On a carriage on the official road, Su Xiaoxiao and Su Qi had just wiped the last bit of dirt off their hands with a handkerchief.

Su Cheng strode into the carriage, opened the curtain, and got in with a smile: "Girl!"

He also saw Su Qi, "Oh, you're here too."

I am not so enthusiastic about Su Qi.

After all, she is not his fat daughter.

Su Qi greeted politely: "Uncle...uncle."

My uncle has recovered his memory, can he call me that?

Why are Mao so nervous?

Su Cheng coughed lightly, not sure if it was a response or not.

Su Cheng looked the two of them up and down and asked, "Daughter, what are you two doing? Why are you all wet? Did you fall into the water?"

Su Qi glanced at a certain chubby girl without leaving any trace.

It's not falling, it's jumping.

Su Xiaoxiao said calmly: "Oh, Su Qi fell into the river, I pulled him up."

Su Qi, who was dropped into the river: "..."

"Ah sneeze!"

Su Qi sneezed.

The water is very cold in April. Is this little girl Mao okay?

Su Cheng handed Su Qi a handkerchief.

Su Qi was so moved that she burst into tears. My uncle really loves me!

Su Cheng: "Cover your mouth and nose, don't infect my daughter."

Su Qi: "..."

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Dad, have the results come out?"

Su Chengdao: "Come out!"

"Who, who won?" Su Qi asked nervously.

It was a sure thing, but for some reason, he was always worried that Emperor Jingxuan was playing tricks.

His worries were not unreasonable. Emperor Jingxuan played tricks, but he didn't win.

Su Cheng told the episode about the art of war exam.

Su Qi frowned: "Sure enough! I knew things wouldn't go so smoothly..."

Thinking of something, he looked at Su Cheng doubtfully, "But, uncle, you can't read. Can you understand that exam paper? Did you really make it yourself?"

"Why can't I understand? I, I, I...I can read!"

Someone said without confidence.

Just at this moment, Wei Ting's carriage passed by here.

The officials left one after another. At this time, there were many people and he did not come to say hello. Lord Wei, who had hidden his merit and fame, got into his carriage.

"Is it Wei Ting?" Su Xiaoxiao said.

Su Cheng looked at the sky: "What are you talking about? I can't understand."

He can still survive!

This time the art of war exam was indeed cheated. Wei Ting personally sneaked into the palace, peeked at the exam papers in advance, and drew down the answers and gave them to Su Cheng.

Naturally, Su Cheng doesn't know much about literacy and writing is too difficult, but he is not bad at thinking. If he can't write, why can't he draw?

It’s not about aesthetics, it just needs to be understandable.

In the past, when he was working as a escort, he used to pass on messages to people in this way.

Of course, being able to memorize such complicated pictures overnight is also Su Cheng's ability.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this.

This was an unnecessary and unfair competition. Her father defeated Qin Jiang based on his strength.

Emperor Jingxuan kept stumbling upon her father, so don't blame them for removing these stumbling blocks.

…

Outside the hunting ground, the princes and princesses also got on the carriage one after another.

"Third brother." Princess Hui'an called.

Xiao Chonghua smiled softly and said gently: "You wait for me in the carriage, and I will go and have a few words with my elder brother."

Princess Hui'an got on the carriage obediently.

Xiao Chonghua walked to Xiao Duye's carriage: "Brother."

Xiao Duye's face looked a little ugly.

As one of the commanders of the imperial guards, he made such a big mistake, so he was naturally accused by Emperor Jingxuan.

The accusation was expected, but the fact that both Su Cheng and Qin Jiang survived was unexpected.

"I would like to congratulate my third brother for winning the respect of my father."

Xiao Chonghua comforted him and said, "Brother, don't be downcast. I believe that my father was just angry for a moment and took it out on him. When my father's anger subsides, he will naturally reinstate his official position."

It was okay if he didn't say this, but when he said it, Xiao Duye's face turned even darker.

If Su Cheng hadn't won, Emperor Jingxuan wouldn't have been so angry, and his punishment wouldn't have been so severe.

To be more specific, the leader of the Imperial Guard is Lord Fu, he is just the associate, and he will not be the first to be targeted if something goes wrong.

But he was removed from office along with Commander Fu, which shows how angry Emperor Jing Xuan was by Su Cheng.

"Is there something wrong, third brother?" Xiao Duye asked calmly.

Xiao Chonghua said warmly: "No, I just saw that my eldest brother looked very bad, so I came over to comfort him."

"I'm fine. Don't worry, third brother."

"In that case, I'm going to investigate the case."

What happened in the woods always needs to be investigated. Emperor Jingxuan has handed it over to Dali Temple and asked Xiao Chonghua to go to Dali Temple to help investigate the case.

Xiao Duye's heart became even more congested.

He had just been dismissed, and this younger brother was promoted——

Xiao Chonghua seemed not to see the cold light in his eyes, and got into his carriage with a gentle smile.

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Xiao Chonghua and the Minister of Dali Temple went to the Duke Protector's Mansion.

Qin Jiang had woken up and knew that he had lost to Su Cheng.

Before he could express his feelings, he received cross-examination from Xiao Chonghua and the Minister of Dali Temple.

He wanted to slander Su Cheng, but he couldn't do it.

His testimony was basically consistent with Su Cheng's. It was the Imperial Guards around him who rebelled and suddenly launched a hunt for him. He fled in a hurry, and Guard Cheng around Su Cheng held off the traitor.

But there are some discrepancies in the latter part.

"Su Cheng said he diverted part of it? Oh, it was obviously him who abandoned me and escaped first!"

Xiao Chonghua said: "So, there are no assassins to hunt him down?"

Qin Jiang choked and said, "I'm going."

Xiao Chonghua: "How many went?"

Qin Jiang: "About five or six."

Xiao Chonghua: "How many have you killed?"

Qin Jiang: "Two."

This is consistent with what Su Cheng said.

The Minister of Dali Temple glanced at Qin Jiang and thought to himself, you just can't stand Su Cheng. He obviously helped you lure away the assassins, but you still want to accuse him of abandoning you and running away.

"By the way, how's that archer doing? Is everything okay?" Qin Jiang asked.

Xiao Chonghua and the Minister of Dali Temple both looked puzzled.

"What archer?" Xiao Chonghua asked.

"The archer from Shen Gong Camp." Qin Jiang said, "He helped deal with many assassins, but... he also shot me with an arrow..."

Recalling this, Qin Jiang was also puzzled.
To be continued...