During the initial examination, the curtain officer who was responsible for checking whether candidates were included had already reported the events of that day to the examiner.

The chief examiner and other sub-examiners did not dare to be careless, so they left a file on this matter.

The yamen servant went crazy and kept saying things like, "Don't care about my business, don't care about my business."

Not to mention the embroidery guards, even the Ministry of Rites themselves noticed that something was wrong.

Shi Zhongkui pretended to be suspicious and went to find Yu Honggao.

Yu Honggao knew there must be something wrong with this as soon as he heard it, and said, "It's very dangerous."

After thinking carefully for a while, I finally wrote a letter, asking the seventh grader of the Ministry of Etiquette to give it to Yang Wenqin.

As a publican who specializes in talking nonsense and staring at other people's mistakes.

After Yang Wenqin returned, he asked someone to investigate and confirm that the government official was indeed crazy.

I immediately realized that there was a big problem and even a big opportunity here.

A memorial was tentatively sent to the Inspectorate, and as expected, some people became frightened and became nervous.

The emperor and the emperor were suspicious to begin with, and the end result was that some officials were unlucky.

Unfortunately, what Shi Zhongkui didn't expect was that news of a fire suddenly broke out at the Zhen family's house.

Half of the entire house was burned down, and at least twenty or thirty people died.

This includes that boy.

Shi Zhongkui knew immediately that this was murder and silence.

But if you think about it carefully, it is actually quite stupid for the Zhen family and his uncle to do this at this time.

Although the key witness was silenced.

But this is equivalent to telling the emperor and the supreme emperor that they have a problem and come and check me out!

Sure enough, within a few days Shi Zhongkui heard that Zhen Yingjia, the head of the Zhen family, had been summoned to the capital by a decree.

Liu Yuer, who was practicing in Kunming Lake, was quickly awakened by Shi Zhongkui and swam southward along the canal.

Ordinary ships can travel 2,300 miles a day, which is considered fast, but Liuyuer can swim 800 miles a day.

It only took two days to arrive in Huai'an, not far from Yangzhou.

Then we waited for the fleet with the flag of the ‘Zhen’ family on board.

After waiting for two days, we finally arrived at a fleet of 8 ships.

Following all the way, they determined which boat Zhen Yingjia was riding in. Liu Yu'er was planning a wave and hit it with the tail of the fish, causing the boat to capsize.

But Zhen Yingjia, who was obviously the leader, walked out of the cabin and stood on the bow of the ship with a sad face, looking at the scenery along the coast.

Now Liu Yu'er would never let go of this opportunity.

Using his magical power, a wave hit him and the boat rocked violently.

Zhen Yingjia, who had been thinking about the problem, suddenly lost her balance and fell into the river.

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Although it is early spring in Jiangnan in February, it is still quite cold.

In addition, after a winter coat is completely soaked by water, it is heavy and will quickly absorb the body's temperature.

And even though Zhen Yingjia is from the south, not all southerners can swim.

Otherwise, Shi Zhongkui didn't intend to directly kill Zhen Yingjia, and Zhen Yingjia would have drowned eight hundred times before she was rescued.

It is easy to kill a Zhen Yingjia, but this will only make the Zhen family gain the sympathy of the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor.

It would be better for Zhen Yingjia to fall seriously ill and delay her trip to Beijing.

The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor would definitely suspect that this was directed and performed by the Zhen family.

I even thought about the nest of yellow skins and what the mountain god and the land had said.

I began to suspect that Zhen Yingjia fell into the water and maybe some monster was causing trouble, and why was he staring at the Zhen family?

Then guess that the person who offended the monster by being unfaithful could be the Zhen family, or Old Concubine Zhen?

If you are associated with witchcraft in this harem, no matter whether you are an old concubine or a queen, you will definitely be marginalized.

Or even die of illness.

Sure enough, within a few days, Shi Zhongkui heard the news that the old concubine Zhen fell seriously ill with a cold due to Zhen Yingjia falling into the water.

There was news in the palace that Mrs. Zhen was seriously ill.

The emperor was very active and looked for good doctors everywhere.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is just for show.

Among the doctors in the imperial hospital, which one is not the top doctor?

The Emperor's intention to let Zhen Yingjia recuperate in Yangzhou is intriguing.

Not saying that Zhen Yingjia fell into the water in Huai'an, the safest way is to let him recuperate in Huai'an City.

Huai'an is to the north of Yangzhou, more than 360 miles away.

You can't get there in a day by boat.

Since it would take two days, and Zhen Yingjia was ordered to return to the south, it would only be less than 160 miles from Nanjing to Yangzhou by water.

It would be better to simply let Zhen Yingjia return to Nanjing directly from Huai'an, which would be more conducive to his recovery.

For a time, there were all kinds of rumors in the market.

The most marketable thing is that the Zhen family has made the Emperor unhappy.

Now, not to mention the Zhen family, even the Jia family, other nobles, and even the four princes with a different surname felt uneasy.

It can be said that Mrs. Zhen was the biggest backer of these old nobles in the palace before Jia Yuanchun became a concubine.

The Zhen family has always been the most favored among the nobles.

Even the Zhen family is in bad luck, so will people like them also be in bad luck?

Shi Zhongkui originally planned to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, but Yu Tongfu came to the door that day and said worriedly, in case the old concubine died at this time.

It will definitely affect the imperial examination.

It would be okay if it was just postponed for three months.

But if the emperor wants to show his filial piety, he will not delay it for three years, but it is not impossible to delay it until next spring.

After all, there were only a few dynasties in the history of the Supreme Emperor.

And during the national mourning period, if you want to get a wife, don’t even think about it.

In addition, the Golden Mouse came back and reported that someone was discussing an auspicious event to celebrate the birth of Mrs. Zhen.

This immediately made him hesitate.

After thinking about it, the seeds of doubt have sprouted in the heart of the Supreme Emperor.

If you do anything else at this time, it will be unnecessary.

And using the enemy's power for your own benefit is, to a certain extent, the best way to fight back.

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After Xue Pan and Jia Lian took Shi Zhongkui home that day, they heard from Shi Zhongkui that the results of this examination might not be good.

At first I didn't dare to tell my family.

But when word came out that Concubine Zhen was seriously ill, Jia Mu and others immediately placed their hopes on Shi Zhongkui.

When I asked Jia Lian, he could only tell the truth.

The Jia family suddenly became filled with sorrow.

Soon Jia Zhen was also called to Jia Mu's room.

Jia Zheng was sincerely worried about Shi Zhongkui.
Chapter completed!