Chapter 225: The County Magistrate Must Show Some Face

The group walked and talked as they arrived at Fan's house.

Chen Zhancai's vanity got the better of him. In order to show off in front of his classmates, he pretended to go up and knocked on the door of Fan's house.

A servant stuck his head out and looked Chen Zhancai up and down, knowing that he was the fifth concubine's father.

Everyone in the Fan family knew that Master Fan was extremely disgusted with the newly married Fifth Concubine, and he had specifically instructed everyone to...

If anyone came to seek out the Fifth Aunt to establish a relationship with her, she would not let them in and would kick them out directly.

The servant's eyes were filled with contempt. "Where did you come from, poor fellow? Don't you know where this place is? How can you be allowed to shout and yell here?"

Chen Zhancai's face froze at that moment, sensing that something was amiss in the atmosphere. However, since things had come to this point, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I'm your wife's biological father. Go and inform Mr. Fan that I'm here to see his daughter."

The servant sneered disdainfully, "How dare you pretend to be my wife's father? You really don't know your place. If you don't want to die, get out of here right now."

Chen Zhancai's face was burning, and he explained in a muffled voice, "My daughter Chen Ruolan is your master's new concubine. I am his biological father."

"My master has so many concubines, who knows who your daughter is? Get out of here and stop dirtying my Fan family's land!"

Upon hearing this, several classmates pointed and laughed, "Brother Chen, you're bragging a bit too much. Let's go quickly, or the Fan family will release the dogs and we won't be able to leave."

"Brother Chen, the Fan family said they don't have any relatives like you. I think you are really drunk and talking nonsense."

"That's just wishful thinking."

Listening to his classmates' ridicule, Chen Zhancai's face flushed with embarrassment, and he could not help but yell at the servant,

"You blind dog, you even dare to scold your master's father-in-law. I see you are tired of living. If you don't want to die, hurry in and report. I will be magnanimous and won't bother with you. Otherwise, don't blame me for saying bad things about you in front of Master Fan."

The servant didn't listen to Chen Zhancai's words at all, and laughed, "Who do you think you are? You want to see my master? Who do you think you are? I tell you, the father of a concubine wants to come to the Fan family to make relatives. It's really shameful. Come, kick him out."

As soon as the servant finished speaking, a group of servants rushed out of the yard and started beating and kicking Chen Zhancai.

The fact that he was beaten black and blue wasn't the worst thing. The most important thing was that he lost face in front of his classmates and became a laughing stock among them...

Putting away his memories, Chen Zhancai was filled with resentment. In the past, he had no money and no power, and was not even worthy of entering the Fan family's door. Now that he has passed the imperial examination and has become a scholar, he must personally avenge the humiliation he suffered in the Fan family in the past.

He just didn't believe that Fan Tong was so powerful that he dared to attack the scholar.

Facing the question from Old Lady Chen, Chen Zhancai gritted his teeth and said,

"Mom, Ruolan must have had a hard time in the Fan family. Those scornful people in the Fan family don't take us seriously at all. But don't worry, your son has passed the imperial examination and will definitely seek justice for Ruolan and let the Fan family know that our Chen family is not to be bullied!"

Old Mrs. Chen shook her head and sighed, "My poor Ruolan, I should have known I shouldn't have let her into the Fan family. Zhancai, you must keep your word and don't let Ruolan suffer any injustice."

"Mom, just wait and see. After the wedding banquet is over, I will go to settle the score with Fan Tong." Chen Zhancai patted his chest and promised.

Sun curled her lips in disdain. "Zhancai, even though you passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, you are still not an official of the imperial court. The Fan family is wealthy and powerful. I heard that Fan Tong's brother-in-law is the county magistrate of Anyang County. He is not someone a scholar like you can afford to offend."

Chen Zhanliang took over the conversation, "Your second sister-in-law is right. There's no need to offend the Fan family for a married girl. As long as Ruolan feels good about it, we shouldn't get involved."

"Yes, if we can't get any advantage and end up in a mess, Ruolan will lose face in the Fan family."

Hearing Sun's words, Chen Zhan glared at her fiercely and said, "Shut up, what are you talking about? I am now a true scholar. Even the county magistrate has to give me some face when he sees me. What's so scary about a county magistrate?"

"You're just talking nonsense all day long. Just shut up!"

Old Mrs. Chen also glared at Chen Zhanliang and his wife.

"It's a great day, but you're still fussing over trivial matters. Aren't you tired of it? I just used Dabao's money to buy a few days of food. Why do you have to keep talking about it all the time? When the third brother passes the imperial examination and gets the imperial salary, I'll return the small amount of money to you."

"Okay, okay, it's all our fault. We won't take care of it anymore!" Sun rolled her eyes speechlessly.

Old Mrs. Chen waved her hand impatiently, "Alright, Second Brother, stop this boring shit. Let me ask you, does Chen Zhanshan know that Zhancai passed the exam to become a scholar?"

"The whole village was in an uproar. How could they not know?"

"That's good to know. Where's that damn girl? What's her expression?"

Hearing Old Lady Chen calling her a dead girl, Sun's face immediately darkened.

"Mother, can you please speak properly? She has a real name and she didn't eat or drink your food. Why do you keep calling her a dead girl? You dare to call yourself the scholar's mother? Aren't you afraid that people will hear you and laugh at you?"

"That makes sense. The eldest wife's relationship has been cut off. Even though Zhancai passed the imperial examination, they can't benefit from it. What kind of expression do you want them to have?" Chen Zhanliang said unhappily.

Old Lady Chen glared at him and said, "What's wrong? I just call you that, and you have objections.

The dead girl is heartless and ungrateful, she is a dead person, it's good enough that you don't call her shameless. What can a yellow-haired girl do? Can she really rebel against the heaven?"

Sun was speechless. She turned her head away and ignored her, then walked out of the house.

Chen Zhanliang followed closely behind. No matter how Old Lady Chen viewed Chen Qingqing, in his heart, Qingqing was a loyal girl. As her second uncle, if she needed him, he would be willing to go through fire and water for her...

Old Mrs. Chen ignored her and immediately discussed the preparations for the banquet with Chen Zhancai and his wife...

Confucius Academy in Qingshui Town,

This year's Tongsheng examination has ended, and it is also the day for Xiaohan to take a break in the fields and practice meditation. Chen Qingqing arrived at the gate of the academy early in the morning and waited.

She stretched her neck to look and finally saw Chen Han coming out.

She hurried over with a smile, "Xiao Han, tell me quickly, did you pass the exam to become a Tongsheng student?"

Chen Han hung his head, looking very sad. "Sister, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you."

Chen Qingqing smiled softly and comforted him, "It's okay, my Xiaohan has tried hard enough. If you don't win this time, we can always do it next time."

Chen Han suddenly raised his head and said with a smile, "Sister, actually I passed the examination and became a Tongsheng!"

Chen Qingqing was stunned at first, then she stretched out her finger and gently scratched Chen Han's nose, pretending to be angry and said, "You little bastard, you actually dare to tease me, your sister? I'll spank you!"

Chen Han smiled and dodged to the side, begging for mercy, "Good sister, spare me, I won't dare to do it again!"

"Okay, Xiaohan, let's go home quickly and tell our parents the good news so they can be happy too."

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