Someone from the palace informed Ning Jing and Su Liang that a banquet hosted by the court to entertain new scholars will be held tomorrow, and they each received a post.
In previous years, the banquets after the civil and military examinations were held separately, but judging from the time and place on the post, this time they will be held together.
"Will you ask your candidates for the literary examination to recite poems and write essays on the spot?" Su Liang asked.
Ning Jing nodded, "Yes. Your martial arts candidates will compete in martial arts for fun."
Su Liang was very calm, "Let's compare, I like it."
During the martial arts finals and civil examinations, for two consecutive days, Ning Jing did not go to give Duanmu Che acupuncture, and Su Liang was even less likely to go.
Halfway through the day, Uncle Huang, the steward of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, came to the door.
"My master would like to invite Miss Su to come and have a talk." Uncle Huang was very polite when he saw Su Liang.
The weather was fine. Su Liang was sitting in the courtyard playing with medicinal materials. Hearing this, he turned to Ning Jing's room and asked, "Brother Jing, can I go?"
When Uncle Huang heard the words "Brother Jing", the corner of his mouth twitched.
The next moment, Ning Jing came out of the room and said, "If your Highness the Fifth Prince has anything to do, just talk to me. Let's go."
Uncle Huang looked a little embarrassed, "Miss Su, this..."
"Regardless of anything, telling him or me is the same." Su Liang lowered his head and made medicine.
Uncle Huang nodded, "Okay, then please invite Mr. Ning to accompany me."
When Ning Jing walked to the entrance of the hospital, Su Liang suddenly said, "When you come back, buy me a medicine pestle. This one is not easy to use."
"Yeah." Ning Jing didn't look back and walked out the door.
…
When I arrived at the Fifth Prince's Mansion, I met Duanmu Che by the lake in the back garden.
The willow trees have sprouted, and the lake has a faint green color. Duanmu Che is sitting in a wheelchair, facing the lake, with an eagle standing on his shoulder.
"Master, old slave..."
Before Uncle Huang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Duanmu Che, "Su Liang, I thought you wouldn't come again."
Uncle Huang looked very embarrassed, "Master, Miss Su was busy and didn't come. Mr. Ning is here."
Duanmu Che's expression suddenly darkened, but he still didn't look back and waved his hand behind him.
Uncle Huang then retreated.
Then, Duanmu Che turned around in the wheelchair, his expression returned to calm, his eyes fell on Ning Jing, and he snorted, "Why, you don't dare to let her come, are you afraid of what I will do to her?"
Ning Jing's eyes moved down and landed on Duanmu Che's legs, and asked calmly, "What can you do?"
Duanmu Che's face froze, "Are you mocking me?"
"Yes." Ning Jing nodded slightly.
Duanmu Che sneered, "How brave! You just got the title of No. 1 Scholar, do you think you are very capable?"
"You can do it, go and try it." Ning Jing looked calm.
The relationship between the two was not good from the beginning. There used to be a mediator to mediate between them, and they ignored each other and lived in peace.
Now, Duanmu Che's marriage proposal was unsuccessful, but Ning Jing and Su Liang became an unmarried couple. During this meeting, Duanmu Che was not polite, and Ning Jing did not give him face, and directly broke up with each other.
"One word from me can make everything you strive for come to nothing, do you believe it?" Duanmu Che said coldly.
Ning Jing shook his head slightly, "I don't believe it. Your Majesty is wise. No matter how much he favors you, he will not be indifferent to right from wrong."
Duanmu Che snorted coldly, "You are too naive!"
"Do you really like Su Liang?" Ning Jing suddenly asked.
Duanmu Che nodded, "So what?"
"Tell her what she wants to know." Ning Jing said.
Duanmu Che sneered, "Okay, as long as she marries me, anything she wants can be discussed."
"Is this what you like?" Ning Jing looked at Duanmu Che with no warmth in her eyes, "You don't care about what she needs, and you don't consider her mood at all, just to satisfy your own desires."
"Don't talk like you are so noble. If you like it, you will get it. What's wrong with that?" Duanmu Che asked coldly.
"Yes. So if she doesn't like you and you harass her again, as her fiancé, I think you are shameless, so there's nothing wrong with it, right?" Ning Jing asked in return.
"Ning Jing!" Duanmu Che gritted his teeth, "You are looking for death!"
"Your Highness, Fifth Prince, respect is mutual. Considering that you have saved her, you don't have to worry about the past, but please stay away from her in the future." After Ning Jing finished speaking, she turned around and left.
