Chapter 029: The Imperial Envoy

However, no matter how excited she was, the attention of the people at the table was all on the two books she brought, and they didn't even look at her.

Shen Sisi was speechless for a moment, and waved the book in her hand upwards, which really attracted their attention.

"Listen to me, I have read the book written by Brother Jin." When Brother Jin was mentioned, everyone looked at her.

Shen Sisi took a deep breath, suppressed her inner urge, and said, "I suspect that the dangerous guards in Brother Jin's book are us!"

Liu Ruyan was slightly startled, and subconsciously retorted, "How is this possible?"

Shen Sisi said, "I also think this is very far-fetched, but... forget it, you read the book first, and you will know why I said so after reading it."

The two books were surrounded by several people in the middle, and the four people lined up together and read them attentively.

A quarter of an hour later, everyone raised their heads at the same time, their eyes were full of disbelief, and if you look closely, there is also a hint

of eagerness and excitement. "Brother Jin, he really..." Liu Ruyan, who has always been the most mature and calm, was so excited that she couldn't speak.

They were brought together because of Brother Jin, and they did things that seemed stupid to others because of the characters written by Brother Jin. Until now, they have not been going smoothly, and they have begun to doubt whether it is worth the effort to do all this. But now they find that Brother Jin has always known them, understood their difficulties, and encouraged them to bravely do what they think is right.

"Dangerous Guard is about us!" Shen Sisi said loudly: "Except for those who were at the chrysanthemum banquet that day, few people know the full picture of the lawsuit between Qin Qiaoer and Wang Qian, but Brother Jin said it so clearly, he must have been there that day!"

Shen Sisi's words were like a thunder, exploding in Ji Qingyue's ears.

He had a strong premonition that the protagonist of Dangerous Guard, Mu Shutong, was him, and the letter to readers written by Brother Jin was also his.

Although it was a bit narcissistic to think so, he tried very hard to deny it, but he still couldn't stop his heartbeat from speeding up.

Ji Qingyue didn't come to his senses until he returned home after the gathering. He threw himself into the quilt with red eyes.

When he heard Yuan Ming calling him, Ji Qingyue suddenly woke up and stood up.

Yuan Ming walked into the bedroom, stroked his hair, and asked worriedly: "Are you feeling unwell?"

Ji Qingyue's face was very red, his hair was messy, and his eyes were dull. He looked like he had drunk too much. But Yuan Ming knew that Ji Qingyue would never drink, let alone get drunk alone.

"No." Ji Qingyue jumped onto Yuan Ming and hugged his neck: "I'm just too happy!"

Yuan Ming was stunned, and then he saw a new copy of "Easy to Read in Ten Days" neatly placed on the bedside table.

"What good news? Share it with me." Yuan Ming said.

The two came to the kitchen to make lunch together. Ji Qingyue mentioned a series of events today, including going to the Rouge Shop, going to the teahouse, and then seeing the content of Brother Jin's new book.

Yuan Ming understood in his heart, and his face showed a lot of surprise. Every sentence was responsive, and the emotional value was sufficient.

After a meal, Yuan Ming took a short rest and went to school again.

He came a little late today. As soon as he sat down, the teacher came in and announced an important event.

The imperial court specially dispatched a distinguished official to visit various places incognito. He will arrive at Shifang Town in three days. The town needs several students to accompany him. First, it shows the distinguished official that the local government attaches great importance to imperial examinations and the prevalence of literary style. Second, it also gives students a chance to see the world.

Opportunities are rare and the number of people is limited. After the teacher finished speaking, the classroom was noisy.

Even a fool knows that getting the favor of the distinguished official can benefit a lot, not to mention this group of students who are committed to the temple.

Even Liu Shaoxuan was eager to give himself a chance.

Zhao Yucheng looked at Yuan Ming, with a teasing tone in his voice: "Brother Yuan, are you confident this time or are you not interested?"

Yuan Ming said: "I don't dare to say I am confident, nor am I not interested, but it's like living with a tiger, there are pros and cons, so I don't want to force it."

Zhao Yucheng couldn't help but look to the side. They were obviously the same age and had never experienced anything, but Yuan Ming often surprised him. There was always a sense of seeing through everything on the other side. The contradictions and harmony attracted him to approach actively.

"Brother Yuan is right." Zhao Yucheng took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and concentrated on reading and studying.

Liu Shaoxuan ran to the front to learn a lot of information. He came back excitedly and saw two people who were as calm as a mountain and couldn't be calmer. He couldn't help but curl his lips and sigh.

Going around the two nerds, he came to Li Jing.

