My lady, something is wrong

Chapter 317 It's over... It's over...

Cheng Guofu, outside the gate.

Five well-mannered youths in Confucian robes were standing at the bottom of the steps, talking in a low voice, all of them had bright eyes and high spirits.

The five were not familiar with each other before.

But today they won the exam together, so naturally they quickly made friends.

After chatting with each other, they decided to pay a visit to Mr. Luo who was No.1 in this scientific examination.

They are all from the same hometown of Mocheng, and they all passed the middle school in the same year.

Make a friend now, get close, and be an official in the same dynasty in the future, so that you can help each other.

"I didn't expect that Luo Jieyuan turned out to be the son of Cheng Guofu, a noble family, and a good family background."

"Everyone may not know that the title of the Chengguo Mansion has been passed down for three generations, and it has long existed in name only. In the future, I am afraid that Luo Jieyuan will have to rely on Luo Jieyuan to revive the family's prestige."

"It's really strange. I've never heard of this Luo Jieyuan before."

"It's really strange, Mocheng is so big, and I have never heard of it."

While several people were discussing in low voices, Luo Yannian walked out of the door in a dignified and enthusiastic manner with Luo Yu on his face.

Luo Yu was afraid that his father's self-declination would make him difficult to talk, so he immediately took a step ahead, stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said with a smile on his face, "I've kept you waiting for a long time, please come in, please come in."

The five of them glanced at him and froze for a moment.

One of them whispered, "Who is this person?"

Everyone else looked puzzled.

Luo Yu hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "My next Luo Yu, this is my father, you are welcome, please move to the mansion to talk."

When the five people heard that the middle-aged man next to him was the Palace Master Cheng Guo, they hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "I've met Master Luo."

Luo Yannian smiled all over his face, nodded and said: "Okay, everyone won the election today, congratulations. The mansion has prepared food and drinks. If you don't mind, please come into the mansion and chat while eating. My Yu'er has always been I admire scholars, and I am very grateful to all of you who can come to make friends with my Yuer."

The five of them were a little confused, and looked at the young man in front of them again.

One of them whispered: "It doesn't seem to be Luo Jieyuan, it's different from what I saw today."

Another person said: "It's not true, it is probably Luo Jieyuan's brother."

Several people looked at each other, and one of them hurriedly said: "Lord Luo, Brother Luo, I am waiting for this visit to meet Luo Jieyuan and make friends. It is my first time here, and I didn't have time to buy gifts. It’s a shame to enter the mansion. I don’t know if you can let Luo Jieyuan come out, I will invite Luo Jieyuan to the restaurant for a meal, and then come to your mansion to visit later?”

As soon as these words came out, the enthusiastic smiles on the faces of Luo Yannian and Luo Yu froze, and their faces were full of doubts.

"Luo Jieyuan?"

Luo Yu froze for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Who is this Luo Jieyuan that everyone is talking about?"

One of the scholars hurriedly said: "It's the No.1 in today's exam, Luo Qingzhou Luo Jieyuan. We just inquired and found out that Luo Jieyuan is the son of the Chengguo Mansion, so I want to pay a visit. I don't know if it's convenient. ?”

Luo Yu suddenly froze in place, the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitched violently, the smile on his face gradually froze, he opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but he didn't say anything.

There was a long silence.

His voice suddenly became a little hoarse: "Luo Qingzhou... He, he got to know Yuan? Didn't he fail the exam?"

When the five people heard this, they were all surprised.

One of them hurriedly said: "Brother Luo, you are not mistaken, are you? The list clearly states that Luo Qingzhou and Jie Yuan are natives of our city of Mo. How did they fail the list?"

Another scholar suddenly said: "Did we get it wrong? That Luo Jieyuan is not the son of Cheng Guofu?"

Luo Yu's lips trembled, and his complexion became more and more ugly. His self-cultivation and arrogance wanted him to force a smile, but he couldn't.

He froze there, clenched his fists slowly, his lips trembled, and he didn't say a word.

Another scholar hastily stepped forward, cupped his hands to Luo Yannian, who had a gloomy face and said nothing: "Master Luo, isn't that Luo Qingzhou Luo Jieyuan a son of your mansion?"

The muscles on Luo Yannian's face twitched. After a long silence, he looked at him coldly and said, "I don't know."

As soon as these words came out, the five people all looked at each other in blank dismay.

"It seems that I really misunderstood..."

The faces of several people were embarrassed immediately, and they hurriedly cupped their hands to apologize: "Master Luo, Mr. Luo, I'm really sorry to bother you..."

They left hurriedly and awkwardly, and just after walking a few steps, two more scholars in Confucian robes came quickly, seeing the five of them, one of them hurriedly said: "Brother Zhao, Brother Yang, you have come to the wrong place. That Luo Jieyuan doesn't live here. I heard that he is a son-in-law of the Chengguo Mansion, and has been sent to the Qin Mansion to be his son-in-law. Brother Shang and Brother Zhuge have already passed away, so let's go there as soon as possible. Bar."

When the five of them heard this, their faces were filled with astonishment.

"The son-in-law? Luo Jieyuan is the son-in-law?"

"The Chengguo Mansion gave Luo Jieyuan away as a son to someone else?"

