I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 66 Exploring the Zeng Family
"I'm a rough man, this life is given by my wife!" Weng San stared at Zhan Feiyu fiercely, his thick palm grabbed the back of the pillar's neck, and threateningly said, "You give it to my unborn child first. The young master kowtow to apologize!"

Weng San is a rough man. After the housekeeper Zeng returned from Jinlin Village, the angry Weng San almost killed the housekeeper Zeng with one punch. Fortunately, he was stopped by the accompanying housekeeper.

Afterwards, Zeng Yuquan personally explained the reason to him: Shi, Nong, Industry and Commerce!The merchants are at the bottom of the list. Although the Zhan family is all muddy, there is a little prodigy, Zhan Feiyu, which is highly valued by the county magistrate.

If the Zeng family directly took revenge on the Zhan family, the first offender would be the county magistrate Chen. For this reason, the Zeng family could only swallow their voices.

In addition, Zhan Feiyu has only been in school for less than half a year, but if he gets a name in the future, the Zeng family can't afford to provoke him, so he can't do anything.

Moreover, Mrs. Zeng also spoke, and Weng San's anger was not easily suppressed. Who knew that there was news from the Zhan family.

In order to cover up the murderer, Zhan's second child, the Zhan family pushed the Zhan boss to take the blame. This is obviously because the Zeng family was not taken into account, and it was unbearable that Weng San was so angry today.

"The old man is the village chief of Jinlin Village, and the shocking horse on South Street is due to the lax discipline of my village chief. If I want to make amends, let the old man come here." The village chief spoke first.
"Go away!" Weng San shouted angrily, his big hand gripping the pillar forcefully tightened to three points, the expression on his face full of savage flesh was tyrannical and ferocious.

"Little girl, these people are secretly hiding outside the Zeng's house with bad intentions. Even if I maim them all, I will compensate for a few pieces of silver!" Weng San sneered, this hatred must be revenge on Zhan Feiyu's head.

The village is full of anxiety, and he is worried about the juniors like Zhuzi, and he is worried that Zhan Feiyu will be humiliated.

Zhan Feiyu glanced around, except for the little servant, only the housekeeper Zeng was standing not far away, and the head of the Zeng family did not appear.

"It is said that Zhanyi is always from the dog-slaughtering generation, and that's true." Facing the fierce Weng San, Zhan Feiyu didn't see the slightest bit of fear and anxiety, tilted his head and seemed a little puzzled, "You don't mention the shopkeeper Zeng, only Mrs. Zeng, this is It means that your allegiance is only to Mrs. Zeng."

"Bah, the little girl wants to throw dirty water on Laozi, you're still far away!" Weng San slapped his chest with his left hand, and looked at Zhan Feiyu with more contempt than anger, "I'm dying! It was given by the madam, whoever dares to be detrimental to the madam is the enemy of Lao Tzu, and it’s a big deal!”

Weng San was also slandered before, saying that he coveted Madam Zeng's beauty, and even framed him for having an affair with Madam Zeng.

During that time, Zeng Yuquan went out to do business and did not return. This rumor spread from the Zeng family, and all the merchants in Shangsi County heard about it.It was even fabricated that he and Mrs. Zeng had an affair with the little girl, and the most outrageous thing was that Zeng Yuquan caught him and raped him in bed.

At that time, Weng San wished he could apologize for his death, but fortunately, Zeng Yuquan returned home in time and sold off all the subordinates who babbled.

Later, I took Mrs. Zeng out to play, and even gave Mrs. Zeng a set of head and face worth a thousand taels as a birthday gift. This rumor was self-defeating, but I didn't expect Zhan Feiyu to talk about it today.

Mrs. Lin frowned. How could Xiaoyu say such a slanderous remark? Even if it is forced by the situation, a gentleman can do something and not do something!

"I don't know if your Excellency has heard the last sentence: most of the negative hearts are scholars! And I am a scholar, and I am the kind of gifted type." Zhan Feiyu looked at Weng San, who was a little impatient, and threw out harsh words bluntly.

"You touch my clan today, and I, Zhan Feiyu, swear here that I will return it tenfold and one hundredfold in the future. The Mrs. Zeng you are loyal to, and the young master you want to protect, as long as I live, I will make them unable to survive or die. , I couldn't get enough to eat, I couldn't wear warm clothes, and I was harassed and beaten by local rogues every three to five."

