Chapter 345: I'm Very Likely to Get Beaten Again

Shen Keheng looked at Shen Huazheng in surprise: "Zheng'er, how do you know his name?"

Before Shen Huazheng could speak, he figured it out again: “It was mother who told you.”

Chen Huazheng nodded: "That's right, mother received a letter from the wife of Yong'an Earl, so she hurried back."

"I was wondering why you came back early. You clearly said you would stay in the manor for one night and come back tomorrow."

Shen Keheng bit off a candied haws and chewed it.

When he learned that the two of them had returned home early, Shen Keheng was very happy.

I always feel that the house is empty with two people missing, and I find it a bit difficult to adapt.

Chen Huazheng: "Third brother, did He Qiming's fiancée beat him up because he wanted to cancel the engagement?"

Although He Qiming's behavior of clamoring to cancel the engagement did slap the Yan family in the face, according to Lady Yong'an, He Qiming's behavior should only be addressed to the He family for now.

Did he do something to anger the Yan family, which is why he was beaten?

Chen Keheng swallowed the candied haws in his mouth. "He Qiming met a farm girl somewhere and brought her home without caring about anything. He made a scene at home. He said his previous fiancée was fierce, boring, and vulgar, and he wanted to cancel the engagement. Later, Earl Yong'an calmed him down and asked him to return to the Imperial College to take the annual exam first."

He paused, then added:

"He Qiming calmed down, but the peasant girl ran to kneel at the entrance of the general's mansion, saying that she and He Qiming were the true lovers, and begged Miss Yan to help them get together."

"It seems that Miss Yan's grandmother was alarmed. Miss Yan was furious and came to the Imperial College to block He Qiming and beat him with a whip."

In fact, they pieced this information together bit by bit from the angry curses of his fiancée when He Qiming was beaten.

Although many students wanted to step forward to stop them at that time, all the students from the Yan family were martial artists and had killed people on the battlefield.

It is obvious that he is different from ordinary people. How could these weak scholars in the Imperial College stop him?

Moreover, after hearing the whole story, everyone felt that He Qiming really deserved a beating.

Although he had a good relationship with He Qiming before, Shen Keheng still felt that he was going too far.

It would have been bad enough if they had just made trouble in their own house, but they even made the peasant girl kneel and beg at the door of the Yan family.

With them making such a fuss, this matter definitely cannot be resolved peacefully.

After all, the girl from the Yan family whipped He Qiming with a whip in front of the gate of the Imperial College, and many people saw it.

Chen Huazheng: "I see, no wonder they want to beat him up."

Even if he really wants to cancel the engagement, he should convince his parents first.

Let the elders of both families sit down and have a good talk, and then give the Yan family some compensation.

Instead of letting the peasant girl go to the Yan family and make trouble, which would have made things out of control.

"But he was trying to kill himself at home in order to break off his engagement. Yet he was willing to listen to my advice and return to the Imperial College to take the exam."

Shen Keheng smiled and said, "Chief Mo has secured a lot of benefits for us, but he is also very strict in management. These few days are the annual exams, and no student is allowed to miss the exam without reason."

The reason why Mo Zhishan strives for various treatments for students is ultimately to help them improve their studies.

Not for anything else.

What he hates most is students who waste time and don't study hard.

Anyone who wants to enter the officialdom in the future would want to leave a bad impression on Mo Zhishan.

So is He Qiming.

Chen Huazheng understood immediately, it seemed that it was Earl Yong'an who stabilized He Qiming.

In fact, he walked down the steps provided by his family.

This is easy to understand. After all, He Qiming just wants to cancel the engagement, not that he doesn't want a future.

He must be out of his mind to do something that offends Mo Zhishan.

Shen Huazheng: "The girl from the Yan family is a person of temperament."

This kind of personality is good, you won’t be bullied.

Unlike the noble lady in the storybook just now, who dared to put any blame on herself no matter what the crime was.

Thinking of what Zhou said on the return carriage, Shen Huazheng couldn't help but laugh.

I don’t know if He Qiming can still become the crown prince without this marriage with the Yan family.

Shen Keheng ate another candied haws: "She is indeed a person of temperament. After beating someone, Miss Yan said that she would beat He Qiming every time she saw him in the future, and told him to avoid her whenever he saw her."

Although the girl from the Yan family has been following General Yan and his men at the border for many years, she will return after the New Year this year.

I won’t stay in the capital for too long.

But for some reason, Shen Keheng had a premonition.

There is a high possibility that He Qiming will be beaten again.

