A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination

Chapter 59: Justice

“How come… two blank sheets of paper? Where’s my letter?”

Fourth Mrs. Wu sneered immediately: “You ask me? I want to ask you! I was wondering what you did with sending two blank letters back. Yesterday, when the second room delivered the letter, we found out that you actually You got into such a big disaster. I really don’t know whether to say you are smart or stupid. If you want to kill others, you should be smarter. You can send the letter back on your own initiative. Lost your bag, you really are so old for nothing!”

The fourth lady of Wu was so angry that her heart hurts. The Wu family has been proliferating for nearly a hundred years, and there are many side branches. There are many people in the big family. Seeking merit but no fault, but yesterday, the second room, who was an official in Chang’an, sent a letter back and asked why the fourth room was making an assertion.

Fourth Mrs. Wu was stunned by the question at the time, and after further inquiries, she realized that their concubine of the fourth room wanted to use the power of the family to manipulate the examination for the appointment of new scholars. It has been spread all over, and everyone knows that Mrs. Dingyong Hou is cruel and ruthless, and she can’t tolerate the son-in-law who was left behind by the original match, and she racks her brains to suppress her stepson.

And the rest of the Wu family knew nothing about it. When the second-bedroom Langjun was out at the banquet, he accidentally heard everyone talking about this matter, so he hurriedly wrote a letter and sent it back to the home, asking this cause and effect. It was also at this time that Mrs. Wu Si understood what the two strange letters a while ago meant.

Wu Junru had a bad relationship with her first-born mother and was unwilling to ask for help, so she bypassed Fourth Lady Wu and wrote directly to her father, Wu Shilang, but who is Fourth Lady Wu, the wife of the big family is the most She is shrewd, how could she allow the concubine to spare her and contact the front yard, so Fourth Madam Wu took Wu Junru’s letter without mercy, and immediately opened the envelope to see what the concubine wrote in the letter. , to avoid her mother.

However, the strange thing is that there is only a piece of white paper in the envelope, and nothing else. The Fourth Madam Wu is inexplicable, but she has to deal with a lot of things every day. Forget this strange letter. After another period of time, Wu Junru sent another blank letter. This time Mrs. Wu felt something was wrong. She planned to find time to talk to Wu Shilang about this matter, but then she was troubled by trivial matters. Things are forgotten. Now that the incident happened, Mrs. Wu Si realized with hindsight that it was not Wu Junru who sent back two blank papers, but that her letters were exchanged in the middle. The Fourth Madam Wu regretted a lot. If she was more alert and told Wu Shilang about this earlier, it might not cause disaster.

But now, how could Fourth Lady Wu take the initiative to admit her mistake, she naturally put all the responsibility on Wu Junru. The elders of the Wu family were almost blown up. Before the plague in Chang’an, the queen was caught by the crown prince because of Wu Junru, and was forced to give up many benefits. Now, it is because of Wu Junru that the Wu family fell into this situation. situation.

The Wu family’s daughters are petty, persecuting their stepson, and even sneaking through the family, secretly manipulating the selection of officials, is this a good reputation?

The Fourth Madam Wu also panicked. Although Wu Junru had a bad reputation before, the Fourth Madam Wu could completely refrain from saying that Wu Junru was a concubine who was only close to her biological mother and did not obey her. In the final analysis, it was just Wu Junru’s own lack of morality, and it had nothing to do with the Wu family and the fourth lady of Wu. But this time is different. If the crime of manipulating the election of officials is confirmed, it will be a major event involving the entire Wu family. Although all families are unavoidable, it is almost customary to secretly communicate with the officials, arrange their own children or exclude political enemies. But doing what you do, if it is exposed to the bright side, it will be ugly.

The Wu family naturally refused to carry this reputation, so after the old lady of the Wu family scolded the fourth lady of Wu, she asked her to solve the matter immediately. Fourth Madam Wu had a ghost in her heart, she didn’t even dare to talk back at that time, she immediately got someone to set up a car, and she came to Chang’an herself to be a prostitute.

Wu Junru also knew that she was plotted by Xiao Jingduo again. She was so angry that Xiao Jingduo dared to exchange her letters and kept her in the dark for so long. Wu Junru’s teeth were itching with hatred, and she said to the Fourth Madam Wu, “Mother, listen to my explanation. I didn’t mean that, I just…”

The Fourth Madam Wu looked at Wu Junru with a sneer, and in the end, even Wu Junru couldn’t make it. She suddenly thought of something, and screamed: “No, if my letter is packaged, who wrote the reply I received?”

