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Chapter 1716: Chapter 1716: Breaking Free
The Prime Minister was quite satisfied with the two, who were absolutely understanding.
Regardless of whether it was an excuse or something else, it was clear the two did not want to get married right now.
If their health were indeed as poor as they claimed, how could they endure so many exams?
Even a fool would be fooled, and such people made the Prime Minister consider wanting them as sons-in-law.
Compared to them, the third place Liu Qiyun received much more attention, which the two were happy about.
Chatting with fellow advanced scholars from the same period was quite enjoyable.
The two were quite affable, and colleagues from the same period heard their health wasn’t good, hence they posed no competition. In the future, isn’t it whoever lives the longest wins? Therefore, there was much less hostility towards them.
Qi Wen and her companion were already at such an age, what couldn’t they understand? They were happy with this as well.
Everyone was also quite puzzled as to why the Prime Minister was so enthusiastic about these two brothers.
There were indeed smart individuals who figured out the reasoning.
But everyone was still observing the situation, waiting to speak of it later.
The womenfolk also heard the news, and many were having second thoughts. Although they could sacrifice their daughter to marry, if he died early, the family wouldn’t have much support in the future.
The young ladies were quite sad, after all, they were good-looking and talented.
Many girls decided that even if he was unhealthy, they wanted to marry him and take care of him.
After the dinner ended, the two brothers left with the crowd, sat on the carriage, and laughed, "Isn’t this quite realistic?"
"Isn’t this normal?"
"Indeed, seeing human nature like this is rather disappointing."
"What’s so disappointing?"
The carriage suddenly jolted, "Master, there are assassins."
The two quickly got off the carriage, seeing four trained fighters ahead.
"Let me handle this."
Qi Wen drew a sword from the carriage shaft, although lacking in spiritual power, she had no trouble dealing with these few.
They didn’t notice that several families had already seen Qi Wen’s bravery. After knocking them down, Zhang Dong came and tied the four up.
"Master, I’ll report to the authorities."
Meng Po came over with a whip. She tapped the four of them, none of them moved.
"Who do you think it is?"
"Who else could it be? It’s best if it’s that brainless one. Isn’t that better?"
"I do like some excitement."
Zhang Dong returned swiftly; the government office wasn’t far from here.
"The two masters were frightened; we’ll escort them away."
"Thank you for your trouble. We’ll come by tomorrow to check."
"Understood."
The two got back on the carriage once more.
"Do you think they have the ability to release or deal with them?"
"They probably don’t have that ability. Even if they did, they might not dare tell. Actually, many are watching them; even if we don’t, others will."
Meng Po chuckled. "Sister, how can you be so cynical and clever?"
"Is this cynical? The situation is right in front, just wait. We’ll just make a presence during our lunch break tomorrow."
The two got home quite late. The next day was the official workday, and they both wore court attire.
"I won’t deny, this work uniform looks quite good."
At the palace gate, they had to undergo an inspection; weapons weren’t allowed.
The Emperor was quite pleased seeing the two young men full of vigor.
Special permission was granted for them to attend court together, what an honor!
Though standing beside the Emperor, they could clearly see the expressions of the officials below.
Ye Zongshen was quite frustrated; he could entirely skip attending court as the Marquis Mansion was hereditary. Previously, there was no talk of demotion, and they even had a Death Exemption Token.
The Emperor disliked this, so Ye Zongshen had the title but no official position.
The two above were quite pleased seeing Ye Zongshen’s expression.
After court, the two accompanied the Emperor back to the Imperial Study Room.
Meng Po was responsible for reading the memorials to the Emperor, while Qi Wen recorded at the side.
It wasn’t until noon that the Emperor took a break, allowing the two to leave; there was no work in the afternoon.
"This job is quite good; otherwise, we would be under someone else’s control. Now, we only need the Emperor’s word."
"Everything is dictated by the Emperor. Have you met a few emperors?"
"Many indeed. When you stood in for me, didn’t you encounter one? In fact, after reincarnation, they rarely enjoy wealth. So, I don’t believe in extravagant burials after death; one should do more good deeds and accumulate virtue."
"You think quite a lot."
The two went home for a meal, not accustomed to outside food.
Afterward, the Zhang father and son accompanied them to the government office.
They were hosted there. A seventh-rank official in the Capital City is higher than those outside. After mutual introductions due to their high ranks,
"The two masters, these four say nothing. I have sent someone to interrogate them. Rest assured, we will make them open their mouths. If they were Death Warriors, I wouldn’t dare say so, but I’m confident with these four."
"Thank you, Lord Bai. We brothers would also like to know who wants us dead."
"The two masters can rest assured; I will inform you once there’s news."
After heading out, they returned home. Today, they waited at home for Ye Zongshen, who must be quite agitated and would surely come by.
But instead of Ye Zongshen, they received news from the government, so the two went again.
After reading their confessions, the two chuckled.
"Lord Bai, we want to prosecute. I think a young master of the Marquis Mansion, without any official title, should be apprehendable, right?"
"Of course. The two masters can rest assured; leave it to me. I’ll go arrest them immediately. Do you want to watch or wait for news?"
"Lord Bai, we’d rather wait for the news," said Qi Wen.
"No, let’s also watch. I wonder how Ye the Second will react seeing us?"
Qi Wen’s mouth twitched, "Sorry for the trouble, Lord Bai."
"No trouble at all. I’ll arrange it."
"Don’t mention it, Lord Bai. We’re waiting here."
Very soon, someone was dispatched to make an arrest.
Only the two were left in the grand hall.
"This Lord Bai, being Duke Lu’s brother-in-law, even if she’s a concubine’s sister, they’re family," Meng Po said with a smile.
"Daring to arrest someone from the Marquis Mansion is quite bold."
"Isn’t that right? Let’s wait and see. There’s some anticipation, indeed."
They truly weren’t disappointed. Very quickly, Ye the Second was brought in tightly bound.
In truth, this was quite a slight, given he was a legitimate young master of the Marquis Mansion.
Trailing them, the housekeeper of the Marquis Mansion also arrived. Seeing Qi Wen and the other, he quickly greeted, "Seventh Young Master, Eighth Young Master."
Meng Po wore a smile, "Housekeeper Ye still looks as youthful as ever."
"I don’t deserve such praise. Seventh Young Master, is there something? I am just a servant and have no place to speak, but isn’t this a family matter that can’t be discussed at home?"
"A family matter? I’m now an official of the court, and plotting against us cannot be privately settled."