Chapter 377: Dragon Faces Furious

In Wenjing Pavilion, Zhao Ji was walking back and forth with his hands in anxiety. An hour had passed. There was no movement there. Zhao Ji wanted to ask Yang Jian to take a look several times, but then he thought about it, and he would wait before talking.

The marriage recruitment has progressed to this point, and Zhao Ji already knows that he cannot turn back. As the emperor, Zhao Ji is not easy to interfere, so he has to entrust all the matter to Cai Jing and the Empress Dowager, so that they can choose an outstanding prince consort. Although he pretended to be indifferent these days, at this moment, An Ning's lifelong affairs will be revealed. How can he sit still?

Sighing, Zhao Ji sat down again, stroked his long beard absent-mindedly, and couldn't help asking Yang Jian: "What time is it now."

Yang Jian replied: "Your Majesty, it's a moment."

Zhao Ji pondered, "Why is there no movement yet?"

Yang Jian said, "Why don't you go and ask?"

Zhao Ji shook his head: "Let the empress dowager make the decision and wait a little longer."

Just as he was restless, an eunuch outside said, "Your Majesty, the eunuch on duty in Jingtai Hall should ask for a visit."

Zhao Ji immediately said, "Xuan him come in."

After a moment, an old eunuch came in step by step and bowed to her head.

Zhao Ji waved his hand and said, "Get up and talk, I ask you, has the result been revealed?"

Wang Ying looked at Zhao Ji in fear, quickly lowered his head, and said carefully: "Your Majesty, the result has been decided. This time the finals are two young men, one named Shen Ao and the other named Cai Lun."

Zhao Ji couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Shen Ao? Why didn't I hear the wind? He signed up too?"

A strange look flashed in Yang Jian's eyes, and then his face turned pale, as if he had realized something.

Wang Ying said: "Yes, Shen Siqing not only participated in the competition, but also defeated Mr. Cai in one fell swoop when the Empress Dowager competed in front of the Empress Dowager. Later, the Empress Dowager asked about Emperor An Ning’s thoughts, and Emperor An Ning nodded."

Zhao Ji's face changed drastically, and he slapped the table: "He is already a wife. Could it be that he wants me to betroth An Ning as a concubine? It's so outrageous! Why didn't An Ning shake his head? By the way..." He stood up and circled around the pavilion, and suddenly raised his eyes and asked Yang Jian: "Why did Grand Master Cai Jing not report the report? Since it is to recruit a bride, can even a person with a family be selected? How did he do things? He has always been very careful in doing things, but he was so negligent today, hum!"

Yang Jian thought to himself: "Teacher Cai is not negligent. He is deliberately trying to let Shen Ao take this title. Oh, thanks, Shen Ao jumped into the pit without knowing the sky and earth. This time, I am afraid that even the family can't help Shen Ao." He sighed in his heart, and saw that Zhao Ji's face turned pale, he was startled again and said stutteringly: "Teacher Cai is old, and it may not be necessary to be negligent occasionally."

"Hmph!" Zhao Ji said sternly: "There is the Shen Ao. He has the idea of ​​hiring. He also went to select. What is this? This is deceiving the lord! An Ning must not marry him. If it is spread, the dignified emperor will marry a family. Where will the royal face be put? He deceived me first to invite hiring, and then..." His eyes lit up and he paused, "I understand, I understand. It turns out that An Ning is thinking about day and night. I'm so angry that An Ning is not fascinated by whom An Ning is actually mixed up with this young man. They are joining together to deceive me! It's outrageous!"

Zhao Ji gritted his teeth and was already furious. Needless to say, Chen Ao bullied him, and even he dared to deceive him. In addition to being angry, he thought of An Ning, and felt that An Ning was too unscrupulous. In anger, he didn't know how to end up, so he had to take his hands and circle around the attic.

Yang Jian was so scared that he didn't dare to show off. Over the years, he had never seen the official family get such an angry fire, but he didn't know where to start.

Zhao Ji slowly calmed down, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and his face said calmly: "Call Dali Temple Minister Jiang Min, hurry up!"

Yang Jian was so scared that he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty... Although Chen Ao is guilty, your Majesty has issued an order to reprimand him. Why should you disturb Dali Temple..."

Zhao Ji said coldly: "I knew he was a fool for a long time. I didn't expect that I would bully me today. I wouldn't let him suffer today. In a few days, he will go to the house to remove the tiles! Go to Xuanren, forget it, I don't want to see him, so I asked Jiang Min to take someone to arrest Chen Ao and be punished immediately. No mistakes are allowed. Go quickly!"

When Yang Jian heard Zhao Ji's tone, he could not tell whether the official family wanted to scare Chen Ao or be serious. However, the official family was now angry, and Yang Jian did not dare to disobey. He immediately said, "I'll go now." After that, he trotted away.

Zhao Ji sat behind the imperial case angrily and said to Wang Ying, who was so scared by the side: "Xuan Anning is here, hurry up!"

Wang Ying dared not say anything, so he went there.

