"Fifth sister, why are you here?" Yang Qingbo put down Siqin and asked Yang Youxue excitedly and in disbelief.
"You won the top spot in the imperial examination and were paraded through the streets. How could I not come to cheer you on and encourage you?" Yang Youxue said, touching his head.
This younger brother has liked to stick to her and cling to her since he was a child, and he has a very good relationship with her.
"Thank you, Fifth Sister. I thought you couldn't come out to see me.
I was a little disappointed at first, but now I’m so happy and excited to see my fifth sister, who loves me the most.” Yang Qingbo was as happy as a little boy who had just received candy.
"Fifth sister loves you, but we don't? Are you really ungrateful?
My fourth sister and I tried every possible way to escape and watch you parade in the streets." Yang Qingman blamed Yang Qingbo sadly as soon as she landed.
"Sister, you are here too, but your brother didn't see you and thought you were not coming?
"I'm sorry! It's my brother's fault!" Yang Qingbo said happily when he saw his elder sister.
"Of course you didn't see me, you only saw my fifth sister. In your eyes, my fifth sister was the only one and you couldn't see me at all!" Yang Qingman accused her brother with tears in her eyes, speaking sadly and disappointedly.
"No, I like all the sisters!" Yang Qingbo was so confused by his elder sister that he didn't know how to answer, so as to avoid her misunderstanding him.
"Okay, stop teasing Qingbo. He is shy and can't stand being teased. Let's talk about important things." Yang Youxue came out to smooth things over. This eldest sister liked to tease the eighth brother, probably because he was young.
"Girl, why did you suddenly rush out?" Yang Youxue asked Siqin.
Siqin and Xiaocui discussed it and waited for the right opportunity to rush out.
Unexpectedly, she ran too fast and scared the horse, and it rushed towards her madly.
I thought I was going to be trampled to death by a horse, and I was sad that I would never see my parents again.
At the critical moment, the top scholar on horseback saved her.
What she couldn't believe was that the top scholar knew martial arts.
Aren’t all scholars weak and helpless?
Only when she was asked this question did she come to her senses.
"Miss, are you the Queen?" Siqin asked cautiously.
Judging from their conversation just now and the temperament of the lady who asked her the question, it was definitely the Queen.
“How did you figure that out?
You suddenly rushed out, was it premeditated?
"Tell me about your purpose?" The other party was able to recognize her as the Empress, which must have shown that he had done some research.
In this case, what happened just now was not an accident, but a planned conspiracy, and the target was her.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my crime. I did plan this in advance, but I have no bad intentions. I just want to ask you, Mr. Number One Scholar, to save my relatives and the villagers." Siqin was so scared that she trembled and begged for mercy from Yang Youxue.
"So, your target is the number one scholar, not me. Then how did you recognize me?" Yang Youxue's ability to judge people was still there. In the girl's eyes, there was no anger or murderous intent, only fear.
She believed that she did not intend to kill anyone, but might have something to ask for.
"Your Majesty, I heard from an old lady that the number one scholar is your brother.
Just now, when I saw the Queen's noble aura, I knew you were the Queen." Siqin explained carefully.
“Yes, he is observant and a capable person.
"Tell me, how do you want the champion scholar to save your family?" Yang Youxue said admiringly.
"I am a resident of Sijia Village, Yuhu Town, Jiangzhou County, Changzhou, Jiangnan. My father is a village head.
Our Sijia Village is nestled among mountains and beside rivers, with beautiful scenery.
Two years ago, a new county magistrate was transferred here. He took a fancy to the surrounding area of our village and asked us to move there because he wanted to build a warm palace there.
But our ancestors have lived there for generations, how could we possibly move away?
Moreover, the county magistrate did not provide us with resettlement or compensation, and asked us to live there.
Several village heads jointly wrote a petition and wanted to send it to the prefect of Changzhou Prefecture to let them make the decision for us.
However, after seven days, instead of the arrival of the prefect, the county magistrate sent detectives to surround our villages. The reason was that we were suffering from the plague, and in order to prevent the plague from spreading, they decided to burn down our villages.
My father secretly asked me to take Xiao Cui away, hoping that I could bring help.
The commoner girl arrived at the government office, but the prefect avoided her.
Not long after, Xiao Cui and I were chased by masked men. Fortunately, we were prepared and escaped.
Since the prefect is the county magistrate's subordinate, I dare not stay in the prefectural city and have to flee all the way to the capital, hoping to find a good official who can help us.
God has been kind to us. When we saw the top scholar parading in the streets, we learned from an old lady that he was the emperor's uncle.
I want to take a gamble and bet that the king's uncle is a kind man and a good official who loves the people like his own children.
My bet was right, thank God!" Siqin told him the reason for coming to the capital and stopping Yang Qingbo.
"This is outrageous! As an official appointed by the imperial court, he robs and plunders, has no respect for the law, and breaks the law knowingly. He deserves the highest crime." Yang Youxue was so angry that she wanted to kill that bastard official.
"Qingbo, since you have won the top spot in the imperial examination, you will be sent abroad. Why don't you go to Jiangzhou County and be the county magistrate, so that the people there can live a carefree life." Yang Youxue said.
"Yes, Fifth Sister!" Yang Qingbo agreed.
At this time, Bai Chen had already come up.
"Miss, the people below have been evacuated." Bai Chen reported to Yang Youxue.
"Bai Chen, you came at the right time. Let me give you and Baihu a chance to have some fun?" Yang Youxue said happily when she saw Bai Chen.
But her eyes betrayed her, they were full of calculation.
"Miss, don't look at me like that. I'm scared. If you have anything you want me to do, please tell me." Bai Chen felt a chill when he was looked at like that. He felt that the lady was plotting against him again.
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