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Chapter 1211 - 1123: Someone is Looking

Chapter 1211: Chapter 1123: Someone is Looking

Whenever someone submitted their booklet, the outstanding examination candidates in Jiying Hall couldn’t help but quicken their pace. Soon, more candidates were submitting their booklets one after another. Su Ke was not in a hurry at heart; it was only a matter of completing a writing assignment before the sunset. Moreover, his pace was not slow.

When about half of the candidates had left the Jiying Hall, Su Ke finally finished writing his dossier carefully, collected it together, and submitted it as well.

The one responsible for collecting the dossiers was none other than Lord Xue himself, the Grand Scholar of the Hanlin Imperial Academy, while the Chief Examiner, Lord Gao, was sitting right next to him, with a few supervisors moving back and forth on both sides.

Upon seeing Su Ke coming forward, Lord Xue, as if he did not recognize him, took the dossier and casually asked, "You are Su Ke?"

Su Ke bowed with his hands clasped, "Your student is indeed Su Ke."

Lord Xue glanced at him briefly, nodded slightly, and said nothing more, "Hmm, you may leave now."

"Your student takes his leave."

Su Ke left, feeling somewhat surprised inside his heart. Why was the Chief Examiner, Lord Gao, still seated next to him today?

He slightly raised his head and swept his gaze around, seeing that all the Tribute Scholars who had left the examination hall were gathered in a corner of the garden ahead, all standing with their hands behind their backs. Even if there were occasional whispers, no one spoke loudly.

He walked up and stood at the edge of the crowd, then countless probing eyes looked him over.

Su Ke kept his eyelids lowered, ignoring everyone. Time seemed to pass unusually slowly.

The whispering voices nearby continued to drift into his ears.

"Weird, wasn’t the retest supposed to be supervised by His Majesty himself? Why isn’t there any sign of His Majesty?"

"Just caught a glimpse from afar, His Majesty has a majestic demeanor, with high nose and large eyes, head held high and chest out, moving with the vigor of a dragon and the steps of a tiger, truly fitting as the sovereign of today."

"..."

"Silence, be careful lest misfortune comes from your mouth!"

Suddenly, someone called out sharply, and the discussion immediately ceased.

Su Ke remained motionless as if he were a statue, completely unaffected.

Everyone then realized that the one who had reprimanded was a person dressed as a eunuch from the palace.

This person held a sacred whisk in his hand and was accompanied by a courtier in a python robe and a young boy dressed as a little Taoist priest. The three were passing through the crowd; it was this eunuch who, disapproving of what was said, had spoken out.

Su Ke naturally recognized this courtier.

A person of peculiar status, he was State Duke Hwa, nearly eighty years old and remarkably high-ranking. As one of Great Zhou’s most honored noblemen, he stood above the courtiers. As the State Duke, and also the Prince Taishi, although the title of Prince Taishi was merely honorary, it also represented the utmost glory. Su Ke knew that State Duke Hwa had done various undisclosed tasks for His Majesty. Right now, accompanying a little Taoist priest and moving toward the Imperial Garden along with an eunuch—what could this mean?

The little Taoist priest by his side looked somewhat like a chubby and endearing boy with money to distribute.

At this moment, the little Taoist priest’s gaze fell on Su Ke, as if validating something, he stared at him for a good while without moving, drawing everyone’s attention to Su Ke.

Su Ke realized that on the Fang Zhang Island of the Imperial Palace, Great General Cheng and Venerable Priest Liao Chen were presently residing with several dozen little Taoist priests to serve them.

Presumably, this boy was one of those serving them.

While the little Taoist priest was staring at Su Ke, the eunuch kindly bent his head to speak with him.

"Little Taoist Priest, His Majesty is still waiting for you two. We should hurry."

"Right, coming."

The Little Taoist Priest nodded but his gaze unwaveringly remained on Su Ke’s face, making Su Ke’s heart feel a bit uncomfortable.

What does this Little Taoist Priest mean?

State Duke Hwa recognized Su Ke and did not feel surprised upon seeing him. He merely glanced briefly at him before averting his gaze.

Fortunately, the Little Taoist Priest did not stare at him for long, and soon left with State Duke Hwa and that eunuch.

Once the three of them had left, the tribute scholars instantly fell silent; however, the number of people secretly scrutinizing him seemed to have increased.

In the evening, the retest concluded and everyone finally left the Imperial Palace.

Su Ke also walked out of the palace with the others. During this visit to the Imperial Palace, he hadn’t even seen his fourth sister and fourth brother-in-law. Although he maintained a composed exterior, the high expertise of those spying on him had exhausted him. His mind, however, was unusually alert and keen, paying close attention to the surroundings.

He had just passed the Chuigong Palace Hall and was walking up the ramp when suddenly, around the corner stood a eunuch, waving at him.

It was that very eunuch from earlier!

Countless ideas flashed through Su Ke’s mind. He heard footsteps behind him, and he quickened his pace and walked over.

The eunuch took the opportunity to pull him aside, away from the view of others, and after walking a bit further, finally released him and greeted him, "Your servant greets Uncle-in-law."

Su Ke clasped his fists, "Eunuch, you are...?"

The eunuch quickly sidestepped to avoid his salute, "Your servant dares not. I am Xiaoxizi, sent by His Majesty to find Uncle-in-law. Uncle-in-law, His Majesty wishes to see you, please come with me," he said, then turned to lead the way.

But Su Ke did not follow.

Xiaoxizi looked back in astonishment and asked, "Uncle-in-law, what is...?"

"If His Majesty wanted to summon Su Ke, he would surely do it in front of everyone. Why would you be sneaking around like this?"

Su Ke’s face remained expressionless, "Eunuch, it would be better for you to tell the truth about who sent you to find me. Otherwise, it would be unfortunate if you were to get hurt due to a misunderstanding."

He was not a fan of conspiracy theories, but after all, this was the Imperial Palace, and he could not afford to roam freely.

Xiaoxizi clearly didn’t expect this reaction and hesitated on the spot.

"Uncle-in-law truly lives up to his name, for you even understand His Majesty’s personality clearly. However, your servant is curious, what gave me away and made Uncle-in-law suspicious?"

Su Ke’s eyes grew noticeably colder, "Don’t ask about that. It’s your turn to answer my question."

He was so certain because it really related to the usual habits of his fourth brother-in-law.

Although he himself had been given the empty title of Uncle-in-law, Su Ke knew that Qin Yi would never address him as Uncle-in-law.

And just now, Xiaoxizi kept repeatedly calling him Uncle-in-law, which naturally raised his suspicions.

Xiaoxizi chuckled, "Indeed, your servant was not sent by His Majesty. Xiaoxizi is..." He suddenly stepped forward and whispered a few words.

It immediately changed Su Ke’s expression, "Is that true?"

"Absolutely true!"

Xiaoxizi thumped his chest ensuring his sincerity: "Your servant is merely a lowly life, how could I dare babble nonsense here? Uncle-in-law, it really was him who sent someone to invite you. Please..."

Su Ke frowned but eventually, a strong internal call prompted him, and after a brief hesitation, he agreed.

"Alright, lead the way then."

"Thank you for your indulgence, Uncle-in-law."

Xiaoxizi agreed and led Su Ke forward.

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