Rebirth: The whole family travels through time together: Fubao Koi is busy eating melons

"It's started! It's started!" someone shouted excitedly, "The messenger with the good news has been dispatched!"

Hearing this, the people in the teahouse straightened their backs and their heartbeats quickened. Everyone hoped that the next good news to be announced would be about themselves or their family.

Outside the door, the sound of horse hooves was clearly audible coming from far away. "Whoa--" This sound was like a war drum, stirring everyone's heartstrings. Could this be the good news they had been expecting?

The policeman walked into the teahouse, and his high-pitched voice instantly caught everyone's attention.

"Good news from the imperial examination! Master Pei Qing of Fenghe County, Yunzhou, Southwest Province, ranked 122nd in the imperial examination!"

As the good news was announced, a middle-aged man soared into the air and cheers rang out like thunder. The joy of victory was like a spring breeze, spreading quickly in the teahouse and infecting everyone.

Afterwards, a series of good news came one after another. The names of the six scholars were praised loudly one by one, and their faces were filled with irrepressible pride and happiness.

Just as people were immersed in the celebration, two messengers on horseback arrived and walked in at the same time. Their voices rose and fell, like a piece of music to victory.

"congratulate……"

"Good news from the imperial examination! Mr. Yu Yulin, the son of Yanzhou in Min'an Province, won the 68th place in the imperial examination!"

Zhang Mingyi and Tan Yulin looked at each other, surprise and joy intertwined in their eyes, "Mingyi, I won! Haha, I won!"

"Congratulations, Yulin!" Mingyi congratulated sincerely, but there was a ripple in his heart.

However, as time went by, no new good news came from the teahouse, but instead cheers continued to come from the inn opposite.

Zhang Mingyi's father Zhang Laoer couldn't help but become anxious. Tan Yulin could achieve such good results. Even if his own Mingyi was not at the forefront, there should be some hope, right?

Until the very end, when the list was read out, Zhang Mingyi's name was never mentioned. The originally high-spirited family atmosphere gradually solidified and turned into silence.

Yang Yuyu noticed Mingyi's disappointment. She held his hand tightly and whispered to him, gently comforting him, "Brother Mingyi, don't worry. Maybe it's because the list hasn't read your part yet."

Mingyi tried hard to force a smile, but the confusion and anxiety in his heart were like dark clouds.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and told himself that a turning point might come in the next moment. After all, he not only had the knowledge of the 21st century, but also the experience and accumulation of the past few years in ancient times. He would not be easily defeated.

but……

The guests in the teahouse gradually dispersed, and the Zhang family seemed to wake up from a beautiful dream. An ominous premonition shrouded their hearts. Could it be that Zhang Mingyi was really not on the list?

Tan Yulin was the first to break the heavy burden. His words were full of determination and encouragement. "Mingyi, let's go and see the situation in person! Your intelligence is no less than mine, how could you make a mistake?"

Although Zhang Mingyi also had doubts in his heart, with Yu Lin's encouragement, the two decided to go to the place where the list was released to inquire, hoping that this was just a misunderstanding.

The guard there responded indifferently, "The emperor's order is to recruit 300 talents, and the list has already been posted on the wall. How dare we make a mistake?"

Not long after, two more well-mannered young men came with similar questions. The guard was obviously a little impatient and his tone became tough.

"You guys, don't you have any idea? There are so many people taking the exam this year, and so many people are here to check for omissions and fill in the gaps."

The question was repeated over and over again, but the answer remained the same.

Zhang Laoer saw this and gently patted his son on the back, comforting him earnestly, "Don't be afraid, son. Maybe you were careless this time. Let's try again next year!"

Zhang Ming lowered his head, feeling mixed emotions. He couldn't believe that he couldn't even make it into the top 300.

The list was complete, and he could only follow his family back to the Zhang family compound in silence.

That afternoon, the test papers of the top fifty candidates were publicly displayed, with guards closely monitoring them. These excellent essays became the object of study and admiration for everyone.

Zhang Mingyi and Tan Yulin went out again, wanting to see this glorious scene with their own eyes, but unexpectedly the place was already crowded with readers, who surrounded it and praised the literary talent of the top three, especially the runner-up, which received rave reviews.

"Ming Yi, doesn't the handwriting of this runner-up look like yours?" Tan Yulin keenly noticed the clue and revealed the truth in one sentence.

It turned out that someone had secretly replaced Zhang Mingyi's test paper.

Mingyi's eyes instantly became hot, and his fists clenched tightly, making a creaking sound, because of the name that did not belong to him - Li Haoxu.

There was an uproar in the crowd, and a scholar shouted excitedly: "Report! I want to report! The test paper must have been replaced by someone!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the person next to him covered his mouth and forcibly dragged him away.

Those scholars who were at the announcement place earlier, after witnessing this scene, were so frightened that they broke out in sweat and fled in panic.

They understood that whoever was pulling the strings had already begun to clean up the mess.

Upstairs, Li Haoxu and his companions were sitting in a private room of the inn, looking down at the chaos below from a high position, with a hint of complacency and indifference on their faces, as if everything was under their control.

"Zhang Mingyi, you are really capable! You can even help my father-in-law get the second place in the imperial examination."

There was a hint of teasing and approval in Tan Yulin's words, and there was a gleam of surprise in his eyes.

"Yu Lin, something is wrong, evacuate immediately!"

Zhang Mingyi's eyes suddenly became sharp. He grabbed Tan Yulin's sleeve with one hand. The two of them turned around almost at the same time, and retreated quickly like lightning.

At the moment they evacuated, several shrill screams tore through the air. Several scholars who were originally full of hope were now in desperate situation because they were unfortunately involved in this conspiracy.

The two of them were like two swimming fish, shuttling back and forth in the narrow streets, kicking away piles of chaotically placed oil-paper umbrellas. The colorful umbrellas splashed water in the rain, serving as their temporary cover.

The two of them leaped forward, using the moment of shelter from the umbrella to escape into the deep and winding alleys, leaving their pursuers far behind and disappearing into the misty rain.

The pursuer paused in the intricate alley, having lost his target for a moment. He could only curse a few times and search in all directions unwillingly.

Tan Yulin curled up in a dark and damp corner, his heart beating like a drum. When his breathing gradually calmed down, he lowered his voice and said, "Mingyi, these guys are simply lawless. They can even defile the holy land of the imperial examination. Just think about how many such greedy parasites there are in the court, who have climbed to high positions openly."

"Humph, it is the reckless behavior of these parasites that breeds those powerful people who rely on their power to oppress the people."

Zhang Ming's tone was stern, and his brows showed unquestionable firmness.

At this time, a slightly embarrassed but still resolute face poked out from an inconspicuous dog hole at the end of the alley. The scholar had obviously heard their conversation, and his eyes were flashing with a gleam of shared hatred against a common enemy.