Celebrating the Year of the Fish: A Princess is Not a Concubine[GL]

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Zhou Jinyu never expected that halfway through the scientific examination, he would encounter such a worry.Liu Zaiyang continued to invigilate her, but he recognized her at a glance, and he really came to attack her.

Right now, two guards have already stepped forward, trying to catch her.

Zhou Jinyu looked at Liu Zaiyang coldly: "Master Liu, do you still remember Zhang Lu?"

Liu Zaiyang was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Zhou Jinyu, of course I remember him. Didn't he cheat in the scientific examination back then and was caught by this officer?"

Zhou Jinyu looked at him coldly: "Just remember."

At this time, the younger examiner also heard the sound and came over. He glanced at Zhou Jinyu, pondered for a while, and persuaded Liu Zaiyang in a low voice: "Master Liu, is there any misunderstanding about this matter? Everyone is still answering now. If you make such a fuss, I'm afraid it will affect other candidates."

Liu Zaiyang was furious on the spot: "Master Song, I respect you as a member of the Ministry of Education, so I can give you some face. What do you mean by that! How could it be that I am making a fuss? Could it be that you want to fight for this Zhou Jin?" Can't the fish get away?"

The young examiner immediately said in a deep voice: "It's not that the lower official excused him, the lower official was just considering other options."

Liu Zaiyang looked around, and sure enough, he saw that the other students had stopped their pens and started to watch the farce.

Liu Zaiyang scolded: "Whatever you look at, you don't want to take the exam, do you?"

The candidates lowered their heads, but they were still secretly observing the situation here.

Liu Zaiyang ordered: "Come here, drag Zhou Jinyu out for me, I will search him myself!"

The two guards stepped forward, Zhou Jinyu sneered, and followed them out of the examination room very cooperatively.

Liu Zaiyang thought that Zhou Jinyu had finally compromised, and thought about how to torture him later, so as to avenge Zhou Jinyu's confrontation with him in public last time.

Unexpectedly, the young examiner followed closely, and Liu Zaiyang gave him a dissatisfied look: "Master Song, it's none of your business here."

The young examiner said: "The lower officials are also invigilators, so naturally they have the right to intervene in this matter."

Liu Zaiyang sneered: "No wonder you haven't been able to climb up for so many years, pedantic!"

The examiner surnamed Song said: "I don't need Master Liu to worry about this."

Liu Zaiyang didn't bother to pay attention to him, so he turned his head directly, and said to Zhou Jinyu with a sneer, "Zhou Jinyu, whether you admit it this time or not, the evidence is here, and you can't escape this time by saying anything. Come, someone!"

Liu Zaiyang called out to the guards, and the two guards said in unison: "Yes!"

Liu Zaiyang said: "Put this person who cheated in the examination room to this officer in a confinement room. After the end, this officer will personally interrogate him and send him to the Ministry of Punishment!"

Zhou Jinyu shrugged indifferently, and just looked at Liu Zaiyang with a sneer: "Master Liu, the student reminds you that it doesn't matter if you lock the student up, but if there are any consequences, you have to bear it yourself."

Liu Zaiyang was suddenly laughed at by her ignorant words: "Consequences? What consequences can I have? Is it possible that the official is still afraid of you?" Liu Zaiyang said with a sneer: "It's okay if you don't mention Zhang Lu, but you did. He is courting death!"

After Liu Zaiyang finished speaking, he said coldly: "What are you still doing in a daze, take her away!"

"stop!"

"stop!"

Two voices sounded suddenly at the same time.

One voice came from the mouth of the invigilator named Song, and the other voice, Zhou Jinyu turned his head when he heard the voice, and saw that old minister Meng Changru had appeared behind them at some point.

When Liu Zaiyang saw Meng Changru arrived, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately bowed and said, "Master Meng, when did you arrive?"

Meng Changru ignored him, but looked at the invigilator named Song: "Xueting, tell me, what's going on?"

The young examiner immediately cupped his hands and said, "Students greet the teacher."

Meng Changru waved his hand: "Excuse me."

Song Xueting?

Only then did Zhou Jinyu look at the young invigilator again. It turned out that he was Song Xueting, the only student of Mr. Meng at that time.Old Suntou once told him that if she entered the imperial court, she must get to know Song Xueting, who came from a grassroots background.

Song Xueting was the number one scholar in the second year of Tianshun, but he didn't know why he hadn't been promoted for a long time. There were rumors that he contradicted Emperor Tianshun because of the refugee incident, and later, together with Wei Huanian, advised Emperor Tianshun because of the abolition of the prince. Emperor Tianshun didn't like it.

However, this person has a very good reputation and is known for being upright, that is, pedantic.

Otherwise, with his talent, it would be impossible for him to be a casual employee in Zhongshu Province for so many years.

Song Xueting said to Meng Changru: "Teacher, Mr. Liu just said that Zhou Jinyu cheated, but the student didn't see it with his own eyes, and there is no real evidence."

Meng Changru touched the goatee under his mouth, and looked at Liu Zaiyang: "Master Liu, is there such a thing?"

Liu Zaiyang was stunned: "Old Minister, this...you can't just listen to Mr. Song's one-sided words, what the official has is the evidence, please have a look at it."

As he spoke, he handed over the so-called evidence in his hand respectfully.

Meng Changru took the palm-sized note, glanced at it roughly, and then looked at Zhou Jinyu who had been staring at Song Xueting thoughtfully since he came. Meng Changru coughed softly: "Cough!"

Only then did Zhou Jinyu come back to his senses, and bowed his head respectfully.

