I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 220
He Nuan originally thought that Zhan Feiyu had no appetite, but she didn't expect that she turned her grief and anger into appetite. After a gust of wind swept through the clouds, Zhan Feiyu walked back and forth by the lake to digest her food.

"Miss, I made hawthorn tea for digestion." He Nuan smiled, and put the hot hawthorn tea on the stone table, "You can drink it when it cools down."

Zhan Feiyu was looking up at the bright moon in the sky, with his hands behind his back, the night wind was blowing, and his clothes were fluttering. He couldn't help but feel poetic, "I want to go back by the wind, but I'm afraid that Qionglou Yuyu, the heights are too cold... ..."

"Ah Nuan, although the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, let's make mooncakes filled with salted eggs." Zhan Feiyu's thoughts jumped quickly, and he instantly changed from a poet who mourned autumn to a foodie.

Thinking of the salty egg yolk stuffing, Zhan Feiyu swallowed, "If it wasn't for studying, I would definitely open a shop to earn money now."

He Nuan looked at the little girl with a greedy face, and there was no way she would not agree, "Okay, I'll go buy salted duck eggs tomorrow morning."

"By the way, let's buy some lotus seeds by the way. It would be great if the pastry shop sells lotus paste. We will make lotus paste and egg yolk filling." Zhan Feiyu decided on the filling of the mooncakes.

When Yin Wuyan appeared, Zhan Feiyu was sitting in the octagonal pavilion and was spitting all over the place, "Noodles made of half oil and half water. Then use noodles with only water on the outside, wrap it thinly, and it will be crispy but not broken."

"For the filling, peel and grind half a catty of walnut meat, two liang each of pine nuts and melon seeds, two liang each of fragrant round shreds, orange cake shreds, white sugar, and suet. But the mooncake stuffed with five kernels is not delicious, Ah Nuan, you must have never eaten egg yolk stuffing, the salty taste neutralizes the sweetness of the crust, it is definitely the best match..."

"Haha, fat girl, I thought you would be devastated if you failed the college entrance examination, but I didn't expect you to be quite happy." Zhongguang looked at Zhan Feiyu who was beaming with joy. He really thought that the little girl would cry, but he didn't expect that she was thinking I'm eating moon cakes.

Ignoring the schadenfreude, Zhan Feiyuyuan's eyes widened, a smile spread from the corner of his mouth, he let out a groan in excitement, then got up and rushed towards Yin Wuyan like a cannonball, "Big brother, why are you here?" ?”

Under the moonlight, Yin Wuyan's stern face softened instantly as he watched the little girl in a white skirt rushing towards her.

Throwing on Yin Wuyan, Zhan Feiyu hugged his waist excitedly, rubbed against him like a kitten, then took two steps back, raised his head, and smiled like a flower, "Big brother, you're here."

"Hmm." The slender hand stroked the little girl's head. The loose hair was only loosely tied into a ponytail with a blue headband, and it felt as smooth as satin.

Yin Wuyan lowered his head to look at the smiling little girl with unscrewed eyes, it seemed worth the hasty rush all the way.

Seeing the greasy voices, one high and one low, Chong Guang rubbed his arms, goosebumps popped out, "A Nuan, cook a bowl of noodles, I'm going to starve to death."

With his own Seventh Master here, the fat girl would definitely not be able to see her, so she had to fill her stomach first, and ate a pancake along the way, mainly because Qiye was worried that the fat girl would be in a bad mood if she failed the ranking.

In the octagonal pavilion, the sandalwood stove was filled with mosquito-repelling herbs, so you don’t have to worry about mosquito bites. Zhan Feiyu pulled Yin Wuyan to sit down, poured tea and handed fruit, "Brother, put the mat first, and Ah Nuan will buy it in the afternoon." When the beef arrives, it is still soaking in the stewed soup and can be served with noodles.”

When it comes to food, Zhan Feiyu's eyes light up.

The Daqing Dynasty forbade the slaughter of farming cattle, unless they died of old age. He Nuan was lucky. The farming cattle fell to his death by accident. He bought about [-] catties, cut five catties to make sauced beef, and made the rest for Zhan Feiyu. The beef jerky is estimated to be ready to eat in a few days.

After drinking two sips of tea, Yin Wuyan looked at the smiling little girl whose eyes were almost closed, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Cursing his lips, Zhan Fei hummed twice angrily, "The skills are not as good as others, but next time the Chen family wants to trick me, it won't be so easy."

"You fight against the Chen family alone, even if you lose it doesn't matter." Yin Wuyan's cold voice added a touch of warmth.

These words are not to comfort Zhan Feiyu, the Chen family is the head of the Taoist family in the south of the Yangtze River, but the Chen family of the scholarly family plotted against a little girl in the imperial examination, even if they won, they were despised by others.

