The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

Li Wen stood behind Prime Minister Jiang in confusion, watching the two ministers who received the memorial turn around with grim faces and look at a few people.

He had been very busy during this period, and only now did his brain react.

If your Majesty takes action, someone will suffer.

"Your Majesty, we are responsible for failing to control our subordinates. There must be a misunderstanding, which is why they made such a careless report. Please forgive them, Your Majesty, as they were acting out of consideration for the students taking the Spring Examination."

After all, they are his subordinates, so they should be protected. Even if they need to be dealt with, it should be done after the court is dismissed.

Liang Chongyue sat on the dragon throne and watched as the two ministers were followed by five people kneeling in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"Yes, yes, it was a misunderstanding. It was our fault. We made such a rash report before we found out the truth. Please forgive us, Your Majesty."

Liang Chongyue sat on the dragon chair, sipping tea without saying a word. The people below could not figure out what the emperor was thinking for a moment, wondering if the emperor was really angry about this matter.

After all, the chief invigilator of this year's Spring Examination was Prince Bao. These people directly reported to the emperor that the examination questions had been leaked, so it was no surprise that His Majesty was angry.

"Your Majesty, I will investigate this misunderstanding upon my return. I will give you and the candidates taking the Spring Examination an explanation at tomorrow's morning court."

The Minister of Personnel Lou Xiao had already guessed what the misunderstanding was. His Majesty had strictly prohibited cheating in the Spring Examination for so many years, yet he still had such a master who defied the law. When he returned, he would definitely investigate the origin of this misunderstanding.

"I know you are all good officials who serve the country and the people. Does that mean this is really a misunderstanding?"

The teacup was put down. Liang Chongyue's throat, which had just been warmed by the hot water, felt very comfortable. His voice, neither light nor heavy, floated down from the upper position and fell into the ears of everyone.

"Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured. I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

Liang Chongyue looked at Lou Xiao. Her Minister of Personnel was a ruthless character. She wondered if the people Fan Hun had found could resist giving him away.

Liang Chongyue looked from Lou Xiao to everyone in the hall. Yun Ling appeared at this time and changed a cup of tea for her.

"Well, I trust you. Let's adjourn the court. That's all for today."

Liang Chongyue stood up and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, ignoring the hustle and bustle that followed her departure.

It must be more interesting than she thought.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Bao has returned."

Liang Chongyue stayed in the court for so long today just to wait for Minglang to come back. She made time for Minglang, hoping that Minglang's efforts in the past few days would have a good result.

Liang Chongyue entered the Yangxin Palace and looked around for Minglang without taking off his outer robe.

"Queen Mother, here."

Minglang was standing in the dining room with chopsticks in his hand. Liang Chongyue walked over with a smile, washed his hands, and sat down.

"Queen Mother, let's eat first. I'm almost starving."

Minglang was in no hurry to speak, and Liang Chongyue was in no hurry to ask, just following her pace.

After finishing breakfast, Liang Chongyue rinsed his mouth with tea and sat back on the Arhat bed. Only then did he see Minglang take out a pile of papers from his sleeve and put them on the coffee table.

"This is all what I've found out in the past few days. There are some things I didn't explain to Mother Queen before because I hadn't investigated them thoroughly. Now that I've investigated everything, I hope Mother Queen will review it."

Liang Chongyue reached out and took the pile of things that Minglang took out. Some of the papers had wrinkled corners, which should be the first ones.

Liang Chongyue took a few glances and found that there was no connection in the middle.

"There's not even any order, how can I understand it?"

Liang Chongyue raised an eyebrow and looked at Minglang. After seeing the annoyance on Minglang's face, the paper in his hand was taken away.

While waiting for Minglang to tidy up, I observed Minglang carefully. He still looked childish, with baby fat on his cheeks, but there were faint dark circles under his eyes. I had been too busy these days and didn't sleep well.

"Mother Queen, I have sorted it out. Please review it again."

Under the gaze of bright and expectant eyes, Liang Chongyue began to look through the results of her investigations over the past few days one by one. When she saw the names of Fan Hun and his grandson appear at the end, she smiled knowingly.

"It's very fast. How did you find that old guy?"

Liang Chongyue put the paper down. Compared to these pieces of paper, she had plenty of time today to listen to Minglang talk to her about the hard work of these days and the hard-earned results.

"Lord Fan himself is a clever man, but his grandson is incredibly stupid. He hid a lot of rice in the lining of his shoes, and was spotted walking strangely in the Imperial Examination Hall by the inspecting examiners. After he proved that there was nothing wrong with his legs, the inspectors simply recorded the incident and didn't conduct a thorough investigation.

Pigeons and sparrows were the most numerous birds that flew in that day. When I went to check on the captured birds, I saw the millet being fed and remembered why the birds had come. I followed the clues and traced it back to Fan Baojun.

"He couldn't withstand the torture and confessed a lot of people. I went to release a bird early this morning and saw that the direction it returned was the same as Fan Baojun's confession. Only then did I dare to bring these things to the Queen Mother for her review."

Of course, Minglang couldn't have pinpointed Fan Baojun just by the direction the bird flew, and there was no need to tell the Queen Mother about those bloody things.

The Queen Mother had fought her way through mountains of swords and seas of blood, so naturally she wouldn't be scared by her few words, but it was inevitable that it would affect her mood.

"Well done. I was wondering how many days it would take for you to get the results. It's faster than I thought. So what's next?"

The matter has already been made clear to Liang Chongyue, and the next step is naturally to arrest Fan Hun. However, if Fan Hun is arrested in this way, Minglang will miss out on Fan Hun's private property hidden in various places.

Liang Chongyue could only reluctantly put the money into the national treasury.

"Fan Baojun confessed that Fan Hun hid a lot of valuables in his private vault, saying that any one of them was a priceless treasure. I haven't figured out the location of those things yet. It's a pity that the imperial examination ended today, and Fan Baojun is still in prison, covered in wounds, and can't go back to Fan Hun's mansion. Otherwise, I really want to let Fan Hun live freely outside for a few more days until I find out the location of his private vaults, and then it will be worth it to take action."

Minglang sighed deeply, feeling very sorry for losing those priceless treasures that Fan Baojun mentioned.

"Mother Queen, Fan Hun was chosen by you as the Minister of Revenue. You know best whether he can withstand a beating. Do you think he can withstand it?"

Minglang leaned half of his body on the low table, leaving marks on the pile of papers.

Her beautiful eyes stared at Liang Chongyue without blinking. Under her expectant gaze, Liang Chongyue slowly spoke the answer she wanted to hear.

"He can't stand a beating, at most he can stand up better than his grandson."

Hearing the Queen Mother's affirmation of Fan Hun, Minglang's smile became deeper and more sincere.

"That's easy, Queen Mother. I'm going to arrest them. Please give me some help."

Liang Chongyue patted Minglang's outstretched hand.

"If cheating in the Spring Examination is investigated together with corruption, it would be a crime punishable by the death of nine generations of his family. He would rather die than admit it."