Wu Junru immediately rushed to the dressing bed and hurriedly opened the jewelry box, even the hairpins were scattered all over the place before she could manage. Wu Junru rudely flipped for a while, and finally lowered her hand in despair, muttering to herself, “How could it be, how could it be possible…”

The “reply letter” from Wu Shilang to her is gone.

As early as when Wu Junru was flipping the jewelry, Mrs. Wu came over. She stood behind Wu Junru and stared at Wu Junru’s movements. Now seeing Wu Junru’s expression, Mrs. Wu also understood. She was both angry and hated, and she bit her teeth and said, “I really don’t know what to say about you, you are still a dignified lady, and you can’t even manage your own house, I’m really… oh, I’m so angry that I have a headache! ”

Wu Junru was stunned on the ground and fell into deep doubts about herself.

How is it possible, she has experience in the workplace in her previous life, she thinks she has skills under her control, and manages the mere back house, she never takes her maid and concubine to heart, even if she Now she has a lot of down-to-earth, but it is undeniable that she still has a sense of superiority of a time-travelling woman in her heart, and she always feels that she will not lose to the ancients. But the reality hit her in the face, and the letters sent out were changed. It can be said that she was trapped in the inner house and did not have strong control over the outside world, but the “reply letters” that had been properly received were gone. Does this mean that she even quoted Do you think proud of the control of the inner house also lost to Xiao Jingduo?

“I remember your stepson is only seventeen years old, you can’t even fight a seventeen-year-old child. He is still a prince, the main forces are in the outer court, you are his Mother, you can’t even control the inner court.” Fourth Madam Wu shook her head in disappointment, “Forget it, I’m too lazy to talk about you, you have to ask me to pay you back for your own sins. Is your stepson in the house now? ? Call him over, and I’ll let you say whatever you want in a while.”

Mr. Wu said it so clearly, Wu Junru immediately raised her head with red eyes: “You want me and Xiao Jingduo to show weakness?”

“Otherwise?” Fourth Madam Wu was also angry, “You are not as skilled, do you still want to be in shape now? It doesn’t matter if your own reputation is ruined, but don’t tire the entire Wu family.”

Xiao Jingduo happened to be in the mansion, and when he heard the summons from the Fuanyuan, he hummed softly, and then followed the lead maid to the main courtyard in a leisurely manner.

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“This is Da Langjun, good boy, what a talent.”

Xiao Jingduo saluted the fourth lady of the Wu family according to the rules, and before he could bow down, the fourth lady of Wu came down and supported Xiao Jingduo’s arm: “It stands to reason that you are my grandson, all of your own family. Why do you have to look like this.”

These words made the Fourth Madam Wu feel disgusting herself. What happened, but now, Fourth Madam Wu had to put down her body and have a good word with Xiao Jingduo.

Xiao Jingduo also straightened up and said with a smile, “Then thank the fourth lady.”

“Unconsciously, you have grown so big. We have been far away in Qinghe these years, and we can’t see you often. Shiro and I are very sorry. But fortunately, you are very promising, He was admitted to the jinshi examination when he was only seventeen, and Shiro and I were not in vain to talk about you.”

Xiao Jingduo’s mouth is modest, but his attitude is still cold. When the Fourth Madam Wu heard that Xiao Jingduo still called her “Fourth Madam”, instead of calling her grandmother, she also understood in her heart that this was a stubborn stubble, and if she didn’t come up with some tangible benefits, I’m afraid he would not let go.

So Mrs. Wu turned around and said to Xiao Jingduo in a tone of hatred of iron and steel: “Speaking of which, Shiro and I are sorry for you, Shiro is busy with foreign affairs, and I work all day. Housework, actually neglected the discipline of Baniang, which made her develop a arrogant and narrow-minded temperament. I found out that it was too late, so I had to rush to the right path. After Biniang got married, I was worried day and night, often I wrote a letter to persuade her, and she also promised me that she would no longer be petty. But how could I think, she was just deceiving me in the letter, in fact, she still went her own way and made you suffer a lot.” Said, Fourth Madam Wu Turning his head to wipe away the tears that didn’t exist at all, “It was all my negligence that made you suffer…”

Ba Niang is Wu Junru’s rank in the Wu family, and the fourth lady of Wu is her mother, so it is reasonable to call her.

“Fourth Madam doesn’t have to be like this. I thought Madam Hou’s behavior was inspired by the Wu family. Now, it seems that there is something else hidden?”

“Isn’t it!” Fourth Madam Wu responded quickly, “Our daughter is old, we are far away in Qinghe, and many things cannot be taken care of, so we have been kept in the dark. Knowing your situation, I will definitely not let Biniang continue to make mistakes.”

