vrcanaries Chapter 485 The storm subsides
Chapter 485 The storm subsides
Liu Ang committed suicide for three reasons.
Protect your family.
Protect Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo.
Protect your reputation.
But since that person had been eyeing him since last autumn's imperial examination, how could he let his plan fail so easily?
It doesn't matter if you, Liu Ang, die. Your wife is still alive. She can redress the injustice for her husband.
So Li Shuang'er cried out for justice in front of the Inspectorate, which attracted people to gather around and watch. As a result, Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo were imprisoned, and the court launched a strict investigation into the cheating in the imperial examination.
After Li Shuang'er signed her name and sealed her identity, she was taken away and awaited execution in the autumn.
Because she was an orphan and her child had been adopted by someone else, legally speaking, there were no family members who could be implicated.
Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo were acquitted; Liu Ang's death and the imperial examination fraud had nothing to do with them.
Luo Xiaoran asked people to spread the news throughout Kyoto to prevent anyone from using the incident to criticize the two in the future.
The mysterious man in Li Shuang'er's confession was able to get the examination questions for the Autumn and Spring Examinations one after another. He simply disregarded the laws of the court and the hard work of thousands of scholars!
The Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Supervisory Office conducted a comprehensive investigation, first finding out the official who leaked the test questions from within, and incidentally discovered some officials who were bribed by the candidates, and also implicated many candidates who pretended to be from other countries...
In short, when you pull out a radish, you bring out the mud. In a short period of time, a large number of officials were demoted and exiled, their properties were confiscated and they were beheaded. The scores of many candidates were invalidated and they were dealt with according to the law.
After investigation, it was found that the Minister of Rites Yun Tianying did not participate in or condone cheating, but as one of the highest administrative officials in the imperial examination, he could not avoid the crime of negligence and received a large gift package of salary deduction.
The mysterious man who approached Liu Ang was also arrested after an official's confession. What awaited him was the death penalty by slicing to appease the public anger.
In addition, from Li Shuang'er's testimony, this mysterious man seemed to know in advance that Shuchang Hall would collapse on that day, and used this to create an opportunity for Liu Ang to make friends with Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo.
Even after being tortured with eighteen severe tortures, the mysterious man still insisted that it was just an accident, so Emperor Tianqi signaled to let it go.
The storm subsided. Mo Qing, who had completed the task assigned by his master, did not want to stay in Kyoto any longer. After resigning to Emperor Tianqi, he was about to leave.
Emperor Tianqi also wanted to follow the example of Emperor Huizong and keep Mo Qing as his imperial tutor.
But Mo Qingzhi was not in the government, and he was a highly respected and superior person in the hearts of all scholars in the world, so Emperor Tianqi could not force him to stay.
Emperor Tianqi proposed that all officials see him off, but Mo Qing politely refused.
It comes quietly and leaves without any fuss.
So, on the bustling streets of Kyoto, a low-key carriage carrying this hermit master quietly disappeared into the crowd.
But few people know that there were two other people sitting in the carriage. To be precise, they were two other children - Prince An Chen Xingchen and... the eldest prince Chen Xingye.
Luo Xiaoran wrote to Mo Shen asking for help. In addition to wanting to protect Chen Ji from criticism and let Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo come out of the Inspectorate prison with a clean record, she also wanted Mo Qing to bring Chen Xingchen to Bailu Academy to study.
Luo Xiaoran did not ignore the light that flashed in his eyes when he mentioned that Chen Xingchen should study at Bailu Academy.
Luo Xiaoran also knew why Chen Xingchen insisted on staying in Kyoto.
However, the endless conspiracies during this period and the increasingly complicated situation in Kyoto forced her to harden her heart and send her precocious brother away.
Chen Xingchen is now a young boy and no longer the little boy he was three years ago. No matter how Luo Xiaoran threatens or tempts him, he is unwilling to leave.
Until——Luo Xiaoran told the news of Niu Dan’s death.
Upon learning that Niu Dan and his grandfather had died in the bloody incident at Prince Yan's Mansion, Chen Xingchen, who already possessed the dignity of an imperial heir, could no longer hold back his tears, like the child he had three years ago.
