I married the wrong man, and I sent him and his whole family to be executed.

Faced with the boss's enthusiastic invitation, Chu Yuheng knew he couldn't refuse, so he nodded and agreed to stay in the village for one night.

Upon hearing the guest's agreement, the boss immediately ordered a grand banquet and wanted to get drunk with Chu Yuheng tonight.

The reason why the second in command was asked to treat Chu Yuheng was because the first in command felt sorry for their plight.

He was once a native of Ping County and knew very well how the corrupt officials in Ping County bullied the people.

Previously he was a minor constable in Ping County and lived a stable life with his wife. But unexpectedly one day, the county magistrate got drunk and pounced on his wife when he saw her on the road.

Afterwards, he went to the county magistrate to seek an explanation, but was beaten out by the magistrate. His wife, unable to bear the humiliation, hanged herself at home.

From then on, he ran to the mountains and built a village on the mountain to shelter the poor people who were oppressed by officials, but he never gave up the idea of ​​revenge.

Now he is training people in the village so that he can rush into Ping County one day, kill the county magistrate and avenge his wife.

When the dinner started, the boss picked up a jar of wine and wanted to become sworn brothers with Chu Yuheng. He felt that Chu Yuheng was from Ping County and was very suitable to participate in his plan.

"My name is Wan Pingshen, and I'm also from Ping County. I don't know what your name is, brother. Do you want to become my sworn brother?" Wan Pingshen poured a large bowl of wine for Chu Yuheng and motioned for him to drink.

When Yu Wangfei, who was standing aside, heard what Wan Pingshen said, the smile on her face froze.

The reason why she said she was from Ping County during the day was because she was now the princess of Ping County, and Ping County was not too far from Jiangnan. She didn't expect that the boss was also from Ping County.

What should they do? Are their identities going to be exposed?

"My last name is Chu, and my name is Chu Dan." Chu Yuheng gave himself a name at random.

"Okay, Brother Chu." Wan Pingshen patted his shoulder. Knowing that Chu Yuheng didn't want to become sworn brothers with him, he didn't make things difficult for him.

What he was about to do was too dangerous, so it would be better to have one less person involved.

Wan Pingshen took advantage of the alcohol to tell Chu Yuheng some interesting things that happened in the village. After hearing these, Chu Yuheng temporarily gave up the operation to eliminate the bandits.

At first, he planned to organize people to completely wipe out the bandits near Jiangnan after the Spring Examination case was understood, and restore stability to the counties.

But after getting along with Wan Pingshen, Chu Yuheng discovered that he was not a person who could not distinguish right from wrong. The reason why he chose to become a bandit was probably because he had suffered some hardships at the foot of the mountain and had no other choice but to go up the mountain.

Moreover, this group of bandits did not do anything detrimental to the people. They just came down the mountain occasionally to harass local officials.

At this moment, a man who looked like a scholar suddenly walked in.

He put his bamboo cage aside and sat next to Wan Pingshen.

"Brother Chu, this is the third in command, Li Xingtang." Wan Pingshen introduced proudly, "He is the most learned person in our village."

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." Li Xingtang waved his hands hurriedly and said modestly, "If I had knowledge, I wouldn't have failed to pass the examination to become a Gongshi."

"You can't say that. You are a juren, one of the few in Jiangnan City." Wan Pingshen seemed to be a little drunk. He lay sideways on the chair, looking at Li Xingtang with a dazed look.

Seeing him like this, the second in command quickly stood up and helped Wan Pingshen to the side to rest.

Chu Yuheng turned his attention to Li Xingtang.

According to the imperial examination system of the Great Chu, only those who passed the spring examination could take part in the autumn examination. This time, an official reported that there was a problem with the selection of tribute scholars in Jiangnan. The current emperor attached great importance to the imperial examination, so he ordered Chu Yuheng to conduct a thorough investigation.

Unexpectedly, before he went to Jiangnan, he met a scholar in this village.

"Are you a juren?" Yu Wangfei asked first.

She knew Chu Yuheng's mission, so she planned to attack Li Xingtang indirectly.

"Yeah." Li Xingtang nodded and didn't want to pay attention to them.

On weekdays, he would go to Jiangnan City to sell calligraphy and paintings, and copy books for bookstore owners to subsidize the expenses in the village, so he came back a little late today.

"It's okay. If you can't pass the exam this year, you can take it again next year." Yu Wangfei pretended to comfort him.

"Thank you, young lady." Li Xingtang's face was always gentle, "But this Spring Examination is not as simple as you think."

"Why is it not simple?" Yu Wangfei asked.

But Li Xingtang didn't want to answer. He just smiled, stood up and said, "Miss, you have to go down the mountain tomorrow, so you should rest early."

He used to be full of passion, thinking of becoming an official in the court and serving the imperial court through his own efforts, but now he has been defeated by reality.

Even though he heard that the court had sent people to thoroughly investigate the Spring Examination case, Li Xingtang did not hold out any hope.

Seeing that he didn't want to answer, Chu Yuheng looked away, stood up and called Yu Wangfei to go and rest together.

Early the next morning, Wan Pingshen asked Li Xingtang to take them to Jiangnan City.

After arriving in Jiangnan City, Li Xingtang said goodbye to Chu Yuheng, turned around and went to the bookstore to start a busy day, while Chu Yuheng took Yu Wangfei to the house he had purchased before, intending to settle down first.

As soon as the door was opened, Yunhua came out.

"Miss, Miss." Yun Hua looked at Yu Wangfei excitedly, his eyes instantly reddened, "Miss is finally here. I was planning to go out and look for her."

Previously, Chu Yuheng gave the title deed of this house to Yu Wangfei, but she did not accept it. Just in case, Chu Yuheng gave the title deed to Yunhua and told her that if anything unexpected happened, she should bring Yu Wangfei to settle down here.

After being separated from Chu Yuheng, Yunhua and Gu Baili didn't know where to go, so they had to go to Jiangnan City first and then to this house. They thought that Chu Yuheng would definitely bring Yu Wangfei with him, so they planned to wait here.

"Let's go in and talk." Chu Yuheng looked at the street carefully, and walked in after finding nothing unusual.

After communicating with Yunhua, Chu Yuheng learned that all the guards he brought with him on this trip were killed, and now there are only four of them left.

At this point, they can only hide their identities and never let others know. They must act with caution.

"I took a tour of the city yesterday and found that the bad atmosphere in the city is quite serious." Gu Baili replied, "I think it's the county magistrate's problem. Your Majesty, do you want to visit the county magistrate?"

In Gu Baili's opinion, the Spring Examination case was the work of the county magistrate. As long as the person was arrested and interrogated thoroughly, he would be able to find out who was the mastermind behind it.

"We can't alert the enemy now. We need to stabilize here first." Chu Yuheng shook his head and sighed, "I have been to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief. Some dignitaries know me, so it is inconvenient for me to show up for many things."

"I'm here." Yu Wangfei held his hand. "Since we need to settle down, why not I open a clinic in Jiangnan? I'll be the one showing up in public, and you can act in secret."