Liang Chongyue didn't see the man's face. Across the street, he only saw the man in a gray gown on the roof of the restaurant opposite. He had a mask on his face, was tall, and seemed to have uneven shoulders.

The arrow shot by Liang Chongyue passed by the man's neck. He didn't know whether it had cut the man's neck. Liang Chongyue also wanted to see how quickly a person would die if hurt by such a highly corrosive poison.

"Your Highness, there's a fire in the Imperial Examination Hall."

Ping'an's voice came from the side, and soon Liang Chongyue smelled smoke. Liang Chongyue remembered that there seemed to be something hanging on the arrowhead of the arrow just now.

Liang Chongyue turned around and saw that Yun Ling had already lifted the curtain at the back of the carriage. Thick smoke was billowing inside the Imperial Examination Hall, and the sound of people screaming could be heard continuously.

The fire burned so fast.

"Hurry up and put out the fire! Nothing can happen to the examiners in the Imperial Academy!"

Liang Chongyue's voice was frighteningly cold, and the guards guarding the carriage had no choice but to go and put out the fire without caring about His Highness's safety.

Liang Chongyue couldn't get off the carriage now as there were assassins lying in ambush around. Yun Ling quickly raised the four panels inside the carriage to protect the prince's safety.

Fortunately, the Imperial Examination Hall was not far from the Ministry of Justice, and soon officers and soldiers arrived with a fire brigade. It took a long time to put out the fire in the Imperial Examination Hall.

Liang Chongyue waited until Jing Suiyang appeared in front of her with a serious expression, his whole body covered in gray-black color from the smoke.

"Your Highness."

There were soldiers and firefighters around, and Jing Suiyang was interrupted by Liang Chongyue just after he said two words.

"Shut up, is there anything wrong with anyone in the Imperial Academy?"

Seeing Jing Sui Yang nodded solemnly, Liang Chongyue closed his eyes, his lips turned pale, and his whole body exuded an anger that was about to explode.

"Where's the toilet paper? Where's the toilet paper?"

Liang Chongyue covered his injured right arm with one hand. As it was such a big event as the Spring Examination, Liang Chongyue could no longer control his emotions and questioned Jing Suiyang loudly.

Upon hearing this, the officers and soldiers and firefighters around did not dare to look over here, but their ears pricked up.

"Your Highness, please punish me. I failed to protect the paper roll properly and it is missing."

Jing Suiyang's voice was neither loud nor soft. Yun Ling, who was guarding beside His Highness, could feel the shock in the eyes of the people outside the carriage when they heard this.

"Useless! What use do I have for you?"

The right arm that Liang Chongyue had been covering was still bleeding. Liang Chongyue's face became paler and paler. He raised his injured right arm and pointed his slender fingers at Jing Suiyang. Before Liang Chongyue could say any words of punishment, his eyes went dark and he fainted in the carriage.

"Your Highness, please wake up! Your Highness! You are safe. Return home and summon the imperial physician!"

Even though there was a baffle blocking the way, Yun Ling's voice still reached the ears of many people. Liang Chongyue, who had just fainted, was lying on the soft wolf-hair carpet with his eyes closed, his brows furrowed, and his lips had turned from white to black.

His Highness did not let Jing Sui Yang get in the car. After Yun Ling cried for a few words, Ping An drove His Highness back to the Princess's Mansion.

When they arrived at the Princess's residence, the imperial physician had been waiting there for a long time.

Liang Chongyue was unconscious and was carried to the bed by Yun Ling. The imperial physician was almost scared to death when he saw that the prince's originally bright and energetic face had turned gray and pale.

Without wasting a moment, he immediately began to take the prince's pulse and study the nature of the poison on his prince's right arm.

Yun Ling stayed by His Highness's side from day to night, but there was no sign of improvement in His Highness's health.

His Majesty and the Empress both sent people to inquire about His Highness's condition. The Imperial Physician, having exhausted all his life's knowledge, could only reply to His Majesty and the Empress with one sentence:

"I will certainly do my best, but Your Highness once suffered from a strange illness. Today, he was poisoned, and he missed the best opportunity to detoxify outside the Imperial Examination Hall. I can only do my best and leave it to fate."

Liang Chongyue lay in bed for several days. During this time, all parts of the capital were investigating the assassins who had assassinated Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess and those who had set fire to the Imperial Examination Hall.

These days, people come to visit every day, but Yunling turns them away on the grounds that His Highness is unwell. Only Eunuch Qi who serves His Majesty and Aunt Chunxiang who serves the Queen are allowed to enter the mansion.

The Imperial Physician has been living in the Princess's residence full time, just to better detoxify His Highness.

There were many different opinions in the capital for a while, but most of them said that during the Spring Examination, in order to ensure fair supervision, Her Royal Highness stayed in the Imperial Examination Hall day and night, blocking the way of some people. These people were desperate and wanted to assassinate Her Royal Highness and destroy the Imperial Examination Hall.

All the candidates who came to Beijing to take the imperial examinations were the ones who were most worried about the safety of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. If the Imperial Examination Hall burned down, they could still rebuild it, and if the papers were lost, they could still retake the exam, but without a fair and just examiner like Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, it is conceivable that there would be no fairness in the imperial examinations in the future.

It is simply the corrupt officials who have the final say. After ten years of hard study, they end up making wedding dresses for others. In these days without seeing the light of day, there will be no more noble sons from poor families.

At the Daxiangguo Temple outside the capital, some candidates spontaneously organized themselves to come and pray for Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. In the past, at this time just after the spring examination, the most people in the Daxiangguo Temple were candidates who hoped to pass the imperial examination.

This year is different.

Liang Chongyue has not gone out during this period, but she has the Sifangtai and the system, so nothing can be hidden from her.

The play that day seemed to have really fooled that group of people. Liang Chongyue's efforts to make it look realistic were worth it, as he didn't even tell the truth to his scumbag father and mother at the beginning.

If Liang Chongyue wasn't worried that his mother would overthink things and ruin her health, he really wanted to wait until the whole thing was over before telling his scumbag father and mother the truth.

After a few days, the whole Changshengtian was filled with the strong smell of bitter medicine. Liang Chongyue's hand, which was marking papers, paused, and he could not bear it anymore.

"Yunling, take your furnace and medicine with you and get out of Changshengtian!"

There was nothing wrong with her, and her Princess Residence was not outside. But she had to endure the unpleasant smell of Chinese medicine, which she really couldn't stand.

The system was also covering its nose and barking like a dog. Its nose was sensitive and it really didn't like the smell of Chinese medicine.

Li Yu'an knew that His Highness did not like the bitter taste of the medicine, so he smiled and handed a trimmed flower branch to His Highness.

The fragrance of flowers spread, diluting the bitter smell of medicine coming from downstairs.

"The papers have been almost graded, and the results will be released before the announcement. Your Highness, there is no need to worry so much. Take care of yourself."

Li Yu'an's voice was as gentle as water as he said this, but after putting down the flowers, he returned to the task of marking papers.

If he reviews a few more copies, His Highness will feel more relaxed, which is more effective than any amount of nonsense.

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