Omi had to sit up

The second place is No.2 in the imperial examination.

However, based on Chen Shu's understanding of Lin Chenshu's memory, the owner of his body didn't care about studying when he was in school, and he didn't look like a top student. Second place?

Chen Shu raised his eyebrows slightly.

With the announcement of the gold list, the crowd slowly became more crowded.Not long after the announcement of the rankings, there was a sudden sound of footsteps and commotion on Qingshi Street in the distance. Someone came from outside, chatting and laughing.

"Mr. Li is very talented and well-educated. This time, the title of No. [-] in the gold list should fall on Brother Li, right?" Chen Shu's voice sounded far away, and it was very familiar.

Chen Shu looked back.

"Young Master Qi, don't flatter me. If you are knowledgeable, no one in this capital knows that you are full of knowledge, and the top three in the gold list must have your name, Qi Kang!" The person who was talking and laughing with him happily answered.

"Yezhi, you, the number one talented person in the capital, don't make fun of me."

"Where is it, Mr. Qi is too humble."

The two exchanged a word, and Shi Shiran was already standing in front of the list.Many passers-by and examinees in front of the list could not help but light up when they saw this. Someone respectfully made way for him, and said with a smile while making the way: "Hey, Mr. Qi, are you here to read the list yourself?"

Chen Shu's eyes sank slightly, and his eyes fell on one of them.Among the newcomers, one had neatly slack hair on the temples, a jade hair crown tied up, and there was a hint of arrogance in his brows. Hearing the voices of the crowd, he opened the folding fan in his hand and gently shook it. Smile and say nothing.

The appearance of this person, even if Chen Shu met this person for the first time today, he quickly recognized him as Lin Chenshu's former closeted partner, Qi Kang, the son of Qi Taiwei.

Qi Taiwei was one of the three important ministers who assisted the emperor at that time, and it was not uncommon for others to bypass Qi Kang.

Behind him were the guards of the Qi Mansion, and the servants beside him had squeezed into the crowd to watch the list for the master.He shook his folding fan outside, and suddenly noticed a vague gaze, but he didn't pay attention.

The top three in the gold list are awarded Jinshi and rank, and the title is much higher than other Jinshi.Qi Kang's eyes fell on the top of the list, and he quickly said with a smile: "The champion is indeed Mr. Li, congratulations."

"Haha, I borrowed Mr. Qi's auspicious words. Mr. Qi, have you seen your ranking?"

Li Yezhi's ostentation is slightly inferior to Qi Kang's, but at this time he is full of energy when he is celebrating a happy event, and now that his ranking has been determined, he can't help but look at the list for the son of the Taiwei beside him.

His eyes slowly moved down from his name, and slowly landed on the position of the second place, and then when he saw the name written under it, he was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously blurted out: "Huh? What's going on? The second place actually Is it Lin Chenshu?"

Lin Chen's name of cutting off sleeves came from among the candidates of this year. When Li Yezhi first saw it, he thought he was delusional.

Qi Kang was also taken aback, his eyes quickly fell on Lin Chenshu's name, his face changed instantly, a trace of suspicion flashed between his brows, and then he locked it tightly, without saying a word.

He stared at Lin Chenshu's name for a long time before slowly moving down.

The name written on No.3 is still not him.

The boy who was going to read the list anxiously ran out from the crowd: "Young master, I, I read all the names in the top three hundred on the list twice, well, it seems that I didn't see your name."

The folding fan that Qi Kang was shaking stopped.

He remained silent, and Li Yezhi beside him was already shocked and said: "How is it possible? Even Lin Chenshu can pass the exam, how could it be possible that Mr. Qi's talent is not in the top three? Could it be that the examiner gave the wrong paper?!"

There is a jade seal on the gold list, even if the examiner grades the wrong paper, there is the emperor's seal on the side, the ranking and name are already a matter of final decision.

There are some on the list, and there are none on the list.

It's just that Li Yezhi's voice was quite loud, and the people in front of the list listened and nodded their heads in agreement. Suddenly, the name "Lin Chenshu" started to be discussed again.

Qi Kang tightly clenched the folding fan in his hand, only he knew that Lin Chenshu, who was nominated for the gold list this time, was already dead, or was killed by his order.

