Upon hearing this, Chen Fangcai's expression immediately changed. He didn't care about Yang Qiguang who had followed him and ran straight out of the examination hall.
As soon as I stepped out of the examination hall, I saw a woman standing in the center of the crowd.
Her crimson brocade dress accentuated her ethereal beauty, and her aura was truly awe-inspiring from afar.
Chen Fangcai immediately cursed under his breath, somewhat puzzled as to why this princess had come here.
If they ruined their plans and were blamed by their superiors, they would all face certain death.
After a while, he quickly walked over and said respectfully, "Your Highness, this student attempted to cheat in the examination hall and disrupted the examination order. That's why I ordered someone to take him away. I wonder why Your Highness is stopping him?"
Jiang Yimian glanced at him and feigned surprise, saying, "Oh? Really? This student really cheated? How did he cheat?"
"It's not that I'm deliberately making things difficult, but these people are accusing students of cheating without any evidence. I was worried about potential problems, so I stopped them."
Chen Fangcai narrowed his eyes, his face still respectful, but his words carried a hint of dissatisfaction. "The matter of students cheating will be decided by the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Rites, so there's no need for the princess to worry about it."
Besides, there are witnesses present when this person cheated. If the princess doesn't believe it, she can simply ask the student if he personally witnessed the cheating.
After saying that, he pointed to the people following behind him.
Jiang Yimian looked at Yang Qiguang but didn't say anything, her eyes filled with a hint of doubt.
If she remembers correctly, this person was a good friend of Gao Yang.
Yang Qiguang felt guilty under her gaze and simply lowered his head without saying a word.
Chen Fangcai, standing to the side, said with a veiled warning, "What? Didn't you just say that? I'm asking you, did you personally witness this person cheating?"
Yang Qiguang's body trembled involuntarily, and his hands, hanging at his sides, clenched nervously. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but when he looked at the person on the ground whose face was covered in blood, he couldn't utter a single word.
How could he slander the person who had always helped and encouraged him?
But if he doesn't say it...
Chen Fangcai, standing to the side, was less patient and said with dissatisfaction, "What? You dare not say? The princess is a very serious person."
If you don't tell the truth, the princess might continue her investigation, and if that delays your own exam, the examination hall won't be responsible.
Chen Fangcai stared intently at him, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction.
If this person hadn't been spouting nonsense in the first place, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
Yang Qiguang froze, and after a long while he closed his eyes, clenched his fists tightly, and whispered, "Reporting to the princess, Gao, Gao Yang did indeed intend to cheat. Yes, I saw it with my own eyes."
He had secretly eaten the cheat sheet when the adults weren't looking.
Chen Fangcai nodded in satisfaction, looked at Jiang Yimian, and said with a smile, "Princess, with witnesses here, you should have no objections, right?"
"Guards, take this despicable person away, lest he offend the princess's eyes."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone came up and tried to drag Gao Yang away.
Jiang Yimian merely glanced coldly at Yang Qiguang and said indifferently, "Wait, I still have something to ask."
Chen Fangcai merely frowned and said in an unfriendly tone, "I wonder what else the princess wants to ask? Could it be that the princess is acquainted with this person who intends to cheat and wants to cover up the fact that he cheated?"
Forgive my bluntness, but the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty have zero tolerance for fraud; this person can only be beheaded.
"Princess, please go and rest in your room. You are only here to deliver the ink scrolls, not to manage the imperial examinations. I hope you understand."
After saying that, he gestured to take Gao Yang away.
Jiang Yimian scoffed, glanced at Chen Fangcai, and said, "Lord Chen is right. The Great Jin Dynasty has zero tolerance for cheating in the imperial examinations. I just wonder what the punishment should be for letting people in without authorization from the examination hall?"
Chen Fangcai was taken aback, and said with displeasure, "What do you mean?"
Jiang Yimian only looked at Yang Qiguang and said calmly, "I'm more interested in knowing how this student entered the Imperial Examination Hall."
She had always had a good memory, and she remembered that after seeing Gao Yang, she glanced around the crowd. In addition, she also looked carefully during the search later and did not find Yang Qiguang.
It's quite puzzling that someone who wasn't present during the search of the examination hall could appear at the examination venue.
Upon hearing this, Yang Qiguang's face paled instantly, and he almost collapsed to the ground due to his weak legs. If he hadn't braced himself against the wall, he would have been slumped on the ground, and he felt a little regretful.
Chen Fangcai frowned, slightly surprised, but still maintained a serious expression, saying with dissatisfaction, "Princess, you are talking nonsense. These students all entered through the main gate of the examination hall. How could anyone be allowed to enter without permission?"
Princess, please do not disrupt the exam here. There are witnesses to this person cheating. You cannot protect him just because you know him.
If the princess insists on doing so, I can only have someone send her back to her room.
"Guards, escort the princess back to her room!"
This woman is really difficult to deal with. If we can't get rid of her and let her stay here, something bad will happen sooner or later.
As soon as she finished speaking, the Imperial Guards reached out their hands towards Jiang Yimian, clearly intending to take her away by force.
Upon seeing this, Chen Changli immediately stepped in front of Jiang Yimian and shouted angrily, "Let's see who dares to touch her! How dare you touch the princess's noble body? We'll leave on our own."
After saying that, he lowered his voice and said to Jiang Yimian, "Princess, since they have witnesses to prove that he cheated, we should not meddle in other people's business."
Cheating is a serious matter, and the Ministry of Rites cannot easily cover it up.
They've only come today to deliver the imperial edicts; if they offend the Ministry of Rites because of a cheat, they won't have a good life in the future.
Jiang Yimian didn't speak, but squatted down and looked at the person on the ground who had moved his finger, and asked, "Gao Yang, did you cheat?"
what is going on?"
Before Chen could stop him, he heard the person who should have fainted and been unconscious say in a hoarse voice, "I, I didn't cheat, it's, someone took the exam for me, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, a long knife slashed towards Gao Yang's neck.
Just as the knife was about to fall, a curved dagger suddenly appeared and blocked the long sword's movement.
Jiang Yimian quickly flipped the curved dagger in her hand, and with one swift movement, she knocked the long sword away.
With a clang, the long knife fell to the ground, and the person who had attacked it lost his strength and staggered a few steps.
Gao Yang continued weakly, "They knew, they knew that Yang Qiguang was not Liu Wenge, but they still treated him as Liu Wenge. Everyone here knows about the cheating incident."
He, they were all accomplices.
After saying that, Gao Yang collapsed to the ground, panting heavily as if he had used up all his strength.
Jiang Yimian only looked at Chen Fangcai and said coldly, "Lord Chen, what other excuses do you want to make? As the invigilators of the imperial examination, you allowed the cheating to happen. Where do you put the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty?"
Chen Fangcai scoffed, the barely maintained respect on his face vanishing instantly. He said coldly, "Since you want to die, I won't stop you."
"Guards, seize this audacious woman! Don't let any of these people escape!"
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