Chapter 77 Street Rat
In the end, Xu Shikai was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud, stripped of his scholar status, and never allowed to enter officialdom again.
His future was completely ruined. At least he would never be able to enter the court and become the treacherous minister in the book who was able to call the wind and rain and had great power.
Xu Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief at the result. Great! She had completely solved the problem of Da Lei who would bully her in the future!
When Xu Qingyan happily walked out with Pei Jingchuan, walked around the crowd, and were about to get on the carriage to return to the Duke's Mansion, she didn't expect that at this moment, Xu's mother, who was kicked to the ground and still sobbing, suddenly saw her.
When Xu's mother saw Xu Qingyan, who was dressed in silk and satin, looking noble and even being pampered by Pei Jingchuan, her eyes suddenly turned red. Suddenly, she rushed up like a mad dog.
"Xu Qingyan! It's all because of you! You must have harmed your brother. You arranged everything that happened today, right? You just wanted to destroy your brother completely on purpose! How can you be so cruel! How could I have a daughter like you? You are not a human! Not a human! Come here now and rescue Kai'er!" Xu's mother yelled at Xu Qingyan.
"Madam, be careful!" The maids Danyan and Ziyan quickly protected Xu Qingyan, not letting Xu's mother get hurt at all.
Xu's mother was stopped by someone, but she was still aggressive and spitting at Xu Qingyan, causing the people who were about to disperse to come over to watch the fun.
When Xu's mother saw more people coming, she became like a chicken with its blood pumped up, talking non-stop. She felt in her heart that she was determined to ruin Xu Qingyan's reputation this time.
"You are a heartless and ungrateful person, unfilial and unfraternal, and you have framed your own brother. You are simply conscienceless! You are a concubine's daughter, and you are resentful just because you are not treated as a legitimate daughter. You are a foxy girl, seducing the young master and letting him bend the law for you. This is simply intolerable! God, why don't you punish this unfilial daughter!" Xu's mother cried loudly.
The people around were all puzzled. Although they had just seen that Xu Shikai was indeed guilty, they could not help but look at each other in bewilderment after hearing Xu's mother's crying and her words made it sound so convincing.
Xu Qingyan was a little angry when she saw how shameless Xu's mother was. She knew that some people were shameless, but she didn't expect them to be so shameless!
Immediately, she pushed Danyan aside, asked them to stand up, walked to Xu's mother, pointed at her and said, "How dare you! You dare to slander the court officials! Xu Shikai cheated because the court found out, and the emperor personally ordered the punishment. You are questioning the emperor's decision! My husband applied to the emperor for such an open competition opportunity just for my sake. The requirement of the competition is just to let Xu Shikai compete with the current scholars, and he can't even beat them. How dare you say here that we framed him? If he was really framed, why did he lose to others just now? If he just won against others, wouldn't he be able to prove his innocence?"
Xu Qingyan looked at Xu's mother and continued, "He didn't speak. Did we stop him from speaking? Or was he guilty and didn't have the ability to win? You are so bold. All the people know that Xu Shikai cheated, and you still want my husband to bend the law for personal gain! I tell you, even if I bear this reputation of being unfilial and unfraternal today, I will never let Xu Shikai, the cheater, be acquitted. Otherwise, it will be unfair to all the students in the world!"
"Well said! Xu Shikai cheated himself, and he was too guilty to dare to compete again. This guy actually has the nerve to cry out for injustice here. He is really shameless!"
"Like father, like father. I now know why Xu Shikai did such a shameless thing. It turns out it's all genetic!"
"This stepmother is so vicious. I guess it must have been very difficult for the Crown Prince's wife to live under her. Now the Crown Prince's wife can still develop such a clear sense of gratitude and resentment and a broad mind. That's all because of her mother's blood!"
Xu Qingyan didn't expect that as soon as she finished speaking, she would immediately draw praise from many students. Under the guidance of these students, those people who were easily misled also understood and cursed at Xu's mother.
No matter how shameless Xu's mother was, facing the overwhelming abuse, she was like a rat crossing the street. She had no chance to retort to Xu Qingyan, but ran away with her head covered.
Pei Jingchuan looked at the back of Xu's mother running away in a panic, and a fierce look flashed across his eyes, and then he winked at the servant beside him. The servant immediately nodded in understanding.
The next day, the people in the capital were not only discussing the news of Xu Shikai's cheating, but also the fact that Xu's mother had forced Xu's father to marry her, causing Xu's father, who had just passed the imperial examination, to demote his wife and remarry.
The news that Xu Qingyan was the original wife's daughter spread like wildfire. Regardless of whether there was evidence or not, after these rumors fermented, this matter was almost a confirmed fact in people's minds.
Xu's mother became a despised rat, and even the reputation of her mother's family was ruined. Her brothers and sisters who lived in the capital or not far from the capital all wrote letters to scold her.
For his own reputation, Xu's father disregarded Xu's mother's face and pretended to be a victim outside, saying that he was forced by Xu's mother's family. Xu's mother was completely suppressed and lost her status and dignity. Xu's father took this opportunity to promote the two maids who had long been valued in the mansion as concubines.
Xu Qingyue naturally knew about the big incident at the Xu Mansion, but she did not return to her parents' home. Instead, she secretly cursed Xu Qingyan.
Xu Qingyue thought that all this was caused by Xu Qingyan. Now that her parents' family could not be relied on, she could only rely on herself. The most important thing right now was to make money.
So, she focused all her attention on the shops under Pei Jingyuan's name, and took this opportunity to get close to Pei Jingye.
That day, Pei Jingye received an invitation from Xu Qingyue, asking him to help her go to the shop and help guide the business. Xu Qingyue said that the location of their shop was excellent, but the business was not doing well.
This actually aroused Pei Jingye's interest. His greatest hobby was to save those shops with poor business, to find problems there and to solve them.
So, Pei Jingye packed up a little and walked out of the Duke's Mansion in a hurry.
"Cousin!" When Pei Jingye walked to the door of the Duke's Mansion, he happened to meet Pei Jingchuan who came in with Xu Qingyan. Pei Jingchuan looked at Pei Jingye curiously, who was looking happy, and called out curiously.
"Oh! It's Jingchuan! Did you just come back? I'm just about to go out now!" Pei Jingye greeted with a smile and continued to walk out the door.
But he didn't expect that Xu Qingyan's voice could be heard from behind him: [Pei Jingye looks so happy, could he be going to meet Xu Qingyue? This time, Xu Qingyue's actions were quite quick. She probably saw that her family was unreliable, so she was looking for a way out! She even said that she wanted to do business with Pei Jingye, but in fact, she didn't really like doing business. She clearly wanted to seduce Pei Jingye and make him willing to work for her! ]
Xu Qingyan looked at Pei Jingye, her eyes full of pity, [It's a pity for this business genius. Pei Jingye helped Xu Qingyue make a lot of money later. He was obviously a big boss, but he became a worker under Xu Qingyue! ]
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