Sai Zhongqiu opened his mouth in shock: "You...why..."
He couldn't ask a complete sentence for a long time, but Zhou Deren already knew what he was going to ask.
Zuo Zuo couldn't run away at this moment, so he could only say in a low voice: "If you hadn't caused me to be removed from the list, I would have occupied a place on the list!"
Thinking that the emperor had chosen an extra hundred people this year, he felt sad and looked at Sai Zhongqiu with an even more sinister look.
Sai Zhongqiu only felt that he was wronged: "Zhou Deren, that day at Yuzhen Tower, I tried to persuade you several times not to cause trouble, but you didn't listen. You insisted on taking advantage of that little advantage and were arrested and brought to see the officials. In addition to your name,
,What does this matter have to do with me?"
He believes that whether he is a friend or a brother, he has done his best.
How did Zhou Deren have the nerve to blame him this time?
No matter how kind-hearted Sai Zhongqiu was, he could not help but be offended by others' toothlessness.
"It was you. I was caught in the Fuyin Yamen. I originally thought you were going to plead for me, but I never thought that you were going to harm me. It must be you. It was you who said something in front of Mr. Fuyin.
You caused me to be expelled, why did you harm me?"
Zhou Deren screamed hysterically, the expression on his face twisted with anger.
Sai Zhongqiu's originally gentle face slowly showed a trace of sullenness: "You are simply hopeless!"
"I'm thinking of you from my hometown. You hit my horse just now. I'll treat it as if you were overly sad and temporarily lost your mind. You should go away quickly and don't let me see you again in the future."
After that, he climbed on the horse and continued the unfinished parade.
However, his bright red No. 1 Scholar robe looked simply dazzling to Zhou Deren.
How could Zhou Deren watch him continue to parade on horseback in front of him?
Therefore, before Sai Zhongqiu had time to climb onto the horse's back, he drew the knife from the Yamen's waist and stabbed the horse's abdomen fiercely.
No one expected that after all the words had been said, he would actually take action to hurt others.
Just as the tip of the knife was about to cut through the horse's belly, the figure that had just saved Sai Zhongqiu moved again.
With a wave of his sleeves, he brought up a strong wind and blew Zhou Deren away.
Zhou Deren fell so hard that all the bones in his body ached. Only then did he see clearly that the young man guarding the man and horse looked like he was only in his early twenties. He had a cold and handsome appearance and a good temperament. Especially his eyes, which were like any other.
In his eyes, everyone is dead.
"You...who are you? Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
Zhou Deren was about to die. If Cheng Yaojin hadn't killed him halfway, Sai Zhongqiu would have been left half disabled.
The imperial court would not want a disabled champion.
However, it was Sai Zhongqiu's delighted voice that answered him: "Brother Qin, I didn't expect that you are not only talented in literature, but also good at martial arts. Thank you so much for brother Qin just now. I can't thank you enough for your kindness."
At this time, some people in the crowd recognized him and shouted: "Isn't this the second best person?"
"It is said that the most handsome young man has always been the most handsome one among the new scholars. I didn't expect that the second most handsome man is also very good-looking."
Listening to everyone's comments, Zhou Deren finally found out that the young man who ruined his good deeds was called Qin Rui. He and Sai Zhongqiu were in the same imperial examination, and the emperor selected him as the second in the imperial examination.
Zhou Deren's face turned pale, but he didn't understand that if Sai Zhongqiu, the top pick, was deposed, wouldn't he be the top pick?
Why should he save him?
Qin Rui glanced at him and saw through his thoughts: "Brother Sai Xian and I are equal in literary talent. It doesn't matter who is the number one scholar or the second. We are both in the top three and will definitely be reused by the court. But
You are different. After today, you may never have a chance to take the entrance exam in your life."
After saying this, he looked at the Yamen on the side. The Yamen understood and immediately stepped forward, escorting Zhou Deren to the Yamen.
Zhou Deren's face turned pale as he struggled to run away: "No, you can't arrest me. I was just trying to scare him. He didn't fall to death. Why do you want to interrupt my career?"
"Let me go! You are a typical example of officials guarding each other!"
However, as soon as he shouted twice, he was stoned by the people on both sides of the road.
After the first one, there was a second one. Soon, the despised Zhou Deren could only howl.
This scene made the ladies watching the excitement upstairs smack their tongues.
"Your Highness, I didn't expect there to be such excitement. I thought the man named Zhou had been thrown out of the capital long ago!"
However, she didn't hear any response after calling for a long time, so she couldn't help but glance at Li Huang curiously.
But Li Huang's eyes were fixed on that white figure, and the fingers under Yun's sleeves couldn't help but clenched tightly.
She pushed her carefully: "Your Highness, is it possible that you recognize the number two?"
As she finished speaking, Qin Rui downstairs seemed to sense something and turned to look upstairs.
With just one glance, Li Huang's pupils shrank violently.
Those are the eyes!
Those eyes are exactly the same as the one in the dream!
Li Huang took a deep breath and controlled the expression on his face to prevent his emotions from leaking out.
"Your Highness?"
Zuo Qing had never seen Li Huang like this before. Although there was no change on her face, how could she not feel the difference when she was sitting so close to her?
Li Huang withdrew his gaze, picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a sip.
"I'm just curious. This second-place kid is pretty good, so why doesn't anyone take the top pick to catch his son-in-law?"
Being diverted by her, Zuo Qing immediately revealed the gossip she had heard.
"Of course there is. As long as it's above the first-level, everyone is looking for it. It's just that the second-place finisher said that he was already engaged, and that's why everyone's hopes were dashed."
Li Huang looked up at her: "Is he engaged? Where is he from? Why have I never seen such a person before the exam?"
Logically speaking, it would be difficult for a person with such an outstanding appearance to not be famous while walking in the capital.
Unfortunately, until before the exam, she had never heard of such a person.
"He lives in a house in the south of the city rented by the imperial court. However, his family seems to be quite rich, so he lives alone. He doesn't go out to hang out on weekdays. Even if he enters the imperial examination, those who take the same exam as him will also
Meet him."
"Don't tell me that your highness has never seen him, nor have I seen him."
Hearing what she said, Li Huang felt more and more that there was something wrong with that man.
She winked at Ling Yuan, who immediately exited the private room.
This trip out to watch the excitement made Li Huang feel very irritable.
Although she has always wanted to find the man in her dream and kill him before he seizes their kingdom.
But when that person really showed up, she found that all her reason had gone away.
Today, it was just a suspicion, and she almost lost control and rushed forward to kill the man.