Chapter 456 Qin Ye Comes to See the Little Devil
Zong family, general's mansion.
Qin Ye stood at the door waiting for the call.
My father was detained in the palace for nearly a day before being released. When he came back, he said that it was all related to him. Someone had changed his examination results, which made the emperor furious.
Although it was not said in the end whether it was Zong Jincheng who did it, Qin Ye always felt that it was related to him.
Everyone in the key class was still studying and preparing for the palace examination. It was Xu Wan who knew that Qin Ye was coming and came out to pick him up in person.
"Hello, Auntie." Qin Ye greeted her.
Xu Wan smiled and said, "Come in quickly, I'll take you to find Jin Cheng."
"good."
This was Qin Ye's first time in the Zong family. As expected, it was much bigger than his own home. It took him a while to reach the large study and see the beautiful two-story building.
From inside the house came the sound of young men arguing over strategies.
I don't know what they were talking about. I just vaguely heard words like "people's livelihood" and "officialdom". It seemed like they were arguing or discussing.
Qin Ye followed Xu Wan in. Before he stepped over the threshold, he heard Zong Jincheng shout, "Okay, okay, I'm tired of arguing. Let's have some training to calm down."
The young men were used to shouting, and they howled with all their might: "Down with Qin Ye! He will definitely win!"
Qin Ye: “…………”
Their class training...is this what it is?
He looked at the group of teenagers in silence, regretting that he had walked too fast just now, otherwise he would not have heard such outrageous slogans.
Zong Wenxiu originally thought that this training was quite embarrassing, but after getting used to it by hiding in the voices of the teenagers every day, he no longer felt ashamed, until he turned around with full energy and saw the target they were going to defeat -
Zong Wenxiu: “!!!!”
"Qin...Qin Ye!"
"Qin Ye is here!!"
"????"
The teenagers screamed one after another, shocked and surprised at this person who suddenly appeared here.
Even Qin Shi, who had a better relationship with them, never came.
Who would have thought that Qin Ye would come suddenly!
Zong Jincheng ran over and asked Xu Wan warily, "Mom, why is he here? He doesn't want to go to class, does he?"
This was his nightmare.
Qin Ye is definitely not allowed to enter the class!
Absolutely impossible!!
Xu Wan said with a smile: "There is still half a month before the palace examination. What are you thinking about? Qin Ye came to see you. He must have something to say. Why don't you go to the small pavilion to talk?"
"Oh..." Zong Jincheng breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the indifferent Qin Ye with a scrutinizing look, and couldn't help asking, "Are you here to show off to me that you passed the exam for the highest rank?"
Qin Ye couldn't understand his train of thought, and walked towards the small pavilion in a very arrogant manner. Zong Jincheng followed closely.
The frightened teenagers in the study also became curious.
"Why would Qin Ye suddenly look for Jin Cheng? What else could he do besides showing off his first place result? He couldn't possibly challenge Jin Cheng to a fight, could he?"
"If they want to discuss, they should discuss strategies, but there is no need to hide this kind of thing. They can talk about it in front of us."
"I really want to eavesdrop..."
"Me too."
Xu Wan reminded him jokingly: "Give up, the soundproofing in our study is pretty good."
“……!”
In the small pavilion.
Zong Jincheng sat casually on the edge of the pavilion, with his back against the pavilion, one leg on the pavilion seat, and two walnuts in his hands. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Qin Ye didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Did you go to the Ministry of Rites to change my grades?"
Zong Jincheng was quite surprised that Qin Ye came for this matter, but he did not report his name when he went to the Ministry of Rites. How did Qin Ye know it was him?
However, the little devil who had been deceived by Zong Zhao had already honed his reaction ability to perfection.
He snorted and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think my family runs the Ministry of Rites? Damn boy, you got first place in the exam and you even came to show off. You are so arrogant, aren't you? Wait, you can't keep your first place. The first place in the palace examination must be me!"
Seeing that he avoided the question, Qin Ye knew that this matter was difficult to discuss.
He was silent for a long while before he said, "The Emperor has already found out about you."
Zong Jincheng raised his eyes and looked at him.
Qin Ye continued, "My father was summoned to the palace last night and was forced to kneel until this morning. The emperor thought that I was the one who went to the Ministry of Rites with Luo Jingfeng to cause a commotion."
Knowing that Qin Ye and Lord Qin were taking the blame for him, Zong Jincheng could no longer maintain his nonchalant demeanor.
He quickly stood up and asked, "Are you and your father okay?"
Qin Ye said calmly, "It's okay. My father has returned, and the emperor has not punished my family. However, at the last moment in the palace, the emperor had already guessed that it was you who went to the Ministry of Rites."
The Zong family seems to be calm now.
But there is no guarantee that the emperor will not suddenly attack them.
So the purpose of Qin Ye's trip was, firstly, to ask Zong Jincheng for details, and secondly, to remind him of this matter.
Zong Jincheng blinked and thought that he would tell his parents soon. With them around, it would be no big deal.
Qin Ye was about to leave after he finished speaking, but before he left he turned around and asked, "Am I really the first place?"
The emperor said that someone promoted him to first place, which means he was not originally first?
Zong Jincheng looked at his old enemy whom he had been chasing for three years, and replied with a complicated yet firm look: "The imperial examination is fair, and the list displayed is the real one."
Even if he wanted to take first place, he would not use any tricks to drive Qin Ye down.
Not only he can't do it, no one else can do it either.
Qin Ye understood.
Based on this statement, his score was raised to first place because... he was unfairly moved down.
Zong Jincheng went there to restore order.
Two teenagers of similar age are walking side by side on the road of chasing each other, but their goals are the same and their pace is consistent.
"Thank you."
After Qin Ye left, Zong Jincheng told his parents about this. Zong Zhao told him to concentrate on his studies and not to worry about anything else.
Then the little devil plunged into his studies again.
However, because he had read Qin Ye's policy papers in the Ministry of Rites, he couldn't help but think of Qin Ye's ideas when he was studying hard. If he combined his own ideas with Qin Ye's policy papers, he would definitely be stronger than Qin Ye, but this was obviously unfair.
Zong Jincheng finally realized the trouble of having a photographic memory.
He pounded his head, trying to clear his mind of the fragments about Qin Ye's strategy...
During the next ten days, everyone stayed at home studying and no one went out.
During this time, Zong Jincheng felt frustrated and wanted to go out for a walk, but was stopped by Zong Zhao, who said that the capital was too chaotic recently and going out could easily cause trouble.
Zong Jincheng thought so too. The palace examination was coming up soon, so it was not impossible to endure it. After the examination, there was still more than a month of home visit leave, so he could spend as much time as he wanted!
The day before the palace examination.
Xu Wan is introducing the rules of the palace examination to everyone:
"At noon, you will be waiting at the palace gate. After entering the palace, you will be provided with a seat and writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. You will answer questions at the feet of the emperor, who will supervise the examination. Before answering the questions, you will need to write a personal resume, including your three generations of ancestors."
"During the exam, candidates must kneel on the ground and answer the questions without eating, drinking or going to the toilet. They can only leave after the exam is over."