The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

"Every two days, a servant would go to the farm to report the news. The Fan brothers are good friends of my heir. The day after the results were announced, I heard that Fan Mingyao had passed the imperial examination."

It was Yan Muxi who delivered the test questions to the two brothers of the Fan family. How could she not pay attention to the follow-up?

The eldest son Fan Minghui and the second son Fan Mingyao of the Marquis of Zhongyi's Mansion are both uneducated and uneducated playboys in Luodu City.

Although the two brothers of the Fan family were incompetent, Earl Zhongyi did not give up on his two legitimate sons born to his first wife, and still forced Fan Minghui and Fan Mingyao to study and take the imperial examinations.

Although enjoying the best educational resources from aristocratic families, the two brothers of the Fan family were still only students in their twenties.

Both brothers of the Fan family took part in the Enke academy examination in February. Fan Minghui failed, and only Fan Mingyao passed the examination and became a scholar. Two months later, he took advantage of the popularity and passed the examination and became a juren.

When Fan Mingyao passed the imperial examination and the provincial examination, it caused an uproar in Luodu City. Everyone felt that he was just a blind cat that had caught a dead mouse and had gotten the title of a scholar by luck.

There is a huge gap between Juren and Gongshi, and thousands of Juren have spent their entire lives trying to cross this gap. In short, without real talent and knowledge, it is impossible to pass the Gongshi exam.

But the uneducated Fan Mingyao not only passed the exam, but also ranked very high, 18th on the gold list. If nothing unexpected happens in the palace examination, he will surely be a second-class Jinshi.

The Fan brothers all had the examination papers for this special examination in their hands. As for why only Fan Mingyao passed the examination, Yan Muxi guessed that it was probably because Fan Minghui was too stupid and could not memorize the answers even if he had memorized them in advance.

But for her, this is just right. If the two brothers turned over a new leaf at the same time, it would arouse suspicion in advance.

Yan Muching knew the examination questions by heart, and Yan Yongchen was the chief examiner of this examination. Even if there was no evidence to prove that Yan Yongchen leaked the examination questions, as the chief examiner, there was no way he could escape punishment.

Moreover, the Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion is waiting to catch Yan Yongchen's fault. If the cheating in the imperial examination is exposed, Weiyuan Marquis will definitely hold on to it. By then, Yan Yongchen will be skinned alive if he doesn't die.

After returning to the palace, Yan Muxi and his wife learned that Princess Rong was ill.

When Yan Muxi saw Princess Rong's appearance for the first time, she almost cried out in surprise. In just a few dozen days, Princess Rong had lost a lot of weight, and her face was yellow, as if she had aged several years.

After a long pause, Yan Muxi asked in a trembling voice, "Why didn't you tell me and the prince when my mother's illness was so serious?"

Yu Wantai's eyes were also red, he couldn't believe what he saw. His mother in front of him had turned back to the way she was three years ago when she was terminally ill.

"I had someone hide it from you and your wife. It's just an old problem. It's not worth your worry." Princess Rong still had a gentle smile on her face when she spoke, but it made people feel sad.

Yan Muxi suppressed the bitterness in her heart and was about to ask about Princess Rong's condition, but she heard Yu Wantai ask in a muffled voice, "When did it start?"

Princess Rong took Yu Wantai's hand and smiled to comfort him, "Tai'er, don't be sad. I am already very satisfied to be able to see the sunrise hundreds or thousands of times more..."

Yan Muxi opened his eyes wide in shock. He couldn't believe what he saw just now, and now he couldn't believe what he heard.

Why did Princess Rong, who was still alive and healthy a month ago, become lifeless in such a short period of time?

Princess Rong was running out of energy and fell asleep before she could say a few words.

Coming out of Zhuxiang Hall, Yu Wantai walked forward with big strides, and Yan Muxi had to jog to keep up with him.

She knew he was upset, but she had to ask clearly, "What exactly happened? Why did my mother suddenly become so seriously ill?"

