Du Yuntai was shocked. She didn't expect that it was Li Shishi who paid the rent for him, and she didn't know what Li Shishi meant.
Just as I was wondering, the waiter knocked on the door and said, "Sir, Miss Li wants to see you."
Lei Xiangrong rushed over and opened the door, only to see Li Shishi and her maid coming to the door: "Is Master Du here?"
Lei Xiangrong hurriedly turned around and said, "Brother, Miss Li is here."
Li Shishi looked at Du Yuntai and smiled sweetly: "Mr. Du, you are speaking for the scholars of the world and you dare to speak out. I admire you."
Du Yuntai was pleasantly surprised, and his emotions were mixed. "Li, thank you very much for the gift of the house, Miss Li. I have done nothing to deserve this gift, so how could I trouble Miss Li to spend money on it?"
The maidservant chuckled and said, "Miss, this person is really sour and pedantic."
Li Shishi smiled and said, "As I said earlier, thank you very much, Master Du, for pleading for the benefit of all the students. How can you say that it was in vain? As for the room fee, I didn't spend a penny. It was the innkeeper Qian who invited you two to stay for free. If you want to thank someone, you should go to thank him."
Du Yuntai was actually a little embarrassed: "I didn't win the first prize, and I am really ashamed to see you."
Lei Xiangrong, who was standing beside him, couldn't stand it any longer. "Brother, why are you suddenly so timid? This is unlike you. Didn't His Majesty decree that this imperial examination be cancelled? If you really want to marry Miss Li, you should work hard and wait for the top scorer in next month's palace examination."
Li Shishi didn't say anything, but looked at him with a smile.
This was a signal, and Du Yuntai immediately became excited: "Miss Li, does our bet still stand?"
Li Shishi nodded: "As long as you win the first place in the imperial examination."
Du Yuntai was overjoyed: "I will definitely do my best!"
Zheng Xian's face was gloomy at the Tiger Court. "Your Majesty has decreed that all officers on leave or working outside the court must return to the Tiger Court immediately. We must investigate the case of corruption and embezzlement at all costs. No matter if they are relatives of the emperor or high-ranking officials, they will be arrested immediately if proven guilty!"
"Yes, sir!"
The entire capital was in turmoil, and the Tiger Yamen mobilized all available forces to launch a thorough investigation. However, those who sold the test papers disappeared overnight, and after half a day of investigation, they found nothing.
It can be seen that the perpetrators of this cheating case were well prepared. Those who sold the test papers to the scholars could not find any information in the capital, and the case was temporarily deadlocked.
As deputy envoys of the Tiger Yasi, Wang Dabao and Fan Guangtu are responsible for investigating court officials and collecting intelligence from the market respectively. Don't underestimate the common people over the years. Many major cases are based on clues provided by these common people.
The Tiger Yasi has spies everywhere, unless you don't want to investigate. As long as you are willing to investigate, you can probably find out if you pull out a scallion from your neighbor's house.
Sure enough, Fan Guangtu got a clue from his spies in the market. Niwa was the guy who reported Zuo Heng, Lu Pingzhi, Zhao Ye and others last time for being involved in the case of Prince Kang Zhao Gou.
Since Niwa provided the clue to Hu Yasi and received a generous reward of 500 taels of silver, he has been living a life of luxury. He spends every day in Zuixinglou hanging out with the prostitute named Guihua.
What was this brothel? It was a place of pleasure, second only to a casino, where you could spend money like water. Before long, Niwa's five hundred taels of silver were gone, and he was reduced to a beggar once again. And when he went to Zuixinglou again, the madam's expression immediately changed. After being beaten several times by the big teapots, he couldn't even enter the Zuixinglou main door.
His mistress, Guihua, had long since ignored him, as if he were a stranger. Before, she had treated the clay doll with the same warmth and enthusiasm as a fly would treat feces. But after emptying the clay doll's wallet, her eyes were filled with contempt and disdain.
"Whores are so heartless and actors are so disloyal!" Niwa spat at the door of Zuixinglou, and then he was robbed.
This kind of petty villain always has his own circle of evil people. His greed for profit makes him famous, so people come to him.
Of course, the person who came to the door might be an enemy. So the clay boy wanted to run away, but he was surrounded by several people and there was basically no hope of escape.
The only option was to beg for mercy. The clay doll knelt down. These despicable people's survival instinct was to sacrifice their dignity for even the slightest hope of survival.
"My dear brothers, I don't know how I have offended you heroes. I beg you to be merciful and treat me as a fart. No, no, I am not even as good as a fart. I beg you heroes to be merciful and magnanimous!" The clay baby knelt down and begged.
This was the survival skill of the clay doll. When he was desperate, he would desperately elevate the other person's status and degrade himself to the dust. The other person was a great hero, so naturally he would not argue with a villain like him who was not even as good as a fart.
But the other party was very disrespectful and put a sack on the clay baby's head. The clay baby was blinded and taken to an unknown place.
When the hood was removed, the clay doll opened his eyes and found himself in a dark room. The lights in the room were dim, and there was a person sitting under the only window that let in light.
This was a psychological tactic. Although the other person wasn't wearing a mask, the clay doll couldn't see his face clearly. Because the other person was sitting across from him, facing the light. From the clay doll's perspective, the other person was just a glaring black shadow.
Clay Baby was terrified. This wasn't just any kidnapping. He knew with his toes that he wasn't even fit to carry these people's shoes. He just didn't know their purpose yet. If it was revenge, he'd be dead, with nothing left.
"Are you a clay doll?" The other party's voice was rich and deep.
Even though he was already afraid, admitting defeat was still the best disguise. The clay doll said tremblingly, "That's me."
"I know people like you are capable of anything except good things, right?"
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