jdhmnovel Chapter 286 Suicide
Chapter 286 Suicide
The Sheng family’s tutor!
No wonder the Grand Princess praised him so highly, no wonder... no wonder...
Those with high official positions considered marrying their descendants or waiting for Sheng Changtong to start arranging marriages.
Those in lower official positions, on the other hand, were thinking about how they could make connections so that they could send their daughters to the Sheng Mansion to enjoy the good life and drink the fish soup.
Although Zhao Ceying knew that Sheng Changtong would definitely find an excuse to decline, he never expected that his brother-in-law's rhetoric skills were so powerful, and... so knowledgeable and talented.
As expected, the only ones who graduated from Mr. Zhuang’s private school were a bunch of useless people from the royal family?
Even Sheng Rulan can’t compare to him?
broken.
Zhao Ceying agreed to Sheng Changtong's request with mixed feelings.
"That's right."
"Thank you Lord for your grace."
Thus, the topic was deliberately not continued.
In this battle, Empress Dowager Cao did not gain any advantage, and things did not develop in the direction she expected.
But Empress Dowager Cao was not one who was willing to suffer in silence, and soon, within half a day, she shifted her target to Shen Congxing of the Shen family in Yuzhou, preparing to attack at the same time as the conspiracy against the Sheng family.
As soon as Empress Dowager Cao's people left the palace, Molan got the news. It was so smooth that she didn't even need to use any ability.
Listening to Pu Guang's summary report, Mo Lan sighed.
"He's really a troublemaker."
It was difficult for her to understand Empress Dowager Cao's thoughts.
Because this person does things without any far-reaching considerations, he just does it for fun.
It is a huge disaster for such a person to be in a high position.
But if it weren't for the inconsistency in their positions, such an idiot would also be a perfect target.
What those in high positions lack in governance will inevitably be made up for by the strengths of their status and temperament, but what Empress Dowager Cao wanted was nothing more than 'obedience' and 'control'.
Molan felt that she had been in a hurry in the previous copies, but after coming to "Knowing" and slowing down, she paid attention to the various forms of life and used pure emotions as a bond to control all living beings. This was not only a kind of fun, but also a science.
Puppet Master.
It is not only about controlling people, but also controlling their hearts.
Let Empress Dowager Cao feel that she always has a chance. One pit and one plan every day, let Zhao Ceying run around busy filling the pits and feeling responsible for this "home", step by step, deeper and deeper, and finally bury himself in the ground.
Inadvertently insert willows and willows.
Only those who are careless can act as puppeteers and manipulate the hearts of all beings, while only those who are sentimental can understand the various states of all beings and get to the point directly.
She happened to be a cultivator with wood spiritual roots who entered the Taoism with passion and then evolved into the Taoism of ruthlessness.
Just like the destiny in the universe, every step I have taken has shaped who I am today.
"Thinking about it this way, there will definitely be an encounter between Ma Qingye and I."
Thanks to the oppression and inspiration she provided in the Ming Dynasty copy, Molan was able to clarify her own "Tao".
This is already considered a great fate.
Molan raised her index finger and lightly tapped the corner of her mouth, tilted her head and smiled, muttering to herself,
"So how can I repay the favor?
I'm afraid it will be a 'teammate', the Tang Dynasty promotion copy...
I really don’t know if she will be mad to death, I am really looking forward to her frustrated expression.”
We will meet in the Tang Dynasty.
No wonder they all have the thought of "seeing each other again" in their hearts, it's fate.
"I'm getting more and more impatient."
"Cao, Zhao, I don't have much time left to play with you."
Molan played with the wooden handle with silk thread rolled around in her hand. The silk thread flowed in her hand, and the wooden handles collided with each other, making a bang, bang sound, just like the countdown of a Western clock's pendulum.
*
The emperor's award has been passed down, and now is the 'auspicious day' for conferring the title of princess on the princess.
After the simple enthronement ceremony, the enthroned Gu naturally made a special trip to express his gratitude.
Gu looked much older. Even though she tried her best to cover up her face with rouge and powder, she couldn't hide her suddenly dark face.
Her temperament has changed a lot.
If the Gu in the past was the unruly and self-righteous person, the Gu now is more like a resentful woman with a belly full of jealousy and nowhere to vent.
She and the Duke of Qi were originally in love. Although she had always been in charge of the family and had a strong say, she and the Duke of Qi were both willing to fight and be beaten.
But now?
Ever since the incident at Sheng Mansion that day, she had lost everything.
The glory of the past, the love between husband and wife, and the pride she had left after the palace coup.
She has nothing left.
The only hope he had, his son, had to live in trembling fear under the persecution of these people.
What's even more ironic is that both Heng'er's re-examination and her reinstatement of the imperial edict and title were actually returned by Sheng, the instigator.
How hateful!
But Gu knew the rules after all. No matter how much she hated her in her heart, she put on a show of respect and performed the full set of formalities. She said to Sheng, who was sitting at the top, dressed up like a fairy who looked like the reincarnation of Daji,
"Pingning thanks the Queen."
"No gift."
Gu's personality and transformation are also worth observing and recording.
Her development was exactly as she had imagined and guessed.
Therefore, Molan was not polite. Under the cover of the round fan, she smiled and said lightly as the queen's words of admonition and instruction to the newly conferred imperial edict.
"You have finally regained your status, Princess, so you must cherish it. Don't forget your Majesty's kindness, and be careful with your words and actions in the future."
Gu's hands hidden under her sleeves were clenched tightly into fists. What she was holding in her palms seemed not to be sharp nails, but the daughter of the Sheng family who could be crushed to death by her.
"Pingning will remember the Queen's teachings."
"All right."
"I guess the Queen Mother is looking for you too? You don't have to stay here for long. It would delay your discussion of important matters."
After saying that, Molan waved her hand, signaling the palace maid to take her away.
……
Soon, winter came.
This year is auspicious snow, and next year is expected to be a good harvest.
In the joyful atmosphere, the emperor, the empress and the grand empress dowager sat at the same table and celebrated a wonderful royal New Year.
The first thing to do after the beginning of spring is the Enke.
The provincial and palace examinations were reopened.
Within two months, the results of the intensive examination came out.
Qi Heng, who unfortunately failed the exam last time, ranked seventh on the A list, while Gu Tingye, who was disqualified from the exam because he said the wrong thing, ranked fifth on the A list.
Empress Dowager Cao put all her efforts into this imperial examination.
Not only did he use various means to repeatedly replace the examiners and the people in charge, he also intervened in the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites, which were responsible for setting the questions for the imperial examinations.
Qi Heng's ranking was also instructed by Empress Dowager Cao.
If it weren't for Qi Heng's own level, which was well-known in Zhuang Xuejiu's private school, Empress Dowager Cao would not have even rewarded him with the title of top scholar.
So, don’t try to get rich overnight.
In the ancient times when information was limited, the uncontrollable dangers and the sudden surge in desires were the culprits that pushed oneself into the bottomless abyss.
Empress Dowager Cao was on the road to her own destruction, and her efforts were going further and further away.
Although Qi Heng was allowed to take the imperial examination, his status as the crown prince was not restored.
Since the Cao Wei Dynasty, the heirs of the kings were renamed as Crown Princes, and later the eldest sons of the king were often regarded as Crown Princes.
If he is not the 'crown prince', then his status as the legitimate eldest son is in doubt.
So now, even though Qi Heng has resumed the imperial examinations, Duke Qi, who has seen the instability of the Gu family and the incompetence of Qi Heng, has not stopped wrestling with the Gu family.