At night, Jiang Zhao had already been lying in his room all afternoon.

During this period, Si Mubai had been sitting in the pavilion opposite Jiang Zhao's room, and Wei Xiang had been practicing in the yard, running the "Xun Jin Jue" over and over again in his body.

He wants to adjust his condition to its peak in order to cope with tomorrow's situation.

Jiuqi, on the other hand, has been watching Nanny Ding in the kitchen, making delicious food for Jiang Zhao.

Jiang Zhao was lying on the bed, guessing that it was almost time for dinner, so he opened the door and went out.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Si Mubai sitting there. Jiang Zhao asked with some confusion: "Brother Mubai, why are you here?"

When Si Mubai saw her coming out, he stood up and said, "I'm a little worried about you."

"What do I have to worry about?" Jiang Zhao smiled.

Tomorrow is just a matter of going to see the saint, not going to the execution ground. Although entering the palace to see the saint tomorrow may be no different from rushing to the execution ground.

After all, if the emperor is in a bad mood tomorrow and feels that he has deceived the emperor, or if the ministers in the court insist that they have broken the ancestral etiquette, then his life will be in danger.

After Si Mubai finished speaking, he said nothing and said, "Let's eat first. Jiuqi has been in the kitchen all afternoon today, and Nanny Ding will prepare delicious food for you. Let's go eat quickly."

Jiang Zhao smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Then the two of them walked side by side to the dining hall. On the way, Jiang Zhao saw Wei Xiang still practicing and shouted: "Zhongqing, stop practicing and eat first."

Wei Xiang heard the voice and went out. When she saw that it was Jiang Zhao calling her again, she immediately stopped practicing and walked forward to eat in the dining hall with the two of them.

In the dining room, Jiuqi and Nanny Ding had already set up a large table of food and invited several people to eat.

"You are here. I was planning to call you. Come over for dinner quickly."

Nanny Ding went down to get the dishes and chopsticks.

Jiang Zhao walked over and saw that the food on it was all her favorite food.

"Jiu Qi, thank you." Jiang Zhao smiled and said to Jiu Qi.

Jiuqi scratched his head and said sheepishly: "It's okay, young master, as long as you like it."

Jiang Zhao and others sat down to eat. At the dinner table, Jiang Zhao said, "Brother Mu Bai, I'm going to stay in an inn tonight."

Although she knew that the emperor was very interested in her and wanted her to promote the military merit system, she just wanted to be just in case.

In case the emperor is an old-fashioned man, she doesn't want to hurt these friends.

"Master, I will go out and live with you." Wei Xiang said immediately.

Si Mubai also objected immediately: "No, you can stay here tonight."

Jiuqi also echoed: "Yes, young master, you can stay here tonight, we are not afraid of getting you involved."

They all know that Jiang Zhao is proposing to move out now just so that they will not be troubled.

None of them are afraid of being implicated, not to mention that the identity of his young master cannot be controlled by a dynasty.

Jiang Zhao looked at a few people, she didn't know how to answer them.

She probably guessed some of Simubai's identity. Although she felt a little guilty, she was not worried that she would implicate Simubai and the master and servant of Jiuqi.

What she was most worried about was Wei Xiang.

She was worried that if she was sentenced tomorrow, Wei Xiang would save her.

It was extremely difficult for them to escape from King Rui's hands that day, let alone escape from the emperor's hands.

A dynasty, a large number of armies and county government officials cannot escape with their human power.

On the day King Rui chased them, it was not a bright idea. He was following them secretly. As long as they went to a crowded place, they would not dare to chase those people.

But once she runs away now, if the emperor offers her another reward, then the people of the entire dynasty will become her enemies.

It is easy to guard against one person, and it is easy to guard against ten people, but what about hundreds, thousands, or ten thousand people?

Therefore, Jiang Zhao can only go to the palace to meet the saint tomorrow.

After finishing the meal, Jiang Zhao suggested: "Didn't we gamble a lot of money at the gambling stall when the results were released today? Let's go and get back the money we won from gambling."

Today had been too depressing, and tonight she wanted to do something to make herself happy.

The only thing that can make her happy now is to collect money.

Si Mubai naturally supports whatever she wants to do, and Jiuqi even more so. As for Wei Xiang, not to mention, he supports Jiang Zhao no matter what he does.

So after the group finished eating, they packed up and set off to collect money.

On the way, Jiang Zhao acted like a rent collector going to collect money.

Several people came to the market where the list was released before, and the gambling stall was still there.

Jiang Zhao stepped forward and slapped the gambling ticket on the gambling stall: "Shopkeeper, let's exchange the money."

The shopkeeper only looked at the gambling ticket and said, "I can't redeem it."

"Why, this is a gambling ticket I just bought this morning, why can't I redeem it?" Jiang Zhao questioned.

The stall owner sneered: "You bought it this morning, which means you saw it today. This year's new top pick is a woman."

"So what if it's a woman?" Jiang Zhao asked.

The stall owner said: "She is a woman, so she is not the top pick, so your gambling tickets will naturally be useless."

"In any case, the emperor has not issued an order to abolish Jiang Zhao's status as the top scholar in the new science, so she will still be the top scholar, and you have to redeem this vote for us."

Jiang Zhao argued hard, but even before the emperor issued an edict, these people did not recognize her status as the new top scholar.

Of course, the most important thing is that they don't pay me, which makes people very angry.

"It won't be tomorrow." The stall owner shook his head and said.

Jiang Zhao was angry: "Let's talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow. Today Jiang Zhao is still the number one scholar in the new science, so this gambling ticket is still useful. You have to cash it for us."

The stall owner looked at Jiang Zhao as if he were a fool: "Young master, why are you so stubborn? If you are today, you won't be tomorrow."

"Maybe tomorrow the new top scholar will have his head chopped off. If you want to exchange it for anything, just go and go...just go ahead."

"Then what if the new top scholar is not beheaded tomorrow?" Jiang Zhao asked.

The stall owner naturally didn't believe it: "How is it possible? It is immoral for a woman to dress up as a man."

"She took part in the imperial examination and deceived the emperor. It would be considered a minor offense if the emperor did not punish her nine clans."

Jiang Zhao nodded without saying anything. He stood there thinking for a moment and saw another option on the gambling stall.

She pointed to the option and said, "Boss, I bet on this."

With that said, he handed over all the money he had.

The stall owner glanced at her and took the money. He thought that this young man was so beautiful, why was there something wrong with his brain?

Jiang Zhao was betting that the new top scholar would not only not be beheaded tomorrow, but would also be able to serve as an official in the court.

The odds of this option are 1 to 100, but except for Jiang Zhao, no one has bet yet. After all, everyone has good minds.

However, if someone brought money to his door, he couldn't refuse, so he accepted the money and handed the gambling ticket to Jiang Zhao.

Jiang Zhao, who got the gambling ticket, said: "Shopkeeper, if tomorrow's new No. 1 scholar is okay and can join the court as an official, then you should also cash in the gambling ticket for me this morning."

The stall owner didn't think Jiang Zhao would be safe tomorrow, so he nodded and said: "That's natural, that's natural."


Chapter completed!