The Regent's Tender Darling

With a creak, the shadow guard walked in from the door of the study, bowed to Yan Sihan, and reported: "Your Majesty, all eight students involved in the imperial examination fraud case committed suicide in Dali Temple jail."

"What?" Ye Ming couldn't help but look surprised, and then looked at the prince sitting behind the desk in disbelief.

In comparison, the prince just frowned slightly and looked quite calm.

"When did it happen?"

"Just half an hour ago, Dali Temple reported this matter to the court, and His Majesty is also aware of it." Shadow Guard replied in a clear tone.

Ye Ming was puzzled. The case was closed, so why did something like this happen?

He raised his hands to Yan Sihan: "According to law, the prince's students will not be subject to the death penalty. At most, they will be permanently deprived of the qualification to take the imperial examination and be imprisoned for another five years. During this period, they may be able to wait for the amnesty and early release."

"It's so strange that all of them committed suicide out of fear of crime! There must be something fishy in this!"

After Ye Ming finished speaking, the shadow guard next to him explained: "Your Majesty, when this case occurred, your Majesty had decreed that those who were caught destroying the foundation of the country would be punished for their nine tribes. Eight students in Dali Temple who had cheated in the imperial examination were sentenced to Qiu an hour ago. Later, they were sentenced to death, and within half an hour, they all took off their clothes, twisted them into ropes, and hung them in prison. "

This explanation makes sense on the surface. Scholars have high moral standards, but how can these cheating students have such integrity?

After thinking about it again and again, Yan Sihan's eyes darkened and he said, "Go down."

"yes."

As soon as the shadow guard left with his front foot, Lin Jiaojiao came with his rear foot.

Ye Ming, who was still in the study, saw this and stepped back from the two of them.

"Your Majesty." Lin Jiaojiao changed into a long pea green gown when she came back. Her lower skirt was light blue or light green. The embroidery of bamboo leaves looked elegant. Her hair was even more simple. There was only a hairpin of the same color on her bun. Hairpin with flowers, bamboo and leaves.

The whole person seemed to have changed.

Under the man's gaze, she quickly walked over to him and sat down next to him. Then, without waiting for the man to speak, she just said, "Your Majesty, I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Yan Sihan looked calm and waited quietly for the anxious girl to continue talking to him.

Lin Jiaojiao took two short, sharp breaths. Even if the room wasn't hot, she felt like she couldn't calm down.

Then he reached out and picked up a thin book, shook it and fanned it.

When she was about to speak, the man handed her a teacup. She swallowed the words down her throat, took the teacup and drank heavily.

The cup of tea was just drank clean, and suddenly a breeze came. Yan Sihan's slender fingers held a jade bone bamboo fan, gently fanning her.

The eyes that were as dark as stars were lit up inch by inch when she looked over. He reached out and stroked away a stray hair hanging from her forehead, and said warmly: "Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly. I, the king, listen."

"Your Majesty..." She hesitated for a moment, then turned serious and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I hope you can thoroughly investigate the case of imperial examination fraud again."

The breeze suddenly stopped and recovered after a moment. Yan Sihan did not directly agree or refuse, but only asked: "Why?"

Hearing Yan Sihan's answer, she felt a little more relaxed. She told all her guesses and thoughts: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites belongs to Prince Duan. Everyone knows this. This time, the Ministry of Rites The minister's revelation must have something to do with Prince Duan."

"Yeah." Yan Sihan nodded and motioned for Lin Jiaojiao to continue.

"The fraud is related to Prince Duan, so the officials who leaked the story should all be members of Prince Duan, but..."