The Marquis Is Innocent - 166.1

Chapter 166.1

Extra Story: The Daily Life of the Emperor and the Empress (2)

Wei Shao was stunned but reacted quickly. Before Xiao Qiao opened it, he grabbed the scroll away from her.

Xiao Qiao looked at him and stretched out her hand toward him.

Wei Shao put his hand that was holding the scroll behind his back and smiled dryly: “This one is not good. Look at others……”

“I want to see.” Xiao Qiao smiled.

Wei Shao remained still.

Xiao Qiao reached behind his back and drew the scroll in his hand.

Wei Shao clenched it and did not let go. The smile on Xiao Qiao’s face was gone. “Release your hand!”

Wei Shao’s hand loosened, and Xiao Qiao pulled the scroll from him. She opened the scroll and browsed through the articles, and her eyes finally landed on the name column.

Wei Shao suppressed the bubbling sourness in his heart and said, “Gao Heng’s article is just a pile of empty words. It’s not worth talking about. What does Man Man think?”

Xiao Qiao put down the scroll.

“On my way here, I met Teacher Fang. I asked him about the examination papers. His opinion is objected to yours, Your Majesty. According to the teacher, Gao Bohai deserved Ding Yuan’s position.”

Wei Shao was embarrassed and coughed dryly, “It is not that I am denigrating the previous dynasty! People like Fang Xi, how can he become a teacher in the Imperial College? It’s a miscellaneous article. It’s not deserved the Ding Yuan title! It’s not because of Gao Heng’s fame. It’s just a shit, and they smell it too …….”

Initially, he had a look of righteous indignation. But when he saw Xiao Qiao looking at him, his voice gradually softened and finally stopped.

“Go on!” Xiao Qiao, still sitting sideways on his lap, saw him stop and urged him, raising her pretty eyebrows.

Wei Shao and her looked at each other. He suddenly said, “You’re intentionally working against me, aren’t you? I’ll be frank! I don’t like this Gao Heng! Moreover ……”

He squinted at her, “It’s clear he had ulterior motives for taking the test! You dare to say you don’t know?”

Xiao Qiao stared at him for a moment. She was still tensing her face, but suddenly she couldn’t hold it in anymore and snorted out a laugh.

“How is it that he has other plans? Say it clearly!” She smirked.

Wei Shao slipped out. He was worried about annoying Xiao Qiao, but when he saw her smile, he embraced her: “It’s you who want me to say. You don’t blame me for what I said! I knew that this Gao Heng had ulterior motives for you! You’re already married to me, but he says you’re like his confidant, and then he dares to invite you to see the Cloud Gate Cliffs. If he doesn’t have designs on you, what does he mean? But so many years have passed, and I won’t bother with him! I didn’t expect that he would come back now ……” He paused for a moment.

“Come again for what?”

“Come again to attract your attention!”

Wei Shao became more annoyed, “With the Bohai clan’s prestige, if he wants to be an official, he should have done it in the previous dynasty! He didn’t come out early nor come out late. He had to come out at this time to take part in the imperial examinations, it’s obvious that he heard that you initiated this system of imperial examinations, and that’s why he intentionally threw himself at you to draw your attention!”

“Aren’t you embarrassed? How many years have passed? Fei Fei is three years old! How can you remember such a little matter and make a big fuss! When the imperial examination system first came out, there was a lot of opposition from the scholarly clans in the world. I know Your Majesty is wise and doesn’t rely on the local scholarly clans to stabilize the country. If they were united in their opposition and the local area is unstable, Your Majesty can’t cut off their heads just because of this. You have to think of a way to settle things down, right? Gao Bohai not only openly supported His Majesty but also resisted the pressure to take the examination, which sealed the mouth of the scholars. What’s the purpose of the Imperial Examination? To attract talent from all over the world! Now that he’s made it to the examination based on his talent, instead of rewarding him, you’re being unreasonable!”

Xiao Qiao stretched a finger and poked him in the chest, “I see that your heart’s eye is not much bigger than a needle!”

“That’s how I am. It’s not the first day you know it!” Wei Shao grimaced. “If those scholars make any more trouble and annoy me, there are plenty of ways to screw them, and there’s no need for him, Gao Heng, to come out and act like a good guy for me!”

Xiao Qiao furrowed her brows slightly, “Why do I feel that you have the potential to be a foolish ruler?”

“So be it!” Wei Shao didn’t even blink, “No matter what you say, in any case, this Gao Heng, I just don’t like him! No matter how well he writes or how capable he is at ruling the world, don’t expect me to hire him!”

Xiao Qiao stared at him, removed his hands from her waist, stood up, and said with a wry smile, “As long as Your Majesty is happy. I’ll take my leave first.” Turning around, she headed out.

There was an unwritten rule if the Emperor and the Empress were in the same room. The servants must retreat outside.

So at this moment, in the imperial study, there was only the Emperor and the Empress.

“Stand still!”

“Come back!”