After stealing the divorce book, Princess Salted Fish fell off her horse

Chapter 690 Pei Kangle

Mu Qingyu didn't sleep well last night.

It has been several days since Li Jingfeng escaped, and she has not found out who helped him.

And she went to her grandfather Pei Ji's place the day before yesterday, and his grandfather came back from his inspection tour of Zhuangzi outside the city, and picked up a little boy.

The little boy was more than seven years old, with red lips and white teeth, extremely cute, and a shrewd spirit.

What's interesting is that he was clearly a fleeing man, and instead of his parents, he was accompanied by two domestic servants.

The child was eloquent, and although he was dressed in rags, he was intelligent and precocious in his speech.Pei Ji was moved with compassion. Originally, they just let them have a full meal. The two house slaves said that they could do anything, and hoped that Pei Ji could give them a job.

Such a loyal servant is admirable, and the child is indeed well-educated.The Marquis Marquis Mansion is big enough, so it's okay to have two more servants. As for this child, it's considered a good deed for the three of them to live together.

So, Pei Ji brought them back.

Ask people to find an independent and secluded place for them to live in the lower quarters of the outer courtyard. After all, the children will study in the future.

But as soon as he got there, the child was recognized by the people from the Pei family's family: "A child from Pei Shi'an's family?"

Naturally, the servant also reported it to Pei Ji. Pei Ji was surprised, and when asked, this child was also from Pei's family.

However, their family does not live in Liangzhou.

The Pei family branch took root and settled down in Liangzhou, and for a long time, the branches and leaves spread, the roots were deep and the leaves were luxuriant.

But not all of them are like Pei Song's family, relying on the convenience of the patriarch to fill their own pockets, or like Pei Wenlang and his brothers.

There are also quite a few people who make a living by themselves, or take the imperial examination, or engage in business, or farm well.

However, Pei Shi'an's ancestors were not very lucky. They originally had a few acres of Susukida, but they were gradually sold off.When Pei Shi'an's father, Pei Fengxian, lived in a difficult situation.

However, he had studied in Pei Clan School, and he knew that the only way to change his fate was to study the imperial examination.

But it is not easy for such a poor family to provide for a scholar, not to mention his father died of illness, leaving only a widowed mother.

There are few studies on ethnology, but the teaching is also limited.

Pei Fengxian asked his clansmen for help.

The patriarch at that time was from the lineage of Pei Song, Yan Guo was eager to pluck a few hairs, and if he wanted to get alms from him, it would be faster to dream!
Pei Fengxian was helpless, but fortunately he could write well, and by copying books for money, he continued to study in a private school in the town, and later he was selected as a scholar.

It's not enough to be a scholar. Pei Fengxian's goal is to be a Jinshi. After becoming a Jinshi, he can become an official. After becoming an official, his lineage will feel proud.

Pei Fengxian continued to struggle to earn money for his studies, but the number of teachers was limited after all, and he failed to pass the exam three times.

At that time, he was already 21 years old, and he originally planned to marry a wife and have children after becoming a Jinshi.At that time, the married wife must be a noble family, who can provide him with better help.

But don't talk about Jinshi, if you can't even win the Juren, then you have to change your previous plan.

He doesn't care about the girls in the village, and neither does the girls in the town.

On that day, Pei Fengxian accidentally met a rich family who went out for fun. The rich family was rich and had a lot of property in the county town. They had three sons and a daughter.He suddenly thought of an excellent plan.

As long as he can marry that wealthy daughter, won't he have the money to go to Beijing to take the exam and even get through the joints?

Even if he doesn't take the imperial examination route, he can still be a rich man with no worries about food and clothing!
Pei Fengxian began to create chance encounters.

He is outstanding in appearance and a scholar, his conversation is much more elegant than that of ordinary people, and his whole person has a bit of gentle temperament.

Under his deliberate arrangement, the rich daughter's heart really fell.

The wealthy family only had this daughter, so they didn't think much of Pei Fengxian, a small scholar, but Pei Fengxian was eloquent,
He also thought that the next step for a scholar is to raise people, and the next step for raising people is to be a Jinshi. If Pei Fengxian can win a Jinshi, his daughter will be the official wife.

Moreover, the daughter wanted to marry with all her heart, and she couldn't dissuade her, so the wealthy family had no choice but to agree.

Pei Fengxian successfully married the daughter of a rich man, who bought a house for them in the county seat, and Pei Fengxian moved in with his wife with his widowed mother.

The wealthy family also gave Pei Fengxian money to enter the best academy in the county.

But with better resources and a better environment, Pei Fengxian only managed to win the election, ranking at the bottom.

It's easy to be a scholar, but it's not just about hard work, it's even more difficult to be a Jinshi.

