Qin Yun did not stand on ceremony; instead, she called out for Hong Fu!
"Hong Fu, you come out too!"
As soon as the words fell, Hong Fu descended from the sky, landing in front of Qin Yun!
"Master!" Hong Fu was shocked, but maintained her composure!
She had been curious while protecting her master from the shadows!
Why was her master wearing women's clothing today?
Was it a matter of necessity! Was she deliberately disguised as a man?
She silently thought that her master looked beautiful dressed as a woman!
Unexpectedly... after hearing the conversation between Qingshan and her master just now! She realized... her master was indeed a woman!
"You must have overheard our conversation! I won't hide it from you anymore, I am indeed a woman, and as for why I disguised myself as a man? It was also out of helplessness!"
"Master, there's no need to say more. Whether you are a man or a woman, Qingshan and I will obey your every command!" Hong Fu said sincerely!
"This servant was bought by the master, and this servant will always obey the master's words, never betraying in this life, regardless of the master's gender!" Qingshan said softly.
"You know my secret now! You should know my current predicament! No matter what, this matter of me disguising myself as a man must not be discovered by anyone! You know what you need to do!"
"Yes, this servant obeys!" Qingshan and Hong Fu said in unison!
"Qingshan, I have another task for you. The first winery I patronized today, steal the account books from the shop and replace them with forged ones!"
Qin Yun then added. "Has the exchange of the treasury account books been successful?"
"We have already found a calligrapher to copy them, and they are expected to be replaced tonight!"
Qin Yun nodded, then handed the remaining banknotes to Qingshan. "In a few days, find an appropriate opportunity to buy one portion of wine from the other two wineries. Specifically, for the most expensive ones, Gui Xiang and Qiu Xiang, buy fifty jin and two hundred jin respectively!"
"After purchasing, find time to swap the account books of those two wineries as well!"
"Yes, Master!"
Qin Yun glanced at Hong Fu inadvertently and found she seemed to have something to say!
"If you have something to say, just say it. Isn't it uncomfortable holding it in?"
Hong Fu smiled, and said shyly, "Master, I was thinking... since you are a woman, wouldn't the shadowy figure who secretly admires you be heartbroken?"
Shadowy figure?
"What do you mean? Who is secretly admiring me?" Qin Yun was a bit confused now!
"It was the day before yesterday, that shadowy figure went into Master's room again. Qingshan and I were going to stop them, but unexpectedly, there were two masked figures with that shadowy figure. Qingshan and I each dealt with one, so we didn't have time to enter the room to protect Master!" As she spoke, Hong Fu lowered her head!
"Why wasn't this reported to me in a timely manner?" Qin Yun slapped her forehead. She thought no shadowy figure had entered the room, but it turned out she had been sleeping too soundly!
"Those masked figures informed this servant that their master would not harm Master, so this servant did not report it immediately. Seeing Master looking energetic the next day, this servant then...!" Hong Fu dared not continue!
"So you chose to conceal it?" Qin Yun said, glancing at Qingshan, and chided, "Hong Fu is thoughtless, how could you... are you also thoughtless?"
Qingshan lowered his head and remained silent!
At this moment, he knew anything he said would be wrong! The culprit of this matter... had to be blamed on Hong Fu's loose tongue!
"Master, this servant was wrong, this servant won't do this again!" Hong Fu said coquettishly!
Qin Yun stroked her chin. "Do you know if the shadowy figure who entered the room was male or female?"
Hong Fu quickly said, "It was a female hooligan! It's definitely because Master has recently recovered her beauty, and Master is disguised as a man, looking even more handsome, so many women secretly admire Master!"
"Is that so? Qingshan, what do you think?" Qin Yun tossed the question to Qingshan!
"This servant is dull-witted and did not notice any features of that shadowy figure!"
"So, it's unknown whether it was male or female?"
Qin Yun carefully recalled that night, she hadn't felt uncomfortable; on the contrary, she had slept very soundly, which indicated that the shadowy figure had not done anything to her!
Could it really be a woman who secretly admired her?
But this woman's origins were unknown! And she had masked experts around her!
Regardless of whether it was a man or a woman, she would have to be careful in the future!
"You find time to investigate who that shadowy figure was who entered my room! Be sure to ascertain their identity!"
"Yes, Master!"
On the eve of the imperial examinations!
The young masters of the various mansions were racking their brains, burning oil lamps and studying their books!
Hoping to achieve success the next day!
At this moment, in the Su mansion!
"Father, what is this...?" Su Tai handed Su Qingwen a scroll.
"You open it and take a look!" Su Tai sat down calmly!
As soon as Su Qingwen opened it, he was completely shocked!
"Father... this... these are the examination questions for tomorrow's imperial examinations?" Su Qingwen was extremely shocked!
At the same time, countless questions arose in his heart!
He knew his father had immense power in the imperial court, with many people in the Right Prime Minister's faction, he never imagined his father could obtain such private information as the examination questions!
But he felt uncomfortable, did his father not believe he could pass and become the top scholar?
Was it because he had failed at the poetry gathering last time, that his talent was doubted?
"Father doesn't believe in your son?" A hint of sadness flashed in Su Qingwen's eyes!
"You read the questions on it first and think of a countermeasure as soon as possible!" Su Tai said, walking up to Su Qingwen and speaking sternly, "After reading it, find a way to deliver the scroll to Wei Maoran!"
"Wei Maoran? You mean that good-for-nothing?" Su Qingwen was a bit confused! "Giving it to him is a waste! Even if Wei Maoran were given a year, he might not be able to answer these questions correctly! Why is Father doing this unnecessarily?"
Su Tai said with a sly smile, "He may not, but Wei Xiaochang does!"
"As long as you give the questions above to Wei Maoran, he will find Wei Xiaochang to solve them!"
Su Tai continued, "I have already had people investigate, and Wei Xiaochang is currently with Qin Yun and others!"
Su Qingwen suddenly realized, "Father means... to catch them all in one net? Then if their answers are the same, they will be judged for cheating! Students who are caught cheating will be disqualified from participating in the imperial examinations for life!"
Su Tai threw his head back and laughed heartily, "Qingwen, remember there are no fathers and sons in officialdom. If you don't do it, then do it thoroughly! Those who dare to block your path must be pushed into the abyss, never to recover!"
Su Qingwen smiled, "Father, your son understands! I will take the scroll to Wei Maoran now!"
"Be careful, don't get discovered!"
"Don't worry, your son knows what he's doing!"
In the Wei mansion!
Last time at Lanshan Academy, Wei Maoran's buttocks were severely beaten!
After a period of recuperation, the injuries on his body had almost healed, leaving only some scars, with no other major issues!
At this time, Wei Maoran was forced by Wei Chenggong to read books!
He couldn't concentrate at all, and now he had an urgent need!
He hurriedly ran to the privy to take care of the three major matters of life... using the toilet!
After finishing!
Wei Maoran shivered!
He pulled up his trousers and hurried back!
Accidentally, his foot tripped, and he instantly fell!