PDLP Chapter 467: The Name of the List Was Impersonated
Chapter 467: The Name of the List Was Impersonated
"Qingge, to be honest, after you left, someone secretly delivered a letter saying that you were safe and not to worry.
But we haven't seen you. For more than two years, the whole family has been trying to find you. My eldest brother even went from street to street as a peddler to inquire about you."
Hearing this, Fang Qingge lowered her head in guilt, tears streaming down her fair and beautiful cheeks.
Thousands of words are summed up into one sentence,
"Thank you! Please forgive me for not being able to help myself."
Shen Wenzhi was so smart that he had guessed something unusual from Fang Qingge's expression and consoled her.
"Qingge, as long as we see that you are safe, the whole family will be relieved! Okay, don't cry, everything will be fine."
Fang Qingge wiped her tears and said "hmm" softly when she heard that.
Shen Wenzhi heard the painful sound and his heart was filled with bitterness.
*
Because they were delayed for a long time on the road, Hu Hu and his group did not stop and ran all the way to the provincial capital.
A house on the outskirts of the city.
This house belonged to Liang Hean. That year, he came to the northern border to supervise the war. When he returned from a great victory, the emperor suddenly issued a secret order to him to secretly investigate whether Li Shi, the king of the northern border, was plotting a rebellion.
In order to hide his identity and for safety, he asked Eunuch Fu to buy this villa located in the suburbs, which is about seven or eight acres in size. In addition to the main courtyard, there are two small side courtyards.
During that period, Liang and An alternately stayed in the villa and the inn, intending to disrupt the spies' surveillance.
Now that they have arrived, this house has found a use again.
*
The group arrived at the gate of the courtyard.
Hu Hu jumped off his horse first, bowed to the prince and whispered,
"Sir, I will report to the prefect and return tomorrow! I will keep your whereabouts confidential.
If there is anything I need from you in the future, I will do my best to help you. Take care! See you later! Goodbye! "
The prince also jumped off his horse and bowed,
"Thank you!"
"Sir, take care!"
The guards bowed one after another.
Hu Hufei mounted his horse and shouted to the guards,
"Everyone get on the horse and set off."
"Here."
After the nine guards retrieved their horses, they all mounted their horses. Even Zhuzi, who had an injured arm, jumped onto the horse with one arm.
The guards bowed to the prince again and said,
"Take care, young master! Goodbye!"
After saying this, the nine horses sped away.
In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the night.
*
"Mom, let's get off the bus!"
Fang Qingge helped Aunt Yu get off the carriage and looked up at the gate of the villa.
Shen Wenzhi parked the carriage, picked up the two children and walked up to the two of them.
Liang Hean stood at the door and said to the old lady and her son,
"Come in, old man!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Aunt Yu heard that the young men who had left all called Liang He'an "Young Master". Although she didn't know the true identity of the deposed prince, she saw that he looked very noble.
Even though this man was Qingge's husband, Aunt Yu still called him "Young Master" somewhat stiffly.
Shen Wenzhi also thanked him politely.
"Thank you, sir. Sorry for bothering me!"
Liang Hean did not correct their address and walked in first.
*
As soon as I entered the yard,
Eunuch Fu led everyone in a busy schedule.
Before, everything in the villa was complete and an old slave was assigned to manage it, so the villa was not desolate and dilapidated.
Soon, lights came on in the main house and the entire courtyard.
Xiaodouzi and his friends also brought in the usable items, food, and vegetables that they had brought back from the carriage.
Amid the curling smoke, Kapok and Begonia brought tea.
"Mom, you and little brother, have a drink of water first."
At this time, Fang Qingge had already finished listening to Aunt Yu's account of everything that happened at home after she left.
While sighing, Fang Qingge suddenly remembered something that concerned her, and asked Shen Wenzhi,
"Brother, didn't you say that after passing the exam for the scholar degree, you would then prepare for the autumn exam in the second half of the year? How is it going?
Mother said you were on duty in the prefecture, could it be that you passed the imperial examination and got a job?"
Fang Qingge asked a series of questions impatiently.
Shen Wenzhi, who was watching the children's gestures, raised his head, but hesitated to speak.
Mumian, who was waiting on the side, pulled Haitang to pick up the babies and bowed to Fang Qingge, saying,
"Madam, I will carry the young masters out to take a look."
Fang Qingge nodded.
*
The room fell silent for a moment.
There was a flash of sadness in Shen Wenzhi's eyes when he looked at Liang Hean and Fang Qingge.
"Sir, Qingge, the young man is incompetent and returned home after passing the imperial examination."
Fang Qingge heard this, without being disappointed, and smiled and comforted,
"Young man, it's not easy for you to pass the imperial examination at such a young age! Let's take the exam again next year."
Aunt Yu, who had been silent the whole time, glared at her son and scolded him,
"What's the matter? We finally got to reunite with your sister, are you still treating her as an outsider?"
"mother?"
Shen Wenzhi's hesitation and obstruction made Liang Hean look at him again.
Aunt Yu didn't care about her son's thoughts and concerns, and angrily nagging at Fang Qingge and the others.
"Qingge, we are a family, and mother will not hide anything from you two! After your brother passed the imperial examination, he immediately took part in the autumn imperial examination.
He actually got the first place in the city and won the first place in the imperial examination. Our Qinghe Village and even the entire city were shocked!
The next year, your brother took part in the imperial examination again. Before the results came out, your brother had already analyzed that he had a great chance of getting into the top three!
During those days, my mother was so happy that she couldn't sleep! She thought that as long as your brother became an official, it would be much easier to find you!
But man proposes, God disposes! I never expected that when the list was announced... Alas! I have been holding my breath for more than a year! It is better not to mention it! "
*
Fang Qingge sensed something unusual. Before she could ask anxiously, she heard Liang Hean's voice.
"Shen Wenzhi, please explain clearly."
When Shen Wenzhi heard this, he raised his eyes and met Liang Hean's gaze.
With just one look, the pressure from the prince made his heart beat like a drum again. He lowered his head in a hurry and dared not look him in the eye again.
Shen Wenzhi didn't know what was wrong with him. He stood up and answered Liang Hean honestly.
"To be honest, sir, I am not talented. But I am confident that I can make it to the top three. But some things don't always go as one would like.
It doesn't mean that if you get good grades it will be yours, and you will be able to enter the palace examination smoothly and gloriously.
After not making the list, I was puzzled.
Later, when the test papers of the top three students were secretly used as model essays by teachers and students in the college, I realized that this was the article I wrote.
I got excellent grades in the exam, but someone impersonated me!"
"Ah? How could this happen?"
Fang Qingge looked at Liang Hean in surprise.
Liang Hean already had an idea in his mind. He knew where the problem was. He remembered that the imperial examination was in charge of officials from Prime Minister Xiao's faction. He asked,
"and after?"
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