The imperial examination has been over for almost a month, but the results have not yet been released.
Many candidates went to the place where the results were posted every day, but there was no movement.
The results were not posted until five days after the due date.
The candidates gathered under the list, looking for their names.
Some are happy, some are sad.
Some of them won great success, while others failed.
When Bai Ruyue and Wei Jiaojiao rushed over, Wei Tianci had already arrived at the list and was looking for his name.
Wei Shaoqing wanted to come too, but he was no longer the high-ranking prince consort, and the captain guarding the city gate would not give him any leave.
Wei Tianci searched for a long time but couldn't find his name.
Someone asked him, "Brother Wei? Why isn't your name listed?"
Wei Tianci was panicking, searching from the beginning to the end, and then from the end to the beginning.
Not found!
Another voice came from my ears, "Look! The top of the list is Yuan Musheng!"
"And the second place? Who's the second place?"
"Is it Wei Tianci? He can't be number one, but number two should be no problem."
"It's not him. His name is not even in the top ten."
Bai Ruyue and Wei Jiaojiao squeezed forward. Their hearts tightened when they heard this, and they hurriedly started looking for it with Wei Tianci.
"How could this happen?!" Wei Tianci searched over and over again but couldn't find his name.
His face was filled with panic, unable to control his emotions, "This must be a mistake!"
"How is that possible? How is it possible that I can't make the list?"
Wei Jiaojiao was beside her, tugging at Wei Tianci's sleeve and crying, "Brother, it must be because we offended Her Royal Highness the Princess that you were rejected..."
Bai Ruyue understood and cried, "My son studied hard for ten years and was able to write such a good article, how come he can't even make the list?"
"It must be my mother who has implicated you..."
The onlookers looked at each other in confusion. Hearing the mother and daughter's crying, they couldn't help but think of the rumors in Beijing recently.
Is there really something shady going on?
Moreover, the test results were intentionally announced a few days late. Could this be the reason?
For a time, the crowd was outraged.
"Yes! How could Brother Wei, with such talent, not be on the list?!"
"Brother Wei actually passed the Tongshi exam all the way up, and was a genius who even scored two first place. How could he possibly fail the Huishi exam?"
"That's right, Yuan Musheng was inserted in the middle of the process, and we have no idea how strong he is."
"I heard that he used to live in the capital, hanging out in the brothels since he was a child, and even caused a death..."
"How can such a person write a good article?"
"Isn't it because he is the princess's eldest son?"
"Since he's a member of the royal family, why doesn't he just wait for the title? Why is he trying to take our exam spot?"
"That's right! Wei Tianci is his half-brother after all. How can he be so intolerant? He's really too narrow-minded."
"I feel so sorry for Brother Wei..."
"If the children of the aristocratic families follow suit and bribe the examiners, just to pass the exam, what will we do?"
…
The candidates chatted with each other, and immediately the emotions were stirred up.
Most of these candidates were passionate young people who could not resist the instigation and finally decided to seek justice for Wei Tianci. They went to Jingzhao Yin with Wei Tianci to beat drums and appeal for justice.
A crowd of people crowded at the gate of Jingzhao Yin, loudly complaining about the injustice on behalf of Wei Shaoqing.
"The imperial examination is fair, and the official career is clean!"
"Be fair in your official duties and be honest in your examinations!"
"Students have studied hard for ten years, and we cannot allow corrupt officials to abuse their power!"
"Oppose cheating and give me fairness!"
"The imperial examination should be impartial, and talented people need fair evaluation!"
"Restore the integrity of the imperial examination system and eradicate the darkness and greed for power!"
When Jingzhao Yin saw this scene, he was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat. He didn't dare to open the door at all and hurried to ask his superiors for instructions.
Not long after, the people above passed down the message, telling the candidates that the test results were fair and there was no shady dealings.
But the candidates just didn't believe it and actually sat down in front of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion and demanded a thorough investigation.
…
In the evening, Wei Shaoqing also learned that Wei Tianci had failed the exam. He also thought that it must be Yuan Zhao or Yuan Cheng who had done something about it.
The next morning, the candidates followed Wei Tianci to sit in meditation in front of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
Wei Shaoqing said something to Bai Ruyue. Bai Ruyue was reluctant at first, but then she thought that this was also for Tianci.
So she took Wei Jiaojiao and Wei Tianen to the princess's mansion and knelt in front of the door.
She didn't say anything, but the people around her were already discussing the reason.
"Alas, who made her want to be the princess's concubine? Now she has offended the princess and implicated her own son."
"The princess is so stingy. She divorced her husband because she couldn't tolerate the concubine. And she didn't even let the man's family go. What kind of sin is this?"
"She even insisted on sending her own son to take the imperial examination, and he topped the list the first time. I don't believe there's no shady dealings going on."
"Isn't it just that you think your wife is more promising than your own son?"
"The family has no way out. If they don't take a chance, they won't know where they'll end up."
"Tsk, you offended the princess and you still want to keep your life?"
…
Public opinion is now completely biased towards the Bai mother and son. Most people are just watching the fun and seem to have forgotten the evil things the Bai family has done.
Most people feel sorry for them.
In the eyes of people in the capital, Yuan Zhao is now a princess who abuses her private power.
Yuan Zhao learned about the situation outside in the mansion and simply told his children not to go out in the near future.
Cancel classes for a few days temporarily and wait until the storm has passed.
Gan Tang was a little worried, "Your Highness, if I had known earlier that I would divorce my husband, I should have found a chance to..."
She made a throat-slitting gesture.
Yuan Zhao was writing a letter and smiled. "If we had acted at that time, and all the members of their family disappeared or died overnight, wouldn't I be the first one to be suspected?"
Gan Tang pursed her lips and said, "It's my fault for not considering it carefully."
But Yuan Zhao paused, "But it will be soon. If we wait a little longer, we will have a chance."
Gan Tang's eyes lit up. She had thought that the princess was going to let it go, and she thought that it was too easy for that bitch.
It turns out the princess had other plans.
She felt relieved. Yuan Zhao's letter had already been written, put into an envelope, sealed and handed to her.
"Take it and mail it with Xiaoyu's letter."
Gan Tang looked at the four large characters on the cover and couldn't help but smile.
"Your Highness said earlier that he would not write, but now he has written a letter to the General?"
Yuan Zhao gently threw the pen over and said, "You're the only one who talks too much."
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