Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 275 Each other

Wen Yanjing still lives in a rented public house.

The weather was good today, the sun was shining brightly. Wen Yanjing moved a stool and sat at the door, basking in the sun and reading a book, leisurely.

The nearby tenants passed by and greeted Wen Yanjing respectfully.

The people living in this neighborhood are all low-class people from various religions. Although they were enthusiastic about Wen Yanjing before, there was no need to be respectful.

Wen Yan's inscription on the gold medal list was already a serious official. It could be said that the carp jumped over the dragon's gate, so they naturally respected him very much.

Wen Yanjing had no airs about him. Whenever someone said hello, he would put down his book, respond with a smile, and then continue reading after the person left.

Seeing that it was almost noon and the sun was a little bit harsh, Wen Yanjing took the stool back to the house, locked the door and prepared to go out to eat.

"Although the Sheng family has never denied it, it has not admitted it either. We cannot let the Sheng family continue to drag it out."

Wen Yanjing came to a noodle shop, ordered a bowl of noodles, found a table and sat down, thinking about it in his mind.

That time he was beaten and ridiculed by Yuan Wenshao, which made Wen Yanjing very angry.

When he got out of the hospital after treating his injuries, the carriage he met was sent by Mr. Han.

When he arrived at the Han family, Mr. Han met him in person and admired him very much.

Wen Yanjing was not stupid and immediately expressed his allegiance to Han Zhang.

Han Zhang was very happy and asked with concern how the injuries on his body were caused.

Wen Yanjing was angry, so he naturally didn't hide it and told what happened.

After hearing this, Han Zhang said that he had a way to help Wen Yanjing marry the fifth girl of the Sheng family.

Although taking refuge in Han Zhang would guarantee his future future, if he could marry Ru Lan, the benefits would still be great, and Wen Yanjing would naturally not refuse.

Han Zhang told Wen Yanjing his plans and promised to help Wen Yanjing arrange a good job when he was appointed.

When Wen Yanjing left, he also gave him some money.

A few days later, when he was being conferred an official position, he actually entered the Ministry of Revenue.

Those at the end of First Grade did not get as high an official position as him.

After being awarded the title, Wen Yanjing happily went to Han's house and expressed his gratitude to Han Zhang.

Han Zhang told him that there was a happy event waiting for him next.

Sure enough, news came out in Bianjing that day that the Sheng family had agreed to marry their legitimate daughter to him.

Although the Sheng family did not admit it, they did not deny it either.

However, the Sheng family has not acknowledged it for so long, which makes him a little irritated.

After being awarded the title, he had two months to visit relatives and deal with personal matters. If it weren't for waiting for news from the Sheng family, he would have returned home long ago.

Wen Yanjing had already made up his mind. If there was no result today, he would go see Han Zhang tomorrow and ask him to help put pressure on the Sheng family.

When the waiter brought the noodles, Wen Yanjing stopped thinking and lowered his head to eat.

After taking a few bites, I suddenly felt someone tapping me on the shoulder.

Wen Yanjing turned his head and saw Lu Buqing looking at him with a smile.

"Xian son-in-law, how do you eat this? I have reserved a seat at Fanlou. Let's go over and have some." Lu Buqing said and was about to go to La Wen Yanjing.

Wen Yanjing was stunned when he heard this. He came back to his senses and quickly broke away from Lu Buqing's hand. He stood up and glared angrily, saying: "Exceptor Lu, I made it very clear to you at that time. If you are talking nonsense about ruining my reputation, I will Just report it to the official.”

"Xianxiang, I'm not talking nonsense. I have a marriage certificate as proof." Lu Buqing took out the marriage certificate with a smile and handed it to Wen Yanjing.

"impossible!"

Wen Yanjing shouted angrily, snatched the marriage certificate and read it.

After reading it, he glared at Lu Buqing angrily and said, "You made a fake marriage certificate just to deceive me. You know that forging a marriage certificate is a fraudulent marriage and is illegal."

"Son-in-law, this marriage certificate was signed by your parents and witnessed by the local squire family. It really can't be true anymore. Now that you are in high school, is it possible that you want to regret it?" Lu Buqing deliberately amplified his voice.

Wen Yanjing's drink just now attracted the attention of the surrounding diners.

Lu Buqing deliberately amplified his voice so that the surrounding diners could hear it clearly. They looked at Wen Yanjing with some contempt, pointed at him, and started talking quietly.

They didn't know Wen Yanjing's identity, but Lu Buqing's words gave them a rough idea of ​​what happened.

It's just that Wen Yanjing had an engagement before, but now that he's in high school, he doesn't admit it.

Lu Buqing said this because Yuan Wenshao taught him.

Although the marriage certificate was signed by Wen Yanjing's parents, if Wen Yanjing really denies it, it would be untenable even if the matter becomes too big to be investigated.

After all, the methods used by Lu Buqing were not very honorable.

