Catching Monsters

Chapter 37 My Brother Can Become the Number One Scholar
Jiang Yun, who had been standing nearby as a spectator, also felt a little uneasy.

Look at Xu Xiaogang, Xu Suwen and Qian Buchou walking towards him.

"Sister, why did you stop me just now? I will take Xiao Jingyuan down directly..."

Xu Suwen ignored Xu Xiaogang's words and just said calmly: "Okay, don't mention this matter anymore."

"Let's go upstairs and eat."

When they arrived on the third floor, Jiang Qiaoqiao was still staying obediently in Xu Suwen's room, but she was lying on the window and saw what happened below.

Seeing everyone coming back, she asked, "Brother, what happened just now?"

"It's alright, let's eat first. Captain Qian is here, please add some bowls and chopsticks."

After everyone sat down, they quickly finished their food.

Jiang Yun looked at Xu Suwen with a smile on his face and said, "Miss Xu, I want to trouble you for something..."

Xu Suwen seemed to have guessed what Jiang Yun wanted to say. His eyes fell on Jiang Qiaoqiao and he said with a smile, "Qiaoqiao, my sister is in Nanzhou Prefecture and doesn't have any relatives or friends. How about you stay with my sister for a while longer?"

Xu Xiaogang next to him coughed and said, "Sister, I'm still here."

Xu Suwen glared at him and he stopped talking.

Hearing this, Jiang Qiaoqiao hurriedly shook her head and said, "I still have a lot of work to do at home. Besides, it's quite expensive to live here."

She glanced around the room and whispered, "I heard that it costs a lot of silver to stay here for a day."

Qian Buchou heard this, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Master Xu and his family will be reimbursed by public funds for staying here, and it won't cost them a penny."

Why is Nanmanju priced so high?

Because the expenses for entertaining visiting officials can be reimbursed, people don't mind even if the price is a bit higher.

Xu Suwen was thoughtful and guessed that Jiang Qiaoqiao was not used to living here, so she said, "How about this, I'll come to your house and stay with you for a while."

"Okay." Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Jiang Yun couldn't help but look at Xu Suwen, feeling puzzled. Logically speaking, the Prince Su's Mansion was colluding with evil spirits. Even if the two of them were weak, they still needed to report this to their superiors, right?

However, Xu Suwen's attitude was to let this matter go.

As it was getting dark, Xu Suwen quickly packed his luggage and followed Jiang Yun and Jiang Qiaoqiao to Jiayun Street.

After returning to her shabby courtyard, Jiang Qiaoqiao was obviously much more relaxed.

Although Nanmanju was luxurious, Jiang Qiaoqiao knew very well that it was not her life and she would not feel comfortable there.

As soon as she returned to the courtyard, Jiang Qiaoqiao started to get busy chopping wood and boiling water.

"Sister Xu, wait a moment. It's cold. I'll boil some water to soak your feet."

Jiang Yun took out two small stools from the house and placed them in the yard. Looking at Jiang Qiaoqiao who was busy in the kitchen, he couldn't help but sigh: "Jiang girl, you are not the kind of person who can sit back and relax."

Xu Suwen looked back and asked, "What about you?"

Jiang Yun was slightly stunned: "Me?"

Xu Suwen's eyes were sharp, and he asked: "I have read your information, Jiang Yun, before you met me, you were just an ordinary scholar."

"I spend every day eating and waiting to die with other scholars like Liu Xudong."

"Not long ago, I fell into a river and became seriously ill. When I woke up, I seemed like a different person."

Hearing Xu Suwen's questioning, Jiang Yun's heart tightened a little. Could it be that she saw something?

In her eyes, I was probably possessed by an evil spirit? Or was it called possession of another's body?

Jiang Yun took a deep breath, opened his mouth slightly, and was still thinking about how to explain.

Xu Suwen said calmly: "I understand, you must have secretly obtained some Taoist skills, and used your identity as a scholar as a cover to practice in secret." "If you hadn't been deceived by the evil spirit and had no other choice, you wouldn't have easily used Taoist skills."

Jiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief and quickly admitted, "Oh, yes, yes, I didn't expect Miss Xu to guess it right. Miss Xu is really smart."

Xu Suwen smiled calmly: "Who am I? Also, I have to remind you that the Taoist sects outside the capital are all evil sects."

“They are all considered evil.”

Jiang Yun pondered for a moment, still unable to figure it out, and asked, "Miss Xu, I am confused, why is there such a strange rule?"

"If you stay in the capital, you are a Taoist priest, but if you stay outside the capital, you are an evil person?"

Xu Suwen raised his head and looked at the stars above his head, with his hands on his knees: "It's too specific, I don't understand it either."

Jiang Yun was silent for a moment, then said, "Can't you tell me, or don't you understand?"

Xu Suwen smiled faintly: "It's all the same."

After a brief silence, Jiang Yun asked, "I have another question for Miss Xu."

"Your real purpose for coming to Nanzhou Prefecture this time is Prince Su's Palace?"

Hearing Jiang Yun's words, Xu Suwen's eyes flickered slightly, and he was a little surprised. He asked in a deep voice: "Why do you think so?"

"It's very simple. If you, the Jinyiwei, find that the palace is colluding with evil people, even if you don't care, you must at least report it." Jiang Yun paused and said, "But you have no reaction to this, so I guess you already knew the situation in the Su Palace."

"You promised me that you would help me achieve the real purpose of this trip." Xu Suwen did not refute Jiang Yun's words.

Seeing that he had guessed correctly, Jiang Yun did not feel any joy in his heart, but instead sighed in his heart.

That’s the palace of the king, and he’s the most powerful person in Nanzhou Prefecture.

Deep down, he didn't want to get involved in this matter. He just wanted to practice peacefully and then make some money.

Live a better life with Jiang Qiaoqiao.

But for now, this matter has to be interfered with.

After all, the Tang Mansion of that evil woman Tang Wanxin was destroyed by a few of them.

She probably also harbors resentment in her heart.

Jiang Yun thought about this and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I, Jiang Yun, am a trustworthy person. I will naturally do what I promised you."

Soon, Jiang Qiaoqiao boiled some hot water. After soaking her feet in the hot water in the house, she felt much warmer all over.

Seeing Jiang Qiaoqiao busy, he took out the eighty taels of silver he earned from Qian Buchou and handed it to her: "Qiaoqiao, look."

"Wow, brother, how did you earn so much money?" Jiang Qiaoqiao quickly wiped the water stains on her hands and took the purse.

He couldn't help but take out a silver ingot and take a bite.

Seeing Jiang Qiaoqiao's happy expression, Jiang Yun secretly thought that this trip was worth it, and said, "You earned the money from Captain Qian. Starting tomorrow, you don't have to go out to mend clothes and do laundry. You can even hire a teacher to teach you how to read and write."

"No, you have to save this money and not spend it carelessly." Jiang Qiaoqiao shook her head repeatedly: "You will need money to pass the imperial examination later."

Jiang Qiaoqiao carefully analyzed the situation for Jiang Yun: "The job of a yamen runner is not a long-term solution. After all, you are a scholar, so you still have to focus on studying."

Jiang Yun: "But I'm not good at studying."

Xu Suwen, who was standing next to him, jokingly said, "Why don't you ask Captain Qian how much silver you need to give to become a scholar?"

This sentence seemed to open the door to Jiang Qiaoqiao's thinking. Her eyes lit up: "Yes, as long as there is enough money, my brother can become the top scholar!"

　There is one more chapter, which I will write after dinner.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)