The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Cheating in the imperial examinations is a common occurrence, but usually investigations into cheating in the imperial examinations are carried out after the results are announced. How do they know about the leak of examination questions before the exam even starts?

It’s hard for cheaters to hide their crimes, so who would dare to be so open about it?

So many students came to Beijing to take the imperial examination and were about to enter the examination hall. At this time, the leak of the examination questions was discovered, and the chief examiner and two deputy examiners were removed. In all likelihood, the Spring Examination would be postponed.

The exam might not be held tomorrow, so the old lady didn't say anything about Shen Tang going to see his two cousins ​​off.

Shen Tang sat for another half a cup of tea and then returned to Qingyi Garden.

The news that the emperor had imprisoned the chief and deputy examiners spread throughout Kyoto, shocking all the civil and military officials in the court, not to mention the students. The chief examiner had been decided several months before the exam, and the students came to Beijing in advance, trying every means to become the chief and deputy examiners' disciples, and to figure out the chief examiner's writing preferences, which really put a lot of thought into it.

Now that the exam is approaching, the emperor has replaced the chief examiner. It is too late to inquire about it now.

However, the emperor only replaced the chief and deputy examiners, and did not postpone the Spring Examination. Not every student who came to Beijing to take the exam was wealthy. Postponing the Spring Examination would increase the students' expenses. More importantly, once it was postponed, there would be a possibility of cheating again.

The emperor appointed a new chief examiner and summoned the chief examiner and the scholars of the Hanlin Academy into the palace to discuss the examination questions overnight. The emperor's personal guards guarded the Hanlin Academy to ensure that there would be no possibility of leaks.

Knowing that the Spring Examination would not be postponed, the students felt relieved. As for the change of examination questions, it had no impact on the students who did not participate in the cheating. If the chief and deputy examiners had not been arrested and the court had not quietly changed the examination questions, they would not have known about it.

The original chief examiner for this spring examination was the Left Prime Minister. After the Emperor imprisoned the Left Prime Minister, he ordered the Right Prime Minister to be the new chief examiner.

The left prime minister was the second prince's man, and the right prime minister did not take sides. In his previous life, less than two months after the second prince ascended the throne, the right prime minister resigned and returned home.

The emperor temporarily changed the test questions and asked the right prime minister, who was not partisan, to preside over the spring examination, thus ensuring the fairness of the imperial examination to the greatest extent possible.

More importantly, a few months ago, the Second Prince and Concubine Ye had put in a lot of effort to get the Left Prime Minister to be the chief examiner of this spring examination. Now all of that has gone to waste. The incident of the Changping Marquis's son being beaten has not yet passed, and the Left Prime Minister has gotten into trouble again. This will definitely make the Second Prince and Concubine Ye extremely anxious.

Since the Spring Examination would not be postponed, Shen Tang decided to send his two cousins ​​to the examination hall as planned.

The next day, the weather was fine.

After breakfast, Shen Tang took Ginkgo to Songhe Hall to pay their respects to the old lady.

Shen Tang was wearing a pink pomegranate dress today. She usually didn't wear makeup, but this was a rare occasion for her to dress up carefully. The old lady knew that she was going to send her two cousins ​​from the Jiang family to take the exam.

There was no objection yesterday. Now that Shen Tang was ready to leave the house, the old lady didn't want to spoil his fun. She just asked Shen Tang to bring a few more servants with him and didn't say anything else.

Shen Luo really wanted to go to the Imperial Examination Hall with Shen Tang to watch the excitement, but Shen Tang was going to see his cousin off, and Shen Tang's cousin was not her cousin, so they were not very familiar with each other and it was not convenient for her to join in the fun, so she had to give up.

It was almost time, so Shen Tang got up and said goodbye, taking Ginkgo out of the house. Instead of going to the Jiang family, he went directly to the Imperial Examination Hall.

The usually deserted Imperial Examination Hall was now as crowded as a lantern festival. Students waiting for physical examination to enter the examination hall, relatives and friends who came to see them off, and those who wanted to choose a son-in-law were all crowded outside the hall, making it noisy and bustling.

There were too many people, and no one knew where the Jiang family was. Shen Tang looked around, and Yin Xing said with a sharp eye, "Miss, the cousin and the others are over there..."

