"The cheating in the imperial examination was also arranged by the head of the family?"
Liu Yue looked at the divorce papers in her hand, somewhat incredulous.
"So serious that I need to...divorce?"
Cui Yuan nodded helplessly. "Examination cheating has far-reaching consequences. What happened in the Imperial Examination Hall today should be known to the entire Huayang County. The Cui family can no longer hide this. News will soon reach the capital. To appease the people's grievances, His Majesty will definitely punish our Cui family severely, either by execution or exile."
Cui Yuan knew very well that the Cui family had committed more than one or two cases of cheating in the imperial examinations.
Once this matter is exposed, the emperor will be furious, and all officials involved in this matter will be implicated!
"As for the matter of the replacement of the head of the family and the murder of the heir of the Meng family, no matter if our third branch is innocent or forced into a corner, the Meng family will not let us, the Cui family, go! But you and your children are all innocent. Sign the divorce papers now and take them to the government to get them stamped. It will be too late if you are late."
"I..." Liu Yue's eyes turned red and she suddenly choked up.
"Can... there be no other way out besides divorce?"
The son has not been recognized yet, and now the couple are about to separate.
Why can't their family of four live a normal life like other families?
Cui Yuan quickly held her in his arms and coaxed her, "We have to divorce. If we don't, you'll suffer along with the Cui family. Beiyi's laws don't extend to children. Even if women and children don't die, they'll be exiled or even become slaves. Sister Xi is only two years old. How will she survive alone? I wonder if someone will take advantage of the opportunity to sell her off!"
"No! Sister Xi can't suffer this!"
"And our Qian'er, if the Meng family finds out in the future that he is not a descendant of the Meng family, but a descendant of the Cui family, whom they hate to the core, how will he cope with it? You can accompany him peacefully, enlighten him, and let him be happy every day like today..."
"Also, we just had a meal together as a family of four. I'm already very satisfied..."
"Daddy, Mommy." At this time, Xi's voice came over with tears in her eyes, "Where are you? Why haven't you come back yet?"
Liu Yue quickly put the divorce letter in her arms and followed Cui Yuan out of the back alley of the teahouse.
"Sister Xi, mom and dad are here."
Meng Zilu held Su Ningwen and Meng Yunqian in each hand. Meng Yunqian came over holding Xi Yatou in his hand, and behind him were Xiao Lingyu's family of five.
Xi girl broke free from Meng Yunqian's hand and ran happily to Liu Yue and Cui Yuan.
"Uncle, aunt." Meng Yunqian leaned forward unconsciously: "My little cousin saw that you hadn't come back yet, so we accompanied her to find you... Eh? Aunt, why are your eyes red? Did my uncle bully you? Do you want me to vent your anger for you?"
Liu Yue's eyes became redder when she heard this. Is this a blood relationship? Her son felt that she had been wronged.
"No, sand got into my eyes accidentally."
sand?
Liu Yue picked up Xi Yatou under Meng Yunqian's puzzled gaze and said, "Aunt has something else to do and needs to go back."
Su Ningwen looked at Liu Yue's red eyes and remembered the scene when she risked her life to save him. This was his aunt. He was extremely sure and quickly let go of Meng Zilu's hand and ran over.
He pulled her hand over and wrote on her palm stroke by stroke:
[And I, I will also help you vent your anger]
Liu Yue's nose felt sore, and a tear in her eye finally fell down, hitting the back of Su Ningwen's hand.
How could she be worthy enough for Wen Ge'er to treat her so well?
In the end, it was she who caused the separation of mother and son.
Su Ningwen looked up and saw that Liu Yue had turned around with Xi girl in her arms.
"Yue'er, there's no time to delay. If you're late, it will be too late."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Lianli's voice rang out from the high platform of the Imperial Examination Hall. "Students, the two co-examiners have confessed. Now, I will personally identify the cheater."
"Yue'er, go quickly! It's really too late!" Cui Yuan pushed Liu Yue's shoulder anxiously.
Liu Yue looked back at Xiao Lingyu. She didn't know why she wanted to ask Xiao Lingyu for help, thinking that she would have a way.
"Yue'er!"
Cui Yuan was very anxious and urged again.
Liu Yue came back to her senses, looked at Cui Yuan with deep affection, and hurried away with Xi girl in her arms.
"Dad, I want to go see my aunt."
Meng Yunqian didn't know what had happened, he only knew that his aunt was very sad at the moment and he wanted to go and accompany her.
"Qian'er, come back."
Meng Zilu saw Meng Yunqian running away without looking back and chased after him anxiously.
Su Ningwen looked at the tear marks on the back of his hand that had not yet dried, turned around and pulled Xiao Lingyu's arm.
"Brother Wen, are you worried about your aunt? Do you want to go and accompany her?"
Su Ningwen nodded, and his aunt seemed unhappy.
Xiao Lingyu thought about the look Liu Yue had given her just now, as if asking for help, and turned her head to glance at Cui Yuan who was walking towards the Cui family's carriage.
"Okay, let's go together."
Xiao Lingyu gave some instructions to Su Xingyi and his son, and then took Su Ningwen and Xiao Xier to chase after them.
Qi Lianli asked someone to bring out the ten test papers that made the grade.
"These ten examination papers originally belonged to Scholar Wu and Scholar Lou for this provincial examination. I compared the handwriting on them with the people from the official school and found it to be exactly the same as their handwriting today. The signatures on the examination papers are those of the cheaters."
Qi Lianli raised his hand, and Deputy Commander He quickly led his men to capture the Cui family members.
"Isn't that Cui Xun, the second-place winner? Turns out the cheater is actually a member of the Cui family!"
When the students from Huayang County saw that it was the Cui family, they were all shocked and then chose to keep silent.
The Cui family has produced a royal concubine and a prince. Even if the Cui family has committed fraud, they cannot afford to offend them!
The students from other counties did not know the Cui family, and they all accused and insulted the Cui family and their in-laws' children without using any dirty words.
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