..."

Liu Lan covered her nose and quickly stepped aside: "I'm someone who has a sweetheart..."

Liu Lan's dislike was so obvious that the bustard snorted dissatisfiedly: "This young master's words are wrong, let alone just a sweetheart, even if you have a wife and concubine, it doesn't hinder you from coming to my Spring Breeze Tower." Besides, no matter how beautiful your sweetheart is, she can still be more beautiful than the oiran in my building..."

"Since they are all called sweethearts, they are naturally the most beautiful in my eyes." Liu Lan, who turned to leave, heard what the old bustard said, and answered casually.

"Oh, my son, you really know how to speak sweet words..." The bustard picked up a handkerchief to cover her face, smirked a few times, and shouted after Liu Lan: "The oiran in my building has to meet you. 100 taels of silver, you have to add 500 taels to listen to a piece of music, if you are eating and chatting with you, don’t even think about it without 3000 taels..."

Liu Lan also stopped, and snorted disdainfully: "His preciousness is beyond comparison to you oirans...I think of me back then..."

"Brother Liu!" Qiao Kang, who was waiting at the side, couldn't listen anymore: "We have to hurry to the restaurant, otherwise Si...Young Master will have to wait for a long time."

After being reminded by Qiao Kang, Liu Lan remembered that she had to rush to the restaurant. Today, she was hosting the banquet for the fourth prince and Qiao Kang. One was to wish Qiao Kang a success in the exam, and the other was that the fourth prince would go to the small courtyard to "retreat" tomorrow. up.

The two ignored the noisy bustard and rushed out of the crowd.

After walking out of the famous fireworks street in the country, the two of them took a deep breath at the same time. The smell on that street just now was really unbearable.

After feeling better, Qiao Kang teased Liu Lan with a smile: "It's just a bustard, Master Liu Lan was a little too serious just now."

Liu Lan smiled embarrassingly: "I can't help it, I can't help it."

The two of them walked a little further, and came to the restaurant they had agreed upon in advance.

Before going upstairs, Liu Lan raised her arm, sniffed and sniffed at the cuff, then put her arm under Qiao Kang's nose, and asked, "How is it? Didn't you smell the smell just now?"

After getting Qiao Kang's very affirmative answer, Liu Lan pushed open the door of the box with a smile.Su Qizhi was already sitting inside waiting.

"Why did you come here?" Seeing Qiao Kang and Liu Lan coming in, Su Qizhi asked.

"I'm delayed by something ahead." Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken a shortcut and crossed the fireworks alley.

The three of them took their seats and began to toast and drink. Naturally, the topic of the dinner table cannot be separated from the upcoming imperial examination.

"How is Brother Qiao's preparations?" Su Qizhi asked Qiao Kang.

"The preparations are not bad." Qiao Kang said with a smile: "It would be even better if the fourth prince could reveal some topics to me. There are rumors in the whole capital that the fourth prince is in charge of the topic this time."

"How did it spread so fast..." Su Qizhi murmured.

"The scientific examination is a big event every year, and the news naturally spreads very quickly." Liu Lan took the topic and said to Qiao Kang with a smile: "Brother Qiao, you might as well ask me about the fourth prince. I have a share of the test questions." After speaking, Liu Lan took out a roll of paper from her sleeve and announced triumphantly, "One tael a piece, I bought this with money."

Before every imperial examination, there will be so-called test questions to buy and sell in this world. There are all kinds of questions, and some of them are even released by some ministers in charge of the examination to confuse the public.

Knowing that this was a joke, Su Qi snatched the paper from Liu Lan's hand and said with a smile, "Alright then, let me see if this topic is true or not."

When the test question was opened, Su Qi's face changed, and then he closed it casually and handed it to Qiao Kang, saying, "Brother Qiao, this is a good thing, you have to prepare it accordingly."

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Qiao Feng hurriedly took the test question and said with a smile: "This is handed over by the fourth prince to my subordinate, I have to take it back and study it carefully."

"That's right," Liu Lan said with a quick smile, "Brother Qiao, you have to study hard, and you must remember, don't show this test question to others..."

After all, the two looked at each other with a smile, each took up their wine glasses and drank in one gulp.

Su Qizhi also picked up his glass in a daze, and took a drink with him.

Both Liu Lan and Qiao Kang regarded this as a joke on the wine table, and they didn't care after laughing.But Su Qizhi's heart was in a turbulent state. The test questions that Liu Lan handed over to him just now were exactly the ones he had planned in his mind.In other words, if Liu Lan hadn't seen this already-sold test question today, Su Qizhi would have sealed the test question with his own hands tomorrow, and would not take it out until the day of the exam.

If that's the case...the subject of the test is leaked...the consequences are unimaginable...

The three chatted and laughed for a while, and Su Qizhi asked Liu Lan, "Where did you buy these test questions?"

"It's everywhere..." Liu Lan replied casually: "This is the most popular set of test questions this year. The question seller and I guarantee that this question will definitely be tested, and they named it "Required Exam" undoubtedly'."

When Qiao Kang heard this, he almost spit out the drink in his mouth.

Su Qizhi also smiled, but that smile didn't reach his eyes at all.

After drinking and eating, Qiao Kang chose to walk back to his small courtyard, while Su Qizhi and Liu Lan took the same carriage to the mansion in the suburbs of the capital.

