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

Sun Shishu crawled on the ground trembling with fear.

"Sun Qi, of course you are guilty. You actually let such an important thing as the examination paper leak out!" Emperor Chengren was furious.

He had just ordered someone to check carefully, and found that the seal on the test paper in the box did show signs of having been opened.

Sun Shishu spoke tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, I know I am guilty and dare not shirk my responsibility. But I remember that on the night of March 3, when I was on duty, Wang Dianji brought a pot of wine to me and asked me to drink with him. I drank a small cup and fell drunk. It was Wang Dianji who woke me up."

"Now that I think about it, there's clearly something wrong with that wine!"

"It was Wang Dianji! Wang Dianji drugged my wine, knocked me unconscious, and then stole the test questions."

Emperor Chengren was so angry that he felt dizzy. "Why didn't you report it earlier?!"

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that you will punish me..." Sun Shishu burst into tears, "Your Majesty, I am really wronged, really!"

Emperor Chengren waved his hand and said, "Drag it away. I don't want to hear you cry anymore."

"Your Majesty, I am innocent! Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

Sun Shishu was carried out by two imperial guards.

"Wang Zhou, do you have anything else to say?" Emperor Chengren said in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty, it was Lord Xiao Jiang! It was Lord Xiao Jiang who asked me to do this!"

"He promised me that if I could help him accomplish this, he would persuade His Majesty to promote me!"

Wang Zhou looked panicked and pointed at Jiang Ci Yan.

He didn't expect that Sun Qi would ignore his own dereliction of duty and come out to testify against him.

But no matter what, he had to put the blame on Jiang Ci Yan.

"Wang Dianji," Xiao Yujing said, "You said that Lord Xiao Jiang framed you, and then you said that Lord Xiao Jiang instructed you to do this..."

"How can I allow you to speak nonsense like this in front of the emperor?"

Wang Zhou is just a small official. He doesn't have the courage to stir up such a storm. There must be someone behind the scenes directing him.

"I...I..." Wang Zhou was panicked and didn't know how to explain for a moment.

Emperor Chengren was so angry that he almost laughed.

Seeing this, Jiang Ci Yan knelt down and bowed.

"Your Majesty, if you want to find out who is behind this, just look at who benefits in the end."

"Your Majesty, do you remember that after the student reported it just now, the person who plagiarized was found to be He Xiangyuan of the He Mansion."

As soon as Wang Zhou heard He Xiangyuan's name, he knew that everything was over.

It turned out that the reason why the Imperial Guards went to the Hanlin Academy to search was not because of the incident at the East City Inn, but because someone had revealed He Xiangyuan's affairs in advance.

Wang Zhou had a splitting headache at this time.

Hearing Jiang Ci Yan's words, Emperor Chengren sighed deeply.

He also knew that He Xiangyuan had the support of the Third Prince and Concubine Jia.

"Is the person who reported it still here?" asked Emperor Chengren.

"Your Majesty, this person is still in the Hanlin Academy." Jiang Ci Yan reported.

"Bring the person here."

"Yes!"

Soon, Zhang Huaiyun followed the Imperial Guards to the Yangxin Palace.

"I, the humble servant Zhang Huaiyun, pay my respects to Your Majesty!" Zhang Huaiyun knelt down and bowed.

"Are you the one who reported it?"

"Your Majesty, I am a commoner."

"Do you know that maliciously slandering royal relatives is a serious crime?" Emperor Chengren said coldly.

Zhang Huaiyun bowed deeply.

"I am a humble commoner with little influence. I dare not slander the nobles in the court. I only hope to live up to the heaven and earth, live up to the knowledge I have learned over the years, and live up to my fellow students who have studied hard in the cold windows of the great country!"

"I, the common people, am open and honest, and have a clear conscience!"

What a great phrase: “be open and honest, and have a clear conscience”.

Emperor Chengren showed admiration in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I have something else to report." Zhang Huaiyun continued.

"Just tell me."

"The night before the imperial examination, I was tricked out of the inn by a man, knocked unconscious and held hostage. Fortunately, I ran into General Jiang who was on patrol and rescued me. I was able to escape and did not miss the imperial examination."

Emperor Chengren felt a chill in his heart that such a thing could actually happen.