Why is Lin Chenshu in second place this time?

He frowned.

Suddenly someone's cry from the crowd pulled him out of the mud completely.

"Ah! Isn't that the one named Lin?!" someone in the crowd shouted.

"!"

Everyone was stunned, and they patrolled in the direction of the shouting. Behind the Jinbang crowd, a tall and thin figure stood in the corner. It was not treated as meticulously as a literati, but was tucked loosely around the waist, looking very casual...

And that person's face—Lin Chenshu's face was very beautiful, he probably knew that someone could see it at this time, he raised his eyes, his eyeballs turned slightly from Qi Kang's line of sight, and swept everyone one by one, It quickly turned back and landed on Qi Kang again.

The understated eyes, paired with the lazy and tattered clothes, did not appear to be the frightened and murmuring look in the legend.

Qi Kang also heard the sound and looked towards the place where everyone's eyes met.He didn't believe that Lin Chenshu would appear at the place where the gold list was opened at this time, and he felt that someone probably admitted the wrong person.

Thinking about it, I looked over.

Then, he saw a familiar face.

drink!

Qi Kang's eyes widened immediately, as if he had seen some monster, his expression stiffened suddenly, and he even took a step back with his whole body.

Li Yezhi next to him was also looking at Lin Chenshu with everyone, but at this moment he was taken aback by Qi Kang's reaction, and quickly asked, "Young Master Qi, what's wrong?"

Qi Kang's heart was full of turbulent waves, his face was extremely pale, as if he had been frightened by something.

Chen Shu saw Qi Kang's reaction, and when he heard Li Yezhi's words, he suddenly smiled, then reached out and gently plucked the long hair behind him, pinched a handful and put it on his fingertips to play with.

"Yes, Mr. Qi, don't come here without any problems." Chen Shu smiled at Qi Kang.

He was imitating Lin Chenshu's most commonly used movements in daily life, but he himself and Lin Chenshu's temperament was completely different. In the eyes of everyone, this move did not look like a woman at all. Part gentle, seven parts harmless.

Li Yezhi was stunned for a moment.

But in Qi Kang's eyes, this action was like seeing a ghost.He barely stabilized his body, and his eyes suddenly fell on Lin Chenshu's neck.

Lin Chenshu's neck was long and thin, without any scars.

How can it be?

The body was clearly confirmed dead.

He was right there at the time, and although he didn't enter the alley, he could still hear the sound of the other party's throat being cut and blood splattered.

"You, why are you here?" Qi Kang spoke with difficulty, with a trace of fear in his voice.

The position of the Adam's apple on the neck moved slowly, and the voice belonging to Lin Chenshu also laughed: "After a long drought, sweet rains come, old friends meet in other lands, wedding nights in the bridal chamber, and when they are named on the gold list, I will take the four major happy events in life today Yixi, of course I'm here to watch the list just like Young Master Qi."

Chen Shu smiled slightly.

Of course, he didn't know that Lin Chenshu won the second place before coming here. In fact, the purpose of his stay here was to meet Qi Kang.

Only people who knew that Lin Chenshu was dead would be scared when they saw his fake corpse. Qi Kang would have such a big reaction when he saw him. It seems that Lin Chenshu's death yesterday was indeed related to him.

Chen Shu pressed the wooden dagger hidden at his waist.

Qi Kang also stared at Chen Shu.

It took a long time for Qi Kang to see the eye contact between the two, but it only took a moment for the onlookers.

After a short while, someone came to the wall of Zhang Bang, and saw the focus of everyone at this moment.

A man in his 50s jumped out from nowhere. When he saw Lin Chenshu, he quickly walked over.

"Eldest young master, this old slave has finally found you."

The man grabbed Chen Shu's clothes.

Chen Shu frowned, and quickly searched Lin Chenshu's memory, only to find that the person who came was Liu Bo, the housekeeper of the Lin family.

Uncle Liu is a person close to Lin Heming, Lin Chenshu's father. He is usually in charge of taking care of the Lin family's sundries. He suddenly appeared here at this time. Could it be...

