On Fu Changfeng's side, since entering Gongyuan, they have all been assigned to different examination booths to wait for the examiner's arrival. There is a man sitting in front of him. There is not much age difference between the two.

The man seemed to see him looking at him, so he smiled at him.

There was a slightly fat man on the other side. He had just come in behind Fu Changfeng. After entering, he fell asleep and looked quite comfortable. Even Fu Changfeng was ashamed of himself.

"The time has come, the exam has begun, everyone is not allowed to go out, and the papers are being handed out!" The examiner came with people, and after saluting, the exam officially started.

After getting the question, Fu Changfeng thought about it for a long time, and finally had an idea for answering the question. He was about to write it down in a draft, but seeing that it was still early, he was ready to think about it more carefully.

Turning his head, he saw the fat man opposite him writing like a god, writing with dexterity and no hesitation. It's no wonder that this man was fast asleep just now. He didn't expect that he had learned to be so powerful. How could he? Even if I have occasional guidance from a good teacher, I still cannot reach such a state. This is the difference between people.

At this time, Fu Changfeng was no longer busy answering questions, but turned around and boiled the crumbled noodles prepared by Xichun in hot water. After adding seasonings, it became very delicious.

The person opposite saw the food in Fu Changfeng's bowl. After sniffing, he continued to answer the questions.

Nine days have passed, the Gongyuan gate finally opened, and the candidates are handing in their papers one after another.

Xichun, Taozi, and Sister Cao were all waiting at the door. They couldn't figure out the situation in the capital, so they could only come together to wait for people. Crowds of people appeared one after another, but Fu Changfeng had not yet appeared.

"Taozi, you must be careful and don't miss anyone." Xichun looked to the left and right, and felt more anxious.

"Hey, I was watching. I haven't seen my brother-in-law come out yet. I guess there are too many people and I haven't queued up for him yet." Taozi also looked towards the door of Gongyuan.

The two of them watched for a long time, and finally saw Fu Changfeng staggering out. Tao Zi rushed forward, only to see that his face was haggard, presumably because he had not rested well in Gongyuan.

Zeng Juren hadn't come out yet, so Sister Cao had to let them go back first while she waited here with her servants.

"Ahem." Fu Changfeng coughed twice, and Xichun touched his forehead, which was already a little hot.

"Hurry up, your brother-in-law has a fever. He needs to go see a doctor quickly." Xichun said anxiously. Fortunately, almost half of the people were gone at this time, so it was clear now, and they arrived in the yard in a short time.

After checking, the doctor prescribed the medicine. Zhunian took the prescription and went straight to the hospital. Fu Changfeng also felt relieved under the doctor's skillful hands.

At this time, Zeng Juren also came back. He was also infected with wind-chill, but fortunately it was not serious. He got better under the doctor's treatment and fell asleep peacefully.

Fu Changfeng drank the medicine now, and his body had been relieved and he fell into sleep.

Xichun and Sister Cao also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. However, they did not continue to block the door. Instead, they asked Taozi and the others to alternately go out to inquire about the news. If anything happened, it would be better to tell Fu Changfeng after he woke up. Listen to him.

This was what Xichun and Fu Changfeng had agreed upon before. At first, Xichun really didn't hear any news, but just one day later, Taozi brought back important news. "Sister Xichun, I just heard some important news. Someone spread rumors in the inn, saying that someone cheated on the imperial examination and let people get the test papers in advance. Those students are suggesting that they retake the exam."

"What, it could be like this? There is an examination site under the emperor's feet, and someone dares to cheat?" Xichun couldn't believe this either. After thinking about it, she asked Taozi to close the door quickly.

"You go to the market soon and buy some vegetables that can be stored for a long time. In the next few days, we will stay behind closed doors and don't talk to strangers. Even if someone comes to see the young master or Zeng Juren, we will treat him as They refused on the grounds of illness.”

After Xi Chun thought about it, she realized that this matter was not simple. For powerless people like them, the best way to protect themselves at this time was to be wise.

Xichun found Sister Cao and told her about the matter. Sister Cao was surprised when she heard this, but she was not good at handling these matters, so she followed Xichun's advice and waited until her husband woke up to discuss it. .

At this moment, the capital was in an uproar because of the imperial examination fraud case. Apart from the candidates who came to take the examination, the court had the biggest reaction.

"How outrageous, such a case happened under my nose. Now everyone in the capital is talking about the fraud in the imperial examination. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. I will hand this matter over to your three departments for review. We must bring it to justice." Find out the truth of the matter and appease the troublemaker!"

The emperor was sitting in the court. After hearing the report from the imperial censor, he was furious and ordered the officials below to investigate the case as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the trouble continues, it will only affect the dignity of the court.

Fu Changfeng and Zeng Juren finally regained their energy and woke up. Xichun gave Fu Changfeng the lean meat porridge before telling him about the incident.

"Such a thing happened. Is it true or a rumor?" Fu Changfeng did not expect to hear such news as soon as he woke up, and immediately found out the conspiracy.

"I don't know. I don't dare to let people go out to inquire these days, for fear that the two of you will be implicated. If this imperial examination fraud is true, it will be a bloody matter. We ordinary people will be contaminated. I’m afraid that my future will be ruined.”

"Madam, you are very worried. I am also worried about this. Brother Zeng and I will discuss it later and you don't have to worry about this anymore." After hearing what Xi Chun said, Fu Changfeng patted Xi Chun's hand gently. After finishing all the meat porridge, he went to discuss with Zeng Juren.

After a discussion in the study room, the two of them unanimously decided to send someone to inquire and hear what was going on. This time, Taozi also offered to inquire about the news himself.

After Tao Zi and the people sent by Zeng Juren made an investigation, Fu Changfeng also learned about the situation at this time.

It turned out that the emperor set up a joint examination of the three divisions, called in the chief examiner and all the examiners, and also called in the person who reported the fraud in the imperial examination. After some verification, it was discovered that the servant next to the chief examiner had been bribed by someone to cheat him. The exam questions given by the examiner I saw were given to those people.

Unexpectedly, those people did not use it for exams themselves, but sold it to other people. Only then would some candidates inadvertently leak the information, and people would find out about it and then spread the word.

"Hey, I don't know how the court will handle this matter. We can only wait now. I think our exam this time will be cancelled." After hearing this, both of them shook their heads. Regarding this It's a pity that I took the exam this time.

"Fortunately, we didn't continue to make friends before the exam, otherwise we would have been involved. Now we just have to wait for the results, which is great."


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