After hearing the news that Mu Zhen had been elected, Mrs. Fang seemed even more excited than Mrs. Mu.
A lot of copper coins were thrown out of Shen's house like snowflakes.
That day, people from the entire provincial capital gathered at the gate of Shen's mansion, smiling and putting rewards in their pockets.
Someone made a rough calculation and found that in just one day, the Shen Mansion had thrown out nearly five thousand taels of silver in copper coins alone.
The few boys who were responsible for throwing the coins were so tired that they could not even lift their shoulders. Two of them had already been sent to have their bones set.
After this incident, there was almost no one in the provincial capital who didn't know that Mu Zhen was the aunt of the Shen family.
Shen Runing was very happy with her mother's actions. She felt that her family had gained a lot of limelight, and even her voice was unusually loud.
But she ignored the contempt in her mother-in-law's eyes and the barely concealed disgust in her husband's eyes.
After the academy has passed the examination, it is called the general examination, and a large number of candidates rush to the capital.
The Fang family also sent capable people to the capital to buy a large house for Mu Zhen. After all, no matter how grand an inn was, it could not be more comfortable than the one he lived in at home.
Unexpectedly, Mu Zhen rejected Fang's kindness and told Fang that he planned to study abroad so that he could win the championship in three years.
If my uncle makes progress, Mrs. Fang will naturally be happy.
After bringing enough money to Mu Zhen, he sent him out.
When Mu Zhen went out, he felt like he was lost.
Mu Zhen never returned home for three years.
If he hadn't occasionally sent letters back to Mrs. Mu, both Shen Runing and Fang would have thought he died outside.
Mrs. Mu regarded Mu Zhen's letters as treasures and kept them secretive every time. She only showed the page where the family asked for money to Shen Runing.
After Shen Runing finished reading, he immediately took back the letter.
Several times when Shen Runing couldn't sleep and walked in the yard at night, she would see Mrs. Mu squatting in the backyard, mumbling and burning something.
Shen Runing also came forward to ask, but Mrs. Mu took the excuse that Shen Runing was not a womanizer and had a private meeting with someone in the courtyard in the middle of the night, so she preemptively sprayed him back.
From then on, Shen Runing was completely scared to death and did not dare to ask Mrs. Mu anything.
Three years later, Mu Zhen went directly to the capital to prepare for the exam.
On the pretext that there was no one to take care of her in the capital, she took Mrs. Mu over.
Shen Runing had not seen her husband-in-law for more than three years, so Shen Runing naturally wanted to follow him, but Mrs. Mu scolded her for being a shameless man.
In the end, I could only watch Mrs. Mu leave in the carriage with tears in her eyes.
Another half year passed in the blink of an eye, but there was still no news from the capital.
When Mr. Fang finally realized that something seemed wrong, he sent someone out to find out the news.
However, they discovered that Mu Zhen's four sisters had all moved away long ago. As for where they had moved, the inquirers didn't know. They only heard that they were going to enjoy the blessings with their younger brother.
Fang originally thought that she had been deceived by Mu Zhen, a wolf cub, but who knew that just when she was about to go to Beijing to find someone, news came from the government office that Mu Zhen had become the number one scholar appointed by the emperor and was about to return to his hometown to visit relatives. .
Mrs. Fang couldn't help but be happy. As expected, she personally chose her son-in-law, who was different from those ordinary people.
Shen Runing was naturally overjoyed. Thinking of her husband, whom she had not seen for several years, Shen Runing wished she could spread her wings and fly to her husband.
But there was a long distance between the capital and the provincial capital, so she could only suppress her excitement and wait for Mu Zhen to come back to pick her up in person.
At this time, Shen Runing's maid reminded her that it was time to return her wish.
Shen Runing had made a wish in the temple for Mu Zhen to pass the exam.
Now that Mu Zhen has won the first prize, Shen Runing will naturally go to the temple to refill his wish with sesame oil.
After listening to the maid's words, Shen Runing secretly cursed himself for being careless. After rewarding the maid with a large sum of money, he hurriedly led the people out.
Who would have thought that something would happen that night.
When you wish to make a vow, you need to stay in the temple for three days.
Since it is very inconvenient for the ladies who wish to fulfill their wishes to go up and down the mountain, there is a courtyard behind the temple specifically for the female family members to use when they stay overnight.
That night, a group of detectives chased a cauliflower thief into the yard behind the temple.
But who would have thought that the cauliflower thief was not caught, but instead he caught a pair of wild mandarin ducks hanging out in the temple.
It is blasphemous to act like this in a temple, not to mention that one of them is the only daughter of the richest man, Shen Mansion, and the wife of the new top scholar...
This incident was like a drop of water in a pan of oil, and instantly exploded in the provincial capital.
Especially when they found out that the person working with Shen Runing was actually a street scoundrel, everyone felt even more sorry for Mu Zhen. They felt that it was really pathetic for Mu Zhen to marry such a strong woman.
For a time, everyone's sympathy for Mu Zhen and disgust for Shen Runing reached their peak.
Since the matter was related to the new champion, in order to prevent the matter from spreading and insulting the court's prestige, the prefect could only make plans now that Shen Runing was under pressure.
Fortunately, before Mu Zhen came back, Mrs. Mu returned to the provincial capital with her daughters.
After learning about this, Mrs. Mu entered the women's prison with her four daughters in a high-spirited manner, almost tearing Shen Runing to pieces.
Although she knew that her daughter's matter might have been framed, Mrs. Fang also knew that there was absolutely no way this matter could be resolved.
Moreover, she was also a little resentful towards Shen Runing and felt that Shen Runing should not allow thieves to take advantage of her.
But now, it's too late to say anything. She can only find a way to save her daughter first.
Moreover, once the news of cuckolding the new top scholar reaches the emperor's ears, hundreds of people in Shen's family may not survive.
It will even affect her father and brother...
After figuring out the key, Fang's first thought was to write a book to ask for help from her father and brother, but unexpectedly, she was scolded by him because of the family's misfortune.
Her father even sent someone over, claiming to take her home.
Knowing that her father and brother's path was blocked, Fang could only invite Mrs. Mu and her sisters to negotiate terms with them.
That day, several women talked in the house for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion that the Shen family would compensate the Mu family for all the Shen family's property.
The Mu family can ask the prefect for help and file a document that Mu Zhen had signed with Shen Runing three years ago. This can be regarded as saving the lives of the Shen family.
Fang didn't care about money, so she only thought about the Mu family's request for a moment before agreeing.
Mother Mu obviously didn't expect Fang to agree so easily, and she suddenly felt that she might have suffered a big loss.
Mrs. Mu rolled her eyes several times, and finally made an additional request because she couldn't stand Shen Runing cuckolding her son.
She wants Shen Runing to get a tattoo!
If Fang didn't agree, all the previously negotiated conditions would be void. She would rather watch Shen Runing die in prison than let her, a strong woman, marry others freely like a normal person in the future.