"Eldest young master, master asked me to take you back, look at you, father and son didn't have an overnight feud, master is not angry with you long ago." Sure enough, Uncle Liu had already picked up the next sentence.

Chen Shu frowned.

In Lin Chenshu's memory, Lin Heming was not so easy to talk to. When he drove his son out, he believed that Lin Chenshu had ruined the reputation of the Lin family, and wanted to draw a line with Lin Chenshu from now on.

At this juncture, Uncle Liu was asked to bring Lin Chenshu back, most likely because he had already heard that Lin Chenshu had won the second place.

"Really?" Chen Shu asked.

"You won't be home for a few days, the master doesn't know how worried you are." Uncle Liu continued, "Don't lose your temper, go back and be with your father. He's getting old, and it's not easy."

"..."

Both of Chen Shu's parents in another world have passed away. Hearing Uncle Liu's words, he was silent for a while.

He had already seen Qi Kang before coming to the list, and staying here would not be of any benefit except to be watched a few more times. Chen Shu thought about it for a while, smiled, and followed Uncle Liu back to the Lin Mansion to have a look.

"Uncle Liu worked hard."

"Where, it's not easy for the young master these few years."

Seeing that Lin Chenshu was willing to follow him home, Uncle Liu heaved a sigh of relief, and thought of the young master's title on the gold list this time, fearing that his status in the Lin family would be very different in the future, so he quickly flattered him with a gentle smile.

Lin Chenshu responded with "um" and "um", and left with Uncle Liu.

Before he left, he felt a sinister gaze staring at his back. He turned his head and saw Qi Kang was still looking in his direction.

He turned his gaze back again.

The news that Lin Chenshu became the second place spread quickly.Among the officials and gentry in Beijing, some were talking about the Lin family, some were talking about Lin Chenshu, and some were talking about Qi Kang, the son of the Taiwei, who had failed the ranking.

Although the imperial examination was set up by the court to screen talents, it is not difficult for Qi Kang to have a place in the court with the power of Qi Taiwei, but now that Qi Kang is excluded from Jinshi, it is really unimaginable.

This matter is unknown to outsiders, only those who know the inside story know that before the announcement of the imperial examination, the list of the gold list was sent to the imperial study room, Gao Zaichaotang looked at it coldly, with a few circles, who marked out the name, Whoever flies to the branch is determined by hand.

The capital suddenly became turbulent.

Qi Mansion.

A black masked shadow quickly passed over the eaves, and then lightly touched the tile surface, one volleyed down and landed behind the rockery behind the Qi mansion.

Behind the rockery, a person has been standing for a long time.

"Master Qi." The masked shadow said.

Qi Kang turned around slowly. At this time, his face was even uglier than that in front of the poster wall. His voice was low and harsh: "Lin Chenshu... Didn't you confirm that he is dead? Why did he suddenly die?" Appearing in front of me alive?"

The masked black figure was stunned: "How could it be? I clearly slit his throat yesterday, and Chong San can also testify to this."

"But now his neck is clean and there is no scratch at all." Qi Kang stood with his hands behind his back, his face frosty, "Only an hour ago, half of the people in the capital knew that Lin Heming had called Lin Chenshu back to the Lin family. "

"..." The masked black shadow frowned, "Has Lin Chenshu's body been found?"

"Not at all." Qi Kang took out a plain white handkerchief, looked at the small characters embroidered on it, his pupils constricted, "I have ordered people to search inside and outside Zuimenglou, and there is no trace of blood at the place where Lin Chenshu died yesterday. "

"Young Master Qi's intention is that Lin Chen Shu cheated the corpse?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, otherwise how can I explain it?"

The masked shadow narrowed his eyes: "I will investigate this matter myself."

"My father has already asked about Lin Chenshu. Lin Chenshu knows our secret, so he must not leave him alive."

"Don't worry, Mr. Qi, Lin Chenshu is just a weak willow scholar, and can't make waves." The masked black figure drew out his knife, and the light of the knife was cold: "Since he is still alive, let's kill him again."

Hearing this, Qi Kang looked at the dark figure in front of him.

The man in the shadow stood up and smiled, his eyes were cold: "This time, I will let him die without a whole body."