Chapter 162 Extra 1
Eleven years later, early summer.
Xu Xu had only been a marriageable girl for two months when suitors were almost knocking on the door of the Regent's Palace.
Everyone knows that there is a little princess in Shengjing City who is the center of attention.
That is Pei Ruxu from the Regent's Palace.
She is loved by everyone.
The Prince Regent loves her, the Emperor dotes on her, and the General Zhenbei treats her like her own daughter with such extreme partiality!
Not to mention, she has three brothers who openly protect her.
And each of them comes from a prominent background and has a strong background.
Among the princes and nobles in Shengjing City, who wouldn’t be jealous of the power behind the little princess?
Therefore, even though they knew they would be kicked out of the Regent's Palace, they still went to propose marriage.
Shen Huaichang also had this idea.
He picked a day and went to the house with Shen Ting and Shen Zhou.
Cheng Shuyi watched Chang Ge'er grow up. He passed the imperial examination at the age of fourteen and became an official in the court at the age of sixteen.
Now, at the age of twenty-two, he has already been ranked among the court officials and is the Minister of Personnel of the second rank.
His position is higher than that of his father, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
And I heard that the emperor intends to promote him again, make him prime minister, and join the cabinet.
Shen Huaichang is capable.
He studied hard and was always studying whenever he went back to modern times with Cheng Shuyi to travel.
On the bookshelf in his room, "Zizhi Tongjian", "Zhenguan Zhengyao", "Monarchy", "Zhengshi Lun", "Shangshu" and "Shangshu" can be seen everywhere.
He also thoroughly understood the 5,000-year history of China.
Even in the "Study to Make China Strong", he got full marks.
It can be said that he is well-versed in both ancient and modern knowledge.
These books are all historical lessons. He understood and read them thoroughly, and he was like a fish in water in the officialdom and made countless contributions.
As a result, Shen Huaichang was promoted all the way.
He became the youngest Minister of Personnel in the history of the Great Sheng Dynasty.
The future is bright!
Cheng Shuyi is very optimistic about him.
And the most important point is: Shen Huaichang can control Xu Xu.
But this was just her unilateral feeling that Shen Huaichang was suitable. If they wanted to get married, she had to respect Xu Xu's opinion.
"Huaichang, have you asked Xu Xu about this?"
Shen Huaichang answered honestly: "Not yet."
Cheng Shuyi smiled apologetically at the three Shen family members and said, "Sister Zhou, I don't have the final say on this matter. We still have to see what Xu Xu thinks."
The two families lived in Pingxi Lane for a full eight years, and only moved to the palace in the past two years.
Shen Huaichang and Xu Xu are true childhood sweethearts with deep feelings for each other.
In the Great Sheng Dynasty, in such cases, as long as the man came to propose marriage, the marriage would be settled.
But Cheng Shuyi is not ordinary.
She is a modern person and has little regard for the idea of marriage being arranged by parents or matchmakers.
She still supports free love.
The Shen family was not kicked out, but the marriage proposal was unsuccessful.
After Shen Huaichang left the palace, he went to block Xu Xu at the palace gate.
After Xu Xu turned thirteen, he stopped studying at the White Horse Academy and was sent to the palace to study with the Grand Tutor.
Studying with her were Sheng Hong's three children and Mo Xiao's daughter.
Shen Huaichang waited and waited, but after school a long time had passed and he still didn't see Xu Xu come out of the palace.
Did she skip class again?
Xu Xu did skip class.
Not only did she skip class, she also accidentally injured the tutor.
I'm hiding now.
But she can't escape the fifteenth day.
The Grand Tutor came to complain!
Xu Xu hid until dinner time, and as soon as she entered the mansion, Cheng Shuyi sent someone to invite her to the ancestral hall to copy books.
"Shuyi, are you being reasonable? I hit the tutor because he hit Lin Ge'er too hard. I am acting in a chivalrous way!"
"I'm punishing you not because you hit the tutor, but because you skipped school."
Outside the ancestral hall, Cheng Shuyi looked helpless.
"You've skipped school so many times and copied so many books since you were little, why can't you change this bad habit?"
Xu Xu has a lot of love.
But even so, she did not become spoiled or arrogant.
On the contrary, she is sensible, knows right from wrong, and has a very good personality.
There is only one thing - I love skipping school!
Sheng Hong's three princes and princesses, as well as Mo Xiao's daughter, all regarded her as their eldest sister.
I always like to follow her and be her follower.
When she skipped school, she dragged her four younger brothers and sisters into it as well.
This won’t do!
"You have to copy the books well in the ancestral hall tonight. Your father and I have to go to Yun City. I'll leave first." Cheng Shuyi was anxious to go to Yun City and didn't care anymore.
Anyway, without her permission, the girl didn't dare to leave the ancestral hall.
Xu Xu knocked on the door and shouted, "Mom, please prepare some ice for me. The ancestral hall is so hot..."
There was no response from outside.
"What!"
Xu Xu kicked the door sill, then turned around skillfully to blow out the candles to lower the temperature in the ancestral hall.
"Why are there so many candles in the ancestral hall? They're blowing out my face and making it sore."
Xu Xu chattered incessantly, but still bowed respectfully and burned incense in front of the tablets of his ancestors.
"My dear ancestors, I am here to accompany you again. How are you doing recently? Do you have enough money to spend? I will burn some more and you can divide it among yourselves."
There was no one alive in the ancestral hall, so she could only chat with the tablets.
After burning a handful of paper money, she sat down at the desk specially prepared for her to copy as punishment.
This place is almost becoming her exclusive study.
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