The voice of Ren Anle was accompanied by the steep change in Gu Qishan's face, and there was silence inside and outside the hall as everyone looked at the young marquis, who had suddenly fallen silent, and understood the intention of Ren Anle's move.
The youngest marquis of the Marquis of Zhongyi has been ignorant and incompetent since childhood, and if he had truly asked someone to write a good answer to the exam question for him in advance, he would naturally not remember the vast thousand character answer in the imperial examination.
The left minister looked at Ren Anle with solemn brows and was silent, while the right minister gave a secret praise and said in a deep voice,
"Young marquis, Lord Ren is right. If you are truly wronged, just recite the answer to the exam question, and this minister will guarantee that justice will be done to you."
A thin, cold sweat broke out from Gu Qishan's forehead as he said in a stiff voice, "Right Minister, I was so nervous during the imperial examination that I could not remember what I had written. I was just answering the exam question absent-mindedly."
There was an uproar as the exam candidates in the hall scoffed at Gu Qishan's excuses. The imperial examination was so important that even if one's literary skills were lacking, one would not forget what they had answered.
Ren Anle waved her hand to silence the crowd, ignoring Gu Qishan's sophistry and trailing off, "It doesn't matter if the Young marquis can't remember the content of the examination paper. The questions in this examination are too obscure, and the question of 'the way of the common people' is indeed difficult to answer..."
"Exactly, such an obscure question. I naturally just wrote answers randomly, and I didn't expect to get a good result!" Gu Qi Shan nodded his head contentedly, as if he had found an excuse for himself.
The entire hall, inside and out, suddenly fell silent for some reason. He felt vaguely that something was wrong and raised his head towards Ren Anle.
At the left side of Ren Anle, the left minister's face was cold and sullen. If he hadn't been so well-cultivated, he would have wanted to kick this swine in the face.
"Young Marquis, this official has said that you are the proof." Ren Anle's voice suddenly dropped coldly,
"The question of the examination is not 'the way of the common people' at all, the two great masters have written 'the way of keeping one's job'. It's understandable that you can't remember the content of the examination paper, but you don't even know the topic of the examination, and you still say that you wrote the examination paper yourself!"
Ren Anle looked straight at Gu Qishan and scolded him angrily.
Gu Qishan's face changed drastically and he shouted in a hoarse voice, "Ren Anle, you dare to mislead me!"
"This official is the one in charge of this case, so it is not your turn to dictate how the case should be examined. Gu Qishan, this official asks you, do you admit to the crime of cheating in the imperial examination or not?"
"So what if I admit it? I am the noble dí, son of the marquis, what if you punish me for a mere case of cheating!"
[ dí - son of first wife ]
The evidence was irrefutable, but Gu Qishan still refused to admit his fault. The candidates outside the hall were filled with righteous indignation and their faces were full of anger.
Ren Anle did not reply, but waved her hand for the magistrate to escort Gu Qishan to the side, and looked towards Du Ting Song, who had his head down.