Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

When Zhan Mu returned to the examination room, his expression was even more composed, and his writing flowed smoothly, completely unaffected by the earlier turmoil.

Lin Yiwan's heart finally settled down. Looking at Princess Youyi, she said with relief, "Thanks to your meticulousness, otherwise Mu'er would have been ruined this time."

Princess Youyi quickly spoke up: "I don't want Amu to suffer an injustice either! He has real talent and learning, and he must not be buried!"

A few days later, the imperial court issued an edict that Liu Chengfeng had framed a student and disrupted the imperial examination, and was therefore disqualified from taking the exam. Liu, the Grand Secretary, was also punished for failing to properly educate his son and was fined half a year's salary.

Lin Yiwan was not surprised by the result, because she felt that Liu Chengfeng was reaping what he sowed.

However, since Grand Secretary Liu has many disciples, we will probably have to be careful and wary of the Liu family in the future.

When Zhan Yan returned from court, he informed Lin Yiwan that Grand Secretary Liu had fainted from anger.

He said solemnly, "Some people wanted to plead for Liu Chengfeng, but Father Emperor rejected them. Father Emperor said that his behavior was extremely bad, and if he was not severely punished, I'm afraid that students all over the world would follow suit!"

Lin Yiwan snorted coldly: "Father is right. With such strong jealousy, merely disqualifying him from the exam is too lenient!"

Zhan Yan frowned and pondered: "When I left the palace, my father summoned me to the imperial study and asked me to give you a few words of advice. He told me not to run into the Liu family recently, as he was worried that the Liu family would hold a grudge and hurt you and the children!"

Lin Yiwan thought so too. Although she wasn't afraid of trouble, she didn't want to cause any.

She nodded: "Yes, I will keep the children in check!"

However, when she went to look for Zhan Miao, she was told that she had gone out of the mansion to buy a kite for Mo Ziyu.

Because the little guy did well in his homework, she promised to give him a centipede kite.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yiwan's heart tightened, and her fingertips unconsciously clenched the handkerchief.

The Liu family lost face because of the previous framing incident in the court. The young men in the family have been behaving strangely in the capital lately. If Zhan Miao goes out alone and runs into the Liu family, wouldn't he be walking right into their trap?

Moreover, Mo Ziyu is still young. When he went out with Zhan Miao, the two children were only accompanied by two servants. How could that be safe?

"Foolish!" Lin Yiwan scolded in a low voice, but her tone was full of worry. She turned around and instructed the butler, "Quickly, prepare the carriage! Take several capable guards and go to the kite shop on West Street and those old shops in the east of the city. We must find Miss and Young Master Mo as soon as possible!"

The steward dared not delay and immediately went to make the arrangements. Lin Yiwan went back to her room to get a cloak and put it on. Just as she reached the gate of the mansion, the carriage was already waiting. She stepped onto the carriage and said to the driver in a deep voice, "Go to Zhiyuanzhai on West Street first, and hurry!"

The carriage wheels rolled along the stone-paved streets of the capital.

Lin Yiwan lifted a corner of the car curtain and looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street, feeling increasingly uneasy.

Zhan Miao was intelligent and sensible from a young age, but she was also a bit stubborn. Once she made a promise to Mo Ziyu, she would definitely do it.

But she forgot the taboos at hand and the Liu family's intentions. Her rash departure from the manor was truly worrying.

Mo Ziyu was so lovable that Zhan Miao doted on the little guy even more, and the two were almost inseparable.

This time, Mo Yu made great progress in her studies, and Zhan Miao remembered his promise to give her a centipede kite. It seems that he had kept it in mind all along, which is why he secretly left the manor when she wasn't paying attention.

Before long, the carriage arrived at Paper Kite Shop on West Street.

Lin Yiwan strode into the shop. The shopkeeper, recognizing her as the wife of Marquis Zhanyi, quickly stepped forward to greet her. "Greetings, Madam. May I ask what kind of kites you wish to choose today?"

"Shopkeeper, was there a young lady in a pale yellow dress with a five or six-year-old boy who came to buy a centipede kite just now?" Lin Yiwan asked eagerly.

The shopkeeper thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "There was indeed a young lady, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a handsome young man. She picked out the largest centipede kite in our shop, saying it was a gift for the young man. However, they left half an hour ago, saying they were going to fly kites by the moat."

The moat? Lin Yiwan's heart sank. That place was open and often frequented by young men from prominent families. If the Liu family wanted to relax, they would most likely go there.

She thanked the shopkeeper, hurried back to the carriage, and said, "To the moat, quick!"

The guards rode ahead to clear the way, and the carriage sped away.

As soon as they reached the fork in the road by the moat, they saw a group of people gathered under a willow tree in the distance, and could vaguely hear children crying and arguing. Lin Yiwan's heart tightened, and she quickly opened the car door and walked over.

Zhan Miao was protecting Mo Ziyu behind him, and several young men in brocade robes were standing opposite them. The leader of them was Liu Chengze, the eldest son of the Liu family.

Zhan Miao clutched the colorful centipede kite tightly in her hand. Several of the kite's frames were broken, indicating that it had been damaged by someone.

Mo Ziyu hid behind her, her face flushed and her eyes moist, but she tried her best not to cry out.

"Liu Chengze, what right do you have to break my kite?" Zhan Miao's eyes widened in anger, her voice tinged with rage, yet she still firmly protected Mo Ziyu behind her. "This was the kite I promised to give to Mo Yu. Are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?"

Liu Chengze sneered, and his followers behind him burst into laughter.

"It's just a broken kite. So what if I broke it? Zhan Miao, do you still think you're the pampered young lady of the Zhan Yi Marquis's mansion? Although the Liu family has suffered a minor setback, you can't just talk back to them like that!"

Today, he was already upset because his father had been reprimanded by His Majesty. He went out to clear his mind and happened to run into Zhan Miao and Mo Ziyu flying a kite. Remembering that Zhan Yihou Zhan Yan had helped His Majesty refute the Liu family in court earlier, he became furious and went up to tear the kite to pieces.

"You're being unreasonable!" Zhan Miao's pretty face was frosty with anger. She reached out to push Liu Chengze, but was stopped by his henchman.

Liu Chengze raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with disdain: "Reason? In this capital, what I say is law! Today, I will not only break your kite, but I will also make you apologize to me, or you will not leave here!"

Seeing this, Mo Ziyu mustered her courage and peeked out from behind Zhan Miao, saying in a clear voice, "You're a bad person! Don't bully Auntie! The kite was a reward from Auntie, you have to pay me back for the kite!"

Liu Chengze looked at Mo Ziyu, a fierce glint in his eyes, and raised his foot to kick him.

Zhan Miao was shocked and quickly pulled Mo Ziyu behind him, but Liu Chengze kicked his arm, causing him to stagger back a few steps.

"stop!"

A cold shout rang out, and Lin Yiwan quickly stepped forward, pulling Zhan Miao and Mo Ziyu to her side, her gaze turning coldly towards Liu Chengze and his group.

The guards immediately surrounded the Liu family members.

Upon seeing that it was Lin Yiwan, Liu Chengze's eyes flashed with a hint of apprehension, but he still forced himself to say, "What? Does your Zhanyi Marquis's mansion intend to bully the young with the old? It was Zhan Miao who offended me; I was merely teaching her a lesson."