After a master of metaphysics severed ties with his family, the whole family was filled with regret!

Chapter 64 Luo Chenyang Caught Cheating

"Fourth Senior Brother, how does it taste?"

Luo Chujiu could tell from Nalan Qingyin's expression that he was quite satisfied with the dishes she had made, but she still had to ask one more question.

"Not bad, Xiao Jiu's cooking skills have indeed improved a lot, it's delicious." Nalan Qingyin didn't hold back her praise.

Upon hearing this, Luo Chujiu's lips curled into a wide smile, and she sat down to enjoy the dishes she had prepared with Nalan Qingyin.

Nalan Qingyin had actually been fasting for a long time, but it was okay to eat some food occasionally. Today, because Luo Chujiu cooked, Nalan Qingyin ate several bowls.

Seeing her fourth senior brother enjoying his meal so much made Luo Chujiu happy too.

After the two finished eating, they asked Feiyun to clear the dishes and leave.

"Fourth Senior Brother, has anything interesting happened while proctoring the exams these past few days? Or have you seen any students cheating?"

Students who cheat are usually caught in exams, and Luo Chujiu felt that the imperial examination was no exception.

Nalan Qingyin was taken aback upon hearing this, then looked at Luo Chujiu:
How do you know someone cheated? Did you consult a fortune teller?

"No, I just felt that among so many candidates, there must be a few with bad intentions, so I asked. And there really are? Who is it?" Luo Chujiu was a little excited and quite curious about who was so bold.

Seeing her curious expression, Nalan Qingyin then told her:
"You know this person too? That brat from the Luo family, Luo Chenyang, who tried to frame you before. He was caught red-handed during the last exam today after a cheat sheet was found on him. He's banned from taking the imperial examinations for ten years."

Upon hearing this, Luo Chujiu was taken aback; this was something she hadn't expected.

"Ha, a person who was spoiled by his parents, vulgar and arrogant. I suspect there was something fishy about him getting to the capital examination."

"Does Xiao Jiu mean that he might have cheated in the previous exams?" Nalan Qingyin guessed upon hearing this.

"I didn't say that. I just think he doesn't have the ability. I don't have any evidence, so I shouldn't speculate about him without reason. Fourth Senior Brother, you don't need to worry about it. I was just saying it casually." Luo Chujiu shrugged and said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Nalan Qingyin roughly understood the situation and didn't say anything more. She only thought about having someone investigate privately to see if Luo Chenyang had violated any rules during the exam.

Meanwhile, the Luo family was in complete chaos.

Luo Chenyang was caught cheating and was immediately expelled from the examination hall. Soon after, an official document banning him from taking the imperial examinations for ten years was sent to the Luo family.

Moreover, this document was received by Luo Wanping.

Luo Wanping was so angry that he couldn't speak. He immediately ordered people to invite the second branch of the family over, and also to invite Luo Chentian, who was also in the examination hall that day.

"Second son, look at the fine son you've raised! Look at him!"

Luo Wanping simply threw the document to Luo Wanxing and told him to read it himself.

Luo Wanxing was unaware of what had happened. After reading the document, he felt completely disoriented.

"What on earth is going on? Chenyang, did you really cheat?"

Luo Wanxing suddenly looked at Luo Chenyang, who was standing to the side looking lost and confused, and questioned him.

"Father, I... I've been framed. I don't know how this note ended up on me."

Luo Chenyang is a coward who dares to do something but doesn't dare to admit it. Now that the official documents have been issued, he's still trying to evade responsibility.

The people present weren't fools, so naturally they wouldn't listen to his side of the story.

"Chen Tian, ​​you two were in the same examination room. Tell me, what happened back then?" Luo Wanping directly called on Luo Chen Tian's name, indicating that he should tell him what happened at the time.

After seeing this, Luo Chentian had no choice but to recount everything that had happened in the examination hall that day.

It turned out that for the last exam this afternoon, Luo Chenyang was afraid of falling behind Luo Chentian, so he prepared cheat sheets and stuffed them into his sleeve before entering the exam room.

While answering the questions, he unexpectedly discovered that his cheat sheet overlapped with the questions, so he secretly took out the cheat sheet, thinking that he would get away with it. Little did he know that the two proctors in the examination room had been watching him for two or three days.

Xiao Beiming and Nalan Qingyin noticed him as soon as he took out his cheat sheet, but they didn't expose him. Instead, they waited until the exam was almost over before catching him red-handed and throwing him out of the exam room.

"That's how it happened. I was busy answering my own exam questions, so I didn't pay much attention to what Chenyang was doing. I only knew that these things had happened."

After Luo Chentian finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that he would be held accountable for what had happened.

After hearing Luo Chentian's words, everyone present fell silent. After a long while, Luo Wanping looked at Luo Wanxing, who then looked at Luo Chenyang. Enraged, Luo Wanping immediately started beating him up.

"You still dare to lie! You were caught cheating by the Imperial Advisor and the Prince, and you still won't admit it! You really don't deserve to be the young master of the Luo family! You're a disgrace! How will people in the capital view you and the Luo family from now on?"

Luo Chenyang was beaten so badly that he had no chance to fight back and could only run around in a panic, covering his head.

Upon seeing this, Madam Luo felt extremely distressed and quickly stopped Luo Wanxing:

"Master, please stop! If you keep hitting him, you'll kill him. He's our only son; what will we do if we hurt him?"

Madam Luo Sun stood in front of Luo Chenyang and tried to dissuade him.

"Get out of my way! I'm going to beat this unfilial son to death today!"

"Alright, what are you all doing? Stop it!"

Luo Wanping stood up and angrily rebuked him.

Luo Wanxing and Luo Sunshi also stopped awkwardly and looked at Luo Wanping.

"Brother, what do you think we should do with this unfilial son? Now that things have already happened, even if I beat him to death, it won't make a difference. I hope you can think of a solution." Luo Wanxing feigned weakness, hoping that Luo Wanping would clean up Luo Chenyang's mess.

However, Luo Wanping was now at a loss. The documents had already been issued, and he was convicted. There was no way to overturn the verdict, and besides, this matter was disgraceful, so there was no need to make a big fuss about it.

"Since Chenyang has gone astray and has been banned from taking the imperial examinations for ten years, he can forget about his future career. Let him find another way out. The Luo family has many businesses, so it's not unreasonable to let him manage them in the future."

Luo Wanping sighed, his voice filled with helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Luo Wanxing immediately felt reassured, no longer feeling lost and helpless as before.

Then, Luo Wanping looked at Luo Chentian and asked:
"How did you do in the imperial examination? Are you confident of advancing to the final examination?"

Although Luo Wanping felt deep down that his son wouldn't make it into the palace examination, he still asked about it.

"Father, I am not entirely confident, but I have done my best."

Before the results are released, Luo Chentian is not confident that he will make it into the palace examination. It would be very embarrassing if he didn't.

Upon hearing Luo Chentian's answer, Luo Wanping was not surprised at all, but simply nodded slightly:
"Just do your best. I don't expect you to pass the palace examination on your first attempt."

(End of this chapter)