Chapter 249

Bianzhou.

On the second day after Xie Wan Ning moved into the prefectural government, the Li family's case was solved.

Of course, she did not go to the yamen in person as she was pregnant with a big belly. All the events were narrated by Ji Chengfeng, the chief judge.

There is no doubt that Li Wenhan was framed.

However, people did not come here for him, an ordinary little scholar.

Among those who became unwell after eating Li’s pastries this time, there was a favorite to win the championship, and this was the target that others wanted to harm.

And Li Wenhan is just a scapegoat.

The case was simple. After Ji Chengfeng read the files, he discovered that one of the victims was the top case in Anle County this year and was expected to win the championship. He immediately sent someone to question his relatives.

He also invited several scholars who were still bedridden and recuperating.

They were all young civilian scholars who had never seen a big scene. The highest-ranking one was just the son of a Yuanwailang. When they were personally questioned by a third-rank official, they could not hide the truth on their faces.

Even if you try to hide it, it will soon be discovered.

The problem did arise with the pastries.

However, there was no problem when the cake came out of Li's pastry shop. It was after Li Wenhan took the cakes to the party that one of his friends secretly and maliciously drugged them.

In order to avoid suspicion after the incident, the scholar who committed the poison also ate the poisoned cakes himself.

Only Li Wenhan, who had no interest in his own pastries, escaped the disaster, while the other four were all hit.

Li Wenhan naturally became the first victim.

The scholar who took the medicine was in his twenties. The autumn examination was held every three years, and this was his second time to take the exam. However, he fell ill in bed because of eating Li's cakes, and perhaps he would miss this autumn examination.

In the eyes of bystanders, he is truly an innocent victim.

No one would suspect that several scholars in the same field would disregard their three years of hard work in order to frame an insignificant person like Li Wenhan.

Three years is too precious for young scholars. But as long as the benefits are big enough to buy those three years, there will always be people who are willing to do it.

And that’s what Li Wenhan encountered.

The scholar who administered the poison was named Xu, from Xujia Village outside Bianzhou City. His family was very wealthy in the local area, but in Bianzhou City, their conditions were a little inadequate.

He went into the city to take the exam and became friends with several scholars from similar family backgrounds, including Li Wenhan.

One of them is the chief suspect in the case.

Not long after he became friends with the man who had committed the crime, someone came to his house and handed him a packet of medicine, asking him to find the right moment to throw it into the man's food.

The first place in the case was born in an ordinary family and he just passed the imperial examination this year, so he was not very wary of others.

Besides, they are close friends and get together often, so this is not difficult.

The difficult part is finding a scapegoat to get yourself out of the blame.

If the food in the restaurant was poisoned, it would not be so easy to accuse the restaurant owner. There were so many candidates here, why did you the only ones get into trouble?

The government must also investigate thoroughly.

Only when they get together in private, the best food is brought by a friend...

If something goes wrong at a gathering between scholars, that will be easy to deal with.

At this time, Li Wenhan became the only candidate.

Li Wenhan brought pastries three times in total.

The Hui people were all very welcome.

In the fourth chapter, Xu Xiucai drugged someone.

As he expected, he was the victim and Li Wenhan became the scapegoat.
For a scholar born in the countryside, his calculations were considered meticulous.