Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

No one thought that the two sons of the Changqing Marquis' Mansion were also involved in the cheating case. When the news came out, the whole capital was in an uproar.

Miss Xie from the Changqing Marquis's Mansion is the most talented woman in the capital. Her brothers should also be talented people. How could they get involved in such things?

Some ordinary people who particularly liked Xie Youlan but didn't know much about the Changqing Marquis's Mansion even wondered if the officials had made a mistake.

Compared with the common people, the dignitaries in the inner city were surprised and laughed at the joke.

Before the imperial examination, the wife of the Earl of Changqing went around saying that their two sons would take part in the examination this year, and she vowed that they would definitely pass.

They all knew what the two Young Master Xie were like. After hearing what Lady Changqing said, they thought that the two young masters were hiding their abilities in the Imperial College and would only show their true strength in the imperial examinations.

Turns out they were going to cheat their way through high school.

Cheating in scientific examinations is really great!

There were several families who had conflicts with the Changqing Marquis's Mansion. After hearing the news, they laughed so hard at home that they wanted to set off firecrackers in front of the Changqing Marquis's Mansion right away.

Some people who had good relations with the Changqing Marquis' Mansion closed their doors after hearing the news, and told their family members not to go to the Changqing Marquis' Mansion in the next few months.

They had to do this because they also had descendants. If they frequently visited the Changqing Marquis' Mansion at this time, the reputation of their descendants would inevitably be affected.

*

At the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, Li Yu was not surprised to hear the news.

The words of Princess Jianing and Xie Youlan a few days ago made her realize that the two sons of the Xie family were not talented and virtuous people. So it was normal for them to cheat.

What she wanted to know most now was how the emperor would deal with the matter.

This matter is not a small matter. If it is let off lightly, ordinary students probably will not agree.

Regardless, she wants severe punishment.

*

At this time, the atmosphere in the Changqing Earl's Mansion, which served as the center of the discussion, was extremely depressing.

The old lady in the Changqing Earl's Mansion slapped the Changqing Earl's wife, Xie Youlan's biological mother, without hesitation.

"It's all your fault. You always spoil them and never discipline them, which led to them causing such a big disaster. You are really a good daughter-in-law of our Bo's Mansion."

The wife of the Earl of Changqing covered her face and stammered, "Mother, I had clearly arranged everything. Nothing should have happened. But the nephew of Minister Huang went out to drink and made this matter public. It's all his fault. It has nothing to do with me."

The old lady of the Changqing Marquis's Mansion almost wanted to hit someone, "You still don't know where you went wrong, you are really...really stupid! Why was I so blind to find a daughter-in-law like you?

Do you understand? I mean that you should restrict them to study, instead of letting them play recklessly, thus completely losing face for our mansion."

The wife of the Earl of Changqing said aggrievedly, "They are both your sweethearts. How can I control them? At most, I can control the daughters. Besides, I didn't control them at that time, and you didn't say anything."

The old lady of the Changqing Marquis’s Mansion: “…”

"Mother, let's think about how to get them out first. They have never suffered any hardship since they were young, so how can they stay in prison?"

The old lady of the Changqing Marquis's Mansion finally regained some rationality and said, "Your uncle has already gone to the palace to ask the emperor for mercy. Based on our family's past merits, the emperor should grant us a favor.

But you must never let them take the imperial examinations again. It is you and your wife who are foolish. For the sake of that damn reputation, you forced them to take the examinations. If they had just waited obediently for the titles in the future, something like this wouldn't have happened today.

The good reputation that our Changqing Marquis's Mansion has built up over the years is now gone."

"I will not let them take the exam again." Lady Changqingbo hurriedly said, "As for reputation, don't worry, mother. People in the capital have short memories. It won't be long before they forget about this matter."

Mrs. Changqingbo glanced at her and said, "I hope so!"

*

When Xie Youlan heard their conversation, she almost laughed out loud.