After announcing this explosive news, the teacher went out. Half an hour later, when he came back, there were still two people behind him.

One of them was the dean of the academy who admonished them every month, and the other was the town governor.

Suddenly seeing two big shots, all the students in the room turned into quails, sitting upright and obediently, and no one dared to say a word.

The teacher was very satisfied with this, and said with a smile: "The dean and the town governor came in person to select people. There are no officials or civilians today, only teachers and students. You are exempt from the etiquette. Everyone applaud to welcome them."

Yuan Ming followed suit and applauded. He looked at the town governor and inadvertently made eye contact with him. However, the other party had no intention of looking away. Yuan Ming had to pretend to talk to Zhao Yucheng next to him and looked away.

The so-called review was actually very simple. First, the dean tested their homework, and then the guard asked a few questions. After the students answered one by one, they left.

After everyone left, the classroom returned to the hustle and bustle.

Liu Shaoxuan blushed, lay on the table, and said sadly: "I definitely have no hope. I didn't answer the questions asked by the dean well, and the guard didn't take the initiative to talk to me."

As he said, he tilted his head to look at Yuan Ming: "From the tone of the guard, it seems that he is very familiar with Brother Yuan. Last time at the Chrysanthemum Banquet, Brother Yuan really showed his face in front of the guard."

If someone else said this, Yuan Ming would probably think that he was being weird, but Liu Shaoxuan was just envious and admired, without any impurities. He is the same as Ji Qingyue, born in an extraordinary family but pure in heart, which is why Yuan Ming is willing to associate with him.

"Being remembered is not necessarily a good thing, and not being remembered is not necessarily a bad thing, it all depends on luck." Yuan Ming said.

Liu Shaoxuan curled his lips and turned his face away. Yuan Ming's words have become more and more profound recently, and he always can't understand.

After a while, the teacher came in again, holding a piece of paper in his hand, which was the list of students selected to receive the imperial messenger.

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes were focused on the paper.

Zhao Yucheng tilted his head to look at Yuan Ming, hoping that he would be chosen. He has been in close contact with Fu Zhiyan recently, and his father has come to propose marriage again. The Zhenshou has shown signs of relenting, so he will definitely take him with him this time.

The teacher cleared his throat and read out the names on the list.

There were five people in total, Yuan Ming and Zhao Yucheng were among them, but Liu Shaoxuan and Li Jing were not.

Liu Shaoxuan wailed and whispered, "I knew it." Li Jing lowered his head in slight disappointment, but for him at this stage, the most important thing was to study and make money at the same time, so he didn't particularly want to go.

Zhao Yucheng heaved a sigh of relief and smiled at Yuan Ming: "Brother Yuan has real talent and knowledge, and he will surely impress the imperial envoy."

Yuan Ming did not comment on this and asked: "Brother Zhao, do you know who is the imperial envoy who came to Shifang Town this time?"

Yuan Ming's memory of his previous life was not very clear. In his impression, it seemed that no imperial envoy had ever been to Shifang Town. He was a little suspicious whether he remembered it wrong, or that he was doing it again and what happened now was different from the last time.

If it was the latter, things would become much more difficult, and the memory that he had always been proud of would not be so useful.

"I don't know either, but I heard from Miss Fu that it seemed to be a certain prince in the capital, with a high status. I don't know why he suddenly decided to come to a small place like ours." Zhao Yucheng said.

Hearing this, Yuan Ming's expression became solemn.

The current emperor is still a young man, and the eldest prince is only in his teens and has not yet been crowned a king. Therefore, the only ones who can be called princes in this dynasty are the emperor's three half-brothers.

The eldest, the former third prince, is now Prince Jing. Yuan Ming has come into contact with him. This man is cruel and treacherous, and does things in a cunning way. He is not favored by the emperor, and his fiefdom is far away from the capital. However, he is greedy for pleasure and never asks about political affairs. It is even more impossible for him to come here to be a court official.

The second is the former sixth prince, who was titled Prince Yong. Yuan Ming has never seen him, but he has heard that he likes to do business and make money, and he has countless assets and is rich enough to rival a country.

The last one was the fourteenth prince adopted by the Queen Mother, and was given the title of Prince Hui. He was not much older than the Emperor's son and had not yet come of age. He only had the title of prince, but no fiefdom.

If the news Zhao Yucheng heard was true, then the imperial envoy could only be Prince Yong.

Yuan Ming frowned. Prince Yong had a good reputation, with more money than he could spend, and there were stories about his good deeds everywhere. But what he couldn't understand was why Prince Yong would be an imperial envoy and why he came to Shifang Town.