The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 391 Getting the Test Questions

Yang Manman was still locked up in the woodshed.

It was not good to let others know about the account book, so Duke Yang and Wang personally searched her yard inside and out, and also interrogated the maids in Yang Manman's yard, but in the end they found nothing.

In anger, Duke Yang even wanted to torture Yang Manman.

However, Yang Manman, who had completely broken off relations with Yang Guogong, was not afraid. She even threatened Yang Guogong that if he dared to torture her, she would make the matter known to everyone, in addition to the account books, and make Yang Guogong be known as a beast in human form who abused his own daughter.

Seeing that forceful tactics didn't work, Wang tried to persuade him with both reason and emotion.

Wang, who was already dry-mouthed from talking, also became angry at Yang Manman's accusations and questioning.

In the face of Wang's anger, Yang Manman just sneered.

If something happened in Duke Yang's Mansion, Yang Huihui would definitely not have a good life in her husband's family.

In the end, both Duke Yang and Wang were defeated.

"Master, is there really no other way? Maybe she is just trying to scare us. If you really go to the Hanlin Academy for her, once this door is opened, there will probably be no end to it." Wang thought of Yang Manman's appearance in the woodshed just now, and her heart felt tired.

How could she give birth to such a heartless and ungrateful daughter!

Duke Yang's expression was even uglier than Wang's. "I don't want to be threatened by that evil creature either, but judging from her expression, I'm afraid she really wants to die together with me. If we can't get the account book back, once it's leaked out, our Duke's Mansion will be completely finished!"

"Master, aren't you exaggerating? It's just accepting some bribes. Although you don't have much power in the court now, the foundation of our Duke's Mansion is still there. Maybe..."

Duke Yang shook his head and interrupted Wang. "Let's not talk about bribery. Interfering with the selection of officials by the Ministry of Personnel is a big deal. Even if those who bought the positions did not get high positions in the end, they would probably be severely punished. Moreover..."

"And what?" Wang asked.

Duke Yang closed his eyes and said, "And there are lives involved!"

At that time, the matter was known by a minor official in the Ministry of Personnel. That person was a young and foolish man, and he was determined to expose the matter to the public. In the end, he and a colleague of his died.

Although he had not asked about the inside story, he could guess that this was a murder to silence the witness.

Once the bribery incident is exposed, they might be able to trace back to the incident. Although he was not the one who did it, once he is involved, he will probably not be able to escape the connection.

There are two lives involved, and the person involved is an official from the Ministry of Personnel. Even though his position is not high, it is still a matter of great importance.

Therefore, this account book matter must be suppressed!

After hearing what Duke Yang said, Wang became even more nervous. "Master, didn't you say before that you were just a middleman to help smooth things over? How could someone be killed? And why did you still keep the account book after something like this happened?"

"What do you know? I was just trying to guard against those people in the Ministry of Personnel. Although I can't move now because of my position, I can still keep the evidence. Maybe it will come in handy someday! Besides, if it weren't for the good daughter you gave birth to, how could such a thing happen!"

Duke Yang's tone was full of displeasure, and seeing him like this, Wang didn't dare to say anything.

A night passed, and in the afternoon of the next day, Yang Manman was released from the woodshed. At the same time, a set of test questions for female officials were placed in front of her.

Yang Manman's eyes lit up as she took it and looked at it carefully. She didn't know much of the content on it. Fortunately, she now had the test paper, otherwise she would have failed the first round.

"As you wish, I have got these questions for you. Where is the account book?" Duke Yang looked at Yang Manman coldly.

The latter turned her gaze towards Duke Yang, with a dazzling smile on her face, "Father, why are you so anxious? Although I have obtained these test questions, I still don't know a lot about the contents. I would like to trouble you to find someone to carefully answer the questions. If I can successfully pass the female official assessment, I will consider whether to return the account book to you."

"You are trying to go back on your word!" Duke Yang's face turned dark.

Yang Manman sneered, "I didn't swear to heaven and earth that I would return the account book to you after I got the test questions."

Seeing that Duke Yang was about to get angry, she added another sentence.

"But you can rest assured, father. As long as you help your daughter well, this account book will not be leaked. Otherwise..."

Yang Manman did not continue to say the following words, but just smiled with the corner of her mouth raised, and changed the topic to urge.

"Father, you'd better hurry up. After I finish writing down the answers, my daughter will have to remember all of them. Time is running out and there is no time to waste."

Although Duke Yang was extremely angry, he finally asked someone to sort out the answers to the test questions and handed them to Yang Manman.

Soon, the day of the assessment arrived.

The assessment was originally planned to be held in Merlin, but the weather had turned from sunny to cloudy in the past two days, and it looked a bit bad, and it might rain, so the final location was changed to a side hall in Queen Shi's palace.

After everyone arrived, as the time had not yet come, they all waited obediently outside the side hall, talking in low voices and guessing what the test might be about.

Jiang Suining stood aside and waited quietly. Occasionally someone came to ask her how her preparations were going. She just smiled and said she hoped for good luck.

Lu Yan arrived a little late. When they saw Lu Yan coming, several female relatives were about to step forward to greet her. But before they could open their mouths, Yang Manman walked in from outside with a haughty look on her face.

She was wearing a light yellow plum blossom pattern Liuxian dress, which was exquisitely made. The material used was the recently popular Yanluo fabric in the imperial city. It was as light as smoke and soft to the touch, but it was really expensive. She wore a plum blossom hairpin of the same style on her head, and her hair was carefully combed, obviously she had done her makeup very carefully.

But perhaps in order to show off her natural beauty, she still had her usual fake makeup on her face, which seemed a bit out of harmony with the outfit.

When Yang Manman walked in front of the crowd, she glanced at them and snorted with a light laugh.

"You came quite early, but what's the point? This assessment is about real talent and knowledge, not who came earlier. Especially some people, who usually pretend to be well-read, but in fact, I don't know how much they are. Today is a good opportunity to show them."

As he spoke, his eyes lingered on Jiang Suining and Lu Yan without hesitation.