Some of the people responsible for grading papers in the college examinations were court officials, some were academy chiefs, and some were great Confucians with both ability and political integrity. The Chen family could fool unsuspecting candidates, but the graders knew the truth.

Especially when Zhan Feiyu was in the government office, he took out the papers of the court examination. The Chen family won the face, but lost the face.

Hearing Yin Wuyan's comforting words, Zhan Feiyu grinned, and clenched his fist fiercely, "I know, but if you lose, you lose, and you will gain wisdom by eating a pit. The Chen family asks for it back!"

"Chen Minzhong's tampering in the imperial examination, even if he did it flawlessly, will be disliked by the Holy One." Yin Wuyan was a little puzzled after knowing this, he may not be established as a crown prince, it stands to reason that the Chen family should keep a low profile, how could it be possible to commit such a big taboo.

Zhan Feiyu nodded in agreement, "I also feel strange, I am not an ordinary poor family candidate, Chen's doing this is tantamount to making an enemy of the teacher, and being disliked by the emperor, it will also tarnish the reputation of the Chen family, Even if you want to hide your strength and bide your time, you don’t have to go to this level, it’s overkill.”

If Zhan Feiyu was an ordinary child from a poor family with no power or power, then she would have to suffer from being dumb.

But look at Bachelor Gu's defensive temperament, this matter will definitely be heard by Datian, so what if there is no evidence, the obvious fact, once the Holy Majesty hates what the Chen family does, it will definitely affect the eldest prince, no matter how you look at it, the gain outweighs the loss. In the test, Zhan Feiyu was calculated, obviously because he hit a mouse and touched a jade bottle.

"Big brother, could it be Chen Xuezheng who did it personally?" Zhan Feiyu thought of what happened to Huang Li before, and the disgust on Xiaopang's face was undisguised.

A dignified student of politics, a member of the third rank of the imperial court, even used this trick that was not on the table to plot against Zhang Zhifu. Fortunately, the concubine certificate was replaced, otherwise Huang Li really entered the door, so Zhang Zhifu would have died.

Zhan Feiyu even suspected that Mr. Chen quit the court and offered Chen Minzhong a job as a student of politics. It was not to prevent his wife from becoming an official in the same court, but to know that Chen Xuezheng was narrow-minded and clumsy. He would be punished sooner or later if he stayed in Beijing. After calculation, it's better to be sent to Jiangnan as a student.

"I'll investigate this matter." Yin Wuyan originally wanted to touch the little girl's head, but seeing her white, glowing cheeks under the night, round and fleshy, Yin Wuyan couldn't help but move his hand down a little bit, and pinched it , Yin Wuyan couldn't help being startled by the smooth and soft touch, the little girl's face was so soft.

His eyes widened suddenly, and Zhan Feiyu, whose face was pinched, froze for a moment, then quickly pulled Yin Wuyan's hand, "I'm too old to pinch my face."

Yin Wuyan held the soft and boneless little hand in his palm with his backhand, and looked at the childish little girl with a softer expression.

But when he touched the cocoon she had made with the brush in her fingertips, a chill flashed deep in Yin Wuyan's eyes. Chen Minzhong shouldn't have plotted against the little girl in the courtyard exam!
"Big brother, you eat first." Seeing He Nuan coming, Zhan Feiyu took Yin Wuyan's hand and shook it, there was only a smile in his crooked eyebrows, and there was no haze of failure.

Looking at the little girl who was smiling like a flower, Yin Wuyan felt as if his heart had been pricked by a needle, and his heart ached terribly.

He Nuan came over with a tray. It was late at night, and the ingredients in the kitchen were limited. He Nuan cooked noodles with clear soup hanging, fried a plate of vegetarian stir-fry, and cut a plate of sauced beef.

Half an hour later, Zhan Feiyu was driven back to sleep by Yin Wuyan. It was almost midnight, and ordinary people were probably asleep. It was Zhan Feiyu who stayed up late to study every day, so he didn't feel sleepy.

Side room.

He Sheng explained in detail what happened after the college exam, "A total of 64 people were absent from the college exam this time, and 970 five people entered the exam room. The number of black and red papers registered in the yamen is also the same."

Hearing this, Shigemitsu couldn't help sitting up straight, "That is to say, there should be 970 six people who actually entered the examination room. The extra person was originally one who was absent from the examination, but he still entered the dormitory, but he was written in the answer sheet. It's the fat girl's name, and the fat girl's paper will be hidden when the name is changed."

Zhan Feiyu wants the imperial examination, so Yin Wuyan is very familiar with matters related to the imperial examination. Even if there is an extra candidate in the dormitory for nearly a thousand people, it will not attract the attention of the patrolling soldiers.

"There are five scribes in charge of matters related to the collection of the documents." He Sheng quickly handed the list to Yin Wuyan, "There must have been an extra copy when the documents were collected, and one of the five must have underreported a copy. "

Under the dim light of the candlelight, Yin Wuyan's face was like sinking water, and his cold eyes swept across the five lists.

