The atmosphere in the capital seemed to be tense again overnight.

But ordinary people don't know what happened yet, but they only vaguely know that this year's imperial examination is not very peaceful.

But in fact, this matter is also very far away for them, so it has no impact on the daily life of the people.

Duan Xingzhen took someone to the inn where the examinee lived early in the morning.

Let people go up and down carefully investigate, and also let people investigate the flow of people in the inn.

That's how we got to the bottom of it.

"Your Royal Highness, there was a cook in this inn a few days ago, who was responsible for the food of all the candidates, but now it has disappeared."

Almost intuitively, Duan Xingzhen thought that there must be something wrong with this person.

asked his subordinates to investigate the specific information of this person again, and after waiting for a while, they didn't find anything.

Worried that Duan Xingzhen would punish himself, his subordinates simply called the shopkeeper over.

"Your Highness, your subordinates have already called someone over."

When the shopkeeper arrived in front of the two people, he said directly, "The chef of our inn suddenly had an accident before, so I temporarily found a replacement." ”

"Originally, I also wanted to investigate the details of my net worth, but because the time was too tight, we didn't care too much."

The sweat on the shopkeeper's head kept dripping, and he was extremely nervous.

I was worried that if I didn't say a word right, the restaurant that I had managed to operate would be seized.

Duan Xingzhen saw that he really didn't look like he was lying, "Take it back and interrogate it again, if there is nothing to do, let it go." ”

The shopkeeper looked at this line nervously, only to hear him say again, "Don't open this store for the time being, as for the loss these days, the court will give you forty percent." ”

After hearing Duan Xingzhen's words, the shopkeeper also breathed a sigh of relief, and followed the official with great gratitude.

Duan Xingzhen took people around the restaurant again, but did not investigate anything.

Then let the candidates put away all their things and move to another inn.

Because something like this is happening these days, they are also in an infinite panic.

"Since you have chosen to come to the capital for the exam, there are some risks that you must bear."

"However, the court will protect your safety within its means, and you must trust the court in this regard."

After hearing Duan Xingzhen's words, these candidates also relaxed a lot.

"Your Highness, it's not that we don't worry about the court, but if this is the case, we need to bear too much."

"The edge of the sword comes from the sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." Qin Yunluo walked in from outside and looked at them, "As long as you can hold on, I believe the result won't be too bad." ”

I have to say that some words can really comfort others just right.

Qin Yunluo's appearance at this time soothed the hearts of these candidates very well.

"Thank you, Princess, Your Royal Highness."

The examinee followed the guards brought by Duan Xingzhen out.

After finishing this matter, Duan Xingzhen and Qin Yunluo went back together, and the two of them also talked about this matter.

"Now we still have to be optimistic, and the situation has not reached the worst yet."

"We do everything we can do well, and as for the rest, we can only look at their luck or providence."

Duan Xingzhen nodded and decided not to think about it for the time being.

But the next day, news came from there.

Both Hei Ren and Bai Nian were sent to pay special attention to this matter, and knowing the importance of this matter, they did not dare to slack off.

"Among the candidates, there have been people who have gone crazy, and now the doctor is watching."

After Hei Shinobi finished speaking, Bai Nian spoke, "But my subordinates think that ordinary doctors have no effect on this poison. ”

"Now I can only wait for the little boy to see if he can research it."

Qin Yunluo didn't expect the situation to be so serious, but if she thought about it carefully, it seemed to be true.

If the chef were to do it, he would never choose one person, but poison it on a large scale.

So the situation is very serious for them today.

If there is a problem with these candidates, then this imperial examination will be very seriously affected.

This matter has become so big that Prince Rui and Princess Duan Yinzhou have begun to pay attention to this matter.

"What the hell is going on? Speak carefully with me. ”

The two of them had already put aside the affairs of the court for a long time, because Duan Xingzhen and Qin Yunluo were there, and they didn't need to understand.

The two of them briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter, and Prince Rui and Duan Yinzhou both frowned.

"If you continue like this, I'm afraid that all your hard work will be wasted this time."

They don't care about whether they work hard or not, the only important thing is that Ji Chao has not had young fresh blood injected for a long time.

If they don't do things well this time, they are afraid that next time all the candidates will be bitten by snakes, and they will be afraid of the well rope for ten years.

In the long run, the impact on the Ji Dynasty will be very great.

After explaining in this way, the faces of Prince Rui and Duan Yinzhou became even more ugly.

"If there's anything my father and mother can do to help you, just ask."

The two of them wanted to help, but now was not the best time to step in.

Otherwise, if one of their actions affects their plans, it will not be good.

After quietly waiting for things to ferment for a few days, other rumors began again.

"Princess Shizi, now everyone outside is saying that those candidates who have accidents are because they were ghosted, are you right or wrong about this matter?"

Zhen'er has always been afraid of ghosts and gods, such as today, when it was dark, her voice was still a little trembling when she talked to Qin Yunluo about this matter.

"What I can tell you is that I'm not sure if there are ghosts in the world, but what is more terrifying than ghosts is the human heart."

After listening to Qin Yunluo's words, Zhen'er became even more scared.

She also knew that it was impossible to change the minds of the ancients, and that she could only influence them subtly.

"Don't worry, this thing is definitely not a ghost." Speaking of this, Qin Yunluo's face was very cold, "It's just that someone is pretending to be a ghost behind their backs, if we are afraid, we will really fall for their tricks." ”

Hearing her such a determined tone, Zhen'er was also a lot more relieved.

"If this is the case, then the slave and maid will be relieved."

After thinking about it, he opened his mouth and said, "It's already spread like this outside, don't the princess and His Royal Highness the prince have to think of a way to stop it?" ”