"Ask for leave?" Xiao Jue crossed his arms and looked at him, asking, "What do you think?"
Tangning sighed and said, "I don't think it's possible."
Rules are set by people. It's not like he couldn't take leave at Qiong Lin's banquet. Unfortunately, he couldn't find a better reason. If he was the one who broke a few ribs, it would be easy to take this leave.
Tang Ning looked down and saw that the little beggar lowered his head and leaned towards him.
He led her to the bedside and said, "I'm going out to do some errands. You eat something first and then take a nap. When you wake up, I'll be back."
Tang Ning asked her to lie on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and used the method Tang Yaojing taught him to tap a certain acupuncture point on her shoulder. Not long after, her eyes slowly closed and she heard the sound of even breathing.
When she was sleeping, like Su Mei, her eyes were half-open, her little fists were clenched tightly, and her body was curled up, as if she would wake up at any time.
It seems that eliminating her defenses against outsiders and the external environment will not happen overnight.
Tang Ning asked Qing'er to light the soothing incense beside the bed, and then signaled Xiao Jue to walk out quietly.
"Who is she, your sister?" Xiao Jue walked out of the room, looked back, and asked doubtfully.
Tangning gently closed the door and said, "It wasn't before, it will be in the future."
"You are really good. You can also pick up a sister." Xiao Jue looked at him and said, "Now you better think carefully about how you will explain to His Majesty when you ran away just now."
Tangning looked at Xiao Jue and asked, "Didn't you run away too?"
Xiao Jue thought for a while, looked at him and asked, "Are you also His Majesty's brother-in-law?"
Tang Ning was really not as powerful and powerful as Xiao Jue, nor was he the emperor's brother-in-law, so when he passed by the hospital, he wrapped a white cloth around his hand.
The procession of Jinshi scholars had to circle the capital in a complete circle, with people watching on both sides of the street. The procession was very slow. When Tang Ning and Xiao Jue caught up with the procession, they had not yet entered the palace gate.
Seeing them approaching, an official in the team ran forward and said hurriedly: "Oh, Zhuangyuanlang, young master, you are back, hurry up and mount your horse!"
When riding horses in the streets in the past years, there has never been a situation where the No. 1 scholar ran off halfway and took one person with him. Both of them were wearing crowns and big red flowers on their chests. For those who didn't know, they thought they were eloping.
It’s over...
After more than two hundred Jinshi went around the capital, they entered the palace and were temporarily placed in a large hall.
After waiting for about an hour, His Majesty will confer officers on some of the Jinshi, and then there will be the long-awaited Qionglin Banquet.
After Tang Ning and Xiao Jue waited in the palace for a while, a eunuch came in and said, "The number one scholar, young prince, has been summoned by your majesty."
"I wonder how His Majesty will punish them?"
"They don't want this kind of opportunity. I really don't know what they think!"
"However, one is the young prince and the other is the number one scholar. Your Majesty should not punish him severely..."
…
When many Jinshi in the palace saw the two men being summoned to leave, many of them showed a look of gloating on their faces.
When they were parading through the streets just now, everyone saw the scene where the two of them jumped off their horses and ran away. This was a great discourtesy. His Majesty summoned them to come over, probably to punish them.
I don’t know what illness the two of them had just committed. What an honor it was to ride on horseback and parade in the streets in front of the people in the city. They actually gave up this opportunity to grow their faces. You know, the two horses in the front, except for them
Besides, all the Jinshi want to go there...
The place where Emperor Chen summoned them was in the imperial study. When Tang Ning and Xiao Jue walked in, they saw several unfamiliar officials standing in the palace.
"Students see Your Majesty."
"Xiao Jue meets Your Majesty."
Tang Ning and Xiao Jue bowed at the same time.
"Excuse me." Emperor Chen looked at the two of them and said straight to the point: "There is a royal censor attending the two of you. When the royal horse is parading through the streets, it is disrespectful to abandon the horse and run away. Is this possible?"
"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case." Xiao Jue bowed and said: "However, there is a reason for us to do this in urgent matters."
Chen Huang leaned back on his chair, glanced at them, and said, "Tell me, what is the reason that makes you not even care about the horse parade?"
Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning. Tang Ning held up her hands and said, "Your Majesty, the student's sister was kidnapped a year ago and disappeared. Over the past year, the student has been worried about her loved ones and has been sleeping hard at night. She has never stopped searching. Just now
After hearing the news about my sister and knowing that she was in danger, I felt extremely anxious, so I was rude..."
