Chapter 5 The Node of Destiny

Fu Qian ate a piece of snack and smiled even more.

"Not bad, not bad, the taste of this snack is not much worse than those made by the chefs in the palace."

He praised, which made everyone feel a little puzzled.

In the carriage, Qin Xixi struggled with curiosity.

[Damn, the book doesn't write it in detail, and I don't know how my brother was framed. What did they see, I really want to know! ]

The angry voice came into Pei Xuanyi's mind again, making him feel more confused. What do you mean the book doesn't write it in detail?

"Qin Qixuan, how did you think of engraving these blessings on the snacks?"

He spoke lightly, the voice was not loud, but it was just enough for Qin Xixi in the carriage to hear clearly.

Qin Qixuan smiled and took a snack with a few small words written on it. If you don't look carefully, you can't see it clearly, you just think it's a pattern.

"To be honest, my mother believes in Buddhism, so I also believe in it. My mother said that printing these words on the snacks can bless me to have a good exam and also bless our family to be safe, so I wrote them."

This is something he accidentally saw in a miscellaneous book before. If you carve some words on a template and then make snacks, those words will appear on the snacks. Apart from him, only Zhou Yiyang knew about this matter. Even his own mother, Qin Qixuan, had never mentioned it.

"So that's how it is. He is a filial child."

Fu Qian asked the officials to check carefully. Those snacks were indeed just some ordinary blessings, without any other mystery.

"So that's how it is. I was shocked. Brother Xian, since it's just a blessing, you should have told the adults earlier so that there won't be any misunderstandings."

Zhang Zongxian's face changed, but he quickly recovered. He stood up and wanted to pat Qin Qixuan on the shoulder, but he was dodged.

"Can I go in?"

He asked the officials, and his clenched fist proved that he was not in a good mood at the moment. He didn't expect that this matter was really related to his father. Qin Qixuan was angry and puzzled. Why did Zhou Yiyang do this?

The officials apologized to Qin Qixuan and let him enter the academy.

Fu Qian and Pei Yi had no intention of leaving. They were both smart people and had guessed that this matter was not simple. They stood there and watched the situation develop.

The two officers picked up Zhang Zongxian's package and were slightly startled. There were some snacks in the package, which were surprisingly the same as Qin Qixuan's. After a careful look, his face changed completely.

Fu Qian took a few of them and took a look. He was not surprised. On the snacks, there were part of the answers to one of the test questions in this imperial examination.

"Zhang Zongxian, you are so bold that you dared to print the answers privately! Tell me, who leaked the test questions and who asked you to do this?"

He snorted coldly, and the voice was so loud that everyone could hear it clearly.

"What? The test questions were leaked?"

The students were stunned, and then they started to curse loudly.

"Bah, I just thought Qin Qixuan was just a name, but I didn't expect that someone else was cheating. I was wondering how Zhang Zongxian, who usually keeps quiet, could have made a surprise appearance last time and won the top spot!" "

Leaking the test questions is a serious crime. Moreover, Zhang Zongxian may not be the only one who knows the test questions. Maybe other people also know the test questions. Wouldn't this imperial examination be unfair?"

...

Everyone was talking about it, but they all looked a little worried. Those who knew the test questions had prepared in advance, so their scores would definitely be better than theirs. Then what's the point of this imperial examination?

"Don't worry, everyone. The test questions used this time are not the original ones. Instead, they were prepared by me and some adults overnight yesterday. They will definitely not be leaked."

Fu Qian glanced at Pei Xuanyi. Sure enough, his nephew was smart. It was he who suggested changing the test questions temporarily to prevent any accidents. Fortunately, the imperial examination can still proceed as usual.

"No, how is it possible!"

Zhang Zongxian finally came back to his senses and exclaimed.

These snacks should have been in Qin Qixuan's bag, how could they suddenly be in his hands. He clearly exchanged with Qin Qixuan, there must be no mistake...

Suddenly thinking of something, Zhang Zongxian looked at Qin Qixuan angrily.

"It's you, you're the one who wants to frame me!"

Just now when he and Qin Qixuan were chatting beside the carriage, someone bumped into him. It was at that moment that his bag was tampered with. The snacks in Qin Qixuan's bag were indeed prepared by him before, and they should have been the answers to the test paper!

"Oh, why would I frame you? You are not as knowledgeable as me, and even if you take the imperial examination, you can't be better than me. Besides, these snacks were prepared by each of us. I haven't left the house these few days, so how did they get into your hands? Besides, we will do a check before going out. Don't tell me that you haven't had a check at all."

Qin Qixuan would not admit it. If you want to harm him, you will have to pay a price. Zhang Zongxian has a vicious mind, so he will not hold back. If it weren't for his sister's reminder, his future path to the imperial examination would have been cut off, and the ending would have been just as his sister said.

[I remember now, this Zhang Zongxian was the top scorer in this joint examination, but he performed poorly in the palace examination, and ultimately only got sixth place. However, thanks to his father's connections, he still got a good official position, and later became a third-rank minister in the court. Bah, what do you mean by poor performance? It's obvious that he knows nothing and just copied!]

Qin Xixi thought of some of the contents that followed, and roughly guessed what happened today. At the beginning, Zhang Zongxian had already obtained the test questions for this time, and wrote the answers on them to frame his eldest brother. No second set of test questions was prepared that time, and this matter was suppressed, and the joint examination went on as usual. It was not until more than 20 years later that the imperial examination leak case was brought up for unknown reasons. However, by that time, Zhang Zongxian had already been promoted to the third rank, and with the help of the heroine and his scumbag father, he cleared himself of the charge without any repercussions.

[Let me think, who leaked the exam questions?]

In the carriage, Qin Xixi fell into thought. The book was too watery, and she could not remember some of the contents clearly, especially the latter part, about the flooding of Jinshan Mountain. She only glanced through it roughly.

"Deprive Zhang Zongxian of his reputation as a judge, and he will never be allowed to take the imperial examination again, and will never be allowed to be an official. Take him away and investigate. I want to see who dared to leak the exam questions!" A

serious voice sounded, and Pei Xuanyi gave the order directly. As the most beloved grandson of the emperor, he could still do this. What he was curious about now was who leaked the test questions?

[I can't remember, I always feel like I overlooked something...]

After thinking for a long time, Qin Xixi still couldn't figure out who it was. His little face wrinkled into a ball, and he felt a little unhappy.

[Oh, I almost forgot about that!]

The content that suddenly came to her mind made her anxious instantly.