Long Live the Empress

Chapter 307 Lin'an Fails to Pass the Examination

Zhenzhu has experienced the methods that Su Hongfu and Ni'er used to deal with Yue Hanwen, and has recently made the prince completely obsessed with her!

Seeing that Zhenzhu became a concubine and was very much loved, the other maids in the prince's mansion were moved and all kinds of tricks came up one after another.

The prince disdained to deal with the struggle in the backyard. He could have as many women as he wanted. The most important thing was to do a good job in the Spring Examination and not let the Second Prince steal the limelight.

The prince always rushed to inspect the examination hall. If a student was weak and coughed, he would give him some advice...

The prince now became a model of nobility and elegance among the students! They vowed: if they passed the imperial examination, they would learn from the prince, no matter how high his status was, he would always be approachable to the people!

This is the person they should admire and love!

The second prince also realized the prince's intention belatedly, and he also imitated the prince and inspected the examination room!

But with pearls and jade in front of us, it is hard to stop them!

The Second Prince's behavior was nothing more than a smile from the students...

"Grandfather, it was obviously our idea, but we didn't expect that it would benefit the Crown Prince!" The Second Prince said angrily as he looked at the Crown Prince who was inspecting the examination room downstairs again.

Fan Changyue looked around and saw no one else, so he said, "Second Prince, there are too many people here, let's go back and talk about it!"

The second prince snorted coldly, "What is grandfather afraid of? Since the crown prince has done such a thing, is he afraid that we can't say it?"

"Second Prince, don't get entangled in such trivial matters. We have to wait and see who will win in the end!" Fan Changyue said confidently, stroking his beard.

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince also forced a cruel smile, "Grandfather is right! I will tolerate him for a while longer!"

After nine days and eight nights of the Spring Examination, the students were exhausted both physically and mentally. Some of them did not even have the strength to pick up their lunch boxes and walked straight out of the examination room.

The three princes, as supervisory historians, would lead the civil officials in reviewing the papers, selecting the good ones for the next round of palace examinations.

During the marking period, Su Keqi must strictly guard the marking room to prevent anyone from stealing the test papers or taking advantage of the situation!

The door of the examination room was closed for ten days, and from time to time, the sound of officials arguing over students' essays could be heard...

On the day of the announcement of the results, there were huge crowds of people. Some students sent maids and servants, but more students came by themselves. They all stretched their necks to look for their names on the red list!

"Yes, yes, my son can take part in the palace examination!"

“Hahahaha, I won!”

"..."

There are sounds of cheering and joy, and there are sounds of weeping and weeping.

Kong Linan also came early in the morning, but after searching the entire red list, he did not see his name!

Kong Linan was puzzled: Wei State was full of talented people, he could accept that he didn't make the top spot in the imperial examination, but he didn't even make it to the list of the Spring Examination, which was a bit strange.

Several students pointed at the list angrily, "There's something wrong with this list. With my talent, there's no way I'd fail!"

"Yes, I also think there is something wrong with this Spring Examination!"

"Haha, you said there was a problem if you failed the exam, but if you made it, there would be no problem? Don't you think you are a nobody?!"

"You!" The student blushed and pointed at a name on the red list and said, "I know this person. He can't even recite the Three Character Classic, but he is on the list. If this isn't a problem, what is it?"

"Maybe he is naturally intelligent and can become better than you after studying for more than ten years in just a few months of hard work!"

"You..." The student was so angry that he was speechless and could only breathe heavily.

"Brother Kong, tell me! You are so knowledgeable, but you are not on the list. Don't you think there is a problem?"

Kong Linan certainly felt that there was a problem. Just as he was about to express his doubts, he remembered Yue Jinghao's advice: telling him not to be provoked by others and ruin his own future!

"I feel that since the red list has been released, it proves that there are always higher mountains than the other! I still need to work harder!"

"Brother Kong?" The student looked at Kong Linan in disbelief, "Are you just going to let it go like this?"

"Brother Wang, please be patient. If we don't pass the exam this time, we can just try again later!" Kong Linan advised.

"Why is Brother Kong so weak?"

"It's not that I'm weak, but I believe the court will handle this impartially! You should all go home! Don't talk nonsense!"

"Humph, Brother Kong, you are afraid, but we are not! Let's go to the government office to seek justice!"

The students who failed the exam left in a mighty procession, despite Kong Lin'an's obstruction.

Kong Linan shook his head helplessly and went home.

Those students sat at the gate of the yamen without eating or drinking. Even if some of them fainted from the unbearable situation, they still vowed to demand an explanation.

At night, a group of men in black armed with sticks beat the students half to death and dragged them away. Then, several constables came out of the government office with buckets and brooms and washed away the bloodstains at the entrance of the government office...