Chapter 252: Worthless Appearance
Just stepped out of the lobby from the backyard of Zuixianlou.
Just then, a student was heard saying loudly: "Qin Qi'an is a scum among scholars. If he is allowed to serve as an official in the court, he will become a corrupt official."
"What nonsense are you talking about? There's still no explanation for this matter." A classmate next to him pulled him back.
The student sneered, "The rumors about how powerful he was before were all exaggerated in my opinion. Maybe he was just trying to hype him up, but you guys are so stubborn that you believed them."
"You're smart, and we're all dumb, okay?"
A man at the table stood up angrily, "You have no evidence at all, but just a few rumors to smear your classmate. If he becomes a corrupt official in the future, who do you think you are? If you were to judge cases in the future, who knows how many unjust cases there would be. Humph! I am ashamed to be associated with you!"
After saying this, the man left angrily.
Qin Chi was stunned by this.
Are there any rumors about him out there? He glanced at the person who just spoke for him and thought that this student had good vision, but soon, he was slapped in the face. One of the people at the same table stood up suddenly, "Oh no, Brother Zhuge said he was the one who treated us today, and he got angry and left. Who will pay the bill?"
The people around were stunned.
Qin Chi stood there speechless.
Just at this moment, a man dressed as a vendor at a neighboring table said cheerfully, "By the way, you probably don't know. I heard another version of this story."
"What's that?" someone asked curiously.
"Some people say that the Yuan family and Qin Qian'an have a deep grudge." The vendor poured himself a glass of wine, and after drinking it, he said regretfully, "This wine from Zuixianlou is delicious, but it only takes a few sips to finish a pot."
There was a table not far away. A middle-aged man in good clothes said to the servant beside him, "Go talk to the waiter and give that brother another pot of wine. Consider it my treat."
The servant immediately went to find the waiter.
Soon a jug of wine was served to the vendor.
The vendor seemed very satisfied. He thanked him and continued, "This story starts from when Qin Qian'an was in the Imperial College. People who are too outstanding are bound to attract jealousy. Yuan Shipeng, who was expelled from the Yuan family, is one of them. I heard that he was looking for trouble with Qin Qian'an in the Imperial College. I don't know if it's true or not."
"It's true. I've heard about it, too."
A student nearby responded.
"Before the provincial examination, Qin Qian'an had bad luck. He was also in the same period as Yuan Shipeng. During that period, Qin Qian'an either encountered bandits or disappeared. He also fell seriously ill before the examination. If you go to his hometown to inquire about this, you will find the answer correct."
"Hey, brother, get to the point."
Someone impatient said.
The vendor glanced at the man and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Isn't this just a prelude?"
"You're not cheating to get the wine?"
Some people looked at the wine on his table with envy.
The peddler covered his wine pot and said, "Okay, okay, okay. I heard that Yuan Shipeng himself was having a hard time. Before he was exiled, he wrote a letter back to Beijing, asking his mother, Madam Yuan, to teach Qin Qian'an a lesson. Qin Qian'an had several accidents before he took part in the imperial examination."
"Oh my god, this hatred is huge."
"Ruining someone's future is like killing his parents."
"Really? Hey, I remember there was a mad cow on the street on the eighth day of the New Year, and it almost hit a carriage. It couldn't be Qin Qian's." Someone in the corner suddenly said.
"No way, there is such a thing?"
"The Yuan family is really lawless!"
"It took you so long to come and apologize. No wonder Qin Qian'an refused. I wouldn't accept it if I were him."
A student said indignantly.
The student who had just slandered Qin Chi's face turned blue and purple, it was as ugly as it could be, as if everyone looked at him in a wrong way!
Qin Chi turned and walked towards the backyard.
This time when he left Zuixianlou, he did not go through the main entrance, but went through the back door in a low-key manner.
Qin Qian'an has not yet gone to cause trouble for others.
Troubles kept coming to him.
It is not without reason that it has always been difficult for students from poor families to succeed.
Since Qin Chi participated in the imperial examination, he may have survived until now because he had someone behind him and the ability to protect himself. If he was really just an ordinary student, he would have encountered an "accident" as soon as he showed up.
Stood at the back door for a while.
Old Li drove over in a carriage and was about to say something, but Qin Chi stopped him and said, "If you have anything to say, go back and talk about it."
"Yes, sir."
Wait until Qin Chi got on the carriage.
Old Li drove back immediately.
No one spoke along the way.
When he got back to the door of his house, Qin Chi got out of the car with a calm face and walked into the house without saying a word.
See old man Hong following in.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Qin Chi glanced at him and said, "Uncle Hong, the rumors outside..."
"The Yuan family arranged for someone to do this, and someone fanned the flames, but it was done very covertly, and our people didn't find out. The Yuan family must have done this because they were afraid of you and wanted to end your official career."
Old Man Hong told the story of his investigation.
Finally, he added, "Madam felt that she couldn't allow rumors to slander the young master, so she made some arrangements."
As soon as the rumor started, Song Jin cleared it up and made the feud between Qin Chi and the Yuan family public.
The Yuan family probably thought that the poor students didn't have the courage to confront them openly, so they looked down on them from the beginning.
In fact, it is normal to have such thoughts.
Qin Qi'an was very good at studying and was a potential top scholar. In the eyes of ordinary people, this was indeed amazing, but in the eyes of the truly powerful, not to mention being a potential top scholar, they would not even care if he became the top scholar.
A top scholar appears every three years.
The scenery is just scenery, but it will be the same after a while.
The top scholar of the previous session is still sitting on the bench in the Hanlin Academy.
All the high officials in the imperial court were talented students who had been in the officialdom for decades before they had their current status. How could a newly crowned champion shake them? If someone caused a stir before entering the officialdom, it would give people a bad initial impression. Therefore, Qin Chi knew that before entering the officialdom, his reputation must not be ruined.
Song Jin's response was exactly what he wanted.
"Where's the madam?" Qin Chi looked inside.
Old Man Hong said, "Madam has gone out and hasn't come back yet. Should we send someone to inform her whether you have returned home?"
"Send someone to tell her so that she won't worry about me all the time." When Qin Chi said this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
He looked like he couldn't do anything to Song Jin.
Old man Hong's eyes felt a little painful, so he turned around and looked for someone to inform Song Jin.
His young master is good in everything.
The only thing he did was to look worthless when he mentioned his wife. Fortunately, nothing had happened in recent years, and his wife was a good helper who would not cry when things went wrong.
Seeing Old Man Hong limping away, he felt very disgusted with him.
Qin Chi smiled as he turned around.
Song Jin, who was outside, received the news and immediately handed the matter over to Shopkeeper Tao and hurriedly went home in a carriage.
When he hurried back, he saw Qin Chi sitting on the Drunkard's Chair, swaying comfortably.
There are also fruits, tea and cakes on the side.
This made Song Jin feel unbalanced.