Looking at Weng San, who was on the verge of splitting, Zhan Feiyu raised his chin proudly, "I won't personally take revenge for dirtying my hands. As long as I study hard and take the imperial examination step by step, someone will naturally do it for me!"

"I killed you!" Weng San roared angrily, pushed the pillar in his hand, and threw his fists towards Zhan Feiyu, he must kill this bitch, kill him!

Seeing Weng San rushing over, Zhan Feiyu shouted loudly, and quickly hid behind Yin Wuyan, "Big brother, help!"

Butler Zeng and the others twitched at the corners of their mouths. When they saw Zhan Feiyu's cruel words just now, they all trembled with fright. They only thought that she was a vicious and tyrannical little girl. Who knew it was a fake trick to fool people!

Yin Wuyan looked at Weng San, who was full of murderous intent, and kicked him.

In an instant, everyone saw the bear-like Weng San being kicked in the chest, and then flew out like a sandbag, hitting the pillars of the storm corridor on the right.

Bang!The sound of the heavy object hitting the ground sounded, Weng San twitched a few times in pain, and vomited out a mouthful of blood.

With his little head sticking out from behind Yin Wuyan, Zhan Feiyu stretched his neck to take a look, and shook his head sympathetically, "This is the end of Banmen's axe, big brother, mighty!"

Muzheng and Lin Fuzi looked at Zhan Feiyu who took advantage and sold well, and they couldn't help but look at Yin Wuyan, so this is not a carriage driver at all, is it the adult Jinlongwei that Xiaoyu said?
"Little prodigy Zhan is here prepared!" Butler Zeng squeezed out the words between his teeth. He stayed because he was worried that Weng San, a warrior man, would kill people. Who knew that Weng San didn't kill Zhan Feiyu, but he did not. A little bit on his own little life.

Zhan Feiyu put his hands behind his back and walked out with square steps, but he didn't see the cowardly look he had just called for help. On pretending to be X, who is the fish!
"Butler Zeng has praised it wrongly. Isn't this prepared for anything?" Zhan Feiyu smiled innocently and innocently, and raised his eyebrows to look at the main hall, "I have already given the dismounting, I wonder if Manager Zeng can come out and see?"

Is there such a shameful disgrace?Butler Zeng tickles his teeth with hatred, "Wait a few, I..."

A voice interrupted Steward Zeng's unfinished words, and Zeng Yuquan walked out from the main hall, "Seeing is better than hearing it once. The little prodigy Zhan acts treacherous, which makes Zeng admire."

After the conversation changed, Zeng Yuquan said with a warm smile: "It's just that Weng San is brave and impulsive. In the future, the little prodigy Zhan should pay more attention to his own safety, and people from Jinlin Village must be careful when they come to the county."

What Zhan Feiyu said just now was a threat. In fact, it was to anger Weng San, but he couldn't deceive Zeng Yuquan. Weng San will take revenge in the future.

Taking a step back, Weng San didn't do anything to Zhan Feiyu. He only took revenge on the Zhan clan. With Weng San's brute force, he only injured and maimed people, which was enough for the Zhan clan to drink a pot.

Zhan Feiyu frowned, lost his calm and calmness, and said in a panic: "How despicable and shameless is the shopkeeper Zeng? One person does things and one person is responsible. If you want to do things, just come at me, you don't have to implicate innocent people!"

Village Zheng and Mrs. Lin also changed their faces. If the Zeng family were determined to retaliate with such a shameless method, it would be a threat to Zhan Feiyu and the villagers.

Looking at Zhan Feiyu with puffed cheeks, Zeng Yuquan's eyes flashed coldly. No matter how smart she was, she was only a seven-year-old girl. Could it be that Hou Fei's disappearance had nothing to do with her?
"Master Zeng is not worried that I will come back with full wings and revenge in the future?" Zhan Feiyu seemed to have run out of skills, but just stared at each other fiercely. Unfortunately, with her white and tender face, there was no deterrence, more like an irritated little beast .

Yin Wuyan glanced at Zhan Feiyu, who tightened his body and clenched his small fists. It seemed that he was going to rush over to Zhan Feiyu desperately in a fit of anger. little girl.

