bookrebus Chapter 757 Leaking the Question
Chapter 757 Leaking the Question
Hearing this, Shen Shuyi's brows couldn't help but frown. Preliminary exam?
She knew that Shen Jing'an had signed up for the preliminary exam. For someone like him who lacked ability, the preliminary exam was a rare opportunity for him.
But what preparations does Qin Xuerong need to make for Shen Jing'an's pre-examination?
Shouldn't Shen Jingjing be allowed to concentrate on reviewing her lessons?
What's more, although she had about 20,000 or 30,000 taels of silver from the pawn shop at Jinglou, it was really not enough to use this money to help Shen Jingan.
unless……
Shen Shuyi immediately thought of a possibility.
Unless there is something wrong with this Jinglou.
Qin Xuerong sent the authentic work to Jinglou and pawned it at the price of the fake one. So who pocketed the difference?
The owner behind Jinglou.
But in this case, what can those who made a loss-making deal get?
Shen Shu pondered for a long time and put the red tassel aside.
Hongying knelt on the ground and dared not breathe, feeling uneasy. Zhiyuan was a useless man. He always relied on his good looks to deceive women. Occasionally, he took advantage of his monk appearance, pretended to be a ghost, and said auspicious words to get some money.
But that money was not enough for him to squander.
Not to mention redeeming her and giving her a home.
When she thought of this, Hongying felt very upset. If... if she had not thought of plotting against the Second Young Miss, would she not have ended up like this today?
If she had taken good care of the young lady like Yuping did, would she have been successful now?
Thinking of this, Hongying couldn't help but glance at Yuping.
The girl was still as gentle and mellow as ever, her face much rosier than when she was in the Jade Buddha Temple. Her clothes were extremely valuable. If she walked down the street, she would be no less beautiful than some young ladies from wealthy families.
Hongying felt distressed. She had heard that the second young lady treated her subordinates very well, and each of the servants had better food, clothing and other necessities than their masters.
Why was she blinded by lard in the first place...
After a while, Shen Shuyi came back to his senses, glanced at Hongxiu on the ground, and said lightly: "Yuping, give Hongying some silver."
Hearing this, Hongying knelt down and stepped forward: "Princess, I don't want the money! Please give me the indenture and let me leave the house!"
As Hongying spoke, tears began to fall.
"My lady, I can no longer hide my pregnancy. Please wake up! Please let me out of the house!"
Shen Shuyi looked at her coldly with indifferent eyes: "Your indenture contract is with your mother, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do."
Hongying didn't believe what Shen Shuyi said at all.
After all, she is now a princess and her wife has become a prisoner. How could she not have a solution?
Yuping threw ten taels of silver to Hongying, not forgetting at all how badly she had harmed the young lady and herself in the Jade Buddha Temple.
Now, he is reaping the fruits of his own actions.
Shen Shuyi looked at Hongying and said calmly, "You need to work harder for a while. I'm afraid I still need you to keep an eye on mother."
Hongying wanted to say something but stopped herself, unable to say anything else, so she had to leave.
Yu Ping looked at her back and said, "Miss, many people in the mansion have been discussing her belly recently, and some are speculating whether the baby in her belly is the Sixth Young Master's."
Shen Shuyi sneered: "Let her suffer."
Shen Shuyi stood up and looked at Jinzhu: "Let Jiang Li check again and take more paintings to Jinglou to pawn them as a test."
She just didn't believe that they would not be able to find out the way that Qin Xuerong knew.
*
Three days later, after Ouyang Song taught Shen Shuhan a lesson, he was secretly shocked. He thought it was no wonder that the eldest son of the Shen family was able to rule the capital of Tokyo.
If it weren't for his damaged health, there would be no hope in this life. This child would definitely be a rare talent among men.
He didn't have much time to teach for him, and during this time he took leave due to serious illness and went to Jiangnan to recuperate for a while.
So all in all, he had taught him no more than twenty classes.
But even so, he was extremely respectful to him and couldn't help wanting to teach him more.
"Think carefully today and write an article on how to deal with the epidemic." Ouyang Song stroked his beard, thought for a while, and said, "Write another article on how officials can win the hearts of the people."
"Yes, sir."
Ouyang Song nodded: "You are not in good health, so you should get some rest."
After Ouyang Song left, he sighed softly. If he had not already boarded the Qin family's pirate ship and had not taken care of Shen Jing'an for many years, he would not have been able to bear this.
But with Shen Shuhan's current condition, there is no hope for him to become an official. Even if he has talent, what good can he do?
This is how life will be.
In the evening, Shen Shuyi came to Shuhanyuan and saw his brother reviewing his lessons. He couldn't help but walk up to take a look.
It was not until Shen Shuhan stopped writing that she asked, "Brother called me here, is there something wrong?"
"Recently, with the preliminary exams approaching, Mr. Ouyang has been coming here much more frequently than before, and he has assigned me a lot more homework as well."
As he spoke, Shen Shuhan handed the two policy papers he had just completed to Shen Shuyi.
Shen Shuyi read them one by one, then raised his eyes: "Brother, what you mean is that Ouyang Song is predicting the questions? Or guessing the questions? Or... someone leaked the questions."
Shen Shuyi thought that the latter possibility was more likely. After all, basically all gentlemen would guess the questions, but the scope was too broad, and if the questions changed even a little, there would be a huge difference.
Therefore, it is more likely that someone leaked the questions.
What's more, Ouyang Song himself is a teacher, and he must have many students taking the preliminary exams. How could it be possible for him to come more often than before during such a busy time, unless... he has some ulterior motive.
And what could he possibly plot against his brother?
Of course it is that talent and learning.
"You don't have to worry about Ouyang Song's matter. I know you are investigating the matters of Jinglou, but I thought that maybe someone could get the test questions."
Shen Shuyi's heart sank slightly. Her brother seemed to agree with her. However, if this was true, how could she be fair to those students who had studied so hard?
What will this court become in the future?
"I understand, brother, don't worry, I will get to the bottom of it." Shen Shuyi's eyes were cold. When she thought of these things, she felt a pain in her chest from anger.
Shortly after returning to Yunshu Garden, Jiang Li sneaked into the Shen Mansion.
"Miss, I found it!"
After that, Jiang Li took out a jade pendant and handed it to Shen Shuyi. Shen Shuyi looked at it carefully and asked, "What is this?"
"This is an exchange card issued by Jinglou." Jiang Li explained.
"Exchange card?" Shen Shuyi frowned.
"The preliminary exam is approaching, and Jinglou's business has been much busier recently than before. I have checked carefully, and most of them are people with students in their families who come to Jinglou to pawn their items. If the amount of the pawned items reaches 200,000 taels, they can get a jade token."
"Then, when the pre-exam questions are out, you can go to the Jinglou with the jade token to exchange for a note."
As he spoke, Jiang Li handed another roll of notes to Shen Shuyi.
Shen Shuyi unfolded it and saw only four words: epidemic and people's will.