Chapter 270 Huaishu, You Are Still Too Kind

After getting off the boat, Chu Yian and the girls lit a fire by the lake and chatted for a while.

That group of young men originally came here to meet the girls today, but who knew they would run into Chu Yian, the plague god.

Not only did they belittle them as worthless, but they also said that they would be scholars for their entire lives and would never be able to eat four dishes on their own.

Who can feel good about this?

The mood of the encounter was completely ruined, and after seeing the ladies leave, they didn't float on the lake for too long.

After getting off the boat, they got into their own carriages one by one and drove away.

Haha, what a joke.

Are they scholars all their lives?

You can never eat four dishes on your own?

Haha, this is such a huge joke.

At this moment, the young masters were not only angry that Chu Yian had caused them trouble for no reason, but they also felt more humiliated.

What right does she have to say that about them?

But now they are really just scholars, and some are not even scholars.

Even if I wanted to refute it, I couldn't.

Not now, but their names will definitely be on the list in next year’s exam.

At that time, they must go to Chu Yian and ask her to open her eyes and take a good look. Who can be just a scholar all his life?

She must apologize.

Chu Yian had no idea that his few words had aroused the anger of these young masters, and he was still bragging to his sisters.

I felt ecstatic in the increasingly admiring eyes of my younger sisters.

Time passed quickly and it was almost dusk.

It was getting late, and if it was any later we might miss the curfew, Su Zhi interrupted everyone.

The ladies all boarded the carriages back to the city, chatting along the way.

After entering the city, Chu Yian asked the coachman to take Dong Ying home first, and then returned to Duke Qin's Mansion.

As soon as he came back, he was called over by people around Tao.

Seeing her like that, Mrs. Tao frowned and walked over to pull her to sit down. "Why are you back so late? You didn't sleep all night last night. How could you bear such a toss and turn?"

Chu Yian smiled. He didn't know why, but he was really sleepy this morning. However, after going out for a while, he felt a lot more energetic.

She hugged Tao's arm and said coquettishly: "It's okay, Mom, I feel fine. I'm young, so I can hold on for a while."

Mrs. Tao slapped her angrily and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Go to bed early today. If you want to play, go out tomorrow."

"good."

Chu Yian readily agreed and was then driven back to Fuhuayuan by the Tao family.

After washing up, he blew out the candle, went into the secret passage, and gently knocked on the door on the other side.

The door opened quickly and Qin Huaishu stood in the study with a pink doll in his hand.

Chu Yian's eyes lit up, he smiled and came out, looking at the doll in his hand and sighed: "You like this color."

Qin Huaishu: "...No, it blocked the mechanism that opened the secret passage."

After saying that, he closed the secret passage and put the doll back in its place: "I thought you wouldn't come today."

Chu Yian shook his head and asked another question: "Brother, how did the emperor deal with the Fu family's affairs?"

Qin Huaishu walked to the table, poured her a cup of tea, and handed it to her. He said without beating around the bush: "Yu Ping is severely punished with fifty lashes of the cane. The third branch of the Yu family has failed to educate his children properly. He is exiled to Wangguan. The order will be issued tomorrow."

Chu Yian's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Wangguan? That's already the westernmost part. It's always windy and sandy and lacks water. The emperor is really angry."

Yu Ping was beaten with fifty sticks today and will leave tomorrow.

With the injuries on my body, it is not certain whether I can survive and reach Wangguan.

Coupled with the fact that he couldn't adapt to the weather there after arriving there, this basically sentenced him to death.

What’s more important is that the entire third house has been punished, and other people have been implicated. Even if Yu Ping is the eldest son, can he withstand their complaints?

Maybe someone who dislikes him will kill him along the way.

Qin Huaishu's eyes curved. "The third branch of the Yu family is of little use to the emperor, but General Fu is at the right time to be used."

"Of course he wants to appease General Fu, and besides, it was Yu Ping who was wrong in the first place."

Chu Yian agreed with this, drank a cup of tea, and put the cup down: "Your Majesty did a good thing this time."

Qin Huaishu hesitated for a moment, and suddenly said something that Chu Yian didn't expect: "Your Majesty, I always feel like you are quite fond of him."

Chu Yian:?

Chu Yian looked at Qin Huaishu, a little surprised: "Why do you say that?"

Qin Huaishu raised the corner of his lips: "It's okay, it's just that the first thing you asked me when you saw me today was if I was okay."

Chu Yian blinked and touched his head embarrassedly: "You're right, Xiao Shengzi also said that, but I didn't feel it."

Qin Huaishu smiled and joked, "You are slow to react to everything, so it's normal that you didn't feel it."

Chu Yian: ...

Chu Yian glared at him: "Let's not talk about this anymore. How did you arrange things with Dapeng?"

I haven't paid much attention to this matter these past two days, but I occasionally hear it when I pass by on the street.

Because Dapeng hasn't updated for a long time, many people are getting a little impatient.

He was afraid that the newcomer's level would not be as high as Dapeng, and he didn't know how long it would take him to settle Dapeng's affairs and continue writing the book.

Of course, what Qu Shuyang fears most is that he will have to go to mourn for Dapeng. If he really has to, he will have to wait for at least three years.

Three years have passed and the daylily has become cold.

When the students thought that they might have to wait for three years, they could no longer hold back their complaints against the Confucian scholars.

Especially the leader Dong Jingwen, although the students did not dare to say anything about him publicly.

But privately, he was already regarded as a villain who appeared to be knowledgeable and capable of teaching and educating people, but was actually mean and ungrateful, and would force people to death.

If it weren't for him, Dapeng wouldn't have died... and wouldn't have died so soon.

The people above see this as a game between Dapeng and Dong Jingwen, or even between all Confucian scholars.

But many students are not like this. They only know that Dapeng is dead and they will not be able to read the books they want to read for a long time in the future.

I can only watch the previous content over and over again.

Qin Huaishu did not hide anything when talking about this matter: "The coffin is still there. Tomorrow Qu Shuyang will carry the coffin back to his hometown. Many people will go to see them off."

"Halfway through, Qu Shuyang will leave a letter and take away Dapeng's body, allowing them to completely extricate themselves from this matter."

"Big brother, you're very thoughtful." Chu Yian gave a thumbs up and asked about another important person: "Where's Dong Jingwen? How is he?"

Qin Huaishu's expression remained unchanged: "He has already told everyone that he is responsible for Dapeng's death. He will personally bury Dapeng and observe mourning for Dapeng for three years to atone for his sins."

This was something Chu Yian had not expected. Dong Jingwen's status and position were such that even if he had done something wrong, he was still a respected person.

Before, he was able to humble himself and invite Dapeng out, and now he can also humble himself and send a message to others that he wants to observe mourning for Dapeng.

In this way, no matter how many complaints others have, they can't say anything.

After all, he didn't know Dapeng's situation, which led to this outcome.

He barely managed to preserve the last bit of his reputation.

But Chu Yian's expression turned ugly. He sat up straight and asked Qin Huaishu in a low voice: "Can this still give him another way out? Huaishu, you are still too kind."