章節 293: Chapter 293 Seeking a Stroke of Luck

Madam Zhou, inexperienced as she was, was still a scholar's daughter and had heard Old Scholar Zhou speak of the severity of cheating in the imperial examinations before.

Of course, such fraud, once uncovered, usually spelled doom for the officials involved, losing one's life was a simple matter.

As for the punishment of scholars, being stripped of their titles and banned from employment was a common consequence, their futures utterly destroyed.

So, when she heard that Zhou Xuennian had dared to commit such an act, Madam Zhou turned pale with fear. How could he be so bold? If it was discovered, his achievements would be gone, as if he had wasted decades of study for nothing.

A scholar from a Poor Family, enduring the hardships of studying in cold conditions, wasn't it all to stand out and bring glory to their ancestors? Without achievements, no longer able to participate in imperial examinations, how could one stand out and honor their family?