Chương 103: Chapter 102: How Long Can It Be Hidden

Chen Shi curled his lips, continuing, "They also say that Mr. Chen is gentle and cultured, handsome and unique, with quite a few tricks up his sleeve, and upright as a person. That's why the emperor took notice of him, and at such a young age, he was assigned as the governor of Dingzhou. Ah, a high-ranking official of the fourth grade."

Mrs. Zhang scoffed, "He drove away his original wife as soon as he became an imperial scholar, how is that upright? That he is crafty is indeed true."

Chen Shi said, "I had heard from a classmate that my sister-in-law was not driven away by Chen Shiying — oh, Mr. Chen. By the time he had become an imperial scholar and hadn't yet returned to the countryside, his mother had sent my sister-in-law back to her family." His voice dropped a little lower as he added, "I heard, Mr. Chen went to search for her at her family's home after he returned to the countryside, but she had already married my brother."