After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

He came to take the exam, on the one hand to support his family, and on the other hand to make connections.

In his opinion, Qin Yan was very worthy of making friends, and fortunately, they lived in the same inn. He had always wanted to find an opportunity, but Qin Yan rarely went out, and these days he was accompanied by his elders when he went out, so he couldn't get a word in.

"If you like it, Master Qin, how about letting this girl go to your room and play a song for you alone?"

He Fugui paid to invite this father and daughter into the inn.

Everyone listened and couldn't help but frown.

First of all, Qin Yan is still young. Wouldn’t it be a disgrace to his reputation if he went into the room to play music?

If you don’t know, you might think he is some kind of playboy.

Secondly, the singing girl was not a prostitute who could be ordered around.

Qin Yan smiled faintly and declined politely: "Thank you for your kindness, Master He, but I don't want to take someone else's love away. Besides, the sages said that men and women should not touch each other. How can scholars like us do such a disrespectful thing?"

After hearing his refusal, the pipa-playing girl, whose face had turned pale with fear, finally calmed down a little.

Looking at her father, the old man nodded to her in comfort, and the sound of the pipa began to sound again.

Being rejected, He Fugui did not care: "Mr. Qin, why are you so polite? We are both scholars, and we are fortunate to meet here. It is fate."

Fang Nanzhi seemed to understand what was said earlier.

But she knew that a man had to love himself and not have affairs with other women, otherwise he would not be able to get married.

These words were secretly taught to Uncle Tiezhu and the others by her father, but she heard them and remembered them.

Fang Nanzhi then put on a serious smile and said, "Uncle, my brother is young and hasn't gotten married yet! Please don't lead him astray!"

It wasn't that Fang Nanzhi was impolite to call him uncle, it was just that this young master He Fugui had a beard all over his face, which made him look very old.

He Fugui met the little girl's clear gaze and could only nod slightly.

It’s not good to talk about this anymore. He just forgot that there is a little girl here.

Next, He Fugui and Qin Yan talked about some poetry in a lukewarm atmosphere.

After a while, Qin Yan found an excuse to leave.

The brother and sister went back to study.

For the next two or three days, they didn't go out, but they gradually got to know a lot of people in the inn.

There was no other way. Qin Yan was now famous, and many people were curious about him. Although Qin Yan had a cold personality, he couldn't be rude when others took the initiative to make friends.

After a few interactions, everyone became quite familiar with each other.

On this day, someone got the news! The case of Wei Ting's kidnapping has been solved!

Wei Ting’s fellow townsman was disqualified from taking the imperial examination and was even imprisoned!

"What? A fellow villager from Wei Ting? That has nothing to do with Liu Yanming?"

"Of course it has nothing to do with it. Young Master Liu has a good family background and is talented and well-educated. Why would he do such a thing?"

"Didn't you say a few days ago that you can only judge a person by their appearance but not by their heart? The Liu family is very powerful..."

"Ahem, it is said that Wei Ting's fellow countryman, whose surname is Zhou, was sponsored by the Wei family to study."

The man in front raised his voice and interrupted him.

"On the night of the poetry competition, he came to pick up Wei Ting, but ended up knocking him out. He then hired someone to send him out of the city! All to make him miss the provincial exam!"

Several scholars were discussing, their eyes full of excitement at gossip.

Qin Yan raised his eyebrows, no wonder.

My sister took Wei Ting’s pulse last time and found out that he was weak.

Being too excited can cause fainting or even life-threatening.

At that time, he was puzzled. With Wei Ting's physical condition, how could he be kidnapped for several days without any illness and come back safely?

So that's how it is. I guess the other party understood the situation and showed mercy.

"Isn't this ungrateful? To receive financial support without even thinking of returning the favor, and even ruining someone's future, is truly vicious!"

"Yes, Wei Ting is very likely to take first place in the case!"

"No, it's not that simple. I heard that the Wei family has bullied the other party a lot. Wei Ting is born with a deficiency and it is difficult for him to get married. The Wei family plans to repay the favor by letting Zhou Shengyun's sister come into the mansion as a concubine to bring good luck!"