Moreover, both the Yan family and the He family will definitely attend the palace banquet on New Year’s Eve this year.

Then He Qiming...

Besides, she can make He Qiming marry no one else but her.

That farm girl is definitely not a good person.

Even if He Qiming stopped making trouble, the farm girl would probably still make trouble.

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Just as Shen Keheng was chatting with Shen Huazheng about He Qiming, Zhou also arrived at the Yong'an Earl's Mansion.

However, after not seeing each other for a few days, Lady Yong'an suddenly looked much more haggard.

After the maid brought the tea and snacks, Lady Yong'an asked the waiters to leave.

Only their personal maid and nanny were left.

Lady Yong'an looked at Zhou: "Wanyu, what do you think I should do?"

Zhou: "Ah Xin, what's the situation now?"

Although she returned only after receiving a letter from Lady Yong'an, space is limited so she can only give a brief account of the incident.

Just by reading the contents of the letter, it is impossible to understand the whole story.

It was naturally difficult for her to make a judgment.

Lady Yong'an picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then slowly began to speak.

"I always thought Yu'an was the best behaved child among the others."

Yu'an is He Qiming's courtesy name, and Lady Yong'an would call him that in private.

"But after meeting that peasant girl, he became a different person..."

Her eldest son was originally a good boy who was ambitious and obedient. However, after returning from his travels, he insisted on breaking off the engagement with the Yan family and marrying a peasant girl.

"He said that the Yan family was betrothed to him because of his status as the eldest son, and that was not the true love he was looking for. He also said that the peasant girl loved him regardless of his status, but only because he was him."

Zhou: ...

What does it mean just because he is who he is?

Could he be separated from the Yong'an Earl's Mansion?

The wife of the Yong'an Earl put down the teacup and continued, "The Earl was very angry and said that everything Yu'an had, his knowledge, his upbringing, even his face, was given by the Yong'an Earl's Mansion. What does it mean by 'it has nothing to do with status, just because he is who he is'?"

Zhou nodded silently. This was what a normal person would say.

Putting aside his status and knowledge, could it be that the peasant girl's love had nothing to do with He Qiming's appearance and upbringing? ?

Lady Yong'an: "After our persuasion, Yu'an agreed to go back to the Imperial College to take the exam. We wanted to wait until he finished the exam before dealing with this matter. The peasant girl was also placed in a house outside, but who knew——"

Zhou frowned slightly. Could something worse happen? ?

That farm girl ran away to cause trouble? ?

As she expected—

"While her servants were out shopping, the peasant girl ran to the gate of the general's mansion and knelt down, begging the Yan family to help her and Yu'an get married. This alarmed the old lady of the Yan family, and everyone knew about it."

Zhou: ...

Old Madam Yan is the wife of General Yan, and she holds an imperial decree.

The peasant girl was so bold and presumptuous that she not only ran to the door of the general's mansion and made a scene without permission, but also disturbed the old lady.

Lady Yong'an sighed and said, "As soon as we got the news, we rushed to the Yan family to apologize."

Zhou couldn't help but ask, "Where's that woman?"

Under normal circumstances, an unidentified woman who caused trouble at the gate of the general's mansion would definitely be arrested.

Especially when the other party did something that damaged the reputation of the girl from the Yan family.

A trace of disgust flashed in the eyes of Lady Yong'an. "Of course, she was captured by the Yan family's guards. When we arrived at the Yan family, the old lady handed the peasant girl over to us. We didn't want to care about her at first and wanted to send her directly to the authorities. But I don't know where Yu'an got the news and went to the Yan family. He even knelt in front of the old lady of the Yan family and begged her to release the woman."

"At that time, Yu'an told the old lady that he would marry the peasant girl and begged her to agree. The uncle was so angry that he picked up a stick to hit him, but the old lady stopped him..."

Lady Yong'an shook her head. She really couldn't understand why her son liked such a woman.

I really can't find a single good point about my whole body.

Zhou: "So you brought her back? What about the marriage contract between the two families?"

Now that the matter has come to the old lady's attention, it certainly cannot be taken lightly.

Subsequent processing is very important.

If the two families still want to get married, they have to discuss how to deal with the woman in the end.

But He Qiming's attitude is a big problem.

If the two families decide to cancel the engagement, the Yong'an Earl's Mansion will probably have to give the girl from the Yan family some compensation.

After all, such a commotion did damage the reputation of the girl from the Yan family, and even the entire Yan family was affected.

Yong'an Bo picked up the teacup again and said, "I was just about to tell you this."

