newbobooks Chapter 283 Choosing to Accomplish
Chapter 283 Choosing to Accomplish
Su Li couldn't help but sigh at Mrs. Qian's insight.
Poor parents!
How could a mother not recognize her son? Huang Yiwen simply chose the life he wanted, and Mrs. Qian, out of consideration for her son, simply acquiesced.
You have to bear all the sadness and pain by yourself.
She chose to fulfill her son's desire for freedom and happiness.
"Hahaha, look what I said!"
Mrs. Qian put away her lonely and sad expression, and the handkerchief passed across the corner of her eyes. Just like the face-changing in Sichuan Opera, she had replaced her usual signature smile.
She took Su Li's hand and said affectionately and warmly:
"Mrs. Pei, the bad guy has been punished, and my Xiu'er is willing to go out again. This is really a double blessing! Do you have any good wine at home? Bring it out quickly and let me drink three bowls!"
That day, Mrs. Qian took Su Li to the teahouse to chat and talk about everything. They drank bowl after bowl of wine and finally got drunk.
When being carried onto the carriage, Madam Qian still held Su Li's hand and shouted:
"My dear sister, although my family's homemade wine may not be as good as the wine from your farm, it is also famous far and wide. Some other day, no, tomorrow, I will treat you, and you won't leave until you are drunk!"
Qian Jinxiu looked at his mother and bowed to Su Li.
"Mother hasn't been this happy in a long time. Madam Pei, please forgive me for any indiscretion."
"No, we are sisters."
"Yes! Deep sisterly love!" Mrs. Qian leaned half of her body out of the carriage.
Qian Jinxiu sighed and asked someone to serve Madam Qian.
He looked at Huang Yiwen again.
"Brother Wen, thank you for your comfort today. I've been depressed for five years, and today the knot in my heart is finally untied. From now on, I will take my medicine and see a doctor, strive for a speedy recovery, and also help relieve some of the burden on my mother."
Huang Yiwen nodded.
The carriage started moving, the scenery of the tea mountains receded, the spring breeze was intoxicating, and Qian Jinxiu finally felt that he was alive again.
……
Emperor Jingde unfolded the secret letter with Aunt Lu's private seal and read it carefully line by line. Finally, he threw the secret letter into the stove beside him.
"Does Lin'an Prefecture have any official documents to submit?"
Looking at the secret letter engulfed in flames, Emperor Jingde asked quietly.
"Have."
Shun Dajian hurried to the side and pulled out a few documents from a pile of documents, all of which were related to the official business of Lin'an Prefecture.
Emperor Jingde read through the books one by one and finally found what he wanted to see.
The prefect of Lin'an Prefecture wrote to the Ministry of Justice, reporting the discovery of a pirate operation. The pirates had been tracking ships heading south, specifically the Pei family's large vessel, and were following them. Fortunately, their movements remained under the government's radar.
Just when they were about to commit atrocities against the Pei family, the yamen officials who had been ambushed in advance rushed out in time and captured them all.
This group of bandits had committed a major crime in Lin'an Prefecture five years ago, when they robbed and killed people on a large ship belonging to the local wealthy businessman Qian's family.
Now that it has finally been suppressed, Lin'an Prefecture has been peaceful and prosperous since then.
He pretended to be calm and read the entire memorial until the contents of the memorial matched the contents of Lu Shiyuan's secret letter one by one, then Emperor Jingde threw the memorial aside.
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong?"
When Shun Dajian saw that Emperor Jingde's expression kept changing, he thought that something big had happened and hurriedly asked.
"Nothing." Emperor Jingde glanced at the memorial and cursed, "A bunch of rubbish!"
Shun Dajian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:
"Yeah, a case that's been pending for five years has just been solved, and they even have the nerve to write a letter to claim credit for it. That really gives them face."
Emperor Jingde's face was ashen for a long time.
He felt a pity that these useless pirates hadn't killed Pei Heng. That would have been a huge relief for him. Pei Heng was truly unfortunate.
Although I thought this in my heart, I still had to maintain my face.
