Chapter 241: A Perfect Plan
"Being angry won't solve the problem. What does the emperor mean?"
Ji Yunshu felt a chill in his heart when he thought that the emperor might not be able to control his temper.
Zhao Shen said, "The Emperor has agreed to my previous suggestion and has appointed Prime Minister Lu as the chief examiner, but this news will not be announced until closer to the Spring Examination."
Ji Yunshu understood that they might want to use this time difference to see who else would jump out.
"What about the Wang family?"
Zhao Shen saw her worried look and smiled, "Are you still counting on the Emperor to help you with advice? The Wang family has a strong foundation. If it weren't for this critical moment, this matter wouldn't be difficult to resolve."
"But now is the critical moment."
Unless it is a critical moment, who would have the time to touch the eldest son of the Wang family?
Seeing her worried look, Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Just wait and see. Perhaps the Wang family has been too low-key in recent years, making people forget their methods."
How could a person who can be an emperor's teacher fail to teach his own descendants?
While the two were talking, Lu Ru brought in noodles and a few side dishes.
Zhao Shen was really hungry, and he ate a bowl of noodles quickly and elegantly.
Ji Yunshu watched him wash up and asked, "What happened to that scholar? Wang Xu said he didn't push him hard, so he shouldn't be lying."
Zhao Shen said, "Someone did something behind the scenes, but we probably won't be able to find any evidence. We've met that scholar before, and he's not a wicked person. It's very likely he didn't know about it."
This is the most troublesome thing. Wang Xu and the scholar had never met each other before and had no grudges against each other. They just met on the road and had a conflict over a pot of flowers.
Wang Xu was just venting his anger for a moment and didn't intend to do anything else.
"This plan is truly flawless."
Zhao Shen shook his head: "There is no such thing as a perfect plan in this world. It's just that we haven't found a breakthrough."
Ji Yunshu lay on the bed and nodded: "It was a coincidence today that we happened to run into him and saved that scholar. Otherwise, by the time that idiot Wang Xu realized what was happening, I'm afraid the daylily would have been cold."
Zhao Shen changed into his pajamas and went to bed. He saw her rolling around on the bed bored, with deep eyes.
"I heard Wang Xu call you sister. How come I didn't know you two had such a close relationship?"
When Ji Yunshu was in the palace, the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Queen was not very good. Ji Yunshu naturally sided with his aunt and was not polite to the Queen.
Logically, she shouldn't have any intersection with the Wang family.
Ji Yunshu held his chin with both hands and said, "Not very familiar. It was just that on the Empress' birthday one time, he followed Madam Wang to the palace to celebrate. During the birthday banquet, he ran to the lake to play by himself and was pushed into the lake. I happened to see him and had someone rescue him."
After hearing what she said, Zhao Shen also remembered what happened.
The emperor was furious at the time, and it was he who found out who attacked Wang Xu.
"Did you like saving people in the past?"
Ji Yunshu looked at Zhao Shen in confusion: "I don't know why Wang Xu was so sure that I saved him, but I just happened to be passing by and called out to him."
This was the original owner's memory. She didn't take it seriously at all. She even called someone and left without staying for even a second.
It was not until the queen came to thank her that she realized that the person who fell into the water was the young master of the Wang family.
Zhao Shen also understood what she meant, and he didn't care about that little fool Wang Xu.
It was just Xiao Kun's matter, and Ji Yunshu obviously didn't take it to heart, so he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to remind her.
So he asked, "Who else have you saved?"
Ji Yunshu didn't know why Zhao Shen thought of asking this, but looking at Zhao Shen's deep eyes, she subconsciously felt that she should end the topic immediately.
So he shook his head and said, "No, I'm in Ningshou Palace most of the time, and I haven't seen many people."
Zhao Shen didn't press the issue any further, instead saying, "Today's incident stems from that pot of black orchid. I asked someone about it, and they said the scholar was from a poor family, but he was very skilled in tending to flowers and plants. That pot of black orchid had been reserved, so he wouldn't sell it to Wang Xu."
"Who ordered the flowers from him?"
Zhao Shen looked at her and said, "Cen Xi."
Ji Yunshu's eyes widened: "Who are you talking about?"
"You heard right, it's the Cen Xi you know. You can go meet her tomorrow and ask her why she came up with the idea of ordering flowers from a scholar."
Ji Yunshu raised an eyebrow: "Is this your job in Jingzhao Prefecture?"
Zhao Shen shook his head. "I've already asked Cen Xi today. She said she accidentally saw the flowers that scholar was growing, and learned that he also had a pot of black orchids. Since her grandfather loved black orchids, she paid a large sum of money to order it."
Ji Yunshu said, "That sounds reasonable. Besides, Cen Xi is a smart girl. She probably wouldn't actively involve herself in these things."
Businessmen are most willing to make money through compromise and harmony, and will never want to conflict with others.
Not to mention offending the young master of the Wang family.
If Cen Xi was present, he might have taken the initiative to give the flowers to Wang Xu.
It’s not that Cen Xi has no backbone, but she knows what is most important. There is no need to fight with the young master of the Wang family for a pot of flowers.
Even if she wins, it will do her no good.
Zhao Shen said, "Yes, whether it's Cen Xi, the scholar, or Wang Xu, everyone involved in this incident has unknowingly become someone else's pawn. This is the power of the person behind the scenes."
Something flashed through Ji Yunshu's mind, and she suddenly looked up and asked, "Is it possible that it was that Lin Huixue?"
Xiao Kun had already told them the truth, that King Yong had sent a powerful man this time.
But so far, that person has not surfaced.
The Yan Ningmo and Zhao Shen in public have always been under people's attention, and they have already set themselves up, and their actions are all under people's attention.
There is obviously something wrong with Lin Huixue. She has been targeting Cen Xi from the very beginning, and now this matter is related to Cen Xi.
Although on the surface, these things had nothing to do with Lin Huixue, Ji Yunshu unconsciously thought of him in his mind.
Zhao Shen stroked the ring on his finger and said, "Regardless of whether it's Lin Ruxue or not, the fact that the imperial examination involved the chief examiner is likely related to Prince Yong's Mansion. But the best is yet to come, so there's no need to jump to conclusions."
Ji Yunshu stroked his brow and said, "Since you're not worried about this, why do you still look so worried?"
The Wang family will handle Wang Xu's problem, and the worst result is that Lu will be the chief examiner, which is consistent with his original idea.
After all, they didn't suffer any losses, but she felt that Zhao Shen was obviously worried.
Zhao Shen clenched her hand and sighed softly, "I'm worried about the Emperor. He almost got angry at the Empress today. This has never happened before."
Ji Yunshu felt a little heavy in her heart when she heard this. She knew how good the emperor had been to the queen in the past.
But now, even though he knew that Wang Xu was framed and that the matter had nothing to do with the Queen, he still took his anger out on the Queen.
As Zhao Shen said, the emperor's words and actions now have really crossed his bottom line.
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