Chapter 43 Zhang Zhe's Retirement (Major Repair)

In the previous life, in order to withdraw the marriage between Yao Xi and Zhang Zhe, the Yao family not only spread rumors that Zhang Zhe had killed his wife, but also suppressed them in court. The Jin Yi Wei deliberately fabricated charges to remove the stumbling block of Zhang Zhe. Although the Grand Tutor of Yao knew that Zhang Zhe was unjustly accused, he deliberately turned a blind eye to it and even resorted to violence, fueling the situation and ultimately causing Zhang Zhe to be imprisoned.

It was not until later that Gu Chunfang, the former Governor of Henan Province, was promoted to the position of Minister of Justice. After investigating the situation and maneuvering in the middle, Zhang Zheguan was reinstated to his original position.

Jiang Xuening once warned Yao Xi in this life, but she could not predict how Yao Xi and the Grand Tutor would choose.

At the moment when their eyes met, there was some silence at the entrance of the palace.

Jiang Xuening and Yao Xi had some disagreements, but their friendly demeanor was still perfunctory, so they seemed to have forgotten all the unpleasant moments from a few days ago. They took the initiative to say hello and said, "Miss Yao."

Yao Xi was taken aback for a moment, but he also lowered his lapel and returned the salute.

Just facing Jiang Xuening, who had said those words to herself before, her attitude could not be warmed up no matter what.

Jiang Xuening didn't care either.

After passing through the eunuch's inspection at the entrance, the two of them followed into the palace.

The last time she entered the palace, Jiang Xuening still had hope, thinking that she was just going through the selection process and would eventually come out unscathed and live a free life.

But heaven does not follow people's wishes.

It's just a matter of not getting rid of the fate of entering the palace. In this life, Xie Wei is still watching, and there is an impending incident at the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. She dare not imagine what her situation will be like when she enters the palace this time.

A series of palace gates opened before my eyes one after another, like buckles connecting the long quiet palace path, adorned with high vermilion palace walls.

The weight of the Forbidden City comes from the top.

Everything in the palace is built too high and large, to the point where even looking up feels difficult when one is in it.

As she walked through it, Jiang Xuening seemed to have returned to her previous life: on the narrow or wide palace path, between the tiles, there was blood flowing through the cracks. Even though it seeped down through the broken stems of soil and dry grass, it still left a cold and bloody mark; On the originally vermilion palace walls, some areas showed a deeper and more vibrant color as if splashed with ink, while others still retained the awe of swords and knives; And on the palace gate ahead, what hangs is not the Qilin Lucky Beast, but the head of Zhou Yinzhi with a fierce face and widened eyes that cannot be closed. It is cruelly pierced through by three iron nails, nailed to everyone's heads

Perhaps it was already late autumn and winter, and the wind passing through the palace was somewhat mournful and cold. She couldn't help but shudder and furrow her shoulders.

===Kunning Section 55===

The figure of Xie Wei, who used to hold a bow and stand on the Nine fold Pagoda, also floated up like a distant nightmare.

Can she really recover completely in the past six months?

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At this moment, several accompanying readers have already arrived in Yangzhi Zhai, laughing and talking to each other.

"Ah, Fang Miao, Fang Miao, you have brought all these messy things with you again."

"This is for transportation. You all know that I'm not very good at reading. If it weren't for Jiang Er's guessing earlier, how could I have chosen to read as a companion? This transportation pen holder, I'll put it on my desk when I turn around, hoping that gentlemen won't pull me up to read or answer questions. Infinite Longevity Buddha, bless and bless!"

"Does anyone know what to learn later?"

"I'm not sure about anything else except Mr. Xie who can teach the piano."

"Sister Xiao has brought a lot of books, are these rare and isolated books in the world?"

Xiao Shu and Chen Shuyi still came together this time, sitting by the window in the room; Fang Miao, who also arrived early, couldn't stay idle and walked around the room, adjusting the orientation of the decorations, saying that she wanted to change Feng Shui for everyone; The youngest and blushing Zhou Baoying lay on the table yawning, looking drowsy.

Xiao Shu couldn't help but ask her, "Baoying, why are you so tired?"