After Pei Fengxian failed the rankings three times, he finally accepted that he was actually not that talented in reading.

Although juren can also choose officials, but there are so many juren in the world, how many people can really get the chance to be elected?
Fortunately, becoming a juren also has many benefits. Pei Fengxian is now well-clothed and well-fed, so there is no need for him to be a Jinshi.

But if he wins the exam, he has to return to his hometown no matter what.

At that time, the Pei family naturally knew that the impoverished Pei Fengxian family had become prosperous.

After successfully getting the envious eyes of his fellow clansmen, Pei Fengxian was very happy. When he returned to the county seat, he did not put his mind on the Jinshi examination, but put it elsewhere.

In 20 years, great changes have taken place in the rich family. First, the third son of the rich family went out to play, but he fell into the water and died when the boat was big and wide.

Then, the eldest grandson of the wealthy family was bitten to death by a snake.

The second grandson drowned in his own lotus pond.

The second son got into a dispute with someone, his leg was broken, and he was depressed at home with a cruel temper, and was smothered to death by the servant.

The eldest son supported the family business, went out to collect the bills, and when he came back late, he was murdered for money.

Three sons and two grandchildren, a big family, all of them died.

The wealthy family experienced the pain of losing their sons and grandchildren continuously, no matter how unbearable it was, they vomited blood and died on the sick bed.

Only the daughter and son-in-law are left to preside over the overall situation.

Of course, the family property and business of the wealthy household all belong to the daughter and son-in-law!
Afterwards, Pei Fengxian expanded his business to prefectures and even prefectures. His son Pei Shi'an was well-informed that he was his father's true biography, and he also set his sights on the noble daughter.

He looks better than his father and has a sweeter mouth, but he is the daughter of a merchant after all, so the marriage was opposed by the woman's parents.

But it was useless to object, because he had already been secretly with that woman.

It is said that the girl's parents were so angry that they severed ties with her, and never had any contact with her again.

Pei Fengxian returned to his hometown again in fine clothes. At that time, he was in his fifties, and his son Pei Shi'an also brought his wife and children.They visited almost all the doors of the Pei family, showing off very clearly.

The reason why everyone in Pei Wenlang recognized this child was because this child was exactly the same as Pei Shi'an when he was a child.

Pei Ji didn't expect that he was still the same clan of the Pei family, so he called the master, two servants and three people to his side for questioning again.

Since they are from a wealthy family, how could they be fleeing famine?

This question yielded unexpected results.

Pei Fengxian probably calculated too much, and died of a serious illness when he lived to be 52 years old.

Although Pei Shi'an is good at rhetoric, he often coaxes many women's hearts into turmoil.But he prefers to linger in the flowers, ignorant, not good at management. Once his father died, in just five years, he lost his huge family business, lost all his bets, and lost all his money. Trees fell and monkeys scattered.

Pei Shi'an, who had no money, sold all his belongings, made a fortune in a casino, and had his leg broken.

After breaking his leg, Pei Shi'an no longer had a suave and suave appearance, but became irritable. He also liked to drink and beat people when he was drunk.Mrs. Pei couldn't stand such a gap, she went crazy, ran out once and never came back.

These two domestic servants were not sold because they belonged to Mrs. Pei's family and the deed of sale was absent.

There was a disaster in the place where they lived at the beginning of the year, and Pei Shi'an fell to his death after getting drunk.

Pei Ji sighed.

If you don't hold yourself upright, you won't be able to keep the wealth you get.

It's just that this child is only seven years old, but because of the hardships in life, he matured much earlier than his peers.

They are all surnamed Pei, and this is indeed a descendant of the same clan. When Pei Ji was rich, he could give 3 to the family members every year. Now facing this child whose father and mother are unknown, he will not stand idly by.

He asked gently: "Son, what's your name?"

There were tears in the child's eyes, but the voice was clear: "My name is Pei Kangle! My mother said, don't ask me to be rich and wealthy, but only wish me a happy life!"

This is the purest and deepest love a mother has for her son. Pei Ji sighed and patted his little head.

When Mu Qingyu went to the Weiwuhou Mansion, he saw Pei Ji teaching Pei Kangle to read.

Although the child was young, he was sweet-mouthed and could read facial expressions, which made Pei Ji very happy. When he was free, he would ask Pei Kangle about his homework.

Pei Kangle's homework is quite good, and he is very smart. Pei Ji taught him a little bit, and he could draw inferences from one instance to another.

Who wouldn't love a smart, cute, sweet-mouthed, well-behaved child with a poor background?What's more, they are still of the same clan!
Mu Qingyu couldn't be there all the time, if someone could make him happy under Pei Ji's lap, Mu Qingyu would actually be very happy.

