349 Final Result
Ping An returned to the clinic in the afternoon and Sun Sicheng took him to the back hall.
"Today, Master went to the Mu family. The old doctor from Huichun Hall didn't want to go anymore, so Master Mu came to me with a valuable gift."
Sun Sicheng took a small box, Ping An took it and opened it, his mouth was not closed for a long time: "The Mu family is really rich, how much is this?"
Sun Sicheng said with disdain: "It's only a thousand taels of silver. This seal stone is good. I will have someone carve a good seal for you later."
He then took out some banknotes and placed them in front of Ping An: "You have so many people under you, take these and use them."
Ping An put it back into the box: "Master, have you forgotten? I still have 10,000 taels of silver notes I stole from the leader."
During this period, Zhuangzi had a lot of expenses and prepared a lot of things for the New Year. Apart from the ten thousand taels, he had no more than three hundred taels in his pocket.
"By the way, this morning, the prince accompanied the old Duke to my place. It seemed that the Duke still wanted to plead for Wang Chuyun. I was in a hurry to go to the academy, and they left very quickly. Both of them brought some gifts, which I haven't opened yet."
Sun Sicheng shook his head: "The old Duke was also a very capable man when he was young, but later he could not manage his own family. The Duke's son, Chu Feng's father, would go to find his son as soon as the old lady cried and made a fuss. This time, even if he wants Chu Feng's father to let him off, the boy will be exiled.
Ping An, I think the worst person in the second branch of the Duke's Mansion should be Wang Chuyu. He is only one year older than you and is very scheming. You should stay away from him in the future. After these two things happened, I think the person he hates the most besides Chu Feng is you.
The old Duke sent an invitation to me and your father today, asking us to go to the restaurant tomorrow afternoon. I guess he wanted to apologize in person, and also wanted us not to dwell on this matter. "
Ping An frowned: "So what are you going to do?"
Sun Sicheng smiled and said, "If the old Duke invites me, I will definitely go. I still have to say something ambiguous, but I won't agree to anything he says.
Wang Wei will not back down this time. The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is the most protective of their own people. Moreover, this time, it is his nephew's life that is being sought. I know Wang Yuchu. Small matters are easy to deal with, but these two times, they took advantage of his absence to directly seek the life of his only son. He may back down appropriately, but the condition is to divide the family and drive the second branch out. "
Ping An agreed with this.
Wang Chufeng said that what he wanted most in his life was for his second uncle's family to move away, and if this matter could make this happen, he would be very satisfied.
As for him, it doesn't matter. His master and biological father are in a difficult situation. One is a famous doctor, but he only has an honorary position. He still can't confront the wealthy family head-on. His biological father is only a sixth-rank official. How can he fight against the super-rank Duke Jingguo?
It is impossible for him to let his two closest people get hurt just for a little bit of face?
Besides, this was originally a trap set up by Chu Feng. He helped to cooperate a bit, but he didn't expect that the other party had ambushed people in two places and wanted to kill them all at once.
"Master, if the Duke asks you to let him off a little, there is no need to confront him head-on. It is not worth it. I was the one who was implicated this time. They did not go out of their way to kill me. I do not have the face to do that."
Sun Sicheng felt quite powerless at this moment. He had put all his efforts into developing Baicaotang, but at best it was only one of the top medical families in Da Zhou and was still extremely fragile in front of the wealthy families.
"Ping An, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Master will take you home to see your parents, and then go to Tianguang Temple. Shopkeeper Wu said that the old abbot of Tongdao has not been in good health this year. We will go to treat him, and then go straight to Yingtian. Before that, I have asked your uncle Ming to take a letter to Master Wang."
Ping An nodded obediently.
He knew that his master was still stimulated and wanted him to have a career in politics. If that was true, he would study hard in the exam so that he could become a supporter of his master and his family in the future. This had nothing to do with becoming a famous doctor.
In terms of medical skills, with the thirty years in his previous life and the hard work in these seven years, he should have been considered a famous doctor. These medical skills would help him gain more connections, but he won't be able to treat more people in the short term.
"Master, the competition is the day after tomorrow, and the results will be out in five days. If I rank first, you can accompany me to see the master during the holiday at the end of the month."
"Okay, Master will go with you."
There was finally some smile in Sun Sicheng's eyes. Awen wrote to complain about the unspeakable troubles in the county government and how it was not as good as being his right-hand man.
In fact, this official vacancy was also an opportunity. He had finally managed to get it for Awen because he didn't want him to regret it in the future. What's more, his father was an official, so it would be very beneficial for Zhiyuan's brothers to arrange a marriage.
This is the reality of the world.
"Let's go home, be safe. The new prescription will be sent to various medicine valleys tomorrow, and it will be available for sale by the end of the year. We should make some money as master and disciple, and we can talk about the future later."
Ping An smiled and said, "Sir, I don't have time. You'd better not give me the year-end dividend. Just let Uncle Ming and his friends help me buy a property. I asked them to try growing greenhouse vegetables in the second half of the year. I heard that they can sell the first crop at the end of the month. Then I will send you the freshest vegetables."
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Two days later, Ping'an and Wang Qing participated in the arithmetic competition held every three years. It was as strict as the imperial examination. It seemed that Da Zhou was attaching more and more importance to arithmetic.
He left the examination room safely, feeling elated in his heart, but his face remained calm as always. Even Wang Qing didn't know whether he did well or not.
Ping An smiled and said, "Brother Wang, we have done it. I feel it is right, but I am not sure whether it will turn out well or not. What about you? How do you feel?"
Wang Qing's lips curled slightly: "It's okay, but I feel that today's questions are still quite difficult. I am sure that I got the last question wrong. I also feel bad about the other two questions. It doesn't matter. After all, this is a small question. I don't plan to spend more time on this aspect."
"Brother Wang, since arithmetic is so important now, will the next imperial examination increase the amount of arithmetic questions?"
Wang Qing looked around and said, "Ping An, please don't talk about this in the future. We have no right to comment on what the higher-ups do."
Ping An smiled bitterly. Yes, this is also a feudal dynasty, where is the freedom of speech?
The master went to the Mu family these few days. After three days of acupuncture, I heard that Young Master Mu's illness has improved a lot. His eyeballs can move and he can make "wow wow wow" sounds with his mouth.
But that's all.
Three days later, Wang Chufeng arrived.
Ping An looked at him in silence, Wang Chufeng smiled: "My parents came back yesterday, and my second uncle also came back, and they reached a consensus last night.
The first and second wives separated completely. The second wife got 30% of the family property and moved out after the new year. The old lady went with her and could stay or leave, but her expenses were taken care of by my grandfather.
Even without this incident, the eldest wife would have gotten so much. The only benefit was that they were finally allowed to move out. Also, to compensate me, my grandfather gave me a hot spring manor and my second uncle gave me five thousand taels of silver.
But my father needs to go to Bingmasi to speak up for Wang Chuyun and try to reduce his guilt to the minimum. Ping An, I got what I wanted, but I wronged you. "
Ping An smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you feel wronged or not. Congratulations on getting what you wished for."
On the evening of the second day, the final result of the incident came. Wang Chuyun was sentenced to five years of exile in Youzhou, and he was not allowed to take the imperial examinations for the rest of his life. This was much better than his previous possible lifelong exile in the northwest. He was an average student to begin with, and the people in the second house finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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