Her guards

Chapter 139 is going to be interesting.

"Miss Yang is indeed extraordinary."

Li Rong returned home by carriage and immediately went to see her father and mother to tell them what had just happened.

"Following my parents' instructions, I have always praised her and expressed my respect and admiration."

"Chai Wan'er has indeed arrived, carrying the questions that Chai Yuan obtained from the two Confucian scholars at Shengquan Temple yesterday."

"However, contrary to Father's expectations, Miss Yang didn't need me to stir things up at all; she provoked Chai Wan'er's anger on her own."

"She even provoked us by saying she wanted the Empress to issue an order to test her."

After hearing their daughter's story, Dr. Li and his wife were both quite surprised.

Their original plan was for Miss Yang to be tested, write an essay on the spot, and then Chai Wan'er to use the answers from the two Confucian scholars to mock and humiliate her...

Then Li Rong would stand up for the wronged, mentioning the Empress's identity and Princess Heicheng, accusing the Chai family of deliberately bullying them.

Then he dragged Yang Luo to him and asked him for his evaluation.

He then personally brought Yang Luo to the palace for the emperor to evaluate.

The Chai family will definitely not allow Yang Luo to appear before the emperor; they will certainly obstruct him.

In the ensuing chaos, they could take the opportunity to either make Miss Yang fall off the carriage or be trampled by the horses' hooves...

pity!

Once again, things didn't go as planned.

Doctor Li frowned. What's wrong?

"My lord, this time it wasn't entirely unsuccessful," said Madam Li. "It even escalated beyond our expectations. Miss Yang went directly against the Empress. We witnessed the Empress's attitude towards Miss Yang last time, and this time..."

The last time the Empress wanted to beat Miss Yang, she was stopped by Consort Li and Ling Yu, and Miss Yang had rendered meritorious service at the time, so she was unable to do so.

This time, Miss Yang offended her in public, and the Empress will certainly not let this opportunity pass.

"Go quickly and deliver the message to your sister."

This time it's sure to be a big event.

……

.......
"Father, this time we must teach that Yang family a lesson!"

Chai Yuan stood in the room of the Marquis of Yichun and said angrily.

He wanted to do this when the results of the National Academy exam came out.

At that banquet, Princess Heicheng was dejected, and the Empress and the Emperor almost had a fight, all because of that man surnamed Yang, who was present and furious.

But the Marquis of Yichun stopped him.

Marquis Yichun said this was the emperor's will.

So what if Miss Yang is intelligent and ranks first in the exam? So what if the Grand Master of Ceremonies, Wang Zaitian, insists on fairness and justice? If the emperor doesn't want to change his mind, there are always ways to prevent it.

So ultimately, it was the emperor's choice.

The situation has already come to this; making a fuss now would be like them trying to force the emperor.

Regardless, it's just a woman taking an exam...

Perhaps the emperor had other plans.

Let's wait and see.

“We didn’t ask about her first place in the exam, but now that Wang Zaitian has truly taken her as his disciple, if we don’t ask about it now, His Majesty should announce to the public that she is his daughter!” Chai Yuan shouted.

"Reclaim your daughter?" Marquis Yichun said calmly, "The reputation of the Chai family is not so easily trampled upon."

"Father, she has trampled on the reputation of our Chai family!" Chai Yuan said anxiously. "She keeps saying that only an imperial decree from the Empress qualifies her to take the exam. Who does she think she is!"

At this point, I felt remorseful and blamed myself.

"My sister asked me, her uncle, to stand up for Heisei, but in the end, not only did I fail to stand up for Heisei, I also humiliated the Empress."

He looked at Marquis Yichun.

"Father, don't stop me! I'm going to the Duke of Ding'an's house right now to slap that wretched girl a few times and teach her a lesson!"

Marquis Yichun glared at him: "It's either childish bickering or physical fights. What's the point besides providing entertainment for others?"

Before Chai Yuan could say anything, Marquis Yichun put down the booklet in his hand.

“I will go to the palace and ask His Majesty for a decree,” he said. “Our Chai family will grant her her wish and give her a good test.”

But the questioning of those seeking imperial approval is not just a spectacle to behold.

Chai Yuan was overjoyed: "Father, if we lose this time, we'll banish this lowly servant from the capital."

Marquis Yichun waved his hand: "Go and keep an eye on your own daughter. The Chai family's child went out to fight and ended up getting beaten up herself. What a disgrace!" Chai Yuan hurriedly said: "I'll go and teach her how to fight right now. She'll never do it again!"

