Lu Chengjie was stunned by the question.

He was originally thinking about the exam today, but then he was caught off guard by the chaos in the examination room, and it wasn't until he returned to Lu Mansion that he felt more at ease.

was asked by Lu Qingrong like this, and he suddenly remembered Lu Yiduo.

"This ...... I don't know. Lu Chengjie recalled the scene that happened just now: "The Gongyuan has been surrounded by officers and soldiers, and all the candidates who come out are not allowed to walk around at will in the vicinity. ”

"Where are the officers and soldiers?" Lu Qingrong then asked.

"Listening to them talk about the 'Governor', it doesn't look like a guard in the examination room, it may be someone from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies."

Hearing Lu Chengjie say this, Lu Qingrong's heart was even more worried, and he couldn't help but glance at Yin Pingru, who also had a worried face.

At this moment, another maid ran in from outside.

"Madam, Mrs. Tai asked you to hurry to the main courtyard."

Yin Pingru felt that this might have something to do with today's test, so she took Lu Chengjie with her.

Lu Qingrong couldn't let go of it, so he followed him to the main courtyard.

When she arrived at the main courtyard, as soon as Yin Pingru entered the door, Mrs. Tai didn't care that the two children were still on the side, so she hurriedly asked, "Is there any news from the boss today?" ”

"No, there has been no news since I entered the Tribute Courtyard a few days ago. Brother Jie came out of the examination room today, and he didn't see the master. Yin Pingru said truthfully.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Mrs. Tai quickly turned her head to look at Lu Chengjie on the side and asked about what happened in the examination room today.

After listening to Lu Chengjie's original narration, he was even more anxious.

Since some candidates have been taken away and things have been found, the fraud in this field is a certainty.

No matter what the final investigation is, after all, those people were allowed to enter the examination room smoothly, and as the chief examiner, Lu Yiduo's responsibility for dereliction of duty may not be shirkable.

And Lu Qingrong also thought of this layer in his heart at this time.

let the entrained person enter the examination room, Lu Yiduo is certainly to blame.

But what about those officers and soldiers who came suddenly?

Whether there are other twists and turns, and whether Lu Yiduo will be more implicated, these questions are hanging in Lu Qingrong's heart.

At this moment, Lu Yizhong walked in quickly without being passed through the maid.

Seeing Yin Pingru and the others in the house, he was also stunned at first, and looked at Mrs. Tai's expression and couldn't help but stop talking.

Mrs. Tai was already more and more anxious the more she thought about it, and now she couldn't care about it, so she asked him directly: "You are so flustered, but what happened?" Is there news from your eldest brother? ”

"I heard in the Ministry of Rites that something happened in the examination room. An Lehou took the people from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to the Tribute Academy for a long time, and finally took away several examiners above, including the eldest brother and the deputy examiner Qiu Yongan. ”

When Mrs. Tai and the others heard this, their hearts were even more uneasy.

Lu Yizhong continued: "Hearing this news, I originally wanted to go to the officials who invigilated the exam today to inquire about the situation, but then I decided to go back to the house to take a look. ”

After speaking, Lu Yizhong looked at Lu Chengjie, and saw that he did not speak at this time, and his expression was also anxious, so he secretly said in his heart, it seems that the rumors may be true.

"What else did you hear?" Mrs. Tai asked with a heavy face.

"That's all for now. Mother is a little restless, I will go to the Gongyuan for a trip, maybe I can welcome the eldest brother, I don't know. Lu Yizhong thought for a while, and then continued: "The matter that this candidate brought has always been repeatedly banned in the imperial examination room, and it also happens from time to time in this dynasty. ”

Lu Yizhong comforted everyone with his words.

And for some reason, the more he said this, the more apprehensive Lu Qingrong became.

After Lu Yizhong finished speaking, he turned around and left.

It wasn't until the third quarter of Youzheng that the sky was dark and Lu Yizhong came back.

Yin Pingru and the others were anxious in their hearts, and they did not leave the main courtyard, but stayed at Mrs. Tai's place to wait for news.

Seeing that Lu Yizhong came back, the expression on his face became more solemn, and everyone also sweated.

"How's it going? Have you seen your big brother? It was Mrs. Tai who asked first.

Lu Yizhong shook his head and said, "Big brother, they were not taken away by the people of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies as the rumors said, but they are still staying in the Tribute Courtyard, but now the Tribute Courtyard is heavily guarded, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. ”

When Mrs. Tai heard this, she felt a little relieved, thinking that the matter would soon pass.

Lu Yizhong continued: "Many of the officials who invigilated the examination below have already come out, and I heard them say that today it was An Lehou who got the emperor's will and personally brought people from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to come over to search, and a total of more than 20 candidates were found. ”

That's not much compared to what it used to be.

Mrs. Tai thought to herself.

"Just for this, to start such a big battle?" Mrs. Tai was a little puzzled.

Lu Yizhong's expression was very entangled at this time, and he looked at Yin Pingru and them, as if he had made a lot of determination, before he opened his mouth.

"This time is different from the past, in addition to some micro-copies of the Four Books and Five Classics, I also found articles that have already been written from some people, which are completely consistent with the questions in this exam!"

The crowd was shocked.

Leak the question!

