After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

Zhao Jingyan followed him into the yard, and then entered another door, where there was another yard.

No wonder there's no sound from outside.

Zhao Jingyan thought as he followed Gao Xiucai inside.

The huge yard was quiet, as if no one lived there.

The further he walked in, the more panic Zhao Jingyan felt.

Where did the people who just came in go? He clearly saw them walk into the yard.

Could it be that this house has other exits?

"Mr. Fang is here again?" A thin man walked out from the inner room.

"Well, this brother is also here to see the test questions."

Mr. Fang waved his folding fan and looked at Zhao Jingyan with a smile.

Zhao Jingyan was still wondering why it happened “again”?

Then several men came out of the next room and surrounded him.

"Mr. Fang, you are good. How many numbers are you in? You might as well just follow our boss."

Zhao Jingyan panicked, "I'm just passing by, I don't know this person, let me out."

The thin man looked at Zhao Jingyan and spat.

"Bah, no matter what you do, once you enter this door, you won't be able to leave unless you're skinned alive."

"Brothers, tie up this sheep and lock it up with the one just now."

"I am a student of the Imperial College. How dare you kidnap me in front of the emperor!" Zhao Jingyan scolded.

"Oh, he's from the Imperial College! He's still a fat sheep, Mr. Gao, you've made a profit this time."

The thin man nudged Gao Xiucai with his shoulder. Gao Xiucai waved his fan, looking mysterious.

"Brother, I haven't offended you. Please help me to speak for you. I am just passing by. I don't know anything."

Zhao Jingyan hurriedly squeezed in front of Gao Xiucai and spoke nice words to him.

"Shut his mouth and lock him up." the thin man said to the others.

A smelly sock was stuffed into Zhao Jingyan's mouth, almost making him pass out.

Several people pushed him to a warehouse, where they saw several students they had met in the restaurant before.

But I didn’t see the man with the tough look and who spoke at the beginning.

At this time, Zhao Jingyan realized that he had fallen into a trap.

"Sign your names on this and write your home address on the bottom, and you're good to go."

The thin man took out a piece of paper with words on it and handed it to everyone.

Zhao Jingyan took it and saw that it said: Borrow 1,000 taels of silver today, and return double the amount another day. Borrower...

"We didn't borrow any money, why should we write this?" someone raised an objection.

"You don't have to write it. My master will send you to the government office and accuse you of burglary."

"I will lock you up for two or three months, and by the time you get out, the imperial examination will have been over."

"You are robbing us, aren't you afraid that we will sue you?" someone was indignant.

The thin man laughed contemptuously, "Do you know which family my master belongs to? The county magistrate has to bow to my master when he sees him. If you have the guts, go and sue him!"

"Aren't you afraid that my master will cancel your qualification as a scholar and prevent you from taking the imperial examinations again in your lifetime?"

The timid ones started crying.

"Cry, cry. If you think it through, just sign your name. It's only one thousand taels. I'm not asking you to pay it back now. It will be too late to pay it back when you pass the exam in the future."

The thin man found a bench to sit down, took out a pot of wine and a small bag of peanuts, and started drinking.

Zhao Jingyan began to regret deeply that he should not have quarreled with Shen Yunchu today, otherwise the things that happened later would not have happened.

He looked at the pattern on the sleeves. This piece of clothing was bought for him by Shen Yunchu.

Thinking of this, he had an idea and reached his hand into his sleeve pocket.

Sure enough, he touched the hard paper.

It was a silver note. Shen Yunchu gave him two hundred taels of silver note to entertain the King of Qi.

He looked around and saw several familiar students gathered together to discuss something.

He quietly moved to the side of the thin man who was drinking.

"Brother, I am just passing by. How about this? I will give you some money and you let me go."

A trace of calculation flashed across the thin man's eyes.

"How much silver can a poor scholar like you have?" He threw a peanut into his mouth.

Zhao Jingyan took out the silver note from his sleeve and showed him a corner.

I saw the other party snatched the banknote with lightning speed.

"Give it to me. If you want to get out, sign it and I'll let you go!"

The thin man put the banknotes into his sleeve pocket without even looking at Zhao Jingyan who fell to the ground.

"You took my money, how can you go back on your word?" Zhao Jingyan was very angry.

"I didn't promise you anything. Besides, who saw me snatch your banknotes?"

The thin man squinted his eyes, "Did you see it? Or did you see it?"

Whoever he pointed at would shake their head, wishing they had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that no one spoke, the thin man stood up and kicked Zhao Jingyan, "If you want to get out, sign it now!"

The severe pain in his leg made Zhao Jingyan feel like it was about to break, so he quickly moved away from the thin man.

Since ancient times, people with health problems have been unable to take part in the imperial examinations, but he cannot become a cripple.

At this time, some people have started signing.

Although one thousand taels is a lot, it is not as important as your future.

The local gentry in every place would donate money to the scholars who passed the imperial examination, just to establish a relationship and gain benefits.

If you happen to get a good score from your ancestral grave and you pass the exam and rank among the top three, then the one thousand taels of silver will be a small matter.

After the first person signs and seals, there will be a second person, a third person...

After the people who signed and sealed handed the note to the thin man, someone came to take them out.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people left, Zhao Jingyan's originally determined heart began to hesitate.

Today, their family was in turmoil because of Shen Yunchu's one thousand taels of dowry.

If he signed this IOU again, he wouldn't know how to face his family when he returned home.

Just as he was struggling with the struggle between heaven and man, he heard chaotic footsteps outside.

Just as the thin man was about to stand up and go out to see what was going on, the door of the warehouse was kicked open and a group of people rushed in.

"Everyone, don't move! The patrol department is investigating the case!"

An officer held up the patrol officer's sign and shouted loudly.

The remaining people in the room screamed.

The soldiers came up and tied up everyone. "I was just passing by and I don't know them." Zhao Jingyan stated hastily.

"How can you come in if you don't know them? Do you know where this is? This is the back garden of Gao Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel. Ordinary people can't come in without a guide."

As the officers and soldiers spoke, they tied several people together and took them out.

In the middle of the yard, there was a man sitting with a sword in his hand.

Zhao Jingyan, who was walking at the back, immediately raised his sleeves to cover his face when he saw that person.