wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 123-123.

Wu Xiangrong sternly reprimanded: "Shut up. Shao Yao, help Miss get into the car and go home immediately."

Wu Jingshu didn't understand, so she said, "Brother, what happened?"

"I'll talk to you after I return home." Wu Xiangrong's expression was extremely serious.

Wu Jingshu guessed that something serious happened, she didn't dare to say anything, and obediently followed Shaoyao into the carriage.

Seeing this, Tian Erya had a bad premonition in her heart, and hurriedly stopped Wu Xiangrong: "Mr. Wu, what's wrong with Zheng Yuansheng?"

Wu Xiangrong's eyes were complicated, and with a few words, his younger sister only understood Shuntong after several hints, while Tian Erya directly had a premonition that something happened to Zheng Yuansheng.This is how the weeds outside feel the coming of the storm more than the pampered flowers.He shook his head: "No. You are worrying too much, open your shop well, and don't make irresponsible remarks to others."

Tian Erya grabbed his horse's rein: "Young Master Wu, something must have happened to Zheng Yuansheng before you asked your sister to separate from him. Please tell me, what happened to him?"

"I've said it's fine." Wu Xiangrong pulled the rein and rode forward.

Tian Erya ran after her, chasing after her.

Wu Xiangrong walked through several alleys, seeing her still running behind, the appearance of sweating profusely upset him for no reason.He sighed and stopped.

As if seeing hope, Tian Erya ran a few steps, panting, "Master Wu, please tell me, is something wrong with Zheng Yuansheng?"

Wu Xiangrong glanced left and right, and lowered his voice: "Zheng Yuansheng may be sent to prison, you have to separate yourself from him, and don't get involved in his affairs."

Tian Erya almost fell down: "What happened?"

"I can only tell you this, don't make it public." Wu Xiangrong steered his horse away.

Tian Erya froze in place, feeling anxious and uneasy.

Wu Jingshu returned to the house angrily, walked in the door and shook her face: "Brother, what happened? Why do you insist on dragging me back?"

Wu Xiangrong closed the door, met the puzzled eyes of his parents, and explained: "Father, mother, I just heard my sister say at the door of Tian's sword shop that she is Zheng Yuansheng's wife. Zheng Yuansheng has already stated that he will reject his marriage with his sister. Why do you still let your sister pester him?"

Mr. Wu served tea: "Hey, I wondered why! Zheng Yuansheng was selected as a new candidate, and he has a bright future in the future. This kind of marriage is something that others can't dream of. Your sister and her reunion are the icing on the cake, and it will be of great benefit to our family. .”

"I knew dad would support me." Wu Jingshu was proud, with a willful look on her pretty face.

Wu Xiangrong frowned slightly: "Marriage is a matter of mutual love. Zheng Yuansheng has already stated that he has a sweetheart, so you should give up."

"Brother, do you know that his sweetheart is Tian Erya, and he is not worthy of him at all. His family will not allow Tian Erya to come in, and they support me and Zheng Yuansheng to be together again. Brother, can't you bless us? "

"You are not in love now, Zheng Yuansheng does not want to continue the marriage with you."

Wu Jingshu pulled his temper and acted like a baby: "Brother, if you allow me a little more time, I will definitely make him change his mind. There is only me in his heart."

Wu Xiangrong saw that it was useless to try to persuade her, so he flatly refused: "Zheng Yuansheng's fate is more than good, our Wu family can't have anything to do with him, and we should stop thinking about being with him as soon as possible."

"What?" Mrs. Wu was shocked.

Wu Yuanwai almost smashed the teacup in his hand: "Xiang Rong, what happened? Tell me clearly."

Wu Xiangrong got up and opened the door, looked around, and then closed the door again.

Wu Jingshu wondered: "Brother, what are you doing so mysteriously?"

"What do you know?" Wu Xiangrong said in a low voice, "I heard from others that this is a case of cheating in the Jiangnan Juren imperial examination, and the imperial court is already investigating secretly. The candidates' scores may not count and they will be punished."

The fat on Wu Yuanwai's body trembled: "Cheating in the scientific examination is a big deal, and it will kill your head. Is Zheng Yuansheng involved in it?"

"The specifics are still unclear. But it involves a wide range of subjects. All candidates participating in the scientific examination will be investigated, and Zheng Yuansheng will be no exception."

Wu Jingshu was flustered and anxious, grabbed his arm and shook it: "Brother, you must save him."

"How to save?" Wu Xiangrong pulled his hand away, "Cheating in the scientific examination is a serious crime committed by the court. If it is serious, it will be decapitated, and if it is light, it will be exiled as a slave. Before that, a senior member of the imperial court participated in scientific examination fraud and was later beheaded by the emperor. The emperor's severe punishment of the people involved in the scientific examination is also necessary for the country to be governed with integrity. Besides, cheating in the scientific examination is the most taboo thing in the officialdom. They are afraid of hurting themselves and avoid it. No one dares to stand out. Zheng Yuansheng is exhausted."

Member Wu scratched his head: "How come no one has heard of such a big matter? Could it be true?"

"Of course it is true. I once saved the life of a clerk who worked in the Ministry of Punishment. He knew about the relationship between my sister and Zheng Yuansheng. He saw that Zheng Yuansheng was on the list of detainees and might be convicted at any time. He risked killing They ran to tell me the danger of their head. I sent people to inquire. Zheng Yuansheng and the others did not go home after attending the Luming Banquet organized by Tong Zhifu. Tong Zhifu blocked the news, and outsiders did not know their whereabouts. I don't think it's right, it's very likely that they have been secretly detained for investigation, so I urgently called Jing Shu back."

Wu Jingshu was stunned as if struck by five thunders.

Mrs. Wu let out a long sigh of relief: "Fortunately, Zheng Yuansheng insisted that he has a sweetheart and wants to divorce your sister. Otherwise, our family will also be implicated, and that would be really miserable."

Wu Yuanwai also came back to life after a catastrophe, nodding like a chicken pecking rice: "Yes! Thanks to Zheng Yuansheng who took the initiative to divorce, otherwise, our family took advantage of his family's troubles and proposed to divorce again, and outsiders would point out our family. , damage our family’s reputation. It’s all right now, the marriage between him and your sister is cancelled, even if he is convicted, it has nothing to do with our family.”

Wu Jingshu came to her senses and held her head high: "Father, mother, I just want to marry Zheng Yuansheng, even if he is a guilty body, I don't care."

Member Wu said coldly: "He is about to be chopped off. Do you want to go to the execution ground with him? Or, if he is exiled as a slave, will you also become a family member of a criminal slave and drag the whole family down?"

Mrs. Wu glared at her daughter: "Jing Shu, you can no longer act willfully and recklessly. It's about the safety of the whole family, so you can't let yourself mess around."

"Mother, now many people know that I am Zheng Yuansheng's wife. If I don't advance and retreat with him, people will only say that I dislike the poor and love the rich, and that I can only share the rich and the rich but not the adversity. In the future, others will look down on me a bit. "

(End of this chapter)