After eavesdropping on my thoughts, my whole family changed their fate

On the day of the Spring Examination, the whole family sent Gu Xu to the Imperial Examination Hall.

After seeing him go in, Jin Ruoyun ran into Gu Boqing when she was about to leave.

Gu Xingcheng and Gu Xu were in the same batch of candidates, and he came just to see him off.

Seeing them, Gu Boqing walked up to Jin Ruoyun and reminded her with a look on his face as if for her own good.

"Ruoyun, you should deliver Xu'er's essay. Although his essay is good, it cannot compare to Cheng'er's. Just wait and see. Cheng'er will definitely take the top spot this time. His future is limitless."

If she had been sensible and knew how to weigh the pros and cons, she should have gotten back together with him as soon as possible.

His Cheng'er is like him, smart and clever, and will definitely be granted a title and become a prime minister in the future, and become a capable minister beside the emperor.

After hearing these ridiculous remarks, Jin Ruoyun remained calm. What he said directly broke his defense.

"I remember that you never paid attention to Xu'er before. How many times have you read his articles? Gu Xingcheng's articles have never been circulated in Kyoto. What you think is just your own wishful thinking."

She was right. Gu Boqing didn’t care about Gu Xu at all before.

When Gu Xu was a child, he was praised by the Master, and his essays on the Book of Songs were widely circulated in Kyoto, but Gu Boqing had no idea about it.

Rather than saying that he didn't know, it would be better to say that he didn't care about Gu Xu, because he only had Gu Xingcheng in his eyes.

I feel that Gu Xingcheng’s situation is very similar to his.

They all came from poor families and achieved their results through their own hard work, so they valued Gu Xingcheng very much.

Gu Boqing felt that what he said was wrong, and snorted coldly:

"Then just wait and see who has the last laugh! Humph, don't kneel down and beg me when the time comes!"

After saying those harsh words, he walked away with his hands behind his back and a proud look on his face.

Xue Niang hurriedly followed, and when her eyes met Jin Ruoyun's, she nodded at her, indicating that she should not worry.

She held Gu Boqing's arm, as if reminding him unintentionally.

"Master, today is Xing Cheng's big day. Wouldn't it be inappropriate if we don't let Sang Xiaowan come to see him off? I passed by her yard a few days ago and heard her cursing."

"She said you are worse than pigs and dogs. You only know how to cling to the rich and powerful. You are so heartless that you even refused to let her take her own son to the examination room."

This was the task given to her by Jin Ruoyun, asking her to sow discord between Sang Xiaowan and Gu Boqing and make them kill each other.

When Gu Boqing heard these words, his eyebrows stood up in anger.

"She really said that!"

"Yes, I heard it with all my heart. She even cursed you to death. I have never seen anyone curse so viciously."

She glanced at him, trying to see his reaction.

As expected, Gu Boqing was furious. He quickly walked back home and headed towards Sang Xiaowan's yard. The two of them started fighting each other again.

Xue Niang listened to the two men cursing at the wall and fighting with all their might, showing no mercy at all.

After Gu Boqing left, Sang Xiaowan dragged her tired body to sit up, her eyes unfocused, her hands tightly gripping the bed board beneath her, her teeth itching with hatred.

"Gu Boqing! You will not die a good death. Just wait for me. One day, I will destroy you!"

In the general's mansion, Jin Yuanyuan looked at her mother who was absent-minded while eating and consoled her:

"Mom, don't worry, my brother will definitely do very well in the exam."

As for being framed by Gu Xingcheng, she couldn't say it directly, otherwise she wouldn't be able to explain why she knew about her past life.

So I could only write down the whole cause and effect on a note and put it in Jin Chi’s study. They would definitely take measures after knowing it.

Jin Chi and the others had eavesdropped on her thoughts early in the morning and were already prepared.

Gu Xu had already sent someone to bribe Zhao Quan at a higher price.

If Gu Xingcheng asked him to change the exam paper, he would do as he was told, and after the task was completed, he would be given a thousand taels of gold.

The Jin family has nothing but a lot of money. Old Madam Jin is very good at making money. There is so much gold and silver in the family that they could not use it all in several lifetimes.

This amount of money is nothing, but for Zhao Quan and Gu Xingcheng it is a sky-high price.

Zhao Quan valued money more than anything else. When he saw so much money, his eyes lit up and he agreed without even thinking.

He only cares about how much money he is given and doesn't care about anything else.

Wait until the last day of the exam.

When Gu Xingcheng came out, most people had left. He pulled Zhao Quan to a corner and gave him one thousand taels of silver.

"Sir, please help me replace Gu Xu's article with mine, and then make this article Gu Xu's. After the matter is completed, there will be a generous reward."

Before Gu Xu moved out of the Gu Mansion, he sneaked into Gu Xu's room and secretly read his articles.

At that time, his eyes turned red with jealousy and he was very indignant in his heart, wondering why he couldn't write such a good policy paper.

His father has high hopes for him this time, and he must not fail the exam and let that villain Gu Xu succeed.

He stole the money from his father. He did all this for his father's good and hoped that he could understand him.

Zhao Quan looked at the 1,000 taels of silver in his hand, smiled cunningly, and looked at him amusemently.

"Don't worry, Master Gu. I will definitely handle this matter for you. Don't worry, just go home and wait for good news."

After Gu Xingcheng left, he glanced at the banknotes in his hand with a sarcastic look on his face.

"It's only one thousand taels, you're just giving money to a beggar! Gu Xu gave me one thousand taels of gold! Gu Xingcheng is so poor, and he wants me to help him cheat?! He really overestimates his own abilities."

But no matter how small a fly is, it is still meat, so he put the thousand taels into his pocket with peace of mind.

Then he copied the treasonous article given by Gu Xingcheng in Gu Xingcheng's handwriting and replaced the original Gu Xingcheng's article with the treasonous article.

Outside the Imperial Examination Hall, Jin Yuanyuan was the first to see Gu Xu, and she quickly ran up to him.

"Brother, brother, you finally came out."

I don’t know whether my brother’s article has been replaced.

Gu Xu picked her up and weighed her in his arms.

"Yuanyuan, do you miss your brother?"

Jin Yuanyuan chuckled, "I was thinking, how did big brother do in the exam? The questions were difficult."

Gu Xu never treated Jin Yuanyuan as a child and told her the test questions for this year.

"It's quite difficult. Not only does it test how to control floods, but it also tests the cause of the war and how to deal with it. In short, it's not easy, but my brother's answer should be good."

He studied very hard just for today, and he must have tried his best. He was quite satisfied with the answer.

Jin Ruoyun and Duan Shuhe welcomed him into the carriage, and asked him about his health. They were worried that he was thirsty and hungry, and they never stopped talking along the way.

Gu Xu was not impatient at all and told him what had happened in the Imperial Examination Hall over the past few days.

When I returned to the general's mansion, an unexpected person came back.

When Jin Ruoyun saw him standing in the yard, she was stunned for a moment, and then happily took two steps forward.

"Cheng Che? Why are you back? Aren't you guarding Yumen Pass?"

When he saw her, Cheng Che's eyes were filled with heartache.

"Such a big thing happened between you and Gu Boqing, how could I not come back!"

"That bastard, how dare he do this to you! If it weren't for my elder brother leading his troops through Yumen Pass, I wouldn't have known about it until now. Yun'er, do you want to keep it a secret from me?"