Chapter 302: Just make up a crime and put him in jail first

Tan Mansion.

Mrs. Tang looked at her extremely weak son lying on the bed and burst into tears out of heartache.

How could her son, who had the looks of Pan An and the talent of Zi Jian, lose half his life just after taking an exam?

Qin Zhizhou's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot: "How could this be?!"

Qin Jingqian opened his eyes, his face full of reluctance.

He put himself in the other's shoes and said bitterly: "...someone must have poisoned my son, wanting to harm him and eliminate his strongest competitor!"

A sharp light flashed in Qin Zhizhou's eyes.

The eldest son has always been famous for his literary talent in the city. There is even a betting market in the streets, with the odds of betting on his eldest son winning the top prize being one to one!

Who is it? Who is it?

How dare he frame the son of the prefect!

Tan Shaomeng was also incredulous: "Who! Who is so vicious?!"

Qin Jingqian recalled the scene he saw when he walked out the door.

My younger brother was chatting and laughing happily with Yu Yongliu and his group.

He looked at Tan Shaomeng and smiled sarcastically: "...Didn't Shaomeng have a very happy chat with them before?"

Mrs. Tan, the prefect of Tan, immediately looked at Tan Shaomeng.

Tan Shaomeng was a little confused: "Brother, who are you talking about?"

Qin Jingqian closed his eyes, coughed a few times, and said weakly: "...In the whole state, if my talent is ranked second, no one dares to claim to be the first. Only that person... is the last disciple of Master Liu."

Speaking of this, Qin Shaomeng remembered something.

Earlier, their family learned that the place where Master Liu was retiring and returning to his hometown was within the state capital. They were all very happy and hurriedly asked someone to prepare generous gifts. They brought along Tan Jingqian's usual articles and respectfully went to the Liu family's villa, asking Master Liu to take the time to guide their second brother's studies when he was free.

However, Master Liu politely declined and returned all the gifts, saying that he was old and lacked energy, and was afraid that it would affect your son's studies.

After all, Prefect Qin was a fifth-rank official. Although Grand Scholar Liu had already retired and returned to his hometown, he could not shamelessly force someone else to teach his son to read, so the matter was left unsolved.

Who would have thought that later it was reported that Master Liu had accepted another closed disciple!

I heard that he is still a villager, and his ancestors have all been common people who make a living by working on the land!

This incident really dealt a heavy blow to Qin Jingqian.

He also became determined and determined to achieve some success in the exam to make Mr. Liu regret his achievements.

Tan Shaomeng realized it later: "...Brother, are you saying that it was Yu Yongliu who harmed you?"

He took a breath of cold air, somewhat incredulous.

Qin Zhizhou was filled with anger and rushed straight to Tianlinggai.

He asked Qin Jingqian with a dark face: "Do you have any evidence? Even if there is only a little bit of evidence, I will have someone arrest that Yu and put him in jail!"

Qin Jingqian shook his head in hatred: "...I know he must be the one who drugged me, but this is also what I can't figure out. When did he drug me? I was very careful about what I ate and drank..."

Madam Tan was so angry that she was shaking all over: "The Yu family, right? ... There is no evidence, so there is nothing. Just make up a crime and put him in jail first, and keep him in jail for a few days!"

How could she, who was handsome enough to be compared to Pan An's son, be turned into a half-human, half-ghost by that Yu?

The serious look on the doctor's face when he came to see her just now frightened her so much that she almost fainted.

Fortunately, the doctor didn't give any devastating diagnosis. He just said it was dehydration and exhaustion, and that I needed to drink water, replenish nutrition, and take good care of myself.

Otherwise, Mrs. Qin might go find that guy named Yu and fight him to the death!

Prefect Tan was upset and scolded Mrs. Tan in a low voice: "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense! ... Yu Yongliu is also a hot candidate for the top prize this time. If I arrest him without evidence, given my father-son relationship with Jingqian, others will think I am partial to him! If my political enemies report me again, our whole family will be in trouble!"

Mrs. Qin rubbed her handkerchief unwillingly and stopped talking.

Qin Shaomeng still finds it difficult to accept it at this moment.

Mr. Yu Yongliu was just like the elegant scholar described in the books. How could he do such a vicious thing?

But my brother is also very sharp...

Qin Shaomeng looked at his elder brother lying on the bed, looking weak and skinny, and his mother's eyes red and crying without saying a word. Qin Shaomeng paused and gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go ask them! How could they do this!?"

Having said that, Qin Shaomeng ran out.

At this moment, Mrs. Qin and Prefect Qin were both trapped in the grief and anger over their son being harmed terribly by someone, and they had no energy to care about Qin Shaomeng.

As for Qin Jingqian, he was extremely irritable at the moment, and was too lazy to care about his stubborn younger brother.

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Yu family courtyard.

Bo Ge'er had already asked someone to prepare hot water and clean clothes for Liu Ge'er.

The clothes had just been washed, dried, and folded by the old woman, and they still exuded the fragrance of soapberries.

In the main room there was a table filled with a dazzling array of delicacies, all of which were top-quality nourishing foods.

Three pots of stewed blood swallows. The blood swallows in it are not something that even many of the dignitaries in Beijing can afford to eat often.

A big bowl of ginseng chicken soup, the ginseng used in it was the century-old ginseng that Xing Xing had picked from the mountain gully when she went down the mountain from the Wuming Taoist Temple. It was of excellent quality. In the past, when money was scarce, such high-quality ginseng would have been sold. Now, in addition to having many males, the Yu family also had a lot of money, so naturally there was no need to exchange ginseng for money.

Xingxing gave the ginseng to Mrs. Wei and Old Man Yu, asking them to keep it for nourishment.

Mrs. Wei and Mr. Yu were reluctant to eat it, and always regarded this century-old ginseng as a treasure at the bottom of the box. This time, Xingxing accompanied Liu Ge'er to take the exam. Mrs. Wei cut a piece of the long and thick ginseng and asked Xingxing to bring it over, so that she could use it to nourish Liu Ge'er after he finished the exam.

While Liu Ge'er was washing up in the house, Xing Xing was swinging on the swing in the yard waiting for Liu Ge'er.

After Liu Ge'er finished washing, Xing Xing jumped down from the swing, walked over and pulled Liu Ge'er to look left and right, then pursed her lips and smiled: "Okay, it's my third brother who looks as handsome as those handsome scholars in the storybooks again."

Liu Ge'er smiled dotingly and reached out to help Xingxing remove a fallen leaf that was stuck in her hair.

The brother and sister smiled at each other in the sunshine.

The sun shone through the gaps between the leaves of the sycamore tree in the yard, evenly falling on the two of them. They seemed to be enveloped in a halo of light.

When Bo Ge'er saw this scene in the main room, he felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

He smiled and asked them to come in for dinner.

While the three siblings were having their meal, Bo Ge'er told Liu Ge'er in detail the results of his investigation a few days ago in a casual tone.

After hearing this, Liu Ge'er didn't show any intense emotions on his face. He just nodded and said, "Second brother, I understand."