Sang Nuanyue took Su Xin's words to heart. The words "outer room" poked holes in her heart. The cold wind blew in, making her shivering all over.
That night she lay in bed, tossing and turning, thinking about a way out. But apart from letting Shen Tingjun take the initiative to let her go, she had no other way to get rid of him.
At this time, I remembered what happened last night again, and I didn't know whether I should be happy or sad.
But it didn't matter if he didn't come, the two of them were now done with each other, and she would live a peaceful life with her brother from now on.
Perhaps with a decision in mind, Sang Nuanyue turned over and fell asleep.
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Time flies, and spring has arrived in a blink of an eye.
During the spring examination, all the famous candidates gathered in the capital. The street was visibly lively. Looking around, everyone was wearing a scarf and dressed like a scholar.
Qing'er couldn't sit still at home, and because his senior brothers were among the candidates for this year's scientific examination, he and several classmates ran out frequently.
Sang Nuanyue was worried about his safety and asked him to stay calm and go home after school, but Qing'er was a little reluctant. It is only said that talents from all over the country are now gathered in the capital. This is a rare event, and it would be a pity not to participate in it. Secondly, they did this to find out about the enemy for their senior brothers and see which student could compete with their senior brothers.
They are doing serious business, how can we say they are fooling around?
Sang Nuanyue was speechless by this child for the first time.
Fortunately, besides Qing'er, there were five or six other children who went out together. Most of the adults in the children's families have official status, and their temperaments are particularly cheerful. Qing'er followed them outside for a few days, and she became much more cheerful and even bolder.
Since the situation is beneficial to Qing'er, Sang Nianyue doesn't care. However, she also reminded Qing'er not to fight, to come back and tell him in time if he got into trouble, to run away when in danger, and not to do anything harmful to personal safety, as she would be worried.
Qing'er responded one by one, and then ran out more frequently as if she had taken Shang Fang's sword. Moreover, he came back later every day, and Sang Nianyue was so angry that she wanted to take back her words and not let him go out and wander around.
This day passed the usual dinner time, and Qing'er still didn't come back. Sang Nuanyue was worried and prepared to ask Uncle Dumb to go out and look for someone.
Coincidentally, there was a knock on the door at this time. When I opened the door, I saw that it wasn't Qing'er, but that one? And who was the person who sent him back if not Shen Tingjun?
Qing'er walked into the house with a droopy face and a weary head. Shen Tingjun was riding on the horse, looking at the scenery in the house indifferently and silently.
When Sang Nianyue rushed over after hearing the news, she saw Qing'er saying goodbye to Shen Tingjun. She didn't care to ask Shen Tingjun anything, and her eyes swept over Shen Tingjun. Then he quickly pulled Qing'er, who was a little embarrassed, and asked, "What did you do? Did you get into trouble?"
Qing'er's hair was messy, and there were wounds on her hands and face, but if you looked closely, they looked like they were scratched with fingernails. The most serious thing was that there was a bruise on the corner of his mouth. A quick glance showed that he had been hit with a fist, and now his entire mouth was swollen.
Sang Nuanyue felt distressed and anxious at the same time, "Tell me, what happened? Are you anxious to death, sister?"
Qing'er still hesitated and said nothing, and her eyes evaded.
Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of her brother, Sang Nianyue had to look at Shen Tingjun who turned around and prepared to go back.
"Hou, Lord Hou." Sang Nianyue shouted dryly.
Shen Tingjun turned his head and looked at her coldly, "What's the matter?"
This is the first time the two of them have seen each other in more than a month since the old lady came to apologize that day. It's a bit far away, and it's already dark, so there are only two large lanterns outside for lighting.
Under the dim red light, his face seemed a little more gentle, and he seemed to have a little more tenderness when he looked at her. But Sang Nuanyue knew that this was all an illusion, because his voice was still cold, and there was a hint of impatience on his face.
Sang Nuanyue's heart was clogged, but she still managed to gather her energy and asked Shen Tingjun, "I wonder where the Marquis met Qing'er? Who did he fight with to become like this?"
Shen Tingjun looked at her, and Sang Nianyue's voice became lower and lower. She seemed to have no confidence, and he seemed to be intimidating, so she had to muster up courage to even look at him.
However, Shen Tingjun still didn't reply to her. He just frowned and called: "Qing'er."
Qing'er was like a cat being grabbed by the scruff. She looked up at him in frustration, then looked at her sister with a sad face and confessed to her: "Sister, I met Hongyuan and Hongcai."
