The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

With his keen sense of smell, Gu Jianchu lifted the car curtain and leaned out to look.

I saw a man in a tattered robe being stopped by the guards in front of the palace. The robe looked like it had been worn for a while, with frayed edges and patches on the corners. Even the shoes on his feet were badly worn, but they had been cleaned.

The two guards had extremely grim expressions as they drove the people out. "Do you know where this is? Just go inside. If you want to survive and beg for food, go somewhere else."

"My two lords, I am really a newly-minted scholar, not a beggar. Please let me in." The man had a kind face and spoke in a humble tone.

The two guards exchanged a glance and laughed sarcastically, "Newly minted Jinshi, do you have a posting? If you don't have one, don't force your way in. If you're a newly minted Jinshi, then we're also newly minted champions."

The man looked embarrassed. "I have the post, but I accidentally lost it. Please be flexible."

"We've seen this kind of excuse a lot. If you don't have the post, just get out of here. You can still survive if you leave now, but the Emperor and the Empress will be here soon. If you dare to force your way in, you're courting death." The guard's tone was already tinged with impatience.

"But my post is really lost. If you don't believe me, you can check it out. My name is Lin Qi. There are classmates and teachers from Yousong Academy in it, and the dean is also there. They can all prove my identity as a new Jinshi." Lin Qi introduced himself.

He also knew that these guards needed to be bribed, but after searching his body, he only took out two copper coins, which he eagerly stuffed into the hands of the guards.

The guard took a look and threw the copper coin to Lin Qi. "You are treating beggars like this. You can't even take out a copper coin, and you still have the nerve to say that you are a newly-minted Jinshi. Get out of here."

Lin Qi, you're indeed a student of Yousong Academy. Among this batch of newly minted Jinshi, your grades are second only to the runner-up. You're considered one of the more talented students in this batch, but your family background is quite poor.

[Lin Qi's parents died early, and he was raised by his grandmother. However, he was very hardworking and studied hard from a young age. He was also quite lucky. It just so happened that the Emperor reformed the admissions system of Yousong Academy, releasing nearly half of the places for students from disadvantaged families. With his own ability, Lin Qi successfully entered Yousong Academy.]

Lin Qi's family was extremely poor, and he had to work part-time while studying at Yousong Academy. He even had to work a certain job at the academy. Furthermore, his clothes were tattered, so his classmates looked down on him and even bullied him.

Lin Qi didn't complain, continuing to work part-time while attending classes and researching at night. He even achieved a good score in this year's imperial examination. Consequently, his classmates began to envy him. After the official delivered the invitation to Lin Qi, the students took advantage of Lin Qi's part-time job to sneak into his courtyard and burn the invitation. Their goal was to make Lin Qi offend the emperor and the court officials and punish him.

Shameless villains like these are everywhere. This isn't just a prank; it's a disregard for someone's future and life. If the Emperor gets angry, Lin Qi, the newly minted Jinshi, will likely be expelled. After all, Lin Qi has no connections at all.

[This will cause the Emperor to lose a great general. Such a student should be expelled. Otherwise, he will be a nuisance to the court in the future and may even frame his colleagues.]

【What's more, after so many years of being from a humble background, it's only now that I've finally made it to the top.】

Gu Jianchu knocked on the carriage door, Zhuxi immediately stepped forward to open the door, Xie Ci'an got out first, and Gu Jianchu followed closely behind and was helped out of the carriage by Xie Ci'an.

"Yunhe." Gu Jianchu gave Yunhe a look, and Yunhe immediately stepped forward and asked in a cold voice, "What's going on?"

The two guards on duty took one look and knelt down in terror. One of them, shaking like a sieve, reported, "Your Majesty, the Empress has this to say. This student claims to be a newly minted scholar and wants to visit the palace, but he can't produce an invitation. I had no choice but to send him away, but he's lingering here and won't leave."

Lin Qi hadn't expected to run into the Emperor and Empress here, so he immediately knelt down and saluted them. "Your Majesty, I am indeed a newly minted Jinshi. I received an invitation from the court a few days ago, but I can't find it today."

"Zhongfeng, go check it out." Xie Ci'an said with a cold expression.

Gu Jianchu saw Xie Ci'an's face and looked a little worried. "Do you have anything that can prove your identity?"

Lin Qi slapped his head and suddenly remembered, "I have a jade token from Yousong Academy, which can prove my identity."

As he spoke, Lin Qi took out a jade token from his clothes and held it in his palm.

Before this, the emperor had only seen the top three candidates in the imperial examination, and he had no impression of Lin Qi. If he had any impression of him, it was only through the queen's inner thoughts.

Xie Ci'an had previously ordered the dean to make identity jade cards to facilitate the identification of students at Yousong Academy. He didn't expect that they would still be useful today.

Cheng Song took a step forward and took the jade token to examine it. "Your Majesty, this is indeed the jade token from Yousong Academy."

A moment later, Chongfeng brought Xiao Cong out of the palace.

Xiao Cong saluted quickly.

"Is there one named Lin Qi among the new scholars?" Xie Ci'an said in a cold voice.

Xiao Cong nodded repeatedly, "There is indeed a student named Lin Qi, whose grades are quite good, just below the runner-up."

"Sir Xiao." After the results were announced, Lin Qi went to visit Xiao Cong with his classmates who had passed the exam, and took the initiative to greet Xiao Cong.

Xiao Cong looked in the direction of the voice and immediately recognized the person. When the students came to visit him before, Xiao Cong had a good impression of this poor boy. "Your Majesty, this person is Lin Qi."

Why would the emperor suddenly ask Lin Qi about this? Could it be that Lin Qi had done something to offend the emperor? Xiao Cong couldn't help but worry, "Your Majesty, Lin Qi still has many things he doesn't understand. If I have offended Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Xiao Cong is quite fond of Lin Qi, and feels that he has a strong drive. He even wants to keep him in the Imperial Academy. Does this mean that Lin Qi has found a golden leg? After all, Xiao Cong is currently a favorite of the Emperor. If he can gain Xiao Cong's favor, Lin Qi's future career in the officialdom will be relatively smooth.

"It's my fault that I lost the post." Lin Qi knelt on the ground and lowered his head.

Xiao Cong's brows furrowed instantly.

Gu Jianchu was puzzled. "How could the post be lost when it was placed in your own yard? You wouldn't be so careless."

"I kept it in the cabinet and locked it carefully. When I went to get it today, I found it was indeed lost. Maybe someone accidentally knocked it off." Lin Qi had some vague guesses about the whereabouts of the post, but he had no evidence, so it was not easy to accuse anyone.