Chapter 317: Mr. Qin was involved
Zong Jincheng was reflecting on himself, and as he was reflecting, he suddenly felt aggrieved. He hadn't eaten with his mother for several days!
Seeing that he was about to change the topic, Xu Wan directly told him: "What do Wen Xiu's family say?"
"Ah?" The little devil blinked and rolled his eyes. "Tongya? She's doing well at home. My brother's aunt's condition has improved a lot because of her return."
Xu Wan was angry: "How dare you lie to me? Wen Xiu has so many family members, and you said that there is only Aunt Tongya's family, but in fact Tongya's father died a long time ago, right? They and all of Wen Xiu's aunts and relatives live in the house that you and your brother paid for."
The little devil was startled, he stammered, "Mom, how did you know...Brother, I, we were afraid of causing trouble for the Marquis's Mansion, and Second Aunt was also afraid of getting involved in the Marquis's Mansion, but my aunt was dying of illness at the time, so I took them out."
Xu Wan sternly admonished, "Two years ago, you were only a few years old and you dared to do such a big thing? If your father hadn't been investigating Yan Xiang's case recently, no one would have discovered that you could hide it so well. Little bastard, how could you not tell the adults about such a big thing? What if they got into an accident? Would it be too late to save them afterwards?"
The little devil lowered his head and said, "We thought that the enemies of the Yan family should have forgotten about them, so we wanted to let them live a good life without disturbing the adults. Mom, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, I will definitely tell you first next time."
"Do you want to do it again?" Xu Wan glared at him.
Zong Jincheng quickly raised his hands in surrender: "That's all, I won't dare to do it again next time. I will definitely discuss anything with mother first in the future."
Xu Wan suppressed her temper and said, "Go and ask Wen Xiu to come over as well."
"Oh..." The little devil went back to the house timidly.
Inside the room, Shen Yibai was still clinging to the wall. He closed his eyes and asked, "Hanglu, did you hear me? Why can't I hear anything at all? Is it because the wall on my side is too thick?"
Wei Xinglu also stretched his head to look for a spot. "That shouldn't be the case. I tried this method before and it worked. Could it be that the material of the study in the mansion is different from that of ordinary walls?"
He Zheng looked at the two people twisting and turning on the wall with their eyes closed. He said speechlessly: "Brothers, you are almost kissing each other."
Shen Yibai opened his eyes and saw Wei Xinglu in front of him. He was immediately frightened and said in disgust: "Huh..."
Wei Xinglu also took a few steps back in disgust.
Zong Wenxiu explained with a smile: "I seem to have heard my aunt mention that my grandmother built this large study for my uncle so that he could study in peace. Therefore, the thickness and material of the walls are better than those of ordinary houses for sound insulation."
Wei Xinglu's mouth twitched as he said, "Then we two eavesdropped in vain."
Shen Yibai also complained: "Too stupid, I won't get on your pirate ship next time."
Wei Xinglu started to yell, "Are you kidding me? It was you who suggested sailing!"
Just as the two were about to quarrel again, the little devil came in from outside and shouted, "Brother, Mom wants to see you for something."
"Oh, okay." Zong Wenxiu went out with him.
Wei Xinglu's eyes lit up, and he noticed something unusual: "Look, Jincheng has a sad face, he must have been criticized by his aunt."
Shen Yibai added: "Brother Wenxiu was also called out, and he was probably criticized together."
He Zheng scratched his head and said, "I don't think he will be criticized. Brother Wen Xiu has never made any mistakes."
Shen Yibai said in horror: "That means calling us out and criticizing us one by one..."
The other two: “!!!”
In the small pavilion.
Zong Wenxiu lowered his head and accepted the criticism.
After Xu Wan finished scolding one and the other, the two young boys became very obedient, frightened more than quails, and none of them dared to talk back.
Xu Wanxun was tired, so she started to reason with them again. After that, she asked them to go back and write a self-criticism. The little devil got excited when he heard it. He was familiar with it and it was easy!