Hongyuan and Hongcai were Wang Wentao's two sons. When their siblings lived in the Wang family, Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hongcai often bullied Qing'er.
But didn’t the Wang family fall? Weren't Wang Wentao, Master Wang, and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family all beheaded later this year?
Now only the Wang Xu family and these two grandchildren are left in the Wang family. Did they come to the capital to make a living?
Sang Nianyue thought of the Wang Xu family, Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hongcai, and her expression turned ugly.
She was about to ask, but she heard the sound of the horse walking, and then Shen Tingjun's indifferent order was left in the alley, "Qing'er, tell your sister about the matter, don't hide it." Then the horse quickly He started running and quickly disappeared into the alley.
Sang Nuanyue waited until the sound of horse hooves disappeared before she told Su Jin in a dumb voice: "Close the door, let's go back to the flower hall."
Su Jin responded and closed the door, while Sang Nuanyue took her brother's hand, and the two siblings went to the flower hall.
With Shen Tingjun's instructions, Qing'er naturally did not dare to hide anything anymore, so she poured out everything in one go.
It turns out that today Qing'er was still wandering on the street with her friends, but Clinker met Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hongcai who were begging on the street.
The two brothers' hair was as messy as a chicken's nest, and their bodies were dirty and smelly, as if they had just rolled in a smelly ditch. They were still wearing rags, and at first glance they looked like two little beggars.
Qing'er never expected that the two people dressed like this were the arrogant and unscrupulous Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hongcai. Because of this, when he was pinned to the ground and beaten by the two men, he was stunned for a while and did not react.
He was accompanied by five or six boys, but they were all very particular children. Who among you has ever seen a fight like this?
Furthermore, those two little beggars were so arrogant that they stunk so much that it made people vomit.
The friends didn't want to come forward, but they were very loyal. When they saw Qing'er being beaten severely, they all rushed forward with red eyes.
But Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hong had just evolved into two wolf cubs after a few months of changes in their relationships. They knew that their family had suffered misfortune at the hands of Sang Nianyue and her brother. In the words of their grandmother, she would have said, "Those two white-eyed wolves, if they had not caused trouble, your parents and grandfather would not have died."
After being brainwashed like this for a long time and living a really hard life, Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hong fell in love with Sang Nianyue and his sister. It was also a chance that they met Qing'er, who was not as good as them before, but now he was like a young master from a noble family, wearing bright clothes and angry horses passing by on the street. The two of them were angry from the heart, and they were angry on both sides, and they immediately pounced on him.
Qing'er described it like this, with a look of lingering fear on her face. He added: "My classmates are very loyal, but they are so well protected by their families that they don't know how to fight." Even though there are boys following them, most of them are about the same age as them, they are all in their teens. children. There were only two of the Wang brothers, and they couldn't bear it. They were as fierce as wild dogs. The boys were afraid and pulled their young master to hide away. If Shen Tingjun hadn't happened to be passing by that street, he would have been in a miserable state today. If not he was killed by the Wang brothers, he would have had a piece of his flesh torn off by them.
Although what Qing'er said was not detailed, Sang Nuanyue asked carefully. Because of this, after learning this information from her brother, her face turned pale with fright, and she couldn't breathe for a while.
After a long time, she finally came to her senses, and Sang Nuanyue hugged her brother with lingering fear. Qing'er's wound was touched by her sister, and she gasped in pain. Sang Nuanyue quickly said: "Does it still hurt? Does it still hurt? I'll ask the doctor to bandage it for you, and we'll apply the medicine right away."
"I have already applied medicine, sister." Qing'er pointed to her face and neck, "But after walking all the way, the ointment should have been absorbed. The doctor at the hospital where Mr. Marquis took me also saw a doctor for me. . The injuries on my body are not serious, the doctor said just be careful not to get in the water these two days."
Sang Nuanyue's heart was still beating too fast, and she choked out "Okay."
After a while, she remembered a question and asked Qing'er: "Why did the Wang brothers come to Beijing?"
"I really know this." Qing'er chuckled, "The Marquis asked them to interrogate them. According to Wang Hongyuan, they followed their grandmother to Beijing to collect the bodies of their parents and grandfather."
It's just that after collecting the corpse, Mrs. Wang Xu couldn't stand the stimulation, so she lay down.
She couldn't get up, so she couldn't expect Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hongcai to carry her to Yu County. Returning to Yu County is no place for them. After Master Wang was imprisoned, they became like rats on the streets, beaten by everyone who saw them.
