Chapter 291 Here We Come Again
"Alright, everyone around you is my confidant, just tell me if you have anything important to say."
There are still Sui Mo and Mo Yi left in the hall, and as for the dark... Qin Zhaoyue dares to guarantee that Yin Zhe must be by his side.
The old girl loves to listen to gossip, how could she miss it?
Chen Yu nodded and took a few steps forward to get closer.
Sui Mo and Mo Yi seemed calm, but they were secretly on high alert, ready to take action at any time, especially Sui Mo.
Guessing that Lord Yinzhe was hiding in the dark, she did not take it for granted to entrust the safety of His Highness to others, even though her cultivation was far higher than hers.
It was this belief that allowed her to advance to the fourth level.
Chen Yu bowed again and said, "My name is Chen Yu, I am from Xianyun County, I have the title of scholar, and I am taking the examination this year..."
She took out the household registration certificate and the most important public document for taking the exam from her arms.
I left Huichun Hall in a hurry and didn't want to be exposed, so I only took the most important things with me.
Mo Yi stepped forward to take it, quickly checked it, and handed it to His Highness.
Qin Zhaoyue flipped through it. The public verification certificate is the most important document for candidates. It is equivalent to a combination of admission ticket and qualification certificate.
It is issued by the state government where the candidate is located to prove the candidate's identity, name, place of origin, age, family background, etc.
In addition, their conduct and academic performance are also recorded to confirm their eligibility to participate in the provincial examination in this state.
It would be a serious crime to forge this thing. Although Qin Zhaoyue couldn't tell the difference, he thought it should be fine.
Chen Yu briefly explained that his father was ill and unable to walk, and his younger brother was young.
Qin Zhaoyue's heart skipped a beat.
A dead mother, a sick father, a young brother, and a helpless woman...
Sure enough, the next thing I heard was the story of borrowing money.
In order to buy medicine for her father and to support her younger brother, she had to borrow money from the villagers.
The situation was urgent and they had been neighbors for many years. Chen Yu had never expected that the other party was actually a loan shark.
With the interest compounding, the amount that needed to be repaid soon reached an unimaginable level.
"Then, Shopkeeper Wang made a request. If I did what he asked, he could write off the debt. He, he..."
Qin Zhaoyue's heart was in her throat.
No, sister, a man's words can be deceiving. Once you make a mistake, there will be a sea of suffering ahead with no end in sight.
"He wants me to cheat in the next provincial examination!"
Huh... Qin Zhaoyue breathed a sigh of relief. It’s okay, it’s just cheating, huh?
What the hell! Imperial examination fraud!
Qin Zhaoyue stood up suddenly, "What did you say?"
Chen Yu raised his head, and this time his gaze did not avert. "Yes, he wanted me to cheat."
You could hear a pin drop in the hall.
Qin Zhaoyue's face darkened and he shouted softly, "Hidden Zhe!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a figure appeared behind her right. It was Yinzhe wearing a veil.
Those eyes were like a deep pool of ink and a calm old well.
However, in an instant, two cold stars floated in the thick ink, as sharp as a knife.
The sudden appearance of the figure scared Chen Yu. Under the gaze of those eyes, he felt as if he was in a storm.
It may look calm, but if you take a wrong step, you will be torn apart by the violent gale.
Qin Zhaoyue's face was solemn for the first time, without any trace of his usual playful expression.
"The person next to me is a captain of the Xuanji Guard. Do you know what the Xuanji Guard is?"
Chen Yu's throat rolled unconsciously and he swallowed his saliva, "I know."
Among the three major guards in the palace, the Xuanji Guard has the most power. It monitors all officials and the world, and the people are terrified when they hear of it.
"I would never dare to speak rashly and threaten my shopkeeper Wang Chong, who is currently in Jingzhao Prefecture.
I was detained and tried for illegally lending money at usury and was given a hundred strokes of the cane. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to flee."
At this point, Chen Yu knelt down and kowtowed. "I'm worried that Wang Chong still has some followers. I beg Your Highness to protect my father and younger brother."
He kowtowed three times and fell to the ground without moving.
"Stand up and answer. If what you say is true, the Xuanji Guard will naturally protect your family."
"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, sir!"
Chen Yu stood up and told the whole story.
To put it simply, Wang Chong took advantage of the situation and secretly lent money, using their long-term friendship in the village to trick Chen Yu into signing the contract.
Afterwards, Chen Yu found out about it and threatened her with the lives of her father and younger brother, forcing her to not act rashly and to accept being held hostage.
How could a local loan shark be involved in a major case of cheating in the imperial examination? There must be someone behind him who is behind this!
As the Second Princess Shufeng came to the capital, the talented ladies in the capital were forced by His Majesty to take the exam. This Zhongchendao County Examination was destined to attract much attention.
If a fraud case were to be exposed at this time, especially if it was committed by a woman, it would be a heavy blow to the government and to Your Majesty's national policy.
Everyone present was horrified, the consequences were unimaginable!
If His Majesty had not acted decisively and taken the initiative to test the aristocratic families, and if Qin Zhaoyue had not formulated a strategy to arrest human traffickers and loan sharks, Wang Chong would not have been arrested.
If he is not arrested, Chen Yu will be afraid to act rashly. For the sake of his father and younger brother's lives, he may really commit fraud when he is desperate.
Yinzhe didn't show it on his face, but a contradictory feeling of smoothness rose in his heart.
here we go again……
According to Chen Yu, she has no connections in Fengjing, and the only way she could come into contact with the powerful is because she heard that the previous owner of Qizhen Pavilion was Xiaoliu.
However, under Xiaoliu's guidance, Qizhen Pavilion does not look down on common people.
But Qingfeng and Xiyu were sent to Qizhen Pavilion and brought people into the princess's mansion without any substantial intelligence.
All this was too coincidental and too smooth, but if you think about it carefully, if there was even the slightest deviation in any link, Chen Yu would never have been able to meet Xiao Liu.
In other words, Chen Yu is very likely to never meet any of the Fengjing dignitaries except Xiaoliu.
Is it a coincidence? Is it a coincidence again?
Yinzhe felt suspicious, more strongly than ever before.
But now is not the time to investigate further. The cheating in the imperial examination must be investigated thoroughly.
"Did you tell anyone about your trip to the Rare Treasure Pavilion?"
"No, after hearing Wang Chong's trial in Jingzhao Prefecture, I immediately set off for Qiongguifang without stopping."
"good!"
Qin Zhaoyue looked at Yinzhe and quickly transmitted his voice:
"First, inform His Majesty.
Second, I issued a gag order to Qingfengxiyu, asking them to cover up the matter of Chen Yu's request for a meeting.
Third, let Chen Yu go back to the pharmacy temporarily, and you send someone to guard it secretly.
4. Interrogate Wang Chong and track down clues.
Fifth, immediately send someone to Xianyun County to secretly investigate Wang Chong and Chen Yu, and protect their families."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
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