Qin Shaobei was exhausted and headed straight for the Marquis' Mansion as soon as he landed.
He had a handsome appearance, and his moon-white brocade robe made him look otherworldly. Even though he was tired from the journey, as soon as he walked in, people couldn't take their eyes off him. He was indescribably handsome and noble.
"Cousin, you're finally here!"
Shen Ruoyan happily stepped forward to greet him. She and Qin Shaobei had known each other since childhood and had a very good relationship.
This time, Qin Shaobei went to Beijing to take the imperial examination under the title of Juren. Before coming, he had already agreed to stay at the Changning Marquis Mansion - this was to support his cousin!
"My Lord, may I ask if you have cleared your reputation of favoring your concubine over your wife? Or are the people in Shengjing City so shameless and tolerant that they cannot tolerate each other?" If Qin Shaobei didn't speak, it would be fine. But once he opened his mouth, he would definitely kill everyone!
He raised his eyebrows in disdain. "First, you favored your concubine and killed your wife, and now you have a mistress. My Lord, you are indeed a native of Shengjing. You are truly unique. You make a bumpkin like me from outside look at you with new eyes!"
"Cousin, you misunderstood."
Lu Jing's face turned pale, but he couldn't think of a word to refute.
Qin Shaobei is not a country bumpkin. He is the son of Aunt Shen Ruoyan. Although the Qin family is not a scholarly family, it is the richest family in Xuzhou!
Shen Ruoyan's maternal grandfather's family started out in the silk business. Later, they took advantage of the geographical advantage to develop maritime transportation, becoming the first family in Xuzhou to engage in overseas business.
The Qin family's business is spread all over the country. If it is said that there is no scholar who does not know the Shen family, then among the businessmen, the Qin family's status is even higher than that of the Shen family!
After all, if you really count carefully, all the major trading companies have intricate connections with the Qin family, and there are countless connections.
It’s just that the Qin family is now becoming more low-key and never shows off.
But the strength of the Qin family should not be underestimated.
Lu Jing had never thought that what he had just said would be heard by Qin Shaobei. Shen Ruoyan was really something, Qin Shaobei was coming, and he didn't even inform him in advance!
"What's the misunderstanding?" Qin Shaobei doesn't like to play tricks. His family is in business, but Qin Shaobei didn't inherit any of the tact and insight of business - he has loved reading since he was a child, and his biggest dream is to become an invincible censor!
If Lu Jing provokes him, he will hit a brick wall!
"Is it a misunderstanding that you didn't favor your concubine over your wife, or that you didn't allow your concubine to marry into the family?" Qin Shaobei's eyes showed a hint of disgust when he mentioned this. "My Ah Yan has a good temper, and you tricked her into raising your concubine as your own son. Now I'm asking for a divorce, and you still want to threaten her with divorcing your wife?"
Qin Shaobei sneered, "If you dare to divorce my wife, I will file a complaint with the emperor tomorrow!"
If it were someone else, Lu Jing really wouldn't believe it.
But what Qin Shaobei said...this madman might really be able to do it!
Even though he was far away in Shengjing, Lu Jing had heard a lot of rumors about Qin Shaobei. Moreover, they were not heard from Shen Ruoyan.
Shen Ruoyan rarely mentioned her family in front of Lu Jing. Because Mrs. Lu didn't like it, although Lu Jing didn't say it explicitly, his expression was very impatient every time, which obviously showed that he didn't like it.
So over time, Shen Ruoyan stopped talking.
However, the Lishan Academy, founded by Shen Ruoyan's grandfather, was a place that all the nobles wanted to send their children to study. Even the emperor, during his incognito tours, studied at the Lishan Academy.
Qin Shaobei was naturally among them, but his fame was not due to his talent, but because of his unyielding mouth!
Back then, the youngest son of the King of Southwest relied on his noble status to act tyrannically in Lishan Academy and bully his classmates.
Everyone else was afraid of power and didn't dare to step forward. Only Qin Shaobei, citing classics from ancient times to the present, scolded the young prince so harshly that he had no chance to fight back!
The most important thing is that after he scolded the young prince, he even scolded the Prince of the Southwest, saying that he had no way of educating his children and that the upper beam was not straight and the lower beam was crooked. It just so happened that the emperor had a deep opinion of the Prince of the Southwest at that time. Not only did Qin Shaobei escape unscathed, he also made the Prince of the Southwest suffer a criticism.
From then on, he became famous in one battle!
Lu Jing didn't think that his power could compare to that of the King of Southwest, and he believed that even if the emperor was here, Qin Shaobei would probably still scold him!
This guy takes it as his responsibility to be a fair and strict censor every day. No grain of sand can blind his eyes. He is really difficult to deal with!
Forget it, one cannot fight with a mad dog, so he endured it!
"Cousin, you really misunderstood. What I said just now was just a momentary angry remark. Don't take it seriously." Lu Jing looked at Shen Ruoyan affectionately, and his expression changing skills were amazing. "Ruoyan is my only wife. I will never divorce her in this life."
The words of divorce were just to scare Shen Ruoyan.
Just based on her family background, Lu Jing would not really divorce his wife.
Therefore, Qin Shaobei must be appeased now. Otherwise, if the Shen family knew about this, there would be even more trouble in the future.
Lu Jing's idea was good, but Qin Shaobei didn't buy it at all. Seeing that he wanted to cover up the divorce, he changed the subject and said, "Since you don't plan to divorce your wife, shouldn't you give us an explanation about the matter of your concubine?"
Qin Shaobei raised his chin slightly, full of arrogance, "You don't think that this matter can be let go like this, do you?"
Concubine...
Hearing these three words, Lu Jing's heart felt like it was being pricked by needles, and it was extremely painful.
But he knew that this matter was Shen Ruoyan's handle on him. Fang Rou and Lu Ankang's identities were not to be seen in public. If outsiders knew that his Changning Marquis Mansion raised his concubine's son as his legitimate son, their saliva would be enough to flood the gate of the Marquis Mansion!
"Don't worry, cousin. I've already sent the concubine to the manor. As for the concubine... she's of low status and won't affect the lady."
Qin Shaobei is not someone like Shen Ruoyan who can be dismissed with just a few words.
He glanced at Shen Ruoyan and said, “Sister, are you satisfied with this explanation?”
Lu Jing looked over expectantly. As long as Shen Ruoyan could agree, then Qin Shaobei, an outsider, would definitely not be able to say anything!
However, Shen Ruoyan shook his head.
He didn't just shake his head gently, but shook his head with red eyes and a look of great grievance!
Qin Shaobei was so irritated that he went crazy on the spot. Great! How dare they bully his sister like this? Did they really think that there was no one left in the Qin and Chen families?!
"Don't even mention that my sister is dissatisfied. Even if she is, I can't let her suffer this injustice!" Qin Shaobei immediately asked someone to bring out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. "My Lord, words are not enough, especially this man. His words are nothing but empty words. He can't be trusted at all."
He wrote a long and eloquent letter with a flourish, "My Lord, please take a look. If you have no objection, please sign and seal it."
Lu Jing didn't understand what was going on, so he walked forward and looked at it carefully.
The more he read, the more frightened he became. When he finished reading the last word, he was so angry that his face turned red and his stomach was about to burst into flames.
"Don't go too far!"
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