"This……"

The five people were surprised and surprised, feeling incredible, they couldn't help but turned their heads and looked at the Cheng Guofu father and son on the steps.

Luo Yannian's face was livid, he turned around, and quickly walked into the mansion.

Luo Yu still stood there, motionless.

"Come on, don't talk about it, go and pay a visit to Luo Jieyuan."

A few people suddenly felt an inexplicable chill, they didn't dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly left.

"Yu'er, come in and eat."

Luo Yannian appeared at the door, shouted softly, paused, and said: "You are going to take the exam tomorrow, and you will be admitted to Longhu Academy by then, no worse than him."

Luo Yu suddenly turned around, looked at him and said, "Father, are you comparing the baby with that little bastard right now?"

Luo Yannian looked into his red eyes, fell silent, and didn't speak any more.

The father and son stood at the door for a long time before entering the mansion together.

Mrs. Wang was still busy in the dining room, and personally ordered the servants to set up the stools, put each dish in its own place, and opened the aged wine.

The whole room is full of tempting aroma of wine and food.

Luo Yannian and Luo Yu stood at the door, watching this scene in silence.

Mrs. Wang turned around, only to realize that they were back, and quickly looked behind them, seeing that there was no one behind them, she was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Master, Yu'er, where are you? Those scholars What? Why don't you invite them in?"

Luo Yannian didn't speak, walked to the table, sat down, picked up a jar of wine, and poured a bowl for himself.

Seeing that the expressions on the faces of the two were not right, Mrs. Wang suddenly withdrew her smile and said, "What's the matter? Did you quarrel with them?"

Then he smiled and said: "It's okay, scholars are like that. If they disagree with each other, they will get red-faced, even swear and fight. Master, Yu'er, just pretend that they have never been here. It's okay not to make friends like this."

Luo Yu stood at the door, silent for a while, then suddenly saw her and said: "Mother, who went out to look at the list today?"

Wang was taken aback, and said, "What list?"

Immediately, he reacted and said, "You mean the list of Zhongju? It was Wang Cheng who went out to read it. What's the matter?"

She looked at the dark and twitching corners of her son's eyes, and her heart sank suddenly.

She turned her head again and looked at her master, her face suddenly became ugly, and her voice began to tremble: "Yu'er, is... is there something wrong?"

Luo Yu looked at her coldly, was silent for a moment, and said, "Mother, Wang Cheng is your cousin, isn't it?"

Wang nodded stiffly and said, "Yes... yes..."

Luo Yu didn't say any more, turned around and left, saying: "I'm going to the backyard, don't bother me again."

Mrs. Wang froze in place for a while, looked at her master, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, what's going on? What's the matter with you? Did you hear something?"

Luo Yannian lowered his head and drank his wine, as if he didn't hear her words.

Mrs. Wang froze for a while, and Fang suddenly said to the door: "Let Wang Cheng come to see me!"

Soon.

Wang Cheng, who was supervising the kitchen and was sweating profusely, hurried over, bowed his head respectfully and said, "Ma'am, is there something wrong with you looking for a slave?"

Wang looked at him gloomyly and asked, "Have you read all the names announced in the imperial examination this morning?"

Wang Cheng was taken aback when he heard the words, then raised his head and said, "It's over, I have read it several times. Ma'am, what's the matter?"

Wang said: "Are you sure, that...he didn't hit?"

Wang Cheng hurriedly said: "Madam, I can be sure that the kid failed the list, and his name is definitely not on the list."

There was a hint of doubt in Wang's eyes, and he looked at his master again.

The wine glass in Luo Yannian's hand paused for a moment, then he raised his head and said, "Go and have a look."

Wang Cheng was full of doubts, so he could only say: "Yes, master, the slave will go now."

After speaking, he turned and left quickly.

Then he went straight to the stables behind, pulled out a steed, left the mansion, and galloped towards the Gong Yuan.

The horse's hoof stepped on the bluestone slab, and there was a crisp knocking sound.

It was noon at this time, and there were not many people on the street.

He rode his horse and galloped, and soon came to the Gongyuan.

In front of the gate of the Gongyuan, the bustling crowd in the morning had already dispersed.

However, there are still a few candidates staying here, sitting in the corner and weeping, wishing they could die.

Wang Cheng reined in his horse, stopped on the side of the street, jumped off the horse immediately, and ran towards the wall beside the gate of the Gongyuan.

When he came close, he looked up at the list above.

Suddenly, his body shook, and he saw another list beside him!
His body began to tremble, his face turned pale, he opened his eyes wide, held his breath, and looked at the other list that he hadn't seen in the morning.

In the other column on the left, the first name: Luo Qingzhou, Xie Yuan, native place - Mocheng.

"Om-"

Wang Cheng's head suddenly "buzzed", and it went blank for an instant, his body shook, his eyes turned black, and he almost fainted.

"Impossible, impossible..."

"Xie...Jieyuan...that little bastard, how could he win Jieyuan?"

"He was obviously poisoned... He obviously vomited blood..."

He trembled, rubbed his eyes vigorously, opened them wide, and looked again.

Complete and complete, staring at that line of words, and read it dozens of times.

"It's over... it's over..."

(End of this chapter)