The 'palace examination' in *** was completed, and Chen Ao and Cai Lun were also out of the palace, so An Ning came soon after not long. But what surprised Zhao Ji was that even the empress dowager followed him. He originally wanted to put on some airs, but when he saw the empress dowager, he immediately stood up, carefully went over to support his biological mother, and said, "Why is the mother here too? Alas, the child is unscrupulous and has been deceived by others, which makes the mother worried."

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "How should we end now?"

Zhao Ji's eyes fell on An Ning. He thought An Ning must be very scared, but when he saw her, he still looked pitiful, with a sense of indifference between his eyebrows.

"An Ning...you..." Zhao Ji wanted to scold him, but when the words came to his mouth, his eyes couldn't help but feel kindness, and he couldn't bear to say harsh words to An Ning.

An Ning knelt down with a pounce and said, "Father, all this is my fault. I forced Chen Ao to participate in the selection. If your father wants to punish him, just punish An Ning. It is not about Chen Ao's business." An Ning was not afraid, did not avoid Zhao Ji's gaze, but just raised her clear eyes and looked at Zhao Ji with emotion.

An Ning didn't know where the courage came from, but she knew that Chen Ao risked his great connections to participate in the selection, so she had already expressed her feelings to herself. At this moment, she was just thinking in her heart: "Can he be so, can I be timid? If you want to punish me, let my father punish me."

"Nothing!" Zhao Ji's face turned pale and he wanted to say something angrily. At this time, the empress dowager next to him said: "The official family should calm down, and this matter needs to be discussed for a long time."

"No need to make any more sense. This time the recruitment of a marriage does not count. I would rather break the trust of the world than let An Ning marry a family." Zhao Ji said indifferently. In fact, there was another reason he did not say that he had always regarded Chen Ao as his confidant friend and was a fellow ethics. Now this guy has made An Ning's idea, which not only made him feel betrayal, but also felt that he was unacceptable to ethically.

An Ning's body trembled slightly, and two lines of clear tears shed from her face, which was originally bloodless, but she stubbornly refused to cry out, but she looked at Zhao Ji with pity and bit her lips without saying a word.

Zhao Ji didn't dare to see An Ning, so he said to the Empress Dowager: "I have asked Dali Temple to capture Chen Ao. No one is allowed to mention this matter in the future. Mother, please take An Ning to rest."

The Queen Mother sighed and wanted to say something, but she just shook her head and helped An Ning up and said, "Silly child, you were born in the Tian family, and some things are not what you wish for."

An Ning's eyes were blurred with tears, and she finally burst into tears, and the tears touched the Queen Mother's body.

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At noon, Cai Mansion.

In Tingtao Pavilion, Cai Jing sat on a nanmu chair, leaning against the soft pillow, looking at Cai Lun who was bowing to reply, with a wrinkle and dark spotted face always maintaining that towering expression. Under the maid's service, he drank a sip of tea. The 70-year-old Taishi, who was in his throne and had a sip of tea, was exhausted and panting, and said, "It's good that Chen Ao won. Many times, taking a step back may not be a defeat. Lun'er, remember what I said."

Cai Lun said obediently: "The grandson respects the teachings of great-grandfather."

Cai Jing closed the quiet, leaned his head on the soft pillow, and slowly said: "A man Chen Ao is a big man after all. After I die, none of you can control him. Sooner or later, you will all die in his hands." As he said that, he opened his eyes and his eyes fell on the officials who were sitting respectfully on both sides. His turbid eyes shone with a gloss that was not commensurate with his age, and he increased his voice and said: "You can't keep it anymore. This is an opportunity. As long as you grasp it, you can have no worries."

Wang Fu, who sat on the lower side, said, "The Grand Master is right. This person should not be underestimated. There are holy relatives above, Yang Jian, Wei Jungong, Qi Guogong and others rely on him. Dali Temple, Imperial College, and the Palace Front Office waved flags and shouted for him, and he also held the Honglu Temple. Sooner or later, he would cause great trouble. Taking this opportunity, he would never turn over. If he had not had an affair with the Emperor, the Grand Master deliberately concealed the palace first and let him show off this limelight, I am afraid that he might not be able to find his flaws!"

Cai Jing shook his head and said, "You don't have to be full of confidence. Now is not the time to celebrate. Wait for the news first and then make a conclusion." He let out a long sigh, changed his seat with difficulty, and continued, "I'm afraid that your Majesty will miss the opportunity if he has any delusions towards him. It's a pity, it's a pity. If Eunuch Liang is still in front of the official family, I will be 100% sure that he will never turn over. But this Yang Jian, huh, don't look at him being able to get along with Shen Ao, he is determined to hook up with Shen Ao..."

Halfway through his speech, he heard a rushing footsteps outside, and a surprise voice said: "Taishi, Taishi, the news is coming..."

Someone entered Tingtao Pavilion. The person who came was Wang Zhimin, the Minister of Justice. Wang Zhimin was very upright, with a fair skin, thick eyebrows, and a beautiful beard. At this moment, his fair face turned red. He had just passed the threshold and said excitedly: "Dali Temple received the order and immediately arrested Chen Ao, so there must be no mistakes. The temple minister Jiang Min had already brought the judge and the minor official to intercept the Chen surname. He immediately invited him to Dali Temple for custody, and now he was waiting for the official to sever his office."
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