As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Lan looked at him with disbelief.

"Husband, this..."

Leng Yu's anger had not subsided, and he continued:

"I set the exam question. It asked: 'Today's financial management strategy requires military farming and urgent water conservancy. What are the solutions?' Yet, she didn't even know the question and lied, claiming she disguised herself as a man to take the exam. This is clearly a deception. Furthermore, I recognize her handwriting. Although the handwriting on the exam paper was deliberately disguised, it wasn't hers."

As soon as he said this, Luo Lan looked at An An in shock. She couldn't believe that An An would use this matter to lie to others.

An An was kneeling there trembling. The firm confidence she had when she first came here had collapsed at this moment. She buried her head very low, and she was so nervous that she couldn't even breathe.

"Tell me, why on earth did you do this?"

Leng Yu's sharp voice echoed in the huge main hall, causing Luo Lan, who was sitting next to him, to shudder. She quickly turned her gaze to An An.

"An An, what's going on? Why did you lie to me?"

An An bit her lips tightly, shook her head vigorously, and said nothing.

"An An, why don't you speak up? What's going on?"

But no matter how she asked, An An remained silent.

Leng Yu was already extremely angry, he yelled directly,

"Someone, lock her up and starve her for three days."

Seeing this, Luo Lan hurriedly pleaded for her.

"Your Majesty, calm down and let me ask her."

Leng Yu shook his hand impatiently.

"She even lied to you. Do you think you can get the truth out of her?"

These words left Luo Lan speechless.

She never thought that An An would lie to her. Why did An An do this?

After a while, Ayu and Ahong came in and took An An away, but Leng Yu was still angry.

Luo Lan sat there blankly, thinking about this incident, but she couldn't figure out why An An told this lie?

More importantly, she also found a pair of men's clothes to seduce her.

"Husband, can you please take out that test paper and let me see it?"

Leng Yu frowned and looked at her, pondered for a while, and nodded.

"Well, since this new number one scholar is so mysterious, it's only right that we carefully examine his examination paper."

After saying this, he instructed Qin Shun who was standing not far away:

"Pass on my order to retrieve the new top scholar's examination paper and bring it to Prince Yu's mansion. I want to review it again."

Qin Shun nodded quickly to accept the order.

"Yes, I will go right away."

Luo Lan was sure that the handwriting on the test paper gave her a familiar feeling. When An An admitted it, she thought it must be An An's handwriting.

Now that Leng Yu said this, she began to doubt the familiar font again.

If this person was not An An, why would she feel that the font looked familiar?

Is it just my own imagination?

…

In the afternoon, Leng Ming brought the box containing the test papers to Leng Yu and opened it in front of him.

When taking out those test papers, Luo Lan's heart was in his throat and Leng Yu's brows were furrowed into a ravine.

Qin Shun took the test paper from Leng Ming and handed it to Leng Yu respectfully.

"Your Majesty, this is the examination paper of the newly crowned number one scholar, Ling An. Please review it."

Leng Yu took the test paper with a frown and spread it out on the table. Luo Lan and Leng Ming came forward to check it out.

The handwriting on this test paper is clear and neat, and the content contains unique insights.

Leng Ming said seriously:

"This font is obviously meant to conceal something, which is why it looks so pale and weak, but it's hard to find fault with it."

Luo Lanping looked at it carefully, frowned and shook his head.

"This certainly doesn't look like An An's handwriting, but it also looks familiar. Who is this?"

While the two of them were guessing, Leng Yu remained silent.

His eyes, as sharp as arrows, were fixed on the handwriting on the test paper, and he remained silent.

Leng Ming continued to wonder:

"An An is willing to take the place of this person, there must be a reason, she must know this person, sister-in-law, please ask An An later!"

Before Luo Lan could respond, Leng Yu chuckled with a determined look in his eyes.

"I know who it is."

As soon as he said this, Leng Ming and Luo Lan looked at him curiously and asked in unison:

"Who is it?"

Leng Yu sat down on the chair, looked towards the door with resentful eyes, and spoke slowly,

"He is Huaiyu..."

"What?"

This time it was Luo Lan who was surprised. She looked at Leng Yu with disbelief, and then looked at the test paper carefully.

After a while, she finally nodded as if she suddenly understood.

"No wonder I felt this handwriting was familiar. After you reminded me, I also found that it was similar to Huaiyu's handwriting. But since he was the top scorer in the imperial examination, why didn't he dare to show up? Why did An An pretend to be someone else?"

"Then you'll have to ask An An."

Although Leng Yu's words were filled with displeasure, he also felt somewhat relieved.

As long as this test paper was not written by An An, the problem would be easy to solve.

If it really is Huaiyu, then it means that Huaiyu is a talented person who can be cultivated. As long as he is given a little guidance, it will be no problem for him to achieve great things.

"Okay, I'll go see An An now."

After leaving these words, she immediately stood up and went straight to An An's room.

At this time, An An was curled up on the bed and shivering. She felt that she was so stupid. Why didn’t she think that her father would ask about the exam questions?

At this moment, the door opened and she hurriedly lay down on the bed, covering her head with the quilt.

But even so, looking at the trembling quilt, Luo Lan knew that she was not sleeping.

She sat on the edge of the bed and called softly,

"An An, mother knows you are not asleep. Get up. Mother has something to ask you."

Hiding under the quilt, Ti Anan was even more frightened. She was afraid that her mother would ask her about the test paper and she didn't know how to answer.

Seeing that she didn't come out from under the quilt, Luo Lan simply said,

"We have guessed that you are taking this responsibility on behalf of your brother Huaiyu."

When she said this, An An, who was hiding under the quilt, was stunned for a moment. She then opened the quilt, sat up slowly, and looked at Luo Lan with red and swollen eyes.

"Mom, how did you guess that?"

"How could we not recognize Huaiyu's handwriting? Tell me, what's going on? Where is Huaiyu? Why did he ask you to speak for him?"

An An fidgeted and shook his head vigorously, then responded incoherently.

"Mom, that's not the case. Brother Huaiyu didn't ask me to take the blame for him. This has nothing to do with him."

Luo Lan looked at her solemnly.

"An An, you can't lie to me anymore, otherwise I can't help you."

An An looked at Luo Lan and lowered her head timidly. She pinched the quilt and said worriedly:

"Mom, I didn't mean to lie to you, and neither did Huaiyu. I just happened to know that he came to the capital to take the exam."