I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 147 Gone Mad

Thinking of this, Fu Mingchi suddenly became unhappy, his eyes darkening as he froze in place, leaving Zhu Wencai completely bewildered.

After a while, Fu Mingchi suddenly spoke up and ordered, "You must rush back to Yuezhou tonight and notify all levels of government in Yuezhou to hold additional examinations at the county schools, prefectural schools, and provincial examinations."

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Zhu Wencai was completely bewildered: "Your Highness, the spring examinations have just ended. Logically, the county and prefectural examinations should be held next year. Why are there suddenly additional examinations at this time?"

Fu Mingchi lowered his eyes in deep thought: "I want to compete with the students of Yuezhou and achieve top honors in the imperial examination within a month."

Zhu Wencai was completely stunned.

What is Your Highness up to?

Why bother with a test, especially one where you have to pass with flying colors?

"Your Highness, have you suffered some kind of shock?"

Zhu Wencai cautiously advised, "You are a member of the imperial family and the King of Yuezhou. Even the top scholar appointed by the emperor is not as noble as you. Why suffer such hardship? Besides, we cannot hold the palace examination. How can you pass the imperial examination?"

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and go."

Fu Mingchi rolled his eyes at him unhappily. Zhu Wencai looked up at the sky. Fortunately, it was a night with a bright moon and few stars, suitable for traveling. He had no choice but to go out immediately, call a group of people, and ride away in a dusty manner.

As the sound of horses' hooves faded into the distance, Fu Mingchi returned to his room with satisfaction. After taking a bath, he lay in bed, thinking about his upcoming wedding with Wan'er in a month. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

Holding the blue handkerchief, Fu Mingchi kept looking at it, recalling her appearance when he first met her and the intimate moments they shared. He could roughly sense how much Wan'er cared about him.

The thought that she only regarded him as the most beautiful courtesan left Fu Mingchi feeling uneasy, and he didn't close his eyes until dawn.

Hearing the commotion outside, he slowly got up. Seeing Yan Jin bringing Yu Bai in from outside, he then gathered his thoughts.

"Your Highness, is your injury fully healed?" Yu Bai asked with concern as he stepped forward.

Although he was not fatally wounded, Yu Bai was exhausted from the battle with the pirates and had been resting in the camp for several days before finally getting out of bed this morning.

"No problem."

Seeing that he still looked sickly, Fu Mingchi patted his shoulder lightly and said in a deep voice, "Your injuries have not yet healed. Stay in Qizhou to recuperate for a while, and take the opportunity to get rid of Guan Qing for me."

The garrison commander stationed in Yuezhou is a menace, and the soldiers and civilians of Yuezhou have long hated him to the bone. Yu Bai nodded happily and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, this humble general will make sure he leaves cleanly."

"How can we let him leave with nothing?"

Fu Mingchi pointed out, "Gu Tingchen was so eager to get rid of Xue Jiu just to settle things as soon as possible, but I will not let him have his way."

Yu Bai and Yan Jin exchanged glances, immediately realizing that His Highness was about to launch a grand scheme, and listened quietly to his arrangements.

Fu Mingchi continued, "The Zhenfu Division has too many secrets. Guan Qing was Xue Jiu's confidant and knows a lot. You just need to make it seem like he committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and then spread the evidence of corruption by Zhenfu Division officials that we have collected over the years. Lin'an will surely fall into turmoil."

Yu Bai understood immediately: "Once it gets out that Xue Jiu is colluding with pirates, Prince Yan will definitely be implicated. If Prince Yan can find out that Xue Jiu abandoned the city at Gu Tingchen's behest, he will definitely use this to threaten Gu Tingchen in order to seek the protection of the Gu family. Then the two of them will fight like dogs, and there will be a good show to watch."

Fu Mingchi nodded thoughtfully.

He knew that based on Gu Tingchen's instruction to Xue Jiu to abandon the city, it was impossible to get Empress Dowager Gu to punish her good grandson, but bringing down Prince Yan was a piece of cake.

Once Gu Tingchen and Prince Yan fall out, he will probably be too busy to attend to his and Wan'er's wedding, which will allow him to properly prepare for the wedding with Wan'er.

