When Mrs. Pan came out of the jewelry store, she had a jade bracelet, a gold hairpin, and a pair of ruby earrings, which she had tried her best to refuse.
When he reached the door of the shop, Cheng Wanwan paused, turned around and said, "Actually, I gave these to Mrs. Pan as an apology."
Mrs. Pan looked confused and didn't understand at all.
"Yesterday, when my son entered the examination room, he was rude to Master Pan and affected the order of the examination room. However, Master Pan did not pursue my son's fault." She said slowly, "If you give gifts to Master Pan, there will inevitably be bribes. Suspicious, but it’s normal for us women to give some jewelry and trinkets to each other, so Mrs. Pan shouldn’t feel guilty.”
Mrs. Pan was extremely shocked: "There is such a thing. I wonder what the name of Sui Shuren's son is?"
Lu Yingxue answered on her behalf: "Zhao Jingsi is fourteen years old this year. He is probably the youngest among the scholars who participated in the provincial examination. He is indeed ignorant. Fortunately, Mr. Pan did not care, otherwise this boy would have embarrassed Sister Wanwan."
Mrs. Pan secretly wrote down the name.
She felt uneasy accepting Sui Shuren's gift. She had to go back and ask her husband if this was the case...
At night, Mrs. Pan took a car to the small courtyard of the Pan family. Normally at this time, her husband should have come back long ago, but these nine days were the provincial examinations. As an academic officer, her husband had to stay there until midnight, after changing shifts with other academic officers. Only then can you come back and rest.
Mrs. Pan slept for a while before returning to her husband.
Pan Xueguan had just entered the bedroom after washing up when his wife pulled him to talk: "You know who I met today, the famous third-grade Sui Shuren."
As an academic officer, he was in the Gongyuan all day long to supervise exams. Naturally, he didn't know the news about Sui Shuren coming to Yun Province. He took off his clothes and said: "So what if I meet you? What is the identity of the third-grade Sui Shuren? Who are you and me?" Can you climb high?"
"These are all gifts given to me by Sui Shu." Mrs. Pan opened the dressing box excitedly. "Sui Shu said that when her son entered the examination room, he was ignorant and affected the order of the examination room, but you did not hold her son accountable. She gave these to me as both an apology and a thank you. I didn’t expect that I could be on good terms with Sui Shu by taking advantage of you..."
Pan Xueguan's fingers suddenly paused: "Sui Shuren's son also participated in the provincial examination?"
"Yes, as an academic officer, why don't you even know this?" Mrs. Pan asked, "I asked, Sui Shuren's son is fourteen years old this year, and he should be the youngest student to take the provincial examination this time. You There should be an impression.”
Pan Xueguan suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
He knew that the name of Suishu people was so popular in the provincial capital. Why didn't anyone mention it when the son of such an important person came to the provincial capital to take an exam?
Also, Sui Shuren is a third-rank imperial concubine, why is she so low-key?
He paused and asked, "Then have you asked about the name of Sui Shuren's son?"
"My name is Zhao Jingsi." Mrs. Pan didn't notice the paleness on her husband's face at all. "It is said that he was the leader of the Huzhou examination last year. He has a good chance of passing the examination this year. You helped him when he entered. I think, When he becomes a disciple, he will definitely repay you... What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Do you want to find a doctor to take a look? "
Xueguan Pan suddenly fell down beside the bed, frightening Mrs. Pan to death.
"Zhao Jingsi, Zhao Jingsi..." Pan Xueguan smiled bitterly, "People from Dahe Town, Ping'an County, Huzhou, have all gone against each other... I actually did something stupid..."
A few days before the provincial examination, someone came to him and asked him to secretly hinder a scholar named Zhao Jingsi. As long as he could make Zhao Jingsi fail, he would be guaranteed a prosperous official career.
He has been working at Gongyuan for nearly ten years. Over the years, he has worked hard and never slacked off for a day.
In the provincial examination held every three years, countless people gave him money in the hope that he would help cheat in the examination room, but he refused without mercy.
He has been working in Qingfeng for almost ten years. His colleagues have been promoted and transferred, but he has remained the same.
He was really anxious, so this time, he agreed to do something ridiculous.
He closed his eyes and told the story again.
"You! You actually did such a thing!" Mrs. Pan's eyes widened, "I really thought Sui Shuren was apologizing, but it turned out that she was beating... This is a warning to you not to do anything to her son again... You have nothing to do except enter the venue. What you did in the past two days and what else you have done in the past two days, please tell me clearly!"
Pan Xueguan shook his head: "Doing such a thing once is enough to make me uneasy for the rest of my life. How dare I do it again? If you know that he is the son of Sui Shuren, I will never agree..."
"Even if you are the son of an ordinary citizen, you can't agree." Mrs. Pan said sternly, "You are also from a poor background. You should know how much an ordinary scholar needs to pay for his family to get out. Your behavior like this is not harming a person. , you have harmed the whole big family... You, you, you are really too confused! Sui Shuren did not reprimand me severely today, but gave me so many things. I think Sui Shuren should be willing to give it to you again. Opportunity, you must not be confused again. Also, tell me who ordered you to deal with Sui Shuren's son, and I will come to apologize tomorrow."
Pan Xueguan spoke carefully.
The autumn morning was chilly, so Cheng Wanwan put on a coat, took a book and sat in the yard, drinking tea and reading.
When it was almost Chen time, Mrs. Qi came in and reported: "My dear lady, Mrs. Pan wants to see you."
The corners of Cheng Wanwan's lips curved. This Mrs. Pan did not disappoint her. She nodded: "Let her in."
Mrs. Pan followed Mrs. Qi into the second door. When she saw Cheng Wanwan, she knelt down in front of Cheng Wanwan.
"What is Mrs. Pan doing?" Cheng Wanwan said hurriedly, "Mother Qi, help Mrs. Pan up quickly."
"Sui Shu, listen to me first." Mrs. Pan continued to kneel stubbornly, "After my husband came back last night, I asked him. When Mr. Zhao entered the examination room, it was indeed my husband who hid his baggage of the Four Treasures of the Study. Get up, if someone hadn't come to the rescue, Mr. Zhao might not be able to take part in this year's provincial examination. If my husband hadn't gone to the Gongyuan as an errand today, he would have knelt down to apologize in person. I know it's hard to win the forgiveness of Suishu people for this matter. , and I dare not ask for forgiveness."
Cheng Wanwan spoke slowly: "Now that we've spoken, I'll ask directly if I have anything to say. Does Mr. Pan do this because he doesn't like me, or is there someone behind the scenes?"
"My husband has never met Sui Shuren, so how could he dislike Sui Shuren? In fact, he didn't even know that Sui Shuren's son came to take the provincial examination." Mrs. Pan raised her head, "Three days before the provincial examination, Mr. Du Si I called my husband to the Dusi Mansion and specifically explained this matter."
Lord Touji!
Cheng Wanwan's eyes narrowed.
The reason why Liu Kui was released from prison early last time was because Mr. Dusi personally went to Baiyun County to release him.
She also sent people to Yun Province to find out that the group of criminals reported by Liu Kui were indeed Lord Dusi's mortal enemies, so she did not set her sights on Lord Dusi.
But after the first time, and now the second time, Master Dusi is very suspicious.
It is basically certain that this Du Si is from the He family.
