Everyone was calm in the first few sentences, but couldn't bear it anymore. If they failed the assessment and were dismissed, wouldn't it mean that their official positions were not stable?
If you perform abnormally, your official title will be gone.
In an instant, everyone in the palace turned their attention to Shen Huai.
The look in his eyes was very resentful. If he hadn't insisted on choosing a concubine, the emperor would definitely not have done this.
It's okay now, even they have to be implicated, they finally climbed to this position.
Shen Huai naturally felt everyone's attention. He himself is very innocent.
Before, everyone proposed to choose a concubine together, but now it was all on him, and he didn't want to take the assessment.
I don’t know which bastard gave the emperor the idea. If he found out, he would have to teach that person a lesson.
"Quiet," Eunuch Cao interrupted the whispering ministers and continued to read: "This matter will be handed over to the Zhongshu Province for finalization. After it is finalized, the Imperial Academy will formulate the topic, so as to avoid a few people taking their salary for free and doing nothing."
[Individual wine bags and rice bags? Haha, who is the yin and yang of the tyrant? 】
Yu Yiluo turned her neck and looked at the ministers below, then at the emperor, muttering in her heart.
[This wave of tyrants won a direct victory, putting pressure on the Zhongshu Province and Hanlin Academy, as well as Shen Huai. 】
"Your Majesty, if this is implemented, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?" The emperor stared at the speaker with a half-smile, "Are you worried that you will be a loser, or do you not want to contribute to the strength of the country?"
With such a big hat being pulled off, those who wanted to comment stopped thinking.
The hall suddenly became quiet again.
The emperor stood up with satisfaction, "Since all my beloved ministers have no objections, I have decided this for now. You don't have to be afraid. The question will definitely not be too complicated. Please relax and withdraw from the court."
After leaving the palace, everyone surrounded Shen Huai.
"Master Shen."
Shen Huai stopped and put on a smile that was uglier than crying, "My lords, this is none of my business."
He originally thought it would be miserable enough for the emperor to stuff him with someone, but he didn't expect that he would hold back such a big one waiting for him.
"It's none of your business? If you hadn't brought up the matter of choosing a concubine at that time, what would the Emperor have done?"
"That's right, was it your idea to give the emperor?"
"Hurry up and think of a way to see if you can make the emperor change his mind."
Prime Minister Li glanced at the people surrounding Shen Huai and stopped.
"The Prime Minister wants to go over and help Mr. Shen out of the siege?"
Mr. Qin and Mr. Su looked at each other and stepped forward to ask.
"I don't have this spare time."
Prime Minister Li said as he got on the carriage, the emperor's move was indeed beneficial to the court, but Shen Huai had nothing to do with him.
So why should he waste time worrying about these things? He might as well go back and read more books.
Mr. Qin looked at the carriage going away and said with emotion: "The old guy, Prime Minister, must be busy going back to read."
Mr. Su nodded in agreement, "That's right. As the prime minister, if he fails in the exam, where will he put his face?"
"Master Qin, Master Su, come over and discuss countermeasures together."
Seeing Prime Minister Li leave, the people surrounding Shen Huai tried to draw the two of them into their ranks to resist the emperor.
After all, Prime Minister Li, that old man, was a noble man and would not go with them.
"Do they think we will join in with them?" Mr. Qin asked Mr. Su.
These people still want to resist the emperor's decision. I don't know if they are stupid or ignorant.
"I don't know." Mr. Su thought about it seriously.
"Everyone, please discuss slowly. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Mr. Qin quickly got into the carriage, opened the curtain and waved away.
…
The uninvolved people left one after another, and Shen Huai tried to persuade those who surrounded him.
"My lords, it's really not my idea for the emperor, and I don't want to test it."
He was already busy with things at home, but now that something like this happened, he had a headache just thinking about it. How could he do something so harmful to others and not self-interested to the emperor?
"Then think of a way to prevent this matter from being finalized."
Knowing that he couldn't think of a way to do it, Shen Huai turned his head, waved for everyone to come around, and then lowered his voice and said the way he thought of.
Everyone's eyes lit up after hearing this.
"It's okay, Mr. Shen, just do as you say."
After the people surrounding him left with satisfaction, Shen Huai boarded the carriage and returned to the house with a long sigh of relief.
I wanted to go to Du Lin's yard, but remembering what happened last night, I turned around and went to the study.
When Du Lin heard that Shen Huai had returned home, she asked Yan Ran to carry the cooked soup with her to the study.
You have to coax people as early as possible. If you don't go now, you don't know what kind of trouble that fox Meizi will make.
"Be careful and don't spill the soup."
Du Lin worriedly warned that the maid next to her didn't know what was going on. She suddenly broke out in a lot of rashes. She was worried that it would be contagious, so she let the girl stay by her side temporarily.
"Yes." Yanran nodded, but she was thinking about how to find clues and get the antidote.
"Master, I made soup for you." Du Lin stopped at the door of the study and raised her hand to knock on the door.
Shen Huai stood up when he heard the words, and then sat back on his chair when he remembered what happened last night, "I won't drink, just take it back!"
Yesterday he was so embarrassed. As a result, he was also the head of the family, so he couldn't be too embarrassed by Du Lin.
Du Lin's hand that wanted to knock on the door again froze in the air, but the master was so disrespectful to her.
She took back her hand and glanced at Yanran, "Go back!"
Back in the courtyard, Du Lin wanted Yan Ran to leave, but she heard her say: "Master doesn't want to drink it, why doesn't Madam reward Aunt Rong with this soup?"
Du Lin, who was almost confused, glanced at Yanran and suddenly laughed.
She had forgotten about it.
"Go and get the red bottle from my box."
Yanran took the bottle over as she ordered.
Du Lin raised her eyebrows and did not pick up the bottle. Instead, she looked at the soup in the box and said in a faint voice, "Put this medicine in the soup and give it to that Hu Meizi."
Yanran pretended to be scared and knelt on the ground, "Madam, this..."
"What are you afraid of?" Du Lin stood up and pulled her up. "After you take care of this matter, you can stay in the house and take care of her from now on."
As she spoke, she patted Yanran's hand and said, "Don't worry, this is not poison."
She's not stupid enough to poison her.
"Yes." Yanran opened the bottle tremblingly and poured the medicine into the soup.
She planned to remind Qingrong when the time came, but now she had to gain Du Lin's trust.
Du Lin nodded with satisfaction, "Send it to someone."
…
When Shen Huai heard that Du Lin had left, he felt agitated. He got up and left the study to go to Qingrong's yard.
As soon as she entered the room and sat down, she heard that Du Lin had sent someone to deliver soup to Qingrong.
Yanran came in with soup and put the soup on the table after seeing the ceremony.
Qingrong glanced at the soup and sneered in her heart. It couldn't be justified without adding ingredients.
"There's something added here, be careful."
Yanran lowered her voice while serving the soup to Qingrong.