"Pei Heng's journey south has been incredibly bumpy. Go prepare some things and have them sent to Lin'an Prefecture. Tell them I'm very worried about him and ask him to take good care of himself and make sure he recovers. There's no need to rush back."
"The Emperor's love and care for General Pei is truly touching!"
Shun Dajian held her twice and wiped away two tears.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites is still waiting outside. This imperial examination has been postponed for a month due to the war in the north, and some of the regulations have been slightly changed."
"Let them in."
Emperor Jingde sat back at his desk.
Although there is still a war in the north, the imperial examination is the foundation for the court to select talents and cannot be neglected.
……
The Spring Examination, which students all over the world have been looking forward to, has finally ended.
When Sun Zhonghuai walked out of the Imperial Examination Hall, he saw Old Madam Sun waiting outside, with Miss Shen from the Shen family, Shen Junru, standing beside her.
The Sun family and the Shen family are now discussing marriage, and the two families are waiting to arrange the marriages of their two children after the Spring Examination.
"Zhonghuai, the exams are finally over. Are you tired?" When Old Lady Sun saw her grandson, she hurried to greet him, looking at him with a loving face as he looked obviously tired.
The maids and servants took the things from Sun Zhonghuai's hands. He bowed to the old lady and said:
"I'm sorry to have worried you, grandma. I'm not tired."
The old lady took Sun Zhonghuai's hand and said, "You've been taking exams for so many days in a row, how can you not be tired? Come on, go home quickly. Grandma made you some nourishing soup to nourish your body."
"Okay." Sun Zhonghuai smiled warmly.
My grandmother is like this, with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Although she is very strict with me and often beats people with a cane, she really loves me from the bottom of her heart.
Now that he had finished the exam, his grandmother only cared about whether he was tired. She didn't care how he performed at all.
Supporting Madam Sun, the two were about to get in the car when Shen Junru behind the old lady suddenly asked anxiously:
"Zhong Huai, how did you do on the exam? Are you confident you'll be the top scorer?"
Sun Zhonghuai frowned and said lightly: "It's okay."
Seeing Sun Zhonghuai frowning, Shen Junru's heart skipped a beat. She frowned, clasped her hands together, and began to mutter to the sky,
"God bless me, Zhonghuai will definitely become the top scorer in the imperial examination! He will definitely become the top scorer in the imperial examination!"
Sun Zhonghuai felt very uncomfortable when he saw this scene. But when the old lady saw it, she laughed happily:
"Junru, don't be anxious. Zhonghuai is so talented in writing that he's sure to get into high school. As for whether he gets top honors or not, what does it matter? I've figured it out over the years. As long as Zhonghuai is happy, that's all that matters!"
As she spoke, the old lady patted her grandson's hand.
When he was a child, she and the old man pushed their grandson too hard, which backfired and forced him to run away from home and wander around for so many years.
Now, she doesn't expect her grandson to be successful, she just hopes that he can be safe and healthy, do what he wants to do, and live a peaceful and smooth life. That's enough.
After hearing what the old lady said, Shen Junru smiled awkwardly.
"Yes, the old lady is right. I was too anxious."
Having said that, marrying the number one scholar is such a glorious thing, enough for her to enjoy glory in the circle of famous ladies in Shengjing City for the rest of her life.
Sun Zhonghuai looked at her deeply and helped the old lady into the car.
Shen Junru was worried and strolled around Zhenbaozhai with her maid, where she saw a new hairpin made of golden osmanthus and inlaid with rubies.
"Miss, this hairpin is so beautiful. It is decorated with osmanthus flowers, which makes it festive and auspicious. It is just right to wear it on the day when Mr. Sun's exam results are announced." The maid reached out to take it.
Almost at the same time, someone beside him quickly reached out and took the hairpin in his hand, then turned to the shopkeeper and said:
"Shopkeeper, my young lady has taken a fancy to this, wrap it up."
Shen Junru turned her head and saw that it was Xu Jing from the Yong'an Marquis Mansion.