088: Second Master Cheng is back
The bustle was gone, and the crowd gradually dissipated.
There were still two people in the alley that didn't leave.
One is Cheng Gui, and the other is Yu San, who should have been confined to his home!
"Axian, why did you ask me to come forward to protect Cheng Qing? If you are trying to destroy his county exam, I will not do it."
I really can't blame Cheng Gui for thinking too much.
On the day of the county examination, in addition to checking whether the candidates are involved, the candidates who are admitted to the insurance must also be on the scene. Every time a candidate is called, the candidates who are admitted to the insurance must be asked to determine whether the candidates themselves are referring to it. This is to eliminate the possibility of taking the exam by impersonating a name.
If the student in the essay has any doubts, someone will immediately check or deduct the exam directly. The shackles in the lobby are prepared for the candidates!
Even if there is a false alarm, it will probably be difficult for Cheng Qing to exert all his strength. This important exam will really affect the final results.
Yu San rolled his eyes, "In your heart, I am such a shameless villain. Do you want to deliberately frame others?"
"Of course not..."
Yu San has a bad temper, but he can't do things that he deliberately frames. He has always wanted to catch Cheng Qing's braid.
Cheng Gui immediately apologized to his friend, "Axian, it's not that I don't want to help you, I don't want you to act impulsively anymore, just like you went to visit Meng Huaijin's yard at night. If you weren't so impulsive, how could you be ordered by the academy to go home to reflect? There is an examination this year, and the teacher you hired at home may not be taught by the academy master. I'm worried that you will lose your studies!"
Yu San gritted his teeth, "Meng Huaijin and Cheng Qing have absolutely problems. They have secrets and cannot let others know. I only realized it afterwards. Unfortunately, Meng Huaijin quickly went to the capital and didn't let the young master catch his foot!"
The biggest problem is Meng Huaijin's skills.
Yu San has loved to play with swords and sticks since he was a child. He considered himself not a weak scholar and had a skill in boxing and kicking, but he couldn't hold on for a single round under Meng Huaijin.
That night he lay on the wall, Meng Huaijin jumped onto the wall and stabbed him with a sword, but he didn't dodge.
Then Meng Huaijin threw him on the ground like a chicken. Yu San, who was so quick, didn't react, let alone resist!
His fist and foot skills were learned by his home guards. He also hired a year of martial arts teachers to teach him that learning martial arts is no more cost-effective than learning literature. He is better off in his body and will be able to practice martial arts.
It is not easy to simmer the body bones. Not only do you have to eat meat every day, but you also have to take various medicinal soups to strengthen your body.
It is said that Meng Huaijin’s family is poor and he has been studying entirely with the support of Cheng’s family. Where did he learn a lot of kung fu!
Before Meng Huaijin passed the imperial examination, what conditions did the Meng family have to support him in learning martial arts?
Yu San no longer thinks about Meng Huaijin and Cheng Qing in a dirty direction. Their secret is not this, but something else.
Unfortunately, he couldn't provide evidence. When he was beaten to the board and lay down on the bed to recuperate, Meng Huaijin had already left Nanyi again.
Running so fast must be guilty!
Cheng Gui shook his head. Being beaten and thinking behind closed doors could not stop Axian's thoughts. This was clearly because he became more obsessed with Cheng Qing.
So, since he doesn’t like Cheng Qing, why did he ask him to come forward to admit his insurance?
Cheng Gui was also confused, but Yu San did not explain carefully. He looked at Tiansai and Cheng Gui said goodbye in a hurry:
"I want to go back to the city in front of my father, so he can't find out that I've sneaked out!"
He didn't say why he asked him to come forward to admit his insurance.
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A group of students from Nanyi Academy petitioned to ask the prefect Yu to allow Cheng Qing to participate in the county examination. The prefect Yu really came back and agreed to the students' requests. Cheng Qing really went to the county ritual room to sign up. What happened today was so exciting. In the end, Cheng Gui stood up to claim the security for Cheng Qing... When Mrs. Zhu heard the news, a big stone was blocked in her chest.
"absurd!"
She called Prefect Yu absurd.
A group of students who had not yet made fame and fortune stumped Prefect Yu and made such concessions.
She was also scolding her grandson Cheng Gui for being young and ignorant.
"What is Brother Gui thinking? It's too late for other students to hide in this kind of thing. He even took the initiative to come forward! Who knows what the little beast would do during the exam? Once caught, wouldn't it implicate Brother Gui?"
Madam Zhou thought it wouldn't be true.
Cheng Qing finally had the opportunity to participate in the county examination, so how dare he cheat?
Cheng Qing must be the target of the key monitoring of the examination room...
However, Young Master Gui came forward to acknowledge Cheng Qing's guarantee, and he really never discussed it with his family.
Madam Zhou tried to persuade: "Master Gui knew that Cheng Qing could not pass the exam at all, so he simply showed his mind in front of Magistrate Li and Magistrate Yu? That boy Cheng Qing did not interact with the second house, but his young master Gui had a broad mind and came forward to help him. Outsiders would only praise Magistrate Gui."
Brother Gui really thinks this way?
Mrs. Zhu's depression was slightly relieved.
If this is true, Brother Gui is more successful than ever. If you want to call Cheng Gui to ask, he has returned to the academy and has not returned to the house at all.
What else does Mrs. Zhu want to say? A maid came to report happily:
"Old lady, old lady, second master is back!"
Mrs. Zhu was stunned, and Madam Zhou asked: "Which second master? You mean the second master in your family--"
"My son Zhiyu is back?"
"Old lady, it's the second master, now at the door..."
Mrs. Zhu threw everything else behind her.
How could Zhixu come back suddenly?
A few years ago, he said he was promoted to prefect and should be on the way to take office. Mrs. Zhu was worried that her son's future would be a mess and hurried to meet people. Two people ran into each other halfway. Cheng Zhixu was in his thirties and had short beards. He was the most charming age of a man. Although he was exhausted, he still did not hide his charm.
When he saw Mrs. Zhu, he raised his robe and knelt down:
"I am unfilial to pay my respects to my mother! My son is unfilial and has been away from home for many years and cannot serve his mother. He is thinking about you every day."
Mrs. Zhu was also tearful and went to help Cheng Zhixu with her own hands.
Cheng Zhixu helped Mrs. Zhu to the room. Cheng Zhishu and his wife rushed over after getting the news. The room was full of their own family. Mrs. Zhu didn't need to avoid it and asked Cheng Zhixu directly why she came back:
"But what happened?"
Mrs. Zhu is most afraid that her son’s future will go wrong.
It was just said that he was promoted in the twelfth lunar month. At that time, Cheng Qing's family had not been under house arrest and the special envoy sent by the court to investigate had not arrived yet. Could it be that the unlucky man Cheng Zhiyuan still implicated her son?
Cheng Zhishu and Huang also looked worried.
Cheng Zhixu laughed: "Mother doesn't have to worry, there is no accident. It's because his son missed his mother and took a detour home to visit her halfway through his post!"
Only then did the whole room feel relieved.
Mrs. Zhu asked her second daughter-in-law Zhong again. Cheng Zhixu said that his wife Zhong was still at the dock with her men. He brought a lot of furniture back from office, and Zhong wanted to lead the servants to sort them out.
Mrs. Zhu said a few times.
Chapter completed!