At noon, the shop guy really brought Lin Wan and Tong Xinyan eight special dishes from the Zhuangyuan Building. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info just look at the dishes and ingredients, the biggest feature of these dishes is that they are rare and expensive, and of course the price is not cheap.

The shop guy was very careful, knowing that the two Xing Gongzi were from Shandong, and in order to cater to their tastes, they specially asked the kitchen to make these eight expensive Lu dishes.

Lin Wan felt that the taste of these dishes was not bad, so he asked the guy to prepare another copy of the same and send it to the room in the backyard for Zhao Mingjin and the others to enjoy.

After lunch, Tong Xinyan went back to take care of Zhao Mingjin, Qingtong accompanied Lin Wan to stay in the private room, drank tea, and watched the candidates downstairs packing their luggage and saying goodbye to each other.

After all, there are only a few who can get into the top three, and I have seen those high-spirited and proud faces in the morning, and in the afternoon, I have changed a group of dejected scholars. Looking at their faces full of frustration and despair, it was as if the sky was about to fall.

Lin Wan propped up her chin and looked at the sad picture in front of her, and couldn't help but feel a little lost.

In ancient times, scholars had almost no way out except to participate in scientific examinations and gain fame. Some people have studied hard for decades, and after experiencing countless times of falling to Sun Mountain, they still haven't fulfilled their lifelong wish in the end.

Lin Wan couldn't help but sigh lightly, secretly thinking in her heart, the modern civil service examination may be even more cruel, often for a civil servant position, there may be hundreds of candidates to apply for the exam. However, being admitted to the civil service is not the only way out, they have more options, so those who do not get into the civil service will not feel so hopeless.

Before that, a young officer walked into the Champion Building with two guards. The shopkeeper hurriedly greeted them, led them to a quieter corner of the lobby and sat down, served tea, and then went to invite Mou Gongzi and Yin Gongzi to interrogate them as the young officer had instructed.

Lin Wan looked at the situation downstairs lightly, although he couldn't fully hear the conversation between them, but from the words that came to his ears, he could roughly guess that they were explaining what happened last night to the young officer. But they invariably concealed it, and they later went to Caiyun Embroidery Village to see the lively passage.

After a while, their conversation was over, and Mu Gongzi and Yin Gongzi signed their confessions, left their handprints, and left together. Then the young officer came to the shopkeeper for questioning.

Lin Wan heard the young officer asking the guy about the whereabouts of the two Xing Gongzi and Zhao Gongzi who had only come to check in last night.

The fellow replied respectfully and truthfully, and the guards beside the young officer carefully recorded it, and after completing the confession. The shopkeeper took them again and walked towards the second floor where Lin Wan was.

Lin Wan quietly closed the window, walked to the table, picked up the full wine jug on the table, poured herself a glass, rinsed her mouth, and spit it out again. Then, pour the rest under the table and into the bowl where you rinse. Suddenly, the room was filled with the strong smell of wine.

There was a knock on the door, and the shopkeeper said respectfully outside: "Second son Xing, there is an official who wants to see you, please open the door." ”

Qingtong walked over and opened the door, and there were two guards standing outside the door with an apologetic face and a young officer with a black face.

The young officer glanced at the room and strode in, one of the record-keepers following him, and the other and the shopkeeper remained outside the door.

Qingtong quietly closed the door, and then walked behind Lin Wan and stood still.

The young officer walked to the table and looked at the young scholar lying on the table, frowning slightly. At a glance, I know that it must be another candidate who has failed to drink bitter wine here alone, and I don't know if he is already drunk and unconscious, and can he still be asked?

The guard stepped forward, looked at Lin Wan, and asked loudly, "Your Excellency is a candidate from Shandong, is Xing Yan Xing Gongzi?"

Lin Wan moved slightly, and only raised his head after a long time, his delicate face was stained with drunken redness, his eyes were red, his expression was very sad, and his eyes were a little confused, but he was still quite conscious, and he was obviously not completely drunk.

The young officer looked at Lin Wan's appearance, frowned secretly, and couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart. Slowly asked: "Gongzi Xing, this official is Ren Zhongxian, the left judge of the Criminal Department, and I am here to ask Gongzi Xing for a few things, I don't know if it is convenient for Your Excellency to answer at this moment." ”

Lin Wan looked at the heroic man in front of him, his eyes were full of doubts, he nodded in a daze, and said, "My lord, I must know everything and tell the truth." ”

Ren Zhongxian nodded, and said with a straight face: "Gongzi Xing, where did you live with Gongzi Xing and Gongzi Zhao before yesterday?"

Lin Wan replied without hesitation: "Brother Zaihe, as well as Brother Zhao, after the exam last month, they went on a trip to Jiangnan together, and they only returned to the capital early yesterday morning, and they did not stay elsewhere. ”

Ren Zhongxian continued to ask: "Did Gongzi Xing go to Caiyun Embroidery Village yesterday? Is it the first time to go, and who introduced him?"

Lin Wan shook his head and said, "I heard the secret of Caiyun Embroidery Village a long time ago, but I haven't been there. Yesterday, I thought about going to see and learn with the two brothers before the list was released. No one introduced us, we found it ourselves, and when we heard from others, we only needed to say that it was the son of the world who introduced us. ”

Ren Zhongxian's thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then asked, "Did you see Liu Yijun, Liu Gongzi and the carefree girl from Sanssouci Square yesterday?"

Lin Wan nodded and said, "I did get acquainted with Liu Gongzi in Caiyun Embroidery Village yesterday, and I was fortunate to see the dancing skills of the carefree girl. ”

Ren Zhongxian raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Wan, and asked lightly, "What happened later?"

Lin Wan hesitated a little, but still replied honestly: "Later, Liu Gongzi got drunk and entangled with Miss Sanssouci, and after Miss Sanssouci left, he also chased him out. I was worried about the safety of the worry-free girl, so I also took my leave and went out. After coming out, I saw a woman in yellow helping the drunk Liu Gongzi away, and then I was relieved. Later, I saw the carefree girl outside the door of Caiyun Embroidery Village and sent her back to Sanssouci Fang. ”

Ren Zhongxian frowned, and asked again: "Can anyone prove all this at that time? Are Zhao Gongzi and Xing Dagongzi with you?"

Lin Wan shook his head and said, "Big brother and Brother Zhao left first because they were not strong enough to drink, and they stayed because they admired the carefree girl." But later, before sending the worry-free girl back, he first went back to the Zhuangyuan Building and met Su Gongzi, Mu Gongzi and Yin Gongzi, all three of whom can prove it. And when she sent the carefree girl back to Sanssoucia, she was accompanied by Su Gongzi. ”

Ren Zhongxian did not hear any flaws from Lin Wan's answer, and it was also very consistent with the testimony of Mu Qianduo and others. But he always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this matter, but he couldn't say it.