The next morning, Murong Jin left the Jin residence.

Come visit me sometime!

"good."

Guan Ruoyan watched the departing person, her face filled with admiration and surprise.

I met up with my favorite friend.

happy.

Walking down the street, Murong Jin wore a bamboo hat, naturally avoiding the gaze of some people.

Until someone bumped into her, she said, "I'm so sorry, miss, I'm so sorry."

The item fell to the ground, but the young man didn't pay any attention to it and kept running forward.

Murong Jin's gaze fell on the object on the ground, which was a wooden box that was half open because it had fallen to the ground.

I picked it up and glanced at it; inside were some identification documents for those going to the capital for the imperial examinations.

This is very important for test takers.

The person who bumped into her just now didn't do it on purpose; he was very polite, but his eyes were filled with fear.

After putting the wooden box away, Murong Jin turned around and looked in the direction the young man had run.

Arriving at a deserted place, the figure disappeared and reappeared on a wall.

"Don't hit me! Don't hit me!"

"I have all my proofs for you."

Looking down at the young man being brutally beaten, especially the four or five people who looked like they were trained.

When Murong Jin saw the young man looking for something, she gave them all her belongings.

"All my belongings are here."

After taking the items, those people kicked the young man.

The young man was nearly knocked unconscious and could only curl up on the ground in pain.

After those people left, Murong Jin landed in front of the young man.

They crouched down and looked at him, while the young man's eyes were swollen. "I've given you everything, please don't hit me anymore."

"What do they want from you?"

Upon hearing a gentle female voice, the young man paused, then said, "Miss, you should leave quickly. Those people want my things, and I don't know what they want to do."

She took the person to the Jin residence, and the young man followed her with a limp.

"Young lady, I..."

He slightly opened his eyes and saw the woman wearing a straw hat, the one he had accidentally bumped into while escaping earlier that day.

"Feel sorry."

Murong Jin handed him the wooden box, saying, "Your things."

The young man's eyes widened, but he couldn't make out much of a difference. "This is..."

His lifeblood.

"The thing is, candidates who went to the capital for the imperial examinations were always targeted by some bullies who would steal their belongings."

"I've met several people who had their belongings stolen, their exam certificates gone, or destroyed, and they all had to go back home helplessly..."

Upon hearing this, Murong Jin said, "Yi Liu, go and investigate."

"yes."

After being settled in, the young man thanked Murong Jin and was then led by servants to the room arranged for him.

"Um, thank you, but I don't have any extra money..."

Yi Yi: "Stay anywhere, we'll talk about it after your exams."

The young man's eyes welled up with tears. "Thank you."

The wooden box is still there, and all the materials inside are still there. That's good. If it had been lost, he wouldn't have been able to take the exam.

"Could you please tell me about that young lady...?"

"It's our lady."

The young man was taken aback. He looked so young, but he was already married.

"Thank you, Madam."

Yi Yi: "You're welcome. You should rest well. I'll have the doctor come and check on you."

Thank you.

...

"Mother~~~"

"My sweet baby~"

Murong Jin caught the little girl who ran over and held her in his arms. "How did you sleep last night?"

Nan Muyu hooked her arm around her neck, "Okay, sleeping in Mommy's room is great, of course."

"I just heard Aunt Jiu say that an uncle is living in our house?"

"Oh right, they are candidates who came to the capital to take the exam."

"The imperial examination? The Master mentioned it before, but Xiaoyu is too slow and can't understand much of it."

"Xiaoyu is still young. She will understand as she grows up and learns more."

Okay.

The mother and daughter sat at the dining table. "Mom, I want to eat meat too."

"This has chili peppers in it, Xiaoyu, do you want some too?"

Nan Muyu: "Yes."

Murong Jin put the meat in the little guy's bowl, next to which was a bowl of water.

Watching the little guy wash up quickly and then devour the meat in one bite is incredibly cute.

Murong Jin would occasionally give them some spicy food, but it was always just mildly spicy, suitable for children.

However, we later learned that the two little ones could actually tolerate spicy food.

Later that evening, Murong Jin sat in his study, holding the latest news about the capital.

After Yi Liu returned, he told Murong Jin everything he had found out.

“Some people in the officialdom want to use this imperial examination to replace the candidates with better scores.”

"The recipients of the bribes were the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Director of the Department of Ceremonies of the Ministry of Rites."

Murong Jin tapped his fingers on the table. Bribery and embezzlement...

"As for the candidate, he is the son of Zhao Jingyuan, a wealthy merchant in the capital. He is ignorant and incompetent and wants to take advantage of this opportunity to directly enter the palace examination."

"There's also the issue of leaked exam questions."

The imperial examinations were held only once every three years, and Murong Jin never expected to encounter such a thing upon her return.

"Even the Minister of Revenue was unaware of it."

Deceiving superiors and concealing the truth from subordinates.

The crime is compounded.

"By the way, Master, the young master already knew about this a few days ago."

Yi Liu: "They even sent a message to the palace."

Murong Jin's lips curled up. "How is the situation?"

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