After I became a passerby, I saved the villain's family

Upon hearing the announcement, the prefect stood up suddenly.

Why is there still the matter of the third prince?

"Bring the people in quickly!"

Ding Yinglan walked quickly to the hall and shouted loudly: "Ding, the wife of Wang Dianji from the Imperial Academy, is suing the Third Prince for instigating her husband to leak the exam questions!"

The prefect was surprised and confused, "Ms. Ding, do you know who you are suing?"

Ding Yinglan looked determined and knelt on the ground.

"I understand. I have evidence. Please judge for yourself, my Lord!"

Nanfeng, who was hiding in the crowd, was startled when he heard this.

Regardless of whether this woman really has evidence in her hands, get rid of her first.

As he thought about it, he quietly took out a hidden weapon from his sleeve.

Just as he was about to throw his hand away, suddenly a hand tightly grasped his wrist.

The hand was so strong that he couldn't break free.

He looked at the person who came, whom he did not recognize.

Before he could say anything, he saw the man stretched out his hand and tapped him lightly a few times, and he froze.

Fuping looked at Nanfeng who was unable to move beside him and silently withdrew his hand.

The constable on the side presented the evidence handed over by Ding Yinglan.

The prefect opened the envelope and was shocked when he saw its contents.

"Quick! Send this thing to the palace!"

"This item is of great importance, we must protect it well and avoid any accidents!"

"Yes!" The constable on the side took the envelope and left in a hurry.

The case suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the students present had no idea what was happening.

Only Jiang Cijin breathed a sigh of relief...

-

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Xiao Yuheng stepped into the hall and found the atmosphere extremely strange.

"Your son pays his respects to the Emperor." Hiding his doubts, Xiao Yuheng knelt down and bowed.

Emperor Chengren looked at Xiao Yuheng with a cold expression.

"Third brother, Wang Dianji said that you instructed him to steal the exam questions. Is that true?"

Hearing Emperor Chengren's words, Xiao Yuheng smiled and looked at the weak Wang Zhou lying on the ground.

"I don't know when I offended Wang Dianji, but you threw this dirty water on me."

"You!" Wang Zhou was so angry that some black blood flowed from the corner of his mouth again.

"You really don't know?" Emperor Chengren narrowed his eyes slightly.

Xiao Yuheng cupped his hands and said gently, "I don't know. I hope your Majesty will understand."

"Okay, look at this."

Emperor Chengren ordered Eunuch Luo to deliver the two pieces of paper to Xiao Yuheng.

"One of these is He Xiangyuan's answer sheet for the imperial examination, and the other is a question that Zhang Xuezi has helped someone solve before. Do you see any difference between the two?" Emperor Chengren snorted coldly.

Xiao Yuheng flipped through the two answer sheets and frowned tightly.

He Xiangyuan, this idiot!

It's bad enough that they copied the same answers, but they also didn't handle it cleanly.

Xiao Yuheng quickly knelt on the ground.

"Father, even though He Xiangyuan is my cousin, if he commits a crime of plagiarism, I will not favor him at all!" Xiao Yuheng's face was heavy, as if he was very heartbroken.

"Wang Dianji said that you were the one who asked him to give this test question to He Xiangyuan."

Xiao Yuheng bowed deeply, "I will never do such a thing, please trust me, father."

"Good, very good." Emperor Chengren was very disappointed.

Even now he still refuses to admit it.

Hearing Emperor Chengren's tone, Xiao Yuheng suddenly felt a little flustered.

Does the Emperor know what happened?

No, it's impossible.

Even if Wang Zhou gave himself away, there was no evidence and no one could prove that he was the mastermind.

"I think you won't cry until you see the coffin. Come, tell He Xiangyuan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch hurried in, handed a letter to Eunuch Luo, and whispered something.

Eunuch Luo was surprised and hurried forward to present the letter to Emperor Chengren.

