After traveling through the book, I am busy as a dog. Shaoqing, can you do it?

After she returned, she learned that a distinguished guest had visited the mansion today.

The legendary fifth prince and Prince Xiao Hezhi.

The lobby of Shaoqing Mansion.

"He came here to explain the matter of Youlanfang and the case of Li Yiyou's disappearance."

Diwu Xun poured a cup of tea and handed it to Shen Qingqian.

She frowned and took it, then paused before saying, "He knows Li Yiyou?"

"Not only did he know, he also told me something."

Shen Qingqian looked towards Diwuxun with doubt in her eyes.

Just listen to him.

"After Li Yiyou left the capital, he returned to the capital before the Spring Examination."

Shen Qingqian became even more confused.

"He took part in the Spring Examination?"

"Ah."

"Then why is there no record of his participation?" She suddenly thought of something, but still asked in disbelief, "Did he take the exam for someone else?"

How could it be a substitute exam?

The punishment for cheating in the imperial examinations has always been severe in all dynasties!

Throughout Chinese history, cheating has existed in every dynasty and has never stopped.

As for the specific means, they are nothing more than cheating, buying questions in advance, bribing examiners, etc.

Taking exams for others is also a common method.

There were no cameras in ancient times, and it was impossible to take portraits of all the candidates one by one.

Therefore, as long as the gender is correct, there is no need to worry about it.

Therefore, it is difficult to guard against cheating.

Every dynasty and generation can only rely on prevention and punishment measures to curb this phenomenon.

But regarding Nancy Country, she didn't remember having someone take the exam for her when she was originally conceiving the plot.

So there is no background information in this regard.

This was so out of her element.

"The imperial examination was a path for poor children and wealthy merchants to enter the officialdom. It was related to a lifetime of glory, and the temptation was great, so there was no shortage of opportunists."

Shen Qingqian naturally knew this.

After a moment of silence, she asked, "Since he knew that Li Yiyou took the exam for someone else, did he say who he took the exam for?"

"Wu Xuanwen."

"The dead scholar?"

The plot is so out of place, it actually ends here! Even though she is the author, it feels a bit outrageous!

"So, it was Li Yiyou who took the exam for Wu Xuanwen. But he didn't pass it?"

"Ah."

Shen Qingqian didn't even have a clue.

Then he asked, "But Xiao Hezhi, he is a royal prince, and he doesn't have to take the imperial examination, how could he know Wu Xuanwen? How could he know these inside stories?"

"Because of Luanmao." Diwuxun said.

Shen Qingqian was confused.

"Luan cat?" She thought she had misheard. "Why haven't I heard of this breed? Civet cat? Or Maine Coon?"

Diwu Xun frowned, "You really don't know?"

"..."

Seeing her shaking her head, Diwuxun also paused.

Shen Qingqian was so smart that she knew there was something fishy about the two words "Luanmao".

But now that we've come to this, I'd better ask for clarification.

"Isn't it a cat?"

Diwu Xun's eyebrows were knotted, and his lips pursed for a long time before he said, "He is a boy, who was trained to be a top-notch male lover."

"..."

Shen Qingqian's heart ached when she heard this.

Luan Yitong, she naturally knew about it.

"Luanmao is comparable to a top-grade skinny horse, both in appearance and talent, she is top-notch.

There is a black market in Chuancheng, which is located at the junction of Nancy, Beirong and Dongze.

There is a secret cat auction hall in the black market. Every season, this secret hall will send a cat lover for bidding by dignitaries with special fetishes.

Last spring, the Luan cat was bought by a wealthy businessman named Wu.

The rich businessman gave him to Fan Qingshi as a gift and promised to give him another Luan cat every year.

The condition is that he finds someone to take the exam for his son."

Fan Qingshi...

Shen Qingqian felt a lump in her stomach and she didn't know how to describe the feeling.

If it was Fan Qingshi, could it be because of her?

Was it that dirty habit she had typed on the keyboard?

Diwuxun had no idea what Shen Qingqian was thinking. He just thought that she felt disgusted by what he said, so he didn't say anything else.

But after a long while, Shen Qingqian took a sip of tea and said, "So, Fan Qingshi accepted the offer because Luan Mao had such an amazing appearance, no matter how difficult it was?"

Diwu Xun nodded slowly.

"Nanxi needs to find two students from the imperial academy to serve as guarantors as witnesses for both the provincial and provincial examinations. For Fan Qingshi, this is not a difficult matter."

"Then Li Yiyou failed the exam. Was he killed by them?"

"No."

"So, Wu Xuanwen came to the capital this time to fulfill his promise and send Luan... the boy to the capital?"

"Yes. After arriving in the capital, Luanmao took advantage of the crowds and jumped off the carriage to escape. He was saved by Prince He."

"So, the boy is in the hands of Prince He now?"

Diwuxun shook his head.

"He was there before, but when he and the prince went to Youlanfang to meet Wu Xuanwen, he had already escaped from the prince's mansion."

Shen Qingqian felt that it was too much of a coincidence.

After a pause, he asked the doubts in his mind.

"Could it be that the boy told Prince He all these things? Then how did he know them?"

"The Luan Mao who was sent here as a condition of the transaction last year is his brother. His biggest purpose in coming to Beijing this time is to find him."

"So, the previous one is gone too?"

The fifth one nodded.

Shen Qingqian had a strong feeling!

"That child might have been killed just like Li Yiyou."

The fifth seeker said: "This possibility is very high."

Then seeing that she was uneasy and seemed very worried, Diwu Xun said, "But it is not ruled out that he is hiding."

Shen Qingqian was so smart that she knew this was his comfort.

She calmed down.

No matter where the book goes, she was the one who started it.

Even if it wasn't for them, but just for her own guilt, she had to get to the bottom of these things!

"Then Wu Xuanwen's body was taken away by the Ministry of Justice. How did he die? Has it been confirmed?"

Seeing the sudden tenacity in the eyes of the woman in front of him, Diwuxun narrowed his eyes.

After taking a breath, he quickly said, "The record on Wu Xuanwen's body says he died of poisoning, but the type of poison has not yet been found out."

"If I remember correctly, this assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice is a student of Fan Zuoxiang. Perhaps Fan Zuoxiang is already trying to suppress this matter now."

Diwu Xun shook his head in denial.

"No. The Prince of He did not report the matter of Li Yiyou to the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice currently only knows that Wu Xuanwen went in and out of Youlanfang with him because he wanted to buy something from him.

But I don’t know what this thing is, nor do I know the existence of Luan cats.”

Shen Qingqian was stunned. What did this mean? But she was smart and figured it out quickly.

"He wants to push you out?"

Diwu Xun raised his eyebrows and nodded.

"That's right. Just like you said. Once the Ministry of Justice knows about this and Prime Minister Fan takes action, I'm afraid this matter will never see the light of day again."

"Whatever you want to do, I can help you."

Looking at her serious eyes, Diwuxun's lips curled up.

"I plan to go to the Ministry of Justice."

"This case is not under the jurisdiction of the Dali Temple. Will the Ministry of Justice make things difficult for you?"

"Since you know that the Minister of Justice is a student of Prime Minister Fan, then Minister Han will still give me some face since I have such a good relationship with the Crown Prince."

"Okay, let's go together."

Seeing Diwu Xun's suddenly frowned eyebrows, Shen Qingqian straightened up and said, "If you want to see the body, you must have an excuse. Maybe I can help you find out what kind of poison it is."

After thinking for a while, Diwuxun agreed to Shen Qingqian's request.

He ordered her to change her clothes, and the two of them went to the Ministry of Justice together.