This group of ignorant scholars from other places had obviously heard some instigation from somewhere, and they just wanted to rely on the righteous indignation in their hearts to eliminate evil and promote good!
Ridiculous!
The madam knew very well what was happening. Her mind raced for a moment, and then she came up with an idea. She hurriedly waved to the servants of Tianxianyuan.
"Quick, everyone, come here, stop these crazy scholars, and protect Master Chu!"
"If that gentleman had been injured today, not only you, but even this Tianxian Garden of mine would have been razed to the ground!"
The madam kept urging them, and even pushed the girl who greeted guests on the first floor out.
Fortunately, the people I was facing were all weak scholars, so I was able to handle it.
There was chaos downstairs for a while. Chu Yi didn't care about them and took Xiao Ling upstairs directly.
He didn't have to worry about anything. After all, this place was located in the downtown area of Taining City. Plus, tonight was the night of the Lantern Festival, and the management of the capital was very strict.
If nothing unexpected happens, people from Jingzhao Prefecture or Bingmasi will come to maintain public order soon.
"Chu thief, what on earth have you done to anger heaven and man, that this group of scholars and their future prospects will come to beat you up?"
As soon as he reached the second floor, Xiao Ling took a few breaths and asked.
She was still a little frightened. It was a rare opportunity for her to go out of the palace, but she didn't expect to encounter a scholar causing trouble.
Xiao Ling didn't think about the reason why the scholars dared to cause trouble for a moment, but she knew that these young scholars, who were only in their early twenties, dared to attack a second-rank official of the court. This time, the spring examination would definitely be ruined.
Although the Spring Examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites, don't forget that the Minister of Rites was from Chu Yi.
Chu Yi himself is the Minister of Personnel!
Upon hearing the little empress's words, Chu Yi couldn't hold back any longer and retorted with a dark face:
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? It's obvious that someone is plotting against me from behind."
"Forget it now." Xiao Ling glared at him. "Even if it's not directed at you, your reputation is enough to make you feel guilty."
Chu Yi: “…”
It’s really bad.
He had already made up his mind to return to the palace safely tonight...
No, there is even no need to go back to the palace. When he returns to the Chu Mansion, he must give the greedy little empress in front of him a taste of a little white.
However, we still have to pay attention to our safety at this time. Although Chu Yi is not worried, there are still many scholars in that group.
Xiao Ling glanced downstairs and found that the scholar outside had already started an argument with the people from Tianxian Garden.
"Chu thief, where is your subordinate? Why didn't he come?"
"It should be soon."
Chu Yi said it casually, but he didn't expect that there was a noise downstairs just after he finished speaking.
Xu Zizhuo and his three men pushed everyone aside and hurried upstairs.
"My lord, ma'am, are you all right?"
It has to be said that Xu Zizhuo is still a little scared when he sees his wife now.
After all, in the current Chu Mansion, apart from Butler Xu, he is the only one who knows that the lady is the little empress, and he is also the only one who knows that the current little emperor is a woman.
When he went upstairs and saw that the master and his wife were fine, he felt relieved.
"I'm fine, but... these scholars are really tired of living."
Chu Yi's face looked very unhappy. He thought that he was the Minister of Personnel and had never suffered any loss in the court in the past few years. But he was driven to a brothel by a group of scholars who had just arrived in Beijing. What was going on?
He was very angry and the consequences were serious.
Xu Zizhuo quickly bowed and said, "Don't worry, sir. I have already sent people to notify the people in Jingzhao Prefecture and the Military Affairs Department. None of these unruly people will be able to escape."
Chu Yi nodded.
There was still a fight going on downstairs, but since there were more scholars outside, several guards from the Chu Mansion were soon forced to retreat to the stairs.
Fortunately, the scholars realized that things were a little unexpected, so they stopped and their original intention to go upstairs weakened a lot.
Looking at the commotion downstairs, Chu Yi pouted.
"Go and capture the leader of these people."
Xu Zizhuo was stunned, and obviously realized the meaning of this sentence, so he hurried downstairs.
After a while, a scholar who was about to take an exam came upstairs.
The scholar was cursing when he went upstairs, but he immediately became timid when he came in front of Chu Yi.
But at least, with the support of the people behind him, he still stood up straight.
"Bah—dog official!"
"We are deeply influenced by Mr. Zhuang's thoughts and should be loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Today, we must make sure that scum like you is kicked out of the court!"
"Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?" Chu Yi smiled contemptuously after hearing the scholar's words.
"Do you know who I am?"
"You? You're just a treacherous official in the Ministry of Personnel!" The scholar seemed particularly disdainful. "Do you even know who I am?"
Chu Yi never expected him to say these words, and was stunned for a moment.
Then he asked curiously, "Really? I'm curious, who are you?"
When the scholar heard Chu Yi asking about his origins, he suddenly became proud and couldn't help but reveal a very complacent smile.
"Hehe, who am I?"
"Listen carefully, you treacherous villain! I am Liu Tong, the top scorer in the Tuzhou Imperial Examination! And the current Deputy Minister of the Cabinet, Qi Ge Lao, is an old friend of my father!"
After all, he was a scholar from other places who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination, and he had only a vague understanding of the current situation in the court.
Liu Tong simply thought that he had some relationship with the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and that Chu Yi in front of him was only the Minister of Personnel, so he would definitely not punish him easily.
Moreover, although he had heard about the current dominance of the Chu family, the reason why he dared to challenge Chu Yi this time was because of the orders from other people in the court.
That person promised him that as long as this matter was accomplished, he would be able to easily pass the imperial examination and rise high in his official career.
"Lord Qi? Is it that old fellow Qi Yanyu again?"
Before Chu Yi started the class, Xiao Ling next to him showed disgust on his face.
Just now, she learned at Tianxia Commercial Bank that Qi Yanyu was a person who spent money lavishly and indulged in pleasure in private. Her favorability towards Qi Yanyu dropped to zero.
In fact, even after Chu Yi came to power, the current cabinet only had four elders, none of whom had much real power and did not have many things to do.
But Xiao Ling's subconscious complaint made Liu Tong suddenly stunned.
Then, he pointed at Xiao Ling and angrily shouted, "Who are you, woman? How dare you address Lord Qi by his name?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zizhuo could no longer bear Xiao Ling's rude behavior, and raised his hand to knock down Liu Tong's right hand.
For a moment, Liu Tong only felt pain in his right hand.
He gritted his teeth and glared at Xu Zizhuo fiercely. Just as he was about to speak, Chu Yi finally stood up.
"Liu Tong, right?"
"You got first place in Tuzhou's provincial examination, right? I don't know if your first place is really what you deserve, but the person who dares to challenge me in Taining City hasn't been born yet!"
"Zizhuo, break one of his arms for me!"
As soon as Chu Yi finished speaking, Xu Zizhuo's eyes turned cold and he quickly took a step forward.
Before Liu Tong could react, he had already pressed down Liu Tong's right hand and then swung it down forcefully.
"ah--"
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