Zhou Baoying pouted and felt extremely aggrieved, "After the last time I came home from the palace, my father said that I didn't understand the rules and was ignorant and inexperienced in the palace. I was supposed to buy Xingfang Studio's pastries for me, but now it's all gone..."

"..."

Originally, it was for food.

Xiao Shu was momentarily stunned by her answer and didn't answer.

Just didn't expect the next moment, Zhou Baoying's small nose suddenly sniffed around, like a cat smelling the fishy smell. She lifted her head off the table and her sleepy eyes instantly widened: "There's food, there's food!"

And this aroma is definitely delicious to eat!

With years of her own experience, Zhou Baoying could easily smell the taste of delicious food, so she immediately jumped up from her seat and walked to the door, exclaiming in surprise, "Wow, Sister Xiaoyao has brought food!"

Among the girls selected as accompanying students this time, there are two surnamed Yao. One is Yao Rongrong, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, from the Yao Duping family, and the other is Yao Xi, the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor and Minister of Personnel of the Yao Qingyu family.

If they are all called "Miss Yao", it is difficult to distinguish.

So everyone referred to Yao Xi as the "Big Yao Girl" and Yao Rongrong as the "Little Yao Girl" based on their age.

At this moment, carrying a food box, Yao Rongrong walked in from outside. She had already come from a small family and felt a bit cautious in the palace. Unexpectedly, someone would burst out of the room, almost startled.

Seeing that it was Zhou Baoying, he handed the food box forward.

Dao said, "This is the peach cake I made myself when I got home. Thinking that my sisters and Baoying sister had taken good care of Rongrong in the public before, I brought it here to express some gratitude and would like to invite everyone to try it."

"It's for us to eat!"

Zhou Baoying couldn't help but drool as soon as she smelled the faint sweet scent. Upon hearing what Yao Rongrong said, her face lit up with a smile, and she almost immediately reached out her hand.

"Let me try it first!"

Peach cake is made with glutinous rice, peach kernels, and sugar, all cut into thin and small pieces. It looks snow-white, has a soft and sweet texture, and the peach kernels embedded in the middle add a touch of sweetness.

Whether it's done well or not depends on how the entrance feels.

There are not many shops in Beijing that make peach cake well. Even if there are, Zhou Baoying has eaten all of them.

But she didn't expect that the peach cake made by Yao Rongrong was sweet and not greasy, almost melting on the palate, and leaving a neither light nor thick aftertaste.

After just taking a bite, she widened her eyes.

"Oh my goodness, eat well!" exclaimed in amazement

Zhou Baoying is a voracious eater, and due to her good background, she has almost eaten all the delicious food in the world. Naturally, she has also developed a tricky taste, and not everything can enter her mouth.

So, anything that can be praised by her must be delicious.

Not to mention the surprising appearance right now.

Everyone became curious, although they felt that Yao Rongrong was sometimes too stingy, such as not being very smart when talking to Jiang Xuening before, it did not affect everyone's superficial social interactions.

I immediately took peach cake to eat.

The taste is indeed very good.

Even after taking a bite, Xiao Shu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and exclaimed somewhat surprised, "It's really delicious, comparable to the famous Xingfang Studio and Qiyun Studio in Beijing. I never expected Miss Yao to have such skills."

Yao Rongrong's face was suddenly filled with surprise. It was obvious that she had not expected to receive praise from Xiao Shu. Her fingers holding the food box trembled slightly, and she blushed and said, "Rongrong has limited knowledge. She can only study these things at home. Sister Xiao and everyone like her, so I am happy."

Everyone said she was humble.

The atmosphere in the room finally became lively due to this unexpected box of peach cake.

Jiang Xuening and Yao Xi came in at this moment.

Fang Miao was holding a compass in her hand, calculating something. As she looked up, she greeted them with a familiar greeting, "I was still thinking about when you would come, but I asked you to catch up. Miss Xiaoyao brought some delicious food, and if you don't come again, you might be eaten up by Baoying."

Zhou Baoying pouted discontentedly.

