In the back hall, Mrs. Li took the tea bowl for a while, looked at the front hall for a while, and chatted with Wu Dinghou:
"Will the new test questions be more difficult than the ones from the previous two days? Wouldn't it be unfair if they were difficult?"
Wu Dinghou: "The questions were asked by several people, and the test was for a seven-year-old child. How can it be so difficult?"
"That's impossible to say."
Mrs. Li glanced at Ji Shu and said angrily, "I've heard that Dr. Wei has taught Mr. Ji before, and he must be very familiar with you two brothers and sisters. What if-"
"Mother! What nonsense are you talking about! Shu'er has good intentions, but you still want to accuse her unjustly? If it weren't for Shu'er, Brother Xing wouldn't even have a chance to retake the exam!"
Mrs. Li was so angry at Qi Chengxu that she blew her beard and glared, and she became more and more displeased with Ji Shu.
Qi Chengxu didn't treat her like this when he was good with Jiang Fu. He was such a vixen, each one more coquettish than the other, coaxing her son to forget about his mother!
Ji Shu sat on the chair, her expression unchanged, as dignified as a beautiful woman. Wu Dinghou looked at her, took a sip of tea, and thought it was a pity that she was his daughter-in-law.
After they sat there for a quarter of an hour, Manager Qiao ran in and said with a grimace:
"Master Hou, please go to the front hall and take a look! Dr. Wei is leaving!"
Qi Chengxu: "Huh? How long has it been? Have you finished the exam?"
Wu Dinghou felt wrong and strode to the front hall, with the whole group following behind him.
When they arrived at the front hall, Dr. Wei had already packed his things, while Qi Jinxing stood aside as quiet as a quail.
Wu Dinghou stepped into the hall, "Dr. Wei, what's going on? What happened!"
"Master Marquis, I'm sorry to be blunt, but before you decide to let Qi Jinxing take the Guozixue exam, you should first study his knowledge! I can understand that there are many students in the academy, and it is inevitable that you will feel inferior if you have a brother with excellent qualifications, but It's enough to make this kind of joke at home, but if you make it in front of Guozixue, it will interfere with government affairs!"
Except for Ji Shu, everyone present looked confused. Li ran to Qi Jinxing and asked:
"Brother Xing, is it that Dr. Wei's test papers are too difficult? Is he deliberately making things difficult for you!"
Dr. Wei laughed angrily, "The papers are on the table. If you think the questions we asked are difficult, please ask the young lady to find Ji Qianyuan. I can tell the Marquis first that Ji Qianyuan has passed the assessment of Guoxue. The post will be posted again." It will be delivered after adding Zhubu in a few days."
As soon as these words came out, no one in the Qi family showed a happy expression. Instead, all of them looked as ugly as if they had eaten shit.
Ji Shu turned around and told Xitao: "Call Brother Yuan."
After a while, Xitao brought Ji Qianyuan to the front hall. Ji Qianyuan was dressed in a sapphire blue straight jacket and wore a robe on his head. He bowed respectfully as he entered the hall.
Dr. Wei caught a glimpse of the ink marks on his tiger's mouth and asked, "Were you writing just now? Didn't you just take a break after taking the exam?"
"I will also take breaks, but my students' calligraphy lags behind that of their classmates, so I will occasionally practice a few more copybooks."
When Dr. Wei saw the calluses on his fingertips, he knew that the word "several pieces" was just self-effacing. This person should be a good young man with a bright future, not like the one over there.
Wu Dinghou looked at Ji Qianyuan with his hands behind his back and said solemnly, "Come and write this paper."
Ji Qianyuan glanced at Ji Shu, and when he saw her nodding, he walked forward, sat on the mat, picked up a pen and read the title, and started writing within a few breaths.
Wu Dinghou: "Pull another low table over and put it behind him so that Qi Jinxing can write."
Qi Jinxing panicked and said, "Grandpa! But, there's only one paper..."
"Xu'er, give him a question."
