489 Don't offend such people

The next morning, Ping'an accompanied his father to Hanshan Temple.

It can be said that Hanshan Temple is a favorite temple for all the people in Beijing. It is not far from the capital, has a long history, and is very popular.

It is much larger than Tianguang Temple. The carriage also drives to the foot of the mountain, and then you have to walk up step by step.

But such mountain roads are not far, and even the elderly can go up them, so there are naturally many pilgrims.

Ping An accompanied his father as they kowtowed sincerely before the Buddha. The father and son knelt side by side, clasped their hands together, and silently prayed for the Buddha's blessing.

At this moment, Ping An truly felt the wonder of blood ties. Even though they had not spent much time together, they felt very close.

We returned to the competition venue in the middle of the morning. In this competition, the Dali Temple team finally won first place, two points more than the second place.

The bonus was paid on the spot.

First prize is 288 taels, second prize is 200 taels, third prize is 120 taels, and the rest are encouragement prizes of 5 taels each.

Wang Wei divided the prize equally among the 12 people, and Ping An got 24 taels of silver. He also got another reward from his godfather, a very beautiful ball.

Because today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, which is also considered the Little New Year, no one had a dinner party. After Ping'an finished the class, he went directly to his father's house for dinner. This was an appointment that had been made long ago, to make up for the New Year's Eve dinner that he had missed.

Ping An did not go home that night. After dinner, the father and son strolled in the front yard. Chang Chunfeng asked Mei Niang for the first time: "Is your mother okay now? You also have a sister and a brother there?"

"Yes, my mother and the others are all fine. My sister is ten years old this year, and my brother will be five in a few months. They are both very good children."

Chang Chunfeng didn't say anything for a long time. After such a long time, he still felt indescribable sadness in his heart when he heard all this. He knew that this was wrong. They each had their own families. Besides, the people he felt most sorry for in his life, besides his parents, were Ping'an and his mother.

"Dad, live a good life with your stepmother. The Zhang family is very nice. Even if stepmother has some small thoughts, I won't care, and you shouldn't worry about it. Life is short, and the longest is no more than a hundred years. If you live a good life, your son will feel comfortable.

Our family has become like this and it is irreversible, so let's just live a good life. Yan'er is very smart, so please teach him well.

As for me, this is also my home, I will come here as often as possible, but I will definitely stay with mother more, so please bear with me."

Chang Chunfeng's throat choked, and a wave of heat rose up. "Son, be filial to your mother, and treat your stepfather and your brothers and sisters well. Dad knows in his heart that some things are just fate, and Dad can't change it. It would be a lie to say that I don't regret it."

In the end, he told his son about the dream.

His voice choked up, "Ping An, I don't know if that was our family's past life. After waking up from the dream, Dad was so distressed that he couldn't control himself. How could his life become like this now?"

What can Ping An say?

Actually, there is nothing wrong with this. His current family is pretty good. His stepfather is a good person, his uncle seems to be born into their family, his brothers and sisters are also well-behaved, and his mother is getting younger and younger. She is already thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, and some people would believe her if she said she was twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

The next day, Ping'an, Fu'an, Chen Xuan, Zhou Heng, Sanqiang and Zhiyuan came to Wang's house to study. Of course, Shaoqi also studied with them. When Shaoyu turned 15, he entered the Imperial College. After all, children still need some classmates.

A few people still went out early and came back at noon, and Ping'an moved into the old man's yard.

Many candidates came to the capital to take the exam, and the inns near the examination center were almost full.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

The spring exam is on February 20th, which is only half a month away.

During this period, Sun Sicheng and Sun Wen only went to Wang's house twice to visit the apprentice and chat with the old man.

Wan Changsheng and his wife asked Xiao Wu to bring in food every few days, and they did not dare to go to the Wang family to disturb the children's studies.

Madam Wang gets along very well with Mei Niang. She would occasionally visit Ping'an's house and she likes Xi'er and Xuan'er very much.

Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Han Qi has thought about every aspect this month, but she still can't let go of Ping An.

Her mother was already helping her find a husband and had promised to consider registering her under the marriage name, but she kept putting it off. What good family could a concubine's daughter be looking for?

They were either illegitimate sons of some families or legitimate sons of some low-ranking officials, and none of them satisfied her.

In this way, she cannot forget Ping An even more.

It would be fine if he was just the eldest son's apprentice, but I am a first place winner, and even a small fourth place winner. Next month, I might even be the first place winner. It is possible for me to become a prime minister in the future.

This month she asked her confidant to find out the truth, and she found out that he had actually been commended by the emperor. He had outstanding medical skills and was also very good in martial arts. There was absolutely nothing wrong with him.

I have a nice house and a large farm in the capital. The conditions are not bad now, let alone in the future.

This made her heart burn.

When Aunt Zhao heard what her daughter said, she shook her head and said, "I think you are crazy. Wan Ping'an has already been engaged.

Besides, although the Sun family is a medical giant, its influence is not much less than that of the Marquis' Mansion. Sun Sicheng is the best doctor in the Great Zhou, and no one wants to offend such a person.

Your grandfather is not in good health, and your father, mother, and aunt are all old. How could you offend such people?

Qi'er, you should be good and please your stepmother, choose a good man to marry, and become a legitimate wife, then your aunt will have no regrets in her life."

"Aunt, I heard that Ping An's biological father and stepfather are both legitimate sons, so he can be said to be shouldering two responsibilities. If it really doesn't work, can you please talk to father and let me marry the eldest son of the Chang family, and also the legal wife."

"Shut up, you are crazy. Auntie has said so much, but you are still talking nonsense. Han Qi, if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your younger brother. Your father is trying to persuade your stepmother to find a way to register you and your brother under their names. If you tell anyone about this, it will never work. Your younger brother will definitely be implicated by you."

Han Qi burst into tears: "Auntie, do you only have my brother in your heart? It's been two months since I came back. If mother had agreed, she would have remembered it long ago. Why did she wait until today?"

Aunt Zhao frowned. It was because her daughter was not sensible enough and did not know how to hide her necessities. Over the years, she wore all the good things bought from outside wherever she went. She was even more legitimate than a legitimate daughter. How could the lady be happy?

The Marquis had already told her that if it really didn't work out, they could only find a way to register their son under the name of the lady. The son was a good student and was much older than his brother, so he wouldn't affect his brother's position, but she could fight for it.

But she couldn't tell her daughter this now.

"Go back to the courtyard. Remember, don't cause any trouble. The capital is different from the outside world. If you affect the reputation of the Marquis's mansion, your stepmother will send you to the temple without blinking an eye, and your life will be ruined. Do you think a poor boy is worth you risking everything for him?

Besides, his fiancée is his master's daughter, they are childhood sweethearts, why would he choose you?"

Han Qi was scared.

There are many cases of concubines being sent to temples. If she doesn't want to spend her whole life in the temple, it would be better for her to die.

What Ping An didn't know was that the rotten peach blossom had rotted in the mud before it even bloomed.