Chapter 57: The Husband is Here

"What happened to Scholar Ren? Didn't they say that his unreliable mother had evil intentions and wanted to harm others, so Scholar Ren can no longer participate in the imperial examination?"

"That's exactly what happened. It's just like that. But I heard that Liao is not the biological mother of Ren Xiucai!"

“Is this true or false?”

"Of course it's true. A relative of mine who works in the government told me this himself. He also said that Liao was originally just a servant in Ren Xiucai's family. She took care of Ren Xiucai since he was a child and did her best. Ren Xiucai respected Liao in his heart. After his parents passed away, he treated Liao as his own mother. But he was afraid that Liao would feel uncomfortable, so he called her his mother to others to give her some respect."

"Since Liao is not Mr. Ren's biological mother, then what Liao did will naturally not affect Mr. Ren's future."

"That's right, so Mr. Ren is now studying at the county school to prepare for the next autumn imperial examination."

"But then again, Mr. Ren is a man of great talent and learning. He is also a very good person. If he really couldn't take the imperial examination because of his elders' affairs, it would be a pity. Now it makes people feel less regretful."

"Yes, that's exactly the point..."

“…”

Su Yujin heard it clearly and was a little surprised.

This Liao was not Ren Xiucai's biological mother, but just a servant who took care of Ren Xiucai and raised him.

This is quite unexpected.

But if this is the case, something seems to be wrong.

Since Liao was the servant who took care of Mr. Ren since he was a child, it was natural that she came to the Ren family when Mr. Ren was young. According to Liao's age, the so-called daughter who died in her early years should have been conceived after she came to the Ren family?

Does she have a lover outside, or...

It is said that the private affairs within the houses of wealthy families are the most chaotic. It is said that this scholar Ren seems to be from a farming and reading family, but I never thought that there would be such a thing.

As expected, real life is far more bloody and colorful than novels.

Su Yujin was filled with emotion.

The show started with the sound of gongs and drums, and the actor with clear and melodious voice came on stage.

"The Gathering of Heroes" was originally a lively play with many characters and the lyrics were sonorous and rhythmic. In addition, the Three Kingdoms was a story that was familiar to ordinary people. Even ordinary people could tell a few words about the heroes Cao Cao and Zhou Yu of the Eastern Wu who visited Zhuge Liang three times. Therefore, everyone listened to "The Gathering of Heroes" with great relish and their blood boiled.

Cheers rose and fell along with the sounds of gongs and drums, and people would occasionally throw coins and silver onto the stage to show their approval of the play.

Some people who were of high social status and were particular about rules were rewarded with a purse fan pendant, which was then handed over to the waiters in the theater to be delivered to the troupe to show their approval of the play.

Su Yujin watched with great interest and felt that everyone in the troupe sang very hard. She wanted to give them a tip, but He Yanxiu sat there like an old monk in meditation and did not react at all. So it was not convenient for Su Yujin to give him a tip without asking He Yanxiu to do so.

"Second Master."

Su Yujin hesitated for a long time, with a flattering smile on his face, "Second Master, what do you think of this play?"

"Excellent." He Yanxiu narrowed his eyes slightly, tapped his fingers on his knees twice to the rhythm, and swayed his head twice to the rhythm of the song, "Especially the young man who sang Zhou Yu, it was especially good."

The young man had a tall figure and good temperament. Even though he was wearing heavy makeup, one could tell that the person who sang this role must be a good-looking young man.

What’s even more rare is that when playing the roles of Lu Su and Zhuge Liang, he managed to overpower the opponents with his singing skills, truly speaking with his real strength.

Su Yujin also thought that the young man sang well.

But if others praised this young man, Su Yujin would not think it was a big deal. But now that she knew about He Yanxiu's unknown habit, when she heard He Yanxiu praising this young man again, she felt a little uncomfortable.

"cough……"

Su Yujin felt that her mind was full of dirty things, and hurriedly shook it, "Second Master is right, I also think that young man sang very well."

He bit the last two words "excellent" heavily.

The tone of the voice was slightly rising, mixed with a hint of teasing.

He Yanxiu paused, then waved for Xing'an to come over, "This play is well performed, give me a reward of ten taels of silver."

Xing'an was told to give the reward money.

With He Yanxiu in front, Su Yujin also threw some copper coins over.

Seeing this, the theater waiter brought over another pot of fine tea.

The opera was sung in a moaning voice, and as the play reached its climax, the whole theater was filled with cheers and applause.

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The county jail, not far from here, was also quite lively at this time.

Because Ren Jianbai brought silver and good wine and meat, saying that he wanted to meet Liao and have a few words with her.

Qinghe County has always been peaceful. In the county jail, only a few people have been locked up over the years, and more than half of the cells are empty. This year, a few people have come in and gone out, but only three cells have been used in total.

Among these three rooms, one is occupied by a neglected widower, one is occupied by Shen Cang and Meng Dahai, whose families feel ashamed of them and wish to break off all ties with them, so their family members naturally do not come to visit them.

It can be said that these servants have not even seen any benefits for many years. Now that Ren Jianbai has come to show his respect, his contribution is quite generous, with a big jar of wine, a whole braised pork head, and even the silver he gave feels heavy when weighed.

Ren Jianbai was sensible, and the yamen runners were happy about that. Besides, Ren Jianbai was originally a scholar, and he might become an official in the future. So helping him now could be considered as making a good relationship with him.

Furthermore, Liao did not commit a capital crime. He will just be exiled next spring. He is temporarily detained in prison, but he can be visited once or twice.

So, the jailer accepted all the things Ren Jianbai sent and personally led him to the prison.

"Thank you." Seeing the jailer open the heavy iron chain lock on the prison door, Ren Jianbai bowed deeply.

"Mr. Ren, you are too polite." The jailer bowed and laughed, "We are watching from outside, Mr. Ren, just take your time to speak."

"Thank you." Ren Jianbai thanked him again. When he saw the jailer walking away, he pushed open the heavy wooden cell door.

Because there were many unused dungeons and there was no distinction between men and women, Liao was placed in the innermost room. Because of this, the room was darker and damper than the other rooms. The thick hay on the floor added to the strong musty smell.

At this time, Liao was huddled in a ball leaning against the corner with disheveled hair. Hearing the noise, he shook his head slightly. When he saw that the person coming was Ren Jianbai, he was startled and sat up straight.

After hesitating for a long while, he finally uttered a word.

"My husband, you are here..."

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