A lucky little peasant girl is reborn and brings prosperity to her entire family.

Master Zhang frantically pointed out: "Son-in-law... no, Your Excellency, it was this mother and daughter who beat our Junpeng! Look what they did to the child!"

Wen Dianshi solemnly said, “You are mistaken. Our yamen is very particular about evidence. I think this woman and her children are not wicked people. Perhaps there is some misunderstanding.”

Master Zhang was dumbfounded, his tongue tied in knots: "No, son-in-law, no, Clerk, you, this..."

Wen Dianshi ignored his father-in-law and looked solemnly at Tian Denghua, his expression righteous: "Madam, rest assured, I have always been law-abiding and love the people like my own children! I will never bend the law for personal gain! Nor will I ever let any citizen be wronged!"

As he said this, Wen Dianshi couldn't help but steal a glance at Song Yanyan.

Tian Denghua was completely stunned: "Ah, okay, ah..."

Song Yanyan recognized Wen Dianshi as soon as she met him.

I think I had met Zhou Yi, the registrar, once before when I went to Lord Su to report him.

Looking at Wen Dianshi's attitude, which was initially arrogant but later became obsequious, Song Yanyan understood.

Well, I still prefer your previous rebellious self. You... never mind, you don't need to change back.

Song Yanyan thought to herself, but on the surface she praised him very politely: "It is truly touching that you are so fair and honest, sir."

Receiving such a compliment from Song Yanyan made Wen Dianshi feel better than if he had taken a magic pill! He became energetic and his smile was even more pronounced than his second brother's love-struck face!

Wen Dianshi went through the motions, inquiring about what had happened. When he heard that it was his brother-in-law who had started the insults, he slapped his thigh, his expression agitated: "I knew it! Look at Scholar Song, he's such a handsome man, how could he possibly start a fight? There must be some villain involved!"

Zhang Junpeng, who was "caused by a petty person": "..."

What kind of wandering ghost possessed his brother-in-law?!

Get out of here right now! Get out of here right now!

The historical records set the tone, so it wasn't a big deal, and the matter naturally passed without incident.

"..." The Zhang family members were completely dumbfounded.

The clerk, Wen, looked righteous and didn't forget to rebuke the Zhang family: "You are my wife's family, so you should be even more self-disciplined and cautious in your conduct to make up for past mistakes! I am an upright and honest official, and I will never disregard the law or act recklessly just because you are my wife's family!"

The Zhang family members were even more bewildered.

Song Yanyan praised at the opportune moment: "The Registrar is truly a good official! The people of Qingjiang County are blessed!"

Upon receiving Song Yanyan's comment, Wen Dianshi was overjoyed.

He cupped his fists in a respectful gesture, bid farewell to the Song family, and left the county school in a polite manner.

Master Zhang was dumbfounded, completely stunned!

"No, son-in-law, son-in-law!"

Master Zhang called out and chased after him for a few steps, but couldn't catch up. He only saw Wen Dianshi's back as he ran wildly out of the county school, as swift as the wind.

Mr. Zhang was dumbfounded.

Zhang Junpeng was also dumbfounded.

Now it's Tian Denghua's turn to be smug!

She laughed loudly, hands on her hips, and said sarcastically, "The magistrate himself said that you should be self-disciplined and cautious in your actions, so, so..."

Tian Denghua suddenly forgot her lines and turned to Song Xingming, asking, "What was the name of that line again?"

Song Xingming added: "It means to make up for what was lost, to correct mistakes, and to remedy deficiencies."

Tian Denghua made two "oh" sounds, then turned around and continued to mock Master Zhang and Zhang Junpeng: "To make up for what happened before! In short, it was you who did this, and even your son-in-law from the Zhang family couldn't stand it anymore!"

Mr. Zhang and Zhang Junpeng had absolutely no idea why their son-in-law was acting this way; they were incredibly frustrated. Their faces turned a deep purplish-red.

Principal Cen wiped the sweat from his brow and said cautiously, "Since the Registrar has said so, shouldn't we reconsider the matter of Song's schooling?"

Master Zhang, Zhang Junpeng, was extremely frustrated.

"Take it a long time? Take it a long time, my foot!"

Old Man Su, who had been silent until now, suddenly slammed his hand on the armrest of his chair: "What's going on? It's not like the students weren't paid tuition. They came here to learn after receiving tuition, and now you want to kick them out at the drop of a hat?! ...When they got into a fight, did the teacher even find out what happened? If he didn't find out, he just kept blaming his students and even expelled them! If you ask me, this county school is neither good at teaching nor at educating people, so it's better if it's not good at all!"

Principal Cen's face turned pale and then red, just like a painter's palette had been overturned—it was quite a sight.

Song Xingming stood there without saying a word.

Tian Denghua sighed, tugged at Old Man Su's arm, and whispered, "No, Uncle, this county school is the best school in our Qingjiang County. Going elsewhere is also..."

"Who says it's the best!" Old Man Su glared and pointed at Song Xingming, "You, from now on, will study with me!"

Tian Denghua's eyes widened, and she even leaned closer to Old Man Su to sniff him: "...He hasn't been drinking, so why is he talking nonsense?"

Old Man Su was furious, his face red and his neck thick: "Tian, ​​what do you mean! Who do you think you are!"

Tian Denghua quickly tried to smooth things over: "No, no, I didn't look down on anyone. It's just that you suddenly said you wanted to teach Xingming to read, Uncle. That's just too scary."

Just then, Song Xingming spoke up: "Mother, when I visited Grandpa Su, I had a discussion with him. Grandpa Su is indeed very knowledgeable."

Hearing her son say this, Tian Denghua was skeptical: "Really?"

Old Su snorted heavily through his nostrils.

Song Xingming nodded: "Really, Mother."

“Then…” Tian Denghua chose to believe her son, “Then you can study with your Grandpa Su from now on.”

Old Su raised his chin even higher.

The headmaster, Cen, shook his head in strong disapproval, his face flushed and neck thick: "Scholar Song is so talented, wouldn't it be a waste to have him study with this old country man?"

Zhang Junpeng scoffed from the side, "An old man from the countryside teaching a country dog, a perfect match!"

Old Man Su was really furious. He glanced at Qingshan.

Qingshan immediately stepped forward and shouted, "You're all so snobbish! Our patriarch was a successful candidate in the imperial examinations in the thirty-eighth year of the Zhengwu reign. He didn't like being an official, so he chose a secluded rural area to live in seclusion! You can't even come close to his learning! Our patriarch only took the trouble to teach the third young master of the Song family because of their simple and kind nature..."

At first, Old Man Su held his chin high, but when Qingshan praised Tian Denghua and the others, Old Man Su coughed heavily and said unhappily, "You don't need to say the last sentence."

"The results of the imperial examination?!" Principal Cen's eyes nearly popped out of his head. The best they had ever achieved in their school was a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the county-level imperial examinations), and they hadn't even produced a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations)!

Chuanlu was the fourth-ranked candidate in the imperial examination of the Great Yin Dynasty!

Those were truly renowned disciples of the emperor!

Old Su snorted, raised his chin, and said in a nonchalant tone, "Back then I was only twenty-eight years old. I was originally going to be the third-ranked scholar, but unfortunately I had a small wound on my face. The Emperor was not pleased with it, so I became the fourth-ranked scholar, which is how Yang Xingtong got the third-ranked scholar."

Old Su spoke casually, but Master Cen was nearly driven mad by what he heard!

Yang Xingtong, that's a Grand Secretary of the current dynasty!