Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 673 Questioning (Update No. 1)

Mrs. Tao smiled and took Mrs. Li's hand, saying, "I was just about to discuss this with Sister Li. Song Ying is a child who is never tired once he gets busy. He only has some free time before the New Year."

I'm not sure when they'll be back this year, and if I miss them, I'm thinking we should get our two kids married before next year's Lunar New Year."

Li wanted to agree right away, as Yuan Qing was about to take the imperial examination and become a juren master after passing it.

If the Yuan family felt that Yingwa was not worthy of Yuan Qing and broke off the engagement, they would be losing both the wife and the army.

But she quickly remembered what Song Ying had said before, and swallowed the agreement that was about to come out of her mouth. She smiled and said, "I don't have any objections. A year is definitely enough time to prepare. But have you asked your Qingwa? Can he make time for it?"

Tao was startled, then nodded and said, "You're quite thoughtful. You should ask Qingwa, and you should also ask your Yingwa to see what she thinks."

Her grandson had said long ago that he would get married after passing the imperial examination, but she thought that if he passed the autumn examination, she would prepare to go to Beijing for the spring examination.

The journey will take several months, so it is naturally better to set off as early as possible. In the middle of winter, it will be very painful to travel on the road.

So she thought about getting married at the end of next year. If she passed the exam, she could go directly to the capital and avoid wasting time on getting married.

Since she didn't want to go against her grandson's wishes, she thought of talking to Li first. If she agreed, she would have a reason to persuade her grandson.

Unexpectedly, Li did not agree.

Aunt Meihua said "Oh" in a long voice, "You two old ladies are really spoiling the kids too much. Do you still need to discuss this kind of thing with them?

Since ancient times, marriage has always been about the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. You two elders have made the final decision, how can they not listen?"

Li's expression was a little stiff. It was possible that the damn woman in her family would not listen.

Tao said, "They are all filial children. They will naturally listen to their elders. But as elders, we can't just ignore their opinions on everything."

What's more, we have been digging in the fields all our lives and know nothing. We are not as experienced as them, so we can't blindly make decisions for the children!"

Mrs. Li nodded repeatedly. "That's right. When children grow up, we should let them make their own decisions. My Tianwa is the same now. We know nothing about the affairs of the government office. How dare we make decisions for him easily? He makes his own decisions. We just need to support him."

Madam He clapped her hands and said, "So that's how it is. You two aunts are really good at educating children. No wonder the children from both your families are so promising..."

Next, the women's topic was all about Song Ying, Yuan Qing and Song Tian, and they praised Li and Tao so much that they looked very happy.

The next day, Song Tian returned to the city and brought the news to Song Ying.

After living together in the capital for nearly a year, Song Ying had nothing to worry about. The twelfth lunar month was indeed a time of free time for her, so she had no objection to moving up the wedding date.

Although Yuan Qing wanted to wait until he passed the imperial examination and then marry Song Ying in a grand ceremony, he also wanted to get married early, so he agreed without much hesitation.

So, the two families went to Qingfeng Temple again and asked Taoist Master Yuanrong to select an auspicious day in the twelfth month of the new year.

At this moment, in Nanyang Town, thousands of miles away, Scar walked into the Zhu family with a sullen face.

Zhu Zhenghong was watching a play. While the performers on the stage were singing, he was also gesturing with his index finger raised and shaking his head.

Scar sat down opposite him, blocking his view, and placed a dagger on the table. The tip of the dagger hit the blue and white porcelain teacup, making a crisp "ding" sound.

Zhu Zhenghong rolled his eyes in annoyance, "What are you doing here?"

Butler Zhu, who was standing nearby, was very perceptive. He quickly waved his hand to let the actors on the stage leave, and also sent away the servants around, leaving only two trusted servants to serve tea.

"I heard that two months ago, you were the one who opened the gate and let two people who were transporting the Guanyin statue through it go." Scar's face was as gloomy as water.

Zhu Zhenghong didn't take it seriously at all. He put a walnut into his mouth and said, "That's true."

Scar was irritated by his casual attitude. He glared and slammed his fist on the table. "Don't you know what time it is? How can you let him go?"

Card wipe!

The table actually cracked under his fist.

"He's just a doctor, two porters, and a maid. He's not the person we're looking for."

"You say it's not, so it's not? How can you be sure?" Scar was furious and slammed his fist on the table again.

The table couldn't hold up and cracked along the previous gap, and the cups, bowls and dishes on it immediately fell to the ground.

Although Zhu Zhenghong turned sideways, the splashed wine still stained his hem, and he frowned immediately.

Scar continued to accuse: "In the past few months, those people haven't seen a hair. If it's not you who let them go, then what is it?"

Zhu Zhenghong loosened his grip, letting the only wine cup in his hand fall to the ground. He raised his eyelids and said, "Captain Tu, if you want to pin this crime on me, please provide evidence.

Zhu is a businessman with no one to rely on, so I have no choice but to ask the general to seek justice for me."

Scar paused and angrily said, "Zhu, stop using your status as General to pressure me! It's clearly you who did something wrong. Even the number of people doesn't add up. With such a large Guanyin statue, who knows if there are any Tibetans hiding inside?"

"Didn't your subordinates check it out? There's nothing inside except a statue of Guanyin." Zhu Zhenghong suppressed his anger.

"But according to what my people have found, at Zaolin Gate, Mengyangbo Gate, and Gutou Gate, their ships had very shallow drafts when passing through. It doesn't look like there's a Guanyin statue there."

Zhu Zhenghong frowned, his expression becoming serious, "Really?"

Scar also suppressed his anger, "How can this be fake!"

Zhu Zhenghong's heart skipped a beat as he recalled the appearance of Master Sun and the maid, but no matter how hard he thought, he didn't feel that they looked like anyone they were looking for.

They can't all be equally good-looking, right?

"Have you found out where they went?" he asked.

"Why would I look for you if I found out?" Scar gritted his teeth.

Zhu Zhenghong calmed himself down. Although he had doubts in his heart, he refused to admit that he was the one who let him go.

Are you kidding? If I really admit to such a serious crime, how can I pass the test of the general?

"So all this is just your guess," he looked into Scar's eyes and asked, "Captain Tu, can you take guesses seriously?"

"You--" Scar was furious. He didn't expect that he still refused to admit it at this time.

He sneered twice, "Very good, I will report this matter to the general and ask him to make the decision!"

Zhu Zhenghong's heart sank, but he remained calm and said, "I believe the general will be able to distinguish right from wrong."