Zhan Xiao saw that the Ji sisters were very puzzled, so he explained,
"I heard that brothers Chen Dongying and Chen Dongfu are twins, and they have telepathy. Because during the imperial examination, Chen Dongying was kept alone in the examination room for seven days and seven nights. Then he thought about it during the day and dreamed about it at night. He thought over and over again in his sleep. How to write an examination essay, Chen Dongfu also received this information in his sleep on the same day."
Xu Ji said that Chen Dongfu was known as a "talent" in the local area and was highly appreciated by his master.
However, Chen Dongfu could not take part in the imperial examination after being disfigured. He felt itchy after feeling the test questions, so he was eager to try and wrote articles for the examination to entertain himself.
Ji Jun thought, only God knows whether it is really "itchy" or whether it is intentional.
Zhan Xiao said again,
"Chen Dongfu was also careful about his articles. He thought about them day and night, and maybe he also thought about them in his sleep. His ideas and some paragraphs and sentences were inadvertently captured by Chen Dongying. Then Chen Dongying used these words and phrases in the article, The article shined and was praised by the examiner, so I was admitted to the high school."
Ji Jun smiled noncommittally and let the Chen brothers go, probably because of their "telepathy" ability.
I just don’t know if the Holy One wants to let him go, or if someone needs the Chen brothers.
Ji Min said,
"Didn't you say that the person passing the test papers was a cat?"
Zhan Xiao smiled and said,
"Previously, there was a rumor in Beijing that Chen Dongfu bribed the clerk in the examination room and hid the test questions in the cat's belly. Then the cat ran out of the examination room and delivered the test questions to Chen Dongfu.
But during the interrogation. It was discovered that Chen Dongfu knew nothing about cats. Moreover, the two brothers personally demonstrated in Dali Temple that they could sense each other's thoughts, and therefore they were found not guilty. "
Ji Min remembered the cat he met in the cemetery when he was looking for the killer, and the cat he saw at Chen Guogong's house.
There are rumors about cats in the imperial examination fraud case. Is it a coincidence? Or is he deliberately directing trouble to Chen Zhuoxin?
Zhan Xiao said again,
"After investigation by Prince Huan and others, they found that a few days before the exam started, many rats appeared around the examination room. In order not to affect the health and condition of the candidates, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works dispatched together to destroy many rat holes. , and at the same time sprinkled a lot of medicinal powder in the examination room. After appraisal by the Dali Temple, the dosage of these medicinal powders is harmless to humans. However, if a cat is infected, it will be difficult to survive if the amount is large, and even if it survives, it will behave slowly. , staggering, and dizzy. According to the people who made the medicine, some cats act like drunks after eating mice that have taken medicine. They often hit rocks while walking and knock themselves out!"
Ji Min nodded with a solemn expression.
"Generally during the Qiuwei exams, a hundred meters around the examination room will be under martial law, so a poisoned cat will have to walk at least a hundred meters to pass the test questions. From this point of view, a cat of ordinary size should not have the physical strength to complete this task Even if the physical strength of the task is acceptable, there are no obstacles along the way. It can be seen that it was not passed to Chen Dongfu by a cat. Naturally, it cannot be classified as fraud. "
Ji Jun thought for a while and asked,
"Do you have any clues about the clerk who passed the test questions?"
Zhan Xiao said,
"There are four minor officials who may have come into contact with the test questions in the examination room this time. They are personal attendants of several examiners and are responsible for taking care of the examiners' daily lives. At present, no favoritism has been found between the examiners and minor officials. The remaining minor officials It's just some simple cleaning around the examination room, which is far away from the candidates' rooms. The possibility is not too high."
Ji Jun looked at Ji Min and then said to Zhan Xiao,
"Thanks a lot!"
It seems that someone wants to deliberately connect the imperial examination cheating case with Chen Zhuoxin. I don’t know what the intention is?
The floor in Fuyuan Palace was in a mess, with pieces of broken tea cups and fresh fruits rolling to the ground.
All the people in the palace were driven away by Aunt Hu, and at the entrance of the palace was Eunuch Hong, who was trembling.
In the palace, apart from Chen Zhuoxin, only Aunt Hu Lu stood beside Concubine Jiao Xian.
One of Eunuch Hong's cheeks was swollen, and he walked around from time to time, worried that Concubine Jiao Xian would suffer.
But just now, Chen Zhuoxin slapped Eunuch Hong in the face, causing Eunuch Hong's ears to buzz. For a moment, there was suddenly no sound in this ear!
After beating him, Chen Zhuoxin told Eunuch Hong to "go away"! Concubine Jiao Xian didn't say anything, so Eunuch Hong could only go out in frustration. Without Concubine Jiao Xian's order, he really didn't dare to go in.
Concubine Jiao Xian and Chen Zhuoxin glared at each other angrily. It seemed like the coldest winter had passed in the hall, and Grandma Hu was trembling in fits and starts!
Concubine Jiao Xian said coldly,
"Mr. Chen Guo is so angry! You came up to beat my people. Are you here to punish me? Do you know the superiority and inferiority of superiors and inferiors?"
Chen Guogong Chen Zhuoxin snorted coldly,
"I'm sorry for your inferiority! Don't think that just because you look like a dog here today, you think you can look down on the world! You are not the Queen Mother or the Queen yet! Among the four concubines, you are also the last one! Qin Guifei Be it Shangguan Shufei or Concubine Shangguan, any one of them, as long as the Duke of the country wants to support you, can crush you in an instant!"