Her mother and her grandmother are indeed mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. They are both confused. Even at this time, she still dreams of being let off by the emperor. She simply cannot see the situation clearly.

As a member of the Earl's Mansion, she was not worried at all. Instead, she felt happy deep in her heart.

They always wanted to take crooked paths, but now they couldn't, how could she not be happy.

*

In the palace.

Emperor Tianyuan smashed six teacups in one breath.

The floor of the imperial study was littered with broken porcelain pieces. The chief eunuch, Ma Gonggong, wanted to call for help to clean it up several times, but was stopped by Emperor Tianyuan.

"Don't move. Go to the palace gate and call Huang Aiqing and Xie Aiqing in. I'll have them kneel on these porcelain pieces later."

Eunuch Ma was embarrassed: "Your Majesty, what about Minister Huang and Uncle Xie..."

"Why, I can't even give you orders?"

Eunuch Ma didn't dare to say anything and hurried out to call for help.

At this time, there was another person standing in the study. He was tall and upright. He was the eldest son of the Pei family - Pei Jun, the Minister of Justice, and the main person responsible for the imperial examination cheating case.

Seeing that Emperor Tianyuan seemed to have calmed down a little, Pei Jun said: "Your Majesty, after the investigation of this case, will there be severe punishment, or..."

"Of course I will punish them severely!" Emperor Tianyuan opened his mouth, and every word he said was loud and clear. "No matter who they are, they will all be dealt with according to Dayu's law. Don't let them go lightly."

If it was something else, he could pretend not to see it, but not the imperial examination. This was his bottom line and also his answer to all the students in the world.

He wanted to let the students know that he was fair and strict, and that the students could participate in the scientific examinations with confidence.

Moreover, he wanted to use this incident to give the officials in the capital a good warning so that they would not try to take advantage of others in the future!

Pei Jun understood what he meant and withdrew on the pretext that he had to continue investigating.

Soon, Earl Changqing and the Minister of Revenue arrived at the imperial study.

Seeing the porcelain pieces on the ground, some of them were afraid to kneel.

Emperor Tianyuan looked at them with a smile, "Why, you two dear ministers are unwilling to kneel before me?"

Earl Changqing and the Minister of Revenue were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats. They no longer cared about anything else and knelt down in panic.

Some pieces of porcelain cut through their clothes and pierced into their flesh, but they dared not make a sound.

Emperor Tianyuan looked at it for a while, until bloodstains appeared on the ground, and then he said, "Instead of begging me here, why don't you go back and see if there are any other heirs in your family who can be trained."

The Earl of Changqing and the Minister of Revenue widened their eyes in horror.

*

In the following period, candidates were taken away from time to time.

It is said that the nephew of the Minister of Revenue gave out more than 30 people, and after they were all arrested, they gave out more than 50 people.

There were more than 80 people in total during these two times, more than a dozen of whom were students from the Imperial Academy. They were ignorant and unlearned on a daily basis, but just waited to pass the exam to become Jinshi.

Among the remaining dozens of people, half were lackeys of these Imperial College students, and the other half were ordinary people who paid a large price to buy the questions from these Imperial College students because they wanted to get good grades.

When only three students from the Imperial Academy, namely the two sons of the Xie family and the nephew of Minister Huang, were involved in the case, the students in the capital who first got the news could barely tolerate it. But now that the number of such people has increased to more than a dozen, those students who will take part in the imperial examinations in the future can no longer tolerate it.

I don't know where it started, but on the third day of the second session, those who took the imperial examination were answering questions in the Imperial Examination Hall, while the students from the capital who did not take the imperial examination knelt outside the Danyang Gate, begging Emperor Tianyuan to abolish the existing system that "students from the Imperial College can directly take the imperial examination."

When Li Yu got the news, Mr. Su knelt down with those students.

And this was just the beginning. Things reached their climax when the second round of the imperial examination ended and the candidates came out of the Imperial Examination Hall.