She took a sip of tea and then continued talking.

"Of course our family doesn't want to cancel the engagement. Uncle said that we must force Yu'an to marry. But the old lady said to write a letter to inform General Yan and then make a decision."

Zhou nodded: "This marriage was decided by the old uncle and General Yan. We should inform General Yan before making a decision."

There are other families in the capital who have shown a clear unwillingness to fulfill their engagements before marriage, similar to He Qiming, but there are not many who are as noisy as he is.

In a powerful family like theirs, marriage is not just a matter between two people, but involves two families.

Some people care more about interests and face, and feelings are secondary.

Unless it has reached an irreversible point, I will not easily cancel the engagement.

But the situations of the He family and the Yan family are different. General Yan saved the old uncle's life, and the two became good friends because of this.

The old uncle had always hoped that the two families would get married. Since there was no suitable son among his descendants, he chose He Qiming from his grandchildren.

The Yan family had no intention of gaining anything from the He family, so naturally they did not need to endure such humiliation and force their daughter to marry into the Yong'an Earl's Mansion.

Instead, it was the He family that owed the Yan family.

However, given General Yan's personality, this marriage might not be possible.

The wife of the Earl of Yong'an nodded and said, "We also know that the brat went too far. We apologized to the old lady and brought him back. After returning home, the Earl and I advised him to go back to the Imperial College to take the annual exam first, and then talk about the engagement after the exam."

Speaking of the annual examination of the Imperial College, Zhou suddenly remembered that her two sons were also taking the exams these days.

I don’t know how these two boys did in the exam. They came back today and haven’t had time to see other people in the family.

"Yuan was willing to listen and went back to take the exam obediently. But as soon as he finished the exam today, he was beaten by Yan'er."

The words of Lady Yong'an interrupted Zhou's thoughts. She was shocked: "Yu'an was beaten by Miss Yan?"

However, He Qiming really deserves a beating.

Even if the girl from the Yan family didn't fight him, he would probably be beaten as soon as General Yan and the young general came back.

I heard that the girl from the Yan family is very skilled in martial arts, and she had followed General Yan to the battlefield. She was also very filial to her elders.

I don’t know why He Qiming thinks she is not as good as that farm girl.

The wife of the Earl of Yong'an looked a little tired: "Yes, actually I am quite grateful to her. Since I can't beat him myself, it's better to let others teach him a lesson. Maybe it can wake that brat up."

She hesitated to speak: "It's just that, looking at their attitude, I'm a little worried..."

Zhou: "Ah Xin, you are worried that this marriage will not be successful in the end."

Lady Yong'an: "I am more worried that this matter will affect the relationship between the two families. If that happens, I will not be able to face the ancestors of the He family in the future."

Zhou patted her hands and said, "In fact, it's a good thing to let Miss Yan get a beating. At least it will let the Yan family vent their anger. The rest depends on General Yan's attitude. But there is one thing you have to think about first."

Lady Yong'an nodded: "That's right, it doesn't matter if he gets beaten a few more times."

If he gets beaten a few more times, maybe the water in his brain will be knocked out.

Zhou looked at the wife of the Yong'an Earl: "But, there is one thing you have to think about first."

"What is it?"

"If this marriage is really cancelled, how do you plan to deal with Yu An and that woman?"

Lady Yong'an was stunned for a moment, then she understood what Zhou meant.

If the marriage between the two families continues, this peasant girl will definitely be sent away.

There was no way the Yan family would agree to let her be He Qiming's concubine.

But if this marriage doesn't happen, they will have to start considering whether to help He Qiming.

Lady Yong'an naturally did not want her son to marry a woman like that, or perhaps she was worried about having such a woman with evil intentions staying with her most beloved eldest son.

But, if he was willing to die for that woman again...

Seeing her hesitation, Zhou couldn't help but remind her: "Xin, children have to grow up. We can't protect them forever."

Lady Yong'an's eyes widened: "Wanyu, what do you mean?"

Zhou: "Sometimes children like to compete with their parents. The more they are stopped, the more they want to do it. If we do too much, it will easily cause resentment."

Lady Yong'an opened her mouth but said nothing.

Yes, Yu An is in high spirits now.

If you break up the couple at this time, you may end up causing resentment.

Why bother? ?

Thinking of this, she pulled the corners of her lips and smiled bitterly.

Zhou: "Ah Xin, Jun Hao and Zi Mu are also good kids."

The wife of the Earl of Yong'an was stunned at first, then she smiled.

"Yeah, I should pay more attention to them."