ps: I was still sleeping in in the morning when I received a call saying that a magnitude 7 earthquake occurred in Ya'an, Sichuan. I quickly called my old father-in-law in Chengdu, but couldn't get through. I didn't get in touch until two hours later. My old father-in-law was fine when the earthquake happened.

, he was eating noodles at his home on the fifth floor. The building shook violently, and the old father-in-law ran downstairs quickly. When he got to the yard, he was still in shock. Someone laughed at him: "There was an earthquake, and you still eat noodles?" The old father-in-law then discovered that,

He was still holding the bowl of noodles in his hand.

Pray for the earthquake-stricken areas.

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At this time, a dozen men and women came in from the door and called Master Feiyi and Master Tu You respectively their masters. It seemed that these people were their disciples.

Leng Yi turned around and looked at Bai Hong, then at the old nun and the short fat man who looked like a butcher. He said, "Thank you for your help. I haven't asked for advice yet...?"

Bai Hong introduced the old nun and the short fat man and said, "This is Master Fei Yi from Emei. This is Master Tuyou, a lay disciple of Shaolin. They are all experts I invited for you."

Leng Yi quickly handed over his hands in greeting, feeling a little funny in his heart. Now there are monks, Taoist priests, and nuns. Why are all the masters like these?

Master Tu You had a loud voice and said with a smile: "I am really lucky and very smart. I was able to come up with such a wonderful way to pretend to be dead. And I pretended to be so realistic that even I was able to hide it. At that time, I was still

I thought, it's over now, come and collect the body for the great master."

Everyone laughed.

Leng Yi said: "Thank you for your help, otherwise, today would be very dangerous."

"That's right. Take people's money to help them out of trouble." Tu You said in a loud voice.

Leng Yi admired the frankness of this master of butchering oil, and hurriedly called them into the lobby to talk. Master Fei Yi said, "No need, we are not here as guests. What happened today has shown the danger that the master is facing.

We also feel that we have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders, so we should start setting up defenses immediately. If what happened today happens again, we will lose face."

Taoist Wu Mei and Master Tu You both nodded.

Master Fei Yi said: "Let's make a simple division of labor first. The poor nun, along with a few apprentices, and these two sisters who are good at throwing knives will be responsible for the safety of the wife and female family members. The rest of you will be responsible for the old master.

How about the safety of the great master and others?"

Taoist Wumei and others all nodded. Cheng Luojie glanced at Leng Yi and said nothing. Leng Yi remembered what Cheng Luo'an had told her before, and it was not good to ask Cheng Luojie to protect him again.

Master Fei Yi added: "Today's loophole is that the killer pretends to be a close person to attack. Therefore, no matter who it is, as long as it comes close, we must strictly check and be vigilant at all times."

Everyone nodded again.

Afterwards, each of them left one disciple to arrange accommodation with Leng Yi's steward, and the rest immediately set up defenses.

Now that the house was surrounded by guards, Leng Yi felt a little more at ease.

Leng Yi took out the gold and silver according to the price Bai Hong said and personally delivered them to several people. Like Taoist Wu Mei, he hired them for half a year first.

After making arrangements, Leng Yi returned to the room and saw Zhuo Qiaoniang already lying down, with her eyes wide open and lost in thought, so she sat on the bedside. Zhuo Qiaoniang turned her head to look at him, slowly stretched out her hand and held it.

Leng Yi's hand.

Leng Yi smiled slightly and patted her hand gently: "You have a good rest, there are more of us now. We don't have to worry about strong thieves anymore. The two killers who are good at sneak attacks have also been killed. Nothing like today will happen again."

Something happened."

Zhuo Qiaoniang nodded and said nothing.

Mr. Yin Yang invited by Leng Yi found a good cemetery. Leng Yi spent a lot of money to buy it and arranged the burial on an auspicious day.

Zhuo Qiaoniang and Leng Yi arrived at the new cemetery in a carriage.

This cemetery is a place with the best feng shui, with beautiful mountains and clear waters. This matter cannot be publicized, so it was buried quietly. No one was notified. Except for Taoist Wu Mei who was on guard and others spread out to keep a lookout.

After the burial, the grave was piled up, and the offerings were placed in memory. Leng Yi asked Wu Zuo and others to leave, and even Caosui waited at a distance.

Leng Yi said to Zhuo Qiaoniang: 'I am going to erect a monument for him, but I am hesitant about what to say on the inscription. You can make up your mind!'

"I won't stand anymore..." Zhuo Qiaoniang shook her head with tears, took two steps forward, knelt down Yingying, kowtowed, turned to look at Leng Yi, and said to the tomb: "Husband, he was very good to me. That day

, he would rather commit suicide than save my concubine's life. I can't repay his affection for her. After thinking about it for a few days, I made up my mind. If I still have my life, I will follow him from now on.

Be his wife. I hope your spirit in heaven can protect us.'

Leng Yi was so excited that he knelt down in front of the grave and said with cupped hands: "From now on, Qiao Niang will be my wife. I will love her well and cherish her until she is old. I will definitely find a way to cure her disease."

, no matter what the price is, we will not hesitate!'

‘Official…’ Zhuo Qiao Niang turned her head and looked at Leng Yi, her eyes filled with tears.

"Madam!" Leng Yi reached out and put his arms around her thin shoulders. Zhuo Qiao Niang gently nestled in Leng Yi's arms, closed her eyes, and prayed in her heart that she could grow old together with her.

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The imperial examination has finally started.

