Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 406 The Mental State of the Candidates

After Xiao Qi's condition stabilized, Shen Li devoted herself to the imperial examinations. These past few days, she and other examiners from the Ministry of Rites have stayed at the examination hall, where the final examination is being held.

She hasn't slept well for the past two nights because the examination hall is always filled with students who go crazy during the exams, day and night. Some are howling, some are laughing hysterically, and she gets woken up several times a night.

On her last night here, Shen Li was woken up by shouting again. She turned over and said, "It really hasn't been easy."

Among the students were spirited young people, middle-aged people who had repeatedly failed the imperial examinations, and elderly people who had just qualified for the metropolitan examinations. They valued the imperial examinations more than their own lives, and the pressure they bore was unimaginable.

Under such pressure, anything she does is understandable.

However, despite her understanding, she couldn't fall asleep after being disturbed a few times, so she simply got up and read a book to pass the time.

Beside her pillow were books and a roster of candidates for the imperial examinations. She had looked at it several times, but opened it again this time.

Her gaze fell on a name.

Wei Zheng.

According to later generations' memories, this person was exceptionally talented and was the second person in the Great Zhao Dynasty after Gu Chang'an to achieve the legendary feat of passing all three levels of the imperial examinations with top honors. He became the top scholar in the imperial examinations that year at the young age of twenty-five.

In his previous life, Wei Zheng did not participate in factional struggles. He was upright but not idealistic, and his political skills were quite remarkable. He strongly supported Gu Chang'an's reform policies and continued to implement them even after Gu Chang'an's death.

In Shen Li's view, this is the only person capable of succeeding Gu Chang'an. Once he becomes a capable leader, her husband can finally rest.

Daylight broke quickly, and Shen Li stretched and put down her book.

This was the last day of the imperial examination. The candidates handed in their papers and left one after another, after which the examiners reviewed them.

With Shen Li's qualifications, she wasn't qualified to be an examiner; she was only doing odd jobs. So she put away the exam papers and went home, waiting for the results to be released like the other candidates.

"Ah Li, you've been working hard lately." That evening, Gu Chang'an stood behind her, massaging her shoulders as he asked, "Have you made any progress?"

"Look at Wei Zheng, he looks so energetic. He must have done well on the exam." Shen Li comfortably enjoyed his service, closed her eyes, and asked, "Have you seen his previous exam papers, my husband?"

"I've seen him; he's a rare talent, and the court needs someone like him."

“There are a few other good ones in this batch. You can meet them later, my husband.” Shen Li reached out and took his hand.

Gu Chang'an then stopped, sat down beside her, and pulled her into his arms: "Okay, what A-Li chooses can't be wrong."

"Has my cousin found anything yet?" Shen Li asked. She had been completely out of the loop for the past three days, and this was her biggest concern.

Gu Chang'an shook his head slightly: "There are too many people coming and going in the military camp. At present, the Flying Fish Guard has only locked onto one area and has already arrested several hundred people, who are currently being interrogated."

"How can we possibly screen out something on such a large scale?" Shen Li frowned slightly.

She had realized that the investigation was unlikely to yield any results.

Just as Gu Chang'an said, with so many people in the military camp, finding a single poison is like finding a needle in a haystack.

"Yes, the murderer chose to act after the army had set off to make it easier to escape. I'm afraid there won't be any results for a while."

Gu Chang'an analyzed the situation and then instructed, "Ah Li, the other party's methods are becoming increasingly clear, so we need to be even more careful."

"Don't worry, my husband, I won't hit people randomly anymore," Shen Li agreed.

In her opinion, this was already enough restraint.

Gu Chang'an chuckled helplessly. When did his quiet and proper wife turn into such a troublemaker?

He couldn't resist leaning down and kissing her forehead, then continuing to kiss her all the way down.