I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1238 The Empress's Graceful Turn

Even if it wasn't said that their families were arrested along with them!
But the fact that people were being arrested one by one, and that they were all being arrested from the mansions of officials, naturally left the common people dumbfounded.

What's going on now?!

The capital city is already bustling, but this morning it's even more bustling than usual.

So after Su Chang'an left the palace today, he heard many people discussing these matters while having breakfast.

Wu Dameng held a large steamed bun in her hand, looking at the person on the table talking non-stop, then turned to her master beside her: "Master, there was a big commotion in the manor yesterday. They said Grandpa Su didn't sleep all night. Uncle Su didn't even come back before I left."

Su Chang'an placed the coriander leaves in Wu Dameng's bowl and then said, "You're not asleep either?"

Wu Dameng looked at the coriander in the bowl, pursed her lips, and then looked at Su Chang'an, "I'm going to sleep, so I probably can't go without eating the coriander."

But look at Su Chang'an's eyes.

He immediately forced down the drink with a pained expression.

Coriander, also known as cilantro, has been added to every soup ever since Su Chang'an learned that the child was a picky eater.

Seeing that Wu Dameng had drunk it, Su Chang'an continued, "These are all matters for important people, they have nothing to do with us, so we don't need to worry about them."

Wu Dameng said "Oh," but then pouted, clearly unable to get used to the taste of coriander. But looking at her master, she said, "Aren't you a big shot too?"

Su Chang'an patted Wu Dameng's head: "What kind of big shot is Master? Just a little empress."

Wu Dameng looked at Su Chang'an, not understanding what he meant. "You're the Empress now, why are you still calling yourself a nobody?"

boom!
But it was also at this time.
At the mutton bun stall they were eating at, one of the men slammed his hand on the table, then stepped onto a stool and exclaimed, "Guess what, everyone!"

As he spoke, the man said mysteriously, “They’re all dead! Oh dear, those corpses were carried out of Chengtian Gate and taken to their respective residences.”

"They killed him right there in the palace?"

"That's not the case!"

"What a heinous crime! They were killed right there in the palace. Brother Lin, you're well-informed, tell us what happened."

"Let me tell you, I can't say how serious the crime is, and I can't say anything carelessly, or we'll lose our heads. But I'll tell you something that's directly related to this matter."

At this point, the informant, Lin Ge'er, looked at the scholars at the stall over there: "And it's directly related to them."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the group of scholars.

One of the scholars asked, puzzled, "Brother, what do you mean by that?"

Lin Ge'er jumped off the bench: "You gentlemen are here to take the imperial examination this time, right?"

Several scholars nodded.

Lin Ge'er immediately gave a thumbs up to the group: "Good luck! Because of these damned corrupt officials, I heard that they're going to grant special favors again! But I don't think it will be as many as last year, since this is a special imperial examination."

Swish it!
Several scholars stood up, looking at Lin Ge'er with some excitement, "Brother, is what you say true?"

Brother Lin patted his chest: "The information I found out is guaranteed to be true!"

The scholar, whose clothes appeared more luxurious, immediately pulled a small silver ingot from his sleeve and handed it to the young man, saying, "If it's fake, I can find you!"

Lin Ge'er took the silver and immediately beamed with joy: "Don't worry, young master, it's absolutely genuine, the news came directly from the Imperial Academy."

After exchanging glances, the scholars hurriedly left.

"Your Majesty, this news was only delivered to the Imperial Academy this morning. Is it appropriate for it to leak out like this now?" Yan Ruyu frowned after glancing at the scholars and asked in a low voice.

Su Chang'an nodded: "It should be the message that our Chief Minister released. We don't need to pay attention to it."

After Xia Fengxiang woke up in the morning, he wrote a handwritten edict and sent it to Mu Xu of the Imperial Academy.

Naturally, this time, thirty additional people were granted special honors.

He also explained it to Su Chang'an.

It was all for the purpose of calming people's hearts.

After all, none of the officials who knelt outside last night can escape punishment. With so many officials being removed from their positions, people's hearts are most easily unsettled, especially the students.

It's better to give than to say a lot.

Therefore, Xia Fengxiang waved his hand and bestowed thirty honorary titles.

It just so happens that officials are needed in the northern deserts, Liaozhou, and the Western Regions.

Mu Xu clearly understood His Majesty's intentions, which is why he was released specifically for this purpose.

Otherwise, this news wouldn't just appear in the market so easily.

after all
The rumors that the common people in the market heard were all permitted. Su Chang'an, seeing that Wu Dameng had almost finished eating, looked at Maomao: "Where's Kuyue? She ran away just now."

The cat shook its head: "It just came back and said there was something fun to do. After asking me for some money, it went out again."

Su Chang'an looked up, about to go look for her, when he saw Ku Yue running over excitedly.

As soon as she arrived, Ku Yue grabbed Su Chang'an's arm and said, "Come on, over there! You can get such a huge roasted whole lamb just by participating in the poetry writing competition! It's amazing! There's also such a huge crab, such a huge fish, and even bear paws! I've never seen anything like it! They've prepared all sorts of good stuff, it's making me so hungry."

