Jiangnan students gathered more than 500 people along the way and entered Beijing safely under the escort of the post stations along the way. Officials from the Ministry of Personnel transferred them to Yangkangfang.
It should be called Yangkang Bookstore now. At first, the officials didn’t have that much money, so they thought of leasing it first. After attracting investment, the officials prepared more than enough money for the symposium.
Under the instruction of the Holy Emperor, the Ministry of Civil Affairs purchased the entire Yangkang Square and placed it under the imperial court. A wall was built outside the square. The Holy Emperor himself inscribed the four words "Yangkang Book Garden" and a plaque was hung on the gate of the garden.
After settling the students from Jiangnan, Zhang Shangshu, the official minister, took Gu Yu into the palace to resume his duties.
When he arrived at the door of Qinzheng Hall again, Fuhai had a real smile on his face and whispered to her: "I knew that Prince Gu was a promising person, and he really became a blockbuster."
"I would also like to thank Eunuch Fuhai for taking the risk to deliver the message for me." Gu Yu said angrily.
After waiting for a while, the Holy Spirit summoned her inside.
Zhang Shangshu said: "The Jiangnan students' riot has been investigated clearly. Gu Shizi has a tender face and often wears a t-shirt recently and hangs out among the students. She knows better about this matter. It would be better for Gu Shizi to tell the whole story to the emperor.
"
The Holy Father nodded.
Gu Yu knew that Zhang Shangshu was promoting her, and she felt grateful. She stepped forward and said:
"The scholar who took the exam this time was named Zhu Jianchun. He was just over 30 years old. After repeatedly failing in the exam, he opened a private school to educate rural children and guide them in the rural exam. Because his tuition fee was very low, he even helped teach
Children from poor families are highly respected in Tongning County."
"Last autumn, Zhu Jianchun's mother was seriously ill, and the family didn't have much savings. They didn't even have the money to buy medicine for her. Mr. Yang, a wealthy man from Nanwang County, came to his door and promised that he would take the exam in his place and that he would be given money if he passed the exam.
One hundred taels of silver. I also personally took Zhu Jianchun’s old mother back to the Yang family and asked a doctor for treatment.”
"Zhu Jianchun was very filial and couldn't bear to see his mother suffering in a cold kiln while she was seriously ill, so she agreed."
"After the Qiu Wei list came out, Zhu Jianchun went to Yang's house to pick up his mother. He didn't want Mr. Yang to arrange a killer on the way, intercept the person halfway and drag him to the woods, intending to kill and silence him."
"Zhu Jianchun escaped with a narrow escape. He was worried about his old mother who was still in the Yang family. When he was desperate, he took the initiative to surrender at the Yamen. He is now being held in Tongning County Prison."
"The thugs sent by the Yang family wanted to collect the reward after they returned, and falsely claimed that Zhu Jianchun had been beaten to death by them. Mr. Yang immediately ordered people to drown Zhu Jianchun's mother in his own pond. By the time the people from the Yamen came over, Mrs. Zhu would have died long ago.
A cold corpse."
"Because Zhu Jianchun had a good reputation in Tongning County, when this incident came out, students rioted. Some people scolded Zhu Jianchun, but more often they complained about him and called out the unfairness of the imperial examination."
After Gu Yu finished speaking, he raised his eyes slightly and saw that the saint's face was very solemn. After a while, he heard him say: "There are imperial examinations full of loopholes, and then there is a court full of moths."
Gu Yu knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the reform of the imperial examination system cannot be delayed without delay."
The Holy Emperor nodded: "The suggestions you mentioned earlier are good. After the symposium, we will work out the specific details with the officials. I want to rectify the shortcomings of the imperial examination."
Zhang Shangshu was overjoyed. It seemed that it was certain that Gu Yuyin would be promoted to the official department.
"I humbly obey." Gu Yu lowered her head and responded. She took the first step into the court, her steps were quite solid, and she was very happy.
"Your sister has not been feeling well recently. You just happened to be in the palace, so go and see her."
The Holy Master thought of this. After the death of Queen Xiaomin, he was quite indifferent to the harem. However, since the concubine was in a high position, he would still pay more or less attention to it. Gu Yu had made great contributions to the Jiangnan students, and he was willing to let Gu Yu Cheng
His favor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Yu was worried. My sister had always been in good health, so how could she suddenly become ill?
