I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 521

It is impossible for the letter sent to Jiao Mansion to be lost for no reason, especially the letter paper was sent to Jiao Zhi Mansion, and the servants in the mansion would not dare to destroy the letter paper sent by Zhan Feiyu in private even if they had the guts of a bear.

So Mrs. Jiao sent someone to investigate again, and the letter was found in less than a quarter of an hour.

"Master, it's all a small negligence. The trade wind blew under the desk." Kneeling on the ground with a plop, the boy who was in charge of cleaning the study in the front yard kowtowed to plead guilty.

Mrs. Jiao didn't open her mouth, she just held a teacup and pretended to drink tea. The two maids and two servants in the study, including the four nurses, were all the master's people, and Mrs. Jiao never thought of placing her own people in the study.

But now something went wrong with the letter in the study, the eight servants in the instruction room must have been bribed, Mrs. Jiao glanced at Aunt Huang and Jiao Lianyu calmly, her hand was long enough.

Zhifu Jiao's complexion was also particularly ugly, let alone Mrs. Jiao's key point in the study, even his most valued second son could not come in and out at will.

"Since ancient times, the east wind has been the most understanding." Jiao Lianping laughed unceremoniously. When the wind blew, the key letter papers would fall under the desk, and his whipping would be in vain.

It stands to reason that the letterhead sent to Jiao Zhifu, now that Jiao Zhifu is not in the mansion, generally must be reported to Mrs. Jiao, and she will decide to deal with it.

The prefect Jiao is busy in the yamen now, Mrs. Jiao must have someone send the letter to the yamen. In this way, once the prefect Jiao sees Zhan Feiyu's letter, Zhan Feiyu will not pursue the matter of Yipinlou, and the prefect Jiao will at most reprimand him. Jiao Lianping, even if he was punished, he would not be too harsh.

The magistrate Jiao opened the letter without saying a word, and was surprised by the handwriting at first. Although it was in the usual style of imperial examinations, the strokes were full of style.

Recalling that Mr. Qiu once said that Mr. Qiu Zongxi is Zhan Feiyu's half-teacher, and that Mr. Qiu is best at calligraphy, the word Zhan Feiyu must have been taught by Mr. Qiu.

Zhan Feiyu's letter was written in a simple and clear manner. The matter of Yipinlou was just a coincidence, and Mr. Jiao didn't mean any offense.

"After all, I, the rebellious son, did not act well and made friends carelessly!" The magistrate Jiao put down the letter and habitually reprimanded Jiao Lianping.

A group of dandies eat, drink, play, and act recklessly, otherwise, how could they do things like knowing that there are guests in the private room, but still robbing them?
This is the time he met Zhan Feiyu and kicked him to the iron plate. If it was an ordinary person, or someone with a poor family background, Zhifu Jiao could imagine that the other party could only swallow his anger. After all, they were used to bullying others.

Jiao Lianping was a little annoyed, but he didn't open his mouth to refute.

Although Chen An, who was rude, was kicked out by He Sheng, but he was a businessman who dared to be so domineering, and he relied on Jiao Lianping's power, who made him Chen's cousin.

Chen An stood aside anxiously, looking eagerly at Mrs. Jiao and Jiao Lianping. This is a great opportunity. As long as he interrogates the eight servants in the study, he will surely know that some of them were bought by Aunt Huang and Jiao Lianyu. First of all, his father will definitely be disappointed with Jiao Lianping, this is an opportunity for him.

But no matter how anxious Mrs. Chen was, Mrs. Jiao just drank tea slowly, and Jiao Lian leaned on the chair palely, her eyes were in a trance, but she didn't know where her mind wandered.

Seeing that Zhifu Jiao and Zhan Feiyu exchanged greetings, this matter was about to turn over, Chen's hands hanging in his sleeves tightened, and finally he couldn't help but said: "Father, the prime minister suffered for no reason. , his face was almost disfigured."

Speaking of this, Chen's voice was choked up, and she lowered her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. When she raised her head to meet Jiao Zhifu's too sharp gaze, Chen's heart skipped a beat, but she still bit the bullet and finished speaking.

"In the final analysis, it was the negligence of the servants that caused the husband's injury. The father and the daughter-in-law just want to seek justice for the husband. Whether the letter fell to the ground by accident or was done on purpose, we have to find out the truth." Chen Shiyue said The straighter the reasoning, the louder the voice.

