Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

After a while, Xiao Linfeng got the answer, "Are they the eldest son of the Jiangnan Bai family and the cousin of Tiaohua Xiangjun?"

The subordinate reported cautiously, "Yes, there are two more candidates, Mo Yichen and Wu An, whom the emperor also knows."

Xiao Linfeng's eyes were ambiguous, "Keep an eye on these people."

"Yes."

Bai Zhanyang was a little frustrated. He found that things were not going smoothly once he entered the capital.

The little cousin was very guarded, and no matter what he said, he couldn't impress her, let alone use her relationship to get close to the emperor.

As soon as he mentioned the three palaces and six courtyards, the two candidates immediately found an excuse and ran away, as if they were afraid of being implicated.

Coward! Pretending to be noble! It's not shameful to rely on women to get to the top!

"Sir, the Patriarch of the Cui family and the Patriarch of the Wang family are both in the capital, and are now visiting the home of a branch of the Wang family."

Bai Zhanyang's heart moved, "Miss Cui's husband's family?"

"Yes."

Marriages among aristocratic families are extremely particular. The main branch governs the main branch, the secondary branches govern the secondary branches, and the eldest son is married to the eldest son. There cannot be any disorder in the marriage.

Miss Cui is the eldest daughter of a side branch, so she married the eldest son of the Wang family's side branch.

Bai Zhanyang laughed and said, "Let's go visit the Wang family."

The Wang family, all the masters of the Wang family came forward to pay their respects to the head of the main branch, that is, the patriarch of the Wang family.

Patriarch Wang looked at the women in the flowers and frowned slightly, "Cui, what's wrong with your face?"

Miss Cui's face was still swollen, and she wanted to use illness as an excuse not to come, but Patriarch Wang specifically called her, so she had to come.

She endured the humiliation and said, "I accidentally fell down."

Patriarch Wang did not ask any more questions. He was only concerned about one thing. "Tell me about the scene when the Cui family was raided."

Miss Cui felt extremely aggrieved. Every time she mentioned this incident, she felt unprecedented humiliation and anger.

"Yes."

As she spoke, she added fuel to the fire, and tried to flatter him, saying that the new emperor wanted to use the noble families to establish his authority, and that the Cui family was the first to suffer, and the main branch and the Wang family would be next in line.

He also said that the new emperor would not let any family go and would eradicate them step by step.

The head of the Cui family looked at her deeply. This niece was not honest and wanted to use the aristocratic family to deal with the empress.

However, the empress's attitude is very crucial.

At this time, the servant reported, "Master, the eldest son of the Jiangnan Bai family wants to see you."

Master Wang frowned and said, "Let him in."

As soon as Bai Zhanyang came in, he bowed respectfully, "Meet Uncle Wang, meet Uncle Cui, meet Master Wang."

In front of these aristocratic families with profound backgrounds, the Bai family, the richest family in Jiangnan, did not dare to be arrogant and behaved politely.

Patriarch Cui raised his eyebrows and said, "It's Zhan Yang, why are you in the capital?"

"When I heard that my cousin was in trouble, I went to Beijing on purpose to investigate, hoping to help that poor little cousin..." Bai Zhanyang's expression was very serious, just like a good cousin.

However, everyone knows the Bai family's background. It is not the behavior of a relative to ignore them for three years.

So, what is he trying to do?

When Miss Cui saw him, she gnashed her teeth in hatred. He had beaten her sisters and refused to let them go, so she actually chased after them.

Extremely abominable.

But she didn't dare say anything.

After exchanging a few small talk and greetings, and just as they were about to get down to business, a servant came in and reported, "Master, the eunuchs from the palace are here on the emperor's orders."

Everyone's expression changed, "Hurry up and open the door to welcome them."

The two heads looked at each other and exchanged glances. Why did someone come to the palace for no reason? The Wang family had no one who served as an official in the court.

A eunuch, two palace maids and several palace guards came in.

Everyone was very nervous.

Mr. Wang bowed and asked cautiously, "Hello, sir. What can I do for you?"

The eunuch had a stern face and shouted, "I am here on the orders of the Emperor to ask Wang Cui about this. You dared to beat up the county lady appointed by the Emperor in public. You have no respect for the law and the Emperor. Are you planning a rebellion?"

"Let me ask the Wang family again, how dissatisfied are you with the king? Did you instruct Wang Cui to do this?"

These words frightened all the members of the Wang family pale.

"No, no, no. The Wang family has absolutely no disrespect for the emperor. It is impossible for them to instruct Cui to beat the county lord. It was all her own idea."

Master Wang slapped Miss Cui in the face, "Bitch, how dare you be so arrogant? She is a county lady appointed by the emperor, how can you offend her?"

Miss Cui's face was as pale as paper. Looking at the resentful eyes of the crowd, her heart sank.

The empress actually stood up for that bitch Cui Yanxi!

"Father, I was just impulsive."

The old lady of the Wang family was sweating with anxiety. "Our Wang family cannot tolerate a vicious woman like you. Son, divorce her quickly."

Everyone was anxious to distance themselves from the incident in order to protect their own families.

Miss Cui was trembling all over, filled with fear. Her parents' home was gone, where else could she go?

"Mother, please don't."

The eunuch looked at the chaos and shouted, "By order of the Emperor, Wang Cui will be beaten with thirty sticks to serve as a warning to others. If she dares to do it again, she will be executed according to the law."

Miss Cui was executed in public. Her screams, cries for help and pleas for mercy were horrifying to hear.

Everyone also has a clear understanding of the empress's iron-blooded wrist.

You can't think that she is weak and easy to bully just because she is a woman. None of the founding emperors were kind-hearted.

If you offend her, you will be punished.

Patriarch Cui looked unhappy and looked at Patriarch Wang on the side, "How could it be such a coincidence? As soon as we came in, this happened?"

It felt like I called them on purpose.

Patriarch Wang also had this feeling. "If I'm not mistaken, it should be to kill the chicken to scare the monkey."

They are monkeys, and this Cui is the chicken.

The head of the Cui family couldn't help but smile bitterly. The methods of this empress were extremely powerful.

Bai Zhanyang stared blankly at the bloody scene, his eyes flickering.

Soon, the palace servant returned to report, "Your Majesty, after the thirty strokes of the cane, Cui has fainted. The Wang family wanted to divorce her, but the head of the Wang family stopped them."

Ning Zhiwei raised an eyebrow, "He's quite clever. What are the expressions of the two Patriarchs, Cui and Wang?"

The palace servant reported cautiously, "I am very anxious."

Ning Zhiwei smiled faintly, she chose this time on purpose.

Let everyone see, this is the consequence of challenging the imperial power.

"Where's Bai Zhanyang?"

The palace maid reported, "He turned pale and said nothing."

Ning Zhiwei waved his hand and said, "Go down."

"Yes."

After everyone retreated, Ning Zhiwei turned around and asked, "By the way, what did you want to say just now?"

Rong Jing frowned slightly, "Three students died in the first round of this exam, it's a pity. I'll send a few doctors to guard the next two rounds, just in case."

The imperial examination required not only talent but also physical fitness.

Each exam lasted for three days, and three exams in a row lasted for a total of nine days. Many weak students could not endure it. Some died in the examination room, and some fell ill after returning home.

Ning Zhiwei sighed softly, it was indeed a pity, "Okay, let Doctor Wu take a few people over to guard it, and don't let anything happen again."

At this time, they didn't know that a huge storm was about to hit them, sweeping in countless people...