Chapter 476 The heroic scholar and his neighbor, the pretty widow (bushi)

Chapter 476 The heroic scholar and his neighbor, the pretty widow (bushi)

The heroic scholar and his neighbor, the pretty widow (bushi)

On the day Lance went to greet people, Sikouhong deliberately dressed himself up to look a little haggard.

He did not bring the two beauties this time, but just walked in front, pretending to be incorruptible.

Not stupid after all, but not smart enough either.

Lance led his men to greet them. "The news about the Northland has spread throughout the court. The Crown Prince is very talented. When His Majesty heard that the Crown Prince would be arriving soon, he immediately asked us to come and greet him and congratulate him."

He explained clearly with a neither humble nor arrogant attitude. Although Si Kouhong had some complaints about his attitude, he did not argue with him as he was in a good mood.

but……

Si Kouhong glanced at Lance and said, "I received a letter from my father saying that he has adopted you as his son?"

Lance smiled slightly, "That's right, the Marquis has already asked someone to open the ancestral temple and ask for my name to be recorded in the family tree."

Si Kouhong was a little unhappy.

He had never heard his father talk about this matter beforehand. He had some impression that this Lance was the stupid boy his father brought to him at first, who was said to be okay at studying. Unexpectedly, he actually passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer. This time, his mission to the North was also pushed by this Lance.

Although he is a sensible child, Si Kouhong is still somewhat dissatisfied that his father registered Lance's name without telling him.

But I don't know which branch of the side branch has such good luck, but how can it be compared with his naturally noble status?

But he couldn't get angry at the moment, so he just pretended to be exhausted and sent the other party away.

"It will be a hard journey to the north. We should return quickly to report to His Majesty and let everyone rest. You have worked so hard for so long and it is time to rest well."

Lance looked at him deeply and smiled.

"Since the prince is so anxious, let's go now."

It was Sikou Hong who said he wanted to leave, and he was also the one who started looking for trouble after taking a few steps.

One moment he said he was too tired to walk in the North, and asked Lance to give him the horse he had ridden.

Then he said that he had a headache and felt dizzy when he was in the north, and he insisted on stopping to rest and asked everyone to keep silent.

It took them half a day to finally reach the city gate after walking the ten miles.

Sikouhong felt a little pity to see the enemy, when suddenly a horse galloped towards Lance.

Sikou Hong glanced at him casually, still thinking about how to quietly take credit in front of the emperor later, and how to criticize Lance in front of his father after returning to the Marquis' Mansion, when he heard Lance's surprised voice in front of him.

"What? This happened?"

After Lance finished speaking, he immediately turned to look at Si Kouhong. Si Kouhong's heart skipped a beat. The next second, Lance, who had let him rub him just now, lost his gentle and warm expression, and his face was cold and his eyes were as sharp as knives.

"Listen up, the emperor has ordered that the guilty minister Si Kou Hong be arrested immediately!"

In an instant, the situation changed.

Si Kou Hong was stunned, but Lance had already jumped on his horse and said, "Take the guilty minister Si Kou Hong with you and return to the palace to see the emperor immediately!"

"Yes!"

The common people who were waiting at the city gate to see the hero who provided disaster relief in the north saw the number one scholar whom they had just met last year galloping past on horseback with a murderous look on his face, and behind him was escorted a familiar face.

Who else could it be if not Si Kou Hong, the 'great hero' they had originally planned to welcome?

"Master, I have seen enough, it is time to go back."

Fuqin turned his head slightly to look behind him, Song Ning touched his mask and smiled.

"Let's go. On the way back, buy a duck with eight treasures from Zuixianlou. Your master loves it."

Fuqin covered her mouth and laughed.

"Master, you are joking. It is obvious that you love to eat it, so you always bring it back."

Song Ning turned and left with her, his tone rising.

"Huh, isn't that the same? What he likes to eat is what I like to eat, and what I like to eat is what he likes to eat."

Playing the piano, he chased after him.

"Yes, whatever the master says is right. I'm sure the master thinks so too."

Si Kou Hong did not expect that what was waiting for him was not the emperor's reward, but that the crimes that he thought he had concealed perfectly were being dug up one by one in public, and each charge made him dizzy.

"... Si Kou Hong, you must plead guilty to the above charges!"

Si Kouhong was breathing rapidly and his face was pale.

Who on earth is it, who on earth can actually investigate these things so clearly?

Could it be that those people set a trap for him?

He felt a chill in his heart, but he knew very well that his priority now was to find a way to get himself out of this situation.

But what can we do...

His eyes swept across the faces and suddenly stopped on Lance, who was neither humble nor arrogant.

Something flashed through Sikouhong's mind, but it came out before he could catch him.

"I don't plead guilty. It's all the new champion Lance who is harming me. He deliberately asked Your Majesty to arrange for me to go to the Northland just to frame me! Your Majesty, please look into this matter!"

Lance was surprised.

The Son of the World is on the verge of death, yet you still want to drag him down with you?

However, it is a very sharp intuition.

"You mean my number one scholar?"

But the emperor thought Sikou Hong's words were ridiculous.

"It's full of nonsense!"

Sikouhong's heart hardened, and he looked at Lance with a kind of hatred that he himself didn't understand.

"I didn't lie. I was going to inherit the Zhennan Marquisate, so I didn't need any political achievements. It was Lance who found my father and told me to go to the North to make some political achievements, so I went."

"These are all the charges that Lance has framed me with. I am innocent. Your Majesty, please examine me carefully."

The emperor looked over and asked, "My dear, do you have anything to say?"

Lance walked out calmly and said, "I have no idea what you are talking about, Your Highness. I recommended not only Your Highness, but also several others."

He opened his mouth and said several names, and then spoke again.

"Besides, the Crown Prince is the Crown Prince of the Zhennan Marquisate. I am only the top scholar who passed the imperial examination last year. I have never been to the Northland. How could I be accused of such a crime?"

Doesn’t Si Kouhong think highly of himself?

That's right. Sikou Hong is more powerful than him and has a father, a marquisate, and even the support of the Yue family. What can he, an ordinary minister close to the emperor who has never been to the north, be capable of?

After hearing this, the emperor felt that his hesitation just now was ridiculous.

Si Kou Hong wanted to explain himself, but the emperor didn't want to listen to his excuses.

"The evidence is irrefutable. Do you dare to let your father-in-law see the beauties you have accepted?"

Si Kouhong was stunned and turned his head suddenly.

The Minister of Revenue Lu Chen looked at him with a sullen face. His appearance, which was similar to that of the legitimate daughter, made Sikou Hong's scalp tingle and his heart chill. He suddenly shuddered and his eyes rolled back, and he was so frightened that he fainted.

Lance clapped silently in his heart.

Yes, I also have to thank Sikouhong's biological father, Marquis Zhennan, for choosing a "good" wife for his son.

It was the first time he saw such a frightened person among the Sons of the World.