"Today is just a letter from Ms. Zhan, and it's fine for my husband to suffer. But if it's an important letter in the future, which involves the official affairs of the court, how can these servants be so negligent? It's better for my father to interrogate it carefully. Some of them are spies who were planted in the mansion."

Zhan Feiyu looked at Mrs. Chen who was standing on the opposite side with calculating eyes, and Mr. Jiao's wife looked not very smart.

Mrs. Jiao's face remained unchanged, she just put the teacup back on the table with a click, Mrs. Chen is an idiot!
It is obvious that something went wrong in the study, but family ugliness should not be publicized, but Mrs. Chen said it smartly, in front of Zhan Feiyu, an outsider, and took off the face of the magistrate, the master.

Jiao Lianping turned his head and glanced at the swaying Chen, his expression was exceptionally calm, this is the good wife his father had chosen for him!
Although I was plotting at the beginning, if my father was willing to protect me, this matter could have been covered up. At worst, I will get married after a few years. Most men start their careers first and then get married.

But her father forced her to marry Chen Shi in a hurry. With her vision and pattern, it would be fine if she was a lowly official. If she wanted to be promoted to a noble in the future, such a wife would only become a burden to her, let alone Chen Shi. That big family is holding back.

No matter how angry the magistrate Jiao is, it is impossible to scold his daughter-in-law, so he can only deal with the matter with a stern face, "Come here, take Li Li down for interrogation. Ever since the letter was delivered to the mansion, Li Like has left the study, where has he been? Whoever you meet, who dares to cover up and punish severely!"

After asking Butler Niu to drag Li Li down, Zhifu Jiao felt that he had lost all face, "Miss Zhan laughed at the lack of strict family management."

"My lord is serious, I didn't think carefully." Zhan Feiyu smoothed things over, he should have someone send the letter to the government office.

It's just that there was a prepared gift along with the letter, it was inappropriate to send it to the government office, so it was sent to Jiao's mansion. I never thought that the servants in the mansion would be so bold as to hide the prefect Jiao's letterhead privately.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Li Li was brought into the hall again by two nursing homes. At first glance, his whole body and clothes were intact, and he didn't look like he had been tortured at all. As soon as the nursing home let go, it collapsed on the ground. It can be seen that Steward Niu's interrogation methods are very good.

"Master, Li Li didn't make a confession. He only admitted that he opened the window to ventilate the study room. He didn't notice that the letter was blown under the table by the wind..." Butler Niu replied with a dark and ugly face, knowing that there was something wrong. But he didn't get it through the trial. Not only was he not capable enough, but he also couldn't help the wife and the eldest son.

"Small grievances..." A cry of grievances drained all of Li Li's energy.

In the scorching heat of summer, Li Li was covered in cold sweat. He was either wronged or would not confess even if he died.

Soon the other servants' questioning was also over. From the time the letter was sent in through the gate to the study in the front yard, Li Li had never gone out, nor had he had any private conversations with anyone.

In addition to the focus of the study, the servants of the mansion did not dare to enter at will, after all, there are two guards guarding the study yard.

Seeing that the situation turned out to be beneficial to Aunt Huang's mother and son, Mrs. Chen tightly clenched the handkerchief in her hand. At such a critical moment, Mrs. Jiao and Jiao Lianping still seemed to have nothing to do with them, which made Mrs. Chen anxious and annoyed .

Mrs. Chen is not stupid, she knows that the prefect Jiao is trying to whitewash the peace, but the matter has come to this point, if the big thing is turned into a small matter, wouldn't the words she said just now be embarrassing, how will she gain a foothold in the mansion in the future, the front yard I'm afraid that the servants will also hate themselves because of this.

Gritting her teeth, Mrs. Chen went all out, but her face was still delicate and weak, and she said with a bit of suspicion: "Since I haven't contacted other people, maybe Li Li did all of this!"

This letter is useful to Mr. Xianggong, so he deliberately opened the window. If the wind is not strong enough, Li Li will throw the letter under the table. Anyway, he is the only one cleaning the study.

"Young Madam." Li Li's face showed the indignation of being suspected, and he struggled to kneel up straight, and said word by word: "The little ones just eat the bear's heart and leopard courage... The small ones don't dare... dare not speak privately." Open the master's letterhead..."

When the letter was delivered just now, Zhifu Jiao opened it in front of Zhan Feiyu. At least Zhifu Jiao didn't find that the letter was opened privately, and the wax on it was intact.

(End of this chapter)