readytorunbook Chapter 166: Sneaking into the Imperial College
Chapter 166: Sneaking into the Imperial College
Feng Chenyi ordered the driver to turn around and go to the Dali Temple. The sound of horse hooves approached from afar, and the driver's voice came from outside the carriage: "Your Highness, it's Guard Qi who has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Zhai Yun lifted the curtain on her side of the sedan chair and saw Qi Nuo hurriedly dismounting and coming towards them.
"Your Highness, Lord Duan Yian is at home. He said he has brought the things you want." Qi Nuo came close to Feng Chenyi and spoke in a low voice.
"I understand." Feng Chenyi said, and lowered the curtain of the sedan chair. Qi Nuo's voice came from outside the sedan chair, asking the coachman to return to the palace.
"Emperor Xin'an used the order that you will never return to the court to check and balance you. It would be fine if you lost, but if you won, many people would probably be restless." Zhai Yun said.
She had little contact with Queen Bu Yuluo in her previous life, but she helped a lot when Concubine Su was caught meeting her lover in her previous life. She also contributed to Feng Chenji's ability to sit firmly on the throne.
After all, she comes from a noble family and is not an easy person to deal with. Once someone threatens her son's status, she will get rid of that person without hesitation.
Feng Chenyi looked at Zhai Yun, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "What if they never thought about letting us win?"
Zhai Yun suddenly realized: "That's right. If you lose, they can still chase you away. So not letting you win is their best move."
The queen has two nephews in the Imperial College. It is said that these two nephews rely on the power of their family to bully others in the Imperial College. This time, Feng Chenyi will inevitably contact them when selecting people from the Imperial College.
When Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, a servant reported that Duan Yian had gone to her mother's yard. Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi did not hesitate for a moment and went straight there to find him.
Feng Chenyi couldn't wait to see the file related to his mother. He wanted to know who was the one who committed the murder back then.
When Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi arrived in a hurry, Duan Yian was walking with her mother in the yard. It was not difficult to see from his face that he was very satisfied with the care that Prince Rui's Mansion gave her mother.
Zhai Yun followed Feng Chenyi and walked slowly forward. Duan Yian helped his mother sit down, and after comforting her for a few words, he took out a general file from his sleeve and led Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi to sit down in the pavilion opposite.
As soon as Zhai Yun sat down, she couldn't wait to take the file and handed it to Feng Chenyi. Feng Chenyi slowly opened it. There was very little content on the file, which was similar to what Feng Chenyi had seen when he was a child. The autopsy showed that his mother died from a stab wound in the abdomen.
There was no clue about the murderer in the file. The file showed that there were 31 people in Chen Fei's group, and no one survived.
After reading all the content, Zhai Yun couldn't help but worry about Feng Chenyi. All the clues were broken, and such rigorous methods were really not like what ordinary people would do. It seemed like he was intentionally covering up something.
Zhai Yun was afraid that Feng Chenyi could not bear it, so she held Feng Chenyi's arm worriedly. His mother's death has always been a knot in his heart. He must be feeling very uncomfortable after searching for her for a long time without any results.
Feng Chenyi frowned and noticed that Zhai Yun held his arm, but he was more concerned about the words on the file.
"Thirty-one people." Feng Chenyi muttered to himself, "There were clearly thirty-five people who left the palace that day."
Duan Yian, who was sitting opposite Feng Chenyi, also frowned. "So, there are still three people alive. If we can find these three people, then we will have some clues about Concubine Chen's matter."
Feng Chenyi's tightly furrowed brows relaxed. "Back then, my mother and her concubine were all taken out of the palace. The palace must have records. As long as we find the list of palace maids who followed my mother out of the palace, we can verify them one by one."
Feng Chenyi's face was filled with excitement. He looked at Zhai Yun excitedly, "We have a clue."
Zhai Yun looked at Feng Chenyi's unconcealed excitement and was instantly infected by his emotions. She smiled happily and said, "Congratulations, Brother Yi."
Duan Yian looked at the two people exchanging glances, and tactfully shut his mouth. He knew that he was redundant, so he went to take care of his mother.
The list of palace ladies has always been managed by the Palace Household Department. It takes some effort to find the list of palace ladies who followed Concubine Chen out of the palace from them.
The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department only took orders from Emperor Xing'an.
The most difficult task at the moment is to take over the Imperial College and select candidates for the competition.
Almost none of the students in the Imperial College had ever seen Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi. In order to understand the situation from the inside, Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi agreed that Zhai Yun would first enter the school and infiltrate the inner circle to spy for a day.
One is to avoid the Queen's eyes and ears and not confront her head-on, and the other is to find someone who is truly capable.
Ever since the news spread that the candidates for the competition with Xuanyuan Kingdom were selected from the Imperial College, the students in the Imperial College had been on edge. In order to be selected, some people had already started internal competitions, hoping to stand out and work hard for the country.
Some students even hoped to win the favor of Emperor Xing'an in one fell swoop and have a smooth career from then on.
At this time, it was the wisest choice for Zhai Yun to sneak into the Imperial College and observe secretly.
This time, Zhai Yun sneaked into the Imperial College using the identity of a poor student. When she learned that Emperor Xing'an had ordered the selection of talents from the Imperial College, she sold everything she had to enter the Imperial College, hoping to be selected.
The Imperial College was full of children from wealthy families, so it was certain that Zhai Yun's identity would cause controversy when she entered the Imperial College, and there were many people who caused trouble.
As soon as Zhai Yun arrived at the gate of the Imperial College, a large group of people appeared at the door, blocking the gate tightly. They looked like they were here with ill intentions.
Long before coming to the Imperial College, Zhai Yun had a clear understanding of the students in the Imperial College. The seemingly not-so-smart Yan Xiang was the most flattering follower of the Queen's two nephews Bu Yuxuan and Bu Yuqi, who took the lead in blocking Zhai Yun's gate.
He relied on the fact that Bu Yujie and Bu Yuxuan had the support of the Queen, and was even more rampant than Bu Yuxuan and Bu Yujie in the Imperial College. He would teach anyone a lesson if he didn't like them, and there was no room for reason.
Zhai Yun met them today because she went out without checking the almanac.
Yan Xiang looked at Zhai Yun with disdain, breathing heavily, "You're the new son of a lowly person who shamelessly vowed to defeat everyone in the Imperial College!"
Time was running out. In order to find out who were the truly powerful people in the Imperial College more quickly, she bribed people in the Imperial College to spread the news.
Coming from a poor family, this was the only way for him to meet the emperor without having to be in the top three. No one would doubt that a son from a poor family would want to seize such an opportunity to soar to fame.
With her status, the Queen wouldn't even notice until she turned the Imperial College upside down.
Zhai Yun straightened up, pretending to muster up her courage, and answered, "That's right."
As soon as Zhai Yun said this, the little followers behind Yan Xiang exploded: "You bold lowly people, how dare you speak to Master Yan like this? You are really asking for your life! Do you know who Master Yan is?"