So in his opinion, offending Lu Xiao was no big deal.

Moreover, he felt that since Lu Xiao had just won the top spot in the imperial examination, he would definitely not dare to do anything to him.

If Lu Xiao had deliberately targeted him simply because of a verbal altercation, who knows how the story would turn out if word got out.

The top scholar returns home in glory and oppresses the innocent people?

Such rumors are not impossible to come about.

The reason why rumors are so scary is that most people don't really care whether the rumors are true or not.

They just like to watch the fun.

The cost of spreading a rumor is actually very small.

If a rumor like the one above were to spread, it would reach Bianjing, the imperial court, and the ears of the officials.

Even if they don't believe it, they will still feel a little uncomfortable.

By then, it will affect your future.

Of course, the above premise is aimed at ordinary people.

Therefore, Sun Xiucai now deliberately turned himself into a pile of shit.

If a person with a normal mind sees a pile of shit on the street, he or she will not deliberately step on it, let alone touch it or taste it to see if it is shit.

As for him, as long as he can achieve his goal, he doesn't care even if he becomes a pile of shit.

Sun Xiucai had actually done this kind of thing countless times before, and each time he had gained a lot of benefits for himself.

Therefore, he had already become very proficient in this.

Sometimes rogues are just so hard to deal with.

However, God is watching what people do, and if you commit too many sins, you will always be punished.

If Heaven doesn't report it, someone will.

After seeing Minglan, Sun Xiucai's mother's eyes immediately lit up.

"Oh, this must be the girl Ming from Bian Jing, she's really pretty and looks like she's going to be fertile. Since the second daughter of the Sheng family doesn't want to marry my son, I think this sixth daughter is not bad either. Why don't you marry my son? Let me tell you, my son is a scholar. Do you know what a scholar is?"

It was the same thing she had said countless times.

As she spoke, she stretched out her claws, intending to grab Minglan's hand.

Before that, Lu Xiao's anger had accumulated to 70%.

This time, it soared to 100%.

Bear with me, sir!

Fuck the scholars, fuck the disgrace to civility.

I really can't stand it this time.

Just when Sun Xiucai's mother's claws were about to grab Minglan.

Suddenly a crisp sound was heard in the house.

"Snapped!"

As the sound came, Sun Xiucai's mother flew out of the house.

Then Lu Xiao quickly wiped his hands with a look of disgust on his face, as if he had just touched something dirty.

Very dirty indeed.

Seeing this scene, everyone immediately understood what had happened.

Everyone was dumbfounded; they really didn't expect Lu Xiao to actually take action.

After coming to his senses, Sun Xiucai immediately shouted.

"Lu Xiao, if you dare to hit my mother, I'll fight you!"

As he shouted, he rushed forward waving his turtle fist.

"Snapped!"

There was another crisp sound, and Sun Xiucai also flew out.

The room suddenly became quiet and even the air felt fresher.

Outside the courtyard, Sun Xiucai covered his swollen face and helped his mother up from the ground. Then, enduring the pain, he shouted to Lu Xiao inside the house.

"Lu Xiao, you're done! As a scholar, you actually assaulted a classmate and even my mother, an elderly woman. You don't deserve to be the top scholar. I'm going to sue you at the government office. Just expect your reputation to be ruined!"

If Lu Xiao really assaulted an elderly man innocently, then Sun Xiucai's harsh words might indeed come true.

Therefore, after hearing this, Sheng Wei, who was sitting in the chair, immediately panicked.

He didn't want his family affairs to affect Lu Xiao's future.

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So he immediately stood up and tried to make peace.

Even if I have to pay some money for it, it doesn't matter.

He finally realized today that this Mr. Sun was only after the money from the beginning.

But at this moment, Lu Xiao said in a cold voice.

"It would be best if you didn't go to the government office. I still have to go."

Everyone looked at him with some confusion.

Although Sun Xiucai's mother had spoken rudely before.

But the one who did it was Lu Xiao.

Besides, what Sun Xiucai's mother said just sounded disgusting.

Disgusting but not illegal.

