Five years later.
Changming Street, one of the main streets in the capital, was cleaned spotlessly early in the morning.
Today is the horse-riding parade for the new number one scholar.
The shops on both sides of the street were hung with big red lanterns and colorful silks. The whole street was filled with a festive atmosphere and was crowded with people, making it extremely lively.
At this time, the scholars and the ceremonial guards who were to be paraded had not yet arrived, but people on the street had already started discussing it with great interest.
"Have you heard? This year's new number one scholar is the youngest number one scholar in the history of the Great Jin Dynasty."
"The youngest? How young?"
"Twelve."
"What? Only twelve years old? Is that true?"
"How could this be false? It was announced at the palace gates yesterday. It's said that the new top scholar has had a photographic memory since childhood. In just one year, he learned what others would take five or six years to learn."
"Tsk tsk! That's amazing!"
"That's right. Not only is he powerful, but he also comes from a good family. Don't you know? The new number one scholar is Princess An Ning's eldest son, the current prince of the Duke of Ji's mansion..."
"So he's Princess An Ning's eldest son. No wonder. Princess An Ning is a lucky star. Children of lucky stars are bound to be great, right?"
"That's right, and not only that, Princess An Ning also has a daughter who is a twin sister of the new number one scholar. Now she is a little-known miracle doctor."
"Wow! This is incredible..."
In the private room of Mingyue Restaurant.
Su Li had just taken a sip of tea when Xiao Wu, who was standing by the window, excitedly said, "Princess, the honor guard is here!"
Su Li curled the corners of her mouth and walked to the window.
The people on the street had already automatically stood on both sides. In the dense crowd, men, women, young and old, all had anticipation and curiosity on their faces. They all stretched their necks to look at the guard of honor in front of them, just to catch a glimpse of the youngest new number one scholar in history.
As the crisp sound of gongs and drums got closer, a team dressed in gorgeous ceremonial uniforms slowly came into view.
"Here it comes, here it comes! Look!" someone shouted excitedly.
In the team, there were three white horses, one in front and two in the back, moving slowly forward. On the back of the horse in front was a young boy of about twelve or thirteen years old.
As the team got closer, people could see the appearance of the young boy on horseback.
"Then the person in the front must be the new top scholar, right?" someone asked.
"Yes, the one riding the horse in the front is the new number one scholar."
"Oh my god, he's really only twelve years old!"
"Yes, but even though he's young, you can tell he's very good-looking."
"Of course I'm telling you. Don't you know? His biological father, Duke Ji, was once known as the most handsome man in the Jin Dynasty. How could his son be any worse?"
Everyone echoed: "That's right..."
Su Li and You Rongyan watched Ji Zhao getting closer and closer. Facing the admiration and praise from the crowd, he remained calm and composed.
This reminded her of the day when Ji Tinglan became the top scorer in high school and was paraded through the streets on horseback.
At that time, he was still Pei Ji, and she had not yet known and fallen in love with him, but seeing him receive such honors, she was still proud of him.
"Ali."
At this moment, Ji Tinglan's voice sounded behind him.
Su Li turned around in surprise: "Aren't we supposed to be hosting the Nanli delegation today? How come you have time to come here?"
Ji Tinglan approached her and said softly, "Everything has been arranged. I'm here to see Zhao'er."
As he spoke, he took Su Li's hand and looked out the window. The guard of honor on the street had slowly gone away, and Ji Tinglan could only vaguely see Ji Zhao's back.
After looking at it for a long time, he said calmly: "Prince Ning committed suicide in prison."
Su Li raised an eyebrow: "Why did he suddenly commit suicide?"
Prince Ning, in fact, he is just a commoner now.
Five years ago, Prince Ning rebelled and was arrested and imprisoned. Emperor Jing was furious and not only stripped him of his title of prince, but also removed his status as a prince and expelled him from the royal family tree.
I originally thought that he would commit suicide soon because he couldn't bear the humiliation, but I didn't expect that he would survive for so long. I just don't know why he committed suicide now when he was living well.
"According to the jailer who was guarding him, he seemed to have dreamed of Concubine Xiao, woke up and burst into tears, and then hit his head against the wall and died..."
Su Li couldn't help but curl her lips: "It's true that mother and son have a deep love..."
I just don't know if it's really a deep mother-son relationship.
Five years ago, Concubine Xiao took advantage of the chaos to sneak out of the palace, disguised as Concubine Xian's maid and intended to kill her. Ji Tinglan didn't want her to have any chance to hurt her again, so he shot her to death and then sent the body back to the palace.
At that time, Prince Ning remained silent after learning of Concubine Xiao's death, but he had never thought of committing suicide. Now, a dream made him unable to bear it and he committed suicide.
But no matter what, death is like the extinguishing of a light, and her hatred with them has finally come to an end.
"Who is leading Nanli's delegation this year?"
In previous years, the Nanli delegation had always been composed of members of the Nanli royal family, and in the past fifteen years, it had always been Prince Pingzong.
However, five years ago, Prince Ning colluded with Prince Pingzong and used his secret guards to force a rebellion. In order to maintain the friendship between the two countries, Emperor Nanli not only paid a huge compensation to the Jin Dynasty, but also deprived Prince Pingzong of his title and imprisoned him in the palace for life.
"He is Princess Yulun's son, Prince Bao."
Su Li was a little surprised: "You mean, A Bao? He has become the Prince of Bao in Nanli now? He is only fifteen years old now, right?"
"It is said that he made great contributions to Nanli, and was the son of Duke Yulun, so he was granted the title of Prince at such a young age."
"He mentioned you today and asked when you were free. He wanted to come and see you."
"Just let him come whenever he wants. Why be so formal?"
Ji Tinglan smiled and said, "That's what I told him..."
Su Li couldn't help but curl her lips, feeling very happy: "The one who understands me is my husband..."
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