Jiang Shuwen, Jiang Qinshu, and Jiang Shuhai first familiarized themselves with the area around the examination hall, and then gradually expanded outwards.
Of the six men, Jiang Shuwen and Li Li can cook, and the two take turns being responsible for three meals a day.
Li Li was also responsible for Jiang Shuyun's daily life, and with Butler Li overseeing everything, the lives of the group gradually got back on track.
As the year drew to a close, a major event occurred in the capital.
"The Maochang Marquis's mansion has been raided. The Emperor was furious and ordered the execution of nine generations of the Maochang Marquis's family, sparing no one!"
"It's true, the Imperial Guards have already surrounded the Marquis of Maochang's residence. I wonder if the ladies in the palace have been implicated?"
"This must be a serious offense. The new emperor has been on the throne for several years, and this is the first person to have their entire family wiped out!"
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Steward Li goes out early in the morning and usually doesn't return until evening. Every day, he goes to various teahouses in the capital to drink tea and listen to storytelling, all in order to hear news from the capital.
Unexpectedly, not long after arriving at the teahouse today, I saw a troop of Imperial Guards marching at full speed, and I knew that something big had happened.
Sure enough, before long, all sorts of true and false news started to circulate.
After listening for a while, Butler Li hurried back, not knowing if the Third Master and the others had gone out yet, and hoping not to run into them.
Upon hearing Steward Li's words, Jiang Shuyun's mind immediately began to fill with information about the major officials and prominent families in the capital.
This is a major characteristic of Bailu Academy: the academy has special channels for obtaining information about current events and politics. The teachers will briefly share these overt matters with the students.
Marquis Maochang himself is not very capable, but he has raised a good daughter who is now a concubine in the palace and is very favored.
I wonder what they did this time that led to the extermination of their entire family?
Jiang Shuyun sighed inwardly, which gave him a real sense of the supremacy of imperial power.
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