He Yu looked at Zhao Xile and felt a pang of sympathy: "Take a seat first."
Princess Anping felt extremely distressed seeing the little cutie's aggrieved look, and her eyes were filled with worry: "Go and find out what happened."
She always felt that it couldn't be as simple as just falling down.
Zhao Xile also had excellent mental fortitude. Although she was still somewhat shaken by what had just happened, she tried her best to remain calm during the competition and did not make any mistakes.
The last match ended relatively smoothly.
However, due to the impact of Wang Xuan's previous incident, Zhao Xile's performance was slightly inferior to that of the previous two competitions. But for someone so young to achieve this, it was still astonishing.
Without a doubt, the final victory belonged to Zhao Xile.
This is the youngest woman ever recruited by the Imperial Academy since the founding of the Great Chu Kingdom.
From this moment on, Zhao Xile's future prospects are limitless, and it is not impossible for him to join the royal family in the future.
Everyone on the field had their own thoughts, but Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi were happy that Le'er had finally achieved her goal and was getting closer to her dream step by step.
However, this vortex in the capital is ultimately a struggle for power, and anyone could become a pawn in it.
The more prestigious the capital city, the more dangerous it is.
Jiang Bai was naturally aware of this as well, and as long as Le'er was unwilling, she would give Le'er more choices in the future.
If Le'er is unwilling to enter the royal family, she will never allow Le'er to become a lifeless canary in the deep palace.
He Chao squatted down and patted Zhao Xile's head: "Le'er is really amazing."
His tone was very gentle, as if he were a very close elder to Zhao Xile.
Zhao Xile also thought the uncle was very kind, so he grinned at him.
This smile melted into He Chao's heart, and He Chao's smile widened even more: "I hereby announce that, from this day forward, the top candidate for the Imperial Academy's female scholar is Zhao Xile!"
These words brought joy to some and sorrow to others.
"Wait!" A voice broke the joy.
All eyes turned to him. Wang Xuan was being carried over, his entire leg bandaged and splinted. Wang Yushi Wang Chao, his face ashen, walked onto the stage and said, "Today I was assassinated at the Imperial Academy. I'm afraid the officials of the Imperial Academy must give me an explanation!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was filled with fear, lest the dynasty suspect them.
Everyone knows who Wang Chao is; he's the emperor's favorite now, and no one dares to offend him.
Wang Xuan struggled to sit up: "It's... Zhao Xile!"
Wang Chao looked at Zhao Xile with a cold gaze, which frightened Zhao Xile so much that she hid behind He Yu.
He Yu reached out and took Zhao Xile's hand. Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi also stood up. Jiang Bai sneered and said, "What are you saying, Lord Wang?"
“My son is only five years old, while the young master is already fifteen or sixteen. Moreover, everyone can see the difference in their physiques. Would anyone believe such a thing?”
"Or is it that my Le'er can break the young master's leg?"
Indeed, no one would believe it.
It's possible that Wang Xuan could easily break Zhao Xile's head, while even if Zhao Xile tried her best, she probably wouldn't even be able to reach Wang Xuan's body.
Wang Xuan's words were not convincing at all.
He Yu disliked the Wang family to begin with, and he had heard before that Wang Xuan and the Zhao family seemed to have some kind of conflict. He was afraid that the father and son were trying to use their power to intimidate people here today.
Wang Chao lowered his eyes slightly, adopting the posture of a minister, while Lei Yun, who had remained silent, slowly stood up.
His every move captivated everyone's attention.
"Zhao Xile broke Wang Xuan's leg?"
The fact that Lei Yun said this made it all the more meaningful.
His tone even carried a hint of anger, like a thousand-year-old block of ice.
Wang Chao suddenly noticed that Lei Yun was still there, which meant that Lei Yun was going to speak up for the Zhao family.
“It’s not impossible,” Lei Yun said.
Jiang Bai was puzzled and turned to look at him.
Then, Lei Yun continued, "Le'er, come here."
Lei Yun waved to Zhao Xile, who then stepped off the stage and walked up to Lei Yu.
"You must do everything you can to break his right leg. I'll give you half an incense stick's time. If you can't break it, I'll punish you."
Only Lei Yun could utter such absurd words.
Wang Xuan, who was lying in the sedan chair, suddenly couldn't stay still. His pupils dilated slightly. "Father! Father!"
Wang Chao was ashamed. "General, aren't you being too biased towards the Zhao family?"
"Although it's unlikely that Zhao Xile did it, it could very well have been done by someone else in the Zhao family."
“Imperial Censor Wang,” Zhao Yi looked at him, “my family is all here. I’m just a merchant; do you think I would dare to oppose you?”
"You treat my daughter like this today; isn't that an abuse of power? Outsiders may not know what happened to my son by Wang Xuan, but surely Lord Wang knows?"
Not far away, Princess Anping's guards returned and whispered a few words in her ear.
Princess Anping waved her hand, and the man helped her up.
What are you arguing about?
The dynasty was somewhat troubled; why was Anping getting involved too?
"Are you talking about why he has short legs?"
Anping smiled, but there was no hint of joy in her voice; instead, it sounded rather sarcastic: "This is something I, the princess, know. Ask me."
Wang Chao was taken aback. Could it be that the county chief had taken action?
"Tell me, what happened?"
"After the second match, the princess sent me down to fetch her a handkerchief. On my way back to the backyard, I happened to see Wang Xuan trying to do something to Zhao Xile. Zhao Xile is so young, yet Wang Xuan is acting so violently. I went to help, upholding the princess's usual principle of helping her. Just then, a masked man appeared and saved Zhao Xile."
"Speaking of which, Wang Xuan's leg was broken by that masked man, and as for Zhao Xile, he doesn't seem to recognize that masked man either."
Anping sat back down: "Wang Xuan, you said it was Zhao Xile, that's a bit of a joke."
Wang Chao didn't know where to put his pride, so he looked at Wang Xuan and asked, "Is this really true?"
Wang Xuan paused for a moment, then said, "Impossible. This little girl must know that masked man. She's the one who ordered him to do it!"
When Wang Xuan gets shameless, he doesn't care about the occasion at all.
Everyone present realized that Wang Xuan was about to harm Zhao Xile but was rescued by someone.
As for the outrageous things Wang Xuan did, countless people harbored resentment towards him. It's likely that his enemies came looking for him, but he shifted the blame onto a little girl.
He Yu's face darkened: "If Lord Wang wants a real solution, he might as well hand it over to the Dali Temple."
"Investigate the matter thoroughly from beginning to end."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xuan could no longer remain seated!
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