Chapter 953 - 951 Familiar Faces
Secluded courtyard.
Governor Chen and Zhu Haoran sat facing each other in the flower hall. All the people in the courtyard were cleared out. Guards stationed at the gate and surrounding the courtyard in the night ensured that the place was impenetrable.
Zhu Haoran rhythmically tapped his fingers on the table, "The people below have reported already. Xu You suddenly accepted a commission from the Wu Family in Jing County nine years ago to enlighten Wu Family’s son, Wu Zhongbao. Coincidentally, he also took Song Chongjin as a disciple. Xu You returned to the Capital City five years later."
"In this way, the timeline matches. Xu You indeed stayed in Jing County for five years."
"What is the background of the Wu Family?" Governor Chen asked, his eyes closed, his right hand turning the jade thumb ring on his left hand as he leaned back in the chair.
In the darkness, a voice sounded: "The Madam of the Wu Family’s maiden home is a teacher at Changqing Academy. She was acquainted with Xu You during the same county examination session. Wu Family’s only son Wu Zhongbao disliked studying, causing many teachers to leave. Eventually, Madam Wu had no choice but to ask her family relations to invite Xu You."
"Did Xu You come to Jing County because he discovered something?" Zhu Haoran pondered.
Governor Chen didn’t speak for a long time, feeling as though he had overlooked something.
Zhu Haoran inexplicably thought of Song Chongjin again and snorted coldly: "That Song Family Boy is quite lucky to be enlightened by Xu You. No wonder he managed to pass as a scholar."
Suddenly, Governor Chen’s eyes brightened, and he became enlightened, "Have you noticed that Song Chongjin seems somewhat familiar?"
Zhu Haoran was stunned: "Familiar?"
After contemplating for a long time, he finally slapped the table: "I remember now, he resembles Duke Weiguo—"