12dz Chapter 344: Lu Shao defeated him
Chapter 344: Lu Shao defeated him
The guests who came to watch the fun could not help but follow suit and blame Hu Xueyi.
Hu Xueyi heard what these people said.
His face turned even darker, "I didn't do that. It was Lu Shao who threw dirty water on me."
He glanced at the people who had spoken before with displeasure, "You just listen to whatever Lu Shao says. How come you don't have any ideas of your own?"
Some people were not happy when they heard this. "We saw you taking advantage of the girl with our own eyes. What does this have to do with Lu Jieyuan?"
"That's right. It's obviously your fault, but you still want Lu Jieyuan to take the blame. What's your intention?"
"For someone as lustful and narrow-minded as you, it's no wonder you failed the exam."
As they spoke, they all looked disdainful of being associated with him, "We should stay away from people like this in the future."
"No wonder Lu Jieyuan wanted to break up with him in public. Who would dare to have close ties with such a villain?"
Hu Xueyi was so angry that his face turned green, "You, you guys..."
Suddenly I didn't know how to refute it.
He really didn't expect Lu Shao to be so ungraceful that he would actually dodge when a beautiful woman fell down the stairs.
What he didn't expect was that he originally wanted to ruin Lu Shao's reputation, but was outmaneuvered by Lu Shao instead.
These people are even more brainless and only know how to listen to and believe what they hear.
He's so mad, really mad at him.
He said angrily: "I said no, then no, you can believe it or not."
After saying that, he turned around and left the restaurant angrily.
The woman was left standing there awkwardly.
The woman secretly cursed Hu Xueyi as a waste.
Trying to scheme against others, you end up falling into their trap.
It also jeopardized her innocence.
She thought for a moment, pursed her lips and said, "It's all my fault today. It has nothing to do with the two gentlemen."
"I fell down and Mr. Hu helped me up. I am very grateful to him."
He then showed an air of self-reliance and emphasized, "But let him be responsible."
"Although I am just a girl from a merchant family, I will never be someone's concubine."
She then bowed to the people present and said, "I'm so sorry to interrupt your meal."
Then she hurriedly left the restaurant with her maid.
It would be too embarrassing to stay any longer.
And she really didn't want to be someone's concubine.
The person who actually arranged for her to hook up with Lu Shao wanted her to push Lu Shao's wife out and take his place.
Apart from having a better family background than Lu Shao, Hu Xueyi is not as good as Lu Shao in appearance, figure, temperament, knowledge, and future prospects.
I heard that he has many concubines, unlike Lu Shao who is so loyal.
She would not follow Hu Xueyi just because he supported her for this.
Of course, if she had fallen into Lu Shao's arms, or if Lu Shao had supported her, it would have been a different choice.
On the second floor, Lu Shao had already entered the private room where Ji Songbai and the others were.
A few people had heard the noise downstairs before, so they opened the door and stood in the stairwell to look.
They were originally planning to go down and help Lu Shao, but who knew that he solved the problem himself, so they didn't go down.
After Lu Shao came up, they went back to the private room together and listened attentively to the noise below.
After hearing Hu Xueyi and the woman finish their conversation and leave, Master Li asked the servant to close the door of the private room.
Young Master Li looked at Lu Shao and said, "Brother Shao, although the Hu family is only second-rate in the capital, his father works in the Hanlin Academy."
"If he passes the imperial examination and enters the Imperial Academy, his father will be our superior."
"Hu Xueyi's sister is still a concubine in the palace and is quite favored."
He reminded her, "He is a man who holds grudges the most. You must be careful when you go to the capital."
Many times villains are difficult to deal with and are likely to deliberately trip you up behind your back.
So even if they didn't like Hu Xueyi before, they didn't refuse directly because he insisted on joining the party.
Lu Shao smiled and said to Master Li: "Thank you for your reminder, Brother Li. I will pay attention to it."
These are what he will face when he goes to the capital.
But he knew what to do and how to deal with the Hu family.
If the other party wants to take advantage of the tiger to get the skin of the tiger with Wu Zhiheng and his wife, then he has to fight back.
Ji Songbai said: "It seems that he wants to give that merchant girl to you."
"That woman must have been arranged by him."
"Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that as soon as Shaodi went upstairs, the woman slipped and fell towards him."
"If Shaodi hadn't dodged, he would have been thrown into the arms of that woman."
"Hu Xueyi is definitely not jumping out to accuse Shaodi of being rude, but is asking you to be responsible for the girl."
He didn't believe in such a coincidence.
Then he asked in confusion: "Why did he do this?"
"Especially since he just threw dirty water at you. If you hadn't reacted quickly, you would have been said to be rude and your reputation would have been damaged."
"This is clearly a sign of hostility. What good will it do him if he forces a woman on you?"
The other people were equally puzzled.
They really couldn't understand or figure out what Hu Xueyi was trying to do.
Whether it was to make friends or enemies, the plot to force a woman on Lu Shao felt very puzzling.
