Chapter 2191 Xie Bo, who was caught being groomed by the list of successful candidates
Meng Yunzheng already knew that the candidate next to him was named Xie Bo. He not only knew his name, but also learned some of his experiences from the whispers of the others earlier.
For example, he was the male protagonist of the gossip that Shu Yu had heard earlier—the candidate who ranked twelfth in the imperial examination and was later found to be a husband by those who failed the exam.
No wonder the others were looking at him with strange eyes. Meng Yunzheng thought of the gossipy glint in Shu Yu's eyes when she talked about this, and asked as he walked out, "How were you on the day the results of the imperial examination were announced?"
Xie Bo, “…” Isn’t your question a bit too direct?
Fortunately, he quite liked Meng Yunzheng's way of speaking. Compared to those who gossiped behind his back, made wild guesses, and then spoke ill of him, Meng Yunzheng was much more open and honest.
He smiled and said, "I have a fiancée at home. That family was quite easy to talk to. They realized they had made a mistake and kidnapped the wrong person, so they let me come back."
Well, actually, after he told her that he was already engaged and that she didn't care, he simply showed a lecherous expression and looked at all the maids and young ladies in their household, which made her so angry and resentful that she kicked him out.
There was nothing he could do; he couldn't win a fight, and he couldn't escape. The other side had even prepared the auditorium; they must have been watching him for a long time.
Meng Yunzheng raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure he's easy to talk to?"
However, since he said the marriage proposal was not going to happen and even mentioned that he had a fiancée, it shows that Xie Bo was not someone who coveted power and wealth. He was dressed simply, and it is said that the family that captured him sent out about ten servants, indicating that they were very wealthy.
If he truly wanted to make things happen, even if he already had a fiancée, he could easily have someone annul the engagement. This kind of thing happens all the time; some men, even those with wives and children, can simply divorce their wives and children without a second thought, let alone those who aren't yet married.
Instead of pressing for details, Meng Yunzheng brought up the imperial examination topic for this year's palace examination.
The two chatted as they walked out of the palace, where many carriages were parked.
Xie Bo's family was of modest means and he didn't own a carriage. However, to ensure the success of the imperial examination, he gritted his teeth and hired one. He lived in the north of the city, not in the same direction as Meng Yunzheng, so the two parted ways at the carriage.
Shu Yu sat inside the carriage, watching them bow and part, before asking in a low voice, "Who was that?"
Meng Yunzheng got into the car, took the water she handed him, drank a few sips, and said with a smile, "Xie Bo, is that the candidate you mentioned before who was almost married off after being caught in the middle of the exam results?"
Shu Yu's eyes widened, and she swiftly lifted the carriage curtain to look.
Xie Bo happened to board a carriage not far away, his face turned towards her. To be honest, although this person was not as good as her Ah Yun, he was still young and handsome, and his results in the imperial examination were also excellent, no wonder he was carried away by someone.
Shu Yu lowered the carriage curtain and asked with genuine interest, "So what happened? Judging from how well you two were chatting, it probably didn't work out, right?" Otherwise, Meng Yunzheng would definitely not bother with someone like him who abandoned his hometown and fiancée.
Meng Yunzheng leaned lazily against the cushion. "Want to know?"
Shu Yu nodded repeatedly.
To everyone's surprise, he replied with an irrelevant question, "Are you very excited right now?"
Shu Yu was taken aback, then nodded. "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Don't you tend to do some unusual things when you get excited?"
Shu Yu, "..."
(End of this chapter)
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