Following the female officer to Jingxiu Palace, Gu Yu went in and saw that the elder sister was half lying on the bed with a sick look on her face. When she saw her coming over, her eyes lit up.
"Yu'er, why are you here?"
"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that my sister was so ill."
Gu Yu had a solemn look on her face, half-sitting on Sister's bed, holding her wrist and feeling her pulse.
She disguised herself as a man and had many inconveniences, so she learned some basic medical knowledge from Dr. Leng in the mansion. She was not proficient in it, but she still understood common diseases.
"You all go down," the imperial concubine said to all the maids in the room.
"My sister's pulse is fast and tight, with three breaths in one breath. It looks like wind and cold, but the yang energy is on the surface. Unfortunately, I am not very knowledgeable and do not understand what this pulse means. What does the imperial doctor say?" Gu Yu said.
"You are right, I am not suffering from cold, but poisoning," the imperial concubine said.
"Poisoned!" Gu Yu was horrified, "Who poisoned my sister? Since my sister was aware of it, why didn't she report it to the Holy One?"
The imperial concubine smiled faintly: "This poison is a chronic poison. It is sprinkled on the flowers sent from the flower house every day, and supplemented with cold things in my diet. It seems that I have a cold, but it is actually poisoning."
Gu Yu turned around and saw two pots of fresh rhododendrons on the flower stand. She said anxiously: "Since sister knows, why do you still..."
She couldn't continue talking until she was halfway through, because she understood that the Holy Spirit always likes to whitewash the peace. Since it is a chronic poison, and the body will feel slightly uncomfortable in the early stage of poisoning, even if the murderer is caught at this time, he will probably be treated lightly.
Only when life is endangered and the Holy Spirit pays attention will the poisoner be punished as he deserves.
Gu Yu's voice trembled as she asked: "Who is it?"
"It's Zhou Baolin." The imperial concubine whispered.
Gu Yu looked up and said bitterly: "It's her again."
It seems that her heart is not ruthless enough, and she still leaves room for Zhou Baolin to act up. She should make the play more vicious and make the matter bigger.
But, again, Zhou Baolin's power in the harem is not enough to support her to do such a thing. There must be someone with a higher status behind Zhou Baolin.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu's eyes turned red: "It's the queen, right?"
Although Sister A was vague about the last time she was poisoned, she had vaguely guessed that the Queen was behind it.
What's more, if she were an ordinary little palace concubine, she wouldn't have to use this method of killing a thousand enemies and damaging herself eight hundred.
The imperial concubine closed her eyes and nodded, confirming Gu Yu's guess.
"It's all useless to me." Gu Yu gritted her teeth, but still couldn't force back the tears.
If it weren't for the fact that she was alone and weak, why would my sister have put herself in danger? It's ridiculous that she was just complacent about being praised by the Holy One.
"Yu'er, are you saying this because you feel sorry for my sister to death?" The imperial concubine quickly held up Gu Yu's face and wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
"It's just that the situation is stronger than the person at the moment. I heard about what you did in the previous dynasty. I am very pleased and believe that you can hold up the throne of the Duke of Zhenguo in the future."
Gu Yu trembled and threw herself into Sister A's arms. She even choked and asked, "Even if there is nothing we can do to her for the moment, Sister A can't ignore her own body."
The imperial concubine gently stroked Gu Yu's head and said: "The harem's methods of harming people are hard to guard against. This time I know it and will use it to my advantage. Even if I can't bring her down completely, I will break her arms."
"Don't worry, my sister is well aware that the poison has not reached her heart, and her body will recover in the future. Don't tell your mother about this, I'm afraid she'll be worried," the imperial concubine said.
Gu Yu remained silent, feeling angry in her heart. On the one hand, she was angry with her sister for hurting her body, and on the other hand, she was angry with herself for not being able to protect her sister well.
Hearing Gu Yu sobbing softly in her arms, the imperial concubine pretended to smile lightly and said: "You said you had grown up before, but now what are you doing? You are crying like a child, shameless."
Gu Yu knew that Sister A was trying to comfort her, so she raised her head, wiped away her tears, and said, "How long are you going to let the toxicity last?"
The imperial concubine took her hand and said, "It was only a matter of these two days, but now that you are here, I can trust you and leave my back to you."