After leaving Changning Palace, the emperor was still very angry and went to visit Changqiu Palace.

Changqiu Palace is magnificent. In spring, the willows are green and the flowers are red.

The Crown Prince went to Changqiu Palace to see the Queen and was in no mood for anything else.

Queen Li was still young. Although she was not very beautiful, she had a graceful demeanor and was able to be a model for the country.

Crown Prince Chen Shicheng is already seventeen years old, two years older than Prince Wei, but he looks younger than Prince Wei and much more childish.

The incident caused by Prince Wei not only caused chaos in the court, but also made Chen Shicheng very confused.

If it was before, Li's family would also be in chaos, but now someone has reminded her that it is most important to hold on to this position. As long as she is stable, she cannot be abandoned.

Chen Shicheng is really unstable! His position has always been unstable! The emperor doesn't like him, and he really wants to keep his position stable!

Li pulled him aside and comforted him, "Don't worry. This matter has nothing to do with you."

Chen Shicheng said impatiently: "How can it be irrelevant?" He is the crown prince. Besides, if an opportunity is used well, it is very good.

Li said in a deep voice: "Your father is still rich, what do you want to do? The reason why His Majesty doesn't like Chen Feng is because he is too impatient!"

Chen Shicheng rushed to say: "Father doesn't dislike Chen Feng."

Li shouted, "That was in the past. What you want now is stability, which is what you should have."

Chen Shicheng said unhappily: “I am steady, and then I lose everything.”

Li coaxed, "You are the crown prince now. As long as you don't make any mistakes, no one can touch you. Just wait patiently..."

When the mother and son heard footsteps, they looked over and saw that it was the emperor coming. They were so scared that they knelt down immediately!

The emperor stood at the door, not approaching, and asked coldly: "Queen, please continue. What are you waiting for? Waiting for me to die?"

The queen was so scared that she kowtowed immediately!

The emperor sneered, not really caring: "To be the crown prince, all you have to do is wait to become the emperor. Have you ever thought that you might not be able to become the emperor?"

Chen Shicheng looked up at the emperor in astonishment.

The emperor said coldly: "You are a piece of rotten wood that cannot be helped. I have arranged the best master for you, but you don't study hard and insist on learning women's views. If I let you become the emperor, it would be unfilial to our ancestors."

The emperor was completely disappointed with the prince and was too lazy to say anything more. He just left.

Zhang Zhi followed the emperor and saw the crown prince was relieved. What should he say? He was not the only one who could supervise him. He could not interfere arbitrarily.

The emperor walked slowly, thinking about something. He didn't touch the crown prince because he wanted to focus on dealing with those people in the court. If the empress dowager dares to hold back, don't tell her whether she is filial or not. Some people, no matter how good you are to them, it's useless.

The only one who can truly agree with me is Yuan Miao. Yuan Miao risked his life to expose the Cai family, which the emperor would not have known before.

Yuan Miao risked his life to make it easier for me to sit still, but this is not something that can be achieved by just waiting.

It's not easy to be an emperor. Chen Pi's father told him this when he was very young.

But Chen Pi wanted to be a good emperor, and be a good emperor! Whoever tries to stop him will be killed! If we can’t kill them all at once, then we can kill them a few more times!

Yuanyong County, Ding family.

Unlike the silence of the past, the Ding family seems to be finally bustling this spring.

Ding Mengxiang was named on the list of top imperial examination candidates, ranking quite high, 74th. This was a great joyous event.

Friends and relatives came to share in the good fortune, and scholars came to share in the literary atmosphere. Some people who knew Ding Sui also came, and some wanted to marry into the Ding family.

Qian was busy dealing with all the problems, very busy. No matter if they were well-intentioned or malicious, she had to deal with them. Fortunately, she had a few people from her natal family to help her.

Ding Mengxiang was busy dealing with it. He was not very famous before, but now he has become famous overnight. He was a Juren before, which was only slightly better than the average person; now he is a Gongshi, and he only needs to wait to become a Jinshi to have a very good background.

There was a lot of noise outside, and a large group of people came.

Ding Mengxiang came out in a hurry. He was wearing a long shirt, with regular features and a rather elegant demeanor. Although he was a little famous, he was still gentle.

The people who came turned out to be people from the government office. They were very unfriendly and the lively crowd suddenly became much colder.

The man from the yamen was wearing official uniforms and looked much more imposing than Ding Mengxiang. He asked arrogantly, "Are you Ding Mengxiang?"

Ding Mengxiang replied: "That's right."

The man from the government office was in his thirties, considered young and energetic, and he gave the order: "Catch him!"

Several yamen runners pounced on Ding Mengxiang like wolves and tigers.

There were people around trying to stop them.

An old scholar asked seriously, "What's the matter?"

The others were puzzled. Ding Mengxiang was a tribute scholar now, and it was not something he could just take. Besides, these people didn't look like bandits.

A servant said arrogantly: "Ding Mengxiang knows it himself!"

Ding Mengxiang responded: "I don't know who they are from. Why are they here to harm people for no reason?"

The servant sneered, "How dare you be so stubborn?"

Ding Mengxiang responded: "Your Majesty is wise and wise, you can always be reasonable!"

Someone hurried over and laughed, "Shen family, stop harming people here!"

The others suddenly realized that it was the Shen family again. Since it was not Ding Mengxiang's own problem, it would always be better.

The man who had just arrived in a blue robe laughed cheerfully, "Shen Yue and Shen Dai were almost beheaded by the emperor. Now they are in prison. How can they care about harming others? However, the knife did not fall on Shen Yue's neck, but on Zhang Quan's neck. The emperor was going to confiscate the Zhang family, but he seemed to be too busy to remember it later."

Many people were excited: "Is it true?"

Someone else came over and said, "Zhang Quan has been beheaded."

Someone shouted angrily: "Good kill!"

They dared to arrest a tribute scholar at random, this was no joke! They were even more unscrupulous when bullying the common people.

Ordinary people don't care about killing people in spring. When these thieves are killed, there will be peace.

The people from the yamen retreated.

Some people still asked Ding Mengxiang: "Why are they targeting you?"

Ding Mengxiang said innocently: "I don't know either."

Someone speculated: "I guess they want you to do something. The palace examination will be held soon. If you agree, they will let you become an official and work for them."

If you don't agree, you may not be able to be an official for several years, and your official life will be miserable. But the emperor was so quick to kill!

Someone shouted, "Didn't Mr. Ding say it was no good?"

Someone angrily said, "Why are you so foul-mouthed? If you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future. Ding Mengxiang passed the imperial examination, Mr. Ding is in a good mood and feels better. What is there to say?"

Someone else agreed, "Yes. No matter how serious the illness is, it may get better if there is a happy event. So if children and grandchildren are filial and the elderly are in a good mood, they will live longer."

There were many people gathered here, and someone else said, "It is said that the Queen Mother is almost mad at the Prince of Wei."

Someone sneered, "Is it because Prince Wei is being hunted? The Queen Mother is so angry, but she didn't say what to do with the culprit?"

Someone mocked, "Isn't it because Prince Wei wants to go out? It must be dangerous outside, and it is safest to chant at home. Who doesn't know who the culprit is? What can the Queen Mother do to them?"

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