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"Coincidentally?" Geng Xingchen caught these two words, "Sister Six means that the time when the second uncle passed away happened to be the time of Qiu Wei's exam?"

Geng Xingshuang nodded, "Not only that, Zhang Lai was the second uncle's servant before, but since the second uncle was injured, he was directly sent to the outer courtyard to do rough work by his grandfather due to his inability to protect his master. Logically speaking, this time the second uncle passed away. , if the grandparents really wanted to recall the eldest brother at this critical moment, even if the person sent was not Uncle Liang, he should be the steward of the outer courtyard or Yao Gang, and Zhang Lai came here alone, from the uncle's house. The carriage takes three-quarters of an hour to get to the examination room, and although you can walk through the alleys by running, it will take at least half an hour."

"Is there no carriage in the house..." Geng Xingchen was mid-sentence when he suddenly thought of the three carriages in the house. They used one today and Geng Shulou used one. There should be another one.

Geng Shulou is Geng Cheng's eldest son. If the head of the uncle's house really wants to inform him, then the carriage should first be allocated to the person who reports to Geng Shulou.

But Zhang Lai did come alone.

"That is to say, grandparents, grandparents and second aunt, they didn't want to pass the news of second uncle's death to eldest brother, at least they didn't want to be so timely. Zhang Lai shouldn't be ordered by them to report the news. Why is he so bold? , dare to come privately for interrogation, doesn’t he know the importance of Qiuwei to my elder brother this time?”

Gradually, Geng Xingchen also came to his senses. Judging from Zhang Lai's shouting several times just now, Geng Shulou should have heard it, but pretended not to hear it and continued to take part in the scientific examination. Geng Shulou's inner thoughts I also don't want to go back to the house.

"So what happened to Zhang Lai? I saw how scared he looked just now. Could it be that he... wanted to please his eldest brother and rushed to report the news? It wasn't until he called his eldest brother out of the examination room that he realized that he had caused a big trouble. ?”

In Daning, the imperial examination system is the most rigorous. Once a candidate enters the examination room, unless the examiner is kicked out or carried out of the examination room due to fraud or the examinee's physical condition, no news or sound from outside is allowed to enter the examination room, nor is it allowed to disturb the examination room. order.

So today, as long as Geng Shulou enters the examination room, he can only come out with other candidates after the examination is over.

At that time, he could show great grief and have plenty of time to mourn without damaging his reputation.

But Zhang Lai ruined all this.

Geng Xingchen, Geng Shu and Geng Shuyin figured this out and looked at each other.

"Sixth sister, just now the second brother said that Zhang Lai is afraid of being taken advantage of? Who asked him to come and intercept the eldest brother? Although the time is coincidental, it is quite risky. As long as he is a little later, the eldest brother will enter the examination room .”

Geng Xingchen thought about everyone in the house in his mind, and he really couldn't imagine who would do such a thing.

She glanced at Geng Shuji and Geng Shuyin, "You two, do you have any ideas?"

Geng Shu and Geng Shuyin looked at each other in confusion, then shook their heads in unison, "I don't have any ideas."

"Two little idiots!" Geng Xingchen couldn't help but rub their heads.

Geng Shuji: "Seventh sister, I have grown up, mother said I can't rub my head anymore, otherwise I will become stupid."

Geng Shuyin nodded in agreement.

Geng Shuyan looked at the noisy three siblings with envy on his face.

"Sister Shuang, we're here. The carriage will go directly into the house. I'll go back to the inner courtyard to take a look first!"

Geng Shuhuai's voice came from outside.

Geng Shuji quickly raised the car curtain, "Huh?"

"What's wrong?" Geng Xingchen asked, also looking out.

The uncle's house is still the uncle's house, and there is no change from when they left in the morning.

But it seems to be a little different, the two gatekeepers have become one, and, according to the time when Zhang came and went to report, it should have been more than an hour since Geng Cheng passed away, but the two red lanterns in front of the Bo’s mansion are still there. There was no mourning ritual such as taking it down, let alone hanging it.The carriage entered the house through the side door, and the servants were like ants without direction, scurrying back and forth, but it could be seen at a glance that there was no structure and order.

"Zhang Lai probably didn't lie, something happened at home." Geng Xingchen said, she never really believed Zhang Lai's words, the news of Geng Cheng's death was too sudden.

Geng Shulou's carriage walked in front. He got off the carriage directly at the Chuihua Gate and went straight to Yinghe Courtyard.

Because Geng Shuhuai was riding a horse, he was a little faster than him and had already entered.

Geng Xingshuang looked at Geng Shulou's back as he walked towards the inner courtyard. Even without seeing Geng Shulou's face, she could tell from his menacing steps that at this moment he was not only filled with the sadness of his father's death, but also more. He should be angry, or even resentful would be more accurate.

"Why do I feel that the eldest brother doesn't seem to be going to see the second uncle, but it seems that he is going to trouble someone."

Geng Xingchen sighed, feeling that there would be another period of uneventful days in this mansion.

I hope her father won't get involved, but it's really hard to think about her father's reckless and violent personality.

When Geng Xingshuang and the others were still some distance away from Yinghe Courtyard, they heard the noise coming from Yinghe Courtyard, not only crying, but also screams, and the sound of boards falling on flesh .

"Beat someone?"

Geng Shuji shouted, "Sixth sister, seventh sister, let's go take a look first."

With that said, three young men of about the same age ran over with their robes in hand.

People were indeed being beaten in Yinghe Courtyard, and they were beating... Geng Xingshuang carefully identified the woman who was being held down on a bench, wearing a purple dress, with only the back of her disheveled head exposed. She couldn't believe it. own judgment.

"Sixth Sister, it's Mama Sang!" Geng Xingchen grabbed her sleeve and cried out in surprise.

He did not admit his mistake.

Geng Xingshuang looked under the eaves of the main roof of Yinghe Courtyard, and saw Geng Xun sitting at the top with an expressionless face, looking calmly at the boards falling one after another below. Sang's mother's back and buttocks were gradually soaked in blood. , although the person was not unconscious yet, he was unable to shout anymore. For some reason, Geng Xingshuang felt a deep chill from Geng Xun's calm face.

There is no sadness, only hidden anger and unwillingness.

This made her confused for a moment. Wasn't her grandfather's most beloved son his second uncle?

Could it be that the grief is hidden too deep so that outsiders cannot see it? But losing a child in old age is one of the three most painful wounds in the world and there is no need to hide it.

"Grandpa, my father..."

It was Geng Shulou. He arrived a moment earlier than Geng Xingshuang and Geng Xingchen. He and Geng Shu followed Geng Shu and led Geng Shun into the courtyard at the same time.

At this time, the Yinghe Courtyard was noisy, and there was no original order. The servants were in a panic and didn't know what to do. Some were worried that they would be implicated, and wished to hide as far away as possible. Some were hiding behind the pillars and watching the excitement, and some were being arrested. The people assigned by Yao were running around, so for a while, no one noticed Geng Shulou entering the courtyard.

As for Geng Shulou, he just stood there in the courtyard for a while, as if he didn't wake up until now.

Geng Xun's expression suddenly changed. He lost his calmness just now. He stood up suddenly. Due to the inconvenience of his legs and feet, he almost fell. He held on to the back of the chair in time to stabilize his body.

"Geng Shulou, why are you here? Today...isn't it the day when the Qiu Wei Examination starts?"