For a while, no one spoke in the courtyard, and the atmosphere seemed tense and dangerous, until Zeng Yuquan smiled warmly, which broke the suffocating silence.

"As the saying goes, friends should be resolved rather than knotted, so little prodigy Zhan might as well come in and have a cup of tea, and we'll discuss in detail." Zeng Yuquan turned slightly sideways and made an inviting gesture.

After a few people entered the main hall and took their seats, a maid brought the freshly brewed tea, and Zhan Feiyu suddenly said, "Wait a minute, this tea won't be poisoned, right?"

The maid was stunned for a moment, it was probably the first time she had encountered this, so she could only look to the head of Butler Zeng for help.

"Little prodigy Zhan is worrying too much. The Zeng family is a law-abiding merchant. If you die of poisoning in the Zeng family, the government yamen will also thoroughly investigate." Butler Zeng looked at Zhan Feiyu, who had a chubby face and a very serious expression.

Is this a child prodigy?This is clearly a crazy girl!Who would be so stupid to poison the tea for hospitality!

"Haha, it's okay to be careful, not everyone said that the intention to kill is not necessary, and the heart to guard against others is necessary." Zhan Feiyu meaningfully looked at Zeng Yuquan, who was sitting in the main seat, holding up a cup of tea and drinking tea.

Ordinary businessmen can't commit murder by poisoning, but this one has something to do with Yumian Langjun, who is a fugitive arrested by the Dragon Guard, and Zhan Feiyu doesn't want to risk his own life.

Zeng Yuquan's hand holding the teacup tightened slightly. Although he let go of his doubts about Zhan Feiyu, Zeng Yuquan did intend to kill Zhan Feiyu silently, based on the principle that he would rather kill him by mistake and never let him go. Poisoning is the best way.

Liren drunk in the teacup is a secret medicine. After taking it, it will make people talk nonsense and lose consciousness as if they are drunk. If they are children, they will generally think that it is an evil spirit, especially after high fever.

It took seven days from the onset of the disease to the death. Even if the government yamen came to investigate, nothing could be found. Moreover, the autopsy was only caused by the high fever caused by the wind and cold.

But looking at Zhan Feiyu, who couldn't drink tea even after being beaten to death, her cautiousness made Zeng Yuquan a little suspicious.

"Xiaoyu, don't be rude." Master Lin said warmly, seemingly blaming Zhan Feiyu, but in fact it was maintenance, "Forgive me, shopkeeper Zeng, Xiaoyu is young and has a lively and troublesome temperament."

After Master Lin finished speaking, he took two sips of tea from the teacup to show his apology.

Seeing this, Muramasa also took two sips. Not to mention, this tea is fragrant enough, much better than the rough tea made at home.

After Yin Wuyan entered the main hall, he stood behind Zhan Feiyu, glanced at the teacup thoughtfully, and checked if he had been poisoned.

There is no need to say the words of greetings, the tea has been drunk, and it is time to talk about business.

Village Zheng and Lin Fuzi took turns to talk about the South Street shocking horse, even if the second Zhan took Zhu Kun's money to do it, but the mastermind was also Zhu Kun, and the second Zhan was an accomplice at most, the key is that the lame beggar disappeared Now, the Zeng family really has no choice but to pursue it.

"There is some truth to what Muzheng said, but now I can only pursue the second son of Zhan, and at least let out a sigh of anger." Zeng Yuquan's words are very shameless, Zhu Kun has no evidence, the lame beggar has disappeared, only Zhan's second child is unlucky.

"Treasurer Zeng, the village has excommunicated the boss of Zhan, which also led to the discord between the three brothers of the Zhan family, Xiaoyu was adopted, and the Li family separated and separated..." Village Zheng did not hide it.

The big house of the Zhan family: Although it's not the separation of the wife and children, it is almost the same.

As for the second room: Zhan's second child has suffered a heart and lung injury, and will be a sick child in the future. Xiao Yao's farce is also involved in the farce of remarrying. The second room lost its reputation, and even affected Dalang and Saburo.

As for the third room: the third child of Zhan resents the second child of Zhan, and he is a lazy person. Without the old scalper of the elder Zhan, there will be constant quarrels with the second room in the future.