Concubine Jiao Xian was so angry that she was shaking with anger at Chen Zhuoxin's words. She shouted angrily,
"Chen Zhuo today?"
Chen Zhuoxin said contemptuously,
"You can raise the fifth prince, so can Concubine Shu! As long as the Emperor is willing, it is not impossible for Concubine Shu to raise the thirteenth prince!"
The conversation between the two became more and more intense, and they were almost at each other's throats. Aunt Hu was too anxious to interrupt and did not dare to interrupt.
Jiao Xianfei and Chen Zhuoxin have been working together for more than ten years. Even though there have been disputes and discord between the two in the past, there has never been such a loud exchange of words.
Of course, it used to be when Concubine Jiao Xian was still a low-ranking concubine. He didn't dare to argue with Chen Guogong.
Moreover, the two of them had no conflict of interest at that time. They discussed and discussed matters when they encountered them, and there was nothing to argue about.
But now, Concubine Jiao Xian is already a high-ranking concubine. Who dares to disrespect her inside and outside the palace?
Duke Chen Guogong is just a minister at best. It is really abominable to yell at him so mercilessly!
Concubine Jiao Xian slapped the table, causing the newly placed tea cups to jingle! The sound is sharp and harsh,
"Chen Zhuoxin! Over the years, I have helped you a lot in the palace! Without me, do you think you can become the Minister of the Ministry of War? Without me, do you think Prince Rongan can have a conflict with the prince? If there is no conflict between the two of them, do you think you can successfully become Chen Guogong?"
At first, both the prince and the crown prince of Rongan County were opposed to Chen Zhuoxin becoming the heir apparent.
At this time, the slaves of the concubine's brother and his brother mistakenly killed the father of a civilian girl, who committed suicide out of grief and anger.
Later, this "brother-in-law" of Prince Rongan died on the bed of a prostitute.
The prince is responsible for hearing the case.
Seeing that Chen Zhuoxin was silent, Concubine Jiao Xian said in a slightly lower voice,
"Chen Zhuoxin! You were a bastard back then. You couldn't even command the people in Chen Guogong's palace, and no one dared to work for you! In order to alienate Prince Rongan and Prince He, I used power outside the palace to let my uncle I personally helped you take care of Prince Rongan’s brother-in-law and put the blame on the prince! Now that you are ungrateful and have turned against me, your conscience has been eaten by dogs? "
When Chen Zhuoxin heard this, his eyebrows trembled and his eyes grew cold:
"Your Majesty, talk to Wei Chen about your conscience? Okay! Wei Chen, let me talk about your conscience with you! Back then, when your Majesty was still a beautiful woman, she swore to Wei Chen that they would support each other and that in the future, you and I would be happy and there would never be any barriers. Chen. I was grateful for the trust of the empress, and I was willing to go through fire and water for the empress from now on! Wei Chen had just become the crown prince at that time, and his status was unstable, but the empress wanted Wei Chen to frame Chen Meiren and Mrs. Li Guogong, so I did it! Later, Chen Meiren died, and the empress was punished Implicated, the empress comes to blame me again, how can I be so innocent!"
Aunt Hu was so frightened that her face turned pale! My legs were shaking so much that I couldn't even stand still!
How can one say such a big thing!
But Concubine Jiao Xian never gave in,
"My plan back then is still useful now. But you were so ruthless in doing things that you almost harmed me, and I couldn't say anything? We agreed to support each other, but it turned out to be the Duke's willful action!"
Chen Zhuoxin glared angrily,
"What do you mean, empress? Are you saying that Wei Chen killed Meiren Chen?"
"What if not?"
Chen Zhuoxin was furious and his voice was raised a notch higher.
"Is the empress denying her account and trying to frame her? The empress was not pregnant for a long time after entering the palace, so she left the mother to have a child. The minister only made Chen Meiren suffer from a disease similar to "consumption". In this way, Chen Meiren must Leaving the palace. As Chen Meiren raises the fifth prince, it is inevitable that the fifth prince will also contract the disease and will be despised by everyone. In this way, the empress proposes to raise the fifth prince, which not only solves the urgent need, but also builds a good reputation. Why must I kill Chen Meiren? !”
Although Chen Zhuoxin was very angry, he still had sense.
He still had an idea in his heart at that time. Keeping Meiren around was actually a way to contain Concubine Jiao Xian.
Thinking that if Concubine Jiao Xian turned against him one day, Chen Zhuoxin would support Chen Meiren. After all, Chen Meiren and the fifth prince are biological mother and son, and they are always close to each other.
Now that the matter has come to this, what's the point in talking about it? Besides, he couldn't let Concubine Jiao Xian know what he was thinking back then.
Concubine Jiao Xian sneered several times,
"Isn't it that the Duke wants to eradicate the roots? To avoid future troubles?"
This was what Chen Zhuoxin said to himself back then. Now, he actually said that he didn't want Meiren Chen's life!
Pooh! What about the liar?
Chen Zhuoxin felt great hatred in his heart!
It was also his negligence. After Chen Meiren lingered on the sickbed, he thought everything would go according to the agreed steps.
Unexpectedly, this vicious woman noticed that the fifth prince looked like Li Gong, and she wanted to dominate the fifth prince alone forever!