Yuan Wenshao taught him to say this in order to create a feeling that Wen Yanjing had been engaged for a long time. After high school, he deliberately refused to admit it for the sake of his future and wanted to marry a daughter of a high family.

In fact, this matter cannot withstand scrutiny. The date on the marriage certificate is after Wen Yan was named on the gold list.

But Wen Yanjing couldn't explain it clearly.

What Yuan Wenshao wanted was to discredit Wen Yanjing, so that the Sheng family could take the opportunity to announce that they had only had this idea before and had not decided on it.

And Wen Yanjing already had a marriage contract, so the Sheng family could naturally propose a marriage for the girl in the family.

When Lu Buqing heard Yuan Wenshao asked him to do this, he knew Yuan Wenshao's thoughts and was naturally unwilling to agree.

After all, he had promised Yuan Wenshao before. In addition to being afraid of Yuan Wenshao's identity, he also wanted Wen Yanjing as his son-in-law.

Naturally, he didn't want to tarnish Wen Yanjing's reputation.

However, he had already boarded the pirate ship. Under Yuan Wenshao's coercion, he could only agree.

At this time, Lu Buqing already regretted agreeing to Yuan Wenshao, but had to do as Yuan Wenshao said.

Wen Yanjing's face turned livid as he listened to the discussions around him. He tore up the marriage certificate in his hand and shouted angrily: "There is no such thing at all. The cheating marriage has even been deceived by the court officials. How brave. I will do it right now." Go to the Yamen and sue you."

"Son-in-law, it's useless if you tear up this marriage certificate. It was witnessed by many people at the time, and your parents still have a copy." Lu Buqing said.

"shut up!"

Wen Yanjing shouted loudly, knowing that he could not continue arguing with Lu Buqing on this issue here, so he ignored Lu Buqing and rushed out of the noodle shop.

"Hey, good son-in-law, don't leave." Lu Buqing shouted and was about to chase him.

The waiter at the noodle shop was also eating melon. When Wen Yanjing ran out, he realized that Wen Yanjing hadn't paid yet, so how could Lu Buqing be allowed to run away.

Lu Buqing didn't argue with the waiter because of the small amount of money. He not only paid the money, but also paid the money of other customers in the noodle shop.

It attracted a lot of praise, followed by contempt for Wen Yanjing.

Wen Yanjing ran out of the noodle shop, furious and ready to sue the authorities.

I slowly calmed down halfway through.

Unless Lu Buqing was a fool, he wouldn't have the guts to come to him with a fake marriage certificate.

After all, he is an official now.

When Wen Yanjing thought about it carefully, he felt that the marriage certificate was probably true.

Maybe it was the Sheng family who instigated Lu Buqing to do it.

Thinking of this, Wen Yanjing quickly stopped a bullock cart and headed towards the inner city.

……

When Wen Yanjing went to find Han Zhang, storytellers in many teahouses in Bianjing began to tell a new story.

With just a marriage certificate, it would be difficult for Wen Yanjing to marry Lu Buqing's daughter as long as Wen Yanjing refused to recognize it and went to the government. Yuan Wenshao didn't care whether Wen Yanjing married Lu Buqing's daughter or not. What he wanted was to ruin Wen Yanjing's reputation.

When Lu Buqing left Bianjing, Yuan Wenshao found someone to write a storybook.

This script is actually a rewrite of "The Case of the Beauty".

It was nothing more than a poor scholar named Chen Shimei who made a marriage arrangement and promised to go back and get married after the imperial examination regardless of whether he passed or failed.

As a result, after being named on the gold medal list, he thought about marrying a girl from a high-ranking family.

At the same time, he sent people to spread the news around Bianjing, saying that this person was actually Wen Yanjing.

Han Zhang knows how to use public opinion, but it's not like he can't.

When everyone knew that Wen Yanjing was 'Chen Shimei', no matter how he explained it, he couldn't explain it clearly.

So what if it turns out to be false?

Will the people believe it?

What the truth was at that time no longer mattered.

……

Wen Yanjing didn't know yet that his fame was about to spread to Bianjing.

There are many ox carts in Bianjing City, which are similar to taxis in later generations.

But the ox cart could not enter the inner city. When they arrived at the gate of the inner city, Wen Yanjing paid the fare, entered the inner city, and walked to Han's house.

After the briefing, he was taken to the study.

Seeing Han Zhang, Wen Yanjing hurriedly saluted and told Han Zhang what happened.

After hearing this, Han Zhang knew that this was Yuan Wenshao's counterattack. Seeing Wen Yanjing's anxious face, he said in a deep voice: "Tell me first, have you made an engagement before this?"

"Master, I have never had a marriage contract before, and the date on the marriage certificate was six days ago." Wen Yan said anxiously.

