Chapter 62 Chapter 62 "We're married, but we can still get divorced! ...
==Chapter 62==
But within a day, the news of Xie Zhujing's engagement with the young daughter of the Feng family spread throughout the capital. After Yan Yunhe heard the news, he threw down the cup in his hand and his face suddenly changed:
"What?"
He stood up and was about to leave the house.
The princess sent someone to stop him: "Stop right there!"
Yan Yunhe was stopped by the servants. He looked at the eldest princess and whispered:
"mother!"
The eldest princess remained unmoved. She looked at Yan Yunhe and said coldly, "Haven't you had enough of this trouble these days? It would be fine if she had feelings for you, but it's just you who's wishful thinking! Now that she's engaged, it's time for you to stop!"
Yan Yunhe's chest kept rising and falling, and he shouted again:
"Mom! You said you wouldn't stop me again!"
The princess closed her eyes, then opened them again. She said bluntly, "I gave you time, but you didn't."
"Do you really think that just by chasing after that girl from the Feng family, she'll fall for you? That the Feng family will agree to let her marry you?! If that were the case, the men courting her would line up from south to north of the city! And there would be countless people willing to bow down to the power behind her!"
Seeing that he was still stubborn and stubborn, the princess was a little disappointed:
"Don't you understand yet?"
"The Feng family wants someone who can support the family for the third generation, not a junior who relies on the glory of their ancestors."
She spoke without any mercy, and Yan Yunhe couldn't help but turn pale.
The eldest princess did not stop: "If you had seen clearly earlier, you would have known that what you need to do is to let the Feng family see your own value, not the so-called love between men and women!"
People's hearts are fickle.
For aristocratic families like theirs, sincerity is the most precious thing, yet also the least valuable.
She looked at Feng Wenyu coldly. Since she was born, she has been loved by her parents and cared for by her brothers. Even her only eldest sister doted on her because they were all girls. As a person like this, she has no shortage of love or money. The status of Feng Ge Lao also makes her a born daughter of destiny.
Yan Yunhe's love for her was just icing on the cake, nothing more.
Such a person will not be moved just because others like her.
Yan Yunhe chose the wrong approach from the very beginning.
The eldest princess called him "Ah Xu."
"She's already engaged, don't bother her."
Yan Yunhe was being guarded in the yard by someone she had. When she left Yan Yunhe's yard, she could still hear Yan Yunhe's voice calling her from behind: "Mother——"
The eldest princess closed her eyes.
Someone walked up to her, held her hand, and glanced inside from time to time, feeling a little worried: "How about I go talk to Lord Feng?"
The Duke thought, at worst he would risk his reputation.
The eldest princess opened her eyes instantly, glared at Yan Chengling, and said unhappily:
"Master, please don't make trouble."
Yan Chengling was irritated: "Do we really have to keep Ah Xu locked up forever?"
He had a son in his old age, and he only had this one son. He had always obeyed him in everything since he was a child. Now he was actually restraining him.
The eldest princess fell silent. If possible, she would have hoped that her son could get what he wanted, but things did not go as she wished.
After a long moment, she lowered her eyes and said, "You love your son, and others will consider their own daughter."
The Duke's Mansion may seem extremely prestigious, but for a family like the Feng family, it is a trouble that cannot be avoided.
The emperor is getting older. Once the new emperor is wary of the Duke's Mansion's military power, the entire Duke's Mansion will be in danger. If she were Zhou Yueyu, she would not let her daughter jump into the fire pit that may erupt at any time.
The eldest princess gritted her teeth and said, "Shut it!"
"He has the personality to get whatever he wants. What will he do if you and I are gone?"
The eldest princess took a deep breath and said, "No one in this world can do whatever they want. Even my brother is like this, let alone him."
Yan Chengling also fell silent.
*******
The next day, Xie Zhujing returned to work and came to the Hanlin Academy, only to find that one person was missing.
Xie Zhujing looked at Wu Ping'an, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Has Gu Shidu gone to see the emperor?"
Seeing who was asking him, Wu Pingan paused for a moment before saying:
"Gu Shidu, he seems to be unwell and sent someone to ask for leave this morning."
Feeling unwell?
Xie Zhujing narrowed his eyes. Was this true, or was it a deliberate self-torture tactic?
However, Wu Ping'an's next words dispelled his doubts:
"When the emperor heard about it, he sent a royal physician to visit. He said he had caught a cold and needed to rest for a few days."
After all, Gu Yushi's position requires him to come into contact with the emperor frequently, and no one dares to urge him to take up duty. If the emperor is infected, who will take responsibility?
Xie Zhujing responded in an inexplicable tone and did not ask any further questions.
In the evening, Xie Zhujing finished his duty. His carriage was waiting outside the palace. He quickly got on the carriage. As soon as the curtain fell, Tan Lin's voice came:
"I have found out what my Excellency asked me to find out. He is now living in Changxiang Street."
Xie Zhujing paused, lowering his eyes and fiddling with the pouch at his waist. The word "Fu" embroidered on it was a little worn. After a moment, he spoke slowly:
“In that case, let’s go and see this Mr. Shen who was once famous in the capital.”
When he entered the capital, the Shen family was already in decline, and he had never met Shen Jingchen.
But in comparison, he has a good master, and as long as he is willing to inquire, it is not difficult to get news about the Shen family.
