The imperial examination lasted for three days, and every candidate's clothes and bedding had to be checked repeatedly to ensure that there were no words or interlayers in them.
The whole family was called to the door early in the morning to see Xue Tingsheng off.
Xue Tingsheng, who was already ill, finally got rid of his fever after taking the medicine, but he was exhausted and his face was still pale.
Xue Zhiyi looked at him, as if he could be blown away by a gust of wind, and was almost carried to the Imperial Examination Hall.
He looked like he would die before the examination was over.
Fu Ling was so worried that she burst into tears. She couldn't stop crying until Xue Tingsheng's sedan chair was carried away.
However, everyone at the scene had their own thoughts. Only Xue Zhentong could sympathize with her and hoped that Xue Tingsheng would pass the imperial examination smoothly. The rest probably hoped that he would die of illness in the Imperial Examination Hall.
Fu Rongxin looked in the direction where Xue Tingsheng left, and lightly withdrew her slightly contemptuous look. Seeing Fu Ling crying, she felt even more upset.
She felt extremely unwilling when she thought about Fu Ling's partiality, which forced her to make way for a waste like Xue Tingsheng.
However, she didn't know what she was thinking about, and the corner of her mouth suddenly curled up: It will be soon, as long as these few days are over, she will be back to her position.
She glared at Xue Zhiyi: When the Xue family is gone, she, Xue Zhiyi, will be nothing!
Xue Zhiyi did not notice Fu Rongxin's eyes. She withdrew her gaze, but saw Xue Tingliu glancing at her. At this moment, she no longer had the fear and helplessness she had that night, and just looked back at him calmly.
It was time for her to fulfill her promise to Lu Minchun and give him a chance to clean up the Rong family and avenge his son.
She smiled silently and turned away.
…
Xue Tingsheng took the exam for a few days, and Fu Ling knelt in front of Buddha for a few days.
"Please, Bodhisattva, bless my son Tingsheng to pass the imperial examination successfully. I am willing to give you ten years of my life in exchange..."
Fu Ling didn't know how many times he had recited this, as if he was not afraid of shortening his lifespan.
On the third day, Mother Xing suddenly entered the Buddhist temple and announced, "Madam, the Gao family wants to see you."
Fu Ling paused while tapping the wooden fish: "Which Gao family?"
…
The main hall of Xue Mansion.
When Xue Zhiyi arrived, she saw that Fu Ling had no time to pay attention to her, so she found a seat and sat down.
Fu Ling was sitting in the main seat. She held her head, which was dizzy with anger, and her voice was trembling: "Master Gao, did you make a mistake?"
There was a familiar person in the main hall.
I saw that Gao Qingnian looked much thinner than when I saw him before. Perhaps because the weather had not yet warmed up, he was still wearing gloves on his hands.
Next to Gao Qingnian, there were several boxes tied with red silk.
He ignored Fu Ling, who was nearly fainting, and said, "You are not mistaken. I wish to take Miss Fu as my concubine. I have previously informed the Fu family of Linzhou, and they have already agreed to the marriage. They have even prepared the engagement letter, so I have come here to propose marriage."
Fu Ling felt a splitting pain in his chest, a bloody taste in his throat, and he almost vomited blood.
"Aunt...Aunt, I..." Fu Rong looked at Fu Ling anxiously. She was very panicked. She didn't expect that Gao Qingnian would dare to come to her house so soon!
When I attacked him that time, I really pushed him to the limit...
Xue Tingliu, who was watching all this, was calm and composed, as if he had expected all this. He leisurely picked up an orange and peeled it slowly, as if watching a show.
Fu Ling suppressed the urge to vomit blood. At this moment, he wished he could strangle Hu Shuixian to death with his own hands! How dare that vicious woman interfere with Rongxin's marriage and secretly give her to someone else as a concubine!
"Master Gao." She gritted her teeth and said, "Does Master Fu know about this?"
But Gao Qingnian was smiling warmly, but there was a sinister and fierce look between his brows. He glanced at her, and her whole body froze.
He said, "Master Fu is away on business, and Madam Fu has said that she has the right to decide on matters like this. The marriage certificate has been signed with the officials in Linzhou, and the engagement is complete. I have come to the Xue Mansion specifically to ask Madam Xue to choose an auspicious date."
Fu Rongxin bit her tongue to stay calm. She tried to speak calmly, but her voice still trembled slightly. "Master Gao, Rongxin has no intention of getting married yet, and without my father's approval, I dare not promise lightly. If Master Gao is willing to cancel the marriage, Rongxin will return the betrothal gift tenfold."
She said this, but the look in her eyes when she looked at Gao Qingnian had a hint of pleading.
He had too many handles on her, and she was really scared. If she could get rid of him, even if it was only temporarily, she would be willing to pay him a hundred times the betrothal gift, not to mention ten times the betrothal gift, to shut him up.
Gao Qingnian's smile deepened. He said, "But I, Gao, have a deep admiration for Miss Fu. I can't forget her after just one sight. Money can't measure it. I hope Miss Fu will accept my affection. From now on, I will cherish Miss Fu in every way. Even if I have to be her concubine, I will not let her suffer any grievances."
As he spoke, he casually took out a handkerchief from the bottom of his sleeve and wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead.
Fu Rongxin's breath hitched... That wasn't a handkerchief at all? It was clearly her undergarment, the corner of which had been torn off that day, with the peony embroidered on it by her own hands.
Fu Rongxin felt that the blood in her body had frozen... He was threatening her!
This man has been a madman since he escaped death. It was he who caught Xue Runing who was trying to escape in the alley that day, otherwise she would not have had the chance to stab him with the hairpin.
This madman is indeed capable of doing something that will lead to his own downfall!
If he made what he knew public, she would lose not only her reputation but also her life!
Her hands were shaking violently... At this time, she still had someone to wait for. If she waited for that person, this matter would turn around!
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