Chapter 154: The Eldest Sister's Alienation
After reading Ding Jianzhou's profile, Chu Ci couldn't help but sigh, "The Lu family's parents are truly both foolish and cruel! How is this any different from rushing off to get your head?"
"What are your plans, sister-in-law? Are you going to make this information public, or use it to win over the Lu family's parents?" Compared to Chu Ci's anger, Qian Yan was much more rational. In an instant, she came up with two solutions.
Unexpectedly, before Chu Ci could even open his mouth, Fan Qianxi, who rarely spoke, raised an objection. "Neither of these will work."
"Why? I think it's great." The one who asked the question was Qianxue. She felt that Qianyan's method was simple and direct, and could solve the problem once and for all.
Fan Qianxi shook his head and said, "Have you forgotten why my sister-in-law investigated Ding Jianzhou?"
"That's naturally to help Lu Yu break off the engagement." Qian Yan thought to herself that she was not stupid, so how could she forget the most important thing.
"Once Ding Jianzhou's actions become known to everyone, his status as a scholar will surely be revoked, right? Without his status as a scholar, would Lu's parents, no matter how foolish or vicious they are, still allow Lu Yu to become a concubine?"
Qianyan explained his reasons one by one, and then asked further questions.
"What if Lu's parents don't believe it? Or does Ding Jianzhou have the ability to reverse public opinion?" Fan Qianxi did not deny that what Qianyan said made sense, but she ignored human nature.
Although in her family's perception, scholars are not uncommon.
But the actual situation in Lianzhou is that if one can pass the imperial examination to become a scholar, not only will his family and villagers protect him, but even the town officials will protect him.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you pass the examination to become a scholar, you will be registered with the county magistrate.
Revoking a scholar's title is not as simple as just saying it.
After Fan Qianxi finished speaking, he looked at his two sisters who were lost in thought and continued, "Also, if you win over the Lu family, are you sure they won't use this information to threaten Ding Jianzhou? Or even become accomplices with them?"
"In that case, wouldn't we have done something bad with good intentions, and Lu Yu's situation will be even worse?" Qianxue couldn't believe it, but she had to admit that they almost made a mistake.
If that were the case, they would blame themselves and turned to look at Qianyan, whose eyes also flashed with fear.
But she still asked unwillingly, "What should we do then? Is such detailed information completely useless?"
Chu Ci couldn't bear to see Qian Yan so depressed, so he told him his plan.
"Of course it will work. When dealing with a villain like Ding Jianzhou who is responsible for human lives, what we must do is to kill him with one strike and never give him any chance to turn the tables."
Upon hearing this, Fan Qianxi shuddered, "Sister-in-law, do you want to take this matter over directly? If it gets known in the future, it will be very detrimental to the Fan family..."
Chu Ci was helpless: "Sister, who could come up with this to damage the reputation of the Fan family?"
Without waiting for Fan Qianxi to answer, Chu Ci continued to ask, "Sister, just because there are such possibilities and unknowns, are we going to just sit there and watch? The Fan family tradition doesn't mean to back down when faced with difficulties!"
Fan Qianxi looked ashamed and said, "I was wrong. I was only thinking about the difficulties faced by the Fan family in turning things around, and I couldn't add any more burden to everyone."
"I never thought that I should help the weak when I meet them. Sister-in-law, I even lost my original intention." At this moment, the fear on Fan Qianxi's face was even greater than that on Qianxue and Qianyan.
The Fan family is really good at summarizing and reflecting.
Chu Ci didn't comment on this, but just smiled perfunctorily: "Sister, it's not that serious. You're just more thoughtful. You're more cautious and better at analyzing problems from a long-term perspective."
As soon as Chu Ci finished speaking, Qianxue comforted him, "Yes, big sister, you are also kind-hearted."
"So, this is the purpose of sister-in-law always asking us to discuss things together. One person's wisdom is limited, but the wisdom of many people is long. The three of us can be as good as Zhuge Liang." At this point, Qianyan even laughed out loud with joy.
The atmosphere instantly became relaxed, and Chu Ci took the opportunity to bring the topic back to the point: "So, the three of you, tell me how we should snipe Ding Jianzhou?"
Hearing this, Qianxi, Qianxue and Qianyan all looked much more solemn.
You know, if the people don't report it, the officials won't investigate. Although the Jiang family head's information was detailed, there was no solid evidence for the three murders involved. This meant that Ding Jianzhou would never receive the punishment he deserved.
"Perhaps, we can contact Ding Jianzhou's current wife's family?" Fan Qianxi still spoke tentatively.
Chu Ci's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Big sister, are you saying that the scholar might have something on Ding Jianzhou?"
Fan Qianxi shook her head. She was not the scholar's worm, so how could she know what he was thinking?
But if it were her, she would definitely do that: "It's worth a try, even if the worst result is nothing."
Chu Ci nodded and said, "If that's the case, maybe bringing Lu Yu with us would be more effective!"
Qian Xi burst out laughing when he heard this: "What a mischievous guy! But he is just a scholar..."
Although Qianxi didn't finish what she said, everyone who understood understood.
Qianxue was more of a man of action, she stood up and said, "I'll go inform Lu Yu right away."
"Wait." However, just as Qianxue was about to take a step, Chu Ci stopped her. "Shall we go together?"
"Okay." Qianxue had no objection, but when Chu Ci pulled Qianxue and Qianyan to leave, Fan Qianxi remained as steady as a rock. "Sister, aren't you going over?"
"There are still some matters at the Women's College that need my attention, so I won't be going there." When Fan Qianxi said this, the pain in his eyes disappeared in an instant.
Chu Ci didn't understand what was going on and turned to look at Qianxue and Qianyan. The two of them hadn't noticed anything unusual about Qianxi at all.
Helplessly, he could only keep Qianxi's abnormality in mind.
After getting on the carriage, the three of them chatted. Somehow, the conversation turned to Qianxi, and Chu Ci took the opportunity to ask tentatively, "Do you know why my eldest sister didn't want to come with us?"
Qianxue shook her head. Qianyan paused and said, "Maybe she doesn't want to cause us trouble because of her!"
Chu Ci frowned upon hearing this, but Qian Xue said bluntly, "What kind of trouble can Big Sister bring to us?"
Chu Ci hesitated and said, "Big sister, are you concerned about her identity? Has anyone gossiped about you?"
But as soon as this thought came to mind, Chu Ci rejected it. "No, that shouldn't be the case! None of us here have the time to gossip!"
Seeing Chu Ci's guesses becoming increasingly irrelevant, Qianyan quickly stopped him: "Sister-in-law, haven't you noticed that my eldest sister has always been distant from everyone? She wasn't like this before."
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