Chapter 208: Entering the Hanlin Academy without knowing why?

Chapter 208: Entering the Hanlin Academy without knowing why?

Ye Jin looked at the grief-stricken expressions of Ye's parents and felt mixed emotions.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and slowly said, "Uncle and aunt, now that things have come to this, I will no longer hide it. Your son...he has met with misfortune and passed away."

Ye's parents trembled and almost lost their balance. Mother Ye burst into tears: "What did you say? My son! How could this happen? Explain yourself clearly!"

"Uncle and aunt, please listen to me." Ye Jin's voice was trembling. "When I first arrived here, I was terrified and confused, not knowing what to do. I found a body of a man who looked exactly like me in the mountains."

Memories gradually came to Ye Jin's mind, and his eyes became a little blurry.

That day, she was inexplicably transported to ancient times and found herself in an unfamiliar forest. She was filled with panic and didn't know what to do.

She unexpectedly discovered the corpse of an ancient man who looked exactly like her.

"Oh my god, how could someone look so much like me?" Ye Jin squatted down and looked at the body carefully. "Judging from his clothes, he should not be an ordinary citizen, right?"

Ye Jin looked at the man for a long time, gritted her teeth, and decided to strip him of his clothes first. There was no other way, she was wearing suspenders, short skirts, and high heels, which was too conspicuous!

"I'm sorry, brother. I have to lend you my clothes for now. I'll repay you in my next life for your kindness!" Ye Jin muttered silently in his heart as he took action.

Ye Jin hurriedly put on her clothes and found a place to bury the man's body.

"Rest in peace, brother. I will try my best to live well for you." Ye Jin bowed in front of the grave and began to explore. Unexpectedly, before she took a few steps, she found that her backpack had also traveled through time.

Although she was puzzled as to why there was a pool of blood on the bag, she had a lot on her mind, so she wiped the bag, didn't take it to heart, and continued to look for the way forward.

The scene returns to the present, and Ye Jin continues, "Not long after I walked out, I met friends who were looking for him. They mistook me for him, and I only found out later that his name was also Ye Jin, and he was a new Jinshi this year, and had just been appointed as an editor of the Hanlin Academy.

I was completely confused at the time, and they surrounded me and brought me to the government office to take up my post!"

Ye Jin pursed her lips, a strange look flashing in her eyes. Although she was a little surprised and worried about this identity at first, but later... she really didn't want to give up the convenience brought by this identity.

Anyway, it's just a job. As long as she does it well, who would question how she got this identity? Who would despise her identity as a woman?

It’s a pity that these members of the Ye family came too quickly, causing all her plans to go down the drain!

It’s the time, the fate, and the luck. It’s beyond my control. What can I do?

Ye Jin sighed deeply and said to the furious Ye family,

"I know that I have committed an unforgivable crime, and I am willing to accept any punishment. But please believe that during my time in office, I have never done anything to tarnish your son's reputation, and I have done my best in the Imperial Academy."

Father Ye was furious: "Devote yourself? You are deceiving the world and stealing reputation! How can you replace my son's talent and hard work!"

Ye Jin lowered her head, her voice trembling, "I understand that no amount of explanation can make up for my mistake. It's just... when I put on your son's clothes and entered the Hanlin Academy in a daze, the gears of fate had already begun to turn!

I also felt a lot of pressure!

But the situation at that time had left me with no way out, so I could only keep making the best of the situation!

During this period of time, I was in great pain, so I could only push myself and study hard, trying not to live up to his title as a newly-appointed scholar. "

Ye Jin smiled at the Ye family members and said, "Now it's good, you finally found me, and I don't have to worry and be scared anymore!"

Although she replaced Ye Jin's identity, her actions during this period did not disgrace Ye Jin's identity. No matter what, she is still better than the swallow that flew into the Forbidden City!

At this time, some people among the onlookers whispered:

"This guy is so pitiful. He actually has to constantly supplement himself with this knowledge in private!"

Another person retorted, "Pathetic? If he hadn't assumed an identity, would he have needed to learn all this? He asked for it!"

"Even if you have this talent, why don't you take the exam yourself? You have to take on someone else's identity. Not only is it a thankless task, but you are also committing the crime of deceiving the emperor. Why bother?"

"Hey, what do you think? Could it be that Ye Jin's true identity prevents him from taking the imperial examination, so he resorted to this desperate measure?"

