Wearing books: relying on family wealth to start a decadent career

"I just thought about it for a short while, and Xu Suiran blocked the road for me." Pei Zhen gritted his teeth while grabbing the pillow.

Ming Huaying didn't know what to say after hearing these words.

This man has had this temper since he was a child, and Ming Huaying felt quite helpless when playing with him. Unexpectedly, he had not changed at all after so many years.

"Is this punishment for you?"

Pei Zhen didn't want to speak anymore when he heard the question about the injury, so he simply closed his mouth and let Mingchuan answer for him.

Li Fuying probably didn't expect someone to be so honest. He carefully looked at the clothes and followed the process and asked, "Then tell me how you found out?"

Pei Zhen still wanted to struggle but his arm was held down, and he just listened to Xu Suiran's confession.

He finally understood why he could still do it even though he knew it was wrong to break into a house privately. He had already thought about his feelings and would admit his mistake no matter what the outcome was.

He was worried all the way, even thinking about what to say and how to please the boss.

He could feel Li Fuying's eyes looking at him with hatred.

However, this matter had to be dealt with impartially. Everyone in Mingxin Mansion knew that Xu Suiran had taken Pei Zhen out privately.There was a bookkeeper next to him who was listening to their conversation. Li Fuying glanced at him, and the bookkeeper coughed lightly and started writing on the paper.

"That's it."

Pei Zhen's heart was in his throat and his body was tense. He was immediately relieved when he heard Li Fuying said, "The merits are equal to the faults."

But the chief clerk did not comply with his wishes and frowned: "Is there something wrong?"

"How to say?"

"No matter what, they made a mistake. It's unclear what they found out now. If they were exempted from punishment by saying 'the merits are equal to the faults,' then the people below may follow suit."

Li Fuying knocked on the chair at hand and nodded slowly: "Each person will receive twenty boards."

Pei Zhen felt that his body was no longer his. He had been exempted from punishment just now, but in the blink of an eye he had gained twenty more.

He carefully blew the tea poured by Ming Huaying and took a satisfied sip.

He turned around and saw Ji Huatao staring at him with a sympathetic look, and suddenly felt uncomfortable: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Ji Huatao asked curiously: "Does your chief secretary have a grudge against your boss? Or did you provoke him somehow?"

Pei Zhen looked around, and finally thought seriously: "No, I usually see these two people happy, and I haven't heard of any conflicts between them."

"Xu Suiran is lying at home?"

"Yes, his parents can take care of him even if they are here."

Ming Huaying felt relieved and asked him again: "Have you found out?"

Pei Zhen calmed down and nodded seriously: "The eldest son of the Sheng family bought the house. He has a large number of guards who are responsible for taking care of his tail."

"His father is very powerful. He owns several merchants in the south of the city. He puts his eyes on the top of his head because the master thinks highly of them."

"I saw Sheng Shucheng a few days ago. He was really sanctimonious. When he saw me, he still made a pretense of saluting. I couldn't stand his serious look."

Ming Huaying slapped him dissatisfied: "Let's get down to business."

"Oh, yes." Pei Zhen continued, "Xu Suiran and I went to pick up the person first and then came back to collect the punishment. It was so real there that I trembled when I went in and looked at it."

The shadows on the wall were shaking and weeping.

Looking around in the distance, there are cries of crows.

At this point, Pei Zhen was in a depressed mood and said in a muffled voice: "We found eight, but two of them didn't make it through and asked their parents to come and bury them."

No matter who sees that scene, they can't help but feel uncomfortable. There is even more silence between the few people, until Xiaofeng asks in a hoarse voice: "Where is he?"

Ming Huaying supported Xiaofeng and looked at Pei Zhen. After thinking for a while, Pei Zhen realized that she was asking Sheng Shucheng and comforted him: "He was caught by us and he can't get out."

Ji Huatao didn't want Xiaofeng to listen any more, so he took the cup from Pei Zhen's hand and said, "You should rest first, we are going out."

After saying that, he and Ming Huaying helped Xiaofeng leave, leaving Mingchuan to take care of him.

"No one in the Sheng family is good." Ji Huatao couldn't help but speak as soon as he went out.

"Before, my mother told me that the Sheng family is a rare and famous family, and they are raised by rules. Why didn't I see that the rules of this family are worse than the last?"

"It's okay, Xiaofeng." Ji Huatao put his arm around her shoulders, "Let's first see what kind of virtue this so-called famous family has and what fate they will end up in."

Ming Huaying looked at them funny, then looked at Ji Huatao blankly and said, "Do you know what's going on in your family recently?"

"what's the situation?"

Ming Huaying didn't expect that she really didn't know. She just listened to Pei Zhen chatting casually a few days ago when he had nothing to do.

"Ji Huayan and Sheng Shuwen are engaged."

"Why are they so..." Ji Huatao couldn't help but raise her voice, glanced at the closed door and covered her mouth, "Still so shameless."

Then he gloated: "If something happens to the Sheng family, I will see if my father wants to marry his daughter into it."

At this time, the moon was bright and the wind was clear, and everything seemed peaceful.

Many people have already fallen asleep, and some minor worries have long since disappeared with the purity of the dream.

In a house far to the south of the city, the courtyard was dark, and the windows of the room reflected the shadows of people. Listen carefully to the conversation, which was also mixed with the sound of collisions and the breaking of ceramic tiles hitting the ground.

"How much do you know about your eldest brother?" Sheng Zhenyan put down the tea cup heavily, and his fingers were stained by the spilled tea.

He didn't bother to wipe it, he just stared at the person standing in front of him in the room, not wanting to miss any expression.

Sheng Shuwen was originally preparing a surprise for Ji Huayan in the room, but when he was called here, he asked a confusing question.

He didn't understand what it meant and said blankly: "Brother, what's the matter?"

After he finished speaking, no one helped him answer his questions. Sheng Zhenyan's eyes were glued to him, making Sheng Shuwen's heart beat.

Sheng Shuwen's relationship with his eldest brother could only be described as average, and even if something happened, he would never talk to him.

The last time they met was when their father was ill and Sheng Shucheng came back only once.

Why did he suddenly ask this question? He asked directly: "Did something happen to big brother?"

Unexpectedly, Sheng Zhenyan remained silent, which made him even more confused and even had a bad premonition.

"What the hell happened?"

Sheng Zhenyan raised his head and sighed: "Your eldest brother was arrested."

"What?" Sheng Shuwen looked in disbelief, "He was caught... Then my marriage to the Ji family..."

A tea cup came straight towards him and hit his feet. The broken porcelain pieces rolled from his feet to the carpet, and the dark tea smeared on the ground.

Then came an angry voice: "Your eldest brother is like this and you are still thinking about your marriage?"

"What does his arrest have to do with me? Did I report him? I don't even know what he did!" Sheng Shuwen didn't understand why they had always been on the side of their eldest brother since they were young.

Others say that the eldest son of the Sheng family sets an example and treats others with kindness.

He only saw a hypocritical Sheng Shucheng.