After getting into the carriage, Su Qizhi sat in the innermost part of the carriage, leaning against the wall of the carriage, closing his eyes and meditating without saying a word.

"Fourth prince is in a bad mood today." Liu Lan who was sitting across from him suddenly spoke, not in a question, but in a very affirmative tone.

Su Qizhi opened his eyes and looked at Liu Lan's concerned face. His original determination to solve this problem by himself suddenly began to waver, and he couldn't help blurting out: "It's about the test questions."

Liu Lan raised her eyebrows, motioning for Su Qizhi to continue talking.

Su Qizhi sighed: "The test questions you brought today are almost true."

Liu Lan was taken aback for a moment, and then realized: "Coincidence? Or...."

"Too many coincidences, I can't believe it." Su Qizhi said lightly, "Maybe it was a trap from the beginning, waiting for me to get into it."

The seemingly indifferent tone does not mean that Su Qizhi is not sad.

After opening the test questions, Su Qizhi's mind even went blank for a moment.

All the things that made me feel inconsistent came up: the sudden imperial decree, Lin Sheng and the ministers who were very unfriendly to me, the extravagant room, the request to make a proposition alone, and Lin Sheng's request. Sudden death... As I said to Liu Lan, there are so many coincidences that it is hard to believe.Everything clearly pointed to the fact that he was designed by someone, and that person was none other than the third brother who had the best relationship with him since he was a child.

During the banquet just now, on the surface, he was still talking and laughing with Liu Lan and the others, but Su Qizhi's mind was like a revolving lantern, and the clips about Brother Sanhuang kept flashing. Shouting: "I have a younger brother, I have a younger brother." After a while, Brother Sanhuang said to himself: "About this imperial examination, Brother Huang hopes that you can make a separate question." The next screen is Sanhuang Brother showed a calculating smile in a place where no one was there.

The feeling of being betrayed by someone you trust is so unbearable.

Seeing Su Qizhi's sad look, Liu Lan felt a burst of reluctance: such a fragile expression is really not suitable for the fourth prince, the fourth prince should be clear, and the eyes he looks at are so proud.

After thinking and thinking, Liu Lan got up and sat next to Su Qizhi, and carefully stretched out her arms to embrace Su Qizhi, fearing that the fourth prince would push her away if the movement was abrupt, Liu Lan still explained decently After a while: "When you are sad, it will feel better to have someone by your side..." Liu Lan's embrace is very warm, and it also has a unique faint fragrance, which really makes people feel better.

Without refusing or struggling, Su Qizhi lay in Liu Lan's arms and nodded gently.

"Liu Lan." Su Qizhi suddenly spoke softly, his voice was barely audible.

"Ok?"

"I suddenly found that every time I was saddest, you were by my side."

When she was studying hard to cater to her father, it was Liu Lan who tried every means to take her out to play.During the dark days when she first came out of the palace, Liu Lan happened to return from traveling abroad, trying to make herself happy.When I was ordered to enter the palace to identify the suspect, it was Liu Lan who was waiting for me at the gate of the palace. This time I found out that I was framed by the third brother, and it was Liu Lan who provided warm support...

My status has changed, my residence has changed, my father has changed, and my third brother has also changed, but Liu Lan has not changed.

Su Qizhi's voice was very soft, but to Liu Lan, these few words seemed to hit his heart directly.

The corners of her lips curled up involuntarily, and Liu Lan promised from the bottom of her heart: "No matter when, no matter what happens, I will definitely be by the fourth prince's side."

The same good promise, the emperor also said.

"Father will of course always be by Qizhi's side." Without the coercion towards the ministers, nor the indifference towards other people in the harem, the words of the father are very gentle.

But now, the father missed the appointment, and Liu Lan made the same promise instead.

Tell yourself rationally, don't believe in anyone's promises, otherwise, you will only be hurt by yourself.

But emotionally, I couldn't help not rejecting this sentence, but also faintly gave birth to some joy in my heart.

It turned out that the sense of identification with Liu Lan was far deeper than I thought.

Therefore, Su Qizhi also smiled, and stretched out his arms around Liu Lan's waist, making the two of them get closer.

The carriage fell into silence, but the silence did not appear awkward at all, but instead exuded warmth.

The carriage was swaying, and there was a very comfortable atmosphere around, Su Qizhi finally couldn't resist the tiredness, and fell asleep with Liu Lan cuddling each other.

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Second day

Su Qizhi was standing in the center of the hall, surrounded by ministers with different expressions, some were angry, some were questioning, and some were watching the excitement, except those who were not concerned.

"Fourth Emperor Brother," Su Ruizhi said with a smile, "Today is a big day for writing test questions. Are you ready for your test questions?"

"Ready." Without paying attention to the eyes of those ministers, Su Qizhi said lightly.

"Wait until the fourth brother finishes writing the topic, and just put it in the box in front."

Hearing this, Su Qizhi went straight to the box in front, reached out and threw a piece of paper into it: "I have already written this test question in the mansion."

Su Rui was taken aback, then smiled and said, "That's fine, let's make it quick."

"That's right, it's a quick battle, so I don't need to wait for Brother Sanhuang and all the ministers."

Su Qizhi and the others looked up at the guards lifting the box high, and replied casually