The favorite of the royal group: the money-loving little ancestor soared to the top by selling talis

Chapter 225 Chapter 225: Stealing the No. pick that should belong to you

After a while, two official messengers came to Prince Zhongyong's palace to announce the good news.

Shen Hong's family distributed copper coins and wedding candies to passers-by, using five large boxes of copper coins and three boxes of candies.

There were bursts of firecrackers, mixed with the laughter of congratulatory people.

Soon the Shen family, Cheng family, Tan family, Li family, Jiang family, Xu family...

People came to congratulate him one after another.

That night, the moon was bright and clear.

Prince Zhongyong's Mansion held a lively banquet, and fireworks lit up half of the capital.

……

After hearing the news about Shen Zhiyuan's marriage, Shen Shaosheng looked gloomy. Did he plan to go to the brothel to drink wine? He told Qin Manting that he was going to the Zhongyong Prince's Mansion for a banquet.

Xiao Yang and Shen Qingqin knew where he was going, so they did not expose him face to face.

Qin Manting actually wanted to go to Prince Zhongyong's Mansion to attend the banquet, but she thought that she was less than two months pregnant and had to stay at home to preserve her pregnancy.

Shen Shaosheng took a carriage to the brothel. He spent a thousand taels in one night, got extremely drunk, and stayed at the brothel. Early in the morning, he was carried into the carriage by his attendants and sent back to the Duke Protector's Mansion.

Because the weather was still cold and the baby was sleeping in separate beds, Qin Manting did not get up until noon. She had no idea that Shen Shaosheng did not return to the Duke Protector's Mansion all night.

The days went on peacefully...

A gambling method began to appear in more than a dozen gambling houses in the capital, which was to bet on which Jinshi would be the number one scholar.

There are five places in total, and Shen Zhiyuan's name is also among them.

More than half of the people bet on him, but the winning rate is only two-fifths.

It's because there are too many people betting on him and too much money invested.

After Shen Hong learned about this, he did not allow Shen Zhiyuan and his brothers to participate, and also informed all relatives and friends not to participate in gambling.

……

Half a month later, around March 12th.

Today is the day of the palace examination.

Shen Zhiyuan got up early in the morning and put on new clothes, which were the color of a crescent moon with a touch of cyan.

In this way, he will not stand out among a group of Jinshi.

Restaurant

Shen Hong's family is having breakfast.

"Mom and dad, don't worry. I have met the emperor several times and he is not nervous at all." Shen Zhiyuan said with a smile, his whole body in high spirits.

"I think it's unfair to others. Among the Jinshi who took part in the palace examination today, there are not two with a higher status than me. I'm afraid I'm the only one who has met the emperor."

Therefore, he did not intend to perform too well in today's palace examination and wanted to leave the opportunity to others.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Everyone can see your talent and strength, and there is no trace of it. Boss, when you see the emperor, you must salute respectfully, be generous and decent, and do not flatter. This is a palace examination, not a daily relationship.

Today, the emperor wants to choose the pillars of the country for Dai Viet, not some villains who are willing to pat their beards and flaunt their horses. "

Shen Hong was talking about his rationale, but unexpectedly Cheng Yurong glared at him.

Shen Hong's family accompanied Shen Zhiyuan to finish breakfast, and they watched him get into the carriage at the door.

He was accompanied by a groom and attendant Shen Su, as well as seven guards.

The low-key carriage quietly headed to the palace, but unexpectedly stopped suddenly halfway.

call out--

call out--

call out--

More than a dozen arrows were shot at the carriage from all directions and stuck in the carriage.

In the carriage, Shen Zhiyuan looked at several arrows appearing behind Shen Su, only an inch away from him.

If it weren't for the good materials and high defense level of the carriage, Shen Su would be a corpse now.

"Young Master, are you injured?" Shen Su saw several arrows behind Shen Zhiyuan, and his face turned pale with fear.

Shen Zhiyuan looked back, his eyes cold.

