Zhao'er subconsciously wanted to chase after him, but Hong'er in his arms burst into tears.
She could only watch Xue Tingxiang's back disappear into the crowd anxiously, and at the same time let Mao Badou and Li Datian hurriedly follow to see, and did not forget to coax her son.
Mao Badou and Li Datian quickly caught up, leaving the three women looking at the vast crowd with worry.
The three of them walked back, and as soon as they left Chongwenmen, they met two people who were unexpected to them.
It was Mao Ruyu and Hong's mother and daughter.
After asking, I found out that it turned out that Zhao'er and the others went to Shanxi to send a letter at the end of the year. One is to ask An to greet the New Year, and the other is that there is not enough manpower, Zhao'er wants to ask Gao Sheng or Xue Qinghuai to come over to help casually.
Unexpectedly, the Mao family was always thinking about whether their son and daughter-in-law were doing well in Beijing, plus what Tao said before, Hong also listened. Anyway, the family runs a grocery store, and the two only have a son and a daughter. Now that the daughter is married, it is natural that where the son is, where are the two of them.
No, I closed the shop after the New Year, and packed up and went to Beijing.
Zhou Chen and Mao Ruyu were naturally worried that their parents would go on their own, so they sent them to Beijing in person. In addition, Gao Sheng also came, with Kuroko and two clever boys from the village.
Zhou Chen and the others arrived at Jing'er Hutong. They heard that the list was released today, and Xue Tingxiang and the others all went out, so they looked for them all the way. They also wanted to see the excitement of the capital. Who would have thought that before entering Chongwenmen, Heizi suddenly ran into the crowd. The group was anxiously afraid that Heizi would disappear when they saw Mao Badou and Li Datian.
After inquiring about the situation, Gao Sheng led Ren and Mao Badou and the others to chase after them. Zhou Chen was afraid that something would happen to them, so he also followed.
Seeing the helper, Zhao'er's heart immediately relaxed.
Although she also knew that if something really happened, they wouldn't be able to help them in the capital, but in the end there were so many people, it was always reassuring.
Not to mention that Zhao'er and the others went back to Jing'er Hutong, and Mao Badou and the others quickly caught up with Xue Tingxiang.
"Ting Yu! What are you doing in such a hurry?"
Xue Tingxiang just had a fever for a while and left alone. He also thought about it when he came out, not to worry about Zhao'er and the others, but time waits for no one, so he can only do things first and then go back. Now seeing Mao Badou chasing after him, and Gao Sheng and the others, he didn't delay to greet them one by one, and said that he had something to do, and at the same time he didn't stop his steps.
"Don't you just want to find someone, I thought you were going to make a scene at the Ministry of Rites." After listening to Xue Tingxiang's words, Mao Badou breathed a sigh of relief.
Xue Tingxiang laughed: "It's not that I don't want to die. Well, Ba Dou, you bring Sheng Zi and the others back first. This trip shouldn't be too crowded."
"I'm not worried about letting you go alone."
Zhou Chen said: "Well, you guys go back first, I'll be with Ting Xiang."
Zhou Chen knows some boxing skills, and he often plays darts. He is much better than Mao Badou and the others.
"That's fine, Brother Zhou, you can go with me."
Seeing this, Mao Badou didn't say anything, and took Gao Sheng and the others back.
Xue Tingxiang and Zhou Chen came all the way to the Zhuangyuan Building.
At this time, the Zhuangyuan Building was bustling, and just now there were people who came to announce the good news one after another, and the door was crowded with people who came to watch the fun. The two walked through the crowd and entered. The restaurant was more lively than the outside. There were three scholars with red faces standing in the middle of the lobby.
Xue Tingxiang did not stop, but went to the place where he stayed behind.
There are also people coming and going in the back, and there are residents coming in and out from time to time, so the two are not conspicuous. As soon as he stepped into the yard, he saw a man walking out with his head lowered, but the direction he was walking towards was the back door.
Xue Tingxiang pulled Zhou Chen to a stop, and the two of them followed after seeing the man walking away.
Wang Xiu walked covertly all the way, not far behind, there were loud voices.
He didn't look at it, and walked forward with infinite loneliness in his heart.
Naturally, he was lost, but he knew better that his current situation was not very good. Now that things have not fermented, he quickly took the money and left the capital, so as not to add trouble.
He quickly arrived at the place, and the black door was still closed as before. He didn't dare to go through the front door, but went around to the back door.
After knocking a few times, someone opened the door, he talked to the man for a few words, and he was put in.
Wang Xiu was led to the place he had been to before, and it was also in this place that he suffered the greatest insult in his life and his dignity was trampled on. But the form is stronger than the person, and he doesn't complain about anything, only that he shouldn't go to that kind of place, and he is obsessed, and he has to gamble with people beyond his ability.
When he wakes up, it's too late, and he can only be at the mercy of others.
Fortunately, it was only once, and he would be able to be embarrassed again three years later. Thinking of this, Wang Xiu felt a little more comfortable.
