Chapter 720 Yanyan Goes to Prison (1)_1
On the night before the imperial examination, Xiao Ruiyuan found Mo Qingze just after someone else had already approached him. After unsuccessfully attempting to bribe him with the exam questions and answers, they resorted to forceful methods and stuffed them into his possession.
Mo Qingze didn’t believe that the individual had obtained the real exam questions and answers in advance, and even if they had, he wouldn’t have accepted them. After that person left, he casually tossed the so-called questions and answers aside.
While Mo Qingze was reviewing his books, Xiao Ruiyuan came to find him. When he heard that someone might use the imperial examination to target him and then entrap the Crown Prince through his daughter, Mo Qingze immediately thought of the papers that had been forced upon him. He hurriedly related the matter to Xiao Ruiyuan and also found those papers.
Xiao Ruiyuan didn’t know the questions for the imperial examination and couldn’t determine the authenticity of the questions and answers. But since those people had gone to such lengths to set a trap, it was unlikely they would use fake ones to deceive, for how else could they continue with this scheme to ensnare the Crown Prince of a Country?
Upon hearing that the questions and answers were real, Mo Qingze calmed down. Since learning that his daughter had saved the Crown Prince and had indirectly offended King Heng and the Lin Family, he suspected King Heng and the Lin Family might seek revenge, just not that they would take action during the imperial examination.
The simplest way to avoid their plot was to withdraw from the exam, but after decades of diligent study and the opportunity for his name to be listed on the golden plaque right before him, no one would willingly accept that.
Mo Qingze was not willing to give in, nor did he want to be manipulated. He loathed King Heng and the Lin Family for putting him in a dilemma and hoped that those attempting to harm his family would be left with no chance to turn the tables. Thus, he considered using this as an opportunity to counter-scheme against King Heng and the Lin Family.
There are risks in everything, and upon hearing Mo Qingze’s plan, Xiao Ruiyuan categorically disapproved of his future father-in-law putting himself in danger.