Chapter 42 Pick someone up
Su Xiaoxiao put away the pendant and smiled at Shen Qingyu, not afraid of her burning gaze.
She patted Su Changhe, wanting him to take her back, but after struggling for a long time, she couldn't say a complete word. Su Xiaoxiao gave up her efforts and slapped Su Changhe on the shoulder with satisfaction.
[You can go home and eat meat porridge, it stinks here! ]
Su Changhe looked at the messy square, and then looked at the instigator. His sister was too awesome. Even the Dragon King of the East Sea could listen to her.
This matter can't be kept secret anymore. I have to tell my parents about my sister's ability.
How could they know that someone had already coveted the pendant in Su Xiaoxiao's arms.
Fortunately, Xiaoxiao knew her limits. The muddy rain only fell around Shen Qingyu. Those who were soaked were Shen Tianyou's colleagues and Shen Qingyu's followers, but the fishy smell lingered for a long time.
The brother and sister had not walked far when a secret guard whispered a few words in Su Changhe's ear.
Su Changhe raised his eyebrows and smiled. He finally found the right opportunity. He touched Xiaoxiao's sparse hair and said lovingly, "Xiaoxiao, how about we take a detour to pick someone up?"
Su Xiaoxiao chewed on a teething stick and looked at Su Changhe with a smile, which meant she agreed.
As they were talking, the carriage had arrived at Wenlin Street, where scholars gathered. Most of the students who went to Beijing to take the exam lived on this street.
At this time, the road ahead was blocked by the crowd and the noise was endless.
Su Changhe got off the carriage and squeezed into the crowd with Su Xiaoxiao, only to see Kang Lun, who won the first prize in the last poetry competition, being beaten on the ground.
A man who looked like an attendant said fiercely: "You are so bold that you even dare to steal our young master's things. Beat him to death!"
A man in an indigo brocade robe stood next to him. He waved his fan leisurely and said in a hypocritical manner: "Young Master Kang, if you need money, you can tell me and I will help you. How can you do such a petty theft? It really brings shame to us scholars! Forget it, for the sake of our acquaintance, as long as you return the things to me, I will let this matter go!"
Su Changhe raised his eyebrows. This man was really vicious. If Kang Lun admitted to the theft, it would be a loss of virtue. No matter how talented he was, his results in the imperial examination would be nullified just because of this.
Kang Luan, who was lying on the ground, was covered in wounds and bleeding from his nose and mouth. He looked as ferocious as a wolf.
People around him pointed and said, "Mr. Zhou is really magnanimous. If this matter is reported to the government, he will be beaten and may even be imprisoned. Mr. Kang, just admit it and you can avoid the pain!"
Kang Luan stiffened his neck and said, "Why should I admit to something I didn't do? I didn't take that thing!"
Mr. Zhou's personal servant said, "But you were the only one who went to our master's room today. After that, the master's heirloom jade pendant disappeared. Could it be that the jade pendant has legs and flew off?"
Kang Luan closed his eyes. He was born in poverty and relied on copying books and earning a few copper coins to find a place to stay in Chai Peng's Zhuangyuan Building.
Today he went to deliver a manuscript to Master Zhou, but the servant said that Master Zhou had to go out for something, so he could just leave the manuscript on the table.
How could Kang Lun not see such an obvious frame-up? He only regretted that he had not been more careful and should not have entered the room.
He thought that he had an extra bargaining chip after winning the championship at the summer banquet that day, but he never thought that he had made many enemies, and no one present really wanted him to take the exam safely.
"I didn't steal the things, and I will never admit it even if you kill me. Master Zhou, you can report it to the police or whatever, it's up to you!" Kang Lun knew that he was doomed to be convicted of theft today, but the character of a scholar made him unwilling to be threatened.
[Kang Lun, save him, save him, this is a treasure, otherwise it will be snatched away by others! Su Xiaoxiao remembered that
in the book, this man was taken in by the eldest prince and made plans for him. The plan to overthrow the prince and his family was all his!
Su Changhe smiled slightly. During the summer banquet, Xiaoxiao mentioned her thoughts. Kang Luan was a rare talent. In order to prevent him from becoming an enemy, she had to be friends with him.
But this Kang Luan was extremely smart and very stubborn. Su Changhe was waiting for an opportunity, and he really got it.
Master Zhou looked at Kang Lun with pity and said, "Brother Kang, I know you have your own difficulties. As long as you return the jade pendant to me, we will pretend that this matter never happened. With your talent, you will be on the list of successful candidates in the imperial examinations in no time!"
Su Changhe looked at Master Zhou with disdain and cursed in his heart, "How can Kang Lun pass the imperial examination when you have made all the students know that he is a thief?"
Kang Lun's eyes were full of anger: "I have never seen any jade pendant, how can I return it to you!"
The man surnamed Zhou bowed to everyone and said: "As brothers, I don't mean to make things difficult for Brother Kang. If it was money or something like that, I would just lose it. But this jade pendant is my family heirloom, it is really important. Brother Kang is unwilling to cooperate, so I'd better let someone search it!"
Someone who wanted to please Mr. Zhou shouted, "Kang Lun is so shameless. Search him and take it together with the loot. Let's see how he can resist!"
"Search, search, search!" The shouts were getting louder and louder!
Su Changhe took a step forward. Although he was ten years old, his voice was loud and tight, "Mr. Zhou, right? I want to ask, what will you do if you can't find it?"
The man surnamed Zhou had already made up his mind, "If you can't find it, I will personally apologize to Mr. Kang!"
Su Changhe sneered, "Mr. Kang was beaten up by you and was mistaken for a thief in public. You just need to apologize in person, but this is too much!"
"What do you think, little brother?" Mr. Zhou asked irritably.
Su Changhe hated this bully the most, and decided to teach him a lesson: "If the thing is not found, Master Zhou will not only have to pay for Master Kang's medicine, but also crawl under Master Kang's crotch and shout three times 'I framed Master Kang', what do you think!"
"Just do as this little brother says!" The thing was hidden by his servant himself, how could it not be found.
They searched Kang Lun's body thoroughly but found nothing, so they went to the firewood shed where he lived. Master Zhou's personal servant went straight to the destination, but found nothing.
He was shocked, he clearly put the jade pendant here, how could it disappear.
He remembered that sweat broke out on his forehead, and he led everyone to search the firewood shed from top to bottom, but still found nothing.
He came to his master trembling with fear: "Master, something is missing!"
"What! How could this happen!" Zhou almost exploded on the spot. The jade pendant was not a big deal. He promised solemnly. Now he couldn't find the jade pendant and had to crawl under Kang Lun's crotch. What should he do now?
"Search for me carefully, I don't believe it!" Zhou's face was distorted with anxiety.
The men searched the woodshed again, but still found nothing.
Zhou Chengye helped Kang Luan up and said carefully, "Brother Kang, this is a misunderstanding. Please forgive me for this. I will definitely hire the best doctor for you. Also, don't live in the woodshed anymore. I will reserve the second room of the Emperor in the Zhuangyuan Building for you." Kang
Luan got up from the ground with difficulty, his face as cold as frost: "Mr. Zhou, although I am poor, I am also proud. You promised this young master something just now, please keep your promise."