jdhmnovel Chapter 220 Party
Chapter 220 Party
This imperial examination cheating case was not delayed because it was discovered in time and did not have time to spread widely.
But Emperor Wu of Jin was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.
Eventually, it was found that as many as ninety-one people were involved in the case, including officials from all six ministries of the imperial court. Seven of the masterminds were all sentenced to beheading, and the rest were either dismissed from office or imprisoned.
As for those candidates involved in the case, they will be disqualified from taking the exam and will not be allowed to enter officialdom for life.
A case of cheating in the imperial examination came to an end quickly, and the imperial examination was held on time.
A case of cheating in the imperial examination uprooted many people in the court who had been in office but had done nothing and who had been loyal to the former crown prince and the seventh prince.
Those old-timers in the officialdom smelled a conspiracy, and although they had no definite evidence, they acted more covertly thereafter and even had a secret talk with Lu Youqing that lasted for several hours.
Among them was a face that Lu Youqing was familiar with. It was Sheng Huai, who had recently suffered a great loss of vitality due to returning his dowry and selling off his property.
Lu Youqing and Qin Ke were unaware of their thoughts. They were resting in the mansion because the imperial examination was over and work was temporarily relaxed, so Lu Youqing had a few days off.
Seeing that his wife was free, Qin Ke suddenly had the idea of throwing a small party at home.
Don't worry about food. Qin Ke estimates that except for the imperial palace, no one can have a more comprehensive supply of ingredients than him.
Then came the drinks. In this era, the only drink people had was wine. Qin Ke had brewed some fruit wine last year, which he just happened to bring out this time.
In order to take care of the little girl who couldn't drink alcohol, Qin Ke also prepared some juice.
After the food and drinks were ready, the next thing was entertainment. We couldn't just let a bunch of people come here and just stare and chat. There had to be music for a party, so under the current conditions, we could only hire a band...
Qin Ke was in charge of all these miscellaneous things. After Lu Youqing heard about his idea, he took the initiative to take over the task of drafting the invitations.
Since it is a small internal gathering, not many people are invited, and they are all familiar people who know each other well.
Of course Nan Qiao had to be invited, as she was the person they had known the longest and was most familiar with.
Su Mian had been busy with Su Academy some time ago. Now that the candidates had finished their exams and were leaving, she had some free time, so Lu Youqing sent the invitation to her house.
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Li Nanqiao happened to be off duty that day, so she was the first one to arrive. Qin Ke didn't bother to be polite with her and directly asked her to help with the decoration.
Lu Youqing arranged for the servants to arrange for the music band. She happened to see Li Nanqiao standing alone in front of the lotus pond in a daze. She turned on tiptoe and walked towards her.
Li Nanqiao, who was in charge of security, was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice the approaching footsteps.
"Nan Qiao."
It was not until Lu Youqing called her that she came back to her senses.
"Madam Lu." Even now, when no one is around, Li Nanqiao is still used to calling her that as before.
Lu Youqing looked at her deeply, then stood side by side with her by the pool and said, "Have you been worried about something recently? Even His Majesty can see that you are a little worried."
"I..." Li Nanqiao opened his mouth and finally closed it dejectedly.
Lu Youqing smiled and said softly, "Is it because of Miss Su?"
Li Nanqiao's eyes flashed with surprise, and his lips slightly opened, his face full of surprise. After a moment of stunned silence, he smiled bitterly and said, "Nothing can be hidden from Madam Lu."
Lu Youqing's eyes fell on the clear pond water. A few golden crucian carps shook their tails and swam back to the bottom of the pond.
"In fact, I was able to guess it because Tang Er came back from Su Xue and said that Mr. Su has been in a bad mood recently."
"she……"
Lu Youqing raised his hand and patted Li Nanqiao's shoulder, comforting her: "Since she is upset, it means she cares. If she didn't care, she would just have no reaction."
"We'll have dinner today, and Miss Su will also be here. We might as well take this opportunity to make things clear."
Lu Youqing had this in mind when she wrote the invitation. She didn't know what exactly happened between the two of them, but it would not be good to continue to be in this stalemate.
"Thank you, Madam Lu."
After chatting about some family matters, the two went back together. When they returned, the guests had already arrived one after another.
When Su Mian stepped into the hall and saw Li Nanqiao, the smile on his face froze for a moment.
Lu Youqing glanced at her sharply.
When Gu Lanxi came, he also brought an acquaintance with him, Pei Xiu who had just come from Liangzhou.
Qin Ke was very surprised when he saw her, and started talking to her about the current situation of the factories in Liangzhou.
After all the guests arrived, Qin Ke clapped his hands, and the music troupe and dancers who had been waiting came in one after another. For a while, the sound of stringed instruments was endless. The dancers were wearing gorgeous dance costumes, with light and graceful movements, dancing gracefully, like fairies descending to the earth.
Qin Ke adopted the form of a buffet. Those who came to the banquet were either rich or noble. They were accompanied by one or two personal maids to serve them. They knew their masters' tastes and taboos best.
In addition to the ancient entertainment activities such as pitching pots, Qin Ke also specially arranged the modern "Werewolf Killing". After all, winter has just passed and the air outside is still a little cold, which is not very suitable for outdoor activities.
When it comes to indoor activities, Qin Ke can only think of killing werewolves.
When they first heard the name, they became interested.
"So how do you play this?" Su Mian supported his chin and blinked at Qin Ke.
Qin Ke coughed lightly, stood up, and said, "How about this, I'll lead everyone to play for a while, and everyone will know how to play."
"Since it's a game, there will always be winners and losers. If there are winners and losers, there should be prizes and punishments." Su Mian said with a smile.
"Since there is wine here, the losers might as well drink it." Gu Lanxi's eyes swept across the wine jugs on the table not far away.
"Okay." Lu Youqing agreed.
Seeing that no one objected, Qin Ke signaled Lihua to bring the wine.
"Let me introduce you first. The game is mainly divided into the good camp, the werewolf camp and the third party camp. The good camp is composed of civilians and clergy characters, the werewolf camp is composed of ordinary werewolves, and the third party camp is usually composed of Cupid and werewolf lovers.
The winning condition for the good camp is to exile all werewolves, the winning condition for the werewolves is to kill all civilians or all clergy, and the winning condition for the third-party camp is to kill all non-third-party camp players on the field.
There are many characters in the game, including werewolves, villagers, prophets, witches, hunters, cupids, etc.
I will host the first round, and you just need to follow my instructions."
Qin Ke felt that most of the people present were smart, and who knows who would play tricks on whom in a while.
(Okay, as everyone requested, try to increase the number of times the protagonists spend time together.)