Who wants to kill him?
Is it a gambling house?
Or is he an opponent who is going to take part in the palace examination just like him?
Or is it Shen Shaosheng?
Shen Su pulled Shen Zhiyuan and lay down immediately. The carriage began to shake violently, but it stabilized after a few shakes.

Several horses outside neighed, and the groom fell heavily to the ground.

"Protect the eldest son!"

"As ordered!"

The guards' voices came from outside, and then there were sounds of weapons clashing. Shen Zhiyuan knew that there were killers outside, and he was so angry that he wanted to go out and fight with those killers.

It's a pity that he doesn't know martial arts.

A quarter of an hour later...

The sound of fighting stopped suddenly and calm returned.

"My eldest son, everything is fine."

The head guard opened the carriage door and felt relieved when he saw that Shen Zhiyuan was safe.

Once something happens to the eldest son, the guards like them will not be able to survive.

"Thank you for your hard work. Things were done well. Go back and collect the reward." Shen Zhiyuan glanced out of the car window and saw nearly ten corpses on the ground, all of them men in black.

Who wants him dead?

"Thank you, eldest son."

"How to deal with these people? Should the palace conduct a private investigation or hand it over to Jing Zhaoyin for investigation?"

"My men have already sent out a signal flare. The prince should be arriving soon. The prince will make his own decision."

"Investigate the identities of these men in black, especially the masters behind them."

"Yes, eldest son."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard not far away.

From far to near, Shen Zhiyuan quickly saw Shen Hong's figure.

Seeing the corpses on the ground, Shen Hong felt scared.

Fortunately, he sent seven experts to escort Shen Zhiyuan to the palace, otherwise the person lying on the ground now would be...

Don't dare to think. Don't dare to think.

Who could have imagined that in the clear sky and in broad daylight, at the feet of the emperor, there would be men in black assassinating the heirs of a first-grade official.

This is a capital crime.

Once arrested, the whole family will be executed.

"Boss, are you injured?" Shen Hong rushed to the carriage on a group of red and black horses and looked at Shen Zhiyuan's body carefully.

"Dad, the child is fine, thanks to these guards, otherwise the child would not be able to see you, father." Shen Zhiyuan stood at the door of the carriage, his eyes red.

Being so close to death, who can not be afraid?
The last time he was close to death was when he fell off a cliff seven years ago.

"As long as you're okay, dad will personally escort you to the palace." Shen Hong's eyeballs were bloodshot.

He was still worried and decided to send his eldest son to the palace.

He had almost lost this child a few years ago and he didn't want to go through it a second time.

"Okay, dad." Shen Zhiyuan did not refuse. He knew that his father was very scared. "Dad, don't tell mom and the others what happened just now."

Shen Hong nodded and left the five men he brought with him to deal with the men in black on the ground.

The remaining ten men followed him and escorted Shen Zhiyuan and the team to the palace.

A quarter of an hour later, they arrived safely.

But he was not the first person to arrive at the palace.

……

Cheng Yurong and Xu Wanrou were restless all day, worried that Shen Zhiyuan would not perform well in front of the emperor.

Shen Hong felt much more at ease and had a few friends outside for dinner and drinks.

He didn't dare to stay at home, let alone tell his family about Shen Zhiyuan being assassinated by men in black, for fear that they would be worried.

Ruan Ruan was practicing in her room, and the four brothers Shen Zhiqing did not dare to disturb her.

Even Dou Ling and Tian Cang could only be taken to the garden to play by Wang Daniu and Wang Dayu.

They can only rest in their own yards.

……

Shen Shaosheng stayed at the Protector's Mansion, walking around anxiously.

All I can think about is whether Shen Zhiyuan is dead?

He spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to hire ten men in black to assassinate Shen Zhiyuan.

He didn't want Shen Zhiyuan to take part in the palace examination, get named on the gold list, and take away the top spot that should belong to him.

"Can't you sit down?" Qin Manting was embroidering with a handkerchief and didn't understand why he was walking around.