Duanmu Che's face darkened, "Uncle Huang, stop him!"
Uncle Huang appeared, blocking Ning Jing's way, "Mr. Ning, my master still has something to say."
"Okay." Ning Jing turned around and walked towards Duanmu Che again.
The falcon flapped its wings and flew away. Ningjing walked up to Duanmu Che, raised her feet, and kicked one of the wheels of the wheelchair...
The wheelchair slid backwards, Duanmu Che's expression changed, and he wanted to get up, but was pushed by Ning Jing.
Uncle Huang was shocked and rushed over!
When Uncle Huang rescued Duanmu Che from falling into the water, where could he see the shadow of Ning Jing?
Duanmu Che coughed violently and turned pale, "I want to go to the palace to see my father!"
…
Not long after Ning Jing returned home, Duanmu Chen came, bringing with him an old eunuch and several imperial guards to ask questions.
"Fifth Emperor Brother said that you were disrespectful to him and deliberately pushed him into the water, causing him to almost drown. What do you have to say about this matter?" Duanmu Chen asked with a cold face.
Ning Jing frowned slightly, "His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince fell into the water? I don't know about this. Today, the Fifth Prince sent his butler to ask me to come to the house to talk. After I arrived, the Fifth Prince asked me to terminate my engagement with Su Liang, otherwise he would let me
Everything I worked hard for came to nothing. I didn’t agree, so I said goodbye and came back. I don’t know what happened next.”
A flash of light flashed in Duanmu Chen's eyes, and he frowned and said, "Mr. Ning, you are the top scholar in this science and technology. You should be very aware of the consequences of hurting the prince and bullying the emperor, right?"
Ning Jing nodded, "Yes, everything Ning said is true, and there are absolutely no lies."
Duanmu Chen looked at the old eunuch and said, "Eunuch Min, do you want to report this matter to your father Ming first?"
The old eunuch nodded, "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince makes the decision."
Duanmu Chen took the people away.
Seeing Ningjing going back to the room, Su Liang stopped him, "Did you push Duanmu Che into the water?"
Ning Jing turned around and said, "Why couldn't it be him who deliberately fell into the water and slandered me?"
Su Liang's lips curled up slightly, "Because when you were explaining to Duanmu Chen just now, I saw your little finger move."
Ning Jing was slightly startled and glanced at the little fingers of his hands.
Su Liang then said, "After my long-term observation, I can confirm that when you lie, the little finger of your right hand will move."
Ning Jing pinched the little finger of her right hand and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I won't do it again in the future."
Su Liang:... Why do you want to reveal the secret that you finally discovered?
"I pushed him down." Ning Jing admitted.
Su Liang chuckled and gave a thumbs up, "Master, you are so brave, you plotted to murder the prince in broad daylight!"
Ning Jing's expression was indifferent, "The emperor knows that he covets you, and he invited me over. If anything happens to him, he may deliberately frame me."
"High, really high!" Su Liang said that he didn't expect Great God Ning to have this side. He doesn't like playing dirty tricks, but he doesn't know how to do it. This is how he treats people from the underworld like Duanmu Che.
After what happened before, Su Liang discovered that Duanmu Che collected the bodies of Su Yuanzhou's family and saved Su Liang's life, but he was just showing favor to ants from a high position. He is an arrogant person and cannot be evaluated by simple good or bad, but
I have some psychological problems.
Su Liang was not worried about what Duanmu Yi would do to Ningjing because Duanmu Che complained.
Duanmu Yi loves Duanmu Che the most, but the one he values the most is Duanmu Chen. This is inseparable from Duanmu Chen's outstanding performance this year.
The last time Duanmu Ao was beaten by Su Liang, Duanmu Chen was responsible for the investigation.
This time Duanmu Che fell into the water, Duanmu Yi asked Duanmu Chen again for questioning. Perhaps it was Duanmu Chen who took the initiative to take over the task.
But no matter what, Duanmu Chen will not really fall in love with Duanmu Che. He will only use this opportunity to discredit Duanmu Che in front of Duanmu Yi without leaving a trace.
The outcome of the matter was as Su Liang expected.
In the end, Duanmu Yi believed Ning Jing's words and thought that Duanmu Che was unwilling to give up on Su Liang and wanted to get rid of Ning Jing in this way.
No matter how much Duanmu Che defends himself, the only witness is his closest uncle Huang Bo, which has no credibility.
"Father, it's rare for a fifth brother to fall in love with a girl. It's human nature to refuse to accept her marrying someone else for a while." Duanmu Chen explained to Duanmu Che with a "kind heart".
