Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 205

Hearing Beiyao's joke, Xu Yuan laughed and said, "Forget about my mediocre medical skills."

She taught herself some knowledge, but definitely not to the level where she could treat patients.

What's more, Beiyao is the powerful one.

She had learned how to take pulses from Bei Yao.

"Try it." Bei Yao raised his hand gently.

"Then I'll try."

Xu Yuan rolled up his sleeves a little and placed his right hand on Bei Yao’s wrist.

The warm feeling spread back through the fingers.

Without feeling the pulse, Xuyuan already knew: "You have a fever."

Xu Yuan said this and touched Bei Yao’s forehead.

As expected, it was also scalding hot.

Seeing Xu Yuan sitting down, Bei Yao nodded. Even though he was in a bad mood due to his illness, there was still a smile between his brows, giving people a relaxed feeling.

"It was windy all night last night, so it's normal to have a fever."

"It's so cold, why are you blowing the wind?"

The wish was a bit annoying.

She looked at the silver stove burning with charcoal, sent some to Beiyao and said, "New Year is coming soon. How can we have a good New Year if we drag a sickly person through it?"

"It's okay. I checked it myself. It's not serious."

Bei Yao retracted his hand, pulled up his sleeve, covered his wrist and said, "I heard that you met the prince yesterday."

"Mr. Shen, don't you have too many ears?"

Although he had thought of it a long time ago, Xu Yuan was still a little surprised when he heard Bei Yao say it.

She didn't know how the man in front of her grew up. Although he was in the deep palace, he had so many subordinates who were willing to risk their lives for him.

Perhaps, that statement is right.

None of the children who fought in the harem and grew up successfully had an easy life.

What's more, he is the third prince who is disliked by his biological mother.

He had to be very powerful to be able to live till now with a smile on his face, otherwise, he would have died hundreds of times already.

"Not many, just two groups of people, watching you and the prince. They watch you so that they can save you when you are in danger, and they watch the prince so that they can know themselves and the enemy."

Beiyao had a slight fever and felt dizzy, so he spoke very slowly.

After he finished speaking, he looked up at Xu Yuan and smiled faintly: "Although I know that you met, I don't know what you said specifically."

"So are you here to ask me what I said to the prince?"

Beiyao nodded: "If you are willing to tell me."

"There's nothing I can't say."

Xu Yuan straightened his posture and said, "The prince asked me to do something for him. After it is done, he can send me to Wenhua Palace to take the national exam."

"What does he want you to do?"

"Promising me such a bright future must be a very difficult thing to do."

"Indeed, do you agree to it?" Bei Yao did not comment.

Making a wish is afraid of death.

If the Northern Yuan Dynasty threatened, Xu Yuan would naturally not refuse.

The fact that she can still stand here today means that her wish has been fulfilled by Bei Yuan.

Even though he already had the answer in his heart, Bei Yao still wanted to hear Xu Yuan say it.

Perhaps, there is a one in ten thousand chance?

"There are more options in this world than just saying yes or no. There is also a third option: silence."

Xu Yuan saw that Bei Yao was obviously relieved, and his voice became softer, with a hint of smile.

"Don't worry. I said before that I don't want to get involved in the court dispute. I didn't choose the Third Prince back then, so I won't choose the Crown Prince now."

Beiyao smiled and said, "I didn't expect this to be a good thing."

"Of course it's a good thing, but there is another reason why I rejected the prince. What the prince asked me to do is too difficult. Although it is possible to complete it, the result is uncontrollable. Now I just want to be safe."

"So are you still going to take the national exam next year?"

"I don't know either." Xu Yuan said, his eyes drooping slightly.

She looked at her black gown and spoke in a lighter tone for no apparent reason: "I used to think that was the only way, but now I feel that there are thousands of ways in this world, and there is no need to follow only one way to the end."

The evidence to exonerate the Xu family has been almost collected.

In her previous life, she was an unknown person in the capital. Even if she went to the Dali Temple, the case would be hidden by Wei Chenyi. She could only rely on the national examination to meet the emperor and state the injustice of the Xu family.

But in this life, she has many choices.

She can play the drums.

By then, Sun Wenjie will definitely take over the case.

She could then stand in the court with justification and state the grievances of the Xu family.

Now, maybe I can be exempted from the crime of deceiving the emperor by disguising myself as a man.

"You don't want to enter the government? You don't want to stay in the capital?"

"The capital is too big, full of intrigues and schemes, it's not suitable for me."

"That's right. No one in the capital is simple."

Bei Yao looked at Xu Yuan, put his hands into his sleeves, and said, "Xu Yuan, there are many people in this world who are more powerful than the Dali Temple Minister, not just the Imperial Censor. I was also optimistic about Sun Wenjie at the beginning, but he still changed sides at the last minute. People's true feelings are unpredictable. Destiny must be controlled in one's own hands."

To be fair, Beiyao did not want to make a wish to take the national exam.

Regardless of whether she is in high school or not, she will be guilty of deceiving the emperor.

But what he didn't want to see even more was that all his plans and wishes would end up in vain.

There is only one chance to overturn the Xu family's verdict.

If Xu Yuan cannot see the emperor, the case will most likely be suppressed.

Therefore, the best way is to make a wish and hand over the evidence to the emperor personally.

Only when the descendants of the Xu family stand there can they provide the strongest persuasiveness.

As for the crime of deceiving the emperor, he can mediate.

"I think you are the one who should not say the words 'true love never changes', because your heart has never changed, which always makes people feel guilty for no reason."

Xu Yuan looked up at Bei Yao and said seriously, "But you are right. We must hold our own destiny. After all, I cannot afford the responsibility of failure. Next year, I will enter the academy and prepare to take the national exam."

One more road means one more choice and one more possibility.

"If you have any trouble, you can come to me."

"I know, thank you."

Xu Yuan clasped his fists and was about to leave when he heard Bei Yao ask, "Do you really not need my help with the Crown Prince's affairs? I have the Third Prince behind me, so it's easier for me to do anything than for you."

"No need." Xu Yuan shook his head.

Beiyao nodded and said nothing.

After Xu Yuan left, he called Chen Shan and drove the carriage back to the palace.

When the nanny heard that Bei Yao was going to send the pearl to the Queen's Palace, she took out the night pearl early in the morning and put it in a fine mahogany box.

Bei Yao took the things and went directly to the Queen's Palace.

As the end of the year approaches, the Queen's Fengyi Palace is also hung with red lanterns, giving it a festive look.

The palace maid came into the hall to deliver the message. Bei Yao was not in a hurry. He just waited in the snow until someone came out to let him in. Then he handed the brocade box in his hand to the palace maid.

The Queen had just finished sending the concubines to pay their respects, and when she heard Bei Yao coming, her good mood suddenly disappeared. After the man came in, she said directly: "I don't need you to pay your respects a long time ago. If you are not here to talk about the engagement with the Song family girl, you can go back."

The Queen's tone was exceptionally cold.

Bei Yao's smile did not fade at all, and he said, "Mother, I came here today to tell you that I want to break off the engagement with the Third Miss of the Song Family."