"Wen Xiu, your uncle is investigating the Yan Xiang corruption case recently and may need your cooperation. When he calls you, just go out with him." Xu Wan began to convey Zong Zhao's meaning.
Zong Wenxiu was startled and asked, "Uncle is investigating this case...hasn't he already determined the nature of the case?"
He never dared to comment on his grandfather because he did not know the cause and effect and could not make a correct judgment. People criticized Prime Minister Yan as a corrupt official, but in the family's memory, his grandfather was the most upright person.
Xu Wan sighed and said, "One thousand taels of embezzled silver can kill a great prime minister. Even Prime Minister Yan himself probably didn't expect such an outcome. The case was already decided twelve years ago, but your uncle insisted on investigating the case as soon as he came back. I think there should be a different result."
Zong Wenxiu's eyes gradually turned red, and he choked up and said, "I will cooperate with uncle. You can call me anytime."
The little devil held his brother's arm tightly and consoled him, "Brother, don't be sad. My father is very capable. He will definitely give your grandfather justice."
Zong Wenxiu held back his tears and nodded: "Yes, I believe it. I'll wait."
Qin family.
Lord Qin sat at his desk and wrote down the autumn examination questions from memory. He would write for a while and then stop for a while, racking his brains to think about what questions had been asked nine years ago.
"This lady of the clan is really full of ideas. Sigh... after so many years, I have really forgotten a lot of questions."
Qin Shi also passed the Boy's Examination this time and ranked relatively high, so he could also take part in the Autumn Examination. After hearing that Madam Zong had given his father past examination papers and asked his father to write down the examination papers from nine years ago, he curiously brought Qin Ye here early in the morning.
Qin Ye did not feel any pressure about the autumn examination, but when he heard that it was sent by the clan, he became curious. As a result, when he came in, he saw his father, the top scholar, combing his hair.
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“…”
The two Qin brothers looked at each other and felt that the situation was not good.
"Dad, do you need help?" Qin Ye asked.
Lord Qin: “…”
Boy, even though you are very strong, how can you help with something like this?
Nine years ago you couldn't even speak!
Qin Shi also looked through the exam questions of the previous two sessions and sighed, "It seems that the questions of the Zong family were also collected and not summarized in the real order. The questions of the previous two sessions were so difficult to collect, so it's normal that Dad can't think of the questions of the first three sessions."
Lord Qin found the steps and immediately responded, "That's true. I really can't do anything. Please reply and ask Madam Zong to ask someone else."
Just as he finished speaking, the servant outside came in and reported, "Sir, Madam Zong sent someone to deliver another set of examination papers, saying that they were the examination papers for the autumn examination twelve years ago."
"What?" Lord Qin stood up immediately.
Qin Ye and Qin Shi were also stunned.
Qin Shi stepped forward to take it, opened the test paper and saw that it was filled with questions from the Four Books and Five Classics, poetry, essays, and policy essays.
Lord Qin went straight to the policy essay and saw the ultimate policy essay question. He was shocked and said, "It is indeed the policy essay question from twelve years ago."
Although these candidates were unable to answer all the test questions, they still understood the most important questions.
The test paper in front of me was actually from twelve years ago.
Qin Ye asked: "Could it be from the Ministry of Rites?"
Qin Shi replied: "Probably not. If we can secretly retrieve the test questions from the Ministry of Rites, why would we need to ask my father for help?"
Master Qin looked solemn, thinking of the nightmare of the students in the previous class: "Zong Zhao...it's him."
The man who took the first place in the autumn examination at the age of fourteen and the top scorer in both civil and military examinations at the age of fifteen not only broke the record of the youngest person in history, but also scared the candidates of the next session, who all studied very hard, fearing that they would be defeated by another Zong Zhao if they slacked off.
Lord Qin thought the same way back then, so he studied even harder than before. As a result, he worked too hard and passed the exam with top scorer, which even surprised himself.
"Zong Zhao, he even remembered the test questions from the autumn examination twelve years ago so clearly. Damn it, I can't lose to him!" Lord Qin gritted his teeth and sat down to write quickly.