After the court was dismissed, Liang Chongyue was kept in the Yangxin Palace by his scumbag father and chatted for a while about this year's imperial examination.

After coming out of the Yangxin Palace, it was not convenient for outsiders to enter the harem, so Liang Chongyue took Li Yu'an directly back to the mansion. When they arrived at the Princess's Mansion, after having breakfast, she took Li Yu'an to the farm she had specially prepared in the suburbs of Beijing for this imperial examination.

After getting off the carriage, Li Yu'an noticed that the servants guarding outside had daggers hidden in their sleeves and ankles.

"Your Highness, what is this?"

Half of the manors in the suburbs of Beijing belong to Your Highness. Your Highness brought him here today, which must be His Highness's doing.

"You'll know when you get in."

It’s not that Liang Chongyue is deliberately keeping it a secret, but some things are not easy to say outside.

The carriage could not enter the manor, so Liang Chongyue took Li Yu'an in.

Li Yu'an followed the prince and saw that the surrounding area was heavily guarded. There was not even a single farmer's family. It did not look like a normal farm. It looked more strict than the Ministry of Justice's prison.

"Call all the examiners to the courtyard to wait for me."

When he heard the word "examiner", Li Yu'an began to have some impression. He once asked Her Highness who the examiners would be. Her Highness said that she had already made some arrangements, so he did not continue to ask.

Now that I think about it, the arrangements that His Highness mentioned that day should be made in this manor.

Li Yu'an followed the prince obediently and entered a courtyard that looked very large from the outside. Only when he entered did Li Yu'an's eyes open.

As soon as you enter, you will see the dormitories where the candidates lived during the Spring Examination. They are endless and built at the base of the wall.

"This row is where the examiners will set the questions. Each of them will come up with a set of questions, and then I and the Emperor will decide on the topic for the final paper."

Although she has not been here many times, the drawings were designed by Liang Chongyue herself, so she can find the location by herself without anyone to lead the way.

"All the examiners in charge of this year's exams have already lived here for a month. They will need to stay for another month until the day the exam begins. Our army will escort them to the exam venue. Anyone who leaves during this time, or behaves unsteadily, will be banned from participating in the imperial examinations from now on."

Liang Chongyue had seen the thoughts and brains of the old ministers in the court before they were dealt with. After reading what they wrote, she knew how many of them had cheated in the imperial examinations or used other people's names to get positions.

The happy future belongs not only to Liang Chongyue, but also to the people of the world.

When corrupt officials are in power, they exploit people layer by layer. Even the most principled people have weaknesses. They are afraid of being suppressed and have no choice but to become dust and find a way to live for themselves and their families.

Seeing that Li Yu'an remained silent for a long time and the invigilator had not yet arrived, Liang Chongyue had nothing to do and sat at the tea table. After Yunling served the tea, he looked up at him:

"Why don't you speak?"

When His Highness suddenly asked this question, Li Yuan's thoughts returned and he pulled himself away from the past:

"Nothing much, I just thought of an old friend who was even more powerful than me, but not as lucky as me."

As he spoke, all the past events flashed before his eyes. It was also the first time that Li Yu'an realized that although his father was in a high position, he could do nothing when faced with injustice. Above power is greater power.

Liang Chongyue noticed that Li Yu'an's hands hanging at his sides were clenched tightly, as if he had thought of something.

“There is so much injustice in the world, but few people can maintain their composure in their hearts.”

Liang Chongyue guessed that Li Yu'an remembered something. As he was speaking, the guard from before came in with his men.

"Alright, now that they're here, come with me and take a look at these righteous men."

After saying that, Liang Chongyue stood up and walked towards the platform. Li Yu'an followed behind His Highness, stood on the platform, and looked down at the group of people. At a glance, the youngest was only in his prime, and there were also several women dressed as women.

"I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess. May Your Highness live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years, and a thousand thousand years."

A large group of people were kneeling under the platform.

"Everyone, please stand up. I'm here today because the imperial examination is approaching. The imperial examination is a matter of great importance. Every time there is someone who dares to cheat and disobey, I will supervise this year and will not allow such a thing to happen."

"I sent people to summon you one by one. I explained the situation to you when you arrived. I also believe that you understand how to supervise this exam. If anyone of you is found to have embezzled the exam, then you will clean your neck and prepare to face your nine clans."

After saying all the threats and unpleasant things, Liang Chongyue cleared his throat and started talking about the reward system.

"When I sent someone to look for you that day, I told you that after this imperial examination is over, everyone here will receive fifty taels of gold."

Fifty taels of gold was nothing to Liang Chongyue. The amount of gold she had seized during the house searches this year was far more than 10 million taels.

But for the vast majority of people standing here, fifty taels of gold is no small amount.

It is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, and many noble sons just lack these fifty taels of gold.

"Thank you, Your Highness. We will definitely fulfill our mission."

"Please go to the dining hall. I have prepared lunch for you."

Liang Chongyue came today and gave them an extra meal. These days they had been eating the produce from the farm. Although there was meat every meal, the taste was not as good as that from Wangjiang Tower.

If many of them had not suffered injustice, they would probably have made some achievements in the court now.

These things can be eaten by corrupt officials, and they can eat them too.

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness..."

After the people kneeling under the platform slowly dispersed, Liang Chongyue looked up and saw that it was still early. He was about to take Li Yu'an to the back for a walk. He was jealous that Jing Suiyang not only lived in the yard next to Changshengtian, but also had a natural hot spring in the yard.

It just so happened that there was a small spring under this farm. Although it was not as good as the one in Shangjing Suiyang's yard, it was a compensation for Li Yu'an's temper for so long.

"Come on, I'll show you around. There are many interesting places in this manor."

After saying that, Liang Chongyue turned around and took two steps before realizing that Li Yu'an was still standing there.

When she looked back, although Li Yu'an had taken a step forward, his eyes kept looking at the crowd that had just dispersed, as if he saw someone familiar.

"Why? Do you know someone?"

Liang Chongyue followed his gaze and saw at a glance a handsome man with a weathered look who could not help but secretly look in their direction.

When he met her eyes again, he was so scared that he turned around immediately, and even left faster than the person he was walking with.

Seeing that man like this, Li Yu'an's eyes flashed with pity. He hesitated and wanted to speak, but after hesitating for a long time, he finally just nodded to His Highness.

Liang Chongyue saw that something was wrong with him at first glance:

"Is that the person you just mentioned who is less fortunate than you?"

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