The rumor that Shen Rujun had a background gradually spread in the college.

The people in the academy looked at him with three parts of awe and two parts of respect, putting away their previous contempt.

And he still looks as handsome and clean-handed as a scholar.

He was also a good student in the teacher's eyes. All of a sudden, Shen Rujun's path in the academy became smoother and smoother.

Even when the copied books were sold, there were people who would buy them at high prices.

Shen Rujun had an extremely smooth time these past two days, feeling quite elated. The only thing that gave him a headache was Su Ziyu.

Su Ziyu often had a gloomy face, and his expression only eased slightly when Shen Rujun came back.

He would also ask about the Marquis' Mansion from time to time. Although Shen Rujun found it strange, he would still answer that there was nothing unusual about the Marquis' Mansion.

However, since this question was always asked, Shen Rujun couldn't help but guess.

Did she feel that the sisterhood couldn't be lost when she went back to the Su Mansion last time, and was worried about Su Jinhua? After all, they were sisters.

"Ziyou, I remember your sister gave you a cloak, why is it gone?"

Su Ziyu's expression froze, he sneered in his heart, and became interested in her things.

"The cloak is valuable, so I put it away."

"Alright."

After dinner, Shen Rujun went to review his lessons and did not notice the sinister look that flashed across Su Ziyu's face when he turned around.

At the same time, in the Hou Mansion.

"Princess, the news from Zhuo Lin Academy has spread." Banxia made tea for Su Jinhua and told her the news she had found out over the past two days.

"Those people who were bribed have also found some clues. It was the work of the Second Miss."

Su Jinhua took a sip of tea, not surprised, and just chuckled when he heard it.

"The show is about to begin."

Banxia lowered her eyes. Shen Rujun was really unworthy of being a scholar by doing this. She actually thought that this second uncle was a gentleman.

Doing this is no different from being a villain.

And the second young lady was so despicable that she even bribed people to do such a thing. It was really disgusting.

Fortunately, the young lady was smart and not only saved the reputation of the Marquis's mansion, but also cleared herself of the matter.

Banxia looked at Su Jinhua with eyes full of admiration. She wished she could be as capable as she was someday.

……

"Brother Shen."

As soon as Shen Rujun arrived at the door, he nodded and greeted the classmates who were passing by. After entering the academy, he was immediately surrounded by people.

"Mr. Shen."

Several men suddenly jumped out in front of Shen Rujun Lanzhou, smiling with ill intentions.

"You are?"

"Master Shen, have you forgotten? When we were at Yongfu Tower before, you said you were from the Marquis' Mansion and treated us to drinks and money."

"Yes, you spent dozens of taels at once, you are really generous, please treat us to a drink."

Shen Rujun's face was grim: "Don't talk nonsense! When did I ever invite you to drink and play for money? As a scholar, you can't touch these things of wine and sex!"

Several men scratched their ears, looked at each other and laughed, "Mr. Shen is kind-hearted and has introduced us to a good job. He said he wants us to work as guards in the Marquis' Mansion."

"Nonsense!"

"We are still waiting for you to arrange for us to go in. Why are you going back on your word now?!"

Several men rushed over and surrounded Shen Rujun.

They had been shouting very loudly just now, so naturally the people in the academy noticed it.

The rumors about Shen Rujun's background were still hot, so it naturally attracted a lot of people's attention.

"You slandered scholars. You will go to jail if you go to the government office." Shen Rujun gritted his teeth.

Several men looked around and laughed: "Shen Caizi, if we didn't know you, how could we find you here? How would we know who you are and that you are studying at Zhuolin Academy?"

The crowd nodded, thinking this made sense.

"Or is Mr. Shen exaggerating? In fact, it has nothing to do with the Marquis' Mansion. It is to frame us brothers!"

After saying that, several men glared at each other and rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight.

Shen Rujun's face turned pale, and he had no choice but to say coldly: "Follow me."

Under the gazes of several pairs of eyes, Shen Rujun led a few people out of the academy.

As soon as he walked out, Shen Rujun's expression was icy: "Who are you? Who sent you to slander me?"

"No, Shen Caizi promised it himself."

"I have never met you. When did I ever promise you this?"

The men looked at each other, and their expressions did not change at all in the face of a series of questions.

"Well, to be honest with Mr. Shen, we happened to see you meeting the Marquis's wife in the temple that day."

"Later, I followed you to Zhuolin Academy, and this rumor spread. How about you help us? If you do us a favor, we won't bother you anymore."

"I don't have that ability."

"Huh? You can't."

Looking at the people with disbelief on their faces, Shen Rujun was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

"You want money? How much?"

When they heard about money, their smiles widened: "It's fine to give money. We have so many people and so many mouths to feed. Just the food will cost ten taels of silver."

"Ten taels, why don't you just go and grab it!"

"Alas, you have read the books of sages, so you know that food is the most important thing for the people. Food is so expensive now. Even brown rice costs five cents a pound."

"You have to think about the overall situation, Mr. Shen. If this gets out, it will have a big impact on your reputation. This is related to the scientific examination!"

"I do have some connection with the Marquis' Mansion, but I just happened to meet the Crown Prince's Consort. You slandered me for no reason. I can have the government come to arrest you!"

"Then you should have someone catch you."

Several people stood there openly, not at all panicked about being caught, but rather very calm and composed.

The more Shen Rujun looked at it, the more she felt something was not right. She wondered if this matter would involve other people.

"What on earth do you want to do? Who ordered you to do this? What do you want?"

“We have no one to direct us.”

It would be a lie to say that there was nothing strange. He didn't dare to guarantee that Su Jinhua would help him if they went out and made up some nonsense.

If it affects the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion, he will definitely not be able to continue his career in imperial examinations.

"I only have ten taels, no more."

"That's it."

Shen Rujun gritted his teeth and took out ten taels of silver from his lapel. This was the money he earned from copying books in the past few days, and he gave it away before he could even hold it in his arms.

"After you get the money, you have to help me clarify."

"That's right, brothers, you have to do the work after you get the money."

After Shen Rujun paid the money and stepped into the academy, those people at the door nodded and bowed, indicating that they had recognized the wrong people.

Now he has made it clear that they were wrong, and after saying this he slapped himself a few times to make it seem more realistic.

Fang Ru was originally still watching, but after seeing this, she thought about it and ran to Shen Rujun.

"Brother Shen, they didn't do anything to you, did they?"

"No, I just warned them not to slander others. Slandering a scholar is a serious crime."

Fang Ru nodded and gave a thumbs up: "Brother Shen is really good. He made them obey with just a few words."

"These people are so abominable. They dare to offend anyone. It's obvious that they want to blackmail you."

Shen Rujun nodded and glanced at Fang Ru dimly.

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