Xiao Tao gave Shen the Heart-Returning Pill, and Shen improved a lot. She gasped and said, "Xiao Tao, is your sister here?"
Xiao Tao said: "Brother Tieniu went to pick her up, you don't have to worry."
However, Sheng Shi was escorted to Concubine Li.
"Raise your head!" Concubine Li said proudly.
Sheng Shi raised his head and saw a handsome young man appearing in front of Concubine Li.
Concubine Li's eyes lit up. This young man's eyes were clear and his face was handsome. He didn't look lazy at all. He had a handsome posture and a graceful appearance.
Especially after Princess Sujin saw Sheng Shi, she suddenly felt that this young man gave people a natural sense of closeness, and she couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Naturally, all this cannot escape the eyes of the county governor. The county governor is deeply respected by Sheng Guoer. In addition, the development of the east and west villages of Ping'an Township has created a lot of tax revenue for Dongliao Prefecture under his rule, and Sheng Shi is Donglian. He was the first scholar in Ming Dynasty in Liaozhou. Therefore, the county governor naturally wanted to maintain prosperity.
The county guard first pretended to be angry and said: "Sheng Shi, how dare you not attend the Qionglin Banquet and pay homage to the imperial concubine. It is a serious crime. However, in memory of your sister, you have contributed to the imperial court, and you are the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty approved by the imperial court. As long as you kneel down and admit your mistake, I believe the imperial concubine will forgive you!"
After meeting Sheng Shi, Concubine Li also felt that this son was not a scoundrel as the Zhong family said. On the contrary, he was very popular.
But when she thought of Sheng Guoer, Concubine Li felt that Sheng Shi was not very cute anymore.
Sheng Shi said: "To the Imperial Concubine, Zhong Zipan told me that my sister was in danger and asked me to go to Dongxiang Village quickly. Moreover, I did not know that the Qionglin Banquet was held and the Imperial Concubine was coming, so I did not attend the Qionglin Banquet." Banquet and see the empress, please forgive me!"
nonsense!
The other teenagers who shared Zhong Zipan's anger all stood up and accused Sheng Shi of spouting nonsense in an attempt to escape the blame.
Sheng Shi remembered what her sister had taught her: Don’t think about defending yourself when you are wronged, but think about how to solve the problem. When others wrong you, they are actually trying to see whether you are easy to bully, which is equivalent to setting up a difficult situation for you. As long as you analyze it calmly, you can use it in turn. Complaining blindly will not solve any problem!
After thinking clearly about this joint, Sheng Shi said calmly: "To the Imperial Concubine, although Sheng Shi does not dare to say that he is virtuous, he never lies. If they really told me, why would they explain and accuse in such a panic? Please, your concubine, let me ask them a few questions!"
Concubine Li saw that Sheng Shi was calm and behaved like a general, so she said, "Okay, I'll give you a chance. I want to see how powerful Sheng Guoer's younger brother is!"
Sheng Shi swallowed his saliva. He was still a little nervous at this moment. After all, this was his first time to solve such a big problem!
At this moment, Sheng Guoer and Meng Xingzhou had arrived at the Sheriff's Mansion and saw everything in front of them. Meng Xingzhou wanted to step forward to help, but was stopped by Sheng Guoer.
"Guo'er, Sheng Shi is still young, and these people are clearly trying to bully him. I am his brother-in-law, and I have to help him!"
Meng Xingzhou felt sorry for Sheng Shi and wanted to help, but Sheng Guoer booed, waved his hand and said, "This competition belongs to Sheng Shi himself. Men must learn to grow up. Sheng Shi's growth starts from now on." , how long can you and I help him?"
After saying this, Meng Xingzhou suddenly realized and took back the foot he had taken.
The two of them watched silently as Sheng Shi dealt with the situation in front of him.
Concubine Li raised her hand and said, "Sheng Shi, just ask!"
Sheng Shi's brain was spinning rapidly. He first came to a young boy he thought was the most timid. He wanted to ask him for some clues, but he stopped again.
He thought of his sister Sheng Guoer's method of conquering Song Qiaolian and Du Fuling.
Often, the less courageous a person is, the easier it is to tell lies, because he is deeply squeezed by the powerful and servility has become a habit, so even asking Sheng Shi to ask them is in vain!
The more dangerous the enemy is, the safer he is, and the more powerful the enemy, the more vulnerabilities he has.
So after thinking for a while, Sheng Shi turned towards Zhong Zipan!
What! He wants to confront Zhong Zipan directly?
When Zhong Zipan saw Sheng Shi walking towards him, he still felt a little guilty. After all, he had indeed framed Sheng Shi.
Sheng Yong looked at Zhong Zipan with clear eyes. Zhong Zipan subconsciously avoided Sheng Shi's gaze. Sheng Shi said: "Mr. Zhong, you said you once told me about the Qionglin Banquet. Please tell me. When and where did the Qionglin Banquet begin?”
Zhong Zipan calmed down and said: "Yesterday at the deacon's place, I told you that the Qionglin Banquet is the time for the application of the card."
Sheng Shi asked again: "Then you told me when and where my sister was in danger?"
Zhong Zipan said: "I never told you that something happened to your sister!"
Concubine Li felt something was wrong and blurted out, "Zhong Zipan, since you didn't know that Sheng Shi's sister was in danger, why did you tell me that Sheng Shi didn't want to see me because of her sister's affairs?"
Zhong Zipan felt embarrassed for a moment and said, "This, this is what I heard from others!"
Sheng Shi said calmly: "Real gold is not afraid of fire. Do you want proof?"
Then, Sheng Shi turned around and said, "Please ask the county governor to invite the deacon of our academy and ask him to show the entry and exit records at that time."
