Chapter 234 Qiao Yuantao became completely famous
After a brief silence, the audience erupted in chaos, with screams, laughter, curses, and murmurs nearly lifting the roof off Qin Yuelou's house.
The man was probably dumbfounded. He rolled to the middle of the stage, scrambled to his feet, and then, completely disoriented, stood there blankly for a moment, circling the stage without realizing it. This caused the audience to break out in a sweat, whistling and screaming, and some even threw silver coins as tips.
The man realized what was happening and tried to escape, covering his groin. In his panic, he jumped off the stage and rushed towards the light outside, only to be immediately surrounded by the chaotic crowd below, unable to move an inch.
Startled, the man jumped back onto the stage, trying to escape from the back. A young master shouted in a distorted voice: "Quickly catch this guy for me! There's a reward for catching him!"
After a long period of chaos, the man, with nowhere to escape, was so agitated that he fainted.
Someone immediately recognized the man as Qiao Yuantao, the son of a scholar from a collateral branch of the Qiao family. People who knew him immediately started talking about it with great interest.
Qiao Yuantao's biological father was Qiao Shilang's half-brother who had separated from the family. The two shared the same father, and Qiao Yuantao was a proper scholar.
However, a few months ago, Qiao Yuantao committed a crime. He wrote obscene and erotic poems for a prostitute he was dating at Fangfei Tower. Someone reported him to the academy, and he was expelled from the academy.
Unexpectedly, in just a few months, such a bizarre thing happened in broad daylight: running naked in public!
Now the name Qiao Yuantao became famous throughout the capital, and Vice Minister Qiao was also the subject of much discussion.
The rumor only lasted a day before the Qiao family reacted by removing Qiao Yuantao's family from the Qiao clan genealogy. From then on, Qiao Yuantao's branch of the family had no further connection with the Qiao clan.
This incident caused a great uproar. Many students in the capital believed that Qiao Yuantao's actions had disgraced scholars, and they flocked to the gate of the examination hall to demand that Qiao Yuantao's Xiucai (a degree in the imperial examination system) be revoked. The examination hall quickly responded and, in accordance with the students' wishes, stripped Qiao Yuantao of his Xiucai status.
From then on, Qiao Yuantao was just a commoner, and people like him who were dismissed from the examination hall could never participate in the imperial examinations again.
After receiving the message, Yu Qingci stared at Granny Pei speechlessly for a long time. Of course, she wasn't blaming Granny Pei for being ruthless, but rather she hadn't expected the usually gentle and kind Granny Pei to act so cruelly. This unexpected turn of events was a pleasant surprise!
The two dismissed the maids who were serving them and went to talk quietly behind closed doors.
Yu Qingci: "Granny, tell me how it was done."
Granny Pei smiled smugly, took a sip of tea, and began to recount her story.
Madam, you may not know this, but the other day you reminded us to thoroughly investigate that scoundrel Qiao Yuantao, and this old servant immediately ordered someone to do so.
Unexpectedly, this scoundrel really has a lot of bad habits. It didn't take much effort to find out that he had recently become infatuated with a female opera singer in the Red Sleeve Troupe. The two of them had already started an affair.
The actress was a woman in her early thirties, but she was delicate and charming with a graceful figure, very alluring. Ever since the scoundrel met her, the two quickly became very close.
The old servant secretly sent a stranger to talk to the actress. The actress was only hooking up with people to earn more money to buy her freedom. The old servant promised her enough benefits, and the deal was settled in no time. All that was left was for that scoundrel to fall into the trap.
That day, the scoundrel learned that the actress was performing at Qin Yue Lou, and couldn't resist sneaking backstage to find her and seduce her.
The woman in green had already made arrangements. First, she poured him a cup of tea. After drinking the tea, the dog became even more restless and couldn't control himself. He grabbed the woman in green and started to undress her.
The woman in green pretended that she was afraid of being seen, and secretly led him to hide behind the curtain behind the stage.
Although the other side is the stage, both sides are covered by thick curtains. Unless someone reaches out and lifts them to look inside, it is difficult to discover that someone inside dares to be so audacious as to engage in sexual acts behind the curtains.
After the dog went inside, he couldn't wait to take off his clothes. When he looked up, he found that the woman in green who had been beside him was nowhere to be seen. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was kicked hard.
That bastard was kicked onto the stage where the opera was being performed in front of everyone.
Then, there's what the lady heard, hehehe...
Granny Pei covered her mouth and laughed for a long time.
Yu Qingci was also speechless, and after a long while asked:
"Has that woman in blue been dealt with properly? We can't leave any evidence against her."
Granny Pei: "Don't worry, Madam. That woman in green has a husband. Her husband is a musician in the opera troupe. The two of them have long wanted to leave the troupe and run away, but unfortunately they don't have the money to redeem themselves."
Now that they had finished their business and received enough money, the two redeemed themselves that very day and left the capital. They were both older than the actors in the troupe, and not exactly famous performers, so the owner, having received his money, was happy to let them go.
Even if the two don't leave the capital, what can he do if that bastard finds them later? Now that he has lost the protection of Minister Qiao's mansion and his status as a scholar has been revoked, he is nothing. What can he do with those two?
Besides, several days have passed, and there's no evidence to prove that those two set it up.
After listening to Granny Pei's analysis, Yu Qingci was completely relieved. That Vice Minister Qiao was decisive in his actions. In order to exonerate the Vice Minister's Mansion from this absurd matter, he not only removed Qiao Yuantao's family from the clan, but also drove them out of their current residence. His goal was to make the family disappear from the capital as soon as possible. Only in this way could this scandal be quelled in the shortest possible time.
I heard that the Liao family usually bullies their neighbors on the same street because of the Qiao family's power. Now that the wall has fallen, everyone is pushing it down. Those neighbors will never let go of this opportunity for revenge.
Without a place to live and home, and with the matter causing such a stir, this family has been hiding like rats in the street lately, not daring to show their faces. It's easy to imagine that they will soon have to slink away from the capital.
"That's good. From now on, we don't need to worry about them anymore. Let them fend for themselves."
Yu Qingci was very satisfied with the result. In her previous life, she had died together with those people, and in this life, she never thought of letting them go. Now she had finally gotten her revenge.
Although they did not die in this life, they were destined to live worse than pigs and dogs, without any dignity.
Having settled the matter with the Qiao family, Yu Qingci focused all her energy on her mother-in-law's birthday banquet, preparing all the necessary purchases, sending invitations to various families, and dealing with those relatives who had heard rumors and came to visit in advance. Even with the help of several elderly women, including Granny Wang and Granny Pei, she was still extremely busy.
When Lu Yunqi came home in the evening, he wanted to hold his wife and cherish her, but he didn't dare to tire her out too much.
The birthday banquet is the day after tomorrow. Yu Qingci wondered if her mother and father would come together. She also wondered if her younger brother would come. Should she send someone back to deliver a message and ask for a definite answer?
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