The eldest lady is reborn, get out of the way!

When Mr. Jiang Er came back from the palace, he learned that Jiang Tiyu had won the first place in the first class.

He went to Chunhui Hall to see Old Lady Yan, but to his surprise, none of the children were at home.

When he heard that he went to Ming Mansion, Mr. Jiang smiled and thought it was normal.

When Old Lady Yan saw that he was still in good spirits and without any worry in his face, she knew that the matter in the palace had been resolved.

Even if it is not resolved, it will not have much impact.

"Why are you looking at me like that, mother?" Mr. Jiang poured himself a cup of tea and looked at the old lady with a smile.

Old Lady Yan shook her head helplessly: "The children have been very anxious during your stay in the palace these few days."

Mr. Jiang had just put the tea into his mouth when he drank it in one gulp after hearing what he said.

Seeing him like this, Old Lady Yan said, "I see you look relaxed, so I guess the matter of the imperial examination has been resolved?"

Master Jiang nodded, "Yes, and no."

Old Lady Yan said calmly: "Your Majesty has arrested a group of people, and the Xie family has been implicated as well."

"The Xie family is guilty, but they are not implicated. They are the masterminds behind the scenes."

Old Lady Yan frowned slightly, "Xie Ji is, after all, a senior official of the dynasty and also the prime minister."

"This matter will do him a hundred harms and no benefit."

Old Lady Yan hit the nail on the head; this incident was definitely not done by Xie Ji.

But I can't leave the Xie family.

"I have to thank Ah Chan for this."

Mr. Jiang said sternly, "His Majesty got angry a few days ago. Let's investigate further."

"From the place where the papers were received to the place where the papers were graded, there were six or seven processes in between, and everyone went through them all."

Hearing what Mr. Jiang said, Old Lady Yan was not surprised. Instead, she nodded in agreement.

"The Spring Examination is a big event, and each stage is extremely rigorous."

"If something goes wrong, it's not just a problem, it needs to be investigated strictly."

Mr. Jiang leaned lazily on the pillow, "Otherwise, I would say that my mother is amazing."

"Your Majesty thinks so too."

"After checking, there are indeed problems."

"From the moment the roll was accepted, there was something wrong with someone."

"Everyone who went to the deputy examiner's office accepted bribes."

"If it weren't for your majesty's sudden urge to look at Ti Yu's paper, I'm afraid this matter would have disappeared into thin air."

Old Lady Yan was very close to Mr. Jiang Er and raised her hand to pat him: "Don't keep me in suspense. Speak."

Master Jiang smiled, stood up lazily and sat up straight.

"In the initial ranking, the top one is Zhong Wenjun."

"This person's mother may not know, but I'm talking about the Hengping Zhong family. Do you know?"

Old Lady Yan thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be related to the Xie family."

Mr. Jiang sneered: "That's right, Zhong Wenjun is the brother-in-law of Xie Ji's eldest son."

"Let alone the quality of this person's writing, the second and third place winners didn't even mention Yu's name."

"Your Majesty passed the examination papers of all the candidates in the first class and opened the papers to see the names covered. Yu's name was not mentioned."

Old Lady Yan frowned when she heard this: "You mean, someone erased Ti Yu's results?"

"If that's the case, forget it."

"But the answers to the questions given by Zhong Wenyun are exactly the same as those given by Ti Yu."

Master Jiang said, "Originally, we couldn't be sure whether it was Ti Yu's or Zhong Wenyun's."

"Your Majesty checked and found Zhong Wenjun's original test paper."

Old Lady Yan was confused and even shocked by how crude the situation was.

"If someone wants to replace Tiyu's results, then why not just replace Zhong Wenyun's answer sheet with Tiyu's?"

"At worst, if you change a few more, it won't be so conspicuous."

"At worst, we can find a way to get rid of Ti Yu's papers. That way, there will be no evidence."

Hearing Old Lady Yan's ideas, each one more ruthless than the last, Mr. Jiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Mr. Jiang Erye looked sympathetic: "That's right."

"If we hadn't encountered a stupid thief, this matter would never have been solved in three days."

"If the people in the receiving office think of these ideas from my mother, things will become difficult."

Old Lady Yan was speechless for a moment. This could be considered a crime of confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan.

How come it just can't stand up to scrutiny?

Even the traces have not been cleaned up.

Old Lady Yan remembered that he had just said that he wanted to thank Ah Chan, and couldn't help but ask, "Is there really something wrong with that rich businessman?"

"It's not the rich businessman who has a problem, it's the guys in this rich store."

"I was instructed by Xie Lang to bribe people from the Ministry of Rites."

Master Jiang said, "If it weren't for Du Feng and Xin Jiu, I'm afraid everyone would have run away."

Old Lady Yan frowned, "Have their identities been exposed?"

Master Jiang shook his head repeatedly: "No, it was Qing Xiao who sent someone to intercept them, and the person who went was Shen Mo."

"I recognize Du Feng's style."

Old Lady Yan paused and said, "Isn't this also a kind of fate?"

Master Jiang also nodded: "Who said it wasn't?"

Du Feng and Xin Jiu must have been sent by Achan, if they hadn't stopped them in advance.

By the time Qing Xiao's men arrive at the city gate, I'm afraid the people will have already fled.

And if Achan hadn't asked Shen Mo to go to the capital to garrison, the people who went this time would probably not have let Dufeng Xinjiu go.

Maybe the matter will involve the British Palace.

Fortunately.

"But your majesty, what is the rule for dealing with the Xie family?"

Old Madam Yan knew that disrupting the Spring Examination would be a serious crime, but Xie Ji had always been in good standing in front of Emperor Rong'an.

This incident may not necessarily bring down Xie Ji.

At this point, Mr. Jiang's eyes became a little sharp.

"Xie Ji immediately wanted to disown himself in front of Your Majesty, saying that he was a bad parent and could not repay Your Majesty's grace."

Seeing her second son's unhappy expression, Old Lady Yan knew that Xie Ji's move must have worked.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you have forgiven his crime." Old Lady Yan said.

Master Jiang snorted and laughed: "Mother is really a female Zhuge."

"Xie Lang must die."

Mr. Jiang looked at Old Lady Yan and said, "Xie Ji has put this account on the head of the Duke of Ying's Mansion."

Old Lady Yan said indifferently, "Whether you remember or not, we were never harmonious."

Seeing this, Mr. Jiang Er said, "I'm afraid that this time, the Yu family will be implicated."

Old Lady Yan frowned, "How is the Yu family?"

"Brother Yu Shi is the Minister of Rites, so this matter... cannot be denied."

It means collective responsibility.

Master Jiang said, "Fortunately, your majesty is merciful and did not impose a heavy punishment on you. He only extended your probation period and deducted your salary for three years."

"Those directly involved in the case will be executed immediately. The other examiners will be demoted three levels and fined three years' salary."

Master Jiang looked at Old Lady Yan and said, "Mother, I'm afraid that the results of this spring exam will not count."

Old Lady Yan was shocked, but also felt that it was understandable.

"After all, it is for the sake of the court and the people's livelihood." said Old Lady Yan.

Master Jiang sighed, "I just don't know what to think of Ti Yu."

Old Lady Yan said, "Tiyu is a steady kid, and he studies steadily. There's no need to worry."

And just as Mr. Jiang Er said, Emperor Rong'an really closed the city gates on the day the results were announced, which meant that the results of this spring examination were invalid.

One month later, the Spring Examination was restarted, and Emperor Rong'an personally presided over the examination.