"Why is this happening?"
Gao Bingze's face was full of disbelief. His hands trembled, and the list in his hands fell to the ground.
After a moment's hesitation, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Ladyship, before this humble subject left for the inner court, there is absolutely no problem with this list. This humble subject has also checked it; Miss Ji's name is on the list."
With that said, the internal court was not going to accept it.
"Could it be that Vice Commander Gao suspects that the internal court tampered with this list?"
"There was no mistake before sending it."
"The list was sent by you, Vice-Master Gao. There's nothing wrong with that."
…
The two of them quarreled endlessly!
Pa —
Concubine Xiao patted the chair again and stood up. Sang Lan supported her as she walked over and stood in front of the three people.
After a long while, he spoke to Minister Liang, "Lord Liang, the candidates for entering the palace were selected by your Han Academy through a competition. Miss Ji's name should have been on the list. What is going on here? Explain it clearly to me. "
Minister Liang's face was calm as he leaned forward and handed over the spare list.
"Replying Your Ladyship, the list that was sent to the inner court is the same as the list on this spare list. Before Vice-director Gao sent the list to the inner court, he also checked it. There is no mistake. As for whether Vice-director Gao tampered with the list, this subject does not know."
How ruthless!
Gao Shaozong had been the one to take the blame for this.
Vice Commander Gao turned his head and looked at Lord Liang in disbelief. Sweating profusely, he widened his eyes and said, "Lord Liang, you know I wouldn't do that. I really didn't do anything to this deal."
"Then how do you explain that the list you gave to the Hanzong Academy was correct, but the list you sent to the inner court was wrong?"
"I don't know!"
His face was filled with confusion!
Her lips had turned white from fright!
Concubine Xiao looked at Ji Li and said, "War Secretary Ji, this matter is indeed due to the negligence of the Han Academy and the internal court. No matter who is behind this, this Imperial Concubine will definitely punish them severely. However, War Secretary Ji should know that the Emperor's birthday is approaching. We must not cause any scandal. This Imperial Concubine will order the internal court to draft a new booklet and personally deliver it to the General's residence."
She raised her hand and removed a fine red jade hairpin from her hair. She continued, "This jade hairpin was personally made by the Emperor for me. I will now give it to Miss Ji as a token of my apology." She handed it to Sang Lan and ordered, "Pack it up and send it to the General's Mansion along with the booklet from the inner court."
"Yes!" Sang Lan took it with both hands and placed it in a brocade box.
Ji Li said, "Since the matter has been clarified, then everything shall be done according to Your Highness' wishes. This humble subject also thanks Your Highness on behalf of my younger sister."
Concubine Xiao smiled. "I heard that Miss Ji is as beautiful as a fairy, gentle and refined. She's skilled in the four arts of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I really can't wait to meet such a woman."
"Your Highness is too kind."
"Forget it. War Secretary Ji should quickly return to the mansion and tell her about this so that she won't be worried at home."
"Yes, this humble subject will take his leave!"
Ji Li cupped his hands and left.
Since she had already rewarded them, she naturally had to punish those who deserved it.
Concubine Xiao looked at the three people still kneeling on the ground. She raised her eyebrows and waved her hand. "Regardless of whether it was the Han Academy or the inner court that made a mistake, they are all guilty of the same crime. Everyone in the inner court will be punished with twenty lashes. Everyone in the Han Academy will have their salaries deducted for half a year. This matter is not to be mentioned again."
As long as they weren't beheaded!
The three people bowed. "Thank you, Your Highness!"
… …
Soon, the booklet drafted by the inner court was personally delivered by the inner court's chief steward, who had just been punished. He even brought the jade hairpin that Concubine Xiao had bestowed upon him.
Ji Muqing was overjoyed. She held the red booklet in her hands and carefully inserted the hairpin into her hair in front of the mirror.
After changing the hairpin several times, she was finally satisfied.
She then applied some blush and lipstick. Looking at her face in the mirror, she revealed a deliberate smile.
She touched the hairpin in her hair and arrogantly asked the young maidservant beside her, "Does it look good?"
Yes, the hairpin is beautiful!
This person …
The maidservant nodded. "It looks good. Young Miss looks even better wearing this hairpin."
Where's the basin? I want to vomit!
"This was bestowed by Concubine Xiao. Only this young miss is worthy of such a gift."
"Yes, Young Miss will be the Crown Princess in the future. Concubine Xiao must treat Young Miss better."
"Of course!"
The young maidservant's praise made her a little inflated.
She fiddled with her hair in front of the mirror for a while and suddenly thought of something. "Right, where's the Second Miss? Could it be that after I slapped her last time, she's hiding in her room and doesn't dare to come out? "
The maidservant thought for a while and replied, "Just now, this servant saw the Second Miss leave the mansion."
"Leave the mansion? Where did she go? "
"I don't know. This servant didn't ask."
Ji Muqing thought about it and became angry. She slammed the comb in her hand on the table. "She must have gone to find that cheap wench. See how I deal with her when she comes back."
The comb was broken.
Bamboo Creek Garden.
Sure enough, Ji Wanxin was here.
"Today, the imperial palace made a mistake and unexpectedly didn't send it to the mansion. Eldest Sister was naturally worried, so Eldest Brother immediately went to the palace. Fortunately, it was resolved. Concubine Xiao is really good. After investigating the matter, she ordered people to send the booklet over and also rewarded Eldest Sister with a jade hairpin. That hairpin was made by the Emperor for Concubine Xiao."
Her lips curved into a smile as if she had benefited from it.
However, Ji Yunshu found it funny. She knew what kind of person Concubine Xiao was. How could she be so good?
Might as well …
She smiled without saying anything.
However, she noticed the bruises on Ji Wanxin's face and the corner of her lips.
She worriedly asked, "How's your face?"
Ji Wanxin hurriedly turned her head and said, "It's nothing. I just accidentally knocked myself."
'Do you think I'm an idiot?'
"Did she hit you?"
Ji Yunshu wasn't asking, but she was certain.
Ji Wanxin smiled bitterly. "You know Eldest Sister's temperament. This is the capital, not Jinjiang. So, I reminded her a few times, but it angered her. Fortunately, the injury on her face isn't that serious. I've applied medicine and applied it. If you don't look carefully, others won't be able to see it. Yunshu, you, on the other hand, looked more carefully."
Ji Yunshu's calm tone was extremely open-minded.
It really made people's hearts ache.
Ji Yunshu held her hand and sighed.
"Second Sister, although I'm no longer a member of the Ji family, you will always be my family. No matter what happens, I will always stand by your side."
"Yunshu …"
"The most difficult thing to do in this world is to fight. Whether it's Eldest Sister or Eldest Brother, they can't escape the word 'fight'. But you are different. Shen Zhangqin of the Shen family is a good person. If you can marry him earlier, you should."
After all, the Ji family was not a place for people to stay.
The people of the Ji family were too competitive.
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