Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 137
Zhuge Xian had been stranded in Suzhou for a long time. Now that Wang Heng had returned safely, he took a boat to Hangzhou that day, and then returned to his hometown from Hangzhou to celebrate the New Year. Wang Heng and Wang Cai sent him to Nanmen Pier, and the passenger ship arrived at night. , very convenient.

The three of them made an appointment to meet again at the Nanjing Imperial College next fall. Wang Heng asked Zhuge Xian to help him look for a small private courtyard. The rent should not be too expensive and it should be close to the Nanjing Imperial College. He was afraid that he would not be able to rent a suitable one until the fall.

Zhuge Xian agreed wholeheartedly and promised to rent a good yard for them.

Zhuge Xian brought several followers with him when he returned home. He had already gone to the Zhejiang Guild Hall to call them over to take the boat. There was nothing to worry about along the way. The three of them said goodbye reluctantly. This time, they got a lot of help from Zhuge Xian, such a loyal friend. , which is also an unexpected surprise.

I hired two donkeys from the South Gate Pier and returned to Ziyang Academy. The sky was already dark. In the twilight, there were thick old cypress trees on both sides of the academy road, and the vegetation around the school building was sparse. Looking at it made me cry with joy.

The next day Wang Heng got up early and walked far to the Zhishi Hall in the back hill of the academy to find Mr. Ye, Assistant Professor Ye, who was in charge of general affairs, to cancel his leave. Unexpectedly, there was a man in his thirties sitting in Mr. Ye's study. He called himself Xu.

Wang Heng pretended that he was caught in a snowstorm while visiting friends and fell ill. He did not return to school until yesterday to cancel his leave.

Mr. Xu was very kind and didn't ask any other questions. He repeatedly asked him to pay attention to his daily life. He will have a good life and will need to wear an extra robe sooner or later.

When Wang Heng left, he asked about Mr. Ye's whereabouts. Mr. Xu said that his old Mr. Qiu Wei wanted to take the exam again and went to Nanjing to study early.

Wang Heng smiled, thinking that Mr. Ye had given up the idea of ​​fame long ago. This shows how difficult it is for a person to be seen through.

Before the spring break in the college, there was an exam. Those who scored B or above in the exam could be promoted to the first grade of senior high school. Otherwise, they had to stay in class and wait until next year to try again.

Wang Heng missed classes for a while. It was not easy to pass from being an outsider to an inside student. He turned off the lights at midnight and got up at dawn to study hard every day in the dark.

Five days later, on the day of the exam, I heard that Huang Yuntai's family sent a steward to the academy to report that Huang Yuntai accidentally fell into the water and died when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives. The steward, on the order of the eldest sister of the Huang family, took home the things Huang Yuntai left in the studio. Go and think about it.

Because it was the day of the college entrance examination, the news of Huang Yuntai's sudden death did not attract the attention of everyone in the academy. It only caused some whispers among the outside students. Because he was only an outside student and had only been in school for one semester, the academy did not help him. There was a plan to hold a memorial service, so the steward of the Huang family took everything Huang Yuntai left home that day.

After Wang Heng's exam was over, he heard that the steward of the Huang family had come. He came to Huang Yuntai's studio in Room B. The wooden door was ajar, and the room was empty, leaving only four white walls.

But he said that the manager of the Huang family was so serious that he didn't even keep a piece of writing paper used for practice and took them all away.

Wang Heng remembered that Huang Yuntai still had hundreds of taels of silver notes in his cabinet. He didn't know what to do with them?

Feeling sentimental in my heart, I saw Mr. Chu, who was in the same class, come into the living room. I expected that Mr. Chu and Brother Yuntai had a good relationship, and he also came to pay homage to him.He had no intention of interacting with such a luxurious young master as Mr. Chu, so he just bowed to him and left the room.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Chu stopped him and said, "Brother Yuntai was much more agile than our classmates. He fell into the water and died like this. It feels like a dream."

To be fair, Mr. Chu's feelings were exactly the same as what Wang Heng thought on the day of the incident.

"It's like a dream, so sad." Wang Heng agreed.

Mr. Chu said again: "Wang Qilang, I heard that you were a guest at the Huang family in Xishan, Dongting a while ago. Did you see this unfortunate thing with your own eyes when it happened? What happened?"

Wang Heng thought about it for a long time and said slowly: "Brother Chu, Brother Yuntai fell into the water and died, which makes people infinitely sad. Although I was involved in it at the time, it was really involved in his family affairs. I had no choice but to do it when it is convenient in the future." Speak out."

Wang Heng cupped his fists and left the room in No. B. Mr. Chu frowned deeply and looked at his back thoughtfully.

After the college entrance examination, Wang Heng was ranked last on the list of those admitted as internal students. At least he didn't have to work long hours, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

The academy will be on holiday for the Chinese New Year from now on. Scholars can leave the academy one after another. The servants in the academy are still there. If you want to study in the academy, it is just as convenient.

The next morning, Wang Heng's servant came to the academy, and his eldest aunt, Mrs. Zhu, sent a boat from Ge Laofu to take Wang Heng back to Taicang for the Spring Festival.

Wang Heng and Xiaocai tidied up a little, then boarded the boat with their servants, left the city from Loumen, and sailed down the Lou River with the wind. They suddenly felt like they were returning home.

It was already dusk when we arrived in Taicang, and the ship docked at the north bank of Zhihe Tangzhou Bridge. Mrs. Zhu sent a servant to wait for a long time.

Entering the mansion to greet Mrs. Zhu, Mrs. Zhu still asked them to stay in Helai Hall.
The two of them first went to Cangjiang Fengyue Tower in Wuling Bridge, returned the parrot Xiaocui to the little green girl, and said some words of gratitude.

After that, I read and said hello every day. When I had free time, I would go to temple fairs and watch lanterns in the city. I was very relaxed.

(End of this chapter)