Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Chapter 388 Swapping a Sister for a Child 31

After Meng Jiyang finished instructing the servant and turned around, Wu Lanxiang had already returned to the mansion with her maid.

"Lan'er!"

Meng Jiyang didn't have time to think about anything else and quickly chased after him.

The couple on the ground had completed their task. When they saw the servants who came to drive them away, they got up and shouted, "The Ministry of Personnel is beating people!"

With that, they dashed into the alley and ran away.

The people on the street were pointing at the gate of the Wu residence and discussing it animatedly.

"Isn't that Miss Wu the Third?"

"I heard that the man was supposed to be Lord Wu's future son-in-law. I never expected that he actually had a wife back in his hometown. In order to become a live-in son-in-law of the Wu family, he lied to his family and said that he was dead. He didn't even know that his mother had died or that his wife had remarried."

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The servants couldn't catch up with the couple, so they had to go back and drive away the onlookers.

"Go away, everyone disperse!"

The people quickly dispersed.

A carriage that had been quietly parked by the street also lowered its curtains and left.

The people sitting in that carriage were naturally Qi Ning and Meng Shaoqing.

Their carriage had followed behind Meng Jiyang's carriage, and after watching the commotion, they left.

The couple causing trouble were not villagers from Mengjia Village, but people that Qi Ning and Meng Shaoqing had specifically paid to hire. It was normal that Meng Jiyang didn't recognize them.

Although they were not from Mengjia Village, what they said was the truth.

"So many people saw it just now, the news must have spread by now," Meng Shaoqing said.

Qi Ning nodded, then shook her head.

"Indeed, but just in case, and to spread the news more widely, let's buy some more little beggars and have them spread the word as quickly as possible."

“Okay,” Meng Shaoqing replied.

Qi Ning added, "Also, you need to let your fellow students and fellow villagers who are taking the exam with you know about this. Once they know, we won't even need to expose them; they will definitely expose Meng Jiyang themselves."

Meng Shaoqing hummed in agreement and took Qi Ning's hand: "Don't worry, leave it to me."

Qi Ning then smiled.

She asked Meng Shaoqing to do these things to train him.

Perhaps because this matter was directed at Meng Jiyang, Meng Shaoqing was exceptionally proactive, taking it on even if Qi Ning didn't speak up.

Meanwhile, the Wu residence was in complete chaos.

The incident at the Wu residence's main gate caused such a commotion that it quickly reached inside the residence.

Everyone in the manor, including Wu Bohong, heard the news.

Not to mention that Wu Lanxiang cried nonstop as soon as she returned to the mansion.

In the main hall of Wu Bohong's courtyard sat Wu Lanxiang, who was crying, her aunt, and other ladies and young men and women who had come to watch the commotion.

Meng Jiyang knelt before Wu Bohong.

It's February, and the weather is still quite cold, but he's sweating profusely.

"Sir, this is truly a misunderstanding. I really don't know those two people, and what they said isn't true!"

Wu Bohong frowned and first glanced at Wu Lanxiang: "Lan'er, stop crying."

"father……"

After Wu Lanxiang managed to stop crying, Wu Bohong looked at Meng Jiyang kneeling in front of him.

He had already heard from his servants everything that had happened outside the mansion, including what the couple had said.

"The couple said your mother drowned last year, and your wife remarried after your mother's death. Is that true?"

"of course not!"

Meng Jiyang denied it without even thinking.

He raised his hand: "Sir, I swear to God, I don't know that couple at all. Someone must have deliberately arranged for them to slander me. If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

Wu Bohong stared at him coldly, unmoved, and asked again, "So what they said was all false?"

“Of course…” Meng Jiyang stammered.

Previously, Wu Bohong had heard Meng Jiyang describe his family background. Although it was ordinary, he had no parents and had not married or taken concubines, so he could be considered clean and innocent.

He even asked around and found nothing wrong, so he didn't send anyone to Meng Jiyang's hometown to investigate further.

Now, however, Wu Bohong has become suspicious.

He did not immediately believe Meng Jiyang's words, but said, "Since you say so, why don't I send someone to your hometown to inquire carefully, so as not to wrong you."

Meng Jiyang suddenly raised his head, his lips trembling: "Sir, this..."

Wu Bohong was a seasoned veteran of the officialdom, and even though he was initially deceived by Meng Jiyang's sweet talk, he had come to understand Meng Jiyang's character over the years.

Seeing Meng Jiyang's reaction, Wu Bohong immediately understood that what the couple outside the door had said was true.

Meng Jiyang did not lose his mother at a young age, nor was he unmarried. His mother died last year, and his wife had just remarried.

He not only lied to his mother and wife back in his hometown, but also to them.

Wu Bohong felt utterly humiliated. He had actually been tricked by such a young upstart, and even his daughter had almost been deceived by him.

Moreover, Wu Bohong also thought of an important issue: since Meng Jiyang's mother had just died last year, he was still in mourning and therefore could not participate in the imperial examinations.

Meng Jiyang not only participated in the imperial examination, but he also helped him pull strings and pass the metropolitan examination.

With such a commotion at the gate today, the news is bound to spread. Someone will surely expose Meng Jiyang's participation in the imperial examination during his filial piety period. If an investigation uncovers his efforts to pull strings for him, the entire Wu family will be doomed.

"Bastard thing!"

Wu Bohong casually picked up a teacup from the table and smashed it at Meng Jiyang.

Meng Jiyang was unable to dodge in time and was hit on the forehead, instantly bleeding profusely.

"Ah—" Meng Jiyang covered his forehead and collapsed to the ground.

"Brother Jiyang!"

Upon seeing him like this, Wu Lanxiang immediately stood up and looked at him with concern.

She still had feelings for him.

"Lan'er, sit down!"

Wu Bohong was furious. He pointed at Meng Jiyang and ordered, "Quickly, beat him up and throw him out. From now on, this person has nothing to do with our mansion."

Now, the fact that Wu Bohong was deceived by Meng Jiyang is nothing compared to the fact that he is afraid of being implicated by Meng Jiyang because of the cheating in the imperial examination, and he can't wait to sever ties with him.

"My lord! My lord, I am innocent!"

Meng Jiyang panicked completely and looked at Wu Lanxiang again: "Lan'er, even you don't believe me anymore? Save me, save me!"

Wu Lanxiang felt that her father's punishment of Meng Jiyang was too harsh. She hesitated and looked at Wu Bohong: "Father, Brother Jiyang, he..."

"Shut up!"

Wu Bohong slapped Wu Lanxiang hard across the face.

"Ah!" Wu Lanxiang was knocked to the ground by that slap.

"You idiot, don't you understand? We've all been fooled by this guy surnamed Meng, and he's going to kill our whole family!"

Wu Lanxiang was unaware of the seriousness of the situation. She had never been yelled at or hit by her father like that before. She covered her face, completely terrified. Even her aunt just supported her and dared not say a word.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Bohong ordered his servants, "Someone, take the Third Miss back and lock her in her room. Quickly throw this man surnamed Meng out!"

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