"Send Jiang Ci'an."

After a while, Jiang Ci'an hurried into the hall.

"I see your Majesty!"

"Jiang Ci'an, I want to ask you, did you save this student the night before the imperial examination?" Emperor Chengren asked.

Jiang Ci'an glanced at Zhang Huaiyun.

"Your Majesty, it is true. That night, I led a team of soldiers on patrol and happened to see this student being knocked unconscious. I ordered people to rescue him, and the three people who beat him have been detained by me."

"Who did it?" Emperor Chengren frowned.

"Yes..." Jiang Ci'an paused, "It was arranged by Master He Xiangyuan."

Seeing that Emperor Chengren looked unhappy, Jiang Ci'an deliberately said, "Your Majesty, Master He and this student have never met before. There must be some misunderstanding..."

Misunderstand?

What misunderstanding could there be?

He Xiangyuan not only dared to steal the questions, but also dared to kill people behind their backs!

Emperor Chengren looked at Wang Zhou, whose face was filled with pain.

"Tell me, was it He Xiangyuan who ordered you to do this?"

"Besides him, who else is involved in this?!"

But at this time Wang Zhou was speechless.

He held his head with both hands, looking painful, and felt like his head was about to explode.

Suddenly, I felt an itchy feeling in my throat.

"puff!"

Suddenly a mouthful of black blood spurted out of his mouth, and Wang Zhou fell to the ground with a pale face.

"Someone come quickly! Arrest him!"

Eunuch Luo thought he was going to bite his tongue to commit suicide.

Wang Zhou fell to the ground and twitched, mumbling to himself: "Save...save me..."

"Wait a minute!" Jiang Ci Yan spoke and looked at the black blood spurting out of Wang Zhou.

"Your Majesty, Wang Dianji doesn't seem to be committing suicide, but rather seems to be poisoned."

Emperor Chengren had a serious look on his face.

"Pass on the Imperial Physician!"

-

Wang Zhou's home.

Wang Zhou's wife Yu Yinglan was waiting anxiously at home.

It was getting dark, and it was long past the time for the Hanlin Academy to end its duty.

But my husband still hasn't come back.

Nothing will happen, right?

She knew that her husband had been locking himself in the study recently. She didn't know what he was busy with, but she always felt that it was not a good thing.

Later, she said that the third prince would send a royal physician to treat her daughter, so she shouldn't worry.

Looking at her daughter who was sleeping beside her, she felt uneasy.

Suddenly, a servant came running to report.

"Madam, Madam Jiang and Miss Jiang from the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion are here to visit."

Yu Yinglan was very surprised.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is a noble family and has never had any dealings with the Wang family, a small family. Why would they come today, and at such a late hour?

But we can't be negligent.

"Please come in quickly." Ding Yinglan hurried out to greet him.

Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Ruoli walked in, followed by an old man.

"Greetings, Madam Jiang. I wonder if Madam Jiang has any instructions for you?" Ding Yinglan knelt down and saluted.

Mrs. Jiang quickly helped Ding Yinglan up with a smile on her face.

"A miracle doctor came to your mansion a few days ago. I heard that your daughter seemed to be in poor health, so I asked this miracle doctor to take a look."

When Ding Yinglan heard that the patient was here to diagnose his daughter, a trace of emotion appeared on his face.

"Thank you Madam Jiang for your concern, but my daughter is suffering from a serious illness. Many doctors have been consulted but none of them can cure her. I am afraid that Madam Jiang will have to worry about her."

Madam Jiang patted her hand soothingly, "It's okay, let Doctor Liu take a look first."

Ding Yinglan nodded, turned and walked into the inner room, and took the child out.

Doctor Liu hurried forward to check.

The baby's face was pale, his lips were purple, and his eyes were dull and lifeless.

Doctor Liu was startled and quickly put his hand on the baby's pulse.

After a while, he gently opened the baby's lips and eyes and took a closer look.

The more I looked, the more frightened I became.

Ding Yinglan was very flustered when she saw Doctor Liu's serious expression.

"Doctor, how is my daughter?" Ding Yinglan asked anxiously.

Doctor Liu pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion.

"The baby is not sick, but poisoned."