When Shen Yuanbai saw this, he was not moved at all. Instead, he felt that Sheng Xiuran looked very dirty, which made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Miss Sheng, your brother harmed me first. Why do you think I would repay evil with kindness and risk saving him?"
"Because of his nonsense, I am still under house arrest."
"Sheng Mingcheng must die. If you want to live, stay in Chonghua Palace quietly. If you want to die, you can choose between Bai Ling, poison or swallowing gold."
Shen Yuanbai spoke coldly, and then stood up impatiently.
He wanted to take a shower again, but when he saw Sheng Xiuran's dirty appearance, he felt that he had just showered in vain.
Sheng Xiuran looked up with a look of despair, and just happened to see the look of disgust on Shen Yuanbai's face.
Her heart trembled violently, and at this moment, thousands of thoughts were mixed together, and she felt regretful and hateful.
Her brother had always said that it was the Second Prince who had harmed the Duke Qing's Mansion. She had always held onto a glimmer of hope, and she couldn't believe that the godlike man had such a vicious heart!
Seeing that the second prince had already stepped out, she shouted and asked the last question.
"Half a year ago at the Nanjiao Huguo Temple, were you really saving me, or was it intentional?"
The Second Prince didn't even bother to turn his head, and just said calmly, "Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"
When Sheng Xiuran heard this, her body suddenly sank, and the next moment it was as if all her strength was drained away from her body, and she fell heavily to the ground.
She whimpered softly a few times, and then couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
Fake! All fake!
He deliberately approached her for the power of the Duke of Qing's Mansion! Such a heartless and cold-hearted man deceived her wholeheartedly and caused the entire family of the Duke of Qing's Mansion to be executed!
Brother...Brother is hopeless! She has no relatives anymore!
Sheng Xiuran cried louder and louder. Seeing that Shen Yuanbai's figure was about to disappear in the shadows, she suddenly opened her mouth and wanted to shout out everything she had just heard on the rockery in revenge.
You are not the emperor's son at all!
You are a bastard!
You are the hybrid of Princess Yu Liu and this dog man!
Sheng Xiuran stretched out her hand, wishing she could grab Shen Yuanbai back and throw these words in his face, hoping to see him being in the same pain as herself.
However, her remaining rationality told her not to act impulsively.
She has nothing left. If she shouts it out here, she will surely die, and the Second Prince will feel no pain at all and will still be the extremely noble Second Prince!
No, she wants to live, she wants revenge!
She would wait for the most appropriate opportunity to deal the most fatal blow to this heartless and despicable man!
Sheng Xiuran's bright face was distorted in the candlelight, and as her tears flowed, they took away her last bit of tenderness and innocence.
elder brother......
I can't save you.
But I will avenge the entire family of Duke Qing’s Mansion!
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On March 20th, all the rankings of the Spring Examination had been checked, including Tan Hanchi. Sheng Qishan and Xin Ruizhi had actually sold thirteen rankings in a crazy way!
Except for Tan Hanchi, all the other twelve candidates suffered and no one survived.
The emperor was furious. He appeased and compensated the families of the twelve candidates, and then severely punished all the buyers of the prizes, including the Qingzhou Gu family, which was wealthy enough to rival a country.
In addition, at the suggestion of the Crown Prince, the Emperor issued a "Letter to All Candidates in the World", clearly informing the world of the fraud in the Spring Examination, and even rarely admitting the court's mistakes!
Thanks to the prince's action, the boiling anger of the students and candidates was finally suppressed.
On March 21st, the palace examination officially began and was presided over by Emperor Yong himself.
On March 22, news came out that Emperor Yong appointed Tan Hanchi as the first place in the first class, and immediately issued a golden list and hung it at the palace gate.
On March 23, Emperor Yong held a ceremony to announce the names of the best candidates in the imperial examinations in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, awarding the titles of No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 to the top three candidates in the first class.
Later, an imperial edict was issued, appointing the top scorer Tan Hanchi as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy with the sixth rank, and appointing the second and third scorers as editors in the Hanlin Academy with the seventh rank.
This sixth-rank official position may not seem high, but it is actually responsible for compiling the emperor's records, recording the emperor's words and deeds, and even drafting documents for the emperor.
This position meant that Tan Hanchi became a close minister of the emperor and rose to fame overnight!
Next, it was the much-anticipated grand scene of the number one scholar riding a horse and parading through the streets!
Qiao Jiaojiao had already been held by Qiao Diyi and was sitting in the private room of the largest restaurant on Putian Street, leaning over the window and looking out eagerly.
When the royal guard of honor walked onto Putian Street, the people who were waiting on both sides of the road cheered.
Everyone consciously gave up the middle of the road, and now everyone was pushing each other, and the noise almost broke through the sky.
[Second brother, please let me go out a little further! ]
[Hey hey hey, I saw the red card! It's almost here! ]
Qiao Jiaojiao screamed and cheered excitedly with everyone!
Qiao Jiaojiao had never seen such a grand scene in her previous life, and it was even more incomparable to the sparse extras in TV dramas.
The Great Yong Dynasty valued both martial arts and literature, and a new top scholar like Tan Hanchi was the object of admiration of students all over the world!
The adoring cheers from the people on the street almost broke Qiao Jiaojiao's eardrums!
With the sound of gongs and drums and the blast of firecrackers, Qiao Jiaojiao finally saw Tan Hanchi!
He rode a tall horse with wings on his head, wore a brocade robe, a red cross flower, and held a golden whip. He looked handsome and extraordinary!
“Aaaaaa——”
It’s no exaggeration. Qiao Jiaojiao heard women screaming in batches.
Qiao Jiaojiao smiled and narrowed her eyes, feeling happy for Tan Hanchi from the bottom of her heart.
Such honor is what Tan Hanchi deserves.
In the original novel, he was plotted against by the Duke of Qing and used by the Second Prince, causing the pearl to be tarnished. Now he finally got what he wanted!
【Ahhh! Tan Hanchi, you are awesome! 】
Qiao Jiaojiao screamed, while Tan Hanchi sat on a tall horse, welcoming everyone's admiration, with a lot of emotion in his heart.
He scanned the entire place, looking at the restaurants and teahouses on both sides, and unexpectedly saw two familiar faces.
It’s Qiao Jilang and Miss Qiao!
At this moment, Tan Hanchi finally showed a hearty smile on his face.
He, Tan Hanchi, could have achieved what he has today only with the help of the Qiao family and Miss Qiao...
If it weren't for her magical powers, the thirty lashes of the drum at Dengwenyuan that day would have been enough to take half his life, not to mention that he would have insisted on going to the Golden Palace to plead his case before the emperor.
Tan Hanchi will never forget the great kindness of the Qiao family, and he will definitely repay the kindness in this life!
Thinking of this, Tan Hanchi bowed and saluted towards all directions, and paused in the direction of Qiao Diyi and Qiao Jiaojiao.
Qiao Diyi understood what he meant and showed his big white teeth to Tan Hanchi with a very sincere smile.
Brother Tan is now a close minister to the emperor, so it would be inappropriate for the Qiao family to act too close to him.
Brother Tan is such a cheerful and intelligent person, it’s a pity that I can’t drink and chat with him often in the future!
When Qiao Jiaojiao saw this scene, she smiled with her eyes curved.
She knew that Tan Hanchi was definitely not the kind of person who would sit on the fence. He was very loyal and would stand on the side of their Qiao family all his life!
[A great strategist has been gained! The fate-changing team has gained another powerful general! 】
Qiao Jiaojiao was showing off with her big eyes rolling around, when unexpectedly she saw a familiar figure in the teahouse opposite!