Lu Shao also pretended to be puzzled and speechless, "Yeah, I don't understand why he insisted on giving me that woman."
"She always mentioned how good that girl was to me before."
"He wants to force women on me. It seems that he has always had a prejudice against me and doesn't want to make friends with me."
"Then they must be plotting against me."
He thought for a moment and said, "After I get to the capital, I'll find out how I offended Hu Xueyi."
"Or maybe that's why he had to do this."
When they arrived in the capital, the young wife wanted to settle accounts with Wu Zhiheng and his wife, and used this as an excuse to go to their house to question and settle accounts.
And it would be nice to expose the disgusting things that the couple wanted to hide.
They also want to let people in the capital know that they and their husband are not so easy to plot against.
If anyone wants to plot against them, they will retaliate without mercy.
When several people heard this, they all agreed and said, "Yes, we should check it out."
Only by prescribing the right medicine can we prevent Hu Xueyi from making further evil plans.
Master Li thought for a moment and asked with a smile, "If there is anything I can help you with, just let me know."
Before he came here for the scientific examination, his grandfather called him to the study to talk.
Their family stands on the side of the legitimate prince.
Thanks to the pills made by Lu Shao’s wife, the prince’s life was saved.
Plus, Lu Shao has a good relationship with the Seventh Prince.
So even though they and Lu Shao were not in the same boat, they were able to maintain a harmonious relationship.
His grandfather was very optimistic about Lu Shao and asked him to try his best to make friends with Lu Shao after he met him in the capital.
That's why he reminded Lu Shao to be careful of Hu Xueyi, and even said that he could help if the other party needed help.
Lu Shao knew that the Li family had already had a crown prince, so it was normal for him to be friendly and on good terms with him.
He smiled and said, "If I need anything, I will look for Master Li again. I appreciate your kindness."
If you can avoid bothering the other party and owing them a favor, it is better to do so.
However, the people in the Li family are all good people, so we can interact with them more often.
Without Hu Xueyi spoiling the fun, everyone had a great time at this gathering.
When they parted, they agreed to meet again in the capital, and then they went their separate ways.
Ji Songbai also set out to return to the county town as his knowledge was not yet sufficient.
He was able to pass the imperial examination this time thanks to Lu Shao, so he does not plan to take part in next year's imperial examination.
Lu Shao and Qiao Ye stayed in the city for a few more days before slowly returning to the village.
The good news that Lu Shao had passed the imperial examination and won the title of Jieyuan had already spread throughout Mayu County.
The villagers of Changping Village were extremely excited.
When they saw the merchants from other villages and other places, they all praised Lu Shao to the sky.
When the Lu family heard the good news, they immediately went to pay homage to their ancestors.
When Old Lady Lu and the others went out, they were all praised for the fact that their Lu family's ancestral tomb was emitting green smoke and that they had produced Lu Shao, the star of literature.
It also made everyone in the Lu family feel proud.
The Lu family's patriarch and clan members were also very excited.
Prepare to wait for Lu Shao to come back and go worship our ancestors together.
There was once someone in our clan who passed the imperial examination, but he took the exam several times and was also very old when he passed.
He failed the subsequent imperial examinations and instead died of a cold.
Lu Shao was less than 20 years old, and he had ranked first in every examination starting from the county examination.
He won first place in the provincial examination again this time.
If nothing unexpected happens, it won't be a big problem to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi.
Therefore, Lu Shao became the hope of the entire clan, and everyone expected him to make further progress.
Therefore, after Lu Shao and Qiao Ye returned, they were once again warmly comforted by everyone.
The clan discussed with Lu Shao and planned to hold a grand celebration to celebrate Lu Shao's success in the imperial examination.
This is also a custom.
Originally, when Lu Shao won the first place in the Intermediate Court examination, the clan wanted to hold a banquet in the village, but Lu Shao declined.
And this time he agreed.
Qiao Ye also took the initiative to propose to hold a three-day banquet for the entire village so that anyone who wanted to attend the banquet could come and share in the joy.
They are not short of money now, so it's nice to have some fun together.
The clan leader and others were very happy and took the initiative to take over the job.
Qiao Ye and Lu Shao were also relieved.
On the day of the main banquet, almost all the big and small families and wealthy people in the county came.
Even Magistrate Lu came to the banquet with his family.
Everyone sighed that the Lu family really had to rely on Lu Shao to change their family's fortunes this time, which made people so envious.
At the same time, he couldn't help but compare Lu Shao and Lu Qingrong.
There was overwhelming praise for Lu Shao, but overwhelming ridicule for Lu Qingrong.
Qiao Ye heard everyone talking about Lu Qingrong, who gave away such a promising son for the sake of that unlucky Yu Wanzhi.
It was also divided out by the Lu family, and now no one knows where it has gone.
I don’t know if I regret it.
If these people hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten about her scumbag Uncle Wu.
So after returning to the room at night.
Qiao Ye asked Lu Shao: "How is your ex-father doing now?"