With this in mind, Fu Mingchi led Yan Jin out the door with peace of mind. In front of the mansion, Ye Wanshu and Mu Qingqing were about to get into the carriage when they saw Fu Mingchi. Mu Qingqing stopped and whispered, "Sister Wan, my cousin is feeling a bit better. Why don't you go with him? I'll ride with you."

Ye Wanshu glanced at the three carriages parked at the door. One belonged to her adoptive father, and the rest were for her and Zhao Yingying.

Qingqing and her cousin were not on good terms, so Ye Wanshu could not arrange for the two of them to be together. Taking the girl's arm, she smiled and replied, "It's alright. The carriages at the manor are spacious, and our presence together will not affect your cousin's recovery."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yingying was immediately displeased. She rolled her eyes at Mu Qingqing and then happily stepped forward, intending to invite her cousin to ride with her. However, Fu Mingchi coldly jumped onto his horse and rode away first.

Everyone was stunned.

Tingfeng leaned closer to Ji Yuan, looking bewildered, and asked, "What's wrong, Your Highness? You were perfectly fine last night?"

"Are you out of your mind?" Ji Yuan sighed speechlessly, then boarded the carriage and ordered the horses to set off.

Although she couldn't win her cousin's ride with her, she also didn't let that little bitch from the Ye family get away with it. Zhao Yingying pouted at Ye Wanshu arrogantly, boarded the carriage with a smug look, and shouted loudly, "Let's set off back to Yuzhou."

Ye Wanshu and Mu Qingqing exchanged a puzzled look. Seeing that everyone had already set off, Tao Anran gripped the reins tightly and whispered, "Young master, Miss Mu, let's hurry up and get going."

Ye Wanshu pondered as she sat in the carriage, but she couldn't figure out why Fu Mingchi had suddenly become so cold.

Could it be that I accidentally touched him last night and really hurt him?
That's too stingy.

She's the daughter of the Grand Secretary, after all; doesn't she have any pride?

Thinking of Zhao Yingying's smug face just now, Ye Wanshu felt even more unhappy.

The carriage bumped along the way, filled with Zhao Yingying's sweet voice. Every now and then, she could be heard deliberately trying to strike up a conversation with her cousin.

Mu Qingqing secretly lifted the curtain to look, and saw that she had the carriage closely following her cousin's horses, and seemed to have endless things to say to him.

"Cousin, I didn't know that marching and fighting is quite interesting. You can appreciate the beautiful scenery of different places. Yingying wants to go to the battlefield with you to fight the enemy in the future."

Fu Mingchi stared blankly ahead, ignoring her completely.

"If my cousin doesn't say anything, it means he agrees. When we get back to Yuezhou, I'll tell my father that I'll stay by your side as your personal bodyguard. What do you think, cousin?"

Mu Qingqing sighed silently and reluctantly lowered the curtain.

She wanted to ask Sister Wan what had happened between her and her cousin, but since it was their private matter, she ultimately didn't bring herself to ask.

Looking at Mu Qingqing's melancholy face and listening to the noise outside, Ye Wanshu felt even more annoyed.

She didn't believe she could be manipulated by that bastard Fu Mingchi. How could she let someone else seduce her man right under her nose?

Her body went limp, and Ye Wanshu suddenly leaned against the carriage, saying in a soft voice, "Qingqing, my head hurts so much."

"Headache?" Mu Qingqing was so frightened that she quickly came up to take her pulse, but she couldn't find anything wrong at all. Instead, Ye Wanshu's groans of pain became even louder.

Mu Qingqing covered her mouth and smiled, then immediately called out, "Stop the car! Stop the car quickly! Sister Wan isn't feeling well and needs to rest."

Zhao Yingying was speaking enthusiastically when she suddenly saw Fu Mingchi raise his hand to signal everyone to stop. He quickly jumped off his horse and rushed towards the carriage behind him.

"cousin."

Zhao Yingying had barely called out when the tall figure had already slipped into the carriage, making her furious as she pounded the carriage with her small fists: "He was fine just now, but now he's feeling unwell."

It's clearly an act; only my cousin is so easily fooled.