Chapter 350 Take a look at yourself and see what kind of bear you look like.
"Alright, you can go now," Jiang Wan Ning said upon seeing this.
Qin Zhaolin felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly got up to leave.
"Wait!" Jiang Wan Ning suddenly shouted.
Qin Zhaolin turned around in fright and cautiously asked Jiang Wan Ning, "Your Highness, is there anything else you need?"
"Are you sure the news that you spent so much time alone with me and the prince won't reach the ears of the prince consort? If that happens, you'll only become his pawn."
Qin Zhaolin then came to his senses. How could he not have thought of that?
"Your Highness, please save this humble official!"
Jiang Wan Ning said calmly, "Now, if you want to avoid arousing the suspicion of the Prince Consort, there is only one way: you can't walk out."
Qin Zhaolin: ? ? ?
You can't walk out.
It wasn't until she went outside that she understood what the princess meant. Jiang Wan Ning drew her long whip from her waist and lashed Qin Zhao Lin several times. Finally, she kicked him out of the teahouse, leaving him bruised and battered on the street.
Those who were originally in the teahouse wanted to leave but dared not, so they could only wait at the entrance of the teahouse.
Unexpectedly, they witnessed this scene: it turned out that the prince and princess had asked everyone to leave because they needed to make room to beat up Minister Qin.
Looking at his father, who was even more disheveled than himself, Qin Hualang felt embarrassed and afraid that something had really happened to his father. "Dad, Dad, you can't be hurt."
"Father, how are you? Please don't let anything happen to you. If something happens to you, what will happen to my position as the top scholar?"
Qin Zhaolin coughed up a mouthful of turbid air, along with blood, upon hearing these words. "You idiot, shut up!"
"What kind of time is this? You're still thinking about becoming the top scholar. Forget about becoming the top scholar, you'll never be able to step into the gate of the imperial examination again in this life or the next."
Qin Zhaolin clearly remembered what the Princess of Langya said to him before she kicked him out.
"If Lord Qin were sensible, he would know what to do; otherwise..."
"I know, I know, Your Highness, please rest assured, Your Highness, please rest assured."
"Also, regarding the imperial examination, let's leave it at that for the Qin family. If you can expose those who cheated, I can ask the Prince to spare your son's life, but he can forget about ever participating in the imperial examination again."
"If you don't speak up, this matter will surely reach His Majesty's ears. At that time, His Majesty will exterminate your entire clan without even the imperial son-in-law having to kill you to silence you."
Before Qin Zhaolin was kicked away, he obediently confessed all the families he knew that might be involved in cheating, and explained exactly how they cheated.
As for why his son became the top scholar in the imperial examination, it was naturally because the prince consort wanted to use him to obtain more money.
In the future, when his son passes the imperial examination, he will surely be assigned to the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of War, so that he can better serve his son-in-law.
Fortunately, she had agreed to be Pei Yanchuan's inside man in the future. To the prince consort, she only needed to say that her rebellious son had revealed the matter of cheating in the imperial examinations, which offended Jiang Wanning.
That's why Pei Yanchuan beat me up. I can forget about becoming the top scholar. At least I've saved my life.
As for being beaten today, it will definitely spread throughout the streets and alleys tomorrow. Thinking of this, Qin Zhaolin was so angry that he raised his hand to hit Qin Hualang, but because he was in pain all over, he grimaced in pain when he only raised his arm halfway.
"Father, how are you?"
"You won't die!" Qin Zhaolin roared. "You unfilial son, you idiot! You almost ruined the Qin family! Don't you even look at yourself?"
"Still fantasizing about someone like the Princess Consort of Langya."
"Father, you're still blaming me. The way you looked at Princess Langya when you first went in wasn't innocent either. Don't think I don't know what you were thinking at the time."
"You!" Qin Zhaolin, his little scheme exposed, was so angry that his face turned a dark red, then a bluish-black, as if he had been holding back his anger. "You bastard! You worthless piece of trash!"
"How could I have given birth to such an idiot like you!"
Qin Hualang simply ignored Qin Zhaolin and sat at the other end of the carriage, keeping a distance. He was even angrier as he watched Qin Zhaolin, "I'm going to be driven crazy by you sooner or later!"
On the other end,
Jiang Wanning put away her whip and walked up to Pei Yanchuan. "Your Highness."
She knew Pei Yanchuan was in a bad mood.
“I saw my enemy take that Qinglang sword from my father’s study with my own eyes.” Pei Yanchuan’s eyes were bloodshot. He was now completely certain that the person behind the murder of his entire family was the prince consort.
This is probably why he dared not take out the Qinglang Sword to use.
The Azure Sword is something every military general desires to possess; it is the number one sword in the world, capable of easily splitting boulders with a single strike.
Jiang Wanning held Pei Yanchuan's head in her arms and gently comforted him, "Fortunately, we already know the murderer, and we can avenge my father-in-law soon."
Pei Yanchuan composed himself, and when he looked up again, there was no trace of disappointment or sadness on his face.
"This time it really turned out to be a lucky accident."
Jiang Wan Ning nodded. "Should we stop His Majesty from continuing to seek the elixir of immortality?"
Pei Yanchuan shook his head without thinking, "Xiao Yu is now so obsessed with immortality that he has no interest in politics and keeps increasing taxes."
"The reason he did this in secret was that he didn't want others to advise him."
"It's best if we pretend we don't know anything about this."
"But if things continue like this, the people of Dongling will probably have a hard time in the future."
Pei Yanchuan played with Jiang Wanning's small hand, "It's temporary, it won't last long, and it's time for everything to come to an end."
"Xiao Yu is no longer suitable to be emperor."
At the beginning, he fought alongside Xiao Yu. When Xiao Yu was still the crown prince, he was indeed a very good heir apparent, with his heart full of concern for the country and its people.
After ascending the throne, although he became increasingly paranoid, he was still a good emperor in the eyes of the people.
He was diligent in his duties and loved the people, and was always frugal and thrifty.
But now he is almost obsessed with immortality, and it is no use trying to persuade him now. In fact, it might just give the other party an opportunity to remove him.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan Ning, though having anticipated Pei Yan Chuan's thoughts, still felt her heart tighten. "Your Highness, do you mean..."
"If Xiao Yu is not suitable, there are so many princes and nobles in Dongling Kingdom, we can just replace him with someone else."
"The child in the Empress's womb..." Jiang Wan Ning whispered, "is a boy."
Pei Yanchuan understood what Jiang Wanning was trying to say. Xiao Yu's child was rightfully on the throne, while others would probably have to put in more effort.
After a brief discussion, Pei Yanchuan wrapped his cloak around Jiang Wanning before they left the teahouse.
When everyone saw Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning come out, they quickly lowered their heads in fright, especially those who echoed Qin Hualang.
“Sister,” Jiang Wanjun called softly.
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