In these words, the fourth lady of Wu admitted that Wu Junru’s wife’s virtue was wrong, and she should not be tolerated by others. Although she cleared the responsibility of herself and the Wu family, for the aristocratic family, there was nothing wrong with it. To defend one’s own married daughter, but to admit mistakes to the younger generation, this is a very rare step backward. After the Fourth Madam Wu finished speaking, she thought that she was so condescending to admit that she was not. With Xiao Jingduo’s humble background, she would definitely be grateful and flattered. But Fourth Madam Wu waited for a long time, but did not wait for Xiao Jingduo’s statement.

Xiao Jingduo’s eyes flashed with a faint smile, and looked at the Fourth Madam Wu calmly: “The fourth lady’s mind is really touching, but I have heard from the same year these days, it seems that Hou Madam wrote a letter to the Wu family, and the letter seems to involve the selection of officials at the court…”

Understanding the faint threat in Xiao Jingduo’s words, Fourth Madam Wu’s brain twitched in pain. She originally wondered how Wu Junru was a young lady who grew up in an aristocratic family.

On the surface, this person looks humble and reserved, but in private, he is unscrupulous. He is not soft at all when he is yin, but he is not good at all. He doesn’t care about reputation and only focuses on benefits. This kind of person is really difficult.

Being threatened by Xiao Jingduo, the fourth lady of Wu was quite unhappy. At that time, she wanted to repay the past. Do they really think that the Wu family is easy to bully?

But when the words came to her throat, Mrs. Wu didn’t know what to say. She clearly knew what Xiao Jingduo was doing behind the scenes, but she was unable to say it. To secretly exchange letters from his stepmother, and to pretend to be Wu Jiashilang to reply to a letter, this is a crime of unfilial piety and unrighteousness. However, the two letters sent to the Wu family were blank, and Wu Junru’s forged reply letter was also taken away. For a while, they didn’t have any evidence to threaten Xiao Jingduo.

It’s so embarrassing that she knows it but can’t say it. The fourth lady of Wu is a lady of an aristocratic family. She has always been held by others. When did she endure others. Now Xiao Jingduo has to rely on the fact that they can’t produce evidence, and the Fourth Madam Wu is also annoyed: “You can pass the jinshi examination at seventeen, I think you are very smart, but you must know that there is a saying that a single hand is hard to cry, and there is another saying that You are too upright with a gun, and I am afraid that such a character will be quite difficult in the officialdom.”

It’s hard to cry alone, this is a hint of the Wu family’s influence in the court. Xiao Jingduo understood everything, but it would be too naive to use these to scare him. He knew from the time he hijacked Wu Junru’s letter that he had already offended the Wu family, not to mention the Wu family and Xiao Jingduo were originally Standing in both camps, so slightly offended and totally offended, there is not much difference. That being the case, why maintain the apparent harmony with the Wu family, it is better to force them to spit out some benefits.

“In the future, don’t bother Fourth Madam Wu. Speaking of which, I accidentally picked up two letters and saw that the handwriting belonged to Mrs. Hou. Xiao Jingduo is stupid and doesn’t know how to deal with these two letters. A letter, why don’t the fourth lady give me an idea?”

The Fourth Madam Wu looked at Xiao Jingduo fixedly, and Xiao Jingduo looked directly into the eyes of the other party without evasion. Fourth Madam Wu was furious in her heart, no one had ever dared to threaten her like this, but looking at Xiao Jingduo’s eyes at this moment, Fourth Madam Wu felt troubled from the bottom of her heart.

Xiao Jingduo’s eyes were solitary and resolute, obviously not afraid of the Wu family’s secret exchange of letters, but the Wu family was afraid.

The dignified Wu family didn’t realize that the letter was stolen and changed, and it was only after the incident broke out that it made people laugh out loud. Xiao Jingduo didn’t care about reputation, but the Wu family did. Moreover, out of her own selfishness, Fourth Madam Wu didn’t want others to pursue too much about the seizure of letters. After all, she forgot about it, which wasted the opportunity.

“It’s true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.” Fourth Madam Wu smiled slowly, “Then what do you want?”

“I heard that the fourth lady came to the Hou Mansion, the grandmother and several aunts have been waiting in the Gao Shoutang, and they want to talk with the fourth lady. I don’t dare to ask for anything else, but these misunderstandings, I still want to trouble Fourth Madam, explain clearly to your grandmother and others in person.”

