0p0 Chapter 155: Confused Scholar
Chapter 155: Confused Scholar
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci immediately turned to look at Qianxue who was standing beside him.
After all, what was Fan Qianxi like before? She didn't know much about it.
Qianxue saw that she was under pressure, thought about it carefully, and nodded: "After Qianyan reminded me, I really didn't notice it. But big sister, Fu Zhazha is just a mama's boy, what's there to care about?"
However, Qianxue still didn't grasp the point.
Chu Ci was speechless.
Qian Yan directly put her hand on her forehead. "Sister Qian Xue, what I care about is her identity, not that person Fu Zha Zha."
Qianxue then realized that she had said the wrong thing, "Why? None of us dislikes Big Sister?"
"But she has her own grudges in her heart. Unless she figures it out herself, none of us can help her." Chu Ci had long discovered that the people of the Fan family were good at self-reflection, and Fan Qianxi was the best among them.
Fan Qianxue: ...
Fan Qianyan: ...
For a moment, the atmosphere in the carriage was quite depressing.
This atmosphere continued until the moment he met Lu Yu during the "pre-marital training".
When Lu Yu heard that Chu Ci was looking for her, she couldn't help but get excited. She ran all the way here, and when she saw Chu Ci, she couldn't wait to ask, "Headmaster, do you have a solution?"
Chu Ci did not answer, but handed over the sorted information: "Take a look at this first, and then we'll talk."
Lu Yu was doubtful, but still took the information from Chu Ci.
At first he just skimmed through the pages, but later he read more and more carefully, and even couldn't help cursing as he read.
"Bah, what a crap scholar! If such a person were to become an official, the people under his rule would suffer miserably!"
So, this is a simple truth that even a little girl can understand.
How could those scholars, juren, and even town mayors and county magistrates not understand? It was just that Ding Jianzhou's status as a scholar could bring them benefits.
Chu Ci sighed and said, "So we are going to Ding Jianzhou's current wife's parents' home. You can come with us."
"Will it be useful? My current wife is almost dying." Lu Yu thought that Chu Ci and the others wanted his current wife's mother to cancel her marriage.
Chu Ci did not explain much, only said: "When you go there, just play the victim, and leave the rest to us."
"Okay, I believe in you, Principal." Although Lu Yu still had her doubts, she had no choice but to take a gamble.
Fortunately, fate was on her side. After finding her current wife's brother, Shui Juren, Chu Ci told her the whole story.
Shui Juren understood Chu Ci's intention, but he thought Chu Ci and others were just here to help Lu Yu break off the engagement. "It's easy. I'll go there early tomorrow morning. My sister back then... it's a good thing that she can save Miss Lu now."
It can be seen that Mr. Shui is a good person, but he is too gullible.
Even so, Chu Ci did not give up, "What if we are not just trying to break off the engagement?"
Mr. Shui didn't respond, so Chu Ci continued, "Mr. Shui should know your sister's current situation, how long do you think she can hold on?"
"What do you want to do?" At this time, Mr. Shui finally couldn't help but ask.
"Please take a look at this first." Chu Ci said and took out the sorted information about Ding Jianzhou.
When Shui Juren read the information, he was even more excited than Lu Yu. "What a beast! Ding Jianzhou, that beast, actually cheated in marriage. Poor my sister..."
Mr. Shui gnashed his teeth and cursed, "My sister is really blind to fall for such a heartless person!"
"What? Your sister fell in love with Ding Jianzhou on her own?" This is inconsistent with the results of the investigation!
You should know that Chu Ci also used his connections to investigate Ding Jianzhou's current wife. The results of the investigation showed that she married Ding Jianzhou entirely because of her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words.
But now?
Chu Ci was also a little unsure: "How about you recall it carefully again?"
"I went to the provincial capital to take the imperial examination that year, and when I came back my sister was already married. She really told me that, so I had no way to stop her from leaving the Ding family all these years." Mr. Shui did not hide it.
But when Chu Ci heard this, he found it extremely absurd.
"You actually believed such a statement with so many loopholes?" Chu Ci looked at Shui Juren with complicated eyes, and now he felt a little regretful.
"I...you...is my sister, she..." But Shui Juren was interrupted by the angry Lu Yu before he could finish his words. "You just believed what she said, what if she was threatened? What if she had some difficulties? Just because she didn't say anything, you have watched your own sister suffer all these years!"
At this moment, Lu Yu brought Shui Juren's sister into his heart.
She thought of the grievances and pain she had suffered over the years, and the countless times she had felt despair and helplessness.
She felt that Shui Juren's sister was just like herself, a poor person who was teased by fate.
She didn't understand why Shui Juren, as a brother, couldn't protect his sister, why he couldn't notice his sister's pain, and why he couldn't seek justice for his sister.
She felt that Shui Juren was too cowardly, too selfish, and too heartless.
"Is that so?" Shui Juren was not angry after being scolded by Lu Yu. Instead, he asked in a daze.
At this time, Chu Ci stood up again: "Although this result may be a big blow to you. But according to the information we have investigated, Lu Yu's guess is very likely correct."
"How could this be? How could it be possible?" Shui Juren was just an upright person, not a fool. He immediately remembered all the things he had overlooked before.
At this time, Shui Juren's wife, who was eavesdropping outside, heard her husband's speculation and simply opened the door and walked in.
"Nothing is impossible. In the minds of my parents, let alone selling out their daughter for you, they wouldn't hesitate at all even if it meant selling out themselves."
"Nian Niang, you have always known about this? Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you tell me?" With the last question, Shui Juren burst into tears with excitement.
Nian Niang sneered when she heard this: "I guess you probably want to ask me why I knew about it but didn't stop it, right?"
Being exposed by his own wife, Shui Juren froze all over but did not refute.
Seeing this, Nian Niang felt even more that her years of hard work were not worth it: "How do you know I didn't stop it? Do you know that because of your sister, my Miao'er was almost sold to a brothel by your parents?"
Shui Juren couldn't even cry anymore. "So, is this why Ah Mei voluntarily married Ding Jianzhou?"
Mr. Shui’s wife nodded.
Chu Ci didn't expect that there was such a hidden story in this.
But what shocked Chu Ci even more was what happened next. Mr. Shui didn't even know about hiring a midwife for his sister.
"It's because your sister saved Miao'er that you always hire the best midwife for your sister." When Mr. Shui asked this question, Chu Ci almost doubted his IQ.