Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Three days later, the examination hall opened and students came out one after another.

Some were helped out, looking very miserable.

There was a doctor sitting outside the examination room. Students went up to him one by one to feel the patient's pulse and only let him go after making sure that he was fine.

Sick students were taken to the pharmacy, where a special person prepared medicine for them and took care of them.

This made the students and their parents feel relieved. The emperor's grace was so great, and this was all arranged by the empress.

Wu An and Mo Yichen supported each other and returned to Zhuangyuan Building. They had a quick meal and then lay down.

When I woke up again, everything had changed.

The two of them were sitting in the lobby of Zhuangyuan Building eating. Their chopsticks fell to the ground and their eyes widened. "What did you say? Say it again."

Several students were furious. “Exam cheating! Exam cheating! Some powerful officials knew the questions in advance! This is cheating. It’s extremely bad.”

"This is so unfair. We studied hard for ten years and worked hard to get to this point, but it was ruined by those ignorant people! They took away our life!"

"We only have one way to go, the imperial examination, but they are born rich and can have whatever they want. Why do they have to compete with us?"

Mo Yichen and Wu An looked at each other in bewilderment. Hadn't they already suppressed the matter? How could something like this happen?

A student named Zhang was filled with righteous indignation. "It is widely rumored that there was cheating in the imperial examination. Is it..."

He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "It was Lord Rong who took the initiative to leak the questions, just to recruit these powerful people, form cliques for personal gain, and fight for power and profit."

The arrow was aimed at Rong Jing.

Mo Yichen frowned, "Don't talk nonsense without evidence. He has already reached the highest position in the government, why would he need to do such a thing?"

Wu An also didn't believe it, "That's right, they already have power, why would they want to make friends with these people?"

They actually targeted the chief examiner, Lord Rong!

He was the spiritual leader in the hearts of these students, but for their own selfish reasons, they wanted to pull him down from the altar.

Zhang Xuezi laughed and looked at them as if they were idiots. "You two have become stupid because of reading too much. This is a party dispute. Since ancient times, civil officials and military officials have been incompatible. They have formed their own groups. Lord Rong and Lord Xiao are incompatible. Of course, they need help."

Another student named Wu winked and said, "When you become officials in the future, you will understand these twists and turns. Now, come with us to the Confucius Temple for a sit-in demonstration."

The Cheng student was very anxious, "Hurry up, everyone else has gone."

Wu An hugged his stomach fiercely and screamed, "Ouch, my stomach hurts so much, I'm going to the toilet first."

He ran so fast that everyone was caught off guard and could only watch him disappear before their eyes.

"Brother Wu."

Mo Yichen was a step late, "Ah, it hurts me too, let's do it together."

Zhang Xuezi grabbed Mo Yichen's arm and said, "Brother Mo, you..."

"It's about to come out. Are you trying to embarrass me?"

Zhang Xuezi subconsciously let go, and Mo Yichen immediately rushed to the toilet. Only a fool would follow them.

Everyone looked at each other and said, "These two are too cunning. They hide like turtles when faced with problems. It's really shameful."

"What should we do? How about we go over there first?"

"You go first, I'll wait for them. Their grades are among the best and they have great prestige among the students. They are the most suitable to be leaders and lead us."

Originally, according to their idea, they wanted to push these two people out, and they would be the ones to take responsibility if anything happened.

"Then I will stay and help persuade them. If they won't listen, I will carry them over."

Cheng Xuezi's heart was beating fast, "Do you really want to go?"

Zhang Xuezi glared at him angrily and said, "What are you afraid of? The law does not punish everyone. We just want justice. We didn't do anything."

"Row."

At this time, the Jinyiwei had already set up a tight net, just waiting for someone to fall into it.

The actions taken by the Jinyiwei were indeed extraordinary.

In fact, the key clues were found on the third day and the case was solved.

Ning Zhiwei frowned, "Su Mingjin?"

This guy was fighting with her in the southwest, so he sent people to pick up the bargains to see if she was happy about it.

The two sides started fighting.

But I didn't expect Su Mingjin to be so insidious and he hasn't given up on making trouble in the capital.

Lord Yu nodded and said, "Yes, the yamen runners in the examination room, Ye Xianglang and Zhuangyuanlang's assistants are all Su Mingjin's men. They were ordered to ruin this imperial examination. All the people in this line have been arrested."

That’s right, the yamen runner stole the test questions and gave them to Ye Xianglang to deliver.

Ye Xianglang is the person who empties the toilet at night. He may look inconspicuous, but his network of connections is spread all over the city.

As for the top scholar's assistant, he was the one who secretly placed the examination basket in front of Wuan and Mo Yichen's doors.

These are insignificant little people who can overturn many big things.

Ning Zhiwei rubbed his brows and snorted coldly. When it comes to insidiousness, if Su Mingjin is second, no one dares to claim to be first.

"It's too early for those students to cause trouble at this time."

The results haven't come out yet, what are you making a fuss about?

If I passed the exam, and you insisted there was a problem before, would the result still count?

Yu Qing looked dull, "You suddenly changed the policy topic and cancelled the classic topic, which made some people suspicious and launched the attack prematurely."

Students are hot-headed and full of bookish spirit, and can be easily carried away.

"However, there were not many people sitting in silence, only about 30 or 40. Some of them probably did not do well on the exam and knew it. Others had seen the leaked exam questions in advance and had something to hide."

Most students who feel good about themselves would not play with them. What if they end up shooting themselves in the foot?

Ning Zhiwei thought for a moment and said, "These few people can't do anything. Let them make a fuss. This will catch all the small fish."

"Yes."

After dinner, Ning Zhiwei took two female officials for a walk in the imperial garden to digest the food.

As she was walking and passing the rockery, she suddenly heard someone discussing Rong Jing on the other side.

"I heard that Lord Rong abused his power for personal gain and leaked the exam questions. I really can't believe he is that kind of person. He looks noble and aloof, and doesn't covet power."

Ning Zhiwei stopped and waved to the female official behind her, who immediately stood still.

"People who can become high-ranking officials are not easy to deal with, especially someone like Lord Rong who has a humble background but can still make it. What does he rely on?"

"What is it?"

"Sell out others and step on others to get to the top."

The two maids were talking excitedly, spitting everywhere. "Ah, then he is not a good man, how can he be the emperor's husband? No, we can't let the emperor be kept in the dark."

"Don't make trouble. Master Rong can kill us as easily as crushing an ant. I dare not report it."

"But we can't let the emperor be deceived. If a woman marries the wrong man, her life will be ruined."

"Alas, Lord Rong is very ambitious. How can a mere imperial husband satisfy him?"

"You mean, he wants the throne..."

"You are courting death. How can you say such things? If someone hears us, we will be finished."

A cold voice suddenly rang out, "I have heard it."

The two men looked at the empress who came out from behind the rockery, their faces instantly turned pale as paper, and they fell to their knees with a plop, kowtowed desperately.

"Your Majesty, spare my life."