Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 135 The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn’t stop

Zhao Junhao looked at Ye Jinan's solemn expression and couldn't help but straighten his expression. He said, "The situation in the palace is chaotic now, and many new talents have emerged." Ye Jinan responded.

Zhao Junhao was puzzled: "The imperial examination system has always been held every three years. It has only been two years since the last time. Could it be that the rules of the imperial examination have changed?"

Ye Jinan shook his head slightly, indicating that this was not the case: "This is not an imperial examination to select officials, but those rich children recommended by aristocratic families can enter the official career through the back door." Zhao Junhao was even more confused when he heard this: "The emperor has always hated those officials who relied on connections to become officials!"

Ye Jinan also shook his head helplessly: "I don't know the details, but according to my father, these people were recommended by the Left Prime Minister. However, this time I come here, I have one more thing to remind you to pay more attention to. The emperor has taken back the military power of many generals. It seems that this is the strategy proposed by the prince." Zhao Junhao smiled slightly and replied: "Well, I understand."

Xu Wenhe walked into the room quickly with a letter in his hand, his face full of solemnity. He handed the letter in his hand to Li Ziyan who was sitting at the table and said, "Ziyan, as you expected, my father sent a message saying that His Majesty is in poor health and is seriously ill. The military power of many generals has been taken back. At the same time, many children of aristocratic families have emerged in the court."

After receiving the letter, Li Ziyan sighed softly, "I'm afraid this was not written by your majesty, but by the prince. Didn't you mention it just now? Your majesty is seriously ill and unable to govern, so naturally the prince will handle the affairs of the court on his behalf. Oh, our prince is really interesting! He recalled the King of Qin and the King of Yue, probably to show me his power."

After that, Li Ziyan took out two letters from his arms and continued: "Here are four letters and four brocade bags, keep them safe. If anything happens to me, you must rush back to the capital and hand these things over to my father, uncle, father-in-law and Jun Ning." His voice was low and firm, and there was a hint of determination in his eyes.

Then Li Ziyan said, "Now that the city has returned to normal, you guys should stop coming to see me these days, lest I get into trouble in the future and implicate you."

Zhou Aoyang and Xu Wenhe responded in unison: "Okay, don't worry! But Zi Yan, why are you so sure that something will happen to you?"

Li Ziyan leaned back on his chair and sighed deeply: "As the saying goes, 'the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop'. The current calm is definitely not a good thing. Have you forgotten those Handan Chi people who came to see me alone a few days ago? I, Li Ziyan, am really popular. Even they have started to plot against me. Maybe it's because I am too charming."

Hearing this, Xu Wenhe and Zhou Aoyang rolled their eyes at the same time and said in unison: "How shameless! You should just take a good rest." After that, the two turned around and prepared to leave.

Li Ziyan still looked up at them and lazily reminded them, "Remember to close the door when you leave."

The room fell into silence again, with only Li Ziyan left. He tightly held the sachet in his hand, with a silly smile on his face, and said to himself, "Jun Ning has been home for two months, I really want to fly back immediately."

Lin Muchen asked with a puzzled look on his face: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has been back in the palace for two months. Could it be that Jun Ning, you have never paid him a visit?"

At this moment, Zhao Junning was concentrating on counting the beads on the abacus. She did not stop what she was doing, but replied calmly, "Of course we have met! He actually came to visit me in person when I was hosting a palace banquet a few days ago. Oh, by the way, Brother Mu Chen and Zi Yan have been gone for more than four months. I guess they should be back soon, right?"

Lin Muchen nodded slightly to show his agreement, and then said: "Yes, that's true. It's getting late, and I have told you everything I know today. Then, I will take my leave and return to the mansion."

At this time, Fuling called out softly, "Miss." Zhao Junning turned to look at Fuling, smiled and said, "In the future, you don't have to call me 'Miss' anymore, you can call me 'Madam' instead." Fuling understood and immediately changed her words to "Madam" and continued to ask, "Madam, are you going back to your house or to the general's house?" Zhao Junning raised her head and looked outside the door. After thinking for a moment, she replied, "Let's go back to my parents' house."

"Come on, come on, eat more. Look at you, you have lost a lot of weight. You need to take good care of your body."

Meng Xiangning carefully scooped up a spoonful of hot soup, gently blew away the heat on the surface, and handed the spoon to Zhao Junning, her eyes full of kindness.

Zhao Junning quickly reached out to take the bowl and said with a smile, "Thank you, mom. The soup you make is always the best! I must drink a few more bowls today."

Hearing her daughter's praise, Meng Xiangning's smile became brighter, and she responded gently: "Okay, as long as you like it, drink it all."

Zhao Nian, who was sitting nearby, looked at the heartwarming scene in front of him and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in his heart.