Chapter 719: Counter-Calculating Leads to Doom (4)_1
Mo Yan understood her father. Although he was mild-mannered, he was exceptionally tenacious. Otherwise, having passed the scholar examination at a young age and repeatedly missing opportunities in the imperial examination, an ordinary person might have given up long ago. Yet he still taught while diligently continuing his studies, and it was precisely because of his perseverance that he became one of the leading figures at Changshan Academy within a mere year.
She speculated that her father, unwilling to give up on the exams and not wanting to fall into someone else’s trap, had to resort to a compromise by deliberately underperforming and achieving a low rank. This way, it wouldn’t draw attention, and no one would believe his score was obtained through cheating.
Yet even so, her father couldn’t escape the entrapment of the person who had set up this scheme!
If all these conjectures were true, clearing her father’s name would not be difficult. She feared, however, that the person behind the scheme had further moves to make, forcing her father to confess.
The plan now was to meet with her father as soon as possible to confirm these matters. Only then would she know what the schemer’s next move might be, allowing her to gain the upper hand and rescue her father.
But Mo Yan didn’t even know where her father was being held, or whether she could see him before the trial. She had to suppress the anxiety in her heart and decided to go into the city tomorrow to assess the situation. No matter the cost, she had to see her father.
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Xiao Ruiyuan and Yan Junyu, along with Guard Chu Heng, did not return to Jingshan Villa. Instead, they went straight to the Prince’s Mansion and, without resting, went directly to the study to discuss matters.