Everyone stood aside and saw that Ji Qianyuan started writing from the first question without changing his expression. He thought about it for a few breaths and then started writing. His writing was like flowing clouds and flowing water, which was very pleasing to the eye.
Dr. Wei stood aside and nodded from time to time, with no concealment of appreciation in his eyes.
On the other hand, Qi Jinxing, Qi Chengxu reported the topic to him. He held the brush for a long time without letting it go. The ink dripped on the surface of the scroll, leaving black spots one after another.
The more Qi Chengxu looked at him, the darker his face became. If there wasn't an outsider here, he would have wanted to kick him.
Finally, Wu Dinghou couldn't bear it anymore: "That's enough! Stop writing!"
Ji Qianyuan looked up in confusion. Dr. Wei patted him on the shoulder and looked at Ji Shu, "Grow it carefully. This is a good seedling, no less good than your brother."
"Thank you sir." Ji Shu bowed.
Dr. Wei straightened up, glanced at Qi Jinxing, and snorted coldly, "Mediocrity is not terrible. What is terrible is that not only mediocrity is also arrogant, so clever that he can deceive himself, his family, but not everyone else! Forgive me, Mr. Hou. Sin, the Imperial College must not accept such a bad student. I will report the truth to Jiujiu and never hire Qi Jinxing!"
"Don't! There must be a misunderstanding, there must be!"
Mrs. Li had the biggest reaction. She lost all her previous disrespect and begged Dr. Wei with a grimace:
"Sir, please give Brother Xing another chance! You used to be Shu'er's husband, and Shu'er is from the Hou Mansion, so we can be considered a family! Please be accommodating, please -"
"That's enough!" Marquis Wu Ding grabbed Li, his face even more ugly, "Aren't you embarrassed enough?!"
"I heard before that Wu Dinghou's sister-in-law bribed court officials. Some people said that she was instigated by others. It seems that it is not groundless."
Dr. Wei glanced at Mr. Li and said in a strange tone.
Qi Chengxu stepped forward, bowed his hands, and said, "Let Dr. Wei see the joke. I will send you back now."
Dr. Wei didn't say anything more, packed up his things and followed Qi Chengxu.
As soon as the people left the yard, Wu Dinghou became furious and shouted: "Take the family law!"
The so-called family law is a thorn stick with barbs all over its body. Please come out and hit it until the thorn stick breaks!
Qi Jinxing cried and rushed towards Li: "Grandma! Grandma, save my grandma! I was wrong, I was wrong!"
Mrs. Li knew that Wu Dinghou was really angry, and she was also afraid, but Qi Jinxing was her lifeblood.
"Brother, please admit your mistake! Please tell me what's going on. Did you get sick that day and burn out your brain?"
Qi Jinxing whimpered and was about to nod when Wu Dinghou cursed:
"He ate tapioca soup! His stomach hurts! What burned his brain! I think it was you who burned your brain! He has disgraced my Marquis! You still have to protect him!"
He took a deep breath and suddenly changed the subject, "Yes, it's all your fault, you stupid woman. You only have a face but no brains. I've always said that a loving mother loses her son, but even you - you should be beaten too!"
Marquis Wu Ding slapped her in the face, and Mrs. Li fell to the ground. She was so scared that she crawled around the room and cried, "I know I was wrong! Lord Marquis, please calm down, I don't dare to do it anymore! Don't hit -"
The front hall was in a mess and it was really lively. Ji Shu led Ji Qianyuan back to the corridor outside the house and glanced at Steward Qiao.
"What are you doing standing still? You haven't cleared the servants yet! Look at the excitement of the master, so watch your eyes!"
Manager Qiao quickly called for people to drive away the servants who were watching the fun.
After a while, Qi Chengxu came back. Mrs. Li was kicked several times by Wu Dinghou, and she sat on the ground and cried softly.
Qi Chengxu walked around her, grabbed Qi Jinxing and pushed him to his knees.
"Asshole! Why don't you tell me what's going on! Did you write your previous homework yourself?"
Qi Jinxing cried and shook his head, pointing to Ji Qianyuan, "I didn't write it! It was him! He insisted on writing it for me!"