So if this matter were to go to court, no matter how hard you try, Lu Xiao would be in the wrong.

Don't think this is weird.

There are actually many similar examples.

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Then everyone heard Lu Xiao continue to speak.

"Ada."

Ah Da, who had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time, immediately stood up.

Lu Xiao glanced at Sun Xiucai and his mother with disdain.

Then he said to Ah Da, "Take a few people and take these two scoundrels to the yamen. Charge them with insulting an imperial official. Don't exaggerate."

As soon as these words were spoken, Sun Xiucai immediately shouted, "Lu Xiao, don't think you can scare me just because you've become the top scholar. When have we ever insulted an official? If I remember correctly, my mother has never said a word to you. But you, for beating my mother for no reason, are truly guilty of a heinous crime. Do you think your Sheng family can now completely control everything in Youyang?"

It's a bit clever though.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated one thing.

Lu Xiao sneered, "Fool, do you know who Minglan is to me? She's my concubine, personally betrothed to me by the current emperor. Your mother said that in front of me. Don't you think she's insulting an official? Forget hitting her. Even if I killed her, no one would say anything!"

When these words came out, Sun Xiucai was immediately dumbfounded.

What the hell?

A co-wife?

The emperor personally issued an order to make his wife equal?

How can it be?

What merits and abilities did Lu Xiao have to deserve such treatment?

But at the same time, he subconsciously swallowed and smeared.

If Lu Xiao hadn't lied, then the slaps he and his mother received wouldn't have been unjust.

No, you absolutely cannot go to the government office.

Sun Xiucai reacted immediately.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

Because Ah Da had already walked up to him.

Chapter 284 Changes in the Palace

Sun Xiucai had a miserable end.

In this era, insulting an imperial official was a crime that could be either serious or minor.

At the very least, you can give him a slight reprimand, a few scoldings, and a fine.

But in a serious situation, there could also be jail time.

In more serious cases, the death penalty is possible.

As for how the final judgment will be made, it all depends on the judge's decision.

The Youyang County Magistrate had always intended to establish a friendly relationship with Lu Xiao.

After receiving Sun Xiucai's case, although he was not sentenced to death directly, he was not given a lighter sentence either.

The final result was twenty strokes of the cane, a fine of fifty taels of silver, and the loss of his scholar status.

The first two are nothing, one is physical pain, the other is financial loss to avoid disaster.

Be patient and it will pass.

However, the final loss of his honors made Sun Xiucai's life worse than death.

In the past, Sun Xiucai committed many sins due to his reputation as a scholar.

The number of people that mother and son have offended in Youyang over the years can be said to be countless.

Now that I have lost my reputation as a scholar, my future life will be difficult.

Of course, Lu Xiao didn't care what would happen to the two of them in the future.

This kind of scoundrel is not worth his attention.

After resolving the Sun Xiucai incident, Lu Xiao's life returned to normal.

The family leave is two months.

It's not long, and it's not short.

But happy and comfortable times are always short-lived.

Before I knew it, a month and a half had passed.

Lu Xiao had no choice but to reconsider his medical treatment and leave, taking his wife and others with him on his journey back to the capital.

When leaving, my father-in-law and his family were naturally reluctant to leave. They stuffed bags and bags of gifts into the room, which were several times more than the gifts Lu Xiao brought back when he returned.

This gave Lu Xiao the illusion that he was back to purchase goods.

The journey back to Beijing was smooth, and we didn't encounter any pirates or anything like that.

However, just as Lu Xiao and his party were about to arrive in Bianjing City, something unexpected happened in the palace.

I don't know if it's fate or some other reason.

After the first three concubines were confirmed to be pregnant, Zhao Zhen worked very hard in the following months.

But no matter how hard he worked day and night, the fourth person never appeared.

But fortunately, Lu Xiao had already given him some reassurance.

He wasn't in a hurry.

Until a few days ago, several gynecologists from the Imperial Hospital examined the pulses of three empresses who were nearly eight months pregnant.

Finally, everyone jointly confirmed that only Concubine Liu was pregnant with a boy.

When this news came out, all the officials in the court were instantly overjoyed.

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