steal light

Early the next morning, the main hall in Kyoto exclaimed that Zhen Zhen was very restless.

"Your Majesty, last night the Sixth Prince was murdered at the inn in Xijiaodian by the gangsters. Both the people and the horses fell to the ground limp and weak, foaming at the mouth."

Yu Wenlan frowned deeply, Yu Wenting has always acted cautiously, how could he be plotted against by the small forces in the Jianghu, not to mention that Yu Wenting had just returned from pacifying the disaster in the south, how could he provoke the dissatisfaction of the Jianghu forces.

"Where's Ting'er, how is Ting'er?"

"The prince lost sleep last night thinking about political affairs outside the house, and he was not recruited. It's just that the entourage can't go on the road now, and the prince may not be able to come back tomorrow."

"As long as Ting'er is fine, when can't I come back?" Yu Wenlan reprimanded the servants, and the informed person fell silent, and silently retreated.

In Shengyu Academy, the top ten on the list are all nervously preparing to enter the palace to face the Holy Spirit, and everyone else is also worried about class assignments. There has been no formal lecture in the academy for several days, so Ye Donglan simply shuts himself down. in the house.

One evening after the announcement of the results, Pei Qian came to him.

After school in the afternoon, Ye Donglan returned to the dormitory where he lived alone to study alone. There was a sound of knocking on the door outside, and he opened the door. Pei Qian was waiting outside with a cake of tea and some pastries. Seeing him open the door, he rushed to him. Showing a gentle smile, he raised the things in his hand, "Aren't you going to invite me in?"

Ye Donglan quickly moved sideways to make room, "Pei Si, please."

Pei Qian was also polite, and went straight into Ye Donglan's room. Sitting at the table, he opened the oiled paper and took out snacks, and also took a teapot to make tea.

"The few students, officials and teachers are not here today, and everyone else is making a fuss. I come to you for a cup of tea, don't you mind?"

Ye Donglan didn't know, so out of politeness, he took the teapot from Pei Qian and made hot tea, "Donglan is honored."

Pei Qian waited until the tea was ready, took a bite out of a piece of pastry, and then said again, "I have something I want to talk to you about today."

Ye Donglan pursed her lips, "Pei Sixue, please tell me."

Pei Qian didn't beat around the bush, and just got to the point, "You're surprised by the ranking in this big exam, right?"

Ye Donglan didn't expect Pei Qian to ask him about this matter, so he was taken aback before saying, "Yes, Donglan thinks, that's not Donglan's achievement."

"Do you have evidence?" Pei Qian raised an eyebrow.

Ye Donglan paused, and said two words feebly, "No."

"But that's really not your grade." Pei Qian ignored Ye Donglan's astonished expression, and continued, "Someone replaced your grade, and I already know who that person is."

"That person..." Ye Donglan wanted to say something, but Pei Qian interrupted him, "But I won't tell you who that person is."

"Donglan, you have to understand that every young master and lady here is backed by the family, and what you argue with them is not only the face of the two of you, but also the face of the family behind them, so this matter is not acceptable to the academy. It’s convenient to come forward to solve it, but I can only pretend that I don’t know and nothing happened.”

Ye Donglan didn't expect Pei Qian to say such words to him. In his eyes, Pei Sixue was just, rigorous, gentle and polite, and treated him with the same care and courtesy as other princes from aristocratic families, but he forgot that Pei Qian also came from a wealthy family , In his heart, I am afraid that the seeds of rank are deeply ingrained.

"Pei Sixue, what about their decency and me?" Ye Donglan said excitedly, with the tip of his tongue on his palate, trying to hold back the tears welling in his eyes, "Are they going to let them steal it just because I have nothing to rely on?" My grades, throw my dignity on the ground and trample on it?"

"Donglan, calm down first."

"I can't calm down! You all want me to calm down, but who asked me! I'm the only one left alone, and I came to Kyoto alone. Class A, I must be in the top ten!" After Ye Donglan shouted, he curled his lips weakly, "I'm different from them, I have no other way."

"Do you feel that fate is very unfair to you?" Pei Qian also smiled, "But do you know that this is a common thing, even some people get rejected in the scientific examination? Do you know that person is just like you? Enthusiasm, but when the list was released, he found that he was not on the list, but he saw that the essay for the No. [-] Scholar was written by him.”

"He immediately understood that the rampant complaints in Beijing wanted to seek justice, and in the end the name of the person was afraid that he would spread it everywhere, so he shut him up forever."

"When that incident happened, I was still a student in the academy. We all knew the truth but no one said anything. But at that time, I was determined to go to the position of secretary and study fairly. But there is no absolute fairness in the world. The fairness that the weak seek is mercy."