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"Him?" Du Ziheng looked at Xiao Ruyue, "Young Master Situ and you are old acquaintances, but I have only met today. How can I trust the words of two strangers? This is a matter of life and death. "

"It is because this is a matter of life and death that we are here to discuss with you. Otherwise, if we were to bring this book of poems to King Wei, it would be enough for you to die dozens of times. " Yuwen He said indifferently.

"Tell me who the person behind you is, and what are your plans?"

His face was expressionless, and his tone sounded as if he were talking about a dead rabbit.

Du Ziheng's face became even paler, "Don't think of trying to get something out of me. If you want to kill me, just kill me, if you want to cut me to pieces. I, Du Ziheng, a dignified seven foot man, definitely will not bat an eye. As for everything else, I will not reveal a single word! "

"Who wants to trick you? Who wants to kill you?" I'm not in the mood for this. " Yuwen He's tone turned even colder.

It was as if the person who had been so interested in the book of poems was not him at all, but someone else who had nothing to do with it.

Du Ziheng was both angry and anxious.

Just when Xiao Ruyue thought that Yuwen He was going to give up, Yuwen He suddenly pointed at her and said to Du Ziheng: "If you don't trust me, you can talk about this matter after you and Situ Wu Du get the title of the Golden Ranking. At that time, you already have your own place in the court. Whether my words are true or false, you have many more channels to consider. "

Xiao Ruyue's head buzzed. No way!

What Yuwen He meant was, he wanted her to take the exam too?

"What does little brother Situ think?"

Xiao Ruyue secretly cursed in her heart: I thought it was nothing.

Not only did the empress have to deal with the imperial concubines who were eyeing them covetously, she also had to deal with an old pair of ambitious enemies in the Wei Mansion outside the palace.

This empress is so busy.

If she were to die one day, she would be the first in history to have been dragged away by the emperor to dress up as a man and become an examinee.

However, this criticism only stayed in Xiao Ruyue's heart.

She maintained a faint smile on her face and calmly said, "Big brother wishes for me to take the Imperial Examinations? "You also know that the elders at home don't want me to walk this path. If they find out …"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. If anyone dares to make things difficult for you, I will naturally block it for you. "

There were hidden meanings behind Xiao Ruyue's words, but without waiting for Xiao Ruyue to finish, she had already won everything. She was not going to give Xiao Ruyue the chance to reject him.

Xiao Ruyue was silent.

Du Ziheng was also startled, his face became cold, then he stood up, "Brother Situ, aren't you a little child from the Liu Province? From what I've heard, you're doing it unintentionally? "Who exactly are you people!? What do you want to do?!"

Yuwen He's expression did not change as he looked at Xiao Ruyue. His meaning was obvious: I will leave the questions to you.

Xiao Ruyue glared at him, you think this is just playing ball?!

However, she couldn't say too much in front of Du Ziheng, so she made up an idea in her mind and slowly said: "To be honest, I won't hide it from Brother Du, that I had already moved to the capital to settle down during the beginning of spring. The family elders, because of King Wei's dominating influence in the court, forbid their younger brother from entering the civil service. "

"Today, when I went out, I wanted to come to the streets to see the entire country gathered together. I didn't expect to coincidentally meet you, Brother Du, and even picked up your book of poems. I came here to return the book of poems, but my big brother, I, I didn't expect it to turn out like this, alas! "

When he could not finish his sentence, he simply sighed and ended it.

"Who the hell are you people!" Du Ziheng carried the teapot on the table excitedly, while looking at Yuwen He and Xiao Ruyue with a cautious expression, as if he was looking at death's door with a heroic expression, wanting to perish together with them.

"We have a common goal. Even if we can't become allies, we definitely can't be enemies." Yuwen He said unhurriedly while recording the poetry collection in front of Du Ziheng.

"Such an important thing will always be dangerous outside. I'll keep it for you. I will return it to you when the time comes for you and Situ Wu to obtain it. You can consider whether or not you want to stand on our side at that time. "

After saying this, Yuwen He paused, and then reminded Du Ziheng with a smile, "You are only a weak scholar who is powerless, and not a match for me. Don't waste your time. "Prepare for the exam."

After saying that, she glanced at Xiao Ruyue, "You too, must not lower your guard."

Du Ziheng glared at Xiao Ruyue after hearing what he said, probably because of anger. If she hadn't met her, such a big thing wouldn't have happened.

Xiao Ruyue also had her own difficulties.

She had originally wanted to help Yuwen He out, but who would have thought that she would have to control the development of this matter after it landed in Yuwen He's hands?

In the end, she smiled bitterly at Du Ziheng and said: "Believe me, if the clan elders find out that I went to participate in the Imperial examinations, half the sky would collapse."

After exiting the carp hopper, Xiao Ruyue's mind was still in a bit of a daze.

Why did things suddenly turn out like this? What was wrong?

At first, she wanted to give Yuwen He a pleasant surprise behind his back, but after the huge reversal, it became Yuwen He controlling the entire situation.

