At the end of the examination, all the examination papers will be sealed in name, transcribed in red pen, and submitted to the examiner for approval.

The quality of the students is excellent, and there are many splendid articles, but when these papers are recommended by the same examiner and placed in front of the examiner, there is a problem.

Some of the test papers are very similar in grammar, content, and ideas, although they are not exactly the same, but they are also similar, and it can be seen that they are made with the same article after a slight revision.

As soon as this incident came out, there was an uproar.

The invigilation in the examination room is strict, and the marking procedures are checked at all levels, so there is no possibility of fraud. Then the most likely thing is that the exam questions were leaked in advance, and these people bought the articles from the same person.

Fraud in the imperial examinations and leakage of examination questions are a big matter and a wide range of implications. At worst, the personnel involved in the case will be dismissed and imprisoned and will never be hired, and at the worst, the officials of all sizes will be beheaded and exiled, and their relatives and friends will be imprisoned.

The examiner did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported the matter to the Holy Hearing.

The saint was furious, this dynasty was established for more than a hundred years, and there had never been any fraud in the imperial examination, and he immediately appointed the five princes to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Because the imperial examination was presided over by the crown prince, now that something happened, in order to avoid suspicion, he could no longer be allowed to investigate, and the errand of the investigation fell on the five princes.

Zhou Jingrong never thought that she had just heard about the shocking imperial examination fraud case of the Manchu Dynasty the day before, and she was still eating melons, and the next day, officers and soldiers came to the door to arrest her and take her to the Beijing Yamen for accountability, pointing out that she was the initiator of this fraud case.

Zhou Jingrong looked confused, Fu Yun was deeply protected in front of her, fighting with the officers and soldiers, trying to protect her.

Fu Yunshen understood that it was extremely dangerous to go here, and he didn't dare to let Zhou Jingrong go into danger alone, so he was desperate to confront the officers and soldiers, and he didn't want to make friends.

Zhou Jingrong saw that the two sides were tense, and he was afraid that the government would arrest Fu Yunshen together, so he gently pinched his broad palm and whispered to him: "The clear is self-purifying, I have nothing to fear." If I don't go, it will make people think that I am weak in heart, and I will be guilty of this crime. In front of everyone's eyes, they don't dare to create unjust, false and wrongful cases, and I will be fine. ”

Fu Yunshen held Zhou Jingrong's hand tightly, gritted his teeth angrily, the muscles of his whole body tensed, and invisibly exuded cold anger.

As soon as the incident came out, he figured out the ins and outs, and the pain and remorse in his eyes were surging, and he secretly hated himself for affecting her.

When Zhou Jingrong came to the yamen of the Beijing Mansion, he saw that Boss Zhang, who had left the house, was also there.

It turned out that because the fraud case in the imperial examination was a big matter and annoyed the saints, the government acted quickly to investigate the case, and it only took one day to investigate the source of the leakage of the examination questions, which was actually from a painting hung in a teahouse in Beijing called Huang Liju.

And this painting is the legend of the serialized comic merman signed by Yunrong Jushi.

Boss Zhang knelt on the ground with a dejected expression.

Whether he knew about this matter or not, the exam questions flowed out of the Mill House, and he couldn't get out of it anyway.

When he saw Zhou Jingrong, his eyes lit up for a moment, as if he saw hope, but he felt guilty.

After all, it was he who confessed Zhou Jingrong.

Zhou Jingrong didn't blame him, they were all parties and should cooperate with the government to investigate the case.

She calmed down and said, "The women have seen all the adults. ”

Zhou Jingrong is stained with Fu Yunshen's light, he is a lifter, it can be seen that the official does not kneel.

Jing Zhaoyin was slightly stunned, and then slapped the shocked wood and shouted: "Bold Fu Zhou, I haven't seen His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince yet!" ”

Jing Zhaoyin sat next to a young man in a purple robe, he leaned lazily on the chair, with a smile on his handsome face, looking at Zhou Jingrong playfully, as if he had seen something interesting, this person was the fifth prince Pei Yu.

The corners of Zhou Jingrong's mouth twitched slightly, numb, her virgin kneeling was finally confessed, or in such a humiliating situation, the evil feudal society!

Zhou Jingrong had no choice, the royal family was bigger than the sky, so she could only kneel down in resignation: "The people's woman Fu Zhou has seen His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince." ”

Jing Zhaoyin was shocked again, and shouted: "Fu Zhou, you used the pen name Yunrong Jushi as a picture of the merman, leaked the exam questions, committed fraud, and caused chaos to the court, which is a great crime!" And tell the official, who instructed you to leak the exam questions, and to whom did you leak the exam questions? This official can read in your identification of meritorious, and deal with it as appropriate! If not, they will be punished! ”

How familiar this scene is, once the Song County Order was like this, regardless of whether the evidence was conclusive or not, she was directly convicted, did the ancient yamen do things like this?

Zhou Jingrong was not angry in her heart, but she was still neither humble nor arrogant: "The people don't admit their guilt, please ask His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince and Lord Jing Zhaoyin to allow the people to plead their lives." ”

With the five princes present, Jing Zhaoyin didn't dare to be specialized, so he looked at Pei Yu flatteringly.

