"Who dares to drive this carriage away today?"
Those familiar with Baili Yan knew he was angry now, for his tone was airy and light only when he was upset.
"Cousin!"
Ye Zi'an came down from the carriage upon hearing this.
"Aren't you attending the Qionglin Banquet tonight?"
"Yes, I've inquired about it. There are many who will not be attending the banquet, so it won't be conspicuous if I don't go," Ye Zi'an said honestly.
"Hmph, if you were just any Advanced Scholar, indeed it wouldn't be noticeable, but you are the second-ranked, the second place in the Great Zhou's Imperial Exam." Baili Yan felt a surge of frustration when he talked about being second.
He had naturally heard the Emperor's words, saying something like "Brother An is deceiving him, as if he had never seen Brother An before." Didn't that mean the Emperor knew that the real Brother An wasn't this way and that was the reason why he stripped the first rank that originally belonged to him?