Su Qinglin lowered his head, his eyes full of panic.

"Bold Su Qinglin, you actually dared to deceive me, where are the Imperial Guards?" Ye Xu shouted towards the outside of the Golden Palace.

Hearing the Imperial Guards, Su Qinglin immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life."

Ye Xu said: "Why don't you tell the truth?"

Su Qinglin stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears, her shoulders shaking from crying: "It's all my dad's fault...!"

Su Hang raised his eyes and looked at his son, with a look of surprise on his face: "Qinglin, why are you blaming Dad?"

"Who told you to say every day that I'm useless and only know how to play, and that I'm destined to have no future in this life." Su Qinglin continued to cry and complain, "You often compare me with the son of so-and-so."

"I'm not good at studying, but you forced me to study."

"Then that day when Wang Yu was in the teahouse showing the article to the Queen, I happened to be there too."

"I heard the Grand Princess say that the article was excellent, and I was tempted to steal it on impulse."

"Your Majesty, Qinglin didn't mean it. Please spare my life...!"

"Pa...!" Ye Xu slammed his palm on the table: "Su Qinglin, you are so bold."

Su Hang spoke tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I failed to educate my son properly, which is why my son did such a mistake. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Feng Qingjiu: "Father, Su Qinglin not only stole the article, he also bribed the chief examiner to secretly withhold Wang Yu's new article in the examination room."

Ye Xu shouted loudly: "Who was the examiner in charge of the two of them at that time?"

Hanlin scholar "Meng Jue" walked out with trembling legs and lowered head.

With a plop, he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, it was Master Su who forced me to do this."

"He said his sister will be the second princess, and will be the queen in the future. I am so scared! Your Majesty...!"

"Su Qinglin...!" Ye Xu shouted angrily.

"Come here, Su Qinglin stole the article, bribed and threatened the examiner, and his crime is even more serious. He can be expelled from the capital and exiled to the frontier, and he will never be allowed to return to the capital...!"

As soon as these words came out, Su Hang sat down on the ground.

It seems that the emperor is really angry this time. Most of the time, people who steal articles are not allowed to take the imperial examinations for the rest of their lives, but this time, Lin'er was expelled from the capital forever and sent to the frontier.

"Dad, Dad, please beg the emperor to let me go! I will never dare to do it again." Su Qinglin cried loudly.

"Dad, I don't want to leave the capital. I don't want to leave home. I don't want to leave you and mom!"

Su Hang closed his eyes and tried hard to hold back the heartache.

In the end, Su Qinglin was dragged out by the Imperial Guards.

Ye Xu looked at the Hanlin scholar kneeling on the ground and shouted angrily: "Meng Jue! As the chief examiner, you actually cheated for personal gain. What crime should you be punished for?"

Meng Jue lowered his head, his voice trembling: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."

Ye Xu waved his hand and said, "Come here, remove Meng Yu from his official position and never be allowed to be an official again."

Imperial Guard: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Then several imperial guards came over, took off Meng Yu's official hat, and dragged him out.

Meng Jue kowtowed: "I, your humble servant, thank the Emperor for his mercy."

Finally, Ye Xu issued an imperial edict!

It read: Su Qinglin stole the article and was banished from the capital forever.

And Wang Yu naturally became this year's top scorer.

"…………"

Su Mansion.

"Dad, I am your biological son. Can you really bear to let me become homeless and die outside?" Su Qinglin cried loudly.

Mrs. Su wiped her tears while packing her things: "Yes, Master, is there no room for maneuver in this matter?"

"There's been war and chaos at the border for many years. If we ask Lin'er to go there, wouldn't that be sending him to his death?"

"Can you please ask the Emperor to show some leniency?"

"Peng!" Su Hang slapped the table, stood up, and said angrily, "How can I beg?"

"Do you know what Lin'er did? He stole articles and bribed and threatened Meng Yu."

"The fact that this matter did not affect Yu'er's marriage is already a favor from the Emperor."

"If the Emperor cancels Yu'er's marriage with the Second Prince because of Lin'er, then you should cry."

Su Qingyu, who was standing aside, was also frightened!

If the Emperor really issued an imperial decree to cancel my marriage with the Second Prince because of this incident, then my life would be ruined.

Madam Su held her daughter's hand and said, "Yu'er, the Second Prince has always loved you. Why don't you go and ask the Second Prince to plead for mercy, and ask him to plead for mercy with the Emperor?"

"Mother...!" Su Qingyu frowned, "My daughter hasn't even entered the Second Prince's Mansion yet! If I go to beg for mercy, how can I survive in the Second Prince's Mansion in the future? Just like what Daddy said, Qinglin doesn't work hard at ordinary times, and now he actually stole the article. The current result is all Qinglin's own fault."

"Pa!" Madam Su slapped her daughter and said sadly, "Yu'er, you are making me sad. What do you mean Lin'er deserves it?"

"Lin'er is your only brother. What good will it do you if he is exiled to the frontier?"

Su Qingyu covered her face with her right hand, her eyes red: "Mom, you actually hit me, it's not me who asked Qinglin to steal, what does it have to do with me?"

"He did something wrong and he has to bear the consequences."

"You...!" Madam Su raised her hand and slapped again.

Seeing this, Su Hang immediately grabbed his wife and shouted, "Madam, what are you doing?"

"Yu'er is right. We haven't even entered the Second Prince's Mansion yet and we're asking the Second Prince for help. Isn't this going to make the Second Prince look down on us, Yu'er?"

"Besides, it is Qinglin who is at fault. He knew he was at fault, but he still asked the Second Prince to plead for mercy. The Second Prince will definitely think that our Su family is a family that cannot distinguish right from wrong."

"How will Yu'er establish her authority in the Second Prince's Palace in the future?"

Madam Su sniffed and said, "It's not that serious. Hasn't everything been returned to its original owner?"

"Madam, look at what you are saying." Su Hang frowned, "Lin'er has been spoiled by you."

"That's why it ends up like this."

Madam Su said loudly: "If a son is not well educated, it is the fault of the father. How can it be my problem? The one who has the biggest problem should be you, Master."

"Wow, wow, wow...!" Mrs. Su started crying again.

Su Hang sighed and said, "Don't worry, I have arranged everything for the journey. Lin'er will not suffer on the road."

Madam Su cried and said, "But Master, we only have this one son. If he is never allowed to return to Beijing, then we will never see Lin'er again."

"Mom...!" Su Qinglin rushed into Madam Su's arms, crying with snot and tears.

"Mom, I can't bear to leave you. Lin'er doesn't want to leave you."

"Lin'er, mother doesn't want to leave you either!" Mrs. Su patted her son's back gently.

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