465 Sun Sicheng meets an old friend on a snowy night
"He Jin, take Jixiang and go ahead to book an inn. Don't ride a horse, drive the carriage. There's no need to turn around to pick it up, just park the carriage on the side of the road."
"Yes, my Lord."
"It's only mid-November, why is it snowing so heavily? Brother, it won't snow continuously, right?"
"No, it's not time yet. We'll go faster when the weather clears up. Don't you need to go back to your car?"
Sun Siyuan covered his feet with the quilt: "No, there are maids and women in the car to help take care of Xiao Si. Zhou Heng, you should also put your feet in the quilt, it will be comfortable."
The more he looked at Zhou Heng, the better he thought he was. Twenty-four years old was nothing for a man. Of course, if his sister-in-law could find a good family for Xin'er in the capital, then Zhou Heng would naturally be fine.
He told his wife about this, and she agreed. Zhou Heng didn't have much money now, but when he made money in the future, he would have no one else to spend it on.
Although being without parents means having less to rely on, to some extent, isn't it also like not having to serve the parents-in-law? Without uncles and aunts, his Xin'er can be unfettered and free.
Moreover, Zhou Heng is good-looking, humble, and impeccable in all aspects except his age and poverty.
In fact, the top three were also good. They were already juren at a young age, but I heard that their ranking was not very good. They definitely didn’t have as great a chance of getting into high school as Zhou Heng.
Sun Sicheng glanced at the second brother trying to get close to Zhou Heng. He didn't care about this matter. Xin'er was the only girl in the Sun family, so it would be easy for her to find a good family.
But the second brother has his eyes on Zhou Heng, and it seems that Ma is also willing, but he is not very optimistic about the huge age difference. The second brother is only 35 years old this year, and Xin'er may not agree.
The snowflakes were getting bigger and bigger, floating in the air, which caused a lot of trouble for driving the car. Fortunately, there was not much snow on the ground, let alone ice, so the caravan finally checked into the inn before dusk.
There was a shortage of rooms at the Xue Ye Inn, so Sun Sicheng stayed in one with Wanli and He Jin, while Ping An stayed with Sanqiang, Zhou Heng and Lin Feng.
"Mom, the weather is cold, you can stay in the room with your brother and sister, I will have someone bring food over."
Mei Niang nodded. This was a good idea. During the days she was away, she and her child lived with Xizhi and Liu Niangzi, mother and daughter, while her husband lived with his uncle and Liu Guanshi and his son.
This way you can feel a lot more relaxed.
When Ping'an arrived at the hall, he told Erqiang to take the waiter to deliver food to his mother and the others. Tongmiao, Lengyue and Lengshui were also in the room with their children, as well as Awu's second aunt, who also came with them.
"Master, what a coincidence?" The voice was very pleasant to the ear. Ping An looked up and saw a woman who was about the same age as his mother, standing in front of the master with a smile on her face.
"It's you? Why are you going out at this time?" Sun Sicheng was surprised. It turned out to be her. It's true that we meet everywhere in life.
"I'm going back to the capital, but I didn't expect to encounter such terrible weather. Is the eldest son also going back to the capital? If so, can I go with your motorcade?"
Sun Sicheng said helplessly: "I am indeed going back to Beijing, but I have a lot of people with me, and there may be a lot of trouble on the way. You can follow me if you want, but it may be more convenient for you to go by yourself."
"What does it matter? More people is better. It's lively and safe."
Ping An was planning to go back to his seat, but then he thought to himself and moved closer to the master. This woman is so old, doesn’t she know the difference between men and women?
"Master, I have something to ask you."
Sun Sicheng was eager to say: "I'm sorry, I have something to do, please go ahead."
"Ping An, what's the matter?"
"Master, I asked someone to send food upstairs to Second Aunt and my mother to eat. Women and children won't come downstairs. Do you think this is okay?"
"You've already arranged everything, why are you asking me about such a small matter?"
Ping An leaned close to his master's ear and said, "Master, I am here to help you out. That lady is really something. She doesn't know the difference between men and women at such an old age. I am doing this for your own good."
Sun Sicheng blushed, "They are just acquaintances in Beijing who just happened to be back. She hopes that our motorcade can take them with her. She may not bring many people with her. Let's go and have dinner. We have to travel again tomorrow. We have only walked a small part of the way."
What he didn't tell his apprentice was that this woman was the one he wanted to marry when he was young, but she looked down on him and married an official who ranked first in the second class.
So what if I was a Jinshi? So what if I was a government official’s wife?
I heard that she is not living a happy life now. She has been married for almost twenty years and doesn't even have a son. A woman who doesn't even have a son in her entire life will probably not be valued much by her husband's family.
His wife is still good. She is blessed with sons and daughters. She has been taking care of the family and serving the elders for so many years. If he had really married this person, he would probably not have the good luck he has today.
Zhu Mei entered the room. The room was crowded today and she had to live with her personal maid and wet nurse. She quickly washed up, ate something in the room, and then leaned on the kang.
I didn't expect to meet him in an inn in a small county town today.
He is still as handsome as ever. Time has been very kind to him. You can't tell that he is already 37 years old.
I am one year younger than him, but I already have white hair.
When his father came to propose marriage, if she had not wanted to be an official's wife so much, and if she had not gone to watch the parade of the newly-minted scholars, she would be Lady Sun now.
The last time she went home, her mother secretly told her that Sun Sicheng had made great contributions in his trip to the northern border, and the emperor had granted him a fifth-rank idle official position. Now he has made Baicaotang the number one medical center in the Great Zhou.
Both parents were very upset.
Isn't she the same?
She got married at the age of seventeen, and it has been eighteen and a half years now. My father-in-law has been a small county official for all these years, and it is impossible for him to be promoted. After all, he was only a juren, and it was not easy for him to rise from the ninth rank to the seventh rank.
My husband has been doing pretty well over the years. He is now a fifth-rank prefect in Shunzhou. If the couple has a son, they should have a good life.
But she gave birth to a daughter in the third year after her marriage. Shunzhou was a little incline, the midwife's skills were not good, and the child was well taken care of in the womb. The child was born, but she ended up with difficulty in getting pregnant in her life.
Because of this incident, she was somewhat angry with her daughter. Although she was angry with her daughter, she was her own child, so what else could she do?
However, the mother-in-law took the child to live with my father-in-law. She didn't care at first, but after taking care of the child for half a year, she was already fed up. After all, she was still young and ignorant. A child who was not raised by her side would not be close to her at all. He would smile when she asked for money, but would forget his mother the next moment.
A few years later, my mother-in-law sent a concubine to my husband. She was the daughter of a good family, so she could only be a good concubine. The concubine gave birth to two sons over the years and lived like a legal wife.
What could she do? She just refused to allow the child to be registered under her name. As long as she didn't register the child, it would be a bastard.
She was too disdainful to do the secret things in the backyard, otherwise, two illegitimate sons would not have been born.
But she could never have imagined that the gentle and polite official who announced the fate of the deceased would now tell her that at least the eldest son must be registered under her name, otherwise they would have to divorce. He could not afford to be without even a legitimate son.
She really wanted to agree to the divorce without hesitation, but now her parents were old and her eldest brother and his wife were in charge, so she didn't dare to agree to it.
If her elder brother and sister-in-law do not agree to her returning home, even if she has some dowry money, it will not be enough to support her in her old age. It is impossible for a woman to wander around outside without any support.
She had no choice but to say that she was going back to Beijing to celebrate her father's 60th birthday, and everything would be discussed after she came back.
There are only two ways to come back: swallow your anger or divorce.
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