Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 642 - 642 643 Trouble at the Mansion Gate_1

Chapter 642: Chapter 643 Trouble at the Mansion Gate_1 Chapter 642: Chapter 643 Trouble at the Mansion Gate_1 Tianniu hurriedly grabbed him. “Jiangshui, don’t be impulsive. The Feng Family are major figures in the Capital, and Feng Rui’s father is a third-ranked Assistant Minister. He’s no small fry. If you confront them so recklessly, what good can come of it?”

Zhao Jiangshui’s eyes reddened with anger. “Does that mean I should just let them wantonly spoil my hard work? Even if I don’t get any satisfaction, should I just let it go?!”

Tianniu was stunned. Of course, this matter couldn’t just be dropped. It was Zhao Jiangshui’s toil over many years. How could she let it go just like that?

While Tianniu was still dazed, Zhao Jiangshui had already shaken off her hand and charged out.

The Feng Family had been visited by an endless stream of guests these days, bustling with excitement. By now, as dusk approached, things had finally quieted down a bit. Zhao Jiangshui ran straight to the grand entrance of the Feng Family’s estate but was stopped by a young servant at the gate. He shouted, “Let me in! I want to see Feng Rui. I must ask him where those brilliant strategies for governing the country came from. They are clearly my papers. How did he end up with the honors that should have been mine?”

The servants brusquely pushed him away. “What are you doing? Even if you want to make a scene, don’t you see where you are? Do you think you can just come here and cause trouble? Get out of here now!”

By now, Zhao Jiangshui was beyond furious and didn’t care about making a scene; he immediately tried to rush in again. “Let Feng Rui come out, have Feng Rui come out!”

The impatient servant said, “Our young master isn’t someone you can summon at will. Now get lost!”

While saying this, he threw the frail Zhao Jiangshui to the ground and kicked him several times with force.

Yet Zhao Jiangshui was relentless. Even after being beaten, he insisted on seeing Feng Rui.

The servant had no choice but to send someone to inform Feng Rui.

The commotion outside was simply too loud, and the people inside the house had heard it long ago. Feng Rui was just inquiring, “Who is making noise outside? What are you doing? Can someone really cause trouble at the entrance of the Feng Family’s estate?”

The servant hastily replied, “Young Master, it’s not that we didn’t try to drive him away; he just won’t leave. He says he must see you and… and he said a bunch of nonsensical things.”

“What nonsensical things?” Feng Rui asked impatiently.

“Something about how his examination paper became your achievements.” The servant spoke cautiously.

Feng Rui’s face changed dramatically, and he widened his eyes, “What did you say?!”

The servant hurriedly replied, “It’s what he said, I wouldn’t dare speak nonsense.”

Instantly, Feng Rui’s heart leaped, but he realized he had not been cautious enough and hurriedly went to the study to find his father.

“Father, Father, what should we do? The test paper clearly didn’t get out, so how did it come to be known? That man must be the owner of the paper. Did he see the test paper somewhere?” Feng Rui said with a desperate look.

Assistant Minister Feng slammed his hand heavily on the table and charged fiercely, “Isn’t it because you, this shameless creature, insisted on having the top spot’s examination paper! Now the whole Capital is talking about the content of that paper, how could he not know?”

Feng Rui was close to tears. “What should we do now? If he exposes it, I’m doomed, Dad.”

He quickly added, “You can’t blame me for this, how could I have known that this year’s top scholar would be so outstanding that even Master Ning couldn’t stop praising him? It’s never happened before; I’m just really unlucky, aren’t I!”

Assistant Minister Feng rebuked angrily, “So, now you have an excuse, do you? What did I tell you before? To seize an official title, achieving a rank within the couple hundreds would have been enough since your father can pave your way in court. How could your career path as an official be worse than that of the top scholar? You, because of a mere bet, insisted on taking the top position. And now, just look, the trouble has come out, hasn’t it!”

“Dad, I admit my mistake, isn’t that enough? Please hurry and cover this up for me. I don’t want to become a laughing stock!” Feng Rui cried and howled. In his eyes, face was more important than anything. If this matter were to be exposed, what he feared the most was not being able to lift his head in front of his friends. He suspected that they would taunt him with this every single day.

Assistant Minister Feng glared at him with a look of ‘hating that iron can’t become steel’, simply unable to comprehend why he had such a worthless offspring!

“Can’t you be a bit more spineful and stop acting like this whenever troubles arise!”

Assistant Minister Feng sneered coldly, then said, “I’ve investigated him; he’s but a commoner, his family mere ordinary merchants. Even if they are aware of this, they won’t be able to cause much of a stir. Leave the matter to me to resolve.”

As long as it was a commoner’s family, everything could easily be handled. Assistant Minister Feng was confident that he wasn’t lacking such methods.

Feng Rui nodded eagerly, “Yes, yes, you’re right, Dad.”

Assistant Minister Feng went outside the mansion gate and saw Zhao Jiangshui still causing a commotion outside. The servants held him, one on each side; his body already bore numerous injuries. Zhao Jiangshui’s gaze, sharp as an ice knife, fell on Assistant Minister Feng as he shouted, “Are you Feng Rui? Did you steal my examination paper and snatch my achievement?”

Assistant Minister Feng had long known that Zhao Jiangshui was a sixteen-year-old youth. If it hadn’t been for such an incident, he would have certainly been the talk of the Capital by now—a sixteen-year-old prodigy, not only did he place first in the examinations, but he was also equipped with such extraordinary talent and strategy, how could people not admire him? Even Assistant Minister Feng would have wanted to befriend him.

But now, in Assistant Minister Feng’s eyes, this person was nothing more than a dog fallen into water, utterly worthless.

Assistant Minister Feng said coldly, “So it was you who has been causing a ruckus at the entrance of my residence, spouting nonsense, claiming my son’s achievement as yours?”

Zhao Jiangshui replied indignantly, “Nonsense? You know very well how it is!”

“I know it very well! Zhao Jiangshui, is that so? You have no evidence. On what grounds do you accuse my son of stealing your achievement? It seems to me you are the one trying to usurp my son’s rightful claim, taking advantage of the situation. There are shameless people like you in the world, indeed. The examination papers at the Imperial Academy clearly bear the name Feng Rui, how can you assert it’s yours based on your mere word? Let me tell you, I don’t care what you are, you had the audacity to spread false accusations and make a scene at the doorstep of my residence, it’s already merciful that I haven’t sent you to the authorities.”

Zhao Jiangshui, grinding his teeth with fury, confronted such shamelessness, “You are despicable!”

“Humph! The examination papers still at the Imperial Academy clearly carry the name Feng Rui, written in handwriting exactly identical to his, what can you do about it? And on what basis can you say that the paper is yours, not my son’s? Guards, throw this man out!”

Zhao Jiangshui struggled with all his might, “I won’t leave! That is clearly my achievement, by what right!”