He even wanted her to take part in the Imperial Examinations as Situ Wu, and even wanted her to be ranked as one of the top scorers in the Imperial Examinations …

No, with Yuwen He's caution in handling matters, how could he display his determination to deal with Yuwen Chenglian just because of a book of poems and a few words from Du Ziheng?

This old fox never makes a loss unless he

Unless he had known of Du Ziheng's intentions long ago, or else he knew of his plans even earlier!

Only then did Xiao Ruyue react: This was Yuwen He's complete set from the start!

Not only did she fall for Yuwen He's trick, she fell for it to the extreme!

Xiao Ruyue was immediately infuriated.

I was wondering why he was so adamant about letting me out of the palace! So it turned out that this guy had already planned everything. He was just waiting to drill into the sheath like a retard.

Yuwen He, you cunning fox!

Xiao Ruyue's footsteps paused, and she turned her head and glared fiercely at Yuwen He.

After the two of them got into the car, Yuwen He asked her innocently: "What's wrong? How are you feeling about letting you take the Imperial Examinations? "

"You should be clear about what you've done!" Xiao Ruyue gnashed his teeth.

He had made a fool of himself and was getting angry at the moment.

Seeing her reaction, Yuwen He knew that she had already exposed his plan, and smiled but did not explain.

If he explained now, it would only add fuel to the fire.

He then started to talk about another matter, "Letting you participate in the Imperial Examinations is also an act of helplessness. The things that Du Ziheng and the person behind him is scheming is extremely dangerous, and their situation is also extremely dangerous. However, they were very careful and would not easily trust anyone. This can only be done by you. "

"Use me!" Xiao Ruyue mercilessly cut through him.

"Yes." Yuwen He answered bluntly, he did not deny it.

Although Xiao Ruyue was angry, her answer was very straightforward, causing her to not know whether to laugh or cry.

"Regardless of how good I am, if I want to take the examination with my identity, you have to create a new file for me to enter Department of the Civil Service. "Moreover, if people were to find out afterwards, what would the consequences be?"

After Yuwen He helped her push the shattered hair that was scattered across her face back into its place, he lightly said: "It's fine."

It's okay, it's not okay.

There was a saying that wealth comes from danger, and Yuwen He becoming the emperor was also a gamble and an adventure.

The anger in Xiao Ruyue's heart was dissolved with just a few words from him.

The carriage was not heading back to the palace, but towards the north side of the city.

At this time, the street was already almost empty, Yuwen He and Xiao Ruyue's carriage had stopped in front of the mansion at the north side of the city.

They both entered the courtyard, Chong Yang passed the carriage to the servants and followed behind them.

From the outside, this was an ordinary courtyard house, but there was something else in it.

A team of Feathered Guard was secretly stationed there, as well as the elite warriors of Yuwen He's hidden guards.

The real Empress Dowager had no choice but to take care of her illness here. This was also because this place was Yuwen He's stronghold that held many of his secrets.

Just as Yuwen He and Xiao Ruyue walked into the courtyard, Yue Xiang and Xiao Jingyu both walked out of the house.

"Your Majesty." Since their master had arrived, they naturally had no reason to sit in the room and wait for him. It was the proper rule to go out and greet him.

Yuwen He waved his hand, signalling to them not to be courteous, and entered the study room.

Xiao Ruyue naturally followed him in.

Chong Yang was waiting outside the door.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, so why didn't you invite this old official here? What's wrong with the Imperial Examinations?" Yue Xiang was the first to speak.

Xiao Jingyu did not speak, but it should be that question.

On Xiao Jingyu's side, it was Xiao Ruyue himself who had brought the news, so it was most likely that he had received the letter.

During the day, Xiao Ruyue was still guessing that the reason Yuwen He asked her to bring news about the Imperial Examinations was to arrange them. At this point, based on the events that had occurred in the carp hopper, Xiao Ruyue was even more certain that he was bringing news about the Imperial Examinations.

This time, he was going to play a very big game of chess.

"Yuwen Chenglian has a lot of followers in the imperial court, so he is one of the six tribes in the three provinces. This exam is a good opportunity for new students to enter the imperial court. Yuwen Chenglian will definitely put in a lot of effort to recruit new students, Yue Yang, did you prepare for the matter that I told you to prepare previously? "

Yue Xiang said respectfully, "This old official does not dare to slack off on the orders given by Your Majesty. This old official had spent half a year laying out a proper arrangement for the identity and family background of the Liu Prefecture's High Scholar. He had taken note of every aspect and would not let anyone see through him. But I wonder when that person will appear? "

At the end, Yue Xiang still felt a little uneasy. He had fabricated a non-existent person out of thin air. He still needed some time to get used to this person, but time was of the essence. I don't know if there will be a problem with this joint.

Liu Prefecture, the son of the High Scholar.

Hearing Yue Huang's words, Xiao Ruyue suddenly remembered that she seemed to have heard Yuwen He mention Liu Prefecture before. That was why she had casually told him about her home in front of him, and had subconsciously chosen this place in the Da Xia Empire territory.

It turned out that he had prepared for this move a long time ago. He wanted to use it at the critical moment.