The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

Liang Chongyue and Li Yu'an had just finished lunch when A Zheng came over. She looked a little nervous because she couldn't guess why her cousin called her.

"Your Majesty, your Highness, and Your Highness the Queen."

Li Yu'an nodded slightly to Xiang Zheng, then continued to mark the papers with his head down.

Liang Chongyue stopped writing and walked out from behind the dragon table.

"Let's go to the inner hall and talk. I have something to discuss with you today."

The outer hall was left for Li Yu'an to mark the papers, while Liang Chongyue took A Zheng to the inner hall. After the tea was served, Ping'an told the whole story in just a few words.

The more Xiang Zheng listened, the angrier she became. She had originally thought that her cousin had called her over because of Lian'er's matter, but she had never expected that there would be someone in the imperial city who was so bold as to demand a reward for a small favor. They were bullying these girls because they came from small places and didn't understand the rules of the capital. They wanted to trick them into coming home before they were fully mature.

"They are worse than animals. My cousin is famous and yet these people dare to commit crimes in the capital. They are really not afraid of death."

"If this shameless group of people really succeeds in doing this, then girls, this book will just be for them to read, right?"

Xiang Zheng became more and more angry as she spoke. She was no longer a little girl. She had been with her cousin for many years and had seen a lot of things.

If such a vicious plan really succeeds, then in the future, there will probably be crowds of sinister villains in the capital who have such intentions guarding Chang'an Street.

Even if there is no danger at that time, these people will be asked to create danger in order to force these girls into trouble, so that they can help them and then ask for rewards.

"Cousin, whatever you want me to do, I'll do it right away."

Liang Chongyue guessed that Ah Zheng would react like this after hearing this, so he slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying:

"They did good things in broad daylight and haven't done anything illegal so far. What do you want to do?"

Xiang Zheng was slightly stunned when she heard this, and there was a nameless anger in her heart that she couldn't vent.

"Knowing that they have evil intentions, I just let them go? I can't do that."

Xiang Zheng was furious, so she picked up the teacup and took a gulp, almost getting scalded.

"I summoned you here today because, firstly, Bai Fu is working in Lanxu Pavilion and you could help look after her. Secondly, I want you to send someone to teach her more. This young lady left her hometown to take the exam alone and has only a limited understanding of the affairs of the capital, which makes it easy for others to take advantage of her. This kind of test can only be considered resolved if she can overcome it herself, and it will serve as a warning to those who come after her."

These people have vicious intentions, but that old woman only saw what she saw. There are many more things she didn't see. There may be even more people in the dark corners who have been eyeing these girls who are going to Beijing to take the exam.

These girls are smart, studious and able to endure hardships. After passing the imperial examination, they can become officials. However, due to the influence of their family, they only knew how to study and lacked foresight. They have never seen any big scenes. It is hard to guarantee that they will not be moved by a few good words and a few sets of jewelry from bad people.

Young and admiring young women, girls always hope to marry a good man. At one time, years of hard work have paid off and they have found a support for the rest of their lives. Few people will not be moved by such fictional beauty.

They cannot influence other people's decisions, they can only give a few reminders.

If a woman wants to truly stand on her own feet without relying on men, it will take many years for her to mature in this mental aspect.

"Is that all? What if Bai Fu is young and shy and can't bring herself to refuse?"

"Every street in the capital is patrolled by soldiers. If a brick is thrown down, half of the people hit will have family members who are officials. As long as you want to get rid of it, there is always a way. In this case, if she comes to you for begging, it is not too late for you to take action."

A Zheng is the daughter of Duke Dingguo and has a good relationship with her. This is something that everyone in the capital knows. Bai Fu has thousands of ways to save herself. As long as she can catch her, she can get rid of it.

Someone is setting a trap for her, and it depends on herself to break it.

"I understand, cousin, don't worry. With me here, that mother and son won't get what they want."

Looking at the righteous look in A Zheng's eyes, Liang Chongyue knew her. How could a girl from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion be truly innocent? With A Zheng watching over her, this matter would surely have a result soon.

"Okay, I have to get busy now. Business at your Lanxu Pavilion must be good these days, so you should go back early."

Xiang Zheng immediately stood up upon hearing this and bowed to her cousin before leaving.

"Then I'll leave first. Cousin, wait for my good news."

Liang Chongyue watched A Zheng leave, stood up and returned to the dragon table. He glanced at the roll of paper he was halfway through marking, sighed, and continued to get busy.

Xiang Zheng, who had just left the Yangxin Palace, suddenly stopped and turned to look at the towering plaque of the Yangxin Palace. She felt a little regretful that she was so angry that she forgot to ask her cousin about Lian'er's grades.

It would be too deliberate to go back now, and her cousin might not tell her.

"Oh, forget it, Lian'er doesn't want to know in advance anyway, so let's just wait."

Xiang Zheng walked towards the palace gate, muttering to herself.

When she entered the Yangxin Palace, she saw her cousin and the Queen grading papers and thought she would know the results soon.

Thinking of this, Xiang Zheng's thoughts drifted away from the results of the palace examination. Her mind was filled with the words her cousin had said to her in the Yangxin Palace. She must teach that mother and son a lesson and let them know that besides the law, there is also morality and righteousness in addition to human feelings.

The law cannot restrain these people, and if they want to take advantage of this loophole, it depends on whether she agrees.

Liang Chongyue sneezed again, and this time without even raising his eyelids, he waved towards Li Yuan, signaling him not to be nervous:

"It must be Ah Zheng who is talking about me. She just left, and there will be no one else besides her."

Although it is spring now, it is not warm in the palace. It even snowed a few days ago. The floor heating in the Yangxin Palace started heating up again after only two days of being turned off. Liang Chongyue was not afraid of catching a cold at all.

It took a total of four days to mark the papers. Liang Chongyue, Li Yu'an and Li Wen spent a whole day discussing the ranking of the top three.

"Your Majesty, Chai Shuo's literary talent is beyond doubt. He is handsome, but that doesn't mean he should be demoted to a lower rank. He could have been the top scholar."

During the palace examination, Liang Chongyue noticed that among the candidates, Chai Shuo was the most outstanding in appearance, and the others were not even half as good-looking as him. However, since ancient times, the third place winner has always been handsome. If he is not as good-looking as the first place winner, it would be difficult to convince others.

Liang Chongyue thought silently for a while, and decided to give Chai Shuo the top spot.

"Master Li is right. Since ancient times, the third place winner has always been more beautiful than the first place winner. It's not wrong to break this rule today."

After that, the top three candidates were selected, and the next step was to decide the ranking of the top three. Liang Chongyue and Li Yu'an had a rough idea of ​​these after reading the papers. They had already marked the scores on the papers, and they just had to rank them according to the scores.