Colleagues in the Hanlin Academy were also whispering to each other and sighing.

Mother Ye cried bitterly: "I don't care what your reasons are, where is my son? Give him back to me!"

Ye Jin raised her head and looked at her mother, her eyes full of pain and helplessness: "Aunt, I have buried your son properly. I have erected a monument for him at the foot of the mountain outside Beijing."

Father Ye broke free from the soldiers' obstruction, rushed to Ye Jin, and grabbed her collar: "Take us there! Go now!"

Ye Jin nodded, and under the escort of the officers and soldiers, she took Ye's parents to the burial place. Along the way, Ye Jin felt extremely heavy-hearted, as she knew that what she had done had brought great pain to the family.

When they arrived at the place, Ye's parents saw the simple grave and immediately fell to the ground and burst into tears.

Father Ye stroked the tombstone with trembling hands, tears streaming down his face: "Son, why did you leave like this? I was hoping that you would bring honor to our family!"

Ye Jin stood aside silently, watching all this, not knowing what he was thinking.

The head scholar of the Hanlin Academy, Mr. Li, looked at the simple tomb and thought that a talented person from the Hanlin Academy was buried here. He sighed and said, "This matter should be reported to the court as soon as possible. The emperor needs to decide how to deal with it."

Ye Jin knelt down again: "Everything is up to you, I am willing to accept the blame."

Lord Li looked at Ye Jin in front of him with a feeling of regret, and said in confusion: "In fact, with your talent, as long as you study hard, you will be able to enter the Hanlin Academy sooner or later. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Ye Jin smiled, not knowing what to say. Should she say that she was a girl and was not allowed to take part in the imperial examination at all?

Is she that stupid?

Blow up your identity and add another crime to yourself?

Only a fool would do this!

……

Ye Jin was soon imprisoned, awaiting punishment from the court.

At the same time, Lin Yu also returned home and talked about this with Lin Yuxi.

"Little sister, how did you know that the Ye family would cause trouble today?"

Lin Yuxi held the tea in her hand, thinking about Ling Feng who had returned home, smiled mysteriously, and said, "I naturally have my own channels!"

……

Lin's mother soon learned the news, and she felt mixed emotions. She recalled that when she first learned that her daughter accidentally fell into the water at the flower viewing banquet and was rescued by Ye Jin, she was quite worried about how to solve the problem, but she didn't expect that the ending would be like this!

"Madam, Ye Jin is obviously a fake, yet he even dared to ask for the eldest lady's hand in marriage. I knew he had bad intentions, but I didn't expect him to be so vicious. He is really like a toad lying on your feet, not biting but disgusting to death!" Madam Jiang was indignant.

Mrs. Lin thought of the handsome man she had met, sighed, and said, "I thought he was a talented and ambitious man, but I never thought... Alas, I was wrong after all!"

Forget it, let Yuxi decide on her own marriage from now on!

If you can't find someone with similar conditions, just find someone she likes!

……

At the same time, the news that Ye Jin pretended to be a newly-appointed Jinshi and infiltrated officialdom quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital. When the people heard about it, they were also in an uproar.

"What? A fake Jinshi? This is too outrageous!" An old vegetable seller put down the scale in his hand and opened his mouth in surprise.

"That's right! I heard that he participated in a flower-viewing banquet, saved the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, and wanted to marry her!" A young woman next to him came over and spoke vividly.

"Oh my, this is really a toad wanting to eat swan flesh! How impatient!" Everyone laughed.

……

In a teahouse, several scholars were sitting together.

"This Ye Jin is simply a disgrace to the literati!" a scholar said indignantly, slamming the folding fan in his hand heavily on the table.

"That's right. We have studied hard for many years just to gain fame and become officials in the court. But he dares to pretend to be a Jinshi. It's a blasphemy to the imperial examination!" Another scholar echoed, his face full of anger.

"However, this matter is also very strange. How could he hide it from the world?" An older scholar frowned, thinking.

"Who cares! People like this should be severely punished!"

……

In a wealthy mansion in the capital, several young men were also discussing this matter.

"Hmph, why doesn't Ye Jin take a look at himself? Not only has this impostor ruined Miss Lin's reputation, but he even dared to dream of marrying her! He is so bold!" A young man in a brocade robe had a furious look on his face.

