Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

Young Master Mei, who was eating his noodles with refined manners, looked up at the person who had spoken and said, "Everyone is alright, that's a good thing, what do you all think?"

The scholar who had started to mock him was speechless, his face turning bright red.

The scholar surnamed Sun chuckled and said, "Mei Jiu, you really are optimistic. But I wonder where you got your travel money? Did you steal it?"

Young Master Mei's expression turned serious, and he said solemnly, "Young Master Sun, as fellow scholars, we must have evidence to support our words. As the saying goes, 'A matter must be based on facts, and words must be verifiable.' Without real evidence, one cannot make baseless accusations."

"It's entirely possible that I could take you to the authorities and sue you for spreading rumors."

The scholar surnamed Sun immediately blushed, "Mei Jiu, you..."

"Hey, Brother Sun, there's no need to get angry." The scholar surnamed Tong across from him spoke up, then turned to look at Young Master Mei and said, "Young Master Mei is right. I apologize to you on behalf of Brother Sun."

Brother Sun is straightforward and has no ill intentions. We are all candidates taking the imperial examinations, so we should help each other.

Young Master Mei glanced at Young Master Tong, said nothing, and continued eating his noodles.

"Brother Tong, why bother speaking nicely to him? Do you think I'm afraid of him?" the scholar surnamed Sun said unhappily.

The scholar surnamed Tong said, "Brother Sun, our important examinations are just around the corner. We should not cause any trouble. Everything should be focused on the examinations."

At this point, the student surnamed Tong lowered his voice and said, "After we graduate from high school, won't it be easy to deal with this penniless kid?"

The scholar surnamed Sun's expression softened, and he smiled slightly: "Brother Tong is right. A butcher's son should go home and butcher pigs. What's the point of studying?"

His voice was loud enough that even Ying Yufu and the others who had just arrived could hear it clearly, so Young Master Mei, who was closer, should have heard it even more clearly.

I thought the young master would argue a bit more, but to my surprise, he just focused on eating his noodles and didn't even look up.

"That person is very patient," Ying Yufu said.

The Crown Prince's gaze swept over the group of scholars, finally settling on the young master Mei, and he said, "The candidates for this year's imperial examination are quite interesting, but I wonder how talented they are."

As they spoke, they disembarked from the carriage, followed by the prison cart that held Akihara and the others.

When they saw the group of soldiers stop, the Flying Tigers soldiers, all clad in black armor, exuded a menacing aura.

And there was a prison cart behind them, which immediately silenced all the examinees.

They looked at each other, their eyes filled with apprehension.

Those who can escort prison carts are at least imperial envoys, holding high-ranking positions. Apart from Yu Li, the other people in this county are all young, and their identities are truly difficult to ascertain.

The only older one, Yu Li, still looked like a general.

"Prison cart? I haven't heard of anyone committing a crime here recently," the scholars whispered among themselves.

The scene became quiet for a moment.

The young man, who prided himself on his social skills, approached Yu Li, bowed, and said, "General, may I bother you for a moment?"

Yu Li glanced at him coldly, "No."

The candidate surnamed Tong immediately looked embarrassed.

Just as he was wondering how to end the situation, he saw Chong'er and Zhuang Cuiluo following Ying Yufu on either side, and the three of them got off the carriage.

In the other carriage, Meng Wanli and her maid Xiang also got off.

Ahead, Shangguan Fei and Wushuang nimbly alighted from the car. Shangguan Fei walked directly to an empty seat and sat down, saying, "Boss, tea, please!"

Several scholars glanced at it and whispered among themselves, "If he's an imperial envoy, why is there a woman among them?"

The other scholars all shook their heads. "It's truly a rare sight. I wonder who is in that prison cart and what crime they have committed."

"Miss, have some tea." Zhuang Cuiluo placed a cup of hot tea in front of Ying Yufu. Just as she was about to put it away, Zhuang Dali and Zhuang Dagang ran over.