The county magistrate ordered the deacon of the academy to come with the record book.
The deacon of the academy brought the record book, which clearly recorded that Sheng Shi and the mountain chief asked for leave to visit their sister, which happened to be the time to apply for the license.
If everyone had realized something at this moment, Sheng Shi said calmly: "If Zhong Zipan told me that today is also the time to apply for the license to attend the Qionglin Banquet, then why is it recorded here that I went to my sister to show my points for the license application? In other words, He didn’t say anything about Qionglin Banquet at all!”
The county guard sternly asked the deacon of the academy: "Did you see Zhong Zipan tell Sheng Shi that something happened to his sister?"
The deacon of the academy said calmly: "Mr. Zhong did tell Mr. Sheng that he was going to rescue his sister during the application time, not to attend the Qionglin Banquet. He also didn't say that the Qionglin Banquet would start today during the application time!"
Everyone was dumbfounded for a moment, especially Concubine Li, who felt even more shameless. This youngest son of the Zhong family was simply a fool, he couldn't even frame someone!
It doesn't matter if he is embarrassed, even Concubine Li will have a bad reputation for showing excessive power.
Concubine Li coughed and said, "Zhong Zipan, did you remember it wrong, so we misunderstood Mr. Sheng?"
Zhong Zipan was quite clever and said hurriedly: "Yes, I remembered it wrong!"
Concubine Li said: "Why don't you serve Mr. Sheng tea to admit your mistake?"
At this moment, Zhong Zipan felt that he was completely humiliated. He originally wanted to show off to Sheng Shi, but he didn't expect that he had missed the tough-necked deacon of the academy, and ended up being tricked by Sheng Shi.
There was no other way. Zhong Zipan could only save his life at the moment. It was a serious crime to frame a scholar. It was already a great gift for Concubine Li to find a way out for her.
Therefore, Zhong Zipan picked up the tea cup and said to Sheng Shi as if it was stuck in his throat: "Mr. Sheng, I was negligent. Please make a large amount, Mr. Sheng, regardless of previous grudges!"
Sheng Shi took the tea cup with a smile, took a sip and said: "No one is a saint, and no one can do anything wrong. Mr. Zhong must have been provoked by villains. You are a famous Zhong family, how can you be a despicable and shameless villain? ?”
The words made everyone present couldn't help but laugh. This Sheng Shi looked honest, and even when he scolded people, he tried his best to humiliate them in a roundabout way.
The county guard also understood that this Concubine Li must have some kind of relationship with the Zhong family. The matter was not serious, and there was no need to cause trouble in the city. He simply said carelessly: "Okay, okay, this is a misunderstanding. Sheng Shi, Concubine Li is also very considerate, the person you sent was invited by the Royal Forest Army, why don't you thank Concubine Li quickly!"
The county guard did not address Concubine Li as empress at this moment. Concubine Li knew that this was a sign that the county guard obviously looked down on her performance, and the county guard was trying to protect her dignity to give the emperor face.
In the Dasheng Dynasty, the county guards had great power and were the limbs of the Holy Emperor. Therefore, they could directly report to the emperor on the local performance of the emperor's relatives.
It can be said that Li Guifei's local debut left an ugly appearance.
Concubine Li thought to herself that if she didn't save any face, she would be punished by Sheng Guoer's brother before she could deal with Sheng Guoer.
Sheng Guoer, who was standing aside, smiled as he watched everything that happened.
Meng Xingzhou asked: "Are we still going in?"
Sheng Guoer smiled slightly, turned and left without saying anything.
Meng Xingzhou understood what Sheng Guoer meant. Sheng Shi's performance just now was enough to prove that Sheng Shi could cope with all situations in front of him.
After the two left, the county governor specially asked someone to bring out a brocade robe in order to give Sheng Shi a chance.
This brocade robe is very unique and made of exquisite materials, but it is not the style of the Central Plains. It is bright and beautiful and contains incomparable preciousness.
The county guard smiled and said: "The students present are all well-educated people. If anyone can recognize this brocade robe, I will give this treasure to him! Madam Li Guifei, what do you think?"
Concubine Li took the opportunity to say: "Okay, then I will add some rewards. If anyone can explain the origin of this object clearly, I will reward him and my daughter to ride on a dragon chariot for a day!"
Su Jin was stunned when he heard this, and said hurriedly: "Concubine, what are you doing!"
Concubine Li naturally has plans. Zhong Zipan comes from a noble family and is well-informed. Among everyone present, he should be the only one who can recognize her.
Although Sheng Shi was very talented and learned, he was from a peasant family after all, so it was impossible for him to recognize this thing.
When the brocade robe was revealed, everyone was shocked by the glittering brocade robe. There was a lot of discussion about what this was.
Facing the crowd who were whispering, Zhong Zipan said with great enthusiasm: "This is the Xichuan brocade robe, which was used by Ma Chao, the famous general of the Three Kingdoms!"
Concubine Li was a little cautious at this moment. She looked at the county guard first. The county guard was silent. Zhong Zifan thought that she was right, so she looked at Sheng Shi triumphantly and said, "I am from a noble family and I know all the treasures in the world. Compared to those farm kids, they are short-sighted and don’t understand anything!”
Then, Zhong Zipan walked up to Princess Sujin with a smile and said: "Princess, I will definitely do everything for the princess tomorrow!"
Su Jin hated this self-righteous guy. She turned her head away from him and looked at Sheng Shi.
The county guard didn't say anything. Concubine Li thought Zhong Zipan was right. Just when she was about to announce the result, she heard Sheng Shi say, "Mr. Zhong's words are wrong. I have already seen what this is!"