It turns out that it's not just that there are candidates to entrain.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Daqi has always attached great importance to the fairness of the imperial examination. The questions of each Beijing examination are written by the emperor himself, put them in a box and sealed, and are escorted to the Gongyuan by a special person, and handed over to the hands of the chief examiner, until the time of the examination, can be opened.

This time, someone actually knew the sealed exam questions in advance, and Lu Yiduo was the chief examiner this time......

The more Lu Qingrong thought about it, the more scared he became.

At this time, Mrs. Tai hurriedly asked, "Have you found out who leaked the question?" ”

"I don't know yet." Lu Yizhong sighed, "Now An Lehou is still investigating, and several examiners who may have been in contact with the exam questions have been detained in the Tribute Academy, and no one has come out until I came back just now." I don't think we will have a result until tomorrow, at least. ”

Everyone knows in their hearts that if they can't find out the person who leaked the question, then Lu Yiduo, who is the main exam, will be in a very worrying situation.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely tense.

In the end, Mrs. Tai said to everyone, "You all go back first." Since the results will not be available until tomorrow, it is useless for us to be in a hurry here. I believe that this has nothing to do with the boss, just let them find out! ”

Everyone still stood in place with their own hearts, and Mrs. Tai persuaded a few more words before they dispersed.

Lu Qingrong followed Yin Pingru and Lu Chengjie back to the East Courtyard, speechless all the way.

After entering the East Courtyard, Lu Chengjie hesitated for half a salary, and said to Yin Pingru: "Mother doesn't need to worry, my father has always been an upright official, and he is most unaccustomed to favoritism and fraud. The leakage must have nothing to do with the father. ”

Yin Pingru listened, and barely squeezed out a smile: "That's natural." You should go back and rest early, in case you retake the exam tomorrow, don't lose your energy. Then he turned his head to Lu Qingrong and said, "You can go back too!" ”

Lu Qingrong didn't say much, said goodbye to his mother and eldest brother, and went back to Wisteria Pavilion alone.

But for the whole night, she tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep.

Thinking about what happened today, Lu Qingrong was inevitably frightened in his heart.

Although I am sure that this leak has nothing to do with Lu Yiduo, what is the truth of the facts, and can it really be investigated?

What if you can't find the culprit?

Lu Qingrong suddenly remembered that when Lu Yiduo came back to Lu Mansion a few days ago, when she went to the study to look for him, she was just in time for Qiu Yongan's visit.

She had never seen Qiu Yongan before, but just because he was Qiu Muyun's eldest brother, Lu Qingrong didn't have a good impression of him.

If it was him, the deputy chief examiner, who leaked the question, Lu Qingrong felt that it was very possible.

But what did he do when he came to his father that day?

All night, Lu Qingrong fell into this complex and contradictory mood, only hoping that the good news would come after dawn.

Unexpectedly, there was indeed a change the next day, but it was not good news.

Some of the examiners in the Gongyuan were directly released, and some were put in prison pending investigation.

Among them, Qiu Yongan, the deputy chief examiner, was released early in the morning and swaggered back to the princess's mansion.

The chief examiner, Lu Yiduo, was escorted to the prison of the Criminal Department and imprisoned for investigation.

When Mrs. Tai heard the news, she fainted directly, and it took a long time for her to regain her intuition.

"How so?" As soon as Mrs. Tai woke up, she asked Yin Pingru beside her.

At this time, there were only two of them in the inner room of the main house.

Yin Pingru also didn't know what to do, and said: "I haven't been convicted yet, but I just said that I was suspicious, and I was transferred to the Criminal Department, and Lord Xu and An Lehou of the Criminal Department tried the case together." ”

"The Criminal Department?" Mrs. Tai regained some of her spirits when she heard this.

Yin Pingru understood what she meant, and then said, "Second Uncle has just gone to Master Di to see if he can inquire about some details. ”

The two didn't wait too long this time, and Lu Yizhong soon came back from the Criminal Department.

"It's really a bit troublesome this time, they don't know what evidence they have, and they seem to think that the eldest brother is involved in leaking the question." Lu Yizhong couldn't hide his anger, "I think they are framed!" Why can Qiu Yongan be released directly, it's not because An Lehou favors him! ”

Lu Yizhong said angrily as soon as he entered the door.

An Lehou Wu Xingchun is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Wu, and it is not surprising to say that he favored Qiu Yongan because of Princess Chengyang's relationship.

"Did Master Di say what the evidence is?" Yin Pingru still couldn't believe it.

"Not really. In fact, Master Di doesn't know much about this, after all, there is still Master Xu of the Criminal Department above, and he is not easy to ask. Especially since he and his eldest brother are in-laws, they should have avoided it. Lu Yizhong hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I think this time, Master Di is afraid that he won't be able to help much." ”

"Master Di reminded me again and again, saying that if we have anything to do with each other, we must use it quickly. Fraud in the field has always been the most hated by the emperor, and the verdict and conviction are very fast, if the case is convicted, whether it is wronged or not, it is difficult to overturn the case! ”

Yin Pingru couldn't help but be very frightened when she heard this.

And Mrs. Tai finally spoke: "Master Di has a point, we can't afford to lose the opportunity again. You should hurry up and go to the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion now! ”RS