According to Muramasa's statement, the Zeng family also calculated the evil spirits.

Zeng Yuquan's expression was unclear, and he didn't know whether he heard it or not.

Seeing this, Master Lin said, "Although the Zhan family is at fault for this matter, Xiaoyu is innocent. The shopkeeper Zeng raised his hand, and Xiaoyu must be grateful, and this matter can be settled."

To put it bluntly, if the Zeng family is chasing after them, Zhan Feiyu will definitely fight back passively. Now Zhan Feiyu is not to be feared, but ten years later, compared with the Zeng family of merchants, Zhan Feiyu must not be underestimated.

"Master Lin, Muzheng, and the Zhan family were indeed punished, but in the end it was the child prodigy Zhan who really took advantage." Zeng Yuquan said sharply, looking sharply at Zhan Feiyu who was sitting on the chair wandering about.

After talking about the business, Zhan Feiyu didn't speak, probably because he was too bored to sit, he tilted his head and started to wander, unaware of Zeng Yuquan's scrutinizing eyes.

Muzheng's expression was a little embarrassed, but at this time he could only bite the bullet and say: "Xiaoyu was adopted out, but there is a estrangement with his biological father, which will hinder whether he is studying or getting married in the future."

Because of the existence of the empress, the Daqing Dynasty was more tolerant to women than the previous dynasties, but there were still many constraints invisibly. If it was a big family with strict rules, Zhan Feiyu's father was removed from the clan, and his mother lived alone, which would definitely affect her marriage.

The same is true for the imperial examinations. If the examiner encountered is pedantic and filial, even if she does not dismiss her grades, the ranking will definitely not be high. In addition, she is a woman, and she is more likely to fall.

Zeng Yuquan nodded at this meeting, and seemed to agree with Muramasa's words.

"Then I'm going out to change." Zhan Feiyu jumped off the chair with a rub, smiled awkwardly at the few people, and walked outside with a thud.

Seeing that Yin Wuyan didn't move, Zeng Yuquan nodded to the maid who was waiting outside the door, motioning her to lead Zhan Feiyu.

After a while, Zhan Feiyu looked at the maid with a face behind him, "Can I see Mrs. Zeng? I should greet you anyway."

Although there was no uproar about Zhan's second child, as the maid of the Zeng family, she naturally knew about it. Looking at Zhan Feiyu with a sincere smile, she had no resentment towards her. After all, she was a child and innocent.

"I'm going to ask the young master." The square-faced maid did not dare to make her own decisions, especially since Mrs. Zeng was still in bed to protect her fetus.

"Well, you go, I'll wait here." Zhan Feiyu waved his hand, and walked to the pavilion in the back garden and sat down.

It stands to reason that the guests should not be left alone, but Zhan Feiyu looked too harmless, the square-faced maid confessed to the two servants who were taking care of the flowers and plants, and then walked towards the main hall.

After waiting bored, Zhan Feiyu went to the flowers to look at the flowers. Although the Zeng family was a businessman, the courtyard was exquisite, and even in late autumn, the vegetation was lush.

"Huh? Where's the person?" The boy who trimmed the dead branches turned around, not seeing Zhan Feiyu and couldn't help but be startled.

The companion was also stunned, and whispered, "I was still there just now, why did I disappear when I turned around."

The two servants looked at each other, one ran to the front and the other ran to the back. The garden connects the main hall and the backyard. Fortunately, every door of Zeng's house is guarded, so there is no need to worry too much.

When the two servants ran away, Zhan Feiyu, who was invisible, also quickly walked to the backyard, rubbing his fingers against his fleshy chin. These tasteless golden fingers are just right for spotting and investigation.

The Zeng family has an ancestral recipe for dyeing cloth. I heard that a special and rare plant is needed as an introduction, just like the introduction of medicine in traditional Chinese medicine.

The Zeng family planted this plant in the garden on the south side of the courtyard. It is said that there are hundreds of plants in it. Even if someone slips in, it is impossible to tell which one it is, whether it is a flower or a grass, whether it is planted in the soil or in the water.

The further you go to the south side of the garden, the more strict the defense is, but the invisible Zhan Feiyu can pass all the way until he enters the garden.

