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Chapter 187 Jia Baoyu burns down the Hanlin Academy, Mrs. Wang hates that iron cannot become steel (please subscribe and vote monthly)

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

On this day, Su Ran had just finished his morning dynasty when he saw a man approaching him in a hurry.

This person's beard and hair are almost completely white, and he is wearing the official uniform of a fourth-rank civil servant.

Seeing Su Ran, he bowed his head and bowed: "Mei Jingwen, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, pays his respects to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent."

Seeing that the other party was already this old, Su Ran quickly motioned to the eunuch beside him to come forward and help him up.

Unexpectedly, before the eunuch walked up, Mei Jingwen burst into tears.

"I am guilty, I am guilty, I beg the Regent to punish me."

When Su Ran saw this posture, he quickly asked in confusion: "What are you guilty of? Let me tell you."

Hearing this, Mei Jingwen raised his head and said with tears and snot in his nose: "Returning to the regent, last night, water ran out of the west warehouse of the Hanlin Academy, and more than [-] volumes in the warehouse were burned. Is there any They are all alone, and I feel pain in my heart." At this point, the old minister beat his chest and feet again.

Seeing this, Su Ran looked at the eunuch beside him and said, "There was a scandal in the Hanlin Academy last night. Why didn't anyone mention it this morning?"

When the eunuch heard this, he was like monk Zhang Er and was confused.

He secretly murmured in his heart, he was just a eunuch, serving people, what did those things have to do with him?
However, since the regent asked, he knew that it was not easy to reply, so he had to kick the ball to Mei Hanlin who was kneeling on the ground.

"Master Mei is in the Hanlin Academy. He should know this matter better than this servant. I really don't know about this."

When Mei Jingwen, who was kneeling on the ground, heard this, he quickly reported: "The minister has already reported this matter to Master Pan, the president of the Hanlin Academy. However, the master did not say anything else after hearing the matter. I just want the minister to come and report to you, the Regent."

When Su Ran heard this, she couldn't help scolding the old fox in the courtyard inwardly.

If something bad happens, let the people below report it. If something good happens, you can come over and report it yourself and take credit.

However, veterans who have been in the officialdom for a long time usually do this.

Therefore, although he was scolding in his heart, Su Ran didn't have much opinion on this head courtyard.

After all, he is considered a second-rank official in the imperial court, and it is not easy to get to this point.

Thinking of this, Su Ran looked at Mei Jingwen and said, "Then tell me what caused the leak. After all, more than 5000 books is not a small number."

Upon hearing this, Mei Jingwen quickly told the whole story.

It turns out that just yesterday, when the Hanlin Academy was reviewing, Jia Baoyu summoned several officials of the same rank in the Hanlin Academy to have a drink together.

Originally, this matter was not a big deal, and it was normal for colleagues to communicate with each other.

However, after Jia Baoyu and several colleagues finished drinking, they did not return to Rongguo Mansion. Instead, they returned to the Xiku of the Hanlin Academy where they usually worked.

His usual tasks were copying books, sorting books, and reading books. There was nothing particularly important.

Who would have thought that after he returned to the west warehouse of the Hanlin Academy by accident, he actually burned all the books in the warehouse.

What is strange is that not only was Jia Baoyu okay, but he also returned to Rongguo Mansion alone when the warehouse caught fire.

What's even weirder is that he hasn't shown up since last night.

The most terrible thing is that when Jia Baoyu did this, everyone else who drank with him had alibi.

Moreover, the rest of his colleagues who drank together knew about his going to the west warehouse.

After listening to Mei Jingwen's statement, Su Ran couldn't help but sigh secretly.

This damn thing is really capable of succeeding in anything it does, but it is more likely to fail than fail.

If you look at the library, you can actually burn it down.

Not only that, he even sneaked away after the accident.

At this time, Su Ran wanted to take Jia Baoyu out from Rongguo Mansion and give him a few whips.However, thinking of his sister Jia Yuanchun and his mother Mrs. Wang, Su Ran temporarily suppressed the anger in her heart and let Mei Jingwen retreat first.

Just like that, Su Ran returned home in a carriage full of anger.

This matter was caused by Jia Baoyu alone. Now that something happened, he didn't want to think about how to solve it, but he hid like an ostrich, which made Su Ran feel very unhappy.

However, every wrongdoer has his own owner, and Jia Baoyu cannot blame his sister Yuanchun for the trouble he caused.

Therefore, after returning home, Su Ran did not go to Jia Yuanchun, but locked herself in the study alone.

He secretly wondered in his heart what kind of mistake this Jia Baoyu had made, and he was going to burn down the library of the Hanlin Academy.

Was it an honest mistake, or was he dissatisfied with the job and deliberately set the fire?
If it was an unintentional mistake and you have a correct attitude and accept your own mistakes, then there is still room for discussion.

But if the fire was deliberately set, it would not be so easy to turn the story around.

Where is the Hanlin Academy? It is the highest academic institution in the country.

If you deliberately burn the books inside, you are destroying the foundation of a country.

If this is the case, beheading is not an exaggeration.

Thinking of this, Su Ran's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.

It’s okay to be uneducated and incompetent, but he still causes trouble all day long. Why do you want to raise such a playboy?
And just half an hour ago, Mrs. Wang had already asked the truth about the matter from her precious son.

Drinking is indeed a thing, and Jia Baoyu also admitted that he was responsible for the leak of the library.

Moreover, what Mrs. Wang couldn't accept the most was that her precious son actually did it on purpose.

Its purpose is to vent the dissatisfaction of copying books all day long and not being able to eat, drink and have fun as freely as before.

As for drinking, it only helped him become more courageous.

If such a thing happened, if Jia Zheng had been here before, Jia Baoyu might have been beaten to death.

However, now that this son is no longer under the care of his father, all the pressure is on Mrs. Wang's shoulders alone.

Mrs. Wang looked at her son who looked timid and fearful, but didn't know how high the sky was. She felt like crying without tears.

However, she knew very well in her heart that if this matter was so bad, people from the Hanlin Academy would definitely expose it to Su Ran.

If he didn't come forward to beg Su Ran, his son Baoyu might be useless in this life.

Not only will he not be able to fulfill his official duties, he will also have to bear corresponding responsibilities.

Even though Su Ran was lenient for the sake of the Jia family, it was absolutely impossible to ask him about his son Baoyu from now on.

Therefore, he must ask Su Ran to help settle this matter, no matter what the cost.

With such determination, Mrs. Wang had already arrived outside the Regent's Palace in a carriage.

However, when she got off the carriage and was about to walk to the door, her face suddenly felt hot and uncomfortable.

Mrs. Wang felt that she had no face to beg Su Ran when her precious son committed such a big thing.

However, I had no other choice but to beg him for this matter.

With this thought in mind, Mrs. Wang stepped into the door of the Prince Regent's Palace with uneasiness under the respectful gaze of the doorkeeper.

It felt like being stripped of all your clothes and walking in front of everyone with your whole body freezing.

At this moment, Mrs. Wang felt that her heart was pounding. Every time she took a step forward, she felt like she would faint in the next second.

(End of this chapter)