This son-in-law is wicked in a good way!

However, when her younger brother asked if she liked Chen Zhishi, Zhang Ping'an's handsome face suddenly and inexplicably appeared in Lu Ruoxue's mind.

This made Lu Ruoxue's pretty face flush.

"Hmph, don't even mention you, I, a grown man, can't stand Sun Xing. He's a heartless bastard, I wish he were dead."

"But if you use your connections in the Prime Minister's mansion to help Chen Zhishi, Father will definitely lock you up if he finds out."

"That's why I came to you!" Lu Ruoxue looked at her little brother with shining eyes.

Lu Wenhao was shocked: "No way, Second Sister, are you trying to trick me? Let me tell you, no way! Although I'm now a student of the academy, those people have absolutely nothing to do with me. I would never help them."

Lu Ruoxue sighed, "Never mind then, I'll figure it out myself."

Seeing Lu Ruoxue turn to leave, Lu Wenhao finally relented: "Wait, at most, I'll go find the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review."

"That's my good little brother!" Lu Ruoxue beamed.

Although the Great Wu Dynasty had a relatively open atmosphere, it was still not appropriate for women to show their faces in public.

Especially since Lu Ruoxue is an unmarried woman, it would be easy for her to be criticized if she were to run around for a young man.

"Go down the mountain first thing tomorrow morning to ask Lord Shaoqing for help. As long as the Court of Judicial Review is willing to intervene, the Ministry of Justice will not dare to openly favor Sun Xing, and the chances of Chen Zhishi being exonerated will greatly increase."

"Okay, I'll go down the mountain first thing tomorrow morning," Lu Wenhao said irritably.

"Is there anything else? If not, I'm going back to rest."

"Go and rest!" Lu Ruoxue said with a smile and waved.

Lu Ruoxue followed, and couldn't help but glance at Zhang Ping'an's dormitory as she passed by.

"You rascal, this is all I can do for you. In the future, I'll make you tell me the Legend of the White Snake for three days and three nights to repay this young lady."

A hopeful smile appeared on her fair face as she hurried back to her small courtyard.

the next day.

Zhang Ping'an was woken up by Hao Shuwen.

"Ping, Ping'an, I brought you breakfast, get up and eat some!"

Hao Shuwen knew that Zhang Ping'an slept late, so he thoughtfully brought him breakfast.

Thanks.

Zhang Ping'an got up, washed up quickly, and started eating steamed buns.

"Have you prepared the healing medicine I asked you to?"

Hao Shuwen carried a small wooden box from the bedside: "It's all ready. When are we going to see Chen Zhishi?"

"Let's go now."

Zhang Ping'an finished the steamed buns in a few bites, straightened his long robe, and immediately went down the mountain.

Today, he plans to go to the Dali Temple and the Censorate to inquire.

Whether there are dates or not, let's shoot first and see what happens.

Just as Zhang Ping'an and Hao Shuwen stepped out.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out outside, and a student shouted, "Quick, quick, to the Hall of Learning! People from the Imperial Academy are coming to seal off the academy!"

Zhang Ping'an frowned, then turned to Hao Shuwen and said, "Let's go check out the Hall of Learning first, then we'll go down the mountain later."

"Okay." Hao Shuwen nodded.

The two immediately headed towards the Hall of Learning.

In the plaza of the main hall, two third-rank officials in scarlet robes led dozens of heavily armored soldiers in a line.

A group of students from the academy stood angrily on the stone steps in front of the Hall of Learning, confronting several constables holding seals.

"How dare you!"

"How dare you obstruct me from performing my duties! Believe me, I'll arrest you all!"

Zhang Ping'an, who had just arrived, immediately felt that the voice sounded familiar. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was Zhang Xuanling.

Beside him was an official of similar age, whose facial features somewhat resembled Sun Xing's.

Sun Guihua, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel… Zhang Ping'an immediately guessed the man's identity.

It seems that our support for Chan Chi-shih yesterday scared them.

They came to suppress the students of the academy.

"On what grounds are you closing the academy?"

"Who gave you that authority?"

Young students questioned him with righteous indignation.

Zhang Xuanling said coldly, "Hmph, the academy has produced a traitor who murdered the family member of a high-ranking official in the street. I strongly suspect that there are other accomplices of rebels hiding in the academy. I have already obtained approval from the Ministry of Justice, and the procedures are legal and compliant."

"Nonsense!"

"It was clearly the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel who humiliated an innocent woman in broad daylight. Chen Zhishi was simply standing up for justice, yet you've falsely accused him of being a traitor. You're utterly shameless!"

Some students couldn't help but start swearing.

Zhang Xuanling remained unfazed and coldly asked, "You claim that Young Master Sun abused a respectable woman, but where is your evidence?"

"The noodle shop owner, Old Man Li, and his daughter are irrefutable proof!"

"Hmph, I received a tip-off from a concerned citizen yesterday that Old Man Li and his daughter are accomplices of Chen Zhishi. How can a traitor testify for another traitor?"

"You...you are utterly despicable! You even framed honest and law-abiding old man Li and his daughter as traitors. What else wouldn't you do? You people are unworthy of being called scholars!"

How could these simple-minded children compare to a seasoned official like Zhang Xuanling?

He was rendered speechless by a few words, and could only rage in a state of impotence.

Zhang Xuanling, with a cold face, said in a grand and dignified tone, "Hmph, even scholars need evidence!"

"You can't produce any evidence, but I have all the witnesses and physical evidence to prove that Chen Zhishi and that father and daughter are indeed traitors. They failed to assassinate Young Master Sun, so they framed him in an attempt to confuse the public and hide their identities as remnants of the previous dynasty."

The students' expressions changed drastically, and they were too shocked to speak.

Although they knew the other party was framing them, they were powerless and could only watch helplessly as their former classmate was branded a traitor.

Zhang Ping'an was also shocked: the other party was too fast. In just one night, they had completed the chain of evidence, making it even more difficult to exonerate Chen Zhishi.

"Now, I order you to make way! Anyone who obstructs me in the performance of my duties will be arrested immediately!"

Zhang Xuanling shouted loudly and gave a wink to the constables.

The bailiffs immediately rushed forward. The students, intimidated by Zhang Xuanling's actions, unconsciously lost their momentum and were pushed through by the bailiffs, creating an opening.

Two seals were immediately affixed to the main gate of the Hall of Learning, appearing extremely conspicuous.

For the students of the academy, those were not just two seals, but more like two shackles of shame binding each of them.

Zhang Xuanling revealed a smug look: "From today onwards, the academy will be closed for seven days, and no one from the academy shall leave the academy."

"As for your meals, I will have them delivered."

This completely eliminated Zhang Ping'an's chance to mobilize the students.

"stop!"

With a shout, Zhao Kongcheng arrived quickly with the two great scholars, Zhang and Yang.

Upon seeing the seal, Yang Tai's face flushed with anger, and he immediately tore it off.

"Zhang Xuanling, who gave you the audacity to shut down my academy!" Yang Tai threw the torn seal at Zhang Xuanling's face.

The students breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had found their pillar of support, and Yang Tai's actions just now were truly satisfying.

Zhang Xuanling tilted his head to dodge, letting the seal fall on him, and coldly stared at Yang Tai.

"How dare you, Yang Tai, tear up the Ministry of Justice's seal! This is a serious crime!"