Chapter 1238 Tang Wenqian's Thoughts

Meng Yunzheng said, "Before leaving the capital, I went to see that person. He said that his father's health might not hold up for much longer. After he inherits the throne, he will transfer you back to the capital."

He didn't mention the Fifth Prince or the Emperor's names, but everyone present knew what he was talking about.

With Xiang Weinan gone, it was impossible for the Xiao family to stay here.

But if Xiang Weinan leaves, who knows what kind of background the new county magistrate will have?

Hopefully, it will be a good match.

Fortunately, she is now the village head, so no matter who comes, she has nothing to fear.

Xiang Weinan, on the other hand, seemed eager to show off his skills.

He reached out and patted Meng Yunzheng on the shoulder, asking him, "Are you really just going to take the imperial examinations and not plan to become an official in the court?"

"You've asked that question several times already."

Xiang Weinan was very disappointed. He knew that Meng Yunzheng was smart, and if he entered the court, he would definitely be a great help to the Fifth Prince.

Unfortunately, his ambitions lay elsewhere.

After they finished talking, it was already quite late, and Meng Yunzheng and the other two left the Lu family.

For the next two days, Meng Yunzheng did not set foot in the Lu family's house again.

He was helping Zhao Xi, because Zhao Xi was making a lot of demands of him due to his late returns, determined to make up for the hard work he had missed during this period.

However, Meng Yunzheng did not come to the Lu family, but the news of his engagement to Shu Yu suddenly swept through the entire Jiangyuan County the next day.

Many people had never heard of Meng Yunzheng. Apart from the residents of Liufang Lane, probably only a few well-informed wealthy families knew that he was once the son of the Vice Minister of Works. His role in the Second Prince's attempted rebellion a few months ago was immeasurable.

They initially thought it was just a coincidence of names and surnames, and that the person should be in the capital right now, so why would they come to a small place like Jiangyuan County, thousands of miles away?

Later, when they heard that it was Magistrate Xiang who personally acted as matchmaker, they were certain that this person was indeed the young master Meng from the capital.

But only a small number of people knew his identity; most people simply found it unbelievable.

That's Lord Lu, whom even looks down on the younger brother of the Zhang County Princess. Lord Lu, who has a powerful backer like Lord Qi, is now engaged.

Moreover, the other party wasn't one of those rich young masters from their county; on the contrary, it was someone they'd never even heard of.

Only the residents of Liufang Lane were overjoyed upon hearing this. Young Master Meng was such a handsome man! He was mute before, but now he's mute again, isn't he? He and Lord Lu are a match made in heaven.

The Tang family also heard this news.

Tang's mother had very mixed feelings. When Granny Gu asked her before, she thought that there was no problem with the marriage between the Lu family and the county magistrate's wife. After all, the county magistrate's wife was going to personally act as matchmaker.

But now, Shu Yu is engaged to a man surnamed Meng, and the matchmaker is none other than the county magistrate.

Tang's mother felt very regretful, but then she was relieved that she hadn't told anyone else about it, especially not Wenqian, otherwise it would have been awkward.

Fortunately, Wenqian is currently focused on his official duties, and he will have better and more options for marriage in the future.

However, Tang Wenqian returned to Shangshi Village that evening.

The usually energetic person seemed rather listless that day.

After having dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Tang, he went straight to his room to rest.

A bad feeling flashed through Tang's mother's mind, and she followed him into the room.

"Wenqian, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I made you some chicken soup, get up and have some."

(End of this chapter)