The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 249

The second shopkeeper returned to the counter and shouted in a deep voice, "You are all well-read scholars, how could you make such a fuss in my study? You are so indifferent. If you want to make trouble again, you might as well report it to the police and ask the great judge to judge between you!"

Perhaps it was because a woman suddenly appeared in the study that the quarreling among the people stopped for a while.

You must know that the worst thing about an argument is being interrupted. When you turn back to continue, you can only look at each other in bewilderment, without the previous rage.

Whether it makes sense or not, I can only say angrily, "I will just watch you fail the exam and cry for your parents!"

The second shopkeeper looked dignified and had a voice as loud as a bell. He dismissed everyone with a few words and they dispersed. Facing the aggrieved poor scholar, he could neither put down nor take away the half-cut paper. The few big bucks he earned from copying books today were barely enough to fill his stomach.

Looking at the patches on the scholar's gown, the second shopkeeper also understood how difficult his life was.

After the crowd had dispersed, he called them over and handed them the account book. "Write your name. Take whatever you want today."

"What? The shopkeeper agreed to give credit to students?"

The scholar was very sad and excited. He had mentioned it many times in the past, but Ku Du Shu Zhai never gave him credit. Now this move solved his urgent problem, how could he not be happy!

The second shopkeeper coughed softly, "It's not on credit, just take it, it's a gift from a noble person."

The scholar couldn't believe it and said incoherently, "Boss, could you tell me your name? I will come to your house to thank you someday——"

"No need. You, my son, must make progress and strive to be on the list, and work hard for His Majesty, the court, the country, and the people."

Haha!

Those with good ears could not help but smack their lips and tease, "Second Master, you used to be so stingy, but now you can say such nonsense. How come you suddenly become clear-headed after being enlightened by the Bodhisattva?"

Huang Zhi and Liu Furan, who were not far away, looked at each other and smiled faintly after a long time, "Yes, who else is there besides her?"

Liu Furan sighed, "Ji Zhang is so lucky to marry her!"

Song Guanzhou got on the sedan chair, and Liu Er didn't delay any longer, and told the sedan bearer to speed up and go to the mansion. Song Guanzhou was a little hungry, but he also knew that it was not appropriate to eat outside, so he endured the hunger and returned to Shaohua Garden.

Honeysuckle asked the two maids, "What? The young lady didn't eat any of the snacks we took out?"

It's almost noon, I'm afraid I'm starving.

Fortunately, the small kitchen was there, and Rendong pointed at Zhuang Gu and Meng Sao, and the three of them went to work and quickly made a few side dishes. After Song Guanzhou washed up, he changed into a dark blue long dress and was about to start eating when he heard Xu Lingbai's voice outside.

"Is your young lady free?"

With the meal ready, Song Guanzhou stood up and went out to welcome Xu Lingbai in. "I just got back from going out and haven't had dinner yet. If you don't mind, cousin, you can have a meal with me."

This was the third time Xu Lingbai had met Song Guanzhou at the mansion. The three of them met that night and talked drunkenly. The next day, Song Guanzhou and his wife took him to meet Pei Jian, Xiao's two uncles and aunts, as well as Qi Yueniang and Pei Chen and his wife.

I've found the way. This is the third time today.

But although Song Guanzhou was not particular about details, he could not be ignorant of etiquette.

I quickly declined politely, "My cousin hasn't eaten yet, please eat slowly, I'll come back later."

Song Guanzhou saw that he was shy and didn't dare to look up at people. His fair skin was slightly red. Knowing that Pei An was not there, he felt embarrassed and had to call Ren Dong over. "Cousin, go to the warehouse first and take a look at the books left by my father. I will talk to you in detail after I finish eating."

Xu Lingbai nodded hastily and agreed.

With a smile, Ren Dong took Xu Lingbai to the storage room at the back house. If it hadn't fallen into the water at the Peach Blossom Banquet and taken several months to sort out, these boxes that were scattered all over the place would have been put in order long ago, and the room would not be in such a mess.

Xu Lingbai casually opened the box and saw the names of the books inside. He couldn't help but gasp.

"This is a good book left by my uncle. What my cousin means is -"

Honeysuckle pointed to the bookcase that had been delivered earlier and said, "Young Madam had been planning to take inventory and put the books on the shelves long ago, saying that she would finish reading them sometime. Unfortunately, something unexpected happened to her and she became unwell, so she has been recuperating until now."

Xu Lingbai is not only knowledgeable, but also a book lover.

After going through several boxes, I couldn't put it down.

After asking Rendong and being told that all the books could be read, I began to study them. I read so much that I had no idea what I was doing. When the lights were turned on at night, Pei An was on duty. The couple talked in secret for a long time, but Xu Lingbai did not come out.

She had no idea when the maids hung up the lanterns or when they brought the tea and snacks.

He just concentrated his attention, like a rain after a long drought, and read with ecstasy.

Song Guanzhou had eaten at noon, and he didn't seem hungry at this moment. He accompanied Pei An to eat a few bites. Pei An looked at the candlelight in the warehouse, held his forehead and smiled bitterly, "You didn't even call him."

"It shouldn't be a big deal. He is reading so eagerly that it would be uncomfortable to be disturbed. Let him be free. He has been depressed for a long time because of no news from his cousin. It would be good for him to forget about it for a while."

Pei An thought about the letter he received at noon, and didn't know whether he should tell Song Guanzhou about it.

If he didn't tell it, given Song Guanzhou's temper, he would definitely make a big fuss when he found out about it in the future. But if he told it, and now everything was unclear, he was afraid that his wife, who was impatient, would definitely put an unwarranted accusation on Jin Fuyun.

Chun Ge rode his horse to the Hanlin Academy and asked someone to call him out.

He didn't say much else, just a few words, "Fourth Master, my second master asked me to come and tell you that someone was killed in the princess's villa this morning."

Pei Anyou raised his head and asked anxiously, "Is Fuyun okay?"

Chun Ge quickly shook his head, "The eldest girl is fine, but her sister Suohong who was beside her was killed. I heard that it was Uncle Zhu who did it, but I don't know why."

No matter how calm and collected Pei An was, he still couldn't help but gasp when it came to this murder case.

"Why did Third Uncle Zhu kill Suo Hong? Now the county government under Jingzhao Yin has probably filed a case. What does your second son know...? Tell us quickly."

Pei An couldn't help but have other thoughts at this moment. These two had been accompanying Jin Fuyun since he came to Beijing. It was almost like Suo Hong was in charge of the internal affairs while Zhu San was in charge of the external affairs.

How can you not be suspicious when someone loses his life suddenly?

Chun Ge looked around and saw that no one was around. He said, "Uncle Zhu San is also dead. It was said that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment. The second son sent Brother Ruifeng to investigate. He said that Lord He, who was under the Jingzhao Yin, went to the Princess's Villa early in the morning to arrest someone. He said that there was a fire at Wanxing Wharf a few days ago, and a mother and son in the tea shop were burned to death. Now this fire... may be related to Zhu San."

"Could it be a misunderstanding? Why did Zhu San burn down the teahouse?"

Tea shops are not like those gold and silver jewelry stores, nor do they have as much cash as restaurants and brothels. If it is for money, it is probably not true.

Chun Ge was honest and shook his head.

"It seems that the teahouse kept a young woman, who was favored by Zhu San. He wanted to do something indecent to her, but the woman broke free. Zhu San was furious and burned down the teahouse, causing the death of the mother and son. Then he sold the young woman to Qingmei Garden—"

"——are you serious?"