Although Duanmu Yi was a little dissatisfied with Duanmu Che, he did not blame him. He looked at Duanmu Chen and Duanmu Che and said, "Chen'er, Che'er, it's time for you to get married. If you like any girl, please tell me."
Duanmu Chen was stunned for a moment and said respectfully, "All my sons and ministers listen to my father."
Duanmu Yi was very satisfied and looked at Duanmu Che again, "Forget it about Su Liang. Nian Jincheng is not clean and cannot be used anymore. There are not many young generals who are useful nowadays. I want to see Su Liang's ability and consider whether to reuse her."
.If you really let her go to fight for the country of Qian, how will she give birth to children for you? It is not appropriate."
To be honest, Duanmu Chen felt a little sad. Duanmu Yi only looked like a father in front of Duanmu Che.
"My son doesn't care about that, I just want her!" Duanmu Che said with a serious face.
Duanmu Chen never dared to talk to Duanmu Yi like this.
Duanmu Yi frowned, "Don't be willful! Your majestic prince, do you want to take away someone's wife?"
"Their engagement is fake! It's a show to deceive us!" Duanmu Che said.
Duanmu Chen's eyes flashed slightly. Although he also had doubts about this, it was not important. He believed that even if Su Liang and Ning Jing did not plan to get married now, when the two of them really wanted to get married, they would be each other's number one priority.
And the best choice.
It's not that Duanmu Chen has no thoughts about Su Liang, but he doesn't consider love matters, so he can always remain rational.
Comparatively speaking, Duanmu Che was a bit proud of his favor.
Duanmu Yi's face darkened, "Che'er, if you can't provide evidence, don't make any judgments. Since none of you have a favorite candidate, I will arrange to choose a concubine for you! Go back!"
…
"Choose a concubine? What if the master doesn't like the person the emperor has chosen?" Chang'an was worried about this.
Duanmu Chen looked relaxed, "As long as I'm from a high enough background, my family can help me, I'm good-looking, and I'm calm, there's nothing I don't like."
Chang'an thought carefully for a long time, "It sounds like the requirements are not high, but when I think about it suddenly, I really can't think of a suitable girl."
"Actually, I like the eldest daughter of the Duke of Qin very much." Duanmu Chen said.
Chang'an's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, Miss Qin is very suitable! She and Miss Su are still good friends! She must have a good temper!"
Duanmu Chen hummed, "Go and tell Su Liang that my father wants to choose a concubine for me and Duanmu Che."
Chang An nodded, "I'm asking Miss Su to tell Miss Qin whether the master likes her?"
Duanmu Chen shook his head, "No, let her tell the Lin family that if she wants to marry the Qin family, she should hurry up. I don't want what happened to Lin Xueqing and Xing Yusheng to happen again, which made me lose face."
Chang'an was dumbfounded, "I don't understand, my master means..."
"You tell Su Liang, she will understand." Duanmu Chen said, "Father wants to use her in a more important way and let her have some snacks. I sincerely make friends with her, and the favor she owes me must be repaid!"
…
When Su Liang met Chang'an, he learned that Duanmu Chen and Duanmu Che were both going to choose concubines. When he mentioned Qin Yujin in particular, he knew what was going on.
Ning Jing went to the Lin family. In the afternoon, Lin Shuzhi invited Mrs. Xing as a matchmaker to propose marriage to Qin Yujin on Lin Bojun's behalf. The Qin family agreed on the spot.
At nightfall, another person came to the palace and brought Duanmu Yi's oral instructions to Su Liang, ordering her to be responsible for treating Duanmu Che from tomorrow and not to slack off.
Su Liang could only obey orders.
Ning Jing saw that she was unhappy, so he said, "I will go with you. If he speaks rudely once, I will beat him once and tell the emperor that he hurt himself and slandered me."
Su Liang coughed lightly, "No one will believe this kind of thing if it happens many times. Are you sure you don't have itchy hands and want to hit someone?"
"Yes, no?" Ning Jing asked back.
Su Liang nodded, "Very good. But Duanmu Che's problem isn't big. Your brother is still suffering. Shouldn't you first consider how to save him? You can't completely count on Yan Shiba. If you wait a day, he may be missing.
A layer of skin.”
Ning Jing frowned, thought for a moment and then said, "Next time Yan Shiba comes, you suggest that she capture Duanmu Che in exchange for Nian Jincheng. In this way, you can kill two birds with one stone."
Su Liang gave a thumbs up again, "Master, you are so smart."