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Ji Mingshuang: “???”
Ji Mingxi didn't know what happened in the morning, so he asked, "What did Wei'an say this morning?"
Ji Mingyan then repeated in vivid detail what Wu Weian had said.
As Ji Mingxi listened, he put down the teacup in his hand, his face moved: "Your brother-in-law has never mentioned these things before."
Ji Mingyan thought he understood his brother-in-law very well, so he answered for him: "Over the years, too many people have looked down on my brother-in-law, and he has lost confidence in himself, so he dare not say that he studied so hard in his early years. Otherwise, if he worked hard but still achieved nothing, wouldn't people look down on him even more? But in the end, he got through it. These days, I've been by my brother-in-law's side, and I really feel sorry for him. So Mingshuang, you can't look down on me like this anymore. Speaking of which, my brother-in-law is much more capable than you."
Ji Mingshuang: “???”
Ji Mingxi put himself in the other person's shoes and suddenly felt a little more guilty.
My brother-in-law was born without his biological mother. Lord Wu, though a good official, must have been too busy with his duties to care for his eldest son. Did my brother-in-law grow up in such circumstances, hence his current timid demeanor? After all, a stepmother is certainly inferior to one's biological mother. Living under her care is like living under someone else's roof.
Ji Mingxi said to Ji Yunxi beside him, "Yunniang, you are still the best judge of people. I need to learn more from you in this regard and not judge people by appearance. To be honest, I originally thought that Wei'an was not a good choice for a husband and I really didn't agree with this marriage. But now that I hear Mingyan say this, I realize how strong Wei'an's character is."
Ji Yunxi hadn't spoken a word since she sat down because she was studying how to run an ancient gambling house.
She had never known this industry before, so everything was new and she needed to learn.
After hearing her brother say this, she raised her head and said, "Brother, you are too kind. An Lang is not as good as Sixth Brother said."
Ji Yunxi was telling the truth.
Wu Wei'an had gotten plenty of sleep while preparing for the Spring Examination, and his sleep must have been excellent. He also ate and drank lavishly, so he was a bit overnourished. She saw that his skin had become even fairer and more tender, and his already tall stature seemed to have grown even taller.
After all, Wu Weian is only two years older than her, only seventeen, and he can still grow taller.
But to the ears of the brothers, Ji Yunxi's words were completely modest.
Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows slightly, knowing that they had misunderstood, but she was too lazy to explain.
Forget it, what she said was often true, but most of the time no one believed her.
Just like when she said Wu Wei'an was good before, they didn't believe her. Now she says Wu Wei'an is not as good as they thought, they don't believe her either.
They exchanged a few more words, and suddenly Ji Mingxi's servant walked in quickly with a solemn expression: "My Lord, the Emperor requests that you enter the palace immediately!"
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When Ji Mingxi arrived at the imperial study, there were already quite a few people inside.
The Crown Prince, the Censor Feng Qishi, and several of his assistant ministers, doctors, and deputy ministers under the Ministry of Personnel, as well as several prestigious university secretaries from the Hanlin Academy, and even officials from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were all there.
The emperor sat at the top, his face gentle. When he saw Ji Mingxi coming in, he said with a hint of smile: "Mingxi is here."
He turned to Feng Qishi and said, "I guess Mingxi doesn't know about this yet. Tell him about it and hear what Mingxi has to say."
When Ji Mingxi saw the study full of people, he actually guessed what was going on.
But he walked and sat upright, without any hurry, and respectfully saluted the emperor and the prince, and finally looked at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi looked like he didn't want to do this, but his position forced him to say it. "Master Ji, I know you're a man, and I know you wouldn't do this. But I'm the Imperial Censor, and it's my job to supervise all officials and enforce discipline. Please don't blame me for what I'm going to say next."
Ji Mingxi said to Feng Qishi, "Master Feng, please speak frankly."
Feng Qishi bowed to the Emperor and the Crown Prince, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, this afternoon, I received a secret report from several people stating that Lord Ji was suspected of leaking the Spring Examination papers."
The emperor listened with his head down without saying a word, still holding a memorial in his hand.
Although he is old, he looked good when he was young, and he has a gentle temperament. If he were not sitting on the dragon throne, no one would have thought that he was the current emperor.
The prince standing next to Ji Mingxi had a baby-faced, slightly plump figure. Seeing that his father hadn't spoken, he asked on his behalf, "Is there any evidence for this?"
Feng Qishi hurriedly said, "Your Highness, there is indeed no evidence for this matter. I shouldn't have reported this to Your Majesty, but I have received too many secret reports. Just a few hours after the Spring Examination results were announced, I have received over two hundred secret reports. I suspect that Lord Ji, taking advantage of his position, leaked the exam questions to Lord Wu Qi's eldest son. In my opinion, these secret reports were all written by scholars. I am afraid that if this matter is not taken seriously and thoroughly investigated, it will cause dissatisfaction among the scholars and damage the reputation of our Dayu Dynasty."
The group of scholars has always been difficult to mess with.
Because they had pens, they could write poems and compose essays, and they could make the dead come alive. And if they were not careful, these poems would be passed down and become infamous for thousands of years.
The prince understood this, but he believed Ji Mingxi: "Father, what Lord Feng said is indeed reasonable, but Mingxi will not do this."
The Emperor raised his head and said, "I share the same sentiment as the Crown Prince. I have watched Mingxi grow up, and I know his character best. However, Lord Feng is right. Since the scholars have concerns about the outcome, we must help them resolve them. My Lords, do you have any suggestions?"
As soon as the emperor said this, the adults in the imperial study began to discuss it.
Ji Mingxi, who was at the center of the incident, stood aside very calmly, saying nothing and not defending himself.
Everyone present was accustomed to Ji Mingxi's style of doing things. He usually didn't speak in such situations.
He would only speak when people asked him, and speaking was usually equivalent to not saying anything.
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