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

After the Empress's reminder, Xiao Cong still had something to understand. His face instantly turned cold. "Although the invitation was lost, this matter concerns the reputation of Yousong Academy. Your Majesty, I feel that you should still inquire about it, so that Yousong Academy will not cultivate some corrupt officials, who will become a disaster to the court in the future."

"I agree." Xie Ci'an hated this kind of mean behavior the most.

Xiao Cong stepped forward and helped Lin Qi up from the ground. "Have you offended anyone?"

[His family background has already offended many people, and those with bad attitudes automatically dislike him.]

Lin Qi looked at Xiao Cong in confusion and shook his head. "I rarely interact with people in the academy. I haven't offended anyone, but there are many people who don't like me. On weekdays, everyone stays away from me, and occasionally some classmates even exclude me."

[Eh, the more I listen to this, the more it seems off. It sounds a bit like she's being a bitch, like she's deliberately complaining in front of Xiao Cong. If Minister Lin saw this, would he get jealous? Why didn't that little crybaby come over? If he did, it would be interesting.]

Xie Ci'an rubbed his eyebrows helplessly.

In order to help the queen, Xie Ci'an glanced at Chongfeng and whispered a few words in his ear.

Soon, Minister Lin came out of the palace. Not only Minister Lin, but other officials and students also rushed over when they heard that the emperor and empress were coming.

The group stopped in front of the palace gate and asked each other in low voices what had happened.

Xiao Cong sneered, his eyes fixed on Master Wu, who was huddled in the crowd. "When did Yousong Academy ever have an incident of ostracizing students?"

Dean Wu quietly wiped away a cold sweat, squeezing his fat body a few times before finally squeezing it out. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was my negligence that caused this incident at the academy. When I return, I will strictly monitor the situation and will definitely not allow students to be excluded again."

Xie Ci'an glanced over with cold eyes, and Master Wu was so frightened that his whole body trembled, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He could only curl up as much as possible to reduce his presence.

Xie Ci'an's voice, tinged with danger, echoed among the crowd, "If this happens again, you can step down as dean and let someone more capable take over. Trash should stay where trash belongs."

Master Wu was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground. After a long while, he regained his voice and said, "I promise, there will never be a next time."

The other ministers who had joined in the fun wiped their cold sweats for unknown reasons. Fortunately, they did not say that it was inappropriate for the Queen to appear at the Qujiang Banquet, otherwise they would definitely have been scolded by the Emperor.

The emperor's insults are too vicious.

Gu Jianchu said, "It's only been three days since the post was published. Has anyone been to your yard during this time?"

Lin Qi thought about it carefully and said, "Two close friends did come to my courtyard to congratulate me. I don't have many friends in the academy, so no one usually comes over."

"Those two so-called friends of yours sneaked into your courtyard and stole the invitation. They were bribed by those two wealthy young men and sold Lin Qi for a mere thirty taels of silver."

"These two people are the most suspicious. Xiao Cong, please send someone to Yousong Academy to investigate. This matter must be investigated thoroughly." Xie Ci'an directly handed the case over to Xiao Cong for handling.

The Qujiang Banquet was about to begin, and they couldn't delay the banquet because of this matter.

Xiao Cong is an upright man, so Xie Ci'an feels at ease to leave the matter to him.

Surrounded by ministers and students, the emperor and empress walked towards the back garden of the palace.

The banquet was held in the back garden of the palace.

Gu Jianchu deliberately lagged behind in order to eat melons, and then saw Xiao Cong personally leading Lin Qi towards them. Xiao Cong whispered, "You are all going to serve as officials. Don't dress so tattered all day long. Clean yourself up a bit."

Lin Qi looked embarrassed and said, "I'll clean it up."

Xiao Cong could see that Lin Qi was in financial difficulty. After all, he had heard about Lin Qi's work-study program elsewhere. "After the banquet is over, go to my house and ask the accountant for ten taels of silver to buy yourself a new set of clothes. Don't worry, I'm not giving it to you. I'm just lending it to you. You can return it to me when you become an official and receive your monthly salary."

"Now that you have passed the imperial examination, you can't live in the academy forever. You need to rent a house. I'm afraid all this money is tight. If it's not enough, you can talk to the housekeeper and ask him to put it in your account and pay it back slowly in the future."

Lin Qi has been worrying about money recently. He really is not suitable to live in the academy anymore. He didn't expect Xiao Cong to help him like this. Lin Qi's eyes turned red with excitement, and he clasped his hands together and was about to salute Xiao Cong.

Surrounded by colleagues, Xiao Cong quickly raised his hand to stop Lin Qi from making the next move, "Don't be so polite. It's not easy for students from poor families. I'll help you if I can."

"I have no way to repay Lord Xiao for his kindness to me. I only hope that I can repay you a little in the future." Lin Qi didn't dare to let everyone notice this, so he could only speak in a low voice.

The two of them were so focused on walking ahead that they didn't notice a cold gaze coming from behind, which seemed to carry a hint of hostility towards Lin Qi.

Because of the distance, Gu Jianchu couldn't hear what the two were talking about, but through the melon-eating system and the intuition of the melon-eating people, she naturally did not miss the look in Minister Lin's eyes.

The road ahead for the little crybaby to find his wife is long. Previously, Xiao Cong had been avoiding him, not wanting to hinder his future. Now, Lin Qi has appeared, adding another stumbling block to his pursuit. The little crybaby's expression is filled with jealousy.

[I hope this couple I'm rooting for is going to be in trouble. The little crybaby's mother is actually helping him find a wife. She thinks he's old enough and has a stable career, so she wants to help him find a wife and start a family.]

Although Little Crybaby had found other excuses to decline, his mother's desire to see him get married was unstoppable. Besides his cousin, she was also looking for a girl from the neighborhood. When they heard the man they were going to marry was Minister Lin, they were eager to do so and had already followed his mother to the capital.

The little crybaby is certainly getting older. I wonder if he can withstand his mother's constant crying, fussing, and even threatening to commit suicide. Furthermore, his cousin and neighbor are well prepared to marry Minister Lin. I hope he can resist the temptation.

If the little crybaby wasn't firm, Xiao Cong would definitely stay away from him, fearing that this relationship would delay the little crybaby.

[These two are both thinking about each other, but the way they think about it is a bit frustrating. Otherwise, asking the emperor to grant them a marriage is unrealistic. In this era, being a man of color is one thing, but a grand wedding is another.]

Gu Jianchu was so focused on eating the melon that he didn't pay attention to where he was stepping.

He accidentally missed a step and fell forward.