Su Chang'an looked at Ku Yue's pathetic appearance, but before he could speak, he looked down and saw that Wu Dameng's eyes were so big.

Su Chang'an looked at Ku Yue: "Have you forgotten why we came out here?"

Ku Yue immediately said, "We're just going to find those few from Raojiang. They can't escape, and even if we go to the Chu Prince's mansion and tell them, can we find them in a moment? Besides, His Majesty said before that you have some kind of evil spirit on you, and you'll run into trouble every time you go out, especially if you attend a lively event like this. All your troubles will be resolved, so hurry up and go."

Su Chang'an pouted, "What? I'm covered in filth! My great-grandmother isn't on me; she's admiring the moon from the top of the Flower Calyx Tower every day."

Su Chang'an looked at Ku Yue and said, "Confucius said, 'You should not talk about strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits!' Stop talking about these things. There are no dirty things in this world! And let's get down to business first."

Ku Yue felt wronged. In the past, Su Chang'an would have helped her if she had just asked. Thinking this, Ku Yue looked down at Wu Dameng and said, "Look at your disciple, he's drooling like this."

Su Chang'an looked at Wu Dameng and saw that Wu Dameng was gesturing with both hands in the same way that Ku Yue had just gesturped.

But noticing Su Chang'an looking at him, he immediately withdrew his hand, swallowed hard, and said, "A bear in the mountains once went berserk and attacked people. My grandfather killed it, and my mother made bear paws. They were so delicious! After eating them, I felt like I hadn't lived in vain! But if the crab is this big, it was probably brought by Westerners. I've eaten it once! I feel like I've lived enough for several lifetimes."

Su Chang'an gently tapped Wu Dameng's forehead: "I don't even dare to say what my life has been like, but you're talking about several lifetimes right off the bat."

Wu Dameng covered his forehead and swallowed hard.

Helpless, Su Chang'an picked up Wu Dameng and said, "Let's go, let's go take a look."

Upon hearing this, Wu Dameng swallowed hard and chuckled.

Seeing this, Ku Yue blinked and looked at Su Chang'an's back, seemingly lost in thought.

"Not leaving?" Cat looked at Crying Moon.

Ku Yue said, "He has changed."

"Hmm?" the cat asked, puzzled.

Ku Yue watched Su Chang'an's retreating figure and said, "The Empress has changed. She's showing me less and less affection now."

The cat rolled its eyes and didn't want to talk.

But after taking only two steps, she returned to Kuyue's side and said, "Yes, I'm not going to pamper you anymore. You noticed that."

Kuyue's eyes widened in alarm!

Looking at Su Chang'an's retreating figure, she thought, "If he doesn't dote on me anymore, won't my long-term meal ticket be in trouble? I've only had a few good days."

Without saying anything more, Ku Yue happily ran to Su Chang'an's side, grinning at him.

Su Chang'an looked at Ku Yue's smile, which was a little creepy, and then glanced at Maomao, who was smirking. He roughly knew what had happened.

I was too lazy to say anything more, but I looked at the large group of people gathered there in the distance. There were quite a lot of people.

"Make way! The first one is here! Make way!"

No sooner had they gone than Ku Yue pulled Ru Yu up with her, trying to make a path through the crowd for Su Chang'an.

Ruyu felt a little embarrassed, but looking at Kuyue, she could only lower her head and do as she was told, while quietly calling out, "Excuse me, excuse me."

Su Chang'an wore a veil, but didn't seem to mind.

If you're not wearing one, just leave!
Moreover, he doesn't recognize Kuyue, that shameful little madwoman.

Ku Yue shouted, "They're all ours! Everyone, make way! We'll definitely get first place in the poetry competition, no questions asked!"

Wu Dameng bury her face in Su Chang'an's shoulder, clutching her hair to hide her face. "They don't know me, they don't know me, they definitely don't know me!"

The cat walked right next to Su Chang'an, seemingly indifferent to everything, or perhaps she was just used to it.

Kuyue continued, "Scatter your poems, scatter your songs, our lady is here, it's all ours! Just wait and see! She'll make you all submit! Boss! Come out and greet her!"

While shouting, Ku Yue pushed through the crowd, yelling arrogantly. Finally, seeing that the boss didn't even move, she pointed at him and told him to come out.

This restaurant is newly opened and looks like it's catering to luxury customers. And just as Ku Yue said, Su Chang'an saw bear paws, mutton, and crabs displayed in the restaurant's main hall. They were indeed quite large and looked like they came from the sea.

The shop owner glanced at the fabric of Su Chang'an's clothes as he walked towards them, chuckled, and immediately said, "Welcome, welcome! As long as your poetry is good enough, you can take whatever your shop has prepared today!"

As they spoke, the shopkeeper held out his hand: "That's right, it costs twenty taels of silver to participate once. Madam, would you like to pay first?"

Upon hearing these words, Su Chang'an lifted one foot to step down, but suddenly stopped in mid-air. He turned around gracefully and said, "Goodbye!"

(End of this chapter)