Yao Rongrong, who was talking to others with her head down, was taken aback. When she saw Yao Xi, she was fine, but when she saw Jiang Xuening, she felt a bit uneasy. She even forced a smile, but still stood up and handed a food box to them, saying, "What did Sister Fang say? This is the peach cake I made myself. Let the two sisters taste it together?"

Yao Xi's mood today is obviously not much better than the last time he entered the palace, even worse, with a hint of anxiety hidden.

Seeing Yao Rongrong handing over peach cake, she even became impatient and said coldly, "Thank you, but I don't have much appetite today."

Then he went straight to sit down with Xiao Shu and Chen Shuyi.

Yao Rongrong suddenly felt extremely embarrassed.

But everyone's gaze fell on Yao Xi at once, secretly speculating whether there had been any changes in her marriage that attracted her like this.

Jiang Xuening didn't want to eat this pastry.

One is that she doesn't have a good impression of Yao Rongrong, always behaving pitifully as if someone had bullied her; Two

In her previous life, she almost got nauseous from eating this thing.

So much so that I couldn't help but feel nauseous when I heard these three words.

Yao Xi had already refused, and it would be awkward for her to refuse again, so she gave face and took a thin piece from the food box. She politely took a small bite and smiled, saying, "Thank you."

Is this the reaction?

It's also a bit calm.

You should know that the peach cake made by Yao Rongrong has a delicious taste that even Zhou Baoying couldn't help but admire. After eating it, Jiang Xuening didn't show much emotion?

For a moment, Zhou Baoying began to doubt her taste buds and looked at her in great confusion, saying, "Don't Sister Jiang think it's delicious?"

Delicious?

Jiang Xuening lowered her eyes and looked at the thin peach slice that had been bitten out by herself, only to think of Xie Wei.

The later famous Grand Tutor Xie.

In the two years since she first became the queen in her previous life, she has searched for many good chefs inside and outside the palace, and tried to make many types of peach cake, but in the end, she did not restore the taste of the past.

Is Xie Wei doing too well, or is she losing the mood she had when she tasted it?

Jiang Xuening is really not sure.

Now when she thinks about it, she feels like she's dreaming——

That's Xie Ju'an, who comes from a noble family and has the highest talent in the world. In the eyes of the world, a gentleman is half a saint like existence. How could he approach the kitchen and indulge in fireworks?

The peach cake made by Yao Rongrong cannot be said to be bad, but who has ever seen the bright moon in the sky and would greatly admire the brilliance of the pearl?

Jiang Xuening glanced at Yao Rongrong next to her, who had silently lowered her head and bit her lips.

Finally, he lightly curled his lips and made an excuse, saying, "Delicious should be very delicious, it's just that I don't like sweet and greasy flavors myself. I hope it's okay."

Some people don't like delicacies and delicacies.

Jiang Xuening is certainly right in saying so.

However, her relationship with Yao Rongrong is also a bit delicate, so it is difficult for such words not to evoke any other thoughts in life.

Zhou Baoying, on the other hand, had a simple mind and didn't think much. She murmured, "Let me tell you, my tongue is still very strong. Hey, it's better if Sister Jiang doesn't eat it! The rest is mine!"

She immediately felt happy at the thought of this.

Regardless of Yao Rongrong's expression, she directly brought the food box in front of her and happily ate it.

The eight accompanying readers who entered the palace this time, except for You Yue, have already arrived.

Jiang Xuening also casually sat down beside Fang Miao.

Everyone talked about the things they had encountered after leaving the palace these past two days. Soon, the focus of their attention fell on Yao Xi, who had a bad expression when he first came forward. After all, everyone present knew about her marriage with Zhang Zhe, and it was inevitable that they were worried about her.

Xiao Shu asked her in a low voice, "But what happened to the marriage proposal?"

Yao Xiliu lowered her eyebrows and almost shed tears again: "After I went home, I begged my father many times, but his father refused to agree. He insisted that Zhang Zhe was a good match, and even his mother couldn't persuade him. Now I don't know what to do..."

Xiao Shu frowned and instinctively glanced at Jiang Xuening.

Jiang Xuening remained indifferent, observing her nose, nose, and heart. She picked up a cup of tea and drank it, as if it had nothing to do with herself.

