There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 573 The Qin Family Miscalculated
After Jichang finished speaking, he squinted at Chen Shilang secretly.

He thought to himself, this Chen Shilang is quite courageous, how dare he do such a thing of colluding with courtiers for personal gain?
Are you not afraid that after the incident is brought to light, the candidates will be unconvinced and make trouble?
That is a group of scholars who can write and print books, and will print their dissatisfaction into books and pass them down from generation to generation.

It will be infamous if it is passed on to future generations!

Jichang scolded Chen Shilang for being too narrow-minded.

He also called Chen Shilang an idiot for losing such an important secret letter.

Look, it was picked up by someone with a heart, and passed on to the whole city, right?
See how it ends.

Jichang had a good time and looked at Chen Shilang.

"Chen Aiqing? Don't you want to explain this matter?" Gao Zong said coldly with a gloomy face.

Chen Shilang broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, and said with a pale face, "Guan...Guan, this matter is not true. The contents of this leaflet are false, and I have never received such a letter."

"Qin Mao of the third room of the Qin family, the prime minister's nephew, didn't he go to your house the day before yesterday? Didn't he send you a letter?" Gaozong asked coldly again.

Chen Shilang gritted his teeth, and lied, "I went, but I didn't deliver a letter, and I didn't say anything about taking the exam."

"What did you say?" Gaozong asked, staring at his face.

"It's... a matchmaker."

Gaozong raised his eyebrows, "A matchmaker? Whose matchmaker?"

Chen Shilang continued the lie, "A nephew of Weichen's seventh cousin, the one who lives in Huzhou, has not been engaged this year.

Last month, Wei Chen begged Master Qin Mao, asking him to be a matchmaker for his nephew.When he went to Weichen's mansion the day before yesterday, he told Weichen that he hit a suitable girl.

He asked Weichen what he wanted, and discussed the day when he would meet Weichen's nephew.Officials, the two of us are talking about this matter, nothing else. "

Gaozong narrowed his eyes, "Oh? Is this the matter?"

"It's absolutely true." Chen Shilang's heart pounded, Gao Zong must not call Qin Mao to confront him, otherwise he will die.

This matter of matchmaking was something that he occasionally mentioned to Qin Mao one day last year.

I don't know if Qin Mao wrote it down, he hasn't had time to ask yet.

Chen Shilang was worried here, but Gaozong had no intention of calling Qin Mao to confront him at all.

Emperor Gaozong was also afraid of the current power of the Qin family.

He is afraid of Qin Hui, yet he has to rely on Qin Hui to take care of the world for him.

Therefore, he dared not offend the Qin family.

Beat the other courtiers, don't make too much noise, that's fine.

This is Gaozong's consistent practice in handling government affairs.

"I will investigate whether this matter is true or not. If it is true as stated in the leaflet..." Gao Zong looked at Chen Shilang coldly and snorted coldly.

Chen Shilang fell to the ground in panic, "I accept the punishment voluntarily."

"So, step back and continue to approve your papers."

"Yes, I will take my leave." Chen Shilang bowed to Emperor Gaozong again, then got up and left.

Chen Shilang dared to wipe off the cold sweat from his forehead after walking out of the palace gate.

He stood under a big willow tree near the palace gate, leaning on the tree pole and meditating.

Gaozong was very angry after reading the flyer, that is to say, he absolutely could not act according to the wishes of the Qin family.

Otherwise, it would be as stated on the list, and he would take care of Qin Hui's grandson, Qin Xun.

No, Qin Xun must not win No.1, let Qin Xun be second best.

In case the Qin family asks, he will say that the matter has been revealed and the officials are investigating.

If you continue to act according to what was agreed before, maybe everyone will be punished.

Thinking of this, Chen Shilang breathed a sigh of relief, and went to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and then went to approve the papers.

……

In Lin'an City, those who found the secret letter would pass on the contents of it to ten or ten to a hundred.

In just half a day, almost all the common people's homes in Lin'an City knew the contents of the secret letter.

Knowing that the Qin family secretly threatened Chen Shilang and asked Chen Shilang to take care of Qin Xun's examination.

The Qin family is no exception.

When the servant told Qin Lin'er the news, she was terrified.

"How could this be?"

"The villain doesn't know either." The servant said anxiously.

"Trash, you won't find out and then report? You don't know anything, how can I report to my father and uncle? Get out, go and find out! Find out and then tell me!" Qin Liner yelled angrily.

"Yes, yes." The servant replied, and hurried to find out the truth.

But how do you find out about this kind of thing?

Chen Shilang was still approving papers at the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. He had been intimidated by Gao Zong's words, so he didn't see anyone at the moment, and he and the other two officials were reading the papers behind closed doors.

The servants of the Qin family couldn't see Chen Shilang, so he had no way to investigate, so he had to go back to the house and report the truth.

Qin Lin'er was so angry that she cursed again.

Helpless, Qin Lin'er had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to her father.

Qin Mao just came back from the outside.

Not only did he know about the leaflet, but he also picked up a copy of the leaflet.

Qin Lin'er asked Qin Mao, "Father, why did this letter spread all over the street?"

Qin Mao frowned, "This incident is really weird, and my father can't find out the reason."

"Could it be that Chen Shilang did this on purpose? He didn't want to help our Qin family, so he deliberately printed multiple copies of the list and threw them all over the street?" Qin Lin'er said angrily.

