Chapter 1538 The information on the paper is all wrong
Shu Yu had a better idea of what was going on. Although Kong Zhiyou's description was very vague, it was better to have something than nothing.
After Kong Zhiyou finished speaking, a huge weight was lifted from her heart. "Anyway, you can handle the rest yourselves. It has nothing to do with me anymore."
"good."
Kong Zhiyou then got off the carriage with a sense of relief. Standing beside the carriage, she paused for a moment before finally saying two words, "Thank you."
Shu Yu thought she wouldn't say those two words, so she smiled and said, "Goodbye."
After Kong Zhiyou left, Meng Yunzheng only got back into the carriage after returning to the Kong family.
"So? What did you talk about that took so long?"
Shu Yu handed him the two papers and explained what had happened.
Meng Yunzheng frowned, and Shu Yu noticed his expression was a bit strange. "What's wrong?"
"...I've just figured something out."
Shu Yu asked in surprise, "What is it?"
Meng Yunzheng said, "Chen Ji must have bribed someone or deceived someone. A few days ago, an aunt in Liufang Lane wanted her son to study with me and have me be his teacher. She saw that I occasionally tutored Quan Quan and Xiao Song Le, so she wanted me to take her son with me."
Meng Yunzheng himself was preparing for the imperial examinations, and tutoring his two children was something he did in his spare time to relax. He didn't expect them to learn much; he just wanted them to develop a habit of reading and writing.
This is different from formally accepting students, so he refused the aunt and told her to go find Master Wen.
Who knew that the aunt wouldn't be happy? She was really ruthless, she made her son squat at the entrance of the Meng family's house to guard him.
The child was only five years old. When Xia Yan chased him away, he cried pitifully, saying that his mother would beat him when he got home.
Meng Yunzheng was not a kind-hearted man or woman; he wouldn't change his principles just because the child was pitiful. He went to find that aunt, but she avoided him; Meng Yunzheng didn't have that much time to waste on this.
Anyway, the child was just squatting in front of the Meng family's house. The Meng family's house is in Liufang Lane. Even if the child wasn't squatting in front of their house, he usually plays in this area, so there's no danger.
Meng Yunzheng now enjoys a very good reputation among the neighbors. They all know his character, understand and support him, and even tried to persuade the aunt, but she also avoided them.
Meng Yunzheng would occasionally go out, either on foot or in a carriage, and the child would often stop following him at the alley entrance.
Meng Han, however, ran into him when she opened the door. Seeing how pitiful he was, she lied to him, saying that Meng Yunzheng had gone out and was going here today and there tomorrow. She actually managed to coax him home a few times.
Shu Yu waved the two pieces of paper in her hand. "So, the information on these... is all wrong?"
Meng Yunzheng nodded with a smile, "Yes, sometimes it's true, but the rest is just Meng Han saying things offhand. The times she goes out and comes home are also half true and half false."
Shu Yu was momentarily speechless, unsure whether she should sympathize with Chen Ji.
Meng Yunzheng carefully put away the papers. "When I get back later, I'll try to get some information out of that auntie and see if her actions are related to Chenji."
"good."
The carriage slowly moved forward, stopping briefly at Liufang Lane. After Meng Yunzheng alighted, Shu Yu continued her journey home.
Although the old lady knew she was just going to get a certificate, she was still a little worried, so she simply sat in the front hall with Xiaozaozao in her arms and waited.
Seeing that Shu Yu'an had returned safely, she quickly stood up and asked, "Is the case over? What exactly happened?"
(End of this chapter)
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