Zhuang Dali suddenly lunged forward, causing Zhuang Cuiluo to stumble a few steps and almost fall to the ground.

Zhuang Dali seemed not to notice, and instead appeared in front of Ying Yufu with a fawning smile.

"Princess, Zhuang Cuiluo is just a laborer. She's clumsy and incompetent. How could she possibly serve you well? Princess, my brother and I can protect you and serve you."

As he spoke, he brought over another bowl of tea and poured Ying Yufu another cup.

The tea that Zhuang Cuiluo had poured earlier was spilled when he rushed over, and now the new cup of tea he brought over was sitting in the water stains.

Ying Yufu's face was unreadable, while Chong'er's eyes widened, she gasped, and looked utterly incredulous.

"Guards! Seize these two madmen, gag them, and beat them with a board!"

The insect was so angry that its voice cracked from shouting.

Zhuang Dali was stunned for a moment, then his face changed drastically. He angrily said, "Why are you punishing us? We were just trying to show our loyalty to the princess!"

"Nonsense! How dare you be so insolent before the princess!"

The little bug stood with one hand on her hip, clearly quite angry.

Four Flying Tiger soldiers came over, grabbed Zhuang Dali and Zhuang Dagang, and were about to drag them away to be beaten with a board. Zhuang Dali waved his hands frantically and shouted.

The Flying Tigers soldier, expressionless, took out a piece of cloth and was about to stuff it into his mouth.

"You can't treat us like this! Even if you're a princess, you can't treat us like this. Our family has been wronged. As a princess, are you trying to protect the murderer by treating us like this?"

The Flying Tigers immediately punched him.

"Please wait a moment."

The scholar surnamed Sun suddenly stood up, strode forward, looked at Ying Yufu, and said, "Greetings, Princess. Although you are a princess, I just heard this man say that his family has a grievance."

Besides, he hadn't done anything wrong, and the princess's maidservant wanted to punish them without saying a word; I think that's inappropriate."

"Is it inappropriate?" Ying Yufu asked calmly. "In what way?"

The scholar surnamed Sun said in surprise, "The princess is a noblewoman, so naturally she doesn't understand the suffering of commoners, especially these two. They both said their families had been wronged, but the princess didn't even ask them what was wrong with that. Is there any need to ask what's wrong with that?"

Ying Yufu couldn't help but snort coldly, feeling quite contemptuous of this scholar.

Such a person is best off failing the exam; even if they pass and become an official, they will be a muddle-headed one.

"Young Master Sun, how do you know this princess hasn't investigated the matter thoroughly?"

Just then, a clear voice came from the side.

Ying Yufu and the others turned around and saw that Young Master Mei was drinking the last sip of soup, putting down the bowl, and looking in their direction.

The scholar surnamed Sun sneered and looked at Young Master Mei, saying, "Mei Jiu, even if you want to curry favor with the powerful and influential, you don't have to be so obvious about it, do you?"

She's a princess, why would she care about the lives of ordinary people? Even her maids are so arrogant; it's clear that like master, like servant.

"You're talking nonsense!" the insect exclaimed angrily.

Young Master Mei said unhurriedly, "First of all, those two people suddenly rushed over and pushed aside this princess's maid, almost causing her to fall."

After that, he not only ignored the teacup he had knocked over, but also insisted on serving tea to the princess.

The key point is, how could they, as men, so easily approach a young lady's house? They were less than three steps away from that princess just now, and I believe they were rash and at fault.

Finally, they falsely accused the powerful figure of protecting the murderer, claiming that there was a grievance in their family.

They appear to be the weaker party, but in reality they are arrogant and domineering, bullying the strong with the weak.

Finally, if the noble person truly disregarded their grievances, why did they tolerate them following them all the way?

The scholar surnamed Sun's face grew increasingly grim as he listened, and he remained silent.

"Mei Jiu, that's just your conjecture!"