"Auntie, you are finally here!"
On the way to Zeyutang, Minglan acted coquettishly towards Aunt Wei for a while.
Perhaps because she and her mother were biological sisters, Minglan enjoyed the long-lost maternal love in front of Aunt Wei.
"You don't know!"
Minglan supported Aunt Wei and said with a charming look on her face: "Since you wrote a letter saying that you were coming, I have been waiting for you to come as soon as possible at the house every day!"
"If you don't believe it, ask Xiaotao!"
As if she was afraid that Aunt Wei wouldn't believe her, Minglan quickly pulled Xiao Tao aside and asked her to testify.
"OK!"
In response, Xiao Tao, who had been following the two of them, naturally took two steps forward and nodded vigorously.
At the same time, she added: "Not only that, these days, the girl often asks Master Quan to find Master Ciao!"
"I've been there many times, and I always ask aunt about your situation every time!"
Xiaotao told Aunt Wei everything about Minglan's behavior very honestly.
"whee!"
Hearing Xiao Tao say this, Minglan suddenly laughed.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Aunt Wei, who was originally moved, was suddenly interrupted. She was a little confused and looked at Minglan curiously.
"Hehe, aunt, you don't know."
Facing Aunt Wei's curious gaze, Minglan quietly approached her and complained in a low voice: "Xiao Qi told me that he has been going to his cousin's house these few times, and he actually gave away all the families there. We got to know each other again!”
"Haha, this is really difficult for him."
Hearing this, Aunt Wei also smiled and shook her head.
"Auntie, there's more to it than that!"
Minglan smiled and said: "He also said that he saved a girl from a family over there, and there was a hero saving the beauty!"
Minglan didn't take Sheng Changquan's truth seriously, she just thought he was making up a story.
"You girl, what's so funny about this?"
After hearing this, Aunt Wei finally figured it out.
However, Jiang Xingzong told Aunt Wei about Cheng Shaoshang, so at this time, Aunt Wei cleared Sheng Changquan's name.
"Also, what Brother Quan said is true."
"This boy Xingzong told me that he really saved people. The girl he saved was the girl from the Cheng family next to our yard."
"Huh? Is it true?"
For a moment, Minglan and Xiaotao, who had always thought Sheng Changquan was joking, were stunned.
…
The conversation was divided into two parts. On one side, Minglan was entertaining her aunt, but on the other side, Sheng Changquan was not idle either. Someone was really looking for him.
And the person who was looking for him was indeed the same year as the provincial examination, and they invited him to participate in the literary meeting.
Speaking of which, Sheng Changquan originally planned to welcome Aunt Wei to Sheng Mansion today.
However, no luck!
The candidates who passed the provincial examination actually held a cultural gathering today, and the purpose was to allow people in the same year of this year to get to know each other and make some connections.
Because Sheng Changquan had been studying abroad before, he didn't know many people here. However, because he was Jieyuan, he had to attend this cultural gathering to avoid being misunderstood as being arrogant and arrogant, which would affect his character.
What's more, his future official career will focus on seeking common ground while reserving differences, so he will naturally want to make more "friends".
And now is the time.
It was not only Sheng Changquan who thought so, but also the other people who participated in this cultural conference.
therefore.
When Sheng Changquan walked into the cultural venue, he was immediately welcomed by everyone.
"Brother Sheng, you are finally here! I am Wen Chengshu, and I have met Brother Changquan!" Someone was the first to introduce him.
"I've met Brother Wen!" Sheng Changquan quickly returned the greeting.
"Is this Sheng Jieyuan? I have admired him for a long time! Sheng Jieyuan is truly a man of literary talent!" someone praised.
"It's too much praise! It's too much praise!" Sheng Changquan didn't dare to admit it: "You are the one who is truly charming and talented!"
"..."
"..."
For a time, Sheng Changquan fell into a "happy social circle".
However, at this time, someone in the crowd not far away whispered something.
"oh?"
"Is he Sheng Changquan? It's better to be famous than to meet him!"
As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of the people around him!
——They want to know, which big boss actually dares to look down on a rural examiner, Jieyuan?
Could it be that he is some kind of senior figure in the literary world?
Everyone looked back and were speechless!
Who is this senior? He is clearly a guy who failed the exam in Qiu Wei. I don’t know whose post he followed.
Huh?
Some people remembered that the person speaking seemed to be Li Yancheng's younger brother.
So……
Suddenly!
A rumor came to everyone's mind.
——It is said that Master Shen Lishen intends to betroth Li Yancheng's cousin to Sheng Changquan, and now this scene means...
For a moment, everyone was caught up in the mystery of "I guess, I guess, I guess."
…
Zeyutang, wing room.
Because Sheng Changquan was not at home, Minglan did not enter his study, Zhiyuan Hall.
After Ziyuan and the others served tea, Minglan waved her hand and signaled them to leave.
"Xiao Tao, please go out too."
Not only Ziyuan, but also Minglan asked Xiaotao to stay outside.
After everyone left, Minglan asked Aunt Wei to sit on a chair nearby.
"Auntie, how's your investigation going?"
After Aunt Wei sat down, Minglan didn't say much and just spoke.
"Sister Xiaodie...have you found it?"
Because Aunt Wei had mentioned this matter in a letter before, Minglan couldn't help but ask now: "What is the conclusion of that matter?"
And seeing Minglan looking so anxious, Aunt Wei didn't dare to say anything.
After all, in her opinion, Minglan was a sign that the city was not well-educated, which was completely different from Sheng Changquan's reaction yesterday.
"Tomorrow, I will find Xiaodie, but..."
Aunt Wei paused and continued: "But there is no problem in this matter."
"It's me... I made a mistake."
"this……"
Hearing this, Minglan was suddenly stunned and at a loss: "Aunt, you...what did you say?"
"well!"
Aunt Wei sighed and continued: "Ming'er, I have already verified with Xiaodie that my sister's dystocia was... indeed... it was indeed an accident!"
At this point, Aunt Wei seemed to be unable to go on. However, recalling what Sheng Changquan had explained yesterday, she finally gritted her teeth and continued: "I mean, there was no conspiracy in that incident. .”
"But……"
"Tomorrow, listen to what I have to say first!"
Aunt Wei stretched out her hand to comfort Minglan and explained: "Originally, I thought there was something fishy in this matter. Maybe someone was harming people."
"But when I found Xiaodie, she said that she had been thinking about these things over the years, but after thinking about it, she still couldn't connect the matter of dystocia to others."
"She said it might be just an accident."
When Minglan heard Aunt Wei's conclusion, she suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.
