Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Chapter 1418 A man disguised as a woman 7
Bai refused to allow the two children to risk returning to the capital.

Liu Heng: "Mother, let's go back to men's clothing, return to the capital under different identities, and do our work in secret. There will be no danger."

Liu Tong: "Mother, we can put on makeup and change our faces. I guarantee that neither my maternal grandparents will recognize us, let alone Liu Shicheng?"

Bai had witnessed the magic of Liu Tong's makeup skills, and she became interested and learned some of them as well.

Mrs. Bai looked at her two tall and handsome sons dressed in men's clothing.

Without makeup, their faces, though handsome, no longer possessed the delicate features of girls; instead, they appeared resilient and upright.

Mrs. Bai let out a long sigh: "My son has grown up!"

Bai agreed to let the two return to Beijing.

The two men had their faces altered, turning them into two ordinary teenagers.

Neither of them brought any men with them—they demonstrated their fighting prowess to the Bai family.

Although they did not use their internal energy, the power they displayed in splitting rocks with a single strike still shocked Bai Shi.

The two entered the capital without attracting anyone's attention.

After all, there are too many people from other places coming and going in Beijing every day.

The two were very familiar with the capital, and soon arrived at a small courtyard.

The small courtyard was prepared by Liu Heng a long time ago; he bought it with his own money.

Besides himself, only his closest younger brother, Ryu Dong, knew about it.

Even the Bai family didn't know the exact location of the courtyard.

After settling in, the two went out to gather intelligence.

The two individuals, possessing superhuman agility, are practically cheating.

The two went their separate ways; Liu Heng went to the Duke Cen's residence to find out what was going on, while Liu Dong went to the Third Prince's residence.

Liu Heng originally wanted to go to the more dangerous Third Prince's residence by himself, but he ended up drawing the Cen State Duke's residence by lot.

Liu Tong obtained a lot of information from the Third Prince's residence, all of which were aimed at the other princes, as well as the Third Prince's plan to win over several of the emperor's confidants.

After successfully bringing Liu Shicheng under his command, the Third Prince's appetite grew, and he also wanted to win over the emperor's confidants to his side.

Those close confidants included the Duke of Qi and the Marquis of Zhenyuan.

The Third Prince simply couldn't think of a way to win these people over yet.

Arranged marriage is the best way to win over the princesses, but apart from the second princess, the third prince's relationship with the other princesses is so-so that he cannot get them to help him.

He did have daughters among his subordinates, but their titles and official ranks were not as high as those of the emperor's few confidants, making it difficult for them to form marriage alliances with those confidants.

The Third Prince said, "Let's leave it at that for now and see if there's an opportunity in the future."

Liu Tong returned to the courtyard and found that Liu Heng had already returned.

Liu Tong told Liu Heng what he had found out, and Liu Heng also told him what he had found out at the Liu residence.

There isn't much news from the Liu family.

The Liu family is now preparing for the second young master's marriage to the princess. Although each member of the family has their own ulterior motives, none of them can harm Liu Tong and Liu Heng.

Because they were away from the Duke's mansion for most of the year, this family had long forgotten about Liu Tong and the other two.

Even for such a momentous event as a marriage alliance with the royal family, the current Duchess Zhang did not have anyone inform Bai.

We just need to wait for the wedding so that Mrs. Bai and her two sons can come back to attend.

Liu Tong: "The Third Prince wants to interfere in the salt administration of Jiangnan. We can leak this information to the other princes."

Liu Heng nodded: "The Third Prince has too big an appetite; the Emperor will definitely not let him off the hook."

The Salt Commissioner of Jiangnan was the Emperor's money bag. If the Third Prince wanted to take money from the Emperor's pocket, the Emperor would surely chop off his claws as a lesson.

The two secretly leaked the information to the other princes.

However, neither of them expected the Third Prince to have such a long reach, nor did they expect the other princes to be so useless, allowing the Third Prince to extend his influence to their side.

The eldest prince and the fifth prince both have people from the third prince by their side.

When the Third Prince received the message from those people, he broke out in a cold sweat and immediately called a halt to the operation against the salt administration in Jiangnan, and cleaned up any remaining loose ends.

Afterwards, the third prince turned the tables on the plan.

While the other princes attacked the Third Prince for his wolfish ambitions and interference in the salt administration of Jiangnan, the Third Prince appeared completely innocent.

The Third Prince: "Please investigate thoroughly, Father."

The emperor took this matter very seriously and immediately sent people to investigate.

Not to mention that the Third Prince has not yet extended his reach into the salt administration of Jiangnan, his subordinates who served the First Prince and the Fifth Prince have already fabricated some so-called evidence to frame them.

Ultimately, the Dali Temple discovered that the Third Prince had been framed by the First Prince and the Fifth Prince.

The emperor confined the eldest and fifth princes to their quarters and compensated the third prince with a considerable amount of gifts.

After this battle, the Third Prince not only suffered no losses, but also poached many people from the First Prince and the Fifth Prince.

Liu Tong and Liu Heng were extremely depressed.

How come not only did it not bring misfortune to the Third Prince, but it also allowed him to profit?
Liu Tong and Liu Heng couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that the Third Prince is the chosen one to be the next emperor?
Liu Tong: "I don't think the Third Prince has the demeanor of an emperor. Even if it's fate, what's wrong with defying it? Brother, even if things don't work out, with our abilities, we can still get away unscathed."

Liu Heng felt her blood boil from what she was being told.

Yes, so what if we defy fate once in a while?
Even if they fail, they are capable of escaping.

I can just change my face and still return to the capital.

Moreover, they're not using their original identities to cause trouble now.

Who knew that the two "young ladies" from the Liu family were the ones causing trouble?
The Liu brothers, Liu Heng and Liu Dong, exchanged a smile and continued to look for an opportunity.

The triennial imperial examination is approaching.

This time, the two Cheng brothers, Qi Mingcheng, Xu Ruofeng, and Zhao Wentian will all participate in the imperial examination.

The Liu brothers sighed as they looked at the examination hall; they also wanted to take the exam!
This time, Qi Mingcheng was determined to burn his bridges.

He was determined to pass the imperial examination so that he would have the confidence to ask his father and mother about marrying Cheng Yixue.

The other four did not share his sense of urgency, but they also attached great importance to the imperial examination.

However, paying attention to something doesn't guarantee you'll pass the exam.

Several people may have studied together since childhood, but their talents vary, so they won't all pass the exams together.

In this exam, Qi Mingcheng, Cheng Yifeng, and Zhao Wentian passed, while Cheng Yiyun and Xu Ruofeng failed.

However, Xu Ruofeng was more inclined towards martial arts, so he wasn't too disappointed about failing the exam.

Only Cheng Yiyun was very sad.

His mother, Zhao, had always hoped that he would achieve great success and earn her an official title, but that was no longer possible.

Fortunately, Zhao truly loved her child. Even though she was disappointed, she did not blame Cheng Yiyun, but instead comforted her son.

Fortunately, Cheng Yiyun was easygoing. After being comforted by her mother, she genuinely believed that she was just unlucky and would definitely pass the next exam, and then she returned to normal.

Cheng Yifeng and Zhao Wentian did not perform as well as Qi Mingcheng. Both of them passed the imperial examination as second-class scholars, but Qi Mingcheng entered the first class. Because of his good looks, he was appointed as the third-ranked scholar by the emperor.

The Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) paraded through the streets, and the handsome Tanhua Lang (third-ranked scholar) captured the hearts of many women.