Prime Minister's Mansion.

Front yard study.

Hu Weiyong was sitting on the rocking chair at the door of the study, closing his eyes and relaxing, breathing the fresh air of early spring, with a faint smile on his lips.

Seeing that tomorrow is Chunwei's last exam, and the day when the Hu family will have a top pick is getting closer and closer, Hu Weiyong is very excited.

He never dreamed that his son would be the top scorer in high school one day. In the past, he could not even imagine it.

There are even times when he feels that his son is no longer his son, as if he is a completely different person.

But how is this possible? If that is really the case, it would be too bizarre.

But he racked his brains and couldn't figure out what the reason was.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps suddenly reached his ears and followed him directly.

Hearing the footsteps approaching him in the blink of an eye, Hu Weiyong was startled, hurriedly opened his eyes, and subconsciously moved back.

Then he saw Pei Jie, who was sweating profusely, and couldn't help but grimace.

"What happened?! Are you crazy?!"

Hu Weiyong glared at Pei Jie who suddenly rushed in front of him and asked dissatisfiedly.

"Master, the young master was taken away by people from the East Palace!"

Pei Jie took a breath and said solemnly.

"Just take him away. Doesn't he always go to the East Palace? It's not a big deal."

Hu Weiyong shook his head and said indifferently.

"No, sir, the young master was taken away. The person who came was the commander of the guards of the East Palace, and he claimed that the prince had given an order. If the young master does not go, he must be kidnapped!"

"If Her Royal Highness hadn't happened to be there at that time, I'm afraid what would have happened!"

Pei Jie shook his head and said loudly.

After hearing Pei Jie's words, Hu Weiyong reacted, sat up hurriedly, and frowned.

"Did you say it was because of something?!"

"Besides the exam, has that brat caused any trouble in the past two days?!"

Hu Weiyong looked at Pei Jie and asked seriously.

"Didn't say."

"But the young master has been very honest these past two days. In addition to going to attend the Spring Festival, he also went back to Hongbin Tower, and Her Royal Highness was always with him."

Pei Jie thought for a while, shook his head and said.

"Did he offend the prince somewhere?!"

Hu Weiyong frowned, muttered something, and then hurriedly got up and walked out.

But after taking two steps, he suddenly stopped.

"No, I can't come forward yet, I have to find a way to figure out what's going on first!"

"You just said that Princess Anqing was also there at that time?"

Hu Weiyong hesitated, muttered to himself, then turned to look at Pei Jie and asked.

"That's right."

Pei Jie nodded and responded.

"Where is Princess Anqing now?"

Hu Weiyong asked.

"I'm worried that the young master has already returned to the palace. Chundie personally escorted him. He should be going to the East Palace."

Pei Jie thought for a while and said.

"Going to the East Palace?"

"Then everything will be fine for the time being. With her here, nothing major will happen."

"You immediately go to guard outside the palace gate. If there is any news, come back immediately to report!"

Hu Weiyong thought deeply, made up his mind, and said hurriedly.

"yes!"

Pei Jie agreed and immediately ran out of the house and headed straight for the palace gate.

Hu Weiyong paced back and forth on the steps with his hands behind his back, wondering what happened.

Originally, he almost couldn't help but go to the palace to plead for mercy, but when he thought about it, he didn't even know what was going on. Entering the palace rashly like this would probably be counterproductive, so the best option was to wait.

...

East Palace.

In the main hall.

Zhu Biao sat on the couch, slowly drinking tea, his face ashen.

Cai Yuanji and Xue Ru stood below, their legs almost numb, but they did not dare to make a sound.

At this moment, Xiao Qi walked in quickly.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Marquis Jiu'an has arrived!"

Xiao Qi bowed and said respectfully.

"Let him get in!"

Hearing Xiao Qi's words, Zhu Biao put down the teacup forcefully and said in a deep voice.

Xiao Qi agreed and quickly retreated.

Soon, Hu Fei slowly followed Xiao Qi into the main hall.

Seeing Cai Yuanji and Xue Ru on the side, Hu Fei already knew in his heart that Zhu Biao already knew the results of his second exam.

"Hu Fei, a humble minister, comes to see His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Hu Fei walked closer, bowed respectfully, and spoke slowly, with a flattering smile on his face.

"You can still laugh?!"

Zhu Biao glared at Hu Fei and shouted sternly.

Seeing this scene, Cai Yuanji and Xue Ru on the side shrank their necks, lowered their heads and did not dare to speak, but a different look from Cai Yuanji's eyes flashed across Xue Ru's eyes.

"Your Highness, what's going on? Who made you angry?"

Hu Fei looked at Zhu Biao and asked with a smile.

"How dare you ask me about the good things you have done yourself?!"

Zhu Biao snorted coldly, bunched up an examination paper on the desk and threw it to Hu Fei, saying dissatisfiedly.

Hu Fei smiled, bent down and picked up the exam paper from the ground, slowly opened it, and saw the painting he drew during the exam.

"It seems that nothing can be hidden from His Highness the Crown Prince."

Hu Fei turned around and glared at Cai Yuanji and Xue Ru, who had their heads lowered, and said with a smile.

"You don't have to look at them! Are you afraid that people will know what you have done?!"

"How long do you think this matter can be kept secret?!"

Zhu Biao stared at Hu Fei and asked dissatisfied.

"Hide it as long as you can."

Hu Fei smiled bitterly and murmured to himself.

"What?!"

Seeing Hu Fei mumbling, Zhu Biao frowned and asked sharply.

"nothing."

"Go back to Your Majesty the Crown Prince, I know I was wrong."

Hu Fei smiled and shook his head, then bowed respectfully and said sincerely.

"There's no use admitting your mistake!"

"Don't try to get away with it again, why on earth did you do that?!"

Zhu Biao waved his hand and said dissatisfied.

"Reporting to His Highness the Crown Prince, since this is the case, the minister will tell the truth. I admit that I don't want to disappoint His Highness the Crown Prince, and I want to compete for the top three, or even the number one scholar position."

"But Weichen thinks too highly of himself. Weichen has read all the questions in the previous two games and wanted to try to answer them. However, Weichen has little talent and knowledge and cannot even understand the questions, so he can only answer them with the answer twice.

End with a blank hand."
To be continued...