Meng Changru asked, "Zhou Jinyu, what do you have to say?"

Zhou Jinyu saluted and said, "Students...have nothing to say."

Meng Changru was startled, and thought to himself, this old man has been entrusted by someone, and has worked so hard to come here just to find a step for you, so you have nothing to say?

Meng Changru frowned: "Zhou Jinyu, if you feel that you have been wronged, I will make the decision for you. You can just say it."

Zhou Jinyu still lowered his head: "The students really have nothing to say. Since Mr. Liu has confirmed that the students cheated in the examination room, then the students have explained it. I am afraid that Mr. Liu will not believe it, so what else can the students say."

Meng Changru was taken aback. This is, complaining about grievances?

Meng Changru waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, "If you have anything to say, just say it, and the truth is up to you."

Zhou Jinyu raised his head, and suddenly looked at Meng Changru: "Is what Xiangye said true?"

Meng Changru said: "The truth speaks for itself."

Zhou Jinyu pointed to the cheating cheat sheet in Liu Zaiyang's hand, and said directly: "My lord, you keep saying that this is mine, that is to say, the handwriting on it should be the same as mine, but take a look , The characters I wrote are square and round, but the handwriting on this one is slender, obviously not written by me."

Liu Zaiyang was so bet by Zhou Jinyu's defense that he couldn't speak, and forcefully argued: "Nonsense, what if you asked someone else to write this in advance? Besides, you picked up this piece of paper at your feet, and said It's not yours!"

Zhou Jinyu nodded approvingly: "Master Liu is very reasonable."

Liu Zaiyang was taken aback, how could this kid admit it so easily?What kind of deceit is he playing?

Then, I heard Zhou Jinyu turn around and salute Meng Changru: "Master, since it is useless to learn to say anything, the student begs to change the exam questions and answer again. If the student remembers correctly, there should be more questions." The second exam question?"

Liu Zaiyang: "..."

Meng Changru nodded and said, "That's right, since you said so, the truth is up to you, and I'll change it for you."

Zhou Jinyu bowed and smiled, "Student, thank you, Mr. Xiang."

Meng Changru smiled again: "Zhou Jinyu, do you know that an hour has passed at this time, and there is less than an hour before the end, if you can't finish the answer..."

Zhou Jinyu grinned at Meng Changru: "That's also the student's own problem, and the student is responsible for it."

Meng Changru nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, as you said." Meng Changru looked at Song Xueting, who was standing with his hands down, and said, "Xueting, take him in."

Song Xueting saluted immediately: "Yes", Song Xueting looked at Zhou Jinyu with a look of admiration in his eyes, and said, "Zhou Jinyu, follow me quickly."

Zhou Jinyu bowed to Meng Changru to leave, and followed Song Xueting back to the examination room.

As soon as Zhou Jinyu walked away, Liu Zaiyang looked at Meng Changru and said unwillingly, "Old Prime Minister, the lower officials have also stepped down."

Meng Changru looked at Liu Zaiyang, narrowed his eyes and said, "You don't need to be the invigilator here, you should go back to your residence first."

Liu Zaiyang was taken aback, and said in a panic, "Master Xiang, I don't know what I did wrong."

Meng Changru said coldly, "Don't you know what you did?"

Liu Zaiyang was taken aback again: "The lower official really doesn't know."

Meng Changru narrowed his eyes again: "Do you know who you just wantonly slandered?"

Liu Zaiyang shook his head, but felt uneasy in his heart: "Your official... I don't know."

Meng Changru shook his head with his hands behind his back: "You will know later."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left.

Only Liu Zaiyang was left standing there alone, looking at his back, his face turned blue and white, not knowing what to do.

Who is Zhou Jinyu?Isn't he just an ordinary person?

How do you think what the old man meant, but that Zhou Jinyu is such an amazing person?

Meng Changru turned around and left with his servants. As soon as he left the tribute courtyard, he went straight to a luxurious sedan chair not far away. If someone had paid attention, he should have seen that sedan chair parked there early in the morning.

When Meng Changru came to the sedan chair, a little girl was smiling and saluted him: "Hello, old man."

Meng Changru nodded, looking at the empty sedan chair, he was a little stunned, then turned his head to look at Wan Qiu, and said very kindly: "Miss Wan Qiu, why are you here by yourself, where is the princess?"

Wan Qiu smiled and said: "Returning to Master Xiang, our master went to the street next to him to buy fried chestnuts with sugar."

Meng Changru was taken aback: "Stir-fried chestnuts in sugar?"

Wan Qiu said: "That's right, our master said that Young Master Zhou likes to eat candied chestnuts, so we should buy them for her in advance, lest she will be hungry when she comes out of the palace."

Meng Changru's old face was a little red, thinking in his heart, never would have thought that the gentle and generous eldest princess in normal times would have such a side.

He had heard it before, that Princess Yuanzhao was grounded twice by Emperor Tianshun because of a boy named Zhou Jinyu. Before that, he thought the rumors could not be trusted. After all, Princess Yuanzhao had been on the battlefield five years ago. Since coming back last time, he has been rarely going out in the mansion, and has always acted cautiously, never breaking the rules.

But today, it seems to be true.

He thought to himself, what kind of luck did that Zhou Jinyu have to win Princess Yuanzhao's heart.

Meng Changru stopped thinking about it, and quickly said: "The old minister went back, please tell the princess, Miss Wanqiu, what she asked the old minister to do, the old minister has lived up to the entrustment, and has already done it well."

Wan Qiu smiled and said: "The servant girl will not see you off, Master Xiang, please go slowly."