Chapter 840: Alternative Household Registration for Mountain People

Many people also threw stones into the house.

In just two days, she had been hit on the foot once and on the back three times by stones. The pain was horrible. Every time she went out of the room to cook in the kitchen or go to the toilet, she had to hold a wooden board for fear of being hit on the head by flying stones.

But she didn't dare to go to the government to file a complaint... She knew clearly what she had done for Teacher Shen, and if she went to the government to ask for help, she was afraid that she would not be able to come back.

So Mrs. Shen hid at home, suffering the retribution, and dared not go out.

But the water in the water tank at home is almost empty.

Madam Shen looked at the water jar, which was only half a palm deep with water, and cried angrily: "Wow, damn Shen Xu, you died so early and left me with this mess of the Shen family. I don't even dare to go out to fetch water. I curse you to be reincarnated as a whore!"

No, it was you who got pregnant with Teacher Shen. What does your dead ex-wife have to do with it?

……

The Shen family's affairs have angered the public. Now everyone in the city is cursing the Shen family, which has allowed Mr. Hu to get a big advantage.

Nowadays, everyone who sees Mr. Hu and his wife says, "Your daughter is so lucky that she didn't marry Teacher Shen. Otherwise, her life would be ruined for many lifetimes."

Mr. Hu and his wife were both filled with fear, surprise, and grief: "That's right, who would have thought that a teacher's house would be so rotten and smelly inside... I just pity those Shen family girls."

"After discussion, the entire Hu family decided to donate 300 gold coins to the Salesian Bureau in the capital, specifically to raise the girls in the bureau and let them eat better."

This matter is very beneficial to the reputation of the Hu family. Otherwise, the fact that the Hu family broke off the engagement and returned 300 gold to the Shen family would probably be ridiculed forever.

So after discussion, the entire Hu family decided to donate 300 gold, and this money would be paid by the Hu family.

As soon as the news came out, the Hu family's reputation increased significantly.

Even the provincial school sent the Hu family a letter of recommendation, allowing the youngest son of the Hu family, who had not yet obtained the title of Tongsheng, to study in the provincial school.

The entire Hu family was extremely happy and felt that the gold was well spent… After all, with the honor of being invited to attend the provincial school, the youngest Hu would no longer be deliberately made difficult for by others when he took the imperial examinations in the future.

There were also many good families that the Hu family had not been able to reach before, who came to the Hu family to propose marriage, asking to marry Miss Hu who had broken off the engagement with Shen Er.

In short, the Hu family got a big bargain in this incident.

In addition to Teacher Shen being stripped of his teaching position, Baiming Academy also dismissed two scholars, Liu and Yang.

The two scholars cried and begged to admit their mistakes, saying that they had been deceived and asked the dean to show leniency.

The headmaster was also afraid: "Let Baiming Academy go. If you are allowed to teach, will Baiming Academy still be able to open?"

The name of this academy has to be changed, otherwise no one will send their children to study here!

But this was the retribution for the headmaster's actions. Who had made him pretend to be blind and half-indulge Liu and Yang in causing trouble?

The two scholars from Taizhou Prefecture who had assisted the two scholars Liu and Yang in causing trouble, as well as Xia Shuli and Zheng Qimin, were all called in by Lord Su from the Provincial Administration Office and scolded.

The two scholars had their stipends for the next three years cut... If they have time to cause trouble, they must have time to earn money to support their families, so it shouldn't matter to them whether they have stipends or not.

The two candidates felt regretful and scared, but they felt that this punishment was still lucky... because their fame was still there and was not taken away by the Duke of Yan.

With the status of Duke of Yan, he could directly decide to strip them of their juren titles and make them work in vain all their lives.

Fortunately, the Duke of Yan and the Provincial Administration Commissioner did not do so. They just scolded them and confiscated their food from the government stipend for three years.

Xia Shuli and Zheng Qimin were not punished further after being scolded because they donated huge amounts of money to help establish the local martial arts hall... They are children of officials and are all colleagues, and Lord Su cannot teach other people's sons, so let their fathers teach them. If they cannot teach well anyway, it will bring disaster to their fathers.

