Chapter 46 I want him to never be able to take the imperial examination in this life
Madam Wei laughed in anger. Do these people think she is stupid?
"Since you didn't say anything, why were you thrown here?" Mrs. Wei said angrily. It was obvious that they had all confessed, letting Shen Shilang know that they were instructed by Wei Jianming.
"Mother!" Wei Jianming panicked, "If Shen Shilang reports this to the government, I...I won't be able to take the imperial examination!"
“Bang!”
Mrs. Wei slapped Wei Jianming in the face.
"If you knew this, why did you still do it?" Mrs. Wei was so angry that her liver hurt. She was completely disappointed in her husband.
Wei Jianming covered his face. This was the first time that Mrs. Wei hit him since he was born.
"You have finally passed the imperial examination, and you are just one step away from success. Why do you have to take risks now?" Madam Wei said angrily, "Can't you tell priorities?"
"Mother, you can scold me however you want later, but now, you have to think of a solution quickly!" Wei Jianming said anxiously.
"Go find Shen Shilang, and apologize to him, beg for forgiveness, and ask him not to report to the government." Madam Wei said, "Our family has raised him for so many years, and we have done him a favor. Even if he is accused of repaying a favor, let him forgive you this time."
Madam Wei lowered her head and asked the five people who were still tied to the ground, "Have you provided Shen Shilang with substantial evidence?"
The five of them fell silent.
They wanted to deny it.
But the signed confessions are all with Shen Shilang.
As long as Shen Shilang takes it out, it will be useless for them to deny it.
This Madam Wei doesn't seem to be someone who is easy to fool.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Mrs. Wei was shocked and angry. "We didn't want to do that, but he wanted to kill us."
"How dare he kill someone!" Madam Wei was almost suffocated by their stupidity, "He doesn't want a future? Besides, Chong'an also has its own laws!"
"It's hard to say," one person said. "It's out in the wilderness, no one saw us. He killed us and then cut us into pieces and buried them in the ground as fertilizer. Who would know?"
Madam Wei: “…”
You are quite eloquent now! "What evidence does he have?" Madam Wei wanted to know clearly so that she could deal with Shen Shilang better.
Before the five people could speak, a servant came to report, "Madam, Shen Shilang is coming this way."
Not long after he finished speaking, Shen Shilang arrived.
"Mrs. Wei." When Shen Shilang came in, he looked energetic and not drunk at all.
Wei Jianming calculated the time and found that Shen Shilang was still drunk when they left the banquet.
He got on the carriage and was taken to the suburbs by the replacement driver.
He must have just returned from the suburbs and there was no time to sober him up.
Shen Shilang is so sober at this moment, so there is only one possibility, that is, Shen Shilang was not drunk from beginning to end, and he was pretending to be drunk for him to see!
Why did Shen Shilang pretend for him?
Could it be that Shen Shilang had known about his plan long ago and was on guard in advance?
Wei Jianming's mind was turning around, and he heard Shen Shilang say: "I came here to ask the second young master, where is my driver?"
Wei Jianming's face flushed red. When facing Shen Shilang, he felt guilty inside. He was afraid that Shen Shilang would come up with evidence of him bribing those five people and sue him at any time.
"Your driver took advantage of the time when we were at the banquet to have a drink. I saw him drunk, so I took him back home to avoid any accidents. But a new driver has been arranged to pick you up. Why, didn't you meet him?"
Shen Shilang chuckled twice and nudged behind Wei Jianming with his chin, "Do you want to hide the five people lying on the ground behind you first before talking to me?"
Wei Jian understood and licked his lips nervously, "Come to think of it, I'm also curious, who are these five people, and why are they in my courtyard."
"Second Master doesn't know, but I do." Shen Shilang took out a confession signed by five people from his arms and handed it to Madam Shen. "This is the confession of these five people, and also their fingerprints. Madam, you can take a look."
Mrs. Wei took the paper and read the contents carefully. "You want to do..."
Before she could finish her words, the paper supply in Mrs. Wei's hand was suddenly taken away by Wei Jianming.
Mrs. Wei turned around in surprise and saw Wei Jianming tearing the offering paper into pieces in a few strokes.
Madam Wei: “…”
This idiot!
Considering Shen Shilang's scheming, if he dared to give her this confession, he must have a backup plan.
Did Wei Jianming really think that he would be alright if he tore up the confession? As expected, Shen Shilang raised his eyebrows and said, "It's okay, I still have it here."
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
Wei Jianming: “…”
"What do you want to do?" Wei Jianming broke down his defense instantly and asked loudly.
Madam Wei said coldly, "Please state a condition. What do you want in exchange for letting Jianming go?"
"I want him to never be able to take part in the imperial examination in his lifetime." Shen Shilang took out another confession from his arms, "I told you, I still have it here."
"As long as Wei Jianming dares to take the imperial examination, I will immediately send this confession to the government." Shen Shilang said, "Even if he took the examination without telling me, even if he has passed, as long as I report him to the government, I can cross out his name. And, he will never be hired."
"Shen Shilang! You!" Wei Jianming stepped forward and tried to grab Shen Shilang by the collar, but Shen Shilang dodged him easily.
Wei Jianming was no match for him in literature, nor in martial arts.
Shen Shilang didn't even look at Wei Jianming, but said to Madam Wei: "Since the Second Young Master wants to destroy me and make me have no chance of taking the imperial examination in this life, then it's not too much for me to do the same to him in return, right?"
"Besides, I'm not going to cripple his hands. Even if he doesn't take the imperial examination, he's still a juren."
"But he can only be a juren for the rest of his life!" Madam Wei gritted her teeth and said, "My son still has a bright future! You can't ruin it like this!"
Shen Shilang remained unmoved.
Madam Wei took a deep breath and said, "Shen Shilang, the Wei family has done you a great favor!"
Shen Shilang's first reaction was, did Madam Wei know his identity? But then Shen Shilang denied this guess.
He knew Mrs. Wei's temper, and Wei Zhaoxian and Wei Jianlang also knew it.
She is extremely protective and somewhat selfish. She values Wei Zhaoxian very much. She will never do anything that is not beneficial to Wei Zhaoxian, and she will even do things on her own initiative.
If Wei Zhaoxian had told Mrs. Wei his identity, Mrs. Wei would have reported his identity long ago because she was worried about the safety of Wei Zhaoxian and the entire Wei family.
He had no chance to take part in the provincial examination.
As expected, Madam Wei said, "You came to the Wei family when you were young. It was the Wei family who took you in, provided you with fine clothes and delicious food, and hired famous teachers to teach you. If it weren't for the famous teachers hired by the Wei family, do you think you could pass the provincial examination and even win the title of Jieyuan?"
"If you hadn't lived in the Wei family, you would be somewhere now, wearing patched clothes, studying by the dim light of a candle. Even if you passed the imperial examination, without the guidance of a famous teacher, could you have become the top scholar?"
(End of this chapter)
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