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Luo's voice trembled, "This is presented by Wang Dianji's wife, Ding, who said that it was... said that it was evidence that could prove that the Third Prince instigated Wang Dianji to steal the test questions..."

After Eunuch Luo finished speaking, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Xiao Yuheng was stunned.

evidence?

How could there be evidence?

unless......

Thinking of something, Xiao Yuheng suddenly looked at Wang Zhou with sharp eyes.

When he saw the familiar envelope, Wang Zhou, who was lying on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief.

Emperor Chengren opened the envelope and saw the name and seal inside. Anger welled up in his eyes and his chest heaved violently.

In addition to He Xiangyuan, there are nine other people on the list, all of whom are descendants of founding ministers.

Third brother, third brother, I have given you so many opportunities, why don’t you cherish them!

Emperor Chengren was furious and threw the list in his hand to the ground.

"look by youself!"

Jiang Ci Yan glanced at the papers on the ground and silently put away the list in his sleeve.

The list in his hand was recorded by Jiang Ci'an, a list of all the people He Xiangyuan had come into contact with before the scientific expedition.

He originally wanted to take it out and let Wang Zhou identify it, but now it seems that is not necessary.

Xiao Yuheng picked up the paper on the ground, and when he saw the content on it, his face turned pale instantly.

It is indeed this list.

As his thoughts raced, Xiao Yuheng looked towards Emperor Chengren, his face filled with grief.

"Father, if you conclude that I did it based on just a piece of paper, I am truly innocent!"

"Unfair?" Emperor Chengren sneered, "What about the one with your personal seal on it?"

The prince's private seals are kept close to his body and cannot be easily obtained by others.

Xiao Yujing said, "Father, my third brother is usually gentle and modest. Is there any misunderstanding here?"

When Xiao Yuheng heard Xiao Yujing pleading for him, hatred burst out from his lowered eyes.

Emperor Chengren waved his hand and refused to say anything more.

The facts are before our eyes, there is no need to explore further.

"Old Third, you really disappoint me..."

Emperor Chengren's voice was heavy and he seemed very tired.

Xiao Yuheng's straight back suddenly tensed.

Emperor Chengren calmed down and said indifferently:

"Luo Rong, give orders that all the people on the list be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial, and the Dali Temple be ordered to assist. After they confess, they will be exiled to the desert and never allowed to return to Beijing."

"Also, no one is allowed to plead for them. Anyone who dares to show favoritism will be killed without mercy!"

These sons of officials rely on their fathers' meritorious service to the emperor and act lawless in Kyoto. It is time to teach them a lesson.

"As for Wang Zhou," Emperor Chengren looked at the half-dead man on the ground, "he was dismissed from his post as a librarian in the Hanlin Academy and imprisoned in the Dali Temple. Considering his wife's meritorious report, his wife and daughter are allowed to return home. The rest of the Wang family will be exiled."

Emperor Chengren sighed.

"The Third Prince, Xiao Yuheng, stole the examination questions, knowingly broke the law, disturbed people's hearts, and was handed over to the Ministry of Clan Affairs for confinement in order to rectify the government."

Upon hearing Emperor Chengren's arrangement, Xiao Yuheng's figure shook.

After a while, he slowly bent down and kowtowed.

"My son, thank you for your kindness."

On the night of March 12, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were brightly lit.

He Xiangyuan, who was drunk in the land of pleasure, was dragged out of Yichunyuan by two detectives; those young men who still dreamed of becoming officials were also taken to the Ministry of Justice amid their families' cries and wailing.

Because Liu Jinfeng framed students for the imperial examination, he was thrown into the government jail and awaited execution in the autumn.

Ye Mingduo and four other students were acquitted.

Ding Yinglan and her daughter were pardoned, and after Doctor Liu cured her daughter, he took her back to his hometown.

Wang Zhou was imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison for three days because of the poison. His whole body was festered and he died suddenly.

At this point, the largest scientific examination cheating case since the founding of Dacheng finally came to an end after half a month.