Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 169 Worry
Fang Ziheng quickly comforted Xu Qingmeng: "Don't worry, with Brother Gu's talent, how could he do such a thing? Doesn't Madam Gu trust Brother Gu's character?"

Xu Qingmeng shook her head, not explaining the reason to Fang Ziheng and Huiniang.

Even after most of the people in the examination hall had left, leaving only a few scattered individuals, Yun Yi and the others were still nowhere to be seen.

Now, not only Xu Qingmeng was worried, but Fang Ziheng and Huiniang also became serious.

With fewer people around, Hui Niang spotted Sun Jingyi standing not far away, looking just as anxious as Xu Qingmeng at the courtyard gate.

Seemingly noticing Hui Niang's gaze, Sun Jingyi turned her head and saw Xu Qingmeng and the others. However, she did not come over but simply nodded and then looked into the examination room.

Fortunately, not long after, Xu Qingzhong saw the figure she had been thinking about all day.

At the same time, Zhou Yuanjia and Huang Boyang were also seen. The three of them came out together, chatting and laughing, looking very happy. They had no idea how anxious the people waiting outside must be.

Fang Ziheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally out." Then he looked at Xu Qingmeng beside him and said with a smile, "I knew it, how could it be them? They are all talented and would never stoop to such opportunistic tricks."

Xu Qingmeng smiled and said, "Isn't this just a case of worry making me confused? I'm overthinking it."

"Dream Maiden".

"Brother Fang, Sister-in-law Fang, Sister-in-law Gu."

"I apologize for keeping you all waiting."

The three of them walked out hand in hand and saw the group of people who were waiting anxiously. They greeted them and hurried over.

Gu Yunyi's gaze fell on Xu Qingmeng, and he walked towards her without thinking, saying in a low voice, "My wife, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It's alright, are you tired?"

"I'm not tired at all. Eating all the delicious food you made inside, I'm not tired at all," Gu Yunyi said.

“Sister-in-law, you’re still pregnant, why aren’t you in the yard? Besides, we didn’t suffer this time because of all the delicious food you prepared. We didn’t have to eat any spoiled stuff anymore. The soups and stews were so comforting, and we slept well. We weren’t tired at all,” Zhou Yuanjia said.

Although the examination environment was poor, it was much better this time because of the things Xu Qingmeng had prepared. Last time, Gu Yunyi was someone he envied.

"That's good. Go back and wash up and change your clothes. I bought a lot of groceries this morning. I'll cook you a nice meal tonight. Eat more."

"That's great! Madam Gu, can I come over for a meal?" Huang Boyang popped his head out as soon as he heard there was something delicious to eat.

Hui Niang quickly replied, "Yes, of course we can! Meng Niang has prepared so much. She even made mooncakes this morning, just waiting for you to come back."

"Then what are we waiting for! Hurry up and go back to eat mooncakes."

Everyone was chatting and laughing, having a great time, but Sun Jingyi, who was standing to the side, felt a little uncomfortable.

Seeing that the group was about to leave, Sun Jingyi quickly came over and said, "Please wait a moment, everyone."

Gu Yunyi had finally managed to hold his wife's hand when someone called out to him. He turned around and saw that it was Sun Jingyi, and his expression turned even worse.

Zhou Yuanjia, Huang Boyang, and others also looked over.

"Madam Jiang." Gu Yunyi nodded lightly, then said before she could speak, "Young Master Jiang should be out soon, so please wait a little longer." Sun Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. As long as nothing bad had happened, it was fine if he came out a little later.

"Please tell me, Young Master Gu."

Gu Yunyi nodded, took Xu Qingmeng's hand, and left with the others.

Before long, everyone had disappeared from sight.

Sun Jingyi watched from behind, and got angry again. After all, the group had come together before, and Jiang Mingyu and Gu Yunyi were even friends.

As a result, Jiang Mingyu hadn't even come out yet, but that group of people were happily making plans to go back for a big meal, without even saying they'd stay and wait with him. What kind of people are they?
However, this was only what Sun Jingyi thought to herself; no one else knew, leaving her alone to sulk.

As soon as everyone entered the courtyard, the smile on Fang Ziheng's face disappeared.

He turned his head and asked, "Are you out so late because of the three people caught cheating on the exam in Quan County?"

Gu Yunyi and the other two exchanged glances and said, "You all know?"

"Qizhi, we heard about this as soon as we left the examination hall. The whole prefecture probably knows about it now. We were quite worried when you didn't come out, but thankfully you came out safely."

Huang Boyang sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard and said, "Actually, this matter is somewhat related to us, but not much. It's just rather disgusting."

"What's going on? What's this all about?" Fang Ziheng asked. Xu Qingmeng brought over the fresh meat mooncakes she had made and listened attentively with everyone else.

Huang Boyang picked up a mooncake, took a big bite, sighed for a moment, and then put away his playful expression, saying, "After the results of the prefectural examination were released, my father took me to visit many famous scholars. We also learned that the chief examiner of this year's examination was an educational official, and he even spent a lot of money to find someone to predict the questions."

This is a perfectly ordinary matter. Different officials set the questions, and their styles and personal preferences are quite different.

This is common practice among families with some wealth; it has become a standard practice. Even test takers prepare extra materials to match the style preferred by the examiners.

This has clearly become an unwritten rule.

"The exam questions my dad had someone predict were not only seen by my dad and me, but also by Brother Gu, Brother Zhou, Brother Jiang, and Brother Fang, right?"

Fang Ziheng nodded. Huang Boyang wasn't the kind of person who would be stingy with these things, and besides, it wasn't certain that he could predict the questions correctly.

Moreover, they not only had this, but also the exam questions predicted by scholars from various counties. Everyone who had studied together shared the same materials.

"Originally, it was just a few of us who knew about it, but in the end, I don't know who Brother Jiang told. Originally, there wouldn't have been any problem?"

"Who knows? Some people with ulterior motives, upon hearing that it was made by the county magistrate's son, will think it must be true. If that's the case, then something will happen."

Huang Boyang was quite frustrated when he talked about this.

After listening, Xu Qingmeng remained silent for a while, then looked at the group of people in front of her with a puzzled expression and asked, "But even if they memorized these exam questions, how could they have been found out? And what about the students who came out saying they brought them in?"

When Xu Qingmeng asked this question, Gu Yunyi and the other two exchanged glances, their expressions quite subtle.

(End of this chapter)