After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 115 Substitute Examination

Fang Lingchu looked at the person being dragged out with a look of disgust.

At the same time, the system's voice also sounded.

【Host, this Chen Yuhuan is a young man who usually likes to hang out with his servant. Later, his father found out and separated the couple. Then he negotiated with his father, saying that if he could pass the imperial examination with flying colors, his father would allow them to be together.】

But he wasn't cut out for studying. He was about to give up when the servant told him he could cheat, so he put the cheat sheet up his backside. Tsk tsk, quite the romantic.

The others who heard Fang Lingchu and Guagua's conversation didn't find it funny; instead, they were all terrified.

At this moment, they finally understood why their families had told them not to cheat, but it was too late.

Then several people admitted that they had brought cheat sheets.

They were taken away.

Fang Lingchu once said that those who confess will be treated leniently, while those who resist will be punished severely. Those who take the initiative and hand over their cheat sheets can still continue to take the exam.

I will still tell their parents about this.

Those who were left behind all harbored a sense of wishful thinking.

After all, Chen Yuhuan had told the servant about his cheating, but they hadn't, and they didn't believe Fang Lingchu could know.

Fang Lingchu looked at the remaining dozen or so people one by one, then asked, "Guagua, tell me how these people cheated!"

As Fang Lingchu asked the question, she carefully observed everyone.

The system said: "[The one in front of you has sewed the cheat sheet inside the clothing. You can see it when you open it.]"

After the system finished speaking, Fang Lingchu had someone strip the person open, revealing several pieces of paper. Seeing that his cheating method had been exposed, the tall man, who was over 1.8 meters tall, cried and begged for forgiveness, but unfortunately, he didn't have the chance and was taken away.

[This person put the cheat sheet inside the gem on the front of their hat. The gem is hollow, but there's a small compartment inside; you can see it by opening it.]

Che Jinpeng confidently thought that no one would know about it if he left it there, but he didn't expect that Fang Lingchu would still find it.

So frightened, she fell to the ground, her eyes glazed over.

His father had repeatedly warned him not to cheat, and now he's finished.

They came to another person, who was trembling with fear.

Fang Lingchu smiled and said, "Open his pen holder; there's a cheat sheet hidden inside."

The man knelt down, sobbing, begging Fang Lingchu not to take him away.

"Princess, please, don't send me away! I am the hope of our entire village! All the elders and folks in the village are waiting for me to pass the imperial examination with flying colors! Please, don't!"

Fang Lingchu pulled her sleeve and said, "You know you are the hope of the whole village, but instead of reading more books, you spend your days lingering among the flowers. Why didn't you remember that the money was raised by your fellow villagers? Take it away."

The system said: "This person's experience is similar to Zhang Gang's. However, he was dazzled by the prosperity of the capital as soon as he arrived. At first, he was fine, but later he was lured by others to visit a brothel. He became infatuated with a woman there and went to see her every day, spending all his money."

He even stole money from his roommate to visit that girl. The two of them stayed together. He even told the girl how amazing he was. Later, when he ran out of money, he lied to the girl, asking her for money to take the exam, saying that once he passed with flying colors, he would definitely marry her.

That girl had seen all sorts of people in that kind of place, but in the end she still gave him ten taels as an investment. Little did he know that he thought she really liked him.

He even dreamed of taking someone as a concubine after passing the imperial examination with flying colors—it's truly laughable. He cheated to achieve this goal, but in reality, he was quite knowledgeable; with his own abilities, he should have had a very good chance of passing the exam with flying colors.

What a pity, what a pity.

The system's two "I regret"s both reached Che Jinpeng's ears, and he was carried out numbly. If it weren't for his lust for beautiful women and his lack of diligence in his studies, he would surely have been among the top scorers in this year's imperial examinations.

next.

He was a handsome young man. Fang Lingchu looked at him and asked curiously, "Guagua, why do I feel like this man is a bit short?"

The system chuckled and said, "Of course she's short, because she's a girl."

【ah! 】

The others were also very surprised, after all, Fang Lingchu had already secured the right for women to participate in this scientific expedition, so why were there still women dressed as men?

The system explained: "[She is the daughter of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, forced by her stepmother to take the exam in place of her younger brother.]"

Fang Lingchu looked at the little girl and asked, "She's my father's subordinate, does her father know about her?"

The system nodded and said, "Of course I know, and I'm very supportive. Although your father's subordinates are decent at their work, they're not so great as people. This girl is basically living off her stepmother."

Fang Lingchu looked at the girl and asked, "Yu Caiwen, are you sure you don't want to say it yourself?"

Yu Caiwen pursed her lips, thought for a moment, then took off her hat, knelt down and said, "Young Master Fang, I am a woman, my name is Yu Caiwen, the daughter of Vice Minister Yu."

Fang Lingchu looked at her with satisfaction and asked, "Why dress as a man? Women can also take the exam, didn't you know?"

Yu Caiwen lowered her head and said, "I know, but my father and mother asked me to take the exam in place of my younger brother. I had no choice, so..."

After listening to her words, Fang Lingchu asked, "So, are you still going to persist? Did they arrange this for you?"

Yu Caiwen thought for a moment, then raised her head and said, "No, I want to be myself. I will pass the imperial examination with my name Yu Caiwen and stand upright in the court to prove to those people, thank you, Princess."

Fang Lingchu nodded and had someone take her out to take the exam.

When the others saw this scene, they also confessed.

Their cheating methods were also quite outrageous.

For example, someone might write on their skin using a special solution.

There are all sorts of bizarre methods: colluding to cheat, threatening others to help with exams, hiding cheat sheets in shoes, and even putting them in one's crotch.

This also gave Fang Lingchu a different perspective on the ancients.

Those who cheated were dealt with quickly, and those who remained were able to focus on the exam.

Fang Lingchu returned to her position as the chief examiner.

The Crown Prince and Gu Wangyan followed like two guards, one on each side, making Fang Lingchu feel somewhat awkward.

But this awkward moment was only fleeting.

Fang Lingchu's attention was quickly drawn to other things.

[Host, look over there and see who that person is.]

Fang Lingchu followed the system's instructions and looked over. It was a young woman, dirty but with a heroic air about her in her eyes, and she was looking at the questions very seriously.

【Who? 】

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