"Zhou Shengyun had no choice. He didn't want his sister to become a concubine. He thought that if he won this time and Wei Ting didn't, the Wei family would definitely respect him and wouldn't dare to bully him casually. That's why..."

The words made people sigh, as if they felt sorry for Zhou Shengyun.

Everyone else also fell silent, having not expected such a hidden secret to exist.

"The Wei family is just a country gentry and landlords, do they think they can bully men and women?"

After a long time, someone couldn't help but say angrily.

"They don't bully men or women, but they think they have put in a lot of hard work in the Zhou family and want the Zhou family to pay them back a thousand times over."

"Hmph, I just can't stand it. If the Wei family hadn't seen Zhou Shengyun's potential for study, why would they have funded him? And it's Zhou Shengyun who's being funded. After he passes the imperial examination, he should repay the Wei family. But what does it have to do with his sister?"

Some people speak frankly.

Fang Nanzhi nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Yes, yes! My parents said that concubines in wealthy families are just playthings, sometimes not even as good as decorative vases.

How can you force a girl from a good family to be your concubine?

Qin Yan held her little head, fearing that she would shake it down.

"In that case, Wei Ting's missed provincial exam was his own fault."

He Fugui sighed.

But in his heart he looked down on Wei Ting.

The Wei family is undoubtedly the superior family to the Zhou family. Despite having such an advantage, they failed to control people, causing Zhou Shengyun to have second thoughts. It can be seen that they are useless.

"The case is considered closed. The results should be announced tomorrow, right?"

I don’t know who said it.

In an instant, everyone's attention was diverted.

Since it concerns their own future, they have no time to lament about Wei Ting and Zhou Shengyun.

"I don't know if I can pass the exam this time. My family has worked so hard to support my studies, and I don't want to let them down."

"Everyone, why don't we go and check the list together tomorrow morning?"

The scholars in the inn became a little nervous.

Qin Yan and his sister had already left. After eating the food in the inn for two days, they felt a little sick of it, so they went to the stall opposite and ordered meat patties.

"Brother, I think that Young Master Wei is a good person. He seems to be quite protective of Zhou Shengyun, unlike what they say."

"And he's very white and good-looking, like a good man."

Hearing the latter sentence, Qin Yan raised his eyes and said: "Zhizhi, you are still young, you can't judge people by appearance."

"There are many people in this world who are handsome but worse than beasts."

His sister is still young, and she needs to be taught well now so that she won't be deceived by bad men outside when she grows up.

Fang Nanzhi scratched his head, somewhat puzzled: "Brother is very handsome."

"That's different, Zhizhi, you don't understand, all men are bad..." Qin Yan said earnestly.

"Puchi!" Someone nearby couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Qin Yan looked back and saw a group of young men walking towards him.

"Mr. Qin, you're saying bad things about Wei Ting. We won't say anything, after all, everyone on the street is saying it. But you're saying that all men... that's too biased. Besides, isn't Mr. Qin also a man?"

A young man cleared his throat and said.

The person who ridiculed Zhou Shengyun the most that day was named Bai Jiayu.

The sickly young man standing behind him was Wei Ting.

Being caught badmouthing someone, Qin Yan felt somewhat embarrassed, but he explained, "You all misunderstood. I didn't criticize Young Master Wei. I was just saying that handsome men shouldn't be trusted."

He was telling the truth and was not trying to fool anyone.

Bai Jiayu and others didn't say whether they believed it or not, as if they didn't care about it.

"Mr. Qin, you are wrong. I think whether appearance and character are related is still unknown, but one thing is certain, she is very pleasing to the eye!" Bai Jiayu said with a smile, and winked at Fang Nanzhi after he finished speaking!

Fang Nanzhi nodded repeatedly, it made sense.

Qin Yan's face turned a little dark.

Wei Ting hurriedly took a few steps forward and said, "Jiayu, don't talk nonsense."

Then he bowed to Qin Yan and said, "Mr. Qin, Miss Fang, I haven't had the chance to formally thank you for saving my life last time. I'm really sorry."