Chapter 404 She has a lawsuit
The next morning, just after daybreak, Zhao Hao's carriage arrived outside the inn.
Not only him, but all other carriages that picked up candidates were like this. Zhao Hao soon saw Wang Yushu.
After a night of rest, Wang Yushu regained much of his spirit, but he was still thinner than before.
Candidates taking the exam were all dressed neatly in long shirts with narrow sleeves.
Wang Yushu was wearing a single-layer white fox fur coat, which was very warm and could protect her from the cold in the Imperial Examination Hall, and it would also save money when she was searched.
This was specially prepared for Zhao Hao by Zhao Ying when he was taking the imperial examination.
A few days ago, Zhao Hao learned that Wang Yushu was going to take the examination for female officials, so he had the paper cut to a smaller size and prepared it for Wang Yushu in advance.
In addition, he also prepared enough charcoal and food.
"Are you tired?"
The two men sat in the carriage, and Zhao Hao asked with concern.
Wang Yushu shook her head and smiled sweetly at him, "Not tired." She felt happy whenever she thought about taking the assessment for female officials.
Zhao Hao raised his hand and smoothed the hair around her ears. "Okay, I'll wait for you at the same place as yesterday when you come out in three days."
Zhao Hao has a gentle personality and even used to be a bit indecisive and unable to handle things.
After experiencing some time with Cheng Fengqi, I have grown a lot and can now be relied upon by others.
Wang Yushu pursed his lips and smiled, feeling even warmer in his heart, "Ah Hao, I know you care about me, but it's also very hard for you to be on duty every day..."
"It's not hard seeing you." Zhao Hao answered as a matter of course.
Wang Yushu's cheeks flushed.
The inn was close to the Imperial Examination Hall, so they stopped quickly. Zhao Hao helped Wang Yushu get off the carriage and watched her line up in the long queue.
Wang Yushu waved at Zhao Hao, signaling him to leave first.
Zhao Hao smiled back and did not insist. Besides, he still had official business to attend to and really did not have time to stay here any longer.
But when Zhao Hao turned around, his eyes swept across the crowd and suddenly stopped at a certain place.
It’s an acquaintance!
Zhao Hao fixed his gaze and looked in that direction. As expected, he was not mistaken. It was indeed an acquaintance.
He is from the Wang family.
Because of Wang Yushu, Zhao Hao got to know many members of the Wang family, and the person who was looking around at this moment was not someone else, but the servant beside Wang Yushu's brother.
Zhao Hao's heart sank slightly. What was this person looking at?
He stepped back and soon followed the man's line of sight and found his target - Wang Yushu.
The servant waved his hand, and the maids around him immediately stepped forward and headed straight towards Wang Yushu.
Wang Yushu was discovered!
Why?
He had clearly made arrangements for the temple in advance and bribed some people. If the Wang family went to the temple, they would definitely inform him of the news.
Zhao Hao didn’t know the reason for the time being, but that didn’t stop him from stepping forward to stop it.
Yu Shu had fought hard to get such an opportunity, and he would never let these Wang family members ruin it.
But before Zhao Hao stepped forward, someone had already stepped forward and stopped the servants and maids of the Wang family.
The guards guarding the Imperial Examination Hall said, "Except for the examinees, no one else is allowed to go forward or back."
The servant immediately said, "Sir, I am here to pick up my young lady on the orders of my master..."
"No one's orders will do that." The guard said, "Your Majesty and the Queen have ordered that the exam is subject to the wishes of the candidates, and no one is allowed to interfere!"
Wang Yushu naturally also saw the servant beside his brother, and his face turned pale instantly.
The Wang family found out and came to our house!
What should she do?
Fortunately, the guard's words gave Wang Yushu some sense of security. It seemed that His Majesty and His Majesty must have expected such a thing to happen, so they made arrangements in advance.
But what about next time?
Even if she passed the exam successfully, she would have to come out again in three days. She knew the Wang family's methods.
At this moment, Wang Yushu heard a gentle and familiar voice, "Are you trying to disrupt the exam?"
It’s Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao's voice was full of majesty. He glared at the Wang family and said directly, "Take him away for disturbing the examination room!"
Although Zhao Hao was not wearing official uniform, Xuan Shu was in charge of the examination room discipline. Xuan Shu soon heard the noise here and signaled with his eyes.
Immediately, someone stepped forward and grabbed the servant and several maids, and drove them out!
The servant was dragged away and could only look in the direction of Wang Yushu.
But he couldn't see anything because Wang Yushu was completely blocked by Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao waited until the servant was dragged away and could no longer be seen before he turned around. Wang Yushu's face looked a little ugly, and her lips were trembling slightly in the cold winter morning.
She had not had a good life in the Wang family for many years, and in her mind, the eldest son of the Wang family was someone who should not be easily provoked. She was afraid.
