The emperor quietly changed his posture, his entire body weight resting on the backrest. "The Crown Princess's method is good. As for how to implement it effectively, that is your business."

Qin Wan had quietly stepped aside and watched the emperor and his ministers discuss how to implement this matter.

Xie Qing took her hand, feeling a little distressed: "Are you tired?"

Qin Wan smiled and shook her head: "Fortunately, it's not as hard as you."

Xie Qing has to attend court meetings every day and is busy with endless things to do. How can she possibly get anywhere now?

After the emperor finished discussing with his ministers, he called the students in and announced the rankings.

The imperial examination cheating incident caused a lot of uproar. The students thought that their examination results were invalidated. Now there is still the palace examination. Even though their hopes are slim, it is not so difficult for them to accept it.

Moreover, the emperor ordered that all the essays from the palace examination be posted so that they could be seen outside the palace.

In this way, it is clear at a glance who is truly talented and knowledgeable, who has brilliant writing skills, and who entered by cheating in the imperial examination.

When they left the palace and saw Sun Quanxue's ranking, they were surprised. Then they read the article and exclaimed:

"That's quite a skill."

"I've talked with him. He's a little lacking in poetry and prose. However, his talent is more than enough for a county magistrate."

In the past, they would have said, "How can you tell whether someone can become a county magistrate from his writing?"

However, the questions in this palace examination were about some local policies, and they were convinced by Sun Quanxue's correct answers.

Some candidates, whose fathers were minor officials, had been exposed to this from a young age and knew that the emphasis in the Spring Examination was on practicality, even in the Palace Examination, and they answered with ease.

They also explained on the side, and everyone finally understood why Sun Quanxue won, and no one said any more gossip.

With the announcement of the palace examination list, the students who were selected to become officials were also ready to embark on their own journey after the palace banquet. The issue of cheating in the imperial examination came to an end. However, in the Four Imperial Palaces, the issue of cheating in the imperial examination was not over yet.

The Fourth Prince was in urgent need of money because of Bai Wanyi. Anyone who paid money to buy a ranking now would not only lose their official position and title, but also lose all face. In the future, not only their descendants, but also all the descendants of the family would not be able to take part in the imperial examinations.

It can be said that the hope of the entire clan was directly cut off. They were cursed, forced, and even expelled from the clan. Even after their death, they could not be buried in the ancestral tomb, and were like fallen leaves without roots.

This is really a desperate situation.

Several down-and-out people gathered together and without any discussion ran to the Fourth Prince's mansion to make trouble. Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes!

"Your Highness said at the beginning that I would definitely pass the high school entrance exam, but now this is the case. How can our whole family survive?"

"I've been kicked out of the family and will never be able to enter the ancestral tomb again. I feel so ashamed of my ancestors!"

"You'll ruin the child's life!"

The Fourth Prince had a stern face and showed no fear of them at all: "I am a prince, not the emperor who sets the questions for the palace examination. If you don't have the ability, don't do this job! I thought you were so talented, but I didn't expect you to be so weak during the palace examination!"

Several people were indignant:

"You took two hundred thousand taels of silver from me! Now our whole family has been driven out. We have no money, no place to live, and no official position! What do you think we should do?"

"I paid three hundred thousand! I spent all my money to get that!"

The Fourth Prince drank his tea calmly. "Silver? Who can prove that I accepted your silver? I've never seen you, let alone know you. Butler, get rid of them!"

He directly denied the incident, and several people collapsed on the spot. However, it was of no use at all. The guards in the Fourth Prince's mansion were no pushovers, and they each carried the man out one by one.

The Fourth Prince winked at the steward, who quietly retreated. All of them had been dismissed from their posts and titles, and had also been expelled from the family, which proved that no one cared about them. In that case, what was the point of keeping them around?

However, the Fourth Prince was not happy. He kept a low profile and ended up leading to such a situation!

When several staff members entered the room, they saw the gloomy expression on the Fourth Prince's face.

They looked at each other and said subconsciously, "Your Highness, calm down."

It would have been fine if they hadn't spoken. As soon as they opened their mouths, the Fourth Prince was instantly ignited and exploded: "You want me to calm down? How can I calm down? Ah? You asked me to bide my time, and I did, and it led to this situation! Do you have any better solutions? Ah? Get out of here!"

The Fourth Prince felt that neither Bai Wanyi nor these staff members were useful!

It would be better if he could do it himself!

He grinned and raised his hand, and a little eunuch with a hunched back, whose presence was completely unnoticed, walked out from the corner.

The fourth prince asked, "Is the food ready?"

The young eunuch bowed and said, "It's almost finished."

The Fourth Prince's voice was a little anxious: "Have someone deliver it as quickly as possible. This little ending doesn't matter. I want this thing, not all of it."

The young eunuch retreated immediately.

The Fourth Prince walked around the room a few times, called the young eunuch in, whispered a few words to him, and watched the young eunuch retreat. He took a deep breath and looked into the distance.

After the palace examination, there was a palace banquet. This was a rare lively scene in the palace after the Chinese New Year. It was also the first time for the new scholars to come into contact with the officials in the court, which also allowed them to get to know each other.

After the parade through the streets, the top scholar entered the palace to attend the banquet, which was still held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The main participants of the palace banquet this time were civil and military officials, as well as nobles. Qin Wan led the people in the harem to attend the banquet.

Lu Linglong, who had not appeared for a long time, also had the honor of following Li Zhaoyi to become the concubine with the lowest rank who could attend the banquet.

She couldn't sit still at the banquet, especially when she saw the dazzling Qin Wan, she wanted to go up to her immediately and say a few words to her and ask for some benefits.

As she looked around, Lu Linglong saw a man holding a bundle, sneaking past the wall from outside.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Lu Linglong simply followed him out, caught up with the young eunuch and patted him on the shoulder.

The young eunuch was startled, and his hand loosened, and the things fell to the ground. He hurriedly picked up the things and tidied up the scattered bundles. "Lu, Lu Cainu, what are you doing here?"

Lu Linglong stared at the bag in his hand and reached out to pick it up: "You are sneaking around, are you stealing something?"

Thinking of this, Lu Linglong became more and more excited.

Now that the emperor is ill and refuses to see anyone, Lu Linglong has no chance to get along with the emperor at all, let alone make him fall in love with her and promote herself.

But isn't the opportunity here now?

If you catch a thief, you will have done a great deed!

Now the emperor is also in there. If I can show off, wouldn’t I be at the peak of my life?