All of the above-mentioned people, as well as some students who caused trouble, such as Ma Zibai, Zhang Yuanfu, Su Wenlu, Wang Huming, Qiu Nian'en, and Teacher Shen in prison, were interrogated and their statements were recorded.

Lord Yan took the officials and the confessions to Wuyuan to meet Duke Yan and reported, "Duke, their confessions show that there are indeed people behind the scenes who are fanning the flames. Some of these people are from Taizhou Academy... So far, I have speculated that there are three people, Deputy Principal Que of Taizhou Academy, the famous scholar Ban Zong, and the famous scholar Mi Dong."

"Huh? Lao Que? It definitely can't be Lao Que. Although Lao Que looks mercenary, smooth, and even a little sneaky, he is the softest-hearted among the four deputy presidents. He is also willing to speak for the poor students. If it weren't for him, Taizhou Academy would not give admission places to poor students every three years." Old Jing spoke for his old brother.

Deputy Principal Que was the one who came out to appease Master Jing when he was causing trouble at Taizhou Academy. He was considered a good friend of Master Jing.

Therefore, Mr. Jing can guarantee that Deputy Principal Que is definitely not someone who causes trouble in secret!

Mr. Qiong continued to analyze: "Old Que sent people to keep an eye on me and to roam among the students who were causing trouble. He was probably afraid of me and the students who were too excited and did something irreversible. So even if we find out about his people, it doesn't mean that he is the mastermind behind the incident."

Lord Yan frowned slightly and looked at Duke Yan: "Duke?"

Duke Yan said with a smile, "Deputy Principal Que is indeed the first deputy principal of Taizhou Academy who has truly helped Master Jing and me. He should not be the one behind the scenes... However, in order to clear his name, I will send someone to investigate him."

Elder Jing, Elder Xun, and the absent Vice Principal Que: "..."

"That's fine. Let's check it out and everyone can feel at ease." Lao Jing agreed and promised not to tip off Lao Que.

Deputy Principal Que who was not present: “…” Wrong choice!

"Just these three?" asked the Duke of Yan.

Lord Yan shook his head: "This one is from Taizhou Academy, and the other two are from the Jin family in the capital and the Zhang family in Jiangnan Prefecture. There are traces of these two families."

Lord Jin is really brave. Even at this time, he is still reaching out. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will chop off your Jin family in the capital as well? !

Duke Yan doesn't care about Lord Jin.

After all, Lord Jin's ability and power are limited.

But the Jiangnan Zhang family...

"interesting."

Can't bear it anymore?

So, was it the Zhang family that couldn’t help it, or was it the Xie family that couldn’t help it?

The two families are in-laws and are on the same boat.

Lord Yan: “…”

What's interesting?

What is the Duke of Yan thinking about now?

Lord Yan didn't understand, but he didn't dare to ask... Among the families on this list of suspicious persons, he was not afraid of Lord Jin, and he couldn't do anything to anyone else.

After a long while, Duke Yan remained silent.

Lord Yan continued to report, and when he was done, he asked, "Please give me your instructions, Duke."

Duke Yan said, "Leave the list here. I will send someone to check the people on the list. You guys should deal with the students' disturbances, and then deal with the affairs of the Township Martial Hall. I want to see the Township Martial Hall teaching normally as soon as possible."

"Yes." Lord Yan breathed a sigh of relief. It would be much easier to set up a local martial arts hall than to check the people on the list.

After all, the people on the list, especially the three from Taizhou Academy, may be involved in the affairs of Taizhou Academy's undercover spies.

He doesn't want to get involved at all!

"I'll take my leave." Lord Yan didn't dare to stay any longer and left quickly.

Well, Duke Yan nodded and let them leave.

Lord Yan left in a hurry. It was not until he left Chenlou, where Duke Yan lived, that he felt less nervous.

Aunt Alan, the third village chief and other mountain people had been waiting. After Lord Yan and his men left, Deputy General Zhen took them into Chen Tower to formally meet Duke Yan.