Sheng Zhengye took a deep breath: "Since the fever is gone, what's the point of being upset now? I'll tell your mother that I will go to the palace tomorrow to plead guilty for you, hey!"

"No need." Sheng Zhiyao shook her head, "Father, you don't need to go. I'm not afraid of Grandpa Huang's reproach, and I don't need to plead for mercy. I'll bear it myself."

Sheng Zhengye was startled and looked at Sheng Zhiyao doubtfully: "You..."

Sheng Zhiyao smiled slightly and looked resolutely: "Father, don't worry, I'm not stupid. Grandpa Huang definitely didn't ground me for this reason. Although I am young, I also know some things. I will not sit still and wait for death."

"You know?" Sheng Zhengye looked at her suspiciously, "Zhiyao, although you are very smart, you still need to learn more about some things. Don't always think that you are capable of everything."

"Father, don't worry, I remember it all in my heart." Sheng Zhiyao nodded, "Don't worry about me, I'm going back to my room first." After saying that, he turned around and ran into the house.

Watching her background disappear, Sheng Zhengye thought thoughtfully. This girl was indeed a little different from before recently. He thought about it and decided to go to his wife to discuss it, so as not to catch the two of them off guard when something happened.

"What? Zhiyao burned the papers made by his brother?" Qi Xinyue was startled and stood up from the chair suddenly, "Then can the emperor let her go?"

"I don't know, who can guess this kind of thing?" Sheng Zhengye was worried, he rubbed his forehead, "Zhiyao is usually very well-behaved and obedient, but why is she so impulsive this time. Alas..."

Qi Xinyue pondered for a moment: "No, I must tell my father about this, otherwise how can we protect our daughter with just the two of us?"

"You are right." Sheng Zhengye nodded, "I must tell my father about this."

The two of them hurried to Qingliu Courtyard and were about to knock on the door, but were stopped by the sound of voices coming from inside the door.

"Come in!"

Qi Xinyue pulled her husband in and pushed the door in. She saw her father sitting at the table with a solemn expression.

"It's so late, why did you and your wife come here because of Zhi Yao?" Sheng Lixin asked, picking up the teacup in front of her.

Qi Xinyue nodded quickly and said anxiously: "Zhiyao has caused a big disaster."

"Oh, what trouble?"

"Zhi Yao burned the test papers in the examination room." Sheng Zhengye took over the words, "The emperor punished her by banning her from the palace."

"Haha~" Sheng Lixin snorted lightly, "This child is quite fiery. She deserves to be the daughter of my Sheng family."

"Father, will Zhiyao be punished in any other way?"

Sheng Lixin was silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed: "Isn't this already a punishment? What other punishments can there be?"

"This is not fear..."

"It's okay, relax."

"That's good." Qi Xinyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Sheng Lixin looked at Sheng Zhengye and spoke earnestly: "Zhengye, although Zhiyao is a little naughty, she is not a vicious person at heart. She did this for Hanmo. Don't blame her blindly. Although she didn't handle it well.

Appropriate, but at least the imperial study room was not burned down."

"What? Why did you burn down the imperial study room?" Qi Xinyue was so frightened that she jumped three feet high. "How can the imperial study room be a place where you can just burn it down? How brave is this kid?"

"Shh!" Sheng Lixin signaled her to be silent, "Keep your voice down, it hasn't been burned yet. Besides, the emperor punished her because he was afraid that she would really burn down the imperial study!"

"Father, you said that Yao burned the exam papers just for the sake of Hanmo?" Sheng Zhengye's eyes widened in shock, "Why?"

"It's not because someone framed her brother." Sheng Lixin said with a smile, "otherwise she would be so bold?"

"Framed?" Sheng Zhengye was immediately furious, "Who is it? Who dares to do this?"

"Who else could it be? Yan Po!"

Sheng Zhengye's face turned pale: "He, why would he do this?"

Sheng Lixin snorted coldly: "Why else, for fame and fortune, for the sake of our children."

Sheng Zhengye clenched his fists and said, "The eldest son, Yan, is a cunning and stupid son. He fell in love with a girl from Master Wen's family, and he forced her to marry him.

Lord Wen didn't agree, so he sent someone to destroy the reputation of someone else's daughter, and also falsely accused the Vice Minister of Zhongshu of corruption and bribery of officials. Fortunately, someone proved that Lord Wen was innocent, otherwise his family would have been destroyed."

"Okay, how can Yan Po be so capable and do so many things? This is all thanks to the person behind him."

"who?"

Sheng Lixin glanced at him and said calmly: "You're not so stupid that you can't even guess this character."

"You mean..." Sheng Zhengye was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "It's actually him!"

"Of course, parental love is a far-reaching plan. Yan Po also spent a lot of money on his son, otherwise he would not have come up with such a vicious plan."

"What should we do about Zhiyao? Now that she has broken something big, can Yan Po let Zhiyao go?" Qi Xinyue was extremely anxious.

"Then don't worry, they don't know, and he can't protect himself now. The emperor has posted a notice, and all the candidates are here to answer questions."

"Answer questions in front of the palace?"

"Yes, that's the strategy for today's assessment." Sheng Lixin nodded, "The papers written by Zhi Yao are the test questions from the Hanlin Academy."

"Then...won't the emperor personally invigilate the exam?" Upon hearing this, Qi Xinyue became even more anxious.

Sheng Lixin sighed: "So this is also beneficial to Hanmo. It avoids the phenomenon of favoritism and malpractice. It is of no harm to Hanmo!"

When Qi Xinyue heard this, she was instantly discouraged: "But my daughter-in-law is afraid that Hanmo doesn't have that ability. He has always only been interested in studying, and being clever in court is really not his strong point.

"No, this is an opportunity." Sheng Lixin interrupted her, "And Hanmo is not as good as you said. He has the potential to be a prime minister. If he seizes this opportunity, he will become a great person in the future."

Qi Xinyue opened her mouth and finally closed it.ap.

When Sheng Zhengye saw this, he also tried to persuade him: "Since the emperor has settled the matter, let's just wait and see what happens." After that, he couldn't help but tell a few things about his son, "This child Hanmo is too stubborn.

Teach him well."

Qi Xinyue quickly nodded in agreement.

"I'm tired, you should go to bed early." Mr. Sheng waved his hand and leaned tiredly on the soft couch with his eyes closed and fell asleep.

When Sheng Zhengye saw this, he took Qi Xinyue and left.

Shortly after Sheng Zhengye and Qi Xinyue left, Mr. Sheng opened his eyes.

He frowned slightly: "I've been eavesdropping outside for so long, should I come in?"

"hey-hey."

Accompanied by a burst of dry laughter, a young man with a slender figure and handsome features walked in. Dressed in Tsing Yi, he looked particularly heroic. He walked next to Sheng Lixin and said with a smile: "Master."
Chapter completed!