Xiao Jingduo stated his ultimate purpose firmly and calmly. Fourth Madam Wu called him to Fu’an Church, although she apologized to Wu Junru’s head, but this incident happened in Fu’an Church. no one knows. Xiao Jingduo was not satisfied with this. What he wanted was for Fourth Lady Wu to admit in front of everyone what Wu Junru had done wrong. He was used to seeing aristocratic families protect their daughters indiscriminately, but now, he wanted to try the other way around.

Wu Junru had been explained by the Fourth Madam Wu for a long time, so she never said anything. Until then, she said incredulously: “It’s really daring, how dare you send your mother?”

The Fourth Madam Wu did not speak, and Wu Junru was a little panicked. If the Fourth Madam Wu scolded her in front of the old lady and the second Mrs. Xiao, what would she lose face? How will you manage this Hou Mansion in the future? Moreover, the family has the most reputation, and any scandals are covered up. If she is publicly scolded by her first-born mother, doesn’t this mean that her out-married daughter has been abandoned by the family?

“Fourth Madam Wu?” Xiao Jingduo reminded gently beside him.

Not to mention that Wu Junru was in a hurry next to her, but the abacus in Wu Fourth’s heart was very shrewd. Anyway, Wu Junru is not her daughter, and using a concubine to clean up the reputation of the Wu family, why not for? And by doing this, it can also show how good her reputation is when she kills her relatives righteously and does not help them. After a few second thoughts, the fourth lady of Wu thought about it. She glanced at Xiao Jingduo again, stood up and said, “Alright, I haven’t seen my in-laws for a long time, and I miss them quite a bit.”

Xiao Jingduo also smiled, and he summoned a maid and said, “Take the fourth lady to the Gao Shou Tang, and I will be there later.”

After the Fourth Madam Wu left, Wu Junru finally no longer held back her anger, pointed at Xiao Jingduo and scolded: “You are so despicable, to peep at my letters with such a wicked method!”

“The letter was written by you, you dare to do it yourself, why don’t you let me publicize it for you? If you dare to do it, you must be brave. Since you want to secretly murder my career through your family, then Be prepared to face the consequences.”

“Do you really think that you can do whatever you want when you pass the jinshi exam? If you offend me completely, you offend the Wu family completely. Aren’t you afraid of revenge by the Wu family in the future?”

“If it wasn’t for this, wouldn’t they suppress me?” Xiao Jingduo smiled at Wu Junru, “Besides, you won’t be from the Wu family any time soon.”

In the end, Wu Junru was defeated, and said unwillingly: “I will never let you pass the letter of the imperial court official!”

“Oh.” Xiao Jingduo looked at her calmly, “Then you can find that letter first.”

“You!” Speaking of this Wu Junru, her teeth itch with anger, “You actually put a nail in me! Since when!”

“Each each other, didn’t you put Hibiscus beside me back then? I just repaid one or two. Not only that, I will repay one by one for the things you have done in the past. You. You may think that no one can do anything to you because of the Wu family’s brand, but why don’t you think about it, you can’t do anything without the Wu family, but without you in the Wu family, it doesn’t matter at all. , Xiao Jingduo didn’t bother to pay attention to Wu Junru anymore, turned his head and walked out, “I still have to go to the Gao Shou Tang, I won’t accompany you.”

When the Fourth Madam Wu wanted to express her position in the Gao Shoutang, of course Xiao Jingduo had to watch. He stayed here just to make it clear to Wu Junru.

Xiao Jingduo wants to make Wu Junru an abandoned son of the Wu family, but he wants to see if Wu Junru can still be like a duck in water without the Wu family’s protection.

The grievances Zhao Xiulan suffered in those years were seven years late, but he still got her back after all. Mother, I hope that you will be firm and brave in the next life, and that you will never be bullied by others in your life.

After the fourth lady of the Wu family left the Dinghouhou mansion, after a long time, Wu Junru did not come out of the house, and the rest of the Xiao family did not know about it.

After Xiao Ying came back from the barracks, she heard someone talk about today’s events: “Master Hou, the fourth lady of the Wu family is here today.”

“Mother-in-law is here, what did she say?”

Just cause trouble.

“Master, madam doesn’t seem very happy, do you want to see madam?”

Xiao Ying did not speak, and finally he took a long breath and said, “Let’s talk about it.”

He doesn’t know how to treat Wu Junru now, so he can only take it easy and talk about it.

After Mrs. Wu left, everyone in the Xiao family had their own thoughts. Before I knew it, it was already halfway through May.

One early morning, the gate of Dingyonghou’s mansion was banged and banged: “Great news, Xiao Jinshi’s official appointment has come out!”

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