Forcing me to raise a concubine? The mistress of the Marquisate has gone mad

He heard the news very quickly. In just one night, he had sorted out all the files with the people from the Hanlin Academy.

The next morning, officials banged drums and gongs: "The Spring Examination papers are now on public display. You can check them out here!"

All the candidates' essays were displayed. The one at the top was the essay written by Feng Zhen, the champion!

"What kind of crap is this? Is this the champion of this year's exam? I have little education and little knowledge. Is this the only talent among scholars?"

"Don't even mention you. I am also confused. Not only is the purpose of this article unclear, but there are also many incoherent sentences throughout the article. Is this something that a champion can write? The champions of previous years are probably going to bang their heads against the wall!"

Truth cannot be hidden. Even the top champion is like this, let alone the others?

As soon as the article came out, everyone knew what was going on with those "background people" who were deliberately planted there.

Cheating in the Spring Examination!

"I didn't expect that there would actually be cheating in the Spring Examination, and there was more than one person!"

When Qin Shaobei came back from outside, his face began to look energetic again. What he couldn't stand the most was that he was not as skilled as others.

Unexpectedly, hey! It's not that he is inferior to others, but those people are cheating!

He calmed down immediately.

"In my opinion, the position of champion should belong to Pei Rushi. As for your brother, I can just barely be the second." Qin Shaobei said this, and he was not bragging.

Pei Rushi's articles were indeed impeccable. Not only him, but anyone who had read Pei Rushi's articles would not dare to claim that they were the best.

As for the fake champion, there is no comparison at all.

Shen Ruoyan smiled and asked, "What about Mr. Zou?"

She was rather curious about what kind of results this family, for whom Mrs. Zou had spent a large sum of money to buy her grandfather's inkstone, could achieve.

This has to do with the price of my grandfather's inkstone next time...

Qin Shaobei recalled it and found that he actually had some impression of it.

"If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably be after me?" The reason he was uncertain was that each examiner had a different style. According to Qin Shaobei's own opinion, Mr. Zou's essay was quite ordinary. There was nothing outstanding about it, but there were no shortcomings either.

He is very good at the doctrine of the mean.

And this time's test questions just happen to fit this.

So if there are no accidents this time, he should be able to get a very good ranking.

"Don't worry, cousin. I think, even if there was an accident this time, it won't happen again." Shen Ruoyan said with a smile.

As expected, after the Spring Examination papers were released, the imperial court announced that it would thoroughly investigate the cheating in the Spring Examination. The previously published list would be invalidated and would be announced again after a new evaluation.

And this time, nothing went wrong.

After the revision, Pei Rushi topped the list and became the champion! And Qin Shaobei, as he said, ranked second behind Pei Rushi.

As for Mr. Zou, he actually got a good ranking of third place, not a single bit off!

This is actually good news. Everyone’s efforts have finally paid off and true justice has been achieved.

However, when Shen Ruoyan heard that someone involved in the fraud case had heard about it, he was still very surprised.

"Wenzhi, are you talking about Master Wenzhi from the Hanlin Academy?" When Qiu Ye brought the news back, Shen Ruoyan was writing and meditating. Hearing this, he threw the pen in his hand, and with a click, the ink stained the ground black, leaving a mess.

Qiu Ye didn’t understand why the lady was so excited. Could it be that this Lord Wen was someone she knew?

But I heard that this Lord Wenzhi is also a very famous scholar. Maybe that’s why?

After all, the lady comes from a scholarly family and is always special to scholars.

"My lady, it was this Lord Wen. I heard that he was the chief examiner and took the lead in cheating. He secretly collected money from the examinees and then gave them a lot of convenience. This is what caused the chaos in this spring exam!"

"impossible!"

Shen Ruoyan immediately straightened his face. Anyone could accept a bribe, but no one would do that just by hearing about it!

His father was falsely accused of corruption and died in prison to prove his guilt. When he was young, he went through a lot of hardships to overturn his father's case.

His success was not easy to come by. I was moved by his tenacity and that’s why I went against all odds and put him in the Hanlin Academy.

How could such a person take the lead in accepting bribes?

"Qiu Ye, call over all the people who were watching outside. Ask them if there is any useful information." Shen Ruoyan realized that this matter was not simple.

Wen Zhi had no motive and no reason to do this. Even if she really had misjudged people before, Wen Zhi's wife was the only daughter of a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou. How could he make a mistake because of gold and silver? !

I first heard that he was famous for his fairness in the Hanlin Academy.

I take extra care of him because I admire his fearlessness of power.

But now, not only was he wronged, but it seemed that he was willing to plead guilty on his own initiative.

Then there is only one possibility - he has to admit this crime!

Shen Ruoyan sneered. They were all thousand-year-old foxes. Who would have thought that there were people who regarded everyone in the world as fools!

He doesn't dare to admit what he did, but now he finds that he can no longer suppress it. He wants to push someone out to take the blame and let him bear the infamy of thousands of scholars.

He doesn't feel ashamed, I am ashamed of him!

That night, all of Shen Ruoyan's secret guards were dispatched and went through the streets and alleys of Shengjing City.

The courtyard of the mistress of the Lu family was even brighter. The mistress was too tired and was still checking the accounts of the farm, which made everyone in the mansion panic. They didn't know what went wrong and were afraid of being criticized by the mistress.

Not to mention that the news spread, the accountants under the Lu family stayed awake all night.

The next morning, Shen Ruoyan really wanted to blame someone!

"pregnant?!"

She suppressed her voice so as not to roar immediately. Shen Ruoyan had never thought that such a despicable method would appear in the imperial family - and it was used on a minister with an unlimited future!

Chun Xi nodded without hesitation, "Madam Wen has been pregnant for more than three months. When Lord Wen was imprisoned, Madam Wen was seriously frightened. She invited a doctor to the mansion that night and managed to save the baby with great difficulty."

Madam Wen is Mr. Wen's childhood sweetheart, although now it seems that her status as a businesswoman is not worthy of this Hanlin.

But at the beginning, when Wen Zhi was risking her life to overturn her father's verdict, she was the only one who stayed by his side silently, supporting him all the way.

Such a gentle and tenacious woman was frightened to the point of almost having a miscarriage. This shows how bad the situation was when she was arrested!

She knew that the emperor was petty and narrow-minded, and that after her death, those who had supported him would definitely be targeted.

However, those people are truly talented. She originally thought that the emperor was just suppressing them, but after discovering their value, they would understand her painstaking efforts.

But I never expected that he would be so disgusting!

Not only does he not need it, but he actually wants someone to take the blame for him with his life!

Even Zhou Pa Pi is not so cruel!