Liu Wenge casually sat on the back of a servant, glancing at the dilapidated house with a hint of disdain.
If he didn't have something to discuss with this person, he would never have set foot in this dilapidated house. It was so shabby that it was worse than his own stable.
Yang Qiguang was startled by the people inside the room and instinctively tried to hide the money bag in his sleeve. However, the guards beside him quickly stepped forward and snatched the money bag from his hand.
He was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot, and he shouted, "Give it back to me, it's mine!"
As he spoke, he reached out to grab it, but was kicked in the knee. Instantly, intense pain struck him, and he was forced to kneel on the ground.
Liu Wenge scoffed, staring at the resentful expression on the other person's face, finding it laughable. "Oh, you've really made something of yourself, daring to lay a hand on me now."
Want it? Beg me, and if I'm in a good mood, I might give it back to you.
As he spoke, he casually took the money bag from the guard's hand.
Upon opening it, one sees a bag full of gleaming white silver ingots.
Liu Wenge raised an eyebrow, casually picked one out and played with it in his hand, then smiled and said, "Not bad, your brother is really good to you, giving you all this silver without saying a word."
However, he probably didn't think much of the money, after all, he had managed to get close to a princess.
Only you are still foolishly following him around, grateful for even a small amount of money he gives you. Tsk tsk, how pathetic!
"Yang Qiguang, have you gotten too used to being a lackey? Is being my lackey no longer enough for you? Now you're even going so far as to become a lackey for a poor scholar? Tsk tsk."
He dared not touch Gao Yang, but the man in front of him was nothing more than a lowly dog of the Liu family, yet he dared to bare his teeth at him; it was truly laughable.
He casually tossed the money pouch in his hand to the guards beside him and laughed loudly, "You guys are lucky today. Brother Yang made some money today, so this is a reward for your drinks. Why don't you thank Brother Yang?"
The guard took the silver and smiled at Yang Qiguang, saying, "Thank you, Brother Yang."
"Brother Yang is really generous. It seems your brother really treats you like a lackey, being willing to give you so much money."
"Yes, if we had known, we should have gone to pay our respects to that young man named Gao Yang. Maybe we could have gotten even more silver."
The laughter inside the room only irritated Yang Qiguang. He stared intently at the silver, his chest heaving violently, and shouted, "Give me back my silver!"
Liu Wenge simply smiled, tossed the remaining silver ingot in his hand, and said sarcastically, "Is this silver yours? You want it?"
"If I can't deal with Gao Yang, can't I at least deal with you?"
As he spoke, he stood up from the servant's back, slapped Yang Qiguang across the face, and said with dissatisfaction, "Your father was just a dog in my Liu family back then. Now that he's dead, you're not even as good as a dog in my eyes."
Don't forget, you still owe the Liu family a thousand taels of silver. You have to do whatever I want.
Yang Qiguang's cheek burned from the slap. Even though he wished the person in front of him would die, he knew the other person was right.
He does indeed owe the Liu family a lot of money right now, and even if he was forced to sign the IOU by these people, he has no choice but to accept it.
Even though his father is dead, these people still won't let him go.
If he were the one who saved that child today, would the Liu family still dare to treat him like this?
Gao Yang should have given him such a good opportunity.
Just as he was thinking this, Liu Wenge slapped his face hard again. The other man just looked at him contemptuously and laughed, "Didn't you want to participate in the imperial examination? I'll give you that opportunity."
On the day of the autumn imperial examination, you will enter the examination hall and take the exam for me.
After this is done, all your debts with the Liu family will be wiped clean.
Although he looked down on this person, he had to admit that the person did have some literary talent.
Back in his day, many teachers in his family praised him, and he should have been able to pass the imperial examinations much earlier.
Unfortunately, my family has no connections, and my spot has already been taken by someone else.
Now that he has reached the age to take the imperial examination, his father has arranged everything for him, except for someone to take the exam for him.
Although anyone could do it, he still felt that Yang Qiguang was more reliable.
After all, this person was someone he would always trample underfoot. Once it was done, whether he died or was banished from the capital, no one would care.
Such an ant is not valued by others, making him a good candidate.
Yang Qiguang stared wide-eyed in astonishment, saying in disbelief, "How could I possibly take the exam for you? If I were discovered, it would be a capital offense, I... I won't go."
How could he do such a thing? Even if he couldn't participate in the autumn examination himself, he would never take the exam for someone else. And Liu Wenge is such a good-for-nothing.
If such people become officials in the future, what good life will ordinary people like us have?
Liu Wenge just chuckled and slapped his cheek hard before saying, "Since I asked you to take the exam for me, I've naturally taken care of everything. Why do you need to worry?"
In short, if you're going to be a dog, you need to be aware of your role. Do what I tell you to do, or I'll definitely kill you.
After saying that, he was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and warned, "You'd better watch your mouth. If this gets out, I will definitely not let you off the hook."
As for your brother, although he has now climbed up to the Princess's mansion, think carefully, is he likely to help you?
For someone as worthless as you, offending the Liu family and squandering the Princess's gratitude towards him—no one would make such a losing deal.
Who are you? In his eyes, you're nothing more than something he can show off.
If he truly valued you, he wouldn't have tried to steal the spotlight when the princess appeared, leaving you merely as a foil to highlight his noble character.
People must always understand themselves.
After saying that, he left with his men.
Yang Qiguang suddenly collapsed to the ground, looking at the mess in the room, and found it all laughable.
For him, the autumn imperial examination was always a luxury.
Liu Wenge was right. Gao Yang wouldn't offend the Liu family for his sake, nor would he waste the hard-won friendship with the Princess's Mansion.
The only reason I'm giving him this money today is to show off the difference between us now.
Everyone here is the same; nobody respects him, they just treat him as a joke.
*
Meanwhile, because Xiao Nuan'er was frightened, Jiang Yimian and her group returned to the mansion early.
Lu Cijian was sitting in the carriage, casually flipping through the book in his hand.
Song Er, standing to the side, said indignantly, "Young Master, it's confirmed. The one who attacked Xiao Nuan'er must have been Lu Lin's men."
It was the young master's foresight that led him to have Flying Eagle keep an eye on Lu Lin. Otherwise, how could he have discovered that the guards beside Lu Lin were hurrying from Changyue Street to Yingchun Tower?
The person the young master felt was familiar was Lu Lin's bodyguard.
Lu Cijian simply closed the book in his hand and said calmly, "Let's go see how he is now."
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