"Yushu."
Zhao Hao's voice was gentle, and his eyes were soft, like the setting sun in winter. "Don't be afraid, just focus on the exam. You are a candidate, and they can't do anything to you."
"Besides, there's me." Zhao Hao said, "I'll come pick you up in three days."
Zhao Hao didn't want to put pressure on Wang Yushu, but in order to prevent her from being affected by what happened just now, he still said: "Yushu, don't think too much about other things, just perform steadily, you can do it."
Wang Yushu understood what Zhao Hao meant.
The fact that she secretly participated in the examination for female officials was exposed, and she was in a difficult situation. The only thing she could do now was to get a good grade and become a female official.
Only in this way can the Wang family be helpless against her.
Otherwise, even if she had Zhao Hao as her fiancé, their wedding would still be at least a year away. During this year, the Wang family would have many ways to torture her.
She had no way out.
A sharp light flashed in Wang Yushu's eyes. Now that things had come to this, she had to go all out and fight hard.
You only have one chance.
"Ahao, don't worry about me." Wang Yushu said, "I'll wait for you to pick me up."
After all, Zhao Hao was not a candidate, so he could not stay too long. He walked towards Xuan Shu and thanked him sincerely, "Thank you, Master Xuan."
Xuan Shu smiled, "Master Zhao, you don't have to be polite. I didn't lie just now. These are all orders from His Majesty and the Queen. I just follow orders and do my job."
"Master Xuan..." As soon as Zhao Hao spoke, Xuan Yue said, "Master Zhao, don't worry. I will have people pay more attention to Wang Yushu."
"During the female official examination, the safety of every candidate is my responsibility." She would not let any candidate be kidnapped at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall or inn.
She herself had been caught in the rain, so naturally she wanted to offer an umbrella to these candidates.
This is exactly what Zhao Hao meant.
Although he had already agreed to pick up Wang Yushu in three days, the Wang family already knew that he was there, and he was afraid that the Wang family would trip him up and cause trouble.
"Thank you for your concern, Lord Xuan." Zhao Hao said.
Zhao Hao left the Imperial Examination Hall, still thinking about how to make up for the omissions in this matter, when he was suddenly stopped by someone, "Master Zhao, the eldest son wants to see you."
He is from the Wang family.
The eldest son of the Wang family naturally also has an official position. After all, he comes from a noble family, and will be the head of the family in the future.
But his talent is limited and he does not hold a high official position. It is only for Wang Yushu's sake that Zhao Hao is always polite to him.
It wasn't because Wang Yushu was close to him or anything, but she was worried that he would take the opportunity to embarrass Wang Yushu and make her life difficult.
That is why, although the Wang family members were always polite in front of him, they could not help being domineering.
For example, the current attitude.
Zhao Hao considered for a moment, and said, "Lead the way."
It’s not that he is afraid of the Wang family, but it seems that the Wang family has no intention of breaking off relations with him.
He might as well go and listen to why the Wang family is looking for him.
Soon, Zhao Hao saw the eldest son of the Wang family. He was already quite old and had a servant kneeling beside him.
He was the one who wanted to take Wang Yushu away at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall just now.
"Lord Zhao."
Zhao Hao could hear his anger from this address. In the past, the eldest son of the Wang family always called him "Brother Hao".
"Brother Wang." Zhao Hao was as gentle and easy to handle as before. "I wonder why Brother Wang asked me to come here?"
Young Master Wang was so angry that he laughed.
What did this guy just do? Doesn’t he have any idea?
He even had the nerve to ask why he was invited here.
"Master Zhao, you were there just now, so you don't have to pretend." Young Master Wang said, "Wang Yushu disobeyed her father and her family by participating in the female official examination. My father was furious and ordered me to bring her back to the Wang family today."
"Lord Zhao's actions today have made it very difficult for me to handle."
As Zhao Hao listened to what Young Master Wang said, he was thinking in his heart, no wonder the Wang family declined, the future head of a family showed his emotions over such a trivial matter.
I really haven't cultivated enough.
Zhao Hao raised his eyes, a puzzled and surprised look on his face, "Why doesn't Lord Wang want the Second Miss to take the test?"
"Your Majesty and the Queen have vigorously promoted the assessment of female officials. Although it is not mandatory, the Second Miss's move will definitely leave her name in front of His Majesty and the Queen, and it can also be regarded as winning face for the Wang family."
"Could it be..." The Wang family has something against the emperor and empress?
Zhao Hao didn't say this directly, leaving it to Master Wang to guess.
Young Master Wang's eyelids jumped. "Misunderstanding, all misunderstanding, the Wang family is loyal."
"Brother Hao, you don't understand. The Wang family is an aristocratic family, so they value rules. The family has trained her since she was young and let her study and learn calligraphy so that she can manage the family finances, not so that she can go out and show her face."