Looking around, the pond in the middle has been removed, and there are flowers and plants everywhere. In addition to the residual lotus, there are other aquatic plants in the pond. Three or four maids in yellow clothes are taking care of these flowers and plants.

The little maids in the front yard were all dressed in dark cyan, which was different from the one in this garden, obviously because of their different identities. Zhan Feiyu watched as he walked, and gradually, the expression on Little Fatty's face turned into confusion.

"Did someone break in?" Footsteps hurriedly sounded, and I saw two big men in black suits quickly walked to the gate of the garden, but they didn't come in. The two warriors who were guarding the gate were asked.

"No." The warriors who guarded the gate replied in a deep voice, they had been guarding here without seeing anyone else.

The big man glanced at the garden, and he rang the copper bell hanging on the side without worrying about it.

After a few clangs, a woman in a purple robe came out of the garden with a sullen face and deep decree lines, giving people a shuddering majesty.

"Mother Hua, I just came to report that someone broke in. Is the garden safe?"

With a frown, Hua's mother is not young, but her voice is like a yellow warbler, clear and sweet, "You wait, I'll take someone to check."

Turning around and walking inside, as if she noticed something, Mama Hua suddenly turned her head and looked into the corner, scaring Zhan Feiyu's body all of a sudden.

The wind blew, the branches and leaves rustled, and there was no one from under the tree to the fence. Mother Hua retracted her gaze and continued to move forward.

these people?Zhan Feiyu stared blankly at the maidservants lined up in two lines. There were no more than six people in one team, and there were 12 in total, all of them were wearing yellow clothes. Maybe it wasn't the first time they did such a thing. , the two teams began to search, one left and one right.

Although the garden is large, there is no other place to hide except for the wooden houses behind the mother Hua. Even this wooden house is built in a row.

After a while, all the maids who searched came back, and no one was found. Mother Hua was relieved, and then walked to the door, and the crisp voice sounded again, "There is no one in the garden, maybe it's hidden somewhere else. "

"Yes, I will arrange for someone to search again." The man in strong suit bowed his hands again, and two more people were added to guard the door. With the rest of the people starting from the garden, they slowly searched and checked outside.

Zhan Feiyu looked at a few maids who looked like wooden people, and his frowning brows could catch mosquitoes to death. If he hadn't read a lot of TV, movie and novels in his previous life, I'm afraid he wouldn't have noticed anything unusual.

In the main hall, Zeng Yuquan's eyes suddenly sank after hearing Butler Zeng's reply.

He wasn't worried about Zhan Feiyu, a seven-year-old girl, no matter how smart and talented she was, she was still a child. What he was worried about was that someone took the opportunity to sneak into Zeng's house.

His sharp eyes turned to Yin Wuyan, and he was able to kick Weng San and vomit blood. This was no ordinary trainer, which made Zeng Yuquan think of the missing Hou Fei.

"What, the little fish is gone?" Muzheng stood up in shock, and immediately looked towards Zeng Yuquan with suspicious eyes.

Master Lin was also surprised, and his always gentle face was stained with sternness because of worry, "Treasurer Zeng, Xiaoyu is my student, if she has three strengths and two weaknesses, even if she goes to Beijing to knock on Wendeng shares, I will seek justice for her. !"

This was also the reason why Muzheng and the old patriarch troubled Master Lin to accompany him. As a scholar, the weight in his words was far stronger than those of them.

When Zhan Feiyu left, Yin Wuyan was not worried, not to mention that he had already sent two subordinates to sneak in. If there was an accident, he would definitely find out immediately.

Besides, Zhan Feiyu is not an ordinary little girl. She is not only bold but also intelligent, and has the ability to protect herself. She is a little girl who can do a good job with a jade-faced gentleman. This ruthlessness is extraordinary.

But at this moment, when he heard that Zhan Feiyu was gone, Yin Wuyan was stunned for a moment, anger and murderous intent rolled in his eyes, he should not let her go out alone, if the Zeng family jumped over the wall in a hurry, maybe they would take the opportunity to kill.

Knowing that they all doubted him, Zeng Yuquan said calmly: "Housekeeper, call all the servants and servants, and immediately go to find the whereabouts of the child prodigy Zhan!"

Muzheng and the others couldn't care less, they followed Yin Wuyan and went outside to find someone.

