"If Lord Cheng doubts us, he can just find someone to ask, as long as he asks, he can know that we have nothing to do with these people who sell exam questions, can you bear to let us be ruined like this?"

Mo Xiuran said word by word, he knew that Cheng Qing was not a corrupt official who would convict them indiscriminately, otherwise they would have been sentenced a long time ago, and there would be no need to try them publicly at this time.

Because of this, he argued with reason and wanted Cheng Qing to find out the truth.

This is easy to look at, and you only need to start with the person who sells the test questions to know that they did not buy the test questions from him.

He was only afraid that Cheng Qing would not spend energy to find out the truth, as long as he investigated, he would definitely know that they were not cheating.

Mo Xiuran's words shocked Cheng Qing's heart, after all, the other party didn't look very old, but the words he spoke, every word was very organized, and he knew that he was knowledgeable at a glance.

So many people said that they had been wronged, it was inevitable that they were a little weird, Cheng Qing frowned.

He used to be a scientific researcher, and then he got to where he is today.

Because of this, he did not completely reject the children's words.

It's just that if you go to great lengths to send someone to investigate whether their words are true or false, you will inevitably waste a lot of time.

This made him a little confused, after all, there was not so much time left for them to investigate.

The master on the side seemed to see his thoughts, and immediately spoke: "Lord Prefect, it is better to let them retake the exam, if there is a big difference between the previous score and the previous one, it can be regarded as cheating, do you have any objections?" ”

Everyone was silent, and no one dared to raise their mouths to object.

After all, if you object at this time, wouldn't you be directly telling everyone that you are cheating.

They could only eat coptis dumbly and swallowed all the bitterness into their hearts.

For a while, some people were happy and some were sad.

The prefect asked people to send the exam papers, and many people looked sad, just by looking at their expressions, it could be seen that they were not sure.

And among so many people, Mo Xiuran is the most calm one.

He sat very upright, looking at the scroll in his hand without squinting, with a calm demeanor and no anxiety.

The prefect's gaze swept over him, and he was a little surprised for a while.

"This kid is so generous at a young age, and he will definitely be great in the future."

He did not hesitate to express his words of appreciation, and the master next to him nodded in agreement.

This exam time is only a stick of incense, and after a stick of incense is burned, the prefect has people put away the papers at that moment.

"The results will be announced within three days, and everyone will be temporarily detained until the results are out."

After the prefect said this, he asked them to take them down.

Meng Lianyi reluctantly watched Mo Xiuran disappear from his eyes, only to feel that time passed too fast, and he hadn't seen enough at all, and the other party had already been escorted away.

After the other party left completely, Meng Lianyi withdrew his eyes.

"It's okay, I believe he will also play well this time, and he will be able to clear his suspicions when the time comes."

Mo Li said soothingly, and Meng Lianyi nodded.

"He'll definitely be able to clear his name, we just have to believe him."

Meng Lianyi knew that what he should do now was to believe in him unconditionally, after all, they all knew Mo Xiuran's talent.

And Mo Xiuran has never been easily influenced by the outside world, even if he is in such a situation now, he will definitely be able to play well.

The two followed the crowd away, and before leaving, Meng Lianyi couldn't help but glance back, but he only saw a back figure of Mo Xiuran.

After the crowd dispersed, the prefect returned to his study.

The people below went to the study with the exam papers and handed them to Cheng Qing.

"Lord Prefect, this is the exam paper for all candidates."

Cheng Qing responded and asked people to put the exam papers aside.

After the idle people and others retreated, Cheng Qing began to read the papers.

In addition to him, there were two other senior officials who read the papers together, and the study room was extremely solemn, almost silent.

After a few quarters of an hour had passed, someone suddenly spoke.

"Come and look at this paper, I think the answer given by this person is impeccable, even I may not be able to answer so well, it can be used as the first place in this government exam."

He hurriedly handed over the scroll for everyone to enjoy.

Cheng Qing couldn't help but nod when he looked at the whole scroll, this is indeed a malleable talent, he glanced at the name again, and it turned out to be Mo Xiuran.

He knew that Mo Xiuran was the boy who had just turned eight.

"A child who is only eight years old can write such a good article, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future."

He couldn't help but sigh that if it was really the back waves of the Yangtze River turning over the front waves, it was really terrifying.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and they both decided that Mo Xiuran was the first name.

At this point, another examiner questioned it.

"Master Cheng, I don't think it's appropriate, Mo Xiuran is too young, isn't it good to let an eight-year-old child be the first name?"

Once this matter spreads, it will definitely attract many people's suspicions, and he feels that it is not appropriate to do so.

After all, among these candidates, many of them are much older than Mo Xiuran, and if Mo Xiuran is the first place, they may be dissatisfied.

Cheng Qing's face changed, and he immediately retorted: "I only look at real talent and real learning, if Mo Xiuran's first name is canceled just because of his age, it will be too unfair to him." ”

The day of the release of the list is approaching, and everyone detained in the prison is a little panicked.

After all, they don't know if they'll be able to make it through.

And the most uneasy among them are, of course, the cheaters, who know very well that they will never be able to pass the test by their own strength alone.

It's just that the more they sit on pins and needles, the more calm Mo Xiuran becomes, and he sits in the corner of the wall steadily, as if all the wind and grass can't make him the slightest wave.

He had a great deal of trust in himself, after all, the questions on the paper were easy for him.

And this time he answered even better than the last time, and after thinking about it for a few days, he changed all the answers that he thought were not good.

Seeing Mo Xiuran's indifferent appearance, the rest of the people were a little envious, jealous and hateful, if they had Mo Xiuran's talent, how could they fall into this step.

And in the midst of everyone's anxiety, the day of unveiling the list has arrived.

On this day, the door to the cell was opened.

An official came in with a piece of rice paper, and everyone could see that the rice paper had dense names written on it, and the scene was quiet for a while.