Chapter 251 Dispelling Rumors
"Madam?" Qin Qi called out tentatively.
Song Jin regained his senses and knew that she was worried about him, so he told her the reason: "The gift from the Yuan family yesterday was spread outside by someone with ulterior motives. Someone deliberately slandered my husband's reputation."
"What should we do now? These people have bad intentions." Qin Qi was very angry when he heard this.
It's really abominable to make something out of nothing.
After reading the letter, Song Jin became even angrier than Qin Qi.
Some people said that Qin Chi wanted to curry favor with the rich and powerful, and the Yuan family was not happy about it, so he made up a lie to threaten the Yuan family, saying that the Yuan family had no choice but to send a heavy gift. But Qin Chi deliberately made a joke, saying that he was not afraid of power, and that Qin Chi was just seeking fame and reputation.
These rumors will push Qin Chi to the forefront.
Song Jin hurried to see Shopkeeper Tao.
Shopkeeper Tao also knew about the rumor.
The two hurried out to check.
Two people who were spreading rumors were caught. After interrogation, they only said that someone paid them to say so. They didn't know who was behind the scenes.
"The rumor has just started and is only spreading in a small area. It must be stopped in time."
Qin Chi has just finished the imperial examination.
I don’t know how many people are watching.
Song Jin would not let Qin Chi's reputation be damaged. "Have you informed the young master about this?"
"Young Master went to Zuixianlou."
Shopkeeper Tao was depressed, and he was meeting Lord Yang.
Song Jin asked, "Is there anyone in Zuixianlou spreading rumors?"
"There's probably some in the lobby," said Shopkeeper Tao.
"Since someone has spread the news, let's spread it too. The local government knows about it, so it's more credible. If we didn't tell anyone, it would have spread to the capital sooner or later, and the Yuan family wouldn't be able to suppress it."
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
It was stopped in time before the rumor spread completely.
Song Jin and Shopkeeper Tao discussed how to solve the problem.
As a result, in various teahouses and restaurants, some people deliberately distorted the events between Qin Chi and the Yuan family and threw dirty water on Qin Chi's head, and someone else immediately stood up to refute the rumors.
Song Jin and Shopkeeper Tao came to Piaoxianglou.
There is not only one restaurant on Piaoxianglou street.
Zuixianlou is also here.
This is also the reason why Song Jin came here.
At this time, in the lobby of Piaoxiang Building.
A man sat at the table, drank a few glasses of wine, and then deliberately started talking about Qin Chi's rejection of the Yuan family yesterday. "I heard that Qin Qi'an was famous before the exam. Others said he was a potential top scorer. This young man gets crazy when he has a little fame."
"Brother, you are right! You don't even care about the Shangshu Mansion."
"The Yuan family is also good-tempered. If it were me, I would kill him."
A few people at the table were pretending to chat, but they were actually chatting very loudly.
Everyone in the lobby heard it.
Then the people at the next table who had just arrived sneered.
One of the young men mocked, "You are a bunch of rough men with limited knowledge. You spread rumors with your mouths and think we are all fools. It is not easy for a scholar from a poor family to pass the imperial examination. If he was not forced into a desperate situation, who would go against the Shangshu Mansion at this moment? This is not the way to ruin your future."
"What do you mean by that?"
Someone nearby started to make a fuss.
Someone else said, "You are right. Even I would not compete with a great minister."
"Go away, you are an oil seller, stop flattering yourself here." Someone on the side laughed and scolded.
The young man said mysteriously, "On my way to the capital, I happened to hear something that happened on the evening of the fourth day of the second lunar month."
"What's the matter?"
The others pricked up their ears and listened.
The young man continued, "Qin Qi'an brought his family to Beijing to take the imperial examination. They stopped at the post station when it was almost dark. That night, thieves put drugs in the water tank in the kitchen. Among the people they caught, one was the manager of the Yuan family. The post station chief went to the government office to report it that night. Guess what happened next?"
"What's the matter?"
Everyone was fascinated by the performance and it was very suspenseful.
Someone questioned: "This is unacceptable. Why did the Yuan family take action against Qin Qian'an?"
"Hey, you don't know this."
The young man spoke eloquently, "Who is this Qin Qi'an? He graduated from the Imperial College in just two years. He has a natural talent, so isn't that something that people envy? When he went back to take the provincial examination last year, I heard that he encountered many problems and almost died."
"Someone can't tolerate him?"
"No, no, I guess someone thought he was in the way."
"Young man, you didn't spread rumors?"
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
An older man asked with narrowed eyes.
The young man raised his hand and swore, "I promise I am not lying. If you don't believe me, go check. I am not the only one who knows these things. Many people in the local area know about it. Does the Third Young Master of the Yang Family know about it? He also stayed at the post station that day. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask him."
"Wow, there's something about Young Master Yang here?"
"Hehe, he is also a party to the case. I have another piece of news, which is even more outrageous." So the young man told his mother about the letter Yuan Shipeng wrote back to Beijing, asking him to stop Qin Qian'an from taking the imperial examination.
There is no evidence for this.
But there is testimony from the Yuan family manager that the government office should have a criminal record. I don't know if it still exists now. After all, the Yuan family is powerful, so it is not difficult to clean up the mess.
The news spread from the restaurant.
How it develops specifically cannot be controlled by humans.
In fact, these rumors about Qin Chi. Smart people know that they are not credible, but there are many people in the world who believe everything they hear.
If not for this, Song Jin wouldn't have to care.
What happened in the lobby of Piaoxiang Building.
This happened in every teahouse and tavern.
However, the story will change. For example, the rumor breaker will quote someone from Piaoxianglou, and the main point is that it is based on facts, can withstand investigation, and can be testified by the government.
If anyone wants to know whether it is true or not, they can find out by just checking.
A wing room in the backyard of Zuixianlou.
Elder Yang and Qin Chi sat opposite each other.
There is a tea table in the middle.
There was a pot of tea brewed on it, and a few snacks were placed on it. However, the two people sat here not to drink tea and eat, but to chat about the Yuan family.
Qin Chi's face was serious at this time.
He thought this might be the Hongmen Banquet.
I didn’t expect it to be the Hongmen Banquet, but it was pretty close.
Yang Ge Lao made a request, asking him to sue Minister Yuan on the day of the palace examination, and he would provide the evidence.
Yang Ge Lao said: "There is still some time before the palace examination. You can think about it for a few days. There is no need to rush to answer."
"If I accept it today, once it is leaked, my life will be in danger, let alone the palace examination?" Qin Chi answered with a bit of bitterness. He played the role of a powerless and poor student to perfection.
"This matter is known to heaven and earth, and you and I know it."
Lord Yang said that only two people knew about this matter.
There will be no possibility of leakage.
Because he didn't even tell his family about this.
Finally, before Qin Chi left, he seemed to have agreed to it after some struggle.