The carriage wheels rolled on the road. When it reached Changxiang Street, there was no one to sweep the road here as there was at the gate of the imperial palace. The rain water on the road had not dried up yet, and splashes of water were made as the carriage rolled past.
Finally it stopped at a corner.
Xie Zhujing did not get off the carriage, he just lifted a corner of the jacquard curtain, and before long, he saw Shen Jingchen carrying his stall back.
He set up a stall in the market town and specialized in writing and reading letters for people.
Learning to read and write is a difficult task for ordinary people nowadays. The annual expenses of an ordinary family of six are only about ten taels of silver, and the pens, ink, paper and inkstone alone for reading will cost several taels of silver, not to mention the cost of finding a teacher. If you want to support a scholar, the whole family must support it.
At least Shen Jingchen's stall could earn him some money to make a living.
Shen Jingchen no longer wore white clothes, but a simple coarse linen outfit without any color. This was normal, after all, the law stipulated that white people were not allowed to wear bright colors.
Shen Jingchen is not an innocent person, he is a guilty person. He is lucky to be able to live like an ordinary citizen.
He was walking among the crowd, but as soon as he appeared, Xie Zhujing recognized him.
It's hard not to recognize.
Xie Zhujing came from a grassroots background, and he could see at a glance that Shen Jingchen was incompatible with them, the peasants. No matter how poor this man was, the education and habits of the first half of his life of nearly twenty years had been integrated into his bones and blood.
When the person came closer, Xie Zhujing suddenly sneered.
He once extremely disliked people like Shen Jingchen. If Shen Jingchen had not fallen on hard times, then words like noble and aloof, elegant and dignified, and glorious and bright would have seemed tailor-made for him. This was the kind of prodigy that could only be cultivated by great scholars and wealthy families.
Some people are born at the top of the world, but people like Xie Zhujing may have to climb for their entire lives to reach their starting point.
Xie Zhujing suddenly wasn't surprised that someone as proud as Qiao Anyu would still be obsessed with Shen Jingchen.
Even though this man is down and out, he still looks elegant and graceful.
But it shouldn't.
Xie Zhujing narrowed his eyes. He was different from Gu Yushi and Yan Yunhe.
He truly rose from humble beginnings, and he understood the behavior of his subordinates better than Gu Yushi and Yan Yunhe.
Everyone has bad habits.
How could someone like Shen Jingchen, who fell from a great height, not be stepped on by anyone? Too many frustrated villains would find self-esteem and pleasure in someone like Shen Jingchen who climbed high and fell hard.
Especially when he ended up in a place like the Jiaofangsi, he deserved to be skinned and torn apart. He had been in poverty for several years, and his so-called pride and arrogance should have been tortured to pieces long ago.
Xie Zhujing suddenly asked, "Has anyone had contact with him these days?"
Tan Lin paused for a moment after being asked this question, and after careful consideration, he replied:
"He has always been a recluse, and apart from setting up his stall, he stays at home and doesn't interact much with the neighbors."
“Where are the customers at the stall?”
Tan Lin quickly admitted his mistake: "It was a small oversight. I didn't notice this aspect."
Xie Zhujing could only give up and asked:
"Have you found out who redeemed him?"
The Feng family's reputation was very useful, and Gu Yushi was not yet the Prime Minister twelve years later, so Tan Lin naturally asked:
"It's Master Gu."
Xie Zhujing was not surprised. What surprised him was that Gu Yushi redeemed someone and then allowed the person to settle down in the capital?
What's the purpose?
Xie Zhujing lowered the jacquard curtain and his voice spread out:
"go back."
The carriage turned around only after Shen Jingchen returned home. As they were about to leave Changxiang Street, Xie Zhujing's voice slowly emerged again: "Pass the message to Prince Yan."
Tan Lin bowed his head respectfully: "Yes."
******
Gu Yushi is ill.
Last night, he just returned to Gu's house with an umbrella, and he fainted because he couldn't hold on any longer.
The umbrella in his dream fell at his feet again, and the woman's cry of "Don't ruin my reputation" suddenly woke him up.
When he opened his eyes, what caught his eye was the familiar bed curtain. He propped himself up and suddenly realized that he was weak all over, and his throat felt like it was burned by fire.
Mu Fan was guarding him in the room.
Mu Fan was surprised and delighted to see that the man had woken up: "Sir, you are finally awake!"
He was a little speechless:
"You scared me yesterday. You fainted at the door as soon as you came back. If the servants hadn't found you in time, the consequences would have been disastrous. The young master stayed by your side for half the night, but was sent back by the old lady."
He chattered a lot, but he didn't hear the adults' voices for a long time. He couldn't help but look over, and this look almost scared him:
"grown ups?"
The person on the bed stared blankly at the bed curtain, his face pale. If he was not still breathing and his chest was still rising and falling slightly, Mu Fan would almost think that the person lying on the bed was dead.
Mu Fan remembered something and hurriedly turned around to bring the medicine. "Sir, this is the medicine the imperial physician prescribed for you. He said you need three doses a day. You'll be fine after the first three days."
The medicine was brought to him, but the adult still did not react. Mu Fan's hands could not help but tremble:
"……grown ups?"
Mu Fan was about to cry: "Sir, please don't scare me