Chapter 1443: Furious, spitting fragrance

Chen Guanlou invited Brother Qiang to drink.

He told the other party about Ma Jingming's substitute test-taking.

Chen Guanqiang was stunned on the spot, his face stiff.

"Is this true?"

"Ma Jingming is young and doesn't have much experience; I bluffed him, and he told the truth. The substitute test-taking is a done deal. His knowledge can at most be considered as having just left the illiterate stage. If you don't believe me, test him, and you'll know that what I said is not false."

Chen Guanqiang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Steward Ma has such great courage; relying on his status as a steward of the Hou Fu, he actually dared to engage in substitute test-taking for the imperial examination. If this matter is poked out, the consequences will be unimaginable. At that time... who can guarantee that it won't implicate the Marquis."

Chen Guanfu would definitely be implicated.

Now that he is the head of the Hou Fu, and a steward in the mansion engaged in imperial examination fraud, regardless of whether the Hou Fu knew or not, the Hou Fu would be the first to bear the brunt, carry the blackest pot, and bear the greatest responsibility.

Those censors are like sharks that have smelled blood, biting crazily.

They won't stop until they bite a layer of skin off the Hou Fu.

Added to the fact that Emperor Emperor Jian Shi is fanning the flames behind the scenes, one can imagine how serious the consequences are.

Chen Guanqiang kept muttering, "What should be done about this? What exactly should be done? Can we tell the Heir?"

"We definitely have to tell Chen Guanfu! Steward Ma is no longer suitable to continue working in the Hou Fu; the best way is to send him far away, send him to the south or the north, anyway, he cannot appear in the capital. As for that County Magistrate, find a middle-to-upper-tier county to send him to; he will be so happy his mouth won't close. Chen Guanfu is better at handling the aftermath than I am."

Chen Guanqiang nodded repeatedly, wiping the sweat from his head while his mood fluctuated wildly. Anyone with a weaker endurance could have died of a heart attack.

He took a deep breath, "How should Ma Jingming be handled?"

"Continue to let him work in the Heavenly Prison; I will keep an eye on him and arrange for someone to tutor him! If he works hard, even if he doesn't deserve the status of a Child Scholar, at least he won't be seen through at a glance."

"Is he really that bad? Can he be seen through at a glance?"

"His appearance is very deceptive; no one will doubt his status. However, once it falls onto paper, he will immediately show his true colors, with nowhere to hide."

"Just kill him!" Chen Guanqiang gritted his teeth, feeling extremely hateful.

Steward Ma's family really knows how to cause trouble, causing such a big disaster. At this very moment, Brother Qiang wanted to kill Steward Ma's whole family! His murderous intent couldn't even be covered up; it simply couldn't be hidden.

Chen Guanlou nodded, acknowledging, "Killing him is indeed the best solution. It's just that I'm afraid the Old Madam won't agree! Furthermore, suddenly killing the whole Ma family will inevitably arouse suspicion. There are no airtight walls in the world; as the saying goes, more trouble is worse than less. Even if we want to kill, it can't be now."

Chen Guanqiang rubbed his face, "I am... furious! This is the first time I've encountered such a thing, and for a moment I lost my composure. You're right, we can't kill now. With so many eyes, the Hou Fu might even be hiding people from the City Gate Army. Everything must remain as it is, maintain the status quo!"

Chen Guanqiang rubbed his heart, really afraid of a sudden death!

Chen Guanlou poured him a glass of wine, "Drink a glass of wine to calm your shock! It's just substitute test-taking, no need to be like this! Besides, since we already know about this, we can just take measures to handle the aftermath!"

"Thank you, Brother Lou!"

This form of address had been a long time coming; Chen Guanlou actually missed it!

He chuckled, "You just lack experience. Go work in the Heavenly Prison for a year or half a year, and this little thing won't be worth making a fuss about. The Heavenly Prison gathers all the monsters and ghosts in the world; there are all kinds of people. Mere substitute test-taking counts for nothing!"

Even the real and fake Prince Chujiang have appeared, so what is impossible.

"You haven't seen the battle formation of imperial examination fraud cases; people die in strings. If you had seen it, you wouldn't say such things." Chen Guanqiang's implication was that Chen Guanlou was still too young.

"Have you seen it?"

Chen Guanqiang nodded; he had indeed seen it, "I am a few years older than you, and I really did see the imperial examination fraud case during the late Emperor's time; the execution ground killed people for ten days in a row, with heads rolling every day. No matter how the ground was washed, the bloodstains on it couldn't be washed clean! Every time I passed the execution ground, I felt like I could still see the grand occasion of that year! It was a sea of people!"

The past is not worth mentioning.

He was frightened by the fraud case of that year.

Chen Guanlou poured him another glass of wine, "Drink more wine, think less. This matter is currently limited to the Ma family, and you and I. What the situation is on the County Magistrate's side, we still have to ask Steward Ma. Also, who is the person who helped with the substitute test-taking, it is necessary to investigate clearly. There is a lot for you to do later; it's too early to worry now."

"I f*** the one surnamed Ma, causing such a big thing, and I have to wipe his butt."

Chen Guanqiang's temper flared up, and he cursed Steward Ma, cursing for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense in one breath.

Chen Guanlou listened silently without stopping him. The other party indeed needed to vent; who told the other party to be the head steward of the Hou Fu? If you take this money, you have to do this job.

He just ate the wine and food silently; the Hou Fu's cook's skills were as good as ever.

He had never eaten food better than the Hou Fu's cook's skills!

After cursing, Chen Guanqiang still didn't feel relieved and wanted to rush to the Ma family to beat Steward Ma up.

At this point, Chen Guanlou couldn't sit still and managed to persuade him after much effort.

"If you run over now, the matter won't be hidden. This matter must be low-key and calm. You should restrain your explosive temper. After the matter is settled, it won't be too late for you to deal with him."

"Fine, I'll listen to you." Chen Guanqiang drank sullen wine, "Am I offending the Grand Duke this year? Why is everything going wrong? It's almost the New Year, and another substitute test-taking thing has happened. Should I go and worship?"

"If you want to worship, go worship, seek some comfort." Chen Guanlou followed his words.

"Why don't you take a look for me." Chen Guanqiang strongly requested.

Chen Guanlou waved his hands repeatedly, "I don't understand this, how can I look."

"You are a Ninth-Rank warrior, you should understand a little bit."

Chen Guanlou was very helpless, "I can see your vitality; you definitely won't die, living for a few decades is no problem. I can't see anything else! You can go to Yuquan Palace to draw a lot; I heard the lots there are very effective. You can also use my banner to request an audience with Pure Yang Zhenren; the other party understands a little bit of physiognomy and feng shui."

If Pure Yang Zhenren were present, he would definitely say excitedly: It's more than just a little bit; this poor Daoist has studied this path deeply and is a high-ranking person who has attained the Dao! Must blow the reputation loudly!

Being humble is not the Zhenren's style.

Chen Guanqiang listened, "I'll take time to go to Yuquan Palace to burn incense and draw a lot in two days. How much sesame oil money do you think is appropriate for me to prepare."

"Just let your heart be there. A few dozen taels is not too little, a few hundred taels is not too much."

"Will it be too little. How about a thousand taels?" Chen Guanqiang pondered.

Chen Guanlou sneered, "If you have too much money and nowhere to spend it, why not give it to me, I'll help you spend it."

"You miser, how can you have the face to spend my money?" Chen Guanqiang complained fiercely! ===== CHAPTER 1444 =====