SFS Chapter 154: The elder sister's alienation
Chapter 154: The elder sister's alienation
After reading Ding Jianzhou's profile, Chu Ci couldn't help but sigh: "The Lu family's parents are really stupid and cruel! What's the difference between this and rushing to give away your heads?"
"What is your plan, sister-in-law? Are you going to make this information public, or use it to win over Lu's parents?" Compared to Chu Ci's anger, Qian Yan was much more rational. In an instant, she came up with two solutions.
Unexpectedly, before Chu Ci even opened his mouth, Fan Qianxi, who rarely spoke, raised an objection. "Neither of these will work."
"Why? I think it's great." The one who asked the question was Qianxue. She felt that Qianyan's method was simple and direct, and could solve the problem once and for all.
Fan Qianxi shook his head and said, "Have you forgotten why my sister-in-law investigated Ding Jianzhou?"
"That's naturally to help Lu Yu break off the engagement." Qian Yan thought to himself that he was not stupid, so how could he forget the most important thing.
"Once Ding Jianzhou's actions are known to everyone, his status as a scholar will surely be revoked, right? Without his status as a scholar, even if the Lu family's parents are stupid and vicious, will they still let Lu Yu become a concubine?"
Qianyan explained his reasons one by one, and then asked further questions.
"What if Lu's parents don't believe it? Or does Ding Jianzhou have the ability to change public opinion?" Fan Qianxi did not deny that Qianyan's words made sense, but she ignored human nature.
Although in their family's perception, scholars are not rare.
But the actual situation in Lianzhou is that if one can pass the imperial examination to become a scholar, not only will his family and villagers protect him, but even the town officials will protect him.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you pass the examination to become a scholar, you will be registered with the county magistrate.
Revoking a scholar's title is not as simple as it sounds.
After Fan Qianxi finished speaking, he looked at his two sisters who were lost in thought and continued, "In addition, if you win over the Lu family, can you be sure that they won't use this information to threaten Ding Jianzhou? Or simply go along with them?"
"In that case, wouldn't we have good intentions but a bad result, and Lu Yu's situation will be even worse?" Qianxue couldn't believe it, but had to admit that they almost made a mistake.
If that were the case, they would blame themselves and turned to look at Qianyan, whose eyes were also flashing with fear.
But she still asked unwillingly: "What should we do then? Is such detailed information useless?"
Chu Ci couldn't bear to see Qian Yan so depressed, so he revealed his plan.
"Of course it works. When dealing with a villain like Ding Jianzhou who is responsible for human lives, what we have to do is to kill him with one strike and never give him any chance to turn things around."
Upon hearing this, Fan Qianxi was startled. "Sister-in-law, do you want to take this matter over? If someone finds out about it, it will be very detrimental to the Fan family..."
Chu Ci was helpless: "Sister, who could think of using this matter to damage the reputation of the Fan family?"
Without waiting for Fan Qianxi to answer, Chu Ci continued to ask, "Big sister, just because there is such a possibility and unknown, are we going to just sit there and watch? The Fan family tradition is not to back down when faced with difficulties!"
Fan Qianxi looked ashamed and said, "I was wrong. I was thinking about the difficulty of the Fan family's recovery and I can't add any more burden to everyone."
"I never thought that I would help the weak when I met them. Sister-in-law, I even lost my original intention." At this moment, the fear on Fan Qianxi's face was even greater than that on Qianxue and Qianyan.
The Fan family is really good at summarizing and reflecting.
Chu Ci did not comment on this, but just smiled perfunctorily: "Sister, it's not that serious, you just think more carefully. You are more cautious and better at analyzing problems from a long-term perspective."
As soon as Chu Ci finished speaking, Qianxue comforted him, "Yes, sister, you are kind-hearted."
"So, this is the purpose of sister-in-law always asking us to discuss things together. One person's wisdom is limited, but everyone's wisdom is long. The three of us can be as good as one Zhuge Liang." At this point, Qianyan even laughed out loud with joy.
The atmosphere instantly became relaxed, and Chu Ci took the opportunity to bring the topic back to the point: "So, three cobblers, tell me how we should snipe Ding Jianzhou?"
Hearing this, Qianxi, Qianxue and Qianyan all looked much more solemn.
You know, if the people don't report it, the officials won't investigate it. Although the information provided by the head of the Jiang family is detailed, there is no solid evidence for the three lives involved. This means that Ding Jianzhou will never receive the punishment he deserves.
"Perhaps, we can contact the family of Ding Jianzhou's current wife?" Fan Qianxi still spoke tentatively.
Chu Ci's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Big sister, what you mean is that the scholar may have something on Ding Jianzhou?"
Fan Qianxi shook her head. She was not a follower of the scholar, so how could she know what he was thinking?
But if it were her, she would definitely do that: "Why not give it a try? Even if the worst result is just returning empty-handed."
Chu Ci nodded and said, "If that's the case, maybe it would be better if we bring Lu Yu with us!"
Qian Xi burst out laughing when he heard this: "What a mischievous guy! But he is just a scholar..."
Although Qianxi didn't finish what she said, everyone who understood understood.
Qianxue was more of a man of action, so she stood up and said, "I'll go inform Lu Yu right away."
"Wait." However, just as Qianxue was about to take a step, Chu Ci stopped her. "Shall we go together?"
"Okay." Qianxue had no objection, but when Chu Ci pulled Qianxue and Qianyan to leave, Fan Qianxi was as steady as a rock. "Sister, aren't you going over?"
"The Women's College still has some matters that need my attention, so I won't go over." When Fan Qianxi said this, the pain in his eyes disappeared in an instant.
Chu Ci didn't understand what was going on, so he turned to look at Qianxue and Qianyan, but the two of them hadn't noticed anything unusual about Qianxi at all.
In desperation, he could only keep Qianxi's abnormality in mind.
After getting on the carriage, the three of them chatted. Somehow, the conversation turned to Qianxi, and Chu Ci took the opportunity to ask tentatively: "Do you know why the eldest sister didn't want to come with us?"
Qianxue shook her head, Qianyan paused and said: "Maybe she doesn't want to cause us trouble because of her!"
Chu Ci frowned upon hearing this, but Qian Xue said bluntly, "What kind of trouble can elder sister bring to us?"
Chu Ci hesitated and said, "Big sister, are you concerned about her identity? Did someone gossip about you?"
But as soon as this thought came up, Chu Ci rejected it. "No, it shouldn't be like that! None of us here have the time to gossip!"
Qianyan saw that Chu Ci's guesses were getting more and more irrelevant, so she quickly stopped him: "Sister-in-law, haven't you noticed that my eldest sister has always been distant from everyone? My eldest sister was not like this before."