Chapter 95: You reap what you sow
"Master, why are you doing this? The master is still waiting in the capital."
Lin Yichen sighed: "Pack up and go!"
"Okay!"
People from the provincial capital came to thoroughly investigate the imperial examinations in Yan County in recent years, which made many people in Yan County panic. The heat of the provincial examination list has not yet faded, and this matter has become a hot topic for everyone to talk about after dinner.
Everyone was speculating about whose place in the county examination was bought. Of course, there were also enemies among them who took the opportunity to spread a wave of rumors, which caused the reputation of the scholars who passed the county examination to continue to decline.
Of course, those who passed the provincial examination were not investigated, and the Gu family restaurant became a quiet place.
Xu Qingmeng originally thought that it had nothing to do with them, but she heard something from the guests who came to eat that shocked the West District. It was about Zhang Quan and his father.
In Gu Yunyi's opinion, Zhang Quan did have a talent for studying, and there was no problem with his county exam results. However, the fact that Zhang Quan followed Liu Shengming and helped others cheat in the imperial examinations to make huge profits was eventually exposed.
At the same time, the academy was closed and Principal Liu was taken away. At the same time, Zhang Quan's father, who was his capable academy teacher, was also arrested.
When Huang Boyang came to tell him the news, Gu Yunyi was silent for a long time.
Huang Boyang saw this and comforted him for a moment: "This matter has nothing to do with you, don't think too much, this is all their own fault. If you are innocent, how can others slander you? Besides, Zhang Quan didn't come to you for your talent when he started to contact you."
Gu Yunyi nodded: "I know all this, but I feel a little sad that things in this world are always unpredictable."
"In life, who can plan and strategize everything? We can't care about other things. As long as we live our life wisely and without any regrets, that's enough." Huang Boyang said with a smile.
After listening to this, Gu Yunyi felt that it made sense: "Brother Huang, I'm grateful for your advice."
"No problem. I have a lot of great truths in my head. My father keeps telling me about them every day. If you want to listen, I can tell you for three days and three nights."
Gu Yunyi: "Ahem, that's not necessary."
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The next morning, the Gu family restaurant was busy, when two yamen runners came and saw that Gu Yunyi had woken up, and hurriedly said:
"Mr. Gu, the government has summoned you to come over."
Gu Yunyi looked confused and puzzled. He bowed slightly to the two of them and asked, "Why did you call me here?"
The two officers looked at each other, feeling very conflicted.
One of them glanced at He behind him, and then whispered, "Mr. Gu, you will know when you go there."
Gu Yunyi's heart sank a little. He and Xu Qingmeng looked at each other, worry in their eyes.
Gu Yunyi thought for a moment, then turned to look at the worried He family and others, signaled not to worry, and then said with a smile: "Maybe Mr. Huang has something urgent to talk to me about. Mother, you guys go ahead, I'll be back soon."
"Okay, go ahead." said He.
Gu Yunyi nodded, then followed the bailiff without looking back and walked away quickly.
Xu Qingmeng frowned. Ever since Gu Yunyi became friends with Huang Boyang, and because of his good test scores twice, the people in the yamen have always been very kind to him, and even a little respectful. Today, these two people were obviously hesitant in their words and even glanced at He. Could something have happened?
He obviously sensed something was wrong. Ordinary people were afraid of the officials. Huang Boyang also came from time to time, and even Mrs. Huang had come once. However, this was the first time that they sent officials to come in such a formal manner. It was obviously not a personal relationship.
"If Young Master Huang came to see him, why would he send the bailiffs? He would have come by himself long ago. Do you really think I'm old and confused?" He muttered softly to the side, but did not say it out loud. After all, the restaurant was busy and there were many customers!
He called everyone back to work. He was worried all day.
By the evening, Xu Qingmeng had already prepared dinner, but Gu Yunyi had not returned yet and it was already dark.
"Wait a little longer." He's tone was slightly heavy.
Xu Qingmeng nodded, but Xun Ge'er couldn't sit still, so he stood up and said, "I'll go to the door to greet them."
As a result, just as I reached the door, I saw Gu Yunyi's blurry figure coming back in the night.
Xun Ge'er turned around and shouted into the house, "Aunt, uncle is back."
"You're back? Okay, let's have dinner, Mengniang, Xinting, bring the food to the main room." He said as she wiped her hands and hurried over to greet them, "Yun Yi, why did the government want you? Did something happen?"
Gu Yunyi glanced at He and comforted her, "It's nothing serious, go in first."
He had no choice but to ask Xun'er to close the door, and the three of them went into the house.
Inside the room, Xu Qingmeng was pouring porridge into a bowl with a spoon.
"Porridge? It's just right. The food I had at noon was a bit salty." Gu Yunyi took the bowl and started eating.
Seeing this, He could only ask everyone to sit down and eat: "Forget it, forget it, let's eat first."
This was exactly what Gu Yunyi wanted, so he sat down directly, and then the family began to eat.
Xu Qingmeng glanced at Gu Yunyi for a few times and saw that he looked normal and his appetite did not decrease at all, so she thought that it should not be a big deal.
After finishing the meal, the two children couldn't hold on any longer and went to sleep. Xun Ge'er and Xin Ting wanted to avoid them, but Gu Yunyi stopped them.
He asked, "What's the matter?"
Gu Yunyi glanced at He, and then said, "A few days ago, Mr. Huang received a letter of accusation, saying that I was not upright. After my father passed away, I should have observed mourning for three years and not married until I got married. However, I got married within half a month, and within three months, I got married. This is really unfilial. I should be stripped of my honors to serve as a warning to students all over the world."
After hearing this, He's face turned pale.
Xu Qingmeng also narrowed his eyes and his face darkened.
"This... this is not just our family. The most recent one is the Liu family. The old man passed away a month ago, but he has already remarried. Also, the Wang family. The father passed away just over a year ago, but his wife is about to give birth. Also, the Li family. The mother passed away less than three months ago, but they have already remarried.
So many people did not follow the three-year mourning rule, why did they report you?"
He was suddenly panicked. Although she said so, she was still unsure in her heart.
Xu Qingmeng immediately grasped the key points of what He said.
In ancient times, observing filial piety was indeed a very important filial piety.
(End of this chapter)
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