"That's right. Each of us is stronger than him, yet we let this toad take advantage of us!" echoed another young master, his eyes full of jealousy and resentment.

"Hmph, I think we need to teach this ignorant guy a lesson!" The leading young man said fiercely, his heart full of hatred for Ye Jin.

"Brother Ji, don't be impulsive. Now that Ye Jin has been imprisoned, he will surely receive the punishment he deserves."

"No, we must teach him a lesson and let him know the consequences of doing wrong! Otherwise, this guy will really think that we are idiots who can't do anything!" The leading young man said, and ordered his men to go to the prison to make arrangements.

Thinking of Ye Jin's superior and contemptuous look, the others tacitly joined in the act of beating the downed dog!

Aren't they said to be playboys who only know how to take advantage of their power and influence?

Hey, that’s them!

They are the best at this!

……

In the court, the ministers were even more outraged.

"Your Majesty, this kind of behavior is simply lawless and must be severely punished!" said an old minister indignantly, his beard shaking with anger.

"Yes, Your Majesty. How dare Ye Jin enter the officialdom under a false name? This is simply a blasphemy to our imperial examination system!" another minister echoed.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face, "This matter must be thoroughly investigated and no leniency will be shown!"

……

Those young masters were very quick. They quickly arranged for the jailers through some special channels and asked them to give some special care to Ye Jin in prison.

Ye Jin was tortured in prison and had scars all over her body, but she still held her head high stubbornly, without any fear in her eyes.

"You bunch of bullies, kill me if you have the guts!" Ye Jin yelled at the jailer.

The jailers sneered and brandished their whips: "Humph, you are still stubborn even after this, we will teach you a lesson!"

Another jailer came in and winked at the brothers, meaning that more banknotes had come into the account. The jailer holding the whip was delighted and exerted more force on his hand.

"Tsk, you didn't see your true identity clearly and actually tried to take advantage of Miss Lin. You got your comeuppance!"

Ye Jin spoke toughly but he started to panic in his heart. He didn't expect this group of people to be so cruel. He didn't know which bastard was so shameless that he allowed people to beat him one after another!

Don't let her know who it is, otherwise she will draw a circle and curse him every day!

Just as Ye Jin kept cursing in her heart, she suddenly felt dizzy. Oh no, she had overestimated her body's ability to endure...

The jailers were also shocked when they saw this. This was their cash cow, how could it be so fragile! They had only been beating him for a short while, and he couldn't hold on any longer!

With this physical condition, he dares to impersonate someone else. He is really not afraid of death!

Thinking so, several people hurried forward to check.

……

"This...what's going on?" said a jailer in panic.

Another jailer took a closer look and also discovered something.

"Oh no, he...he seems to be a girl!"

When these words came out, all the jailers were stunned. They did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly reported the matter.

……

When the court learned of this, it was furious.

"This is ridiculous! A woman pretends to be a Jinshi. How can this be tolerated!" The emperor slapped the dragon throne, furious.

The ministers began a new round of verbal criticism.

"How dare a woman be so bold and presumptuous as to sneak into the officialdom? How disgraceful!"

"This trend cannot be allowed to continue. Severe punishment must be imposed to rectify the government!"

Amid the public's condemnation, Ye Jin was brought to the court.

She was dressed in rags and looked haggard, but her eyes were still firm.

"Ye Jin, do you admit your crime?" the emperor shouted angrily.

Ye Jin held her head high and said loudly, "What crime have I committed? Although I disguised myself as a man to get into the officialdom, have I ever made any mistakes in the tasks I was supposed to do? No! I have a clear conscience!"

"How dare you! You are committing the crime of deceiving the emperor, and yet you still dare to quibble!" A minister pointed at Ye Jin and cursed.

Ye Jin was furious. "What am I trying to argue about? Does the court have a rule that women cannot be officials? What's wrong with being a woman? Can't women have ambitions and serve the country? Why should women be trapped in the boudoir, taking care of their husbands and children? I don't accept it!"

"You witch, you are talking nonsense!" Another minister was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

Seeing that the topic began to go off track, Ye Jin was delighted. Perhaps she had found a way to break the impasse!

"During my time in the officialdom, I have seen at least 800 men, if not a thousand. I, Ye Jin, dare not say that I am the best in the world in terms of civil and military affairs, but I have done enough to help Your Majesty solve problems. Is it wrong for me to want to do something for Your Majesty and the people of the world?"