When the main hall was empty, Zhan Feiyu sneaked in, saw the untouched teacup still on the table, and walked over immediately.

Carefully poured the tea into the narrow-mouthed bottle that had just been stolen from the Zeng family room, plugged the bottle with a handkerchief, and kicked the bottle into his arms.

After a while, someone shouted, "I found someone!"

"Uh!" Zhan Feiyu stood in front of the shadow wall, holding the candied haws in one hand, staring blankly at the group of people rushing over.

"Xiaoyu, are you alright?" Muramasa ran out of breath.

Zhuzi and several others were also released by the Zeng family because they were looking for someone, and a group of people would hurry up and surround Zhan Feiyu.

Master Lin stepped forward even more quickly and touched Zhan Feiyu up and down, but he was not injured!

"I was bored waiting, and then I walked away. I heard that there was a candied haws sold, so I went out and bought one." Seemingly unaware that such a commotion would cause such a commotion, Zhan Feiyu's voice became lower and lower, and he looked on pitifully. Master Lin said, "I won't be greedy next time, and I won't run around."

The Zeng family wanted to give Zhan Feiyu a slap in the face, so all the servants and servants had been transferred away before, which also led to a servant guarding the door and did not notice that Zhan Feiyu had gone out.

Yin Wuyan stood in the corner and glanced at Zhan Feiyu with a cold gaze, but her silly appearance explained the problem.

"It's good that the child prodigy Zhan didn't disappear, otherwise, Master Lin would think that Zeng had killed him." Zeng Yuquan laughed loudly, but there was no smile in his eyes. A person who could get a letter of recommendation from a county school—a university school, Even at the age of seven, he is by no means a greedy child.

But Zhan Feiyu came in from outside the gate, which made Zeng Yuquan suspicious, but he couldn't find it out. He only felt that Zhan Feiyu was mysterious and unpredictable.

There was a false alarm, but fortunately, the trip to the Zeng family went smoothly.

The Zeng family did not pursue further investigations, and acquiesced that the boss of Zhan was excommunicated. Of course, Master Lin also guaranteed that Zhan Feiyu would not retaliate in the future, even if this matter was turned over.

At the gate of Zeng's house, standing on the steps, Zeng Yuquan squinted at Zhan Feiyu and his group who were about to leave. After hesitating for a while, murderous intent still appeared in his eyes, no matter what was wrong, this girl couldn't live!

Suddenly, footsteps came from the alley.

Village Zheng, Lin Fuzi, and Zhuzi looked back, but saw four yamen servants striding over, led by Fei Caotou.

"Fei Zhaotou." Zhan Feiyu stepped forward, because of the blind woman's death, she was a familiar face in the yamen.

"Little girl Zhan." Fei Zhaotou nodded, then walked over to Zeng Yuquan and said solemnly: "Treasurer Zeng, come to arrest the prisoner Weng San on the order of the adults."

Zeng Yuquan's face turned gloomy, arresting Weng San?Is Chen Weibin publicly defending Zhan Feiyu and not giving face to the Zeng family?

wrong!Thinking of Magistrate Chen's behavior, Zeng Yuquan looked at Yin Wuyan with ruthless and cold-blooded eyes, it was him!

At the gate before, when the ruffians insulted Zhan Feiyu, she brought this so-called cousin from Liupin Baihu to the town, scaring everyone away.

After Zeng Yuquan heard the butler's report, he just thought Zhan Feiyu was talking nonsense, but he couldn't investigate the truth of this matter. He was just a businessman, could he still trace the court officials from Liupin?
Even if he is reported to the official, with the maintenance of Zhan Feiyu by the county magistrate, he can push it cleanly, not to mention that the guards are not under the control of the county government, and the other party is from the sixth grade, and the grade is higher than that of the county magistrate Chen. The county magistrate Chen had a heart to protect him, but Zeng Yuquan could only hold back when he refused to accept it.

"I don't know what crime Weng San committed?" Zeng Yuquan asked in a cold voice, and the boat capsized in the gutter!
"No comment." Fei Chaotou didn't give any face at all. With a wave of his hand, the three behind Ma Zhaokuai immediately pushed aside Steward Zeng and walked in.

Moments later, Weng San, who was still in a coma, was dragged out and shackled.

(End of this chapter)