Shen Tang followed the direction pointed by Ginkgo, and the first person he saw was not his two cousins, nor the sisters Jiang Li and Jiang Ning, but... Shen Xian.

Almost the moment Shen Tang saw Shen Xian, his eyes froze.

Why would Shen Xian come to help the two Jiang cousins ​​take their exams? The Second Wife had always disliked Shen Xian getting close to the Jiang family. Was it because she had received so many gifts the last time she went to the Jiang family that she got a taste of the sweetness? Or was it because she had asked Shen Xian to leave Jingci Temple under the guise of helping them take their exams to relax?

If it were just these two possibilities, it would be fine. What Shen Tang feared most was that the second wife and Shen Xian were harboring evil intentions and plotting against Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan.

Shen Tang also didn't like Shen Xian getting close to the Jiang family. In her previous life, Shen Xian had never been to the Jiang family until she got married, and she never went there again later. That's why Shen Tang didn't tell the Jiang family about Shen Xian. However, he didn't expect that Shen Xian would go to the Jiang family to plead for help in order to help the second wife.

It was unknown how long Shen Xian had been there. Shen Tang walked over and when he saw her, Jiang Ning waved repeatedly with a smile on her face.

Shen Xian's face was a little unhappy. She had just seen her, but Jiang Ning didn't seem so happy.

When Shen Tang came over, Shen Xian said in a strange voice, "I thought you didn't dare to come and help your cousin take the exam."

Shen Tang chuckled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "That's strange, elder sister. No one is stopping me from going to the Jiang family, so why shouldn't I dare to come?"

Shen Ying was stunned by her light question, and everyone else looked at her.

Shen Tang knew that Shen Xian was referring to the fact that she was being targeted by the Changping Marquis' Mansion, but the Jiang family didn't know about this. Shen Xian said this obviously to make the Jiang family worry about her.

Shen Xian didn't know how to respond, and Shen Tang didn't give her a chance. He greeted his two cousins ​​and wished them success in the imperial examination.

Jiang Mingxiu smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, cousin."

After chatting for a while, gongs and drums sounded and the students began to have their bodies checked and enter the tribute hall.

Jiang Mingyuan was very anxious, "Brother, let's go over there quickly."

Shen Tang looked towards the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall and caught a glimpse of Shen Ying's smiling face. A sense of unease suddenly flashed through his heart. He stopped Jiang Mingyuan who was rushing over and said, "Cousins, please check the things you brought into the Imperial Examination Hall first. I heard that some people deliberately slipped cheat sheets to their classmates. If they are found out, they will be disqualified from the exam."

Shen Xian's eyes flickered, and she said, "It's my cousin who's taking the exam. Do they still need your instructions?"

Jiang Mingyuan also said, "We left the mansion without saying hello to our classmates."

Jiang Mingxiu was a cautious person by nature. It would have been fine if Shen Tang hadn't said anything, but once she did, he started to worry. "I'd better listen to my cousin and check it out. It's better to be safe than sorry."

I didn't bring much into the examination room, just a quilt besides pens, ink, and food for the past few days, so it was easy to check.

Shen Tang asked for a check to reassure himself, but what he feared came true. There was nothing wrong with the pens, ink and food, but a note with dense handwriting fell out from the bedding. When the brothers Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan saw the note fall out, they were dumbfounded.

Jiang Mingxiu's face turned pale.

If this were to be discovered, he would not only be disqualified from the exam, but the Jiang family's reputation would also be affected.

The note fell from Jiang Mingxiu's bedding. Shen Tang said, "Check your second cousin's things carefully. Has he opened any food he ate since leaving the house?"

Since they have taken action, they will not only target Jiang Mingxiu and let Jiang Mingyuan go.

Jiang Ning said quickly, "When the boy carrying the food box got off the carriage, he was bumped by someone. I saw it."

Shen Tang said, "It's better to be safe than sorry. There's still time. Let's quickly have someone prepare a new one."

After listening to Shen Tang's instructions and finding the cheat sheet, Shen Tang asked them to prepare new food. Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan did not dare to disobey and quickly asked the servant to buy some.

By the time the servant brought the food, most of the students had already checked in and entered the examination room. Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan checked their things again, then went to line up. Only after watching them enter the examination room smoothly did Shen Tang feel relieved.