This secret account book, which records Wei Yuanshan's selling of imperial examination questions, is irrefutable evidence.

Chu Ze got Qiao Yu'an's secret account and acted quickly and accurately.

Even those who bought questions to pass the exam in previous years are now in high positions.

Most of these people were caught with this handle and were forced or voluntarily to stand in the prince's camp.

Once this incident came to light, it had far-reaching consequences.

Emperor Zhaolie was furious and had Wei Yuanshan and his gang thrown into prison.

Now that the spring examination was just over, such a big thing happened. Emperor Zhaolie immediately sent additional people to review the tribute students of this spring examination.

Moreover, all the essays written by the tribute students this time have been reviewed by him.

In Fengyi Palace, the Queen no longer had her former indifference.

With a sweep of her sleeve, all the fruit plates on the table fell to the ground. Her nails were broken at the flesh level, and blood was dripping from her fingertips, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

"Chu! Ze!" Queen Wei spat out two words viciously.

The prince sitting next to him didn't look much better.

"Wei Yuanshan is gone, and so many people are implicated. This is revenge for us getting rid of Duke Mu. If I don't take revenge, how can I, the crown prince, have the face to walk in the court!"

The queen calmed down and looked at the prince.

"Don't be impulsive. Your father is angry right now. We have lost so many people this time. It won't be so convenient to do things in the future."

"If your power is damaged, you must replenish it. You and the Jiang family will get married as soon as possible. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has already selected several auspicious dates..."

Unlike Fengyi Palace, Yunguang Palace was filled with joy at this time.

"This battle was fought beautifully. Wei Lingyi must be furious." Concubine Xian picked up the teacup, took a sip elegantly, with a happy smile on her lips.

"If he touches me, I will break more than ten of him. Let those court officials see who has the tougher arm." Chu Ze also laughed heartily.

He didn't expect that Chu Heng could actually get the account book, and he didn't expect that Wei Yuanshan was so bold.

But it was a good idea to use the imperial examination to attract talents. As this got involved, a large number of the prince's faction fell.

"This time it's all thanks to Lao Wu, you found a good helper." Concubine Xian smiled.

"That idiot prince thought Chu Heng was helping him."

"Although we won this time, we should not let our guard down. Wei Lingyi will not give up."

"Don't worry, mother. She won't dare to move in the short term. After all, such a big thing has happened, and father's people are investigating it."

"By the way, now that Wei Yuanshan has fallen, we can also recruit some talented people. Take a look at those who participated in the Spring Examination this year to see if there are any useful people."

"My son, I know."

Within two days, the truth of Qiao Yu'an's case was revealed. Qiao Yu'an was killed by the scheme of his own wife, Wei Yuanshan's fifth daughter.

Although Wei Yuanshan had complicated relationships in the court, after the incident between Liang Bo and Qiao Yu'an, his in-laws also realized that Wei Yuanshan did not treat them as in-laws at all, but simply as tools.

The murder of their husband by the two daughters of the Wei family caused an uproar in the capital.

The other in-laws of the Wei family all distanced themselves from each other, and many of the women of the Wei family were divorced by their husbands' families.

No one offered a helping hand to the Wei family, and everyone tried to add insult to injury.

The case of Wei Yuanshan was soon settled.

As the day of the announcement of the results drew closer, an essay was sent to Emperor Zhaolie.

"Your Majesty, this boy has great talent, but he also has rebellious intentions. Between the lines, he praises the previous dynasty and belittles the decrees issued by your Majesty. In my opinion, this boy is a remnant of the previous dynasty."

Emperor Zhaolie picked up the article and read it.

"Zhou, Xiao, Yun?" Emperor Zhaolie frowned.

How could that emperor tolerate being pointed at and told that he was not as good as the previous emperor?

……

"Get lost! My daughter won't marry, and she won't marry into your Zhou family! You little rascal, you still want to take advantage of my daughter. If there is no mirror at home, you can pee, right? What the hell! Pah!"

"Bang!" The door was closed.

After being scolded and kicked out, Li picked up the fruits on the ground and pointed at the gate and cursed: "You think your daughter is a rich lady! How can my second son not be worthy of her? Wait until his eldest brother wins the first place in the imperial examination, and you guys don't try to curry favor with me! By then, your daughter won't even be worthy of being our second son's concubine! Bah!"

"Bah! Those three hooligans in your family are the top scholar! Who would propose marriage with a few rotten fruits?"

Two women were swearing at each other through the door when a group of soldiers walked into the alley.

"Is Zhou Xiaoyun's home here?"

Someone pointed inside.

Li's eyes lit up.

Could it be that the boss won the prize and the court has sent the good news?

The officer walked up to Li and asked, "Is Zhou Xiaoyun's family here?"

"Yes, yes, over there, I am his mother..." Li's face was full of smiles, and she was imagining that she would slap the old woman in the face today.

"Capture him!"

In an instant, two soldiers came forward and arrested Li.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? I'm Zhou Xiaoyun's mother..."

"The one I caught is you!"

The lady inside opened the door a crack and asked with a gloating look, "What has she done wrong?"

"Her son is plotting a rebellion. Are you familiar with their family?"

"No, no, no! Not at all!" The woman shook her head repeatedly and slammed the door.

Zhou Xiaoyun was still sleeping at home when he was awakened by the howling of Li in the yard.

"Mom, what are you doing..."

"Bang!" The door was kicked open.

"Catch him!"

"What are you doing! What are you doing! I am the top scorer!"

"take away!"

At the same time, Zhou Laoer who was in the gambling house and Zhou Laosan who was wandering on the street were both thrown into prison.

Cheng Jiuyuan sat on the swing, holding a book in her hand, looking contented.

"Girl!" Song Lan ran into the yard happily.

"Girl, the entire Zhou family has been sent to prison!"

Cheng Jiuyuan curled her lips, she had rebellious intentions. If Cheng Yunge didn't have a father who was the prime minister, even Cheng Yunge would not be able to escape.

"Tell my dear sister the news."

"Yes."

……

"What?! What did you say! How is this possible?" Cheng Yunge grabbed Haitang's shoulders, looking like he wanted to kill her.

"Really? Your aunt and three cousins ​​have been arrested."

Cheng Yunge pushed Haitang away and ran outside.

It happened that Cheng Zongyang just came back from his job.

"Dad, Dad, please save my cousin. He is the top scholar. He will be useful to Dad in the future."

Cheng Zongyang's face darkened, and he shouted sternly: "Shut up! How can he be your cousin? The Pei family and the Lin family are your maternal grandparents!"

"father!"

"He is guilty of treason. If you dare to mention him again, I will beat you to death! Go back!"

"Treason?" Cheng Yunge's eyes widened.

Just Zhou Xiaoyun? Can he be guilty of treason?

But looking at Cheng Zongyang's expression, it doesn't look fake.

She turned around in dismay.

Since the Zhou family can no longer be relied upon, what else can she use?

Is she going to be stepped on by Cheng Jiuyuan for the rest of her life?

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