"Then why are you anxious? Although marriage is a matter of parents' orders, didn't you say that the man was the one you rejected before when you wanted to catch your son-in-law? The people who caught the son-in-law were followed by government servants to ensure the safety of the scholars. It's safe. The yamen officer can prove that you refused at that time, and this marriage certificate is a fraudulent marriage. No matter where the lawsuit goes, you are justified, so why panic!" Han Zhang said.

"Master, that's what I said, but there's no guarantee that they have any backup plans." Wen Yanjing said.

He was also thinking about this matter along the way, and he also thought about what Han Zhang said.

What he was worried about was what kind of backup the Sheng family had.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. You can go to the Kaifeng government office now to submit the petition and make the matter as big as possible. I will arrange the rest," Han Zhang said.

"Yes!" Wen Yanjing was relieved when he heard what Han Zhang said.

He left immediately and planned to go back and write a petition and go to the Kaifeng government office to complain.

On the way, he heard someone talking and abusing a person named Chen Shimei, but he didn't pay attention. When he got home, he studied ink and wrote a letter of pleading eloquently.

When the ink was dry, he folded it up and packed it up, then went out and rushed to the Kaifeng government office.

"Have you heard, that Chen Shimei is actually the Jinshi named Wen Yanjing in the top 13 of Enke this time?"

"I have known this for a long time. I also heard that Wen Yanjing's family is very poor and he relies on financial support from his fiancée's family to continue his studies. He has been thinking about being named on the gold medal list before marrying. The girl has been waiting for him, and now she is She has become an old girl. He disliked others after being named on the gold medal list, and wants to climb a high position."

"It's unreasonable that such a person can be named on the gold medal list."

"Who can say otherwise? Those scholars talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but in fact they are very hypocritical."

Wen Yanjing didn't pay attention at first. When he heard someone mention his name, he paid attention.

Hearing that many people were scorning and cursing him, his face turned livid with anger.

After asking someone to inquire, he almost fainted after hearing Chen Shimei's story.

Wen Yanjing knew without even thinking that someone must have directed this matter. If it was not resolved as soon as possible, his reputation would be ruined.

Wen Yanjing had no intention of suing the officials. Now everyone in the streets was talking about this matter. Even if the high-ranking officials proved his innocence, how many people would believe it?

You might even suspect that this is official protection.

Wen Yanjing could only go to see Han Zhang again and ask Han Zhang for help.

……

"My lord, the capital is already discussing this matter, and Wen Yanjing's reputation is already bad on the streets," Zhang An said.

"Yes." Yuan Wenshao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Let people pay attention. If there is a trend of calming down, continue to spread. Those words should let people continue to say it, don't stop."

"Yes!" Zhang An replied.

Yuan Wenshao told Zhang An to do it more cleanly, and then let him go.

Then he went to the backyard to find Hua Lan and told her the story. Let her wait until tomorrow to go back to the Sheng family, and ask the Sheng family to discuss the marriage for Ru Lan as soon as possible.

It is not easy for the Sheng family to express their stance on this matter, otherwise it will also have an impact on the Sheng family.

Now that the Sheng family is helping Ru Lan negotiate the marriage, no one can find fault.

"Guardian, how can we get married so quickly? Besides, that girl Ru Lan is stubborn and is still throwing a tantrum." Hua Lan said.

"Tell your mother-in-law to help Ru Lan negotiate the marriage, but don't let Ru Lan know about it yet. I have a way to make her give up," Yuan Wenshao said.

"What can be done?" Hua Lan asked.

"We can't say yet. You'll know in a few days." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Oh." Hua Lan nodded when he heard this and didn't ask any more questions.

……

In the afternoon, Yuan Wenshao put on his armor and left the city for the military camp.

Not long after leaving the city, he saw a carriage parked on the roadside, and Han Zhang stood beside the carriage.

"Xu~"

Yuan Wenshaole stopped his horse and said with a smile: "What is Mr. Han doing in this wilderness? Could it be that the carriage is broken?"

"Does Marquis Yuan not know why I'm here?" Han Zhang said calmly.

"Haha, I'm not a roundworm in the Grand Prime Minister's belly. How do I know? Since the Grand Prime Minister doesn't say anything, I have to leave first, so I won't disturb the Grand Prime Minister." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

"Marquis Yuan, let's stop testing each other and come down to chat." Han Zhang said calmly.

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he got off his horse, threw the reins to Qin Li, and said with a smile, "What does the Grand Prime Minister want to talk to me about?"

"Come with me."

Han Zhang said and walked up the hillside.

"Master, you are so old, be careful when going up the mountain, don't fall." Yuan Wenshao followed and laughed.

Han Zhang stumbled and almost fell.

"Although I am old, I can still climb a hill like this."

Yuan Wenshao smiled and said nothing more.

The hill was not high, and Han Zhang soon reached the top of the slope and stopped.

"Marquis Yuan is a good man."

"Both each other." Yuan Wenshao smiled.

"Yuan Hou, please open the skylight and speak frankly. I think we can put aside our prejudices and cooperate. What do you think?" Han Zhang said.

(End of this chapter)