Chapter 560 - 166 Clear-headed_3
Xue Huaiyuan smiled faintly and said, "The spring examination is just around the corner this year. When I was Xue Lingyun back in the day, I had a few like-minded colleagues in the court. Now they have been promoted and are doing quite well. It shouldn’t be difficult for me to participate in the spring examination. After being ranked as the top scholar, there will be the palace examination... Naturally, I will have the opportunity to meet His Majesty."
Ye Shijie said, "Do you plan to submit a memorial during the palace examination, or when you meet the Emperor?" The Ye Family is now aware that both children of the Xue Family have died under untimely circumstances, and they fear there may be grievances involved. Ye Shijie, quick-witted, immediately thought of this possibility.
"No," Xue Huaiyuan denied.
"Then why?" Ye Shijie did not understand.
"I simply wish to make an impression on His Majesty during the palace examination. Besides, His Majesty was previously informed about the ins and outs of the incident in Tongxiang and is aware of my existence. Knowing about Xue Lingyun, he will inevitably pay attention to me."
Jiang Li said softly, "Does County Magistrate Xue intend to become an official?"
Xue Huaiyuan looked at her and said, "It’s extremely hard for ordinary citizens to obtain justice. I can only aim higher to gain the power to uncover and investigate the truth."
Jiang Li was extremely saddened. Her father still wanted to clear their wrongful accusations and avenge them. But the father also knew the adversary was none other than Prince Cheng’s sister, a princess with high status and power. Shen Yurong was no longer the impoverished scholar from Tongxiang; he had transformed and become a new favorite of the Emperor, an Assistant Head Writer highly trusted, with a limitless future.
And Xue Huaiyuan? He was now nobody, having even lost his minor official title of Tongxiang County Magistrate. In Yanjing City, Xue Huaiyuan was like an ant, unable to shake a mighty tree, so he had to become Xue Lingyun. The same Xue Lingyun who, in the past, had loathed the corruption of officialdom and had left of his own accord, was now, for his family’s sake, contemplating a return to the official world.