Yu Wantai didn't respond, but just kept walking forward. Yan Muxi ran a few steps and grabbed his sleeve.

After being forced to stop, he was silent for a moment before turning his head to look at Yan Muxi with a calm expression, "Because the effect of the Resurrection Pill only lasts for a few short years."

Yan Muxi then remembered that Princess Rong had been seriously ill a few years ago, and the reason she recovered was because she took the resurrection pill.

"I will go back and write a letter to Aunt Ming, asking her if she has any more pills. One pill is not enough, so just let mother take a few more."

Yu Wantai held Yan Muxi back and said, "Forget it, it's useless."

Three years ago, when Princess Rong was seriously ill, he tried every method he could, including coercion and bribery of Minghui, but to no avail. Finally, he had no choice but to target Yan Muxi and her daughter.

"How can you know if it works if you don't try?" Yan Muxi said this and met Yu Wantai's calm and sad eyes. He suddenly realized that it was not that he didn't want to try, but he realized it was useless after trying everything.

"There will be a way." Faced with life and death, Yan Muxi felt that any words of comfort seemed thin and powerless.

"It's okay, mother understands everything and won't be too sad." Yu Wantai didn't know whether he was comforting her or comforting himself.

But you will feel bad! Tears welled up in her eyes, Yan Muxi tried hard to hold them back, took a step forward and hugged Yu Wantai, wanting to give him shallow comfort.

The next day was Old Madam Yan's birthday, and it was not a big celebration. Yan Muxi did not return to the Yan Mansion, but just asked someone to send back a birthday gift.

The couple stayed in Zhuxiang Hall to accompany Princess Rong. Princess Rong's condition was much more serious than they had imagined. She was in a coma for ten out of the twelve hours a day.

Old Prince Rong stayed by the bedside all the time. When Princess Rong was awake, the old husband and young wife quarreled and joked as usual. Occasionally, they would ask Yan Muxi and Yu Wantai to be the judges and decide who was right and who was wrong.

Maybe it was because this was the second time she was waiting for death, Princess Rong was relaxed and at ease. To match her mood, the atmosphere in Zhuxiang Hall was also relaxed and harmonious every day. At least on the surface, there was no sign of depression.

Yan Muxi didn't know whether Minghui still had the soul-restoring pill in her hands. The night she learned about Princess Rong's illness, she sent someone back to Jiangnan. Until the end of September, she still didn't receive any news.

On September 28, the palace examination of the Enke started as scheduled.

This was the first time that Emperor Yuanjing held an imperial examination since he ascended the throne. In order to show his importance to the imperial examination, three hundred new candidates were summoned to the Qianqing Hall. Emperor Yuanjing personally drafted the examination questions in front of all the civil and military officials.

The eunuch prepared the pen and ink, and Emperor Yuanjing wrote the two words "official administration" in vigorous and powerful characters on the rice paper.

The topic of the palace examination was about "official administration", and the candidates had to write an essay to explain their views on the official administration in Dafeng.

After the three hundred policy papers were collected, Emperor Yuanjing first read the policy paper of the top member. It was full of exaggerated praises and did not contain any of his own opinions.

Then, Emperor Yuanjing looked at the second and third place essays, which were quite ordinary and not outstanding at all.

He continued to look down, and when he saw the twelfth and eighteenth places, Emperor Yuanjing almost laughed out of anger.

The essays of the twelve tribute students were only 500 words long, but there were three typos.

The eighteenth place candidate was not much better. He only wrote 300 words at the last minute, which was a complete mess.

The imperial examination was supposed to be a special honor to show the emperor's grace, but it ended up selecting a bunch of failures.

Even a fool could notice that there were mistakes in this scientific expedition, not to mention that Emperor Yuanjing was not stupid.

The emperor was furious and ordered the dismissal and investigation of all the officials in charge of the imperial examination on the spot. He also ordered the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to jointly investigate the inside story of the imperial examination.