The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Jiang Ci looked at him coldly: "Are you sure you haven't seen it?"

Wei Zhao nodded confidently: "This man has a very distinctive appearance. If you have seen him before, you will not have no impression of him at all. Who is the person in this portrait?"

Jiang Ci said: "This is the portrait of the murderer described by the young master of the Zuo family. You should have seen it with the confidants around the eldest princess, right?"

Wei Zhao walked to the chair and sat down, then he put the portrait in his hand under the light and looked at it carefully again.

"I know all the confidants around the Grand Princess, and I'm sure this man is not there. However, I can't say for sure about the assassins the Grand Princess has secretly raised. The people from the Wusheng Sect are elusive, and when they appear, their faces are covered with veils, so it's hard to see their appearance clearly."

Jiang Ci paced back and forth in the study, constantly analyzing the entire murder case in his mind.

"Have you heard any useful information from the young master of the Zuo family?"

Jiang Ci stopped, turned and looked at Wei Zhao.

"I feel like something's not right."

"Oh?"

Jiang Ci walked over and sat down opposite Wei Zhao. "The princess has always been cautious in her actions. She could have used many ways to kill the imperial physician Zuo quietly. Why did she choose to go deep into the Zuo residence to kill people and even caused a shocking case that wiped out the entire family? Besides, she and the Yong'an Marquis are in harmony and have no children. There is no reason for her to kill you."

Wei Zhao pondered for a moment: "What if she is worried that what happened back then would be exposed? If she kills me, no one will continue to investigate what happened back then."

Jiang Ci's calm gaze fell on Wei Zhao's face: "You are the only son of Yong'an Marquis. If you get into trouble, Yong'an Marquis will definitely not let it go. Wusheng Sect was originally supported by the Grand Princess. As long as we trace back to those assassins, we will eventually find the Grand Princess. Maybe Yong'an Marquis has confronted the Grand Princess about this matter right now."

Wei Zhao's pair of dark eyes suddenly widened, his face full of astonishment.

"Seventh Brother, you didn't plant spies around me, did you?"

Jiang Ci glared at him coldly: "It's a waste to place it next to you."

"Then how did you know that my father went to confront the eldest princess? You really guessed it right. Today, the couple had a big fight over me. It was said that they quarreled in the Buddhist temple."

Although Wei Zhao hated Wei Xianzhi for being bewitched by the Grand Princess, his mother died early and as a father he could not find any fault with his son.

Jiang Ci asked with interest: "What was the eldest princess's reaction?"

Wei Zhao curled his lips in disdain: "Of course she would never admit to sending assassins to kill me."

Jiang Ci said: "Perhaps this matter is not as simple as we thought. Although the assassin is believed to be from Wushengmen, the person who secretly instructed him may not be the eldest princess."

"Who else could it be besides her?"

"As long as we find out the identity of this murderer, we will know who is the mastermind behind this. I heard from the child that before his father died, he asked this man why he wanted to kill them. The murderer said that he was acting on orders. Since the Zuo family father and son both know this man, he cannot be a killer. Look for his traces in the imperial city. Don't let go of the scouts of the Royal Guard Battalion, the Imperial Guards, and the Grand Princess's Iron Cavalry Battalion."

Wei Zhao nodded and agreed: "Okay, leave it to me."

The two talked for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Wei Zhao stood up and stretched: "I will stay next door today. You have to go to the Imperial Examination Hall to participate in the Spring Examination tomorrow morning. I will take you there myself."

Jiang Ci walked to the desk and sat down, picking up a pen to write something, and said in a deep voice: "No need, someone will take me there."

Wei Zhao raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Hey, could it be our fairy-like sister-in-law..."

"boom!"

Before Wei Zhao could finish his words, the silver leaf in Jiang Ci's hand flew towards him. Wei Zhao turned sideways to avoid the attack of the hidden weapon, and the silver leaf went straight into the wooden door behind Wei Zhao.

"Are you serious?"

Jiang Ci glanced at him coldly: "If I hear you call me that again, I will shut your mouth completely next time!"

"Hey, it's just a joke. I think you will be eaten alive by her for the rest of your life."

Jiang Ci: "You are not a fish, how do you know the joy of fish? Get lost!"

Wei Zhao shrugged: "Okay! I'll go to sleep next door now."

After Wei Zhao left, Jiang Ci glanced into the darkness.

"come out."

A dark shadow suddenly appeared in the center of the room and bowed respectfully to Jiang Ci.

"What are your orders, Master?"

"Send this letter to the Su Mansion and hand it to Su Ji personally."

"Yes!"

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The imperial examination is held every three years. Because it is held in the third month of the lunar calendar, it is also called the "Spring Examination". It has always been presided over by the Ministry of Rites.

The metropolitan examination was the same as the provincial examination in that it lasted for nine days, with each session lasting three days. After each session, the candidates could go home and rest for a night. The main content of the examination was similar to that of the provincial examination, mainly based on the Four Books and Five Classics, policy questions, and poetry and prose, but the content was more in-depth than that of the provincial examination, and the test questions were personally reviewed by the emperor.

Accompanied by Yan Wu and Er Zhu, Yan Shu arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall early in the morning.

At this time, there were already many people gathered in the area outside the Imperial Examination Hall, including students waiting to enter and family members who were sending their children to take the examination. Hundreds of horse-drawn carriages were parked in the flat and wide square.

Yan Wudong looked around for a while and said, "Little sister, there are too many people here. Please stay in the carriage for a while. I will go find where Yu Tang and Jiang Ci are."

Erzhu followed suit and said, "Brother Yanwu, I'll come too."

Yan Shu lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside, then said to the two of them, "You go ahead, I'll stay with the carriage."

"it is good."

Not long after Yan Wu and Er Zhu left, Jiang Ci's carriage drove towards the Tribute Hall.

Ying Si sat on a tall horse and glanced around.

"Master, that is the Cui family's carriage. Could it be Miss Yan?"

The curtain of the carriage was slowly opened by a slender hand, and a figure as clear as the moon slowly walked down from the carriage.

He looked towards the carriage with a wooden sign that read "Cui Mansion" hanging on it not far away, and happened to see a familiar figure sticking his head out and looking around. The two looked at each other, and Yan Shu smiled and waved at him.

Jiang Ci curled his lips and smiled, walking straight towards the carriage. Yan Shu held the basket in one hand and the hem of her skirt with the other. When she was about to jump down, Jiang Ci reached out in time to take the basket, and with his other hand he embraced her and took her down from the carriage.

"Why are you alone?"

Yan Shu pointed to the crowd not far away and said, "My second brother and Erzhu are here to look for you."

After standing up, Yan Shu looked Jiang Ci up and down. Jiang Ci was wearing a white jacket today, with his long hair tied up with a white ribbon. His scholarly attire added a bit of elegance.

During the time he came to the capital, he had to deal with many personal matters and had been wearing a human skin mask. He only took it off today when he came to take part in the imperial examination.

Yan Shu's gaze fell on his handsome face, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: I have to admit that good looks are really pleasing to the eyes. Seeing such a gorgeous man early in the morning, my mood becomes happy.