However, not everyone can do it. Yesterday, she ordered someone to investigate to see if what the master and servant said was true.

The concierge, the kitchen steward, etc. have already returned to their positions one after another. Qinglu was sent out by Wu Xiaoran to handle errands, and it will take a few days before he comes back. Anyway, Mu Qingyu does everything by himself, and it doesn't matter whether the maid is there or not.What's more, Qinglu is not a maid.

Therefore, there is no one else in her inner courtyard except her.

And last night, an unexpected visitor ushered in her yard.

A person who came over the wall from the outside without going through the main entrance.

He is handsome and straight, with a flowing gown, free and unrestrained, but his expression is gloomy.

Mu Qingyu smiled and said, "Our Seventh Highness, who made you unhappy?"

Chu Jingxian's figure fluttered down on the opposite side of her. He looked at Mu Qingyu seriously, then cupped his hands, bent down, and saluted.

Mu Qingyu moved away in surprise, did not accept his gift, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chu Jingxian said seriously: "Qingyu, although I'm dissolute and don't follow etiquette, I also know that if I want to see you, I should pass the post and walk through the door in a dignified manner, instead of coming directly to your inner room in the dark with light work. Courtyard. I know that if this matter gets out, it will do great harm to your reputation, so I have to apologize to you!"

"It doesn't have to be like this!" Mu Qingyu knew that he was telling the truth. People in the Jianghu might be used to coming and going in the middle of the night, but this is the capital of Eastern Xia, so it is not so friendly to women.

Even though she finally got what she wanted, she passed the divorce letter on the bright road, but she also encountered a lot of ridicule and blank stares.

If it is replaced by a person with a less firm mind, there is even a possibility that he will not be able to survive.During that time, she also lost two deals because of this matter.

Women's Famous Day is always used by some people to make a fuss.

Fortunately, Mu Qingyu was determined and unmoved, so she was not hurt.

She said: "You must also have unavoidable difficulties, so there is no need to do this!"

The depths of Chu Jingxian's eyes were dark and deep, as if he was trying his best to hide the helplessness in his heart, and said, "Qingyu, there are many things that are not what I want. I want to see you often, and I also want to invite you to swim in the lake, drink tea, and talk heart-to-heart , or the same as before, to discuss gambling skills with you... But, I dare not hit you even once. Even the reception banquet that day, now that I think about it, I didn't think carefully. I must have caused you trouble, this time I'll do my best to fix it!"

"There won't be any trouble, and you don't have to think that way!" Mu Qingyu thought about her troubles. Li Jingfeng brought her troubles, and Li Jingfeng was provoked by herself, and she didn't suffer any disadvantages. Jing Xian is really okay.

As for the thoughts that Chu Jingxian said, she also thinks it is normal. Friends should get together often, swim in the lake and drink, learn gambling skills and so on. Didn't they often do it before?

"No, there must be trouble. If you haven't felt it, it probably hasn't come yet." There was some pain in Chu Jingxian's eyes. He looked at Mu Qingyu with a thousand words, but he didn't know Where to start.

His voice was hoarse and dry: "Qingyu, my situation is a bit troublesome now, I can't tell people, but I don't want you to misunderstand, thinking that now that I have made military achievements and come back, I am different from before!"

"I don't think so! We are good friends, and the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water!"

Chu Jingxian said softly: "The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water?!"

Mu Qingyu nodded, but felt a little strange, always felt that there was some astringency in Chu Jingxian's repeated words.

She could also see that Chu Jingxian was in a bad mood, not only because of this matter, but also because of his current bad situation.

The Chu Jingxian she had seen before was free-spirited, unscrupulous, and unrestrained. The reason why the young man with a high spirited and unrestrained expression showed such an expression was probably because of something serious that happened to him. He can't solve it yet.

She said, "Do you need my help?"

Although she is just a civilian girl now, she can't help with big favors, but she can still help with small favors!

Chu Jingxian shook his head: "No need!" He looked at her, stretched out his hands to support her shoulders, his eyes were deep, and there was some pain in his eyes: "Qingyu, if you hear some rumors about me, you have to believe me, I'm still the old me!"

Mu Qingyu nodded and said, "Okay!"

She can understand that in this world, some people wear masks voluntarily, while others are forced to wear masks.

Chu Jingxian, probably from the day he decided to go out, was doomed to wear a mask when he came back.

In fact, he didn't need to explain it to her, she could imagine and understand it!

She also understood what he said, and wanted to look for her in a dignified manner, but because of the reason that could not be said, she could only come to see her quietly at this time, under the cover of night.

For the sake of his suffering, she should just lend him a pair of shoulders!
Suddenly, Chu Jingxian's expression changed, and he shouted, "Who?"

(End of this chapter)