She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

Chunlei was reminiscing about today's kite-flying experience with Ziyue, not looking anywhere else. He only stared at the road ahead, occasionally glancing at the carriage behind him to see if Ziyue had stuck her head out to look at him.

The other guards were also distracted.

After hearing Hua Xiangling's words, everyone came back to their senses and looked towards the river.

There was indeed a person floating on the water about five meters away from the shore.

This is the capital city, and if someone dies, the government will certainly conduct a thorough investigation.

They saw it and they had to rescue the person.

Zhuiyun and Zhuyue happened to be on the outside. They immediately dismounted, took off their coats and jumped into the water.

Swim over and pull the person ashore.

"Sister-in-law, wake up." Hua Xiangling shook Yu Yuanzheng awake.

"What's wrong?" She was dreaming about how to hold a wedding for her subordinates.

"Someone's dead."

"What?" Yu Yuanzheng was startled. She stood up and looked out the window, only to see two guards dragging up a corpse.

The two men got off the carriage and walked over to the body.

"Princess, you still have body temperature." Chunlei touched her.

"Hurry, try first aid as I taught you before, maybe he can be saved." Yu Yuanzheng saw that the corpse was dressed like a scholar, and was most likely a student who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination.

Chunlei and Xiayu immediately cooperated and started first aid.

Yu Yuanzheng was directing from the side.

Everyone watched the two people rescue.

Time passed by little by little, but there was no response at all.

"He's probably dead." Hua Xiangling said regretfully.

She was the first to see it, but she fished out a dead body.

But Yu Yuanzheng did not let the two people who were rescuing stop.

Just when everyone felt there was no hope, the man suddenly coughed lightly.

"Quickly turn his head to the side." Yu Yuanzheng said immediately.

Chunlei did as he was told.

Then the man spat out a mouthful of water.

After taking a few quick breaths, he came back to his senses.

The man looked to be in his twenties, rather thin, and was wearing a scholar's suit of ordinary material.

The forehead is broad and smooth, a few strands of hair are stuck to the face due to being wet, the nose is straight, and the whole face has a three-dimensional feel.

But his face was pale.

He took a deep breath before looking up at the people surrounding him.

Then he tried to stand up, but because he had just experienced a life-and-death situation, he failed after trying twice.

Xia Yu helped him to stand steadily.

"My name is Miao Bingwen. Thank you all for saving my life." As he said this, he folded his hands and bowed deeply.

Very polite.

"You should thank us a lot. If I hadn't seen something in the river, you would still be floating in the water. If you hadn't met the miracle doctor Princess Zhenguo, you wouldn't be alive even if we pulled you out." Hua Xiangling told him the truth quickly.

Upon hearing her words, Miao Bingwen immediately knelt down.

"Thank you Princess Zhenguo and the County Lady for saving my life." Miao Bingwen never dreamed that it would be Princess Zhenguo who saved him.

"Get up and tell me what happened?" Yu Yuanzheng raised his hand.

"Princess, I am a student from Huaiyuan Prefecture who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination. I have been waiting for the results to be announced."

"Did you pass the imperial examination?" Hua Xiangling couldn't wait to interrupt.

"I passed the exam, but I ranked 150th." Miao Bingwen looked disappointed when he talked about his ranking.

"Oh, you got last place?" Hua Xiangling didn't mean to make fun of him.

This year, one hundred and fifty candidates were selected in the imperial examination.

"Yes. But my mentor once told me that with my ability, I could at least be in the top 50, but I only barely made it.

I have been in Beijing for half a year and have communicated with many students. Those who are less knowledgeable than me have all entered the top 50, but I... Well, so I was bored in the inn for three days.

Today I went out of town to relax and walk along the Tongjing River. I was tired, so I stood on the bank for a while, but someone attacked me and pushed me into the river from behind. I can't swim, so I was lucky to be saved by two noble people.

After saying this, Miao Bingwen bowed deeply again.

"Being assassinated? Who did you offend?" Hua Xiangling couldn't believe it.

Who could an outsider candidate offend in a capital city where he is unfamiliar with the place?

"I don't know."

"Why did you come out alone? Why didn't you bring a servant or a boy with you?" Hua Xiangling asked in confusion.

"My family is poor."

Four simple words say it all.

A poor student went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, and probably spent all his family's money. He was just waiting for him to bring honor to his family.

As a result, he almost died in Tongjing River.

"Cousin, we can't just stand by and watch. He was assassinated, there must be a reason." Hua Xiangling was very enthusiastic.

"Are you sure you were pushed into the river?" Yu Yuanzheng asked after thinking for a moment.

"I'm sure." Miao Bingwen was very sure.

"Take us to see where you fell into the water." Yu Yuanzheng asked.

Miao Bingwen walked in front wearing wet clothes.

It’s not far, only about a mile.

Xia Yu checked the position of Miao Bingwen's finger.

There is grass by the river, and it is quite lush.

Where it was stepped on, the grass showed signs of being flattened.

And there are footprints.

"Princess, there are indeed two footprints. The soles of the monk's shoes worn by Jinshi Miao have been worn down to the point where there is no thread left. The other footprint, on the other hand, must be from a brand new shoe, with traces of sewing thread left behind."

It confirmed that Miao Bingwen did not lie.

He was really pushed into the water.

He dared to harm the students who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination, and even the students who had already passed the examination and became Jinshi. Even if he was the last one, it would be something that many people would be eager to get.

"Have you ever had a conflict with anyone?" Yu Yuanzheng asked.

"No, because I don't have much money. I never compete with others. I only say a few words when we exchange ideas. But I mainly listen to others talk and compare myself with them."

"You just said that those who are less knowledgeable than you are all in the top 50, and you are better than them but ranked last. Does that mean you are very confident in your knowledge?" Hua Xiangling admired the man's confidence.

"My Lord, yes. Especially the person who got fifth place. I've talked to him before, and he had no chance of getting fifth place. But reality slapped me in the face."

"Well, this county lady wants to see if your knowledge is as you claim, and whether it can be ranked in the top 50. Have you memorized the answers?"

"Thank you, County Lady. I figured it out the next day after I took the test." Miao Bingwen was extremely excited when he heard that the County Lady wanted to help him.

As a student from a poor family, he had no connections in the capital.

He once doubted his own abilities, but he tried his best to study and has not married until now, just to avoid being distracted.

His mentor also praised him many times.

"Cousin, let's take him to the capital and show his papers to everyone. I want to know if he's really as talented as he says. If he's really a man of talent, but only came in last, then I'm going to talk to the emperor about what kind of examiners he hired. Isn't this a disaster for the court?"

Hua Xiangling has a strong sense of justice.

"Okay, let's go."

The group took Miao Bingwen with them and went to the inn where he was staying.

In Xicheng District, a small inn in a relatively remote area.

You can tell at a glance that the rent here is very cheap.

"Miao Jinshi, pack up and come back with me. I'm afraid that if you're not dead, the other party will send someone to kill you."

Hua Xiangling is a good person and she wants to get to the bottom of this matter.

"Thank you, County Lady." Miao Bingwen felt open and honest and gladly accepted Hua Xiangling's help.

Yu Yuanzheng felt that the county lord was a little too kind today, but she said nothing.

She also wanted to know if this man was as talented as he said.