Chen Shi was extremely shocked and immediately stood up.
"Did you not see it?"
He loudly questioned Bi'an and Fuxi. "We are cheating! He is writing the commentary for me!"
Bi'an and Fuxi paced majestically back and forth in the great hall.
An examiner shouted, "Quiet! Sit down!"
Chen Shi was about to speak again when Zhang You smiled. "Chen Jieyuan, sit down. This great hall was built specifically for cheating. Even if you submitted a blank sheet of paper or wrote rebellious words, the text you submit would still be perfectly balanced and magnificent essays, and your name would still be on the merit list."
Chen Shi widened his eyes and said in disbelief, "This great hall is used for cheating?"
Zhang You smiled. "The children of our Thirteen Noble Families all take examinations in this great hall, and it has always been so. This literary examination is just for show, meant to be seen by outsiders. There should have been thirteen people here originally, but two more were added this year, making fifteen in total. I just didn't expect the other twelve brothers to go missing, with neither hide nor hair of them found, leaving only the three of us."
He glanced at Young Master. The twelve missing people were originally Young Master's allies.
The reason he was not dead was because he was not Young Master's ally, and he was not there when Chen Shi went to Qixia Temple.
Young Master sat there, watching the minor official writing for him, and said, "Does Chen Jieyuan feel this is unfair? Do not forget, you have also enjoyed this unfairness. You are also one of us."
Chen Shi sat down, was silent for a moment, and felt a bit sad. "My father was outside just now, telling me how