This was the first time that Leng Yi took part in the scientific examination that he had longed for. Of course, he took part in the examination as the examiner.

He had been worried about Zhuo Qiao Niang's condition and eagerly waited for the imperial court to announce his arrival in Beijing. However, he waited and waited and no one came. Zhuo Qiao Niang's body became weaker and weaker day by day. In the past two days, she could not even get out of bed and walk.

It was no longer possible. Although she forced a smile, she could not hide her increasingly serious condition. Leng Yi was anxious, but official matters still had to be done.

He was worried and hastily participated in the inspection of the examination room.

He saw Hua Wuxiang also in the examination room, taking the Ming Medical exam. In order to avoid suspicion, he did not approach.

The three-day exam was finally over. It was his job as the examiner to correct the test papers. Of course, according to the usual practice, he ordered the famous Hongru to form a correction team and conduct cross-reading. After reading them all, after discussion, he chose

The good ones will be sent to Leng Yi for review, and Leng Yi will ultimately decide the ranking.

After the first reading was completed, all the test papers were sent to Leng Yi. The one he was most concerned about was Hua Wuxiang. Leng Yi had already studied Hua Wuxiang's handwriting before, because the imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty had implemented a name-blinding system and the candidates' names could not be seen.

, can only be judged by handwriting. Fortunately, Hua Wuxiang's handwriting is very graceful and distinctive. Among the almost all male candidates, it is relatively easy to identify.

However, Leng Yi hurriedly looked at the Mingyi examination papers that had been submitted through the preliminary selection, and found that there was no Hua Wuxiang!

Leng Yi couldn't help but frown, and took out the test papers that failed in the primary election. After looking at them, there were none! This was strange. He clearly saw Hua Wuxiang taking the exam. Why wasn't there hers? Even the approximation

There is no handwriting! After all, there is only one department of Mingyi. The number of seats is very small, and there are not many people participating, so it is easier to distinguish.

Leng Yi wanted to call the scholars who were grading the papers to ask, but this was too obvious.

Could it be that it was bound incorrectly and placed in another test paper?

This possibility is almost impossible. It is impossible for the invigilator to mix and bind different types of test papers. However, Leng Yi still checked the entire test paper. There was no such thing!

Leng Yi had no choice but to call Mr. Dong over and pointed at a pile of test papers on the table. He said with a sullen face: "Are these all the test papers?"

"Yes!" Master Dong said, and then immediately added: "By the way, there are still more than ten points of fraud papers, which have been taken out and placed separately. They will be dealt with later."

"Fraud roll?" Leng Yi frowned.

"Yes! Those who cheat in the examination room and mark the test papers are cheating papers and should be put aside. They cannot participate in the selection."

"Bring it to me and see!"

"yes!"

Mr. Dong went out. Soon, he came back with an envelope and placed it in front of Leng Yi. On the cover he saw: "The fraud paper is invalid!"

Leng Yi tore open the seal, took it out, and unfolded it. The first copy was in the beautiful handwriting of the familiar Hua Wuxiang! The next two copies were also hers! Because the imperial examination took three days, one copy every day, a total of three copies.

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After Leng Yi read it, he asked Master Dong: "Why is this test paper invalid?"

Mr. Dong immediately took it over, took a closer look, and couldn't help but smile. He pointed to the three words written on the top of the test papers: "Hua's Pharmacy" and said, "Sir, this candidate cheated and scrawled marks on the test papers.

According to the rules, it is considered cheating and you cannot participate in the selection."

Leng Yi took it over and took a look at it. He couldn't help but sneer and said, "Who is so bold in cheating? He directly wrote his home address on the test paper? As if he was afraid that others would not know that he cheated. Is this normal?"

Mr. Dong nodded and said: "It's a bit strange. Logically speaking, ordinary cheating is nothing more than altering between the lines and making an appointment with someone. There are no traces. I have never seen such blatant cheating.

Pass."

"Hmm!" Leng Yi picked up his test paper, thought about it for a moment, and said, "Don't you think this handwriting is a little different from the handwriting on the test paper?"

Master Dong came up to take a closer look, thought about it, and said, "There is something different."

"I just found these words from the test paper and compared them with the cheating words on the side of the test paper. The result..." Leng Yi pointed to a few strokes and said: "Look at these places, the direction of the writing.

, the order of the strokes is different. It means that it was written by two different people!"

Master Dong was shocked and said: "What do you mean by Dong Weng, someone wants to frame this candidate?"

"Yes! Who is responsible for judging cheating?"

"They are all officials in charge of each examination room. Judging from the test paper, this one is for the Ming Medical Examination. It should be the medical officer of the Yamen, Cao Wu, who is in charge."

"Send him here!—Don't say anything."

Mr. Dong agreed and hurried out. After a while, an old man came in following Mr. Dong. His back was slightly hunched. He stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "For your humble position, please see Mr. Tongpan!"

Leng Yi was already in a bad mood, but when he encountered this kind of thing again, he became angry and didn't want to bother with him. He said: "I heard that you are good at calligraphy. Can you show your calligraphy skills to open my eyes? - Just

Just write these words!" Leng Yi pointed at the words "Hua's Pharmacy" on Hua Wuxiang's test paper.

Cao Wu glanced at it and couldn't help but shudder. He glanced at Leng Yi secretly. Just when he was about to meet his sharp gaze, he couldn't help but feel frightened. He forced a smile and said: "This... I don't dare to show my embarrassment in front of adults because of my humble position!

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To be continued...