"It's useless to find out. At most, they collected money and underreported the figures. Such a small pawn doesn't know the inside story at all." Chongguang was not worried that the other party would not confess. Not to mention an ordinary scribe, but the key trick is useless.

"How many scribes are in charge of obfuscating names?" Yin Wuyan asked coldly, finding the person who hid the documents is the key.

"Chen Xuezheng entrusted this matter to Mr. Hu. There were still seven people in the house at that time." He Sheng took out a list again, and the first name was Hu Bingzhi, "Ding Yi is the little official who accidentally spilled tea." , he is in charge of chores, and these six people are in charge of aliasing."

This time, Chen Xuezheng gave split questions in the college exam, which resulted in some candidates not finishing their papers after the exam, so there was no need to submit the papers.

Therefore, when the papers are collected, they are collected in the order of the houses. In this way, as long as you know Zhan Feiyu's house, you can infer the approximate location of her papers.

Nearly a thousand examination papers, six clerks began to anonymize, and one person was assigned almost 170 papers, so the small official who was bought by the Chen family was able to ensure that among the 170 papers that he anonymized, there were Zhan Feiyu's original papers , and then just pick it out, wait until the right time to hide, everything will be seamless.

"Is there a problem with Ding Yi?" Zhongguang asked, Hu Bingzhi was specially sent by Gu Xueshi, but it's a pity that everything was on guard, and something went wrong.

"Ding Yi claimed that his legs were numb from standing for too long, so he staggered when he was handing tea, and accidentally spilled the tea on Mr. Hu's robe, but Mr. Hu didn't leave, just wiped it briefly, and it was delayed for a long time. "He Sheng didn't send anyone to question Ding Yi. After the incident, Hu Bingzhi directly interrogated Ding Yi, but this result made it impossible for him to refute.

Yin Wuyan remained silent, and it was impossible for Ding Yi and the soldiers in charge of collecting the papers to know the inside story.

The clerk who hid the examination papers was only responsible for this part. Even if all three were arrested, their confessions had nothing to do with Chen Xuezheng. The only person who could threaten Chen Xuezheng was the examinee who copied his handwriting.

"Qiye, the list will be released tomorrow." Chong Guang glanced at Yin Wuyan who had an indifferent face, and his heart was bristling. Qiye valued fat girls the most, but Chen Minzhong just messed around in the courtyard. This was not a tiger plucking hair. It's just asking for death.

"This person must still be in the Nanxuan Mansion, under the surveillance of the Chen family." Yin Wuyan said coldly. When it came to the imperial examination case, Chen Minzhong would never let such a hidden danger exist. He didn't kill anyone at this time, but he was afraid of scaring the snake. .

Once the hospital examination is over and the rumors subside, the Chen family will take action. Only the dead can keep the secret.

He Sheng replied: "Candidates from the four state capitals gathered in Nanxuan Mansion. Now there are so many people in the city, and the other party deliberately avoids them. I'm afraid they won't be able to find anyone in a short time."

A total of 64 people were absent from the exam. Naturally, it was due to various reasons. Some did not come to Nanxuan Mansion at all, and some were not acclimatized to illness when they arrived in Nanxuan Mansion, or they were tripped by others and missed the time for the hospital exam.

The yamen will only record the number and names of those who missed the exam, and will not investigate the reasons.

Even though the names of the 64 people who missed the exam were announced, as long as the person who copied the handwriting deliberately avoided people in the exam room, there were nearly a thousand candidates, and they came from four state capitals. Thin, unless it is someone you are familiar with, you really don't pay attention to whether someone who is absent from the exam appears in the exam room.

"The other party may also be a replacement for the person who missed the exam." Shigemitsu mentioned the second possibility. If this is the case, it is even more impossible to find someone.

"It's not a lie, it's not a lie, it's what it is. Shaoyin, Taiyin, and the sun." A crisp, small voice sounded outside the door, and Zhan Feiyu, who pushed the door and entered with loose hair, faced Yin Wuyan who was sitting upright. The smile is very flattering.

He Nuan was also helpless, thought that the young lady had fallen asleep, but who knew that she would wake up in less than half an hour.

"Fat girl, what do you mean by that?" Zhongguang asked in puzzlement, after the fat girl studied, now she speaks in a nonchalant manner.

Yin Wuyan also knew that the little girl was hiding something in her heart, and she couldn't sleep well, after all, the rankings would be released tomorrow morning.

Seeing that Yin Wuyan was not angry, Zhan Feiyu immediately pushed his nose up and sat down next to him, "Strategy 36 of [-]: Create something out of nothing."

"It's possible." As soon as Yin Wuyan opened his mouth, he saw the little girl looking at him with bright eyes, looking for praise, and her cold but handsome face softened a bit, "Chongguang, pass the news to Hu Bingzhi, let Liu Su Show up."

(End of this chapter)