Yuxian didn't want to go back, so they simply stayed in the capital. Don’t be afraid if you don’t have the ability to survive, you can still beg. That is, when I was begging along the street, I met Qing'er.
When Qing'er said this, Sang Nianyue understood.
It seemed extremely miserable for the Wang family to be in this situation, but Sang Nianyue didn't pity them at all. She wished they were all dead for such heinous crimes.
But there is still a question at the moment. Sang Nianyue asked: "Have Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hongcai been imprisoned? If they are still wandering on the street, you should not go out again. Even if you go out, you must take Uncle Dumb with you."
"Don't worry, sister, Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hongcai have been imprisoned. They robbed many people before. Although they only got some small copper coins and silver coins, because someone reported it to the police, they are now arrested and have to live in prison. some time.”
"That's good, that's good."
Qing'er's eyes rolled, looking to see what his sister wanted to ask him, he quickly said: "Sister, can we have a meal? I'm so hungry. I walked around the street for a long time today and even had a fight. I I felt so hungry that I could swallow a cow.”
Sang Nuoyue hit him on the head, "Who told you to go out without someone? Didn't I buy you two servants? If you take them with you, there will also be someone to fight with you, so you can go home early. have you eaten?"
"Sister is right. I will definitely listen to my sister in the future and take them with me whenever I go out. Oops, my stomach is growling. Sister, let's start the meal quickly."
Her younger brother had been wronged today, and Sang Nianyue couldn't bear to ask him any more questions, so she simply took him to dinner.
After the meal, I checked Qing'er's wounds again. Fortunately, they were all superficial wounds. They looked serious, but in fact they were not injured internally. Sang Nuanyue applied medicine to her brother herself. Seeing that he gasped in pain, she wanted to teach him a lesson.
After sending Qing'er to bed, Sang Nianyue discussed with Su Xin Sujin how to thank people.
Naturally, those classmates who helped Qing'er fight had to be thanked, as well as Shen Tingjun.
If he hadn't appeared in time, Qing'er would have suffered many injuries. Not only did he save Qing'er, he also interrogated Wang Hongyuan and Wang Hongcai, found out the cases they were carrying, and sent them directly to prison. This can be said to reduce the physical threat from the siblings on the other hand.
Sang Nianyue must be grateful to others for saving her brother, but she also wanted to make a clean break with Shen Tingjun so that she would no longer have anything to do with him.
Sang Nianyue said: "Su Jin, please go to the Hou Mansion tomorrow and send something to express your gratitude. If the old lady asks, just say that I will take care of Qing'er at home."
"Oh, I'll go tomorrow."
After this arrangement, the master and servants went back to their rooms to rest.
On the next day, Su Xin took people to the home of Qing'er's classmate, while Su Jin went to the Hou Mansion with a thank-you gift.
Everyone in the Hou Mansion is preparing for Shen Tinglan's scientific examination.
The examination will start tomorrow, and Shen Tinglan will set off later to prepare for the Gongyuan Academy.
Su Jin went there at the wrong time, as the old lady was persuading Sanlang. The other masters in Wu'an Hou's mansion were also conversing in Heyan Hall, and naturally they had no time to pay attention to Su Jin for a while.
Su Jin used the excuse that she still had something to do at home, so she briefly discussed the matter with Aunt Cui, and solemnly expressed her gratitude to Sang Nianyue. After that, she left the Hou Mansion and returned to Sang's house before everyone in Heyan Hall went out.
The old lady here waited until everyone had dispersed before she learned from Aunt Cui that Sang Nianyue's maid had passed by.
She asked what happened, and Grandma Cui explained it clearly. When the old lady heard this, she sighed: "These two siblings are really in trouble."
Then he looked at Shen Tingjun beside him: "It's lucky that you happened to pass by and saved Qing'er, otherwise the child would have suffered a lot."
Shen Tingjun didn't say anything, just held the tea cup and sipped it slowly. He specifically took a day off today just to reassure the old lady.
Shen Tinglan went to the Tribute Academy and it took him nine days to come out. He had just experienced such a setback. The old lady was afraid that her Saburo would lose heart and not even take the examination.
Seeing that her mother was worried, Shen Tingjun took a day off today to keep her company.
The clinker was waiting for such news.
He had a cold expression and no desires. He looked like a saint sitting on a high altar.
The old lady was a little flustered when she saw this, and her son was becoming more and more indifferent. He could not one day follow the example of the late emperor's uncle who saw through the world and became a monk.
I don’t want to change the article anymore, I want to eat, I’m going to starve to death, I’m going to starve to death…