Spacious and luxurious room, all furnished to the utmost luxury. There was a reclining chair in the center. From Wang Xiu's angle, you could only see the person in the reclining chair wearing a soft towel, but he couldn't see the other person's face.
"I've already done what you asked me to do, and now it's time for you to fulfill what you said before." Wang Xiu said a little uneasy, her eyes twinkling.
The other party laughed.
It was just an extremely short laugh, but Wang Xiu could hear a bit of joking, a bit of contempt, and a bit of condescension. His face immediately flushed, and he was about to say something when a man walked in from outside with a tray in his hand and came to him.
There was a stack of silver bills on the tray, Wang Xiu's eyes lit up and grabbed the silver bills.
The person in the reclining chair still didn't speak, he said nervously: "Since the two are cleared, I'll go first."
Wang Xiu thought that his departure might not be too smooth. In fact, if he still had money in his hand, Wang Xiu would not dare to come here.
The black lacquer door closed behind him, as quiet as ever.
Wang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, touched the silver note in his arms, and stepped up briskly. He walked out of the alley and came to the bustling street, when suddenly an acquaintance came across him.
"Brother Wang."
Wang Xiu was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands: "Brother Cao."
"Brother Wang, where is this going?" Before he finished speaking, the other party smiled clearly and said, "I'm planning to go too, Brother Wang, let's go together?"
"No, I am not… "
But before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the other party, "Okay, Brother Wang, don't pretend, I haven't been there for a long time, and I was thinking of you. You don't know that I was lucky yesterday. Kill the Quartet, and kill the banker until his face is bloodless. Not only did he win back all the money he lost before, but he also won a thousand taels. It doesn't matter if you don't want to go, it's noon, how about I invite you to drink?"
This brother Cao had a smile on his face, and he was pulling and begging. Wang Xiu couldn't get away, so he had to go with this person.
Seeing this, Xue Tingxiang sighed silently, and followed Zhou Chen again.
The two found a restaurant for dinner, and they had a table full of wine and food. It was obvious that this brother Cao was not a stingy person. And he doesn't seem to know Wang Xiu's identity, because Xue Tingyan saw that he never mentioned today's ranking.
After the two of them drank, they left the restaurant. Xue Tingxiang could only keep up with them again. It was not until he saw the two entering a casino that Xue Tingxiang understood why Wang Xiu was in such a situation.
Xue Tingxiang and Zhou Chen entered the casino and waited from the afternoon to the evening. Fortunately, there were people coming and going in the casino, but it didn't attract anyone's attention. During the period, they also pretended to be gamblers and played a few games. Xue Tingxiang also won more than ten taels of silver, and the rest of the time was naturally used to stare at Wang Xiu.
Xue Tingxiang watched Wang Xiu as if he was going crazy. He kept taking out silver bills from his arms, gambling from day to night, and from dark to late at night. Finally, because he had no money, he went crazy again. In the scene, he was thrown out the door by the thugs in the casino.
Wang Xiu was lying on the cold ground in embarrassment.
In early March, it was still a little cold, and his elbows hurt so much that he couldn't get up for a while.
There was chaos in his mind, and he couldn't believe that he had fallen to this point, how could he lose his head and come to this place again. As for Brother Cao or something, he had long since left behind him, and his thoughts were all despairing.
I don't know how long he lay on the ground, until he was so cold that he shivered several times, and he couldn't stand it anymore. At this time, only to find two people standing not far away.
"Wang Xiu."
"You, who are you?"
After each meeting, the Ministry of Rites will post the undergraduate ink.
This is the usual rule.
In particular, as a member of the undergraduate club, Xiao Mo will not be missed.
In front of the gate of Shuntian Gongyuan, there were many people around, but compared to when the list was released before, there were many fewer people.
The largest number of people stood in front of Wu Wenxuan's Ink.
As early as after the list was released, Wu Wenxuan's name was widely known.
Huiyuan went to the palace examination, no matter how bad he was, he was still a succubus and a sure thing. Entering the Hanlin Academy is the dream of all scholars in the world. Now this person has easily achieved it, which is naturally enviable.
Since it is Huiyuan, it is natural to have corresponding articles that can be obtained. No, there are many people who come to Huiyuan Mimo.
Xue Tingxiang also came.
He read the 'Wu Wenxuan's exam paper' almost word for word, but he couldn't tell what it was like.
The reason for this is that, firstly, no one in the world is more familiar with this exam paper than him, and secondly, it is because of Wu Wenxuan.
This exam paper was written by him, but now it has been put on the name of Wu Wenxuan.
He thought that there would be anger in his heart, but he didn't expect it to be calmer than he thought.
"Ting, Tingxiang, this is not your article, I remember you..." Mao Badou was so surprised that he couldn't make it out of his mouth. Xue Tingyan stepped forward to cover his mouth and shook his head at him.
