Chapter 100 Flood
The imperial examination has begun.

The time of the imperial examination remains unchanged.

Lu Yuan has been studying for so long, and the time has finally come to test him.

A lot of people take the exam.

Crowded.

The carriages that were heading forward were already blocking the intersection.

Xu Qiuyue could only send Lu Yuan to the intersection.

Candidates going to the exam must wear only a single piece of clothing and pants to prevent cheating by bringing in smuggled items. They must also carry a basket filled with writing tools and lamps, and all of these items must undergo strict inspection.

So even if Xu Qiuyue wanted to send it, she couldn't send it too far.

The Imperial Examination Hall in the capital was the largest imperial examination center in the prosperous country at that time.

There are more than 20,000 dormitories, which means that it can accommodate more than 20,000 candidates at the same time.

Together with supervisors and miscellaneous staff, the scale is large and the invigilation is strict.

Candidates took the exam in cubicles that were about four feet long and three feet wide. In addition to a small wooden table and a small wooden stool, there was also a small toilet. The candidates were not much better than a prison cell.

With so many students, they always need to go to the toilet, and in such a small room, the smell can be very strong, but people have urgent needs and they have to solve them.

Even though Xu Qiuyue had never been to an examination room, she could still imagine a thing or two.

It would be even worse if you want to go to the big size.

People eat grains and cereals, so metabolism is inevitable. Although going to the toilet was allowed during the imperial examinations.

However, if the examinee needs to relieve himself, he needs to report to the invigilator, and then a special person will be in charge of the examinee's test paper, and the invigilator will send someone to accompany the examinee to the toilet. But afterwards, a black stamp will be stamped on the examinee's test paper, and the examinees call it a shit stamp. If the examinee gets the black stamped test paper, he will naturally not look at it for a long time, because they will think it is unlucky.

So in general, you have to hold it in and not go to the bathroom.

The food Xu Qiuyue gave Lu Yuan this morning was food that would cause constipation.

No matter what, you can't go to the toilet today.

"Madam, rest assured. Your husband will definitely not be worse than my father. If he can get the first place in the imperial examination, I, Lu Yuan, can also get the first place in the imperial examination."

"Let's talk about it after you can successfully enter the palace examination!"

Looking at Lu Yuan's confident look.

Xu Qiuyue couldn't even bear to watch.

It is not easy to be the top scholar.

Today's Emperor Sheng is devoted to making elixirs.

Even if you have real talent and knowledge, you may not necessarily become the top scholar.

"Madam, you just don't believe me."

Lu Yuan looked at Xu Qiuyue somewhat unhappily.

"You will always be you, no matter if you are the top scorer or not, I will always wait for you."

Xu Qiuyue said to Lu Yuan.

The unhappiness on Lu Yuan's face disappeared, and he looked at Xu Qiuyue with sparkling eyes.

He looked back at Xu Qiuyue every few steps and finally entered the examination room.

After watching Lu Yuan enter the examination room, Xu Qiuyue asked the coachman to drive the carriage back.

"Madam, aren't you worried about the young master?" Chunzhu asked Xu Qiuyue.

Xu Qiuyue didn't even stay here for a while and left in a hurry. Chunzhu felt that Xu Qiuyue was too impatient and couldn't help asking a question.

After all, she just heard Xu Qiuyue say that she would wait for Lu Yuan here.

"Why are you worried about him?" Xu Qiuyue asked Chunzhu calmly, "Are you questioning Lu Yuan's knowledge? He was able to pass the examination when he was young, which shows that he is a talented person. Don't worry. It's getting late. I should go back and rest early. I will come to pick up my husband when the time comes."

While Xu Qiuyue was speaking, the coachman was already driving the carriage back.

When Chunzhu heard Xu Qiuyue say this, he didn't ask Xu Qiuyue any more questions and followed Xu Qiuyue home in the carriage.

When Chunzhu returned home, Xingzhu was already waiting there.

Xingzhu glanced at Chunzhu.

Spring bamboo is as still as a mountain.

She felt that she was Xu Qiuyue's confidant and came earlier than Xingzhu.

"It's not a big deal, Xingzhu, just tell me!"

Xu Qiuyue said to Xingzhu.

"Madam, there's a flood in Yangzhou. It's all caused by those corrupt officials." Xingzhu looked solemn.

Xu Qiuyue had told Lu Yuan about this in advance.

Lu Yuan arranged for Hongling to take the supplies to Lu's father.

And then the flood still happened.

This can be seen.

This flood was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

The leaks in the levee have been plugged and repaired.

But someone deliberately destroyed the dam in secret, which caused this flood.

The other party did this in order to swallow the relief money.

It's just that dark.

For some silver.

They actually disregarded the lives of tens of millions of ordinary people.

Just for the money.

Xing Zhu never thought that human hearts could be so dark.

It was obvious that Mr. Lu had made preparations in advance.

Xingzhu felt very uncomfortable.

Xu Qiuyue is fine.

Because this flood was much better than the previous one, at least there were not so many casualties.

The last time, the flood was truly tragic.

Refugees are about to flood into the capital.

This time, no refugees came to Taohua Town.

Proof that not that many people are actually harmed.

Xu Qiuyue knew very well that the flood in the previous life was truly tragic.

Xu Qiuyue felt that the truth of this matter might not be that simple.

It's not just for this little bit of disaster relief money.

Since they are willing to harm so many people, there is certainly no need to be merciful when dealing with one or two wealthy businessmen.

Those wealthy businessmen have considerable wealth.

Moreover, Mr. Lu is a man who would rather die than give in. If he had evidence, he would definitely appeal and would never stay in Yangzhou.

"Xingzhu, did the father-in-law tell you this information personally?"

Xu Qiuyue asked Xingzhu.

"It was the old lady's sister who wrote to me and told me. She and I have always been good friends."

Mother Lu is not old, she is still young and beautiful.

However, the maids now called Xu Qiuyue "Madam". In order to distinguish her from Lu's mother, Lu's mother was automatically upgraded to old lady.

The old lady Xingzhu was referring to was Lu's mother.

"Xingzhu, you must be careful with your words and actions. Don't talk nonsense without evidence. Li Hang, the water transport envoy, is the only brother of the current imperial concubine. Now we are in the capital, and there are many eyes and ears in the capital."

Xu Qiuyue reminded Xingzhu.

Xingzhu stopped talking.

But she remembered the name Li Hang deeply in her heart.

She knew that the flood might have something to do with him.

Chunzhu didn't care about things happening in faraway places, she didn't even know about the flood.

So she was confused and didn't understand.

Just looking at the serious expressions of Xu Qiuyue and Xingzhu, she felt that this was not a trivial matter.

Chunzhu almost regretted staying here.

If she had known, she would not have stayed here.

At this time, Chunzhu heard Xu Qiuyue talking, and asked her curiously: "Madam, what does this flood have to do with Concubine Li?"

(End of this chapter)