Pei Yu nodded with a smile, and Jing Zhaoyin slapped the shocked wood again: "Say!" ”

Zhou Jingrong then told the cause and effect: "Yunrong Jushi is indeed the pen name of the people's women, and the legend of the merman is indeed a serialized cartoon made by the people's women. However, the paintings of the departed from the house are not from the hands of the people's women, but someone imitates the paintings of the people's women in the name of the people's women, and frames them! Previously, the woman stumbled upon the incident and went to the door to pursue responsibility, and Boss Zhang could testify. In addition, this painting is an imitation, and although the imitation skill is high, there are still many differences from the original. There is also the content of the comics, and the imitation cannot be connected with the original plot, so it can be seen that it is a fake. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to Puhe County to compare the original work of the woman with the imitation for verification! Your Highness, my lord, the people's women are wronged, and I hope that Your Highness and the adults will see and return the people's innocence! ”

Zhou Jingrong's remarks coincide with Boss Zhang, which shows that what the two said is true. Moreover, although those students who cheated did know the exam questions through the legend of the merman, they had never seen the true face of Yunrong Jushi, and they could not testify against Zhou Jingrong.

Jing Zhaoyin's sharp words just now were just to intimidate Zhou Jingrong, because the saint was concerned about the case and needed to report the progress every day, he didn't dare to bend into a trick.

So before the matter is decided, although Zhou Jingrong is a suspect, he can't do anything to her.

Unable to ask for useful information from Zhou Jingrong's mouth, Jing Zhaoyin couldn't help but be a little anxious, and turned his eyes to Pei Yu again, waiting for the show.

Pei Yu said lightly: "Let's arrest people first." ”

Jing Zhaoyin hurriedly asked again: "Your Highness, how to deal with these two people?" ”

Pei Yu said casually: "Taken into custody pending trial." ”

Boss Zhang had truthfully explained the matter of the fake Yunrong monk before, and he had never seen that person, only the little guy who came to deliver the painting every time.

Jing Zhaoyin ordered someone to draw the appearance of the little guy through his description, and posted the portrait all over the city to hunt down, and then judge after he was caught.

Zhou Jingrong didn't have hope for this clue, but she remembered that when she was assassinated before, the killer was wearing a human skin mask, and even his appearance could be disguised, could the little guy really find it?

When Zhou Jingrong was taken down, she inadvertently raised her eyes and looked at Pei Yu.

Pei Yu looked at her and showed an eerie smile. He licked his lips, not sexy at all, but like a poisonous snake spitting out letters, which made people's scalps tingle.

Now, how can Zhou Jingrong not understand that the fake Yunrong monk used her name to deceive her not at all for profit, but to use this way to leak the exam questions, and by the way, frame her!

As for why it's her, it's not that she was affected by Fu Yunshen.

Once Zhou Jingrong's charge of leaking exam questions is established, it is necessary to investigate how she obtained the exam questions as a deep girl, and naturally she will have nothing to do with her husband Fu Yunshen.

Fu Yunshen and Ye Xiyang are good friends, the Zhenguo Mansion is the prince's faction, and this imperial examination is presided over by the prince.

This layer of vines and melons can be said to be a piece of down.

If something happens to the prince, who benefits the most? Isn't it the five princes who are like poisonous snakes! Now, this case is still in his hands!

Therefore, the whole thing is actually a game between those in power, and Zhou Jingrong is just one of the small chess pieces that is being used.

Sure enough, it was the gods who fought, and the little ghosts suffered, what do these things have to do with her!

Pity her, a good law-abiding citizen, who has been in prison twice in the past year since she came to the ancient world!

Zhou Jingrong was very indignant and unwilling.

However, fortunately, the prison in Beijing Yamen is better than the prison in Puhe County, although it is the same dark and damp, but it is better that the place is spacious and clean, and there are no rats, insects and ants.

Zhou Jingrong sat on her knees on the ground covered with a thin layer of hay, full of worries, thinking about whether Fu Yunshen would be in a hurry, and worried that Fu Yunshen would be implicated and unable to get out.

Although it was very cold, surrounded by darkness and silence, Zhou Jingrong still fell asleep unconsciously by the wall.

She fell asleep and suddenly felt a heat wave coming, and the prison was obviously very cold, how could she feel hot?

She opened her eyes in a daze, only to see a thick smoke coming in front of her, and she choked and coughed a few times.

Then, she faintly heard someone outside shouting, "It's water!" ”

Flow?!

Zhou Jingrong woke up instantly, got up and ran to the door, and sure enough, he saw a thick smoke billowing outside, bursts of heat hit, and the firelight loomed through the smoke.

Zhou Jingrong banged on the door and shouted, "Help!" There are still people here! Did anyone open the door for me? Help me! ”

But she shouted for a long time, but there was no response, and the jailers outside had too late to escape, who had the time to take care of these prisoners in the cells.

Zhou Jingrong was anxious, this door fence was made of thick iron, which was very firm; The door was locked outside, bigger than her fist, and there was nothing but hay in the cell, and she couldn't save herself!

In desperation, Zhou Jingrong calmed down, thinking about why the prison suddenly caught fire, not like an accident.

Could it be that the five princes and the party killed her in order to kill her? But it's good to kill people and poison her, so you can use such a big battle?

Or did Fu Yunshen repeat his trick in order to save her and set fire to the prison of the Beijing Yamen?