"Why! Why am I the prince's son? Why do people around me die because of me?"
Luo Xiaoran continued to let Chen Xingchen vent his emotions as usual, until he was tired of crying and then spoke:
"If I hear you say something like this again, don't call me 'sister' anymore."
Chen Xingchen’s whole body froze, he stared at Luo Xiaoran blankly, not daring to speak.
"Chen'er, remember, a person who lives in guilt cannot live a good life."
“The bodies of those who have passed away may be gone, but they live forever in our hearts.”
"Take revenge when there is revenge, redress injustice when there is injustice, and then live your life contentedly. This is my own way of dealing with people, and it is also my expectation for you."
"I'll give you one day to think about it. Don't worry about me. Think clearly about what you really want to do!"
Finally, Chen Xingchen chose to leave Kyoto and go to Bailu Academy.
After all, Chen Xingchen was the Prince of An appointed by Emperor Tianqi himself, and there were many considerations for him, so he must not be allowed to leave Kyoto easily.
Luo Xiaoran asked Mo Qing to help her get the person back, but in fact she was also gambling that Emperor Tianqi would give face to this great scholar and academic leader.
She won the bet, but she didn't expect that Emperor Tianqi would send Chen Xingye to Bailu Academy as well. In her opinion, this move was a good one as it kept the children away from the struggles between adults.
When the carriage reached a street only a hundred meters away from the alley where Liu Ang's home was, two teams of armored soldiers suddenly appeared and forcibly drove the people to the sides of the road.
"Princess Qingyi has arrived, people, please stay away!"
Not long after he finished speaking, a luxurious carriage with four horses drove slowly over from not far away. Four maids stood under the windows on both sides, and dozens of guards followed behind the carriage.
The people knelt on the ground one after another to welcome Her Royal Highness the Princess, who was still as elegant as ever. In this situation, the carriage that Mo Qing was in seemed very out of place.
"Who is in the carriage? Why don't you get off and pay your respects when you see the princess's carriage?"
Mo Qing handed over the wooden sign as usual. When it reached Chen Lingyi's hand, a trace of gloom flashed across her face.
Soon, the many people kneeling on the ground saw that Princess Qingyi was helped off the luxurious carriage by a masked man, and the two walked towards the extremely ordinary carriage.
"I didn't expect that Qingyi would meet you just after returning to Beijing. It is really a blessing for Qingyi."
"I was just about to go back to Chuzhou, and I didn't expect to block the princess's carriage. What a coincidence." Mo Qing said through the curtain.
Seeing that Mo Qing was unwilling to even show his face, Chen Lingyi suddenly felt that she was being looked down upon, although she knew very well in her heart that her royal status was nothing in front of this old man.
After all, her father and the current Emperor Tianqi had never acted like an emperor in front of this person.
But Chen Lingyi didn't understand why Mo Qing suddenly came to Kyoto to intervene in the imperial examination cheating case, causing all her plans to fail in the end.
"Sir, what you said is really embarrassing. You have lived in Bailu Academy for a long time. You came to Beijing this time. The court is in a state of turmoil. Sir, don't you plan to stay for a while longer?"
“Kyoto is a great place, but everyone has their own place to go.”
After saying that, Mo Qing asked the coachman to make way for Chen Lingyi's carriage.
How could Chen Lingyi really let him do this? She quickly cleared the way and let Mo Qing go first.
Looking at the low-key and even somewhat frugal carriage, Chen Lingyi was a little absent-minded and couldn't help murmuring:
"Everyone has their own place to go. Mr. Mo Qing, are you suggesting that I should continue to stay in Yangzhou and not return to Beijing?"
"Princess?" A Qiao called softly.
Her gaze shifted to the mask on Aqiao's face, and Chen Lingyi's dilated pupils instantly focused. She stared at Aqiao, as if she was looking at another person through him.
She is the eldest princess second only to the emperor, and she will get what she wants in the end!
She just wants to return to Kyoto, the power center of Daliang, and take back everything she lost!