The three of them found a place with no one around, and Mao Badou finished his words: "I remember when I asked you the first question, you once said a broken question, and you repeated it, what the hell is going on? "
Mao Badou has an amazing memory, which is also the main reason why he, who had never cared about reading before, was able to cite it. The reason why he and Li Datian were able to lift them in the middle was inseparable from Lin Miao's teaching, and Xue Tingxiang's guidance according to local conditions, so Xue Tingxiang knew this very well.
Knowing that he couldn't hide it, Xue Tingyan nodded with a wry smile.
Mao Badou didn't say anything until after a while, "They are really bold. Not only did they bribe Wang Xiu and the others on purpose, but they also dared to steal the dragon!" In fact, Li Datian could understand Mao Badou's mood, and the horror in his heart was no less than Mao Badou's.
Previously, Xue Tingxiang and Zhou Chen brought back a person that no one else knew, but Mao Badou and Li Datian recognized that he was one of the five famous talents, Fujian Wangxiu.
After Xue Tingxiang brought the people back, he told them what was inside.
It turned out that Xue Tingxiang saw the clue long ago when he went to the place where the surname was gambling. This is also the main reason why he went to the Zhuangyuan Building for many days before. At that time, he suspected that Wang Xiu broke his left arm on purpose.
As for why Wang Xiu did this, it was just to find a proper reason for herself, so that it would be a matter of course for her to fall.
Obviously he came to take the test, but he tried so hard to make him fail the test, why is this
The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the same is true for Wang Xiu, but his reasons are more complicated.
Originally, Wang Xiu was reluctant to say it, but Xue Tingxiang's few words made his face pale, and he was too shocked to speak. After that, the truth will be revealed one by one.
It turned out that Wang Xiu was also ambitious in taking the exam this time, but unfortunately, something went wrong during the period. When he was interacting with people, he accidentally became addicted to gambling. He obviously lost a lot of money, and told himself not to go again, but he couldn't control himself. The details of it will not be described for the time being. All in all, Wang Xiu owes the casino a lot of money.
The casino asked him to collect debts, but he couldn't pay, so he threatened to expose the fact that he owed gambling debts. Wang Xiu has a good reputation, so naturally he doesn't want to ruin his reputation, and the exam is imminent, if it really makes a big difference, it's a matter of time for him to end up.
Just when he was desperate, someone came to him, and it was the dealer behind the gambler's surname.
The man asked him to deliberately fail the test, and the other party not only paid off all the gambling debts for him, but also gave him a large sum of money. In desperation, he could only agree.
After the meeting was over, he went to look at the list, and he really was not on the list. After dying the last bit of luck, he began to plan for the future. He was afraid that he would be reviled by people who made the wrong bet. He was also afraid that something would happen. Silver, then come to the door to get the money.
After that, Xue Tingxiang and the others all knew.
But what is the relationship between Xue Tingxiang's fall and Wang Xiu, and even the dealer behind it
If it is Wang Xiu, it can be understood. After all, there are many people who oppress Wang Xiu. If the banker spit out such a large amount of money, he would naturally be reluctant to give up, so he would buy Wang Xiu's plan to eat black.
But obviously no one pressed Xue Tingxiang, they knew about Mao Badou.
Xue Tingxiang was reluctant to elaborate on the specific reasons, but they knew when it was said, and that's why they came to see what happened today.
"How did they do it? The guards in the Gongyuan are strict, and the names on the exam papers are obfuscated. Why did they steal your papers? Besides, why did they do this? What's the benefit?" Mao Badou thought about it. No way.
But he couldn't figure it out, it didn't mean Xue Tingxiang didn't understand.
In that dream, 'he' had a lot of knowledge, what kind of things he had never seen or heard of. At least for him to operate, he has no less than five ways to steal the test paper and turn it into a phoenix, which is still unknown.
As for why those people go to great lengths, it should all be on the name 'Wu Wenxuan'.
If his dream is correct, this Wu Wenxuan is Wu Qian's son and Wu Ge Lao's nephew.
The children of the Wu family are weak, and in the elder Wu Ge's generation, there are only him and the Wu Qian brothers. As for the boss of Wu Pavilion, he had done all his bad deeds and suffered retribution. He had countless wives and concubines in the back house, but he had only one daughter.
Wu Qian is in a similar situation to him, but Wu Qian has many daughters, and Wu Wenxuan is the only son.
Wu Qian always wanted to adopt Wu Wenxuan to Wu Ge Lao and let him be a co-worker, but Wu Ge Lao was not very willing, because Wu Wenxuan was a playboy who only knew how to fight cocks and lackeys. Old Wu Ge, who prides himself on his reputation, how could he be willing to adopt such a son? It is not clear that everything from the Wu family will be given to Wu Wenxuan in the future.
But Wu Qian never stopped thinking about it.
And he can only be regarded as unlucky, because like Wu Wenxuan, he is also in the Spring and Autumn Period, so he will be innocently affected.
During the tumultuous thoughts, countless thoughts flashed through Xue Tingxiang's mind.
He let out a sigh of relief and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, go to Shuntian Mansion to check my exam papers."