"Hmph, if he dares to do this, don't blame our Qin family for being ruthless!" Qin Mao flicked his sleeves, "I'll go find your uncle and grandfather, and let him take care of Chen Zimao's yin and yang violations!"

"Father is right." Qin Lin'er nodded.

Qin Mao held the flyer and entered Qin Hui's house.

Qin Hui's energy is slightly better now, and he is taking a walk in the courtyard while holding the servant's hand.

Qin Mao hurried forward, "Uncle."

Qin Hui squinted at him, "Why do you look panicked?"

Qin Mao handed over the list, "It was thrown everywhere on the street, and my nephew picked up some and came back."

Qin Hui didn't answer, just glanced at it lightly, and snorted coldly, "I already know."

Qin Mao looked up at Qin Hui, and he was not surprised at Qin Hui's answer.

His uncle is the prime minister, so it is impossible for his uncle not to know what he can know.

He came here to ask Qin Hui about his decision.

The Qin family has suffered a dark loss this time, if it gets out, where will the Qin family's face be put?
"What does Uncle think about this matter? Could it be that Chen Zimao did it? He didn't want to help our Qin family, so he deliberately printed the contents of the letter as leaflets and threw them all over the city, so that everyone in the city would know that it was Qin." Is the family making things difficult for him? He has left a clean sheet and won't be tracked down by the officials, but he has made our Qin family lose face!"

Qin Hui sneered, "Humph, nine out of ten he did it. This Chen Zimao is so courageous!"

Qin Mao said angrily, "Uncle, he took advantage of our Qin family and didn't do anything. Does he not want to live anymore? Don't worry, uncle, let me deal with him."

"What are you packing up? You reckless man!" Qin Hui said angrily.

Qin Mao blinked and said unconvinced, "Uncle, he dared to look down on our Qin family, took advantage of it but didn't do anything, should he just let him go like this?"

Qin Hui sneered, "If something happened to him at this time, the officials must think that our two families have colluded for a long time, and the content of the list is indeed true!

If he doesn't take things seriously, the Qin family will kill people to vent their hatred, or kill people to silence them!Are you throwing the handle to the officials? "

Qin Mao shook his sleeves and said disapprovingly, "Uncle, why are you still afraid of that one? What kind of thing is Chen Zimao?"

Qin Hui was so angry that he coughed, "You, you..., you want to piss me off? You idiot!"

Qin Mao was frightened and said hurriedly, "Uncle, my nephew is not there, my nephew is wholeheartedly my uncle!"

"If you kill Chen Zimao, our Qin family will be scolded by the world, and you will make it impossible for me to gain a foothold in Lin'an City! Uncle!" Qin Xun said suddenly.

Qin Mao turned his head and saw Qin Xun walking slowly with a stern expression on his face.

After coughing a few times, Qin Hui gasped and said, "Sanlang, you might as well see clearly than Xun'er! You have been an official in the court for more than ten years, why don't you develop any skills?"

His son, Chaos, only knows how to eat, drink, and play, while his nephew is not smart, and Chaos is impatient.

Only the grandson is smart.

It's a pity that the grandson is too young.

He has been ill for so long, and he doesn't know if he can survive until his grandson gets married and starts a business.

Now that the exams are so bumpy, the future career...

Qin Hui felt desolate in his heart.

Qin Mao felt guilty after being scolded, he lowered his head and said, "Uncle taught my nephew, my nephew is listening, but my nephew doesn't know what's wrong."

"Xun'er, analyze and analyze why you can't kill Chen Zimao." Qin Hui glanced at Qin Xun and said to Qin Xun.

Qin Xun walked up to him, and he said to Qin Mao, "Uncle, the matter of General Yue not long ago has made our Qin family fall into the public opinion and bear the blame. If this happens again, you think the people in the city will How to scold our Qin family?"

Qin Mao still didn't take it seriously, "With the current power of our Qin family, are we still afraid of that little servant?"

Qin Xun said with a sarcasm, "Uncle, it's possible that Uncle doesn't know the saying that the tree attracts the wind, right? Just because the Qin family is so powerful, so many people are jealous. The more things the Qin family has, the happier they are."

"..."

"What if one day our Qin family is completely demolished, and the officials allow those people to deal with my Qin family. Tell me, uncle, what should we do then?"

Qin Mao was startled, "..."

"Besides, I suspect that the official family wants to deal with our Qin family now, but they have never had a chance. If someone makes a move, the official family will definitely respond! At that time, the Qin family will have no chance of turning over."

Qin Mao took a breath, "Xun'er, this, this, will it be so serious?"

"When the moon is full, it loses, and when the water is full, it overflows. Isn't there a lesson from the ancients?" Qin Xun said lightly.

Qin Mao shook his head, "But uncle can't bear to see you lose. You lose not only yourself, but also the face of the whole Qin family."

"Face is more important, or the life of the entire Qin family?" Qin Xun asked rhetorically.

Qin Mao opened his mouth, shook his head, and stopped talking.

Qin Xun said again, "I'm not very old, I won't pass the exam today, I'll come back next year, my masters often praise me for my knowledge."

"..."

"And the officials also praised it. I don't believe that I won't pass the exam for the rest of my life, so that Chen Shilang, just let it go."

(End of this chapter)