Chai Yuan left, and the room became quiet.

Marquis Yichun reached out and pressed his forehead.

Regardless of what the emperor thought, this Miss Yang could not be allowed to stay any longer.

He survived the massacre in Baima Town, dodged the assassination attempt in the capital city in the dead of night, surpassed the princess to rank first in the National Academy exam, and even became the disciple of the Grand Master of Ceremonies...
This girl's growing fame will only make things more complicated.

Let's cut to the chase and send her off with a lively spectacle.

Then, on the way out of the capital, there were too many unexpected events.

……

.......
The bloodstained hands were placed in a copper basin, where the blood diffused in the clear water. When the hands were lifted, they became clean again.

Mo Zheng handed over the handkerchief, which Yang Luo took and carefully wiped her hands.

"Change your clothes too," Mo Zheng said, fetching another set of clothes, dress, shoes, and socks.

The dress, shoes, and socks were exactly the same as what Yang Luo was wearing.

Yang Luo deftly took off her blood-stained shoes and skirt, then took the clothes to the inner room to change.

"So in your past life, Ji Ying really did die?" Mo Zheng asked from outside.

Yang Luo's voice came from inside.

"Yes, I remember in my previous life it was also during the New Year festival that he was killed on his way back to the capital to report for duty. It was said that he was robbed by mountain bandits."

"The emperor was furious and sent imperial troops to investigate and suppress the bandits. Through interrogation of the captured bandits, they learned that Ji Ying had used death row inmates to replace the bandits in Lu County..."

"That's why when I first met you, I told you that the government would use death row inmates to impersonate bandits."

Mo Zheng pondered: "So, the death of Ji Ying last time didn't reveal the truth about the deaths of your mother and the people of Baima Town. They still believed it was bandits?"

Yang Luo changed her clothes and came out.

“This is the result I heard,” she said, then added with a self-deprecating laugh, “My uncle and aunt had kept this from me. Yang Hui let it slip, mentioning Baima Town, and I pressed them for details before they told me. But they were very vague, only saying that since the imperial court knew the bandits in Baima Town hadn’t been eliminated, they would definitely send troops to suppress them and avenge my mother and the villagers. And then…”

She herself had forgotten about it.

She lived a peaceful and happy life as a young lady of the Ding'an Duke's Mansion until her death.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to slap herself, and continued to deliver the useful information.

"However, not long after this incident, the Marquis of Yichun was reprimanded by the emperor, and two of the Chai family's nephews who served in the army were dismissed from their posts."

"Because Ji Ying was initially recommended by the Marquis of Yichun, and Ji Ying made a mistake, the Marquis of Yichun misjudged people, and the emperor wanted to punish him."

"That's what my cousin said. He was still feeling indignant on behalf of the Marquis of Yichun, but then he was scolded by my uncle and stopped talking about it."

Ji Ying's death was either to silence him and cover up the truth about Baima Town, or to be used to uncover the truth about the Baima Town incident..."

But according to Yang Luo, the truth of the matter has not been revealed.

However, Marquis Yichun was punished again.

Was this punishment what Marquis Yichun sought, or what someone else sought?

Furthermore, this is the result announced to the public, but what is the actual situation?

Yang Luo couldn't hold back any longer and raised his hand to slap himself: "I died for nothing."

do not know anything.

Mo Zheng laughed: "Stop fighting, stop fighting. It's not surprising that you don't know. They just want to keep it from you."

Yang Luo sighed, "What's next?" He then sneered, "Ji Ying has no idea he was pulled back from the brink of death, and he acts like we're trying to harm him, saying nothing."

She looked at Mo Zheng.

"Should we take Ji Ying directly to the government office and expose his use of death row inmates to impersonate mountain bandits and cover up the Baima Town case?"

This also revealed Yang Luo's identity.

It's quite a spectacle for both those who know her identity and those who don't.

“This is what needs to be done,” Mo Zheng said, “but not by Miss Yang.”

Then… Yang Luo looked at her, and suddenly realized something, reaching into his sleeve to take out the jade pendant.

“Let them,” she said suddenly.

“Yes.” Mo Zheng nodded, raising an eyebrow and smiling. “No matter who revealed Ji Ying’s death last time, it was definitely not these people. We don’t know their identities, nor do we know those related to Ji Ying. If we let these people, whom no one knows, get involved, things will get chaotic.”

This is malice fighting malice. Yang Luo looked at the jade pendant and smiled. Then they could watch the show.