Ping An finally brought him the news before the summer examination.
Lou Xiaoyi glared at him. "I thought you'd forgotten about it! The examination will be in six or seven days. After the examination, everything will be clear. What's the use of your news?
Ping An, you disappoint me. You can't even understand such a small thing! "
Ping An smiled and said, "Young Master, don't be angry. I really did my best in the past month, but Aunt Cai Huan didn't leave the house. I wanted to find out where she came from!"
Auntie Caihuan was a tight-lipped person. This was also one of the main reasons why she could always stay by his mother's side. Wealthy families valued this point very much. A big mouth would leak information everywhere. If this little secret was leaked out, no one would like such a person. Since she was tight-lipped, he could only start from where she had been. He wanted to see which wealthy families she had come into contact with in Pu City and which matchmakers she had dealings with.
Ping An continued, "In the past month, I've only seen Aunt Cai Huan go out twice. She went to the same place, Tongfu Opera House! She stayed in a private room on the second floor and didn't have any contact with outsiders. It's really strange! "
Tongfu Opera House, also known as Tongfu Teahouse, was one of the few places in Pu City that didn't discriminate between male and female guests. Both men and women liked to watch operas, and it wasn't easy to prohibit it. It was also a place where the female guests of rich families often went. Aunt Cai Huan only had this hobby, so there didn't seem to be anything wrong with it?
"That's it? You mean, you didn't understand anything? "
Ping An gritted his teeth. In the end, he chose between Aunt Cai Huan and the little master. After all, the little master was the real master, and Aunt Cai Huan couldn't compare to him in terms of status.
"I saw that there was no other way, so I invited the coachman, Old Ma, to drink a few times recently. I only managed to get some information from him yesterday!"
The coachman, Old Ma, was honest and tight-lipped. He drove quickly and steadily. He was also an old man in Lou Province, so when the two madams went out, he was basically the one driving the carriage. At least Ping An had some brains for this.
"How is it? Ping An, you have to change your bad habit of keeping people in suspense! "
Ping An confided, "According to Old Ma, every time Auntie Caihong goes to Tongfu Opera House to listen to the opera, there is another person who is also there. Their private rooms are always next to each other. Old Ma even saw this person come out of Auntie Caihuan's private room once …
This person was none other than Lord Hu's outer court steward, Lu Buping!
According to Old Ma, in the past two months, Aunt Caihong didn't go to any rich families, nor did she meet with any matchmakers!
That's why I was thinking, could it be that Aunt Caihong wants to marry a young miss from the Hu Family for the young master? But after asking around, regardless of whether it's the main branch or the side branches, I've never heard of a girl of the right age to be married in the Hu Family!
I also don't understand. Young Master's matter was not done properly, and Ping 'an is willing to be punished! "
Lou Xiaoyi's mind raced. He found that his life was beginning to become rich and colorful.
"Who else knows about this?"
Ping 'an swore, "Other than me, no one else knows! What Old Ma said when he drank too much, he didn't know about it afterwards. I only told Young Master about it. How could Ping An dare to spread this kind of thing? I've served Lou Province for more than 20 years. Ping An still knows the rules! "
Lou Xiaoyi waved his hand, "This matter ends here! Even if it's in front of Mother, don't talk nonsense. She's old and can't be frightened!
You did a good job this time. I've been very poor recently, so I can't reward you. But I'll definitely do what I promised you. You don't have to worry. "
Ping 'an was relieved. Although he still didn't know what happened, Young Master's words were reliable. Moreover, this kind of thing involved the inner court, so he really couldn't get involved.
After Ping 'an left, Lou Xiaoyi fell into deep thought!
Aunt Caihuan went out to have an affair? He wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death! This was the trust that had been cultivated from living together for nearly 20 years!
Moreover, it was obvious that Tong Fu Opera House, a place with many eyes, was not the place to do this kind of thing.
He thought of the words that Aunt Caihuan said to him a few days ago. She wanted to find him a few questions that the Old Master had hidden!
At that time, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong!
Now, he figured it out!
The Old Master's hidden questions were an open and aboveboard matter. It was like this every year, and no one hid it. If it was right, it was a skill. If it was wrong, it was normal. There was no need to be afraid of anyone, and they wouldn't bear any responsibility.
If it was right, the news would be spread widely and wantonly publicized. It was also a glorious thing.
Therefore, in fact, the hidden questions would start one or two months before the summer examination!
This point, it was impossible for the astute Aunt Caihuan not to know. Then, why didn't she bring these questions for Lou Xiaoyi to practice earlier? Why did she delay it until now, when it was close to the fifth or sixth day of the examination, and there was still no news?
There was only one answer. That was not the Old Master's hidden questions openly, but through some channels to get the real questions!
Only in this way could she really help her little husband! That was why it was delayed until now, because the questions were confirmed three days before the examination!
The Old Master's hidden questions were just a cover to deceive Lou Xiaoyi! Aunt Caihuan didn't find a wife for him at all, because she knew her little husband's temperament the best. In order to satisfy his wishes, Aunt Caihuan put all her energy on how to help him pass the examination!
It had to be said that Aunt Caihuan understood him better than his mother in a sense. She knew that he might not be confident, so she did this kind of private action!
As the daughter of a general and born in a wealthy family, his mother would never do such a thing. Even if Lou Xiaoyi couldn't speak Chinese for the rest of his life, his mother wouldn't risk losing her reputation to buy exam questions.
The only person who could do this was the fiercer and more fearless Aunt Caihuan! To her, as long as she could help Lou Xiaoyi, it didn't matter what she did. If others could buy it, why couldn't she, Lou Province, buy it?
Lou Xiaoyi also wanted to cheat, and Aunt Caihuan also wanted to help him cheat. This wasn't a big deal, but the problem was …
Official Hu's selling of exam questions wasn't something that just anyone could get involved in. The person who pulled the strings was neither the housekeeper of the outer court nor the housekeeper of the inner court, but Official Hu's personal attendant, Ah Bing!
There was only one reason why Lou Xiaoyi knew these secrets that even Li San Lang didn't want to talk about, and that was Second Sister Li!
They had already met several times, and a woman who was in love didn't have a filter on her mouth. Not to mention the secrets of the Hu family, even the secrets of the Li family's old master were also open in front of her lover. There was nothing that she didn't dare to say!
Official Hu had been working in Pu City for more than ten years. He had amassed a lot of wealth and was still able to stand tall because he was reliable and watertight. There was a key person in this, and that was his personal attendant, Ah Bing!
The few times the Li family bought exam questions, it was through him, and not anyone else. It was impossible for anyone else to do so. They were all experienced officials. The more people involved, the easier it was to be exposed. This principle didn't need to be taught!
How could a set of exam questions be given to two people to sell separately? This was a path to death!
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