"Men work outside and women work inside, and each performs their duties, so that the family can be peaceful."
Young Master Wang spoke very convincingly, but his attitude was revealed: Wang Yushu could not take part in the assessment for female officials.
Zhao Hao felt that Young Master Wang was not telling the truth.
The Wang family did not allow Wang Yushu to take part in the female official assessment, and there were definitely more reasons than just the superficial ones he gave.
As soon as Zhao Hao thought of what Xie Yao had told him yesterday, he knew what the Wang family was planning.
To put it bluntly, the Wang family has ulterior motives.
After Master Wang finished speaking, he was waiting for Zhao Hao's reaction. To his surprise, Zhao Hao had no reaction at all.
Young Master Wang moved his lips and said, "Brother Hao, what do you think?"
Zhao Hao said sincerely: "Brother Wang, actually this matter... was proposed by me. As you know, the Queen is my cousin, so I will naturally support the Queen's affairs."
"But there was no one else around me, so I thought of Yushu. However, it was just a formality. As for keeping it secret from the Wang family, it was also my idea."
"I know the Wang family has strict rules and I don't want Yushu to be implicated, but I didn't expect that I couldn't hide it from you, Brother Wang."
Zhao Hao spoke without hesitation. As for whether the Wang family believed it or not... he could only say that it was up to them to believe it or not.
Young Master Wang believed it.
The reason is very simple. Wang Yushu has always been obedient and would definitely not dare to do anything that would bring shame to the family.
Wang Yushu was born in the Wang family and knew the family rules better.
Zhao Hao is different. He is a nouveau riche with no family or background. How could he know those things?
Wang Yushu is still too stupid.
To anger my father and my family for a man...
"Brother Hao, this is where you're wrong." Young Master Wang's face darkened. "Wang Yushu, last name Wang."
Not to mention that she hasn't gotten married yet and is not a member of the Zhao family. Even if she really marries into the Zhao family, her surname will be Wang.
I will devote my whole life to the Wang family.
What he said was also an accusation that Zhao Hao was reaching too far.
"My father was furious and ordered me to escort Yu Shu back home, but you, Hao, ruined it today." Young Master Wang asked, "Hao, what do you think we should do now?"
Zhao Hao said: "Brother Wang, you have to persuade Lord Wang. It is not worth getting hurt because of these trivial matters."
Young Master Wang narrowed his eyes and was about to speak.
Zhao Hao added, "Brother Wang, this matter was caused by me, so I cannot let you get involved. Don't worry about Lord Wang, I will go and talk to him, and I will never implicate you."
Young Master Wang was finally satisfied; this was the answer he wanted.
He didn't care that Wang Yushu was courting death. When she returned to the Wang family, she would have a good time.
Although my mother's house arrest was caused by that idiot Wang Yushi, this matter was also related to Wang Yushu and Zhao Hao.
Naturally, Young Master Wang disliked and was dissatisfied with these two people.
I had been hoping that something would go wrong for them.
"Okay." Young Master Wang agreed immediately, "Brother Hao, I feel relieved when you say that."
Young Master Wang was about to leave, but after thinking for a moment, he said to Zhao Hao, "You should go and explain this to your father as soon as possible."
Otherwise, his father would think he was not doing his job well and give him a scolding, which would be bad.
"Don't worry, Brother Wang. Leave this matter to me." Zhao Hao promised, patting his chest.
Looking at Young Master Wang's leaving back, a smile appeared on Zhao Hao's face.
Leave it to him and expect to be upset.
It’s getting late, and Zhao Hao should go on duty.
Not long after arriving, Zhao Hao went to the Yangxin Palace to ask for a meeting. Coincidentally, Lord Wang also arrived not long after he arrived.
There is official business to report to the Emperor and Empress.
When Lord Wang finished his report and was leaving the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Eunuch Li personally escorted him out. Lord Wang immediately saw Zhao Hao waiting outside the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
When Lord Wang saw Zhao Hao, his heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling, as if something bad was going to happen.
"Sir Wang." Before he could avoid him, Zhao Hao came forward and said sincerely, "I did something wrong. I would like to ask Sir Wang to forgive me."
Zhao Hao spoke very quickly and repeated in a few words what he had said to Young Master Wang today in front of Lord Wang.
Lord Wang's expression looked a little ugly.
It would be fine if Zhao Hao wanted to take all these things upon himself, but unfortunately... Li Dajian was also there.
Lord Wang knew very well that if Li Dajian knew, it meant that the Emperor and Empress knew.
But at this time, Zhao Hao was still saying, "Master Wang, Brother Wang said that you were very angry about this matter, so I came here to apologize. I hope that if you are angry, you can come to me, and don't embarrass Yu Shu."
"Yushu was just trying to help me." Zhao Hao looked extremely guilty.
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