Ding Youtian nodded. "At least Jinyu calls me Master. He has always been very caring towards our children, Qiaofeng, and Xiaomai. Whether he wants to marry the Fei family girl or not, since she's promised him, there's no reason for her to watch him being humiliated like this."

Jian Ning's eyes were filled with tears. She didn't expect that he would offer to help Yang Jinyu before she even opened her mouth. People would develop feelings for each other after being together for a long time. Yang Jinyu had always been extremely respectful to her as his master, and she had only given Yang Jinyu the medical book left to her by Grandma Wu, and asked him to copy it and understand it on his own.

Yang Jinyu already had a background in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She had only given him a dozen or so lessons, teaching him the acupuncture and moxibustion techniques Grandma Wu had taught her, as well as Chinese herbal formulas for difficult ailments. She also taught him a bit of Western medicine and how to perform simple surgeries, unlike Qiaofeng, who had been taught from scratch by her.

The apprentice has her as his master in his heart, and as a master, the apprentice's affairs are naturally her affairs.

After she sent a message to Ma Fuquan, Ma Fuquan replied a little after two quarters past ten o'clock. He first talked about Yang Jinyu's reaction after learning about the divorce. He was extremely shocked when he heard it. Then he just said, "What else can I do if it is the emperor's will?"

Ma Fuquan said that he could see that Yang Jinyu was feeling a little uncomfortable.

Jian Ning: [What did Uncle Liu say?]

Ma Fuquan: [The old blind man's original words: What is the purpose of that evil disciple going to the capital this time? Once you figure out why you are going to the capital, you will know what to do.]

Jian Ning looked at Ding Youtian with an inquiring expression. Ding Youtian stared at the message from Ma Fuquan on the screen. A smile appeared on his lips. He told Jian Ning, "Please ask Brother Ma to tell my master that I thank him for his teachings."

After saying that, he went to find Huo Jincheng. Jian Ning was confused. Is there any solution?

The next day.

It was as if overnight, all the scholars who had come to the capital from various prefectures and counties to take the exam rushed to the gate of the Ministry of Rites, shouting that they would boycott the exam. Many old people and women ran to the gate of Fei's mansion with vegetable baskets, threw rotten vegetable leaves on the gate, and cursed Lord Fei, saying that he had two husbands and was shameless and unworthy of being the Minister of Rites.

The scholars shouted that they would never take the exam unless Lord Fei was dismissed from office. With such a Minister of Rites, what future was there for the scholars in the world?

Lord Fei's wife had originally been reluctant to cancel the engagement. After hearing the news, she hugged her daughter and cried in the room. Lord Fei was filled with regret, blaming himself for being old and confused and having made the wrong decision, which led to his being despised by scholars all over the world!

A lifetime of reputation is ruined in an instant!

After much thought, he stamped his feet and ran to ask for an audience with Emperor Yongping. He took off his official hat and cried bitterly, taking all the blame on himself. He said that he was blinded by greed and had concealed the fact that his daughter was engaged to someone else from the emperor. He asked the emperor to punish him and said that he was willing to resign from his official position and return to the countryside.

When Emperor Yongping learned that the scholars were collectively boycotting the Shangshu, he was shocked and angry. When Lord Fei arrived, he was furious in the Queen's Palace. He thought that the scholars in the world would never be so united without someone instigating them behind the scenes. He pointed the finger at the Queen, believing that she was the one who instigated and controlled everything behind the scenes.

The empress knelt on the ground, her face calm and composed. How could a woman like her, deep in the palace, possibly influence the hearts of the world's scholars? The scholars were so angry because the imperial examination was approaching. The imperial examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites, which also selected talents for the court. Scholars valued integrity above all else. Naturally, the idea of ​​a woman, such as the Minister of Rites, marrying two husbands would be despised by the scholars of the world!

As for the Queen herself, it was none of her business who Lord Fei's daughter married. It was not like she was originally promised to the Crown Prince but now to Prince Yong. She had no reason to interfere in the matter. Not only would it not benefit her at all, but it would also make her the Emperor dislike her.

She looked calm, but when she talked about how she had disliked the emperor, her eyes revealed unspeakable pain, but she concealed it just right. The emperor couldn't help but feel moved when he saw this, thinking that he had indeed neglected the queen over the years, and what the queen said made sense.

Scholars across the country waited ten years for the triennial imperial examinations, especially those from impoverished backgrounds who hoped to bring honor to their families by passing the exams. They were naturally horrified by the Ministry of Rites's sycophantic behavior. It was understandable that students feared that his administration would be unfair.

Only then did Emperor Yongping slowly calm down his anger.

Now Lord Fei took the responsibility on himself again, without mentioning a word that as a subject he was only following orders. Since Lord Fei brought the ladder, he just came down along the ladder.

"Your Excellency is a high-ranking official at court, and you have always enjoyed my trust. How could I dismiss you simply for a momentary mistake? Fortunately, the marriage has not taken place. Since your daughter has already been promised, I will withdraw my order and simply declare it a false rumor."

Lord Fei was moved to tears and bowed to express his gratitude profusely before leaving.

Emerging from the palace, Lord Fei's vest was soaking wet. He had been cautious his entire life, but in the end, he almost succumbed to the temptation of overwhelming power. He feared that if the Crown Prince succeeded to the throne, he would suffer the consequences. The Crown Prince had approached him about Ding Youtian's essay for the imperial examination, so he must have considered Yang Jinyu his own and was using his father-in-law's connections. This time, he had offended both the Crown Prince and Prince Yong.

Lord Fei was worried and fell ill after returning. This is a story for later, but we will not talk about it for now.

Let's just talk about Duan Xinyan. When she learned that the eldest daughter of the Fei family would no longer marry Prince Yong and still abide by the previous engagement, she didn't want to marry Prince Yong again, even if she was promised the position of principal wife. She ran to find Concubine Min, broke into her mother's room, but saw her uncle lying on a bamboo couch with wounds all over his body.

"Uncle, who hurt you?"

"What are you yelling about? Do you want everyone in the mansion to know?" Concubine Min hurriedly dragged her to the inner room. "You are not allowed to mention this matter about your uncle to anyone, including your father after he comes back. Understand?"

"Why, mother? Who hurt my uncle? I'll tell my father when he comes back. Isn't it good to seek justice for my uncle?"

"What do you know? If I tell you not to, then don't say anything. What are you doing here?"

"Mother, I don't want to marry Prince Yong anymore. Why should I accept what Miss Fei doesn't want? He promised her to be his principal wife first, and now she doesn't want him anymore. Even if she turns around and asks me to be her principal wife, I absolutely cannot agree to it!"

Concubine Min's eyebrows twitched rapidly, and she could not help but press her handkerchief several times. She was so annoyed that even the principal wife looked down on her daughter, which was really too much. She waved her hand and said, "Get out of here, get out of here. I am giving you a headache. It is not up to you whether you marry or not. Get out of here now."

"I'd rather die than marry!"

She stomped her feet and ran away.

Duan Xinyan was raised by Concubine Min, but the person she admired most was her father, Prince Pingnan. Although he was a little spoiled, he was not a bad person. Now that her own sister was not around, and she had no one to discuss things with, she ran back to her room, vented her anger, and then sobbed.

She cried and called out to her sister. The maid beside her bravely said, "Miss, if you really don't want to get married, why don't you go and ask the eldest lady?"

"What? Let me beg her?"