Everyone may not remember anything else, but the ferocity of Jiang Xuening who caught You Yue and pressed her into the water that day is still vividly remembered.

At this moment, she looked at her inexplicably, just like Xiao Shu.

Jiang Xuening felt amused and said, "It's not me who is discussing marriage, and it has nothing to do with me. What are you all looking at me for?"

She had nothing to do with her appearance, and there was no problem at all. However, in Yao Xi's eyes, there was inevitably a hint of schadenfreude and satire, and her face turned pale and blue for a moment. For a moment, she wanted to stand up and argue with Jiang Xuening.

I didn't expect it. Before I could speak, someone came from outside.

It was a young palace maid who was serving in Yangzhi Zhai. She hurriedly walked and even held a letter in her hand. Upon entering, she saluted and raised the envelope above her head, saying, "Greetings to a few girls. This is a letter sent by the Grand Tutor Yao outside, who said she wants to show it to Miss Yao."

Yao Xi was momentarily taken aback: She had just left home, why did her father write a letter?

The envelope was handed over to her.

Outside is the powerful handwriting of Grand Tutor Yao.

She used to feel at ease after reading home letters, but today she doesn't know why and feels a bit flustered. Even before she could return to her room, she opened the letter in this hall to read.

There are only two pages of letterhead in the thin envelope.

But when Yao Xi saw the handwriting on the letter, he was taken aback: it was not his father's handwriting.

My father is accustomed to writing running script, which is vigorous and powerful, and can also be considered as flowing smoothly. But these lines were written with delicate and vigorous strokes, with a thin and smooth golden body, even showing a hint of coldness and tranquility.

"I am honored to inform you personally, Duke Yao, that Zhang Zhe, the younger generation, has received great love and appreciation from the court. I promise to give you my love. I am grateful for my kindness and dare not forget it. However, in this incident, Zhang Zhe is reckless and upright in his official duties. He has faced difficulties in abandoning the monarch first and accusing treacherous officials later..."

===Kunning Section 56===

In just a few words, the identity and meaning of the letter have been clearly stated.

It was clearly just a thin page of letterhead, but through these simple lines of words, it seemed like one could glimpse the coldness of the man named "Zhang Zhe" calmly picking up his pen and writing under the lamp.

How could there ever be half a flattery?

He was clear headed, even calm, and explained his situation to his father, Yao. He did not make the Yao family difficult, nor did he covet the reputation of the Yao family. Instead, he voluntarily proposed to withdraw.

At this moment, Yao Xi's originally pale face suddenly turned red and then pale, as if ashamed and ashamed, and tears welled up in her eyelashes.

I didn't know before.

But now that I have read the letter Zhang Zhe wrote to his father, I know what kind of person he should be, like a clear moon and a clear breeze, and I also know that I have missed out on such a good person.

And I actually wanted to design a plot to force him to withdraw from his marriage earlier

Besides guilt, there was an indescribable regret surging up

Yao Xi couldn't say exactly how she felt.

Tears streamed down her face as she put aside the letter and buried it in her arms. She lay on the table and burst into tears.

Everyone was frightened by her.

Xiao Shu and Chen Shuyi both walked up to her and quickly asked her, "Isn't it a letter from Lord Yao? What did the letter say?"

Yao Xi only cried without answering.

Jiang Xuening, however, turned her gaze to the page of the letter that was heavily suppressed by Yao Xi's arm. When she saw the thin and rigid strokes, she silently laughed.

Originally, his handwriting had changed so early

She thought it was just a later practice.

Zhang Zheya

Don't deceive the dark room, be prepared like a city.

What kind of good luck did she have in her previous life to meet such a good person?

When Yan Lin treated her well, she was still too young, too stubborn, and didn't know how to cherish at all; I will understand later, but no one will really treat her well.

There is only one exception.

Jiang Xuening lowered her eyes and looked at Yao Xi, who was crying at the desk. Suddenly, she thought to herself: unwilling to involve others, she voluntarily withdrew from the marriage. So, now Zhang Zhe should not have a engagement with her, right?