Many people did not sleep well that night.
The first ones are naturally County Magistrate Ye Huaifeng and Prefect Song.
After discussion, the two adults took Cui Xian's test paper and rushed to Kaifeng Prefecture overnight.
It usually takes three to five days to announce the results of the county examination, and rarely more than seven days.
Because time must be reserved for the subsequent provincial and academy examinations.
The schedule was very tight and the two adults were extremely anxious.
Of course, they both understood that appointing the first place in the county case was actually secondary.
The main thing is to wait for the county government to announce the results, and after the county case is made public, it will trigger a series of fatal shocks!
When Prefect Song and Ye Huaifeng rushed to Kaifeng trembling.
Pei Jian felt like the sky was falling.
During the day, he was waiting in the Pei clan school.
When Wu Qinglan found out that he did not take the county exam, he would definitely tell his grandfather Pei Chongqing.
Then the furious old man would rush directly to the clan school and beat him up severely.
Maybe he'll even be put in solitary confinement.
But Pei Jian guessed wrong.
The clan school was quiet the whole day and Pei Chongqing never came.
After school.
Under the sympathetic gaze of Zhuang Jin and others, Pei Jian returned home carrying the book box.
To be honest, Young Master Pei was a little nervous at the moment.
This shouldn't be the case. I did something so stupid, but why didn't the old man at home do anything? Could he be sick from being mad at me?
Thinking this in his heart, Pei Jian felt guilty and worried, and muttered softly: "Pei Jian, you are really too ignorant this time! When your grandfather hits you later, you are not allowed to hide... Well, just hide a few times from the hardest ones."
"I don't know if Brother Xian can win the first prize in the county case. I hope he can. It will be worth it even if he gets beaten up."
As he muttered to himself, he quickened his pace and headed home, looking ready to die.
But after returning home, Pei Jian's expression became more and more confused.
Because grandpa and grandma were not at home, the servants were all sent to the backyard. Only the old housekeeper was left, running around in a panic.
Seeing Pei Jian coming back, the old housekeeper hurried forward with a terrified expression: "Young Master, what trouble have you gotten yourself into this time?"
Pei Jian's expression relaxed slightly, it seemed that his family already knew about it.
But the next moment.
Then the old housekeeper said in a trembling voice: "The master said that you, young master, have done great harm to Master Xian! Master Xian may have been involved in the imperial examination fraud case and his whereabouts are unknown now."
"The master has been out in a hurry since this afternoon to investigate the situation, and he hasn't come back yet."
"The old lady accompanied the Cui family and Mr. Dong Lai and set off for Kaifeng Prefecture overnight."
Wh, what?
Pei Jian suddenly let out a sigh of relief and said angrily: "...What nonsense are you talking about!"
The old housekeeper wiped away his tears and said, "Young Master, how dare I lie to you about such a thing! Please go to the study quickly. The master has left a letter for you."
Pei Jian was really scared this time. He threw the book box away and ran to the study with a pale face.
Behind him.
The old housekeeper with red eyes quietly took out half a shallot from his sleeve, rubbed it on the corner of his eye, and then quickly hid it back in his sleeve.
Pei Jian naturally didn't see this scene.
He rushed into the study like crazy and saw the letter his grandfather left for him, which roughly meant:
One of the five students who had pledged their support to Cui Xian was caught cheating in the examination room. In order to save his life, this person betrayed Cui Xian that someone helped him to register for the exam.
What’s even more complicated is that the student who plagiarized most likely did it on purpose.
He was a political enemy of Zheng Ge Lao in the court, and wanted to use this opportunity to harm his apprentice Cui Xian. Therefore, Cui Xian, who was involved in the fraud case, has now been secretly escorted to the capital to await interrogation.
Mr. Donglai took the entire Cui family and rushed to Kaifeng overnight to inquire about Cui Xian's news.
Mrs. Pei accompanied the Cui family because she felt overwhelmed with guilt.
It has to be said that this time Mr. Pei was very ruthless and actually put on a big drama for his grandson.
At first glance, it's quite intimidating.
Although many details did not stand up to scrutiny, they were enough to fool Pei Jian.
After Pei Jian finished reading it, he felt his vision go dark. He fell to the ground with a thud, his pale face full of fear and confusion.
He sat on the ground in a daze for a while before slowly regaining consciousness. Then he let out a "wow" and burst into tears.
Tears were falling out.
"It's fake, it must be fake! Brother Xian is at home all right! Yes, it must be like this!"
Pei Jian tried to get up while crying, but because he was filled with fear and grief, he tried several times before he could get up trembling.
then.
He didn't even bother to wipe his tears. He threw away the letter left by his grandfather like a snake and ran out.
The old housekeeper saw him coming out and said in a trembling voice, "Master, please don't go out. This matter must not be made public. You——"
"Go away!"
Pei Jian yelled and ran out of the house crying.
In the darkness of the night, the young boy's back was shaking all the time, looking extremely pitiful.
The old butler turned his head away.
In the side room, Pei Chongqing stood there quietly with an extremely complicated expression on his face.
I feel both angry and sad.
But in the end, the old man just sighed: "Jian'er, oh Jian'er, don't blame your grandfather for being cruel. You and Xian'er are brothers, which is a blessing that others can't envy."
If you don't calm down, grow up quickly, and keep up with Brother Xian'er's pace, I'm afraid you will never have another chance in the future.
How many times in a lifetime can you have such a chance to be so lucky? Grandfather hopes that you will seize this opportunity.
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