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Chapter 720 Yanyan Goes to Prison (1)_1

Chapter 720: Chapter 720 Yanyan Goes to Prison (1)_1

On the night before the imperial examination, Xiao Ruiyuan found Mo Qingze just after someone else had already approached him. After unsuccessfully attempting to bribe him with the exam questions and answers, they resorted to forceful methods and stuffed them into his possession.

Mo Qingze didn’t believe that the individual had obtained the real exam questions and answers in advance, and even if they had, he wouldn’t have accepted them. After that person left, he casually tossed the so-called questions and answers aside.

While Mo Qingze was reviewing his books, Xiao Ruiyuan came to find him. When he heard that someone might use the imperial examination to target him and then entrap the Crown Prince through his daughter, Mo Qingze immediately thought of the papers that had been forced upon him. He hurriedly related the matter to Xiao Ruiyuan and also found those papers.

Xiao Ruiyuan didn’t know the questions for the imperial examination and couldn’t determine the authenticity of the questions and answers. But since those people had gone to such lengths to set a trap, it was unlikely they would use fake ones to deceive, for how else could they continue with this scheme to ensnare the Crown Prince of a Country?

Upon hearing that the questions and answers were real, Mo Qingze calmed down. Since learning that his daughter had saved the Crown Prince and had indirectly offended King Heng and the Lin Family, he suspected King Heng and the Lin Family might seek revenge, just not that they would take action during the imperial examination.

The simplest way to avoid their plot was to withdraw from the exam, but after decades of diligent study and the opportunity for his name to be listed on the golden plaque right before him, no one would willingly accept that.

Mo Qingze was not willing to give in, nor did he want to be manipulated. He loathed King Heng and the Lin Family for putting him in a dilemma and hoped that those attempting to harm his family would be left with no chance to turn the tables. Thus, he considered using this as an opportunity to counter-scheme against King Heng and the Lin Family.

There are risks in everything, and upon hearing Mo Qingze’s plan, Xiao Ruiyuan categorically disapproved of his future father-in-law putting himself in danger.

This time, however, Mo Qingze was especially stubborn, and no matter how much Xiao Ruiyuan tried to persuade him, he was intent on doing it.

Unable to convince Mo Qingze, Xiao Ruiyuan had no choice but to agree and pledged his full support to carry out the entire plan.

The questions for this imperial examination were somewhat difficult for the majority of the students, but for Mo Qingze, with a solid foundation, an increased memory capacity over the past two years, and more life experience than others, he could keep it under control. Therefore, he deliberately underperformed to achieve a middling rank.

In this way, when confronted with accusations of "cheating," not many would believe that Mo Qingze, with access to the questions and answers, would perform worse than usual.

This would not only make it easier to clear himself of suspicions of cheating but also if anyone tried to implicate Chu Heng by suggesting he shielded Mo Qingze and interfered with the fairness of the judgment, similarly, few would believe it.

After learning of Mo Qingze’s results, King Heng and the Lin Family had their suspicions, but their deep-seated hatred for Mo Yan and Chu Heng was too profound to let this opportunity slip by. In the end, they persisted with their original plan and made sure Emperor Huian learned of Mo Qingze’s supposed "cheating."

Emperor Huian had not been aware of the full story in advance, but yesterday someone came forward with witnesses and evidence, proving Mo Qingze’s cheating in the examination hall. He quietly ordered an investigation, which quickly revealed the anomaly in Mo Qingze’s examination results.

Emperor Huian understood who was scheming against Mo Qingze and who was ultimately being targeted. Today, he had specially ordered the guards to throw Mo Qingze into the Ministry of Justice’s Prison—publicly to investigate the examination fraud, and privately, to use the opportunity to severely punish the guilty parties.

Some people, some matters, he had tolerated long enough!

Chu Heng arrived at the Palace of Diligent Government and got straight to the point about the matter of Mo Qingze’s cheating in the examination hall.

Emperor Huian did not hide anything from him and related the entire story. At the end, looking at the handsome and talented Crown Prince, he spoke with profound meaning, "In recent years, the issue of cheating in the examinations has been growing ever more rampant. This time, even the father of a County Lord is implicated. I wish to investigate this personally and impose severe punishment on those guilty of cheating to revive the integrity of the examination system. What do you think, Hengheng?"