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The Impostor Champion: The Illegitimate Brother’s Conspiracy

share time: 2026-01-14 00:33:26

After ten years of relentless study, Lin Zhao, the legitimate son of the Lin family, finally topped the imperial exam. But on the榜单 announcement day, he found his name replaced by his illegitimate brother Lin Qi—who had bribed the chief examiner to tamper with the results and forged evidence of “Lin Zhao cheating.” His father, trusting the slander, drove Lin Zhao and his bedridden mother out. Penniless, Lin Zhao sold calligraphy on the streets to survive, caring for his mother while secretly investigating the truth: he tracked down the old scholar who copied books for him, obtained the chief examiner’s bribery letters, and even uncovered Lin Qi’s illegal deal with the county magistrate involving an illegitimate child. When Lin Qi, in his red scholar’s robe, prepared to bow to the emperor, Lin Zhao burst into the Golden Luan Palace with irrefutable proof. This stolen fame will finally be exposed by justice, and the dirty secrets hidden in the deep mansion will be laid bare…

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