Chen Huang looked at him and said in surprise: "You have a sister?"
"Um..." Tangning opened her lips and said, "Fuck sister."
Chen Huang looked at Xiao Jue and asked: "He is trying to save his sister, what are you doing?"
"I..." Xiao Jue naturally would not say that he was just watching the fun. After being stunned, he changed the subject and said: "Your Majesty, the Number One Scholar and I discovered a gang that robbed children everywhere in the capital. They took these children from all over the country.
Kidnapping people from the capital and making them pretend to be beggars, taking advantage of the sympathy of the people and defrauding them of money, is really a heinous crime, please make a clear decision, Your Majesty!"
Chen Huang nodded and said: "I have asked Ling Yun to investigate this case thoroughly."
After saying that, he looked at Tang Ning again, looked at his hand wrapped in white cloth, and asked, "What's wrong with your hand?"
Tangning thought for a while and said, "The student suffered some injuries while fighting the villain just now..."
"Fight?" Chen Huang looked at him and asked, "How did I hear that it was you who kicked the person ten feet away? How could you hurt your hand?"
Tang Ning took two steps with a limp and said, "The student's foot is actually injured too."
An official stood up and said: "Your Majesty, if you are disrespectful, you must not be disrespectful, and etiquette cannot be abolished. Even if you are the number one scholar, you must observe etiquette!"
Another official echoed: "The number one scholar despises etiquette and law and deserves to be punished!"
Emperor Chen looked at them and said: "Although the Number One Scholar has violated etiquette, he is worried about his family, which is understandable. He has solved such a major case. The merits and demerits are equal to each other. You don't need to say more."
The two censors looked at each other, lowered their heads and stopped talking.
Whether this matter is big or small, whether it is a severe punishment or a light punishment, it all depends on His Majesty's thought. This scholar has always been treated favorably by Your Majesty, so he will not be punished severely for this matter, let alone
As the Xiao family member was involved, this matter was probably passed lightly.
Emperor Chen looked at them and asked, "I heard that you met Tang Zhao of the Tang family there?"
Xiao Jue bowed and said: "Your Majesty, you see clearly, we suspect that Tang Er is stupid... Tang Zhao, the second young master of the Tang family, is inseparably related to this matter, please see your Majesty clearly!"
Emperor Chen nodded and said, "I have left this matter to Ling Yun."
He looked at Xiao Jue and asked again: "You are taking the Imperial Examination this time. As a rule, you can enter the Hanlin Academy. Do you want to enter the Hanlin Academy or be on duty in the palace?"
Xiao Jue thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the Xiao family is a general, and I want to be on duty in the palace."
Emperor Chen nodded, looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "I want you to enter the Hanlin Academy and study for two years. Do you have any ideas?"
Tang Ning bowed and said, "The students are all at your Majesty's discretion."
…
Tang Ning and Xiao Jue walked out of the imperial study room, and the matter passed lightly.
Duke Dingguo had a son, and Emperor Chen really treated Xiao Jue, his brother-in-law, very favorably. Tang Ning felt that she might have benefited from Xiao Jue's favor.
As for him entering the Hanlin Academy, there is no surprise.
In previous years, the number one scholar usually got an official position as a Hanlin compiler. Although they only repaired books and gave lectures, without any real power, it was a springboard. Generally speaking, after two or three years of internship, they could officially enter the academy.
Capital officialdom.
When he and Xiao Jue returned to the main hall, Gu Bai walked up and asked, "How is it? Your Majesty didn't punish you, right?"
Xiao Jue rolled her eyes at him and asked, "Why does your Majesty punish us?"
Gu Bai asked doubtfully: "Then why did His Majesty call you over?"
Xiao Jue said casually: "His Majesty asked us to go over because he asked us what kind of official we wanted to be. Tang Ning said he wanted to enter the Hanlin Academy, and I want to be on duty in the palace."
"that's it?"
"that's it."
The eyes of many Jinshi in the hall looked at them, and they immediately became resentful.
They were both Jinshi, so the difference in treatment was too big. The two of them ran away in the middle of the horse parade, which was against etiquette. His Majesty not only did not punish them, but also asked them what kind of official position they wanted to take and which imperial examination they wanted to take.
If you don’t just do whatever you are given, how can you have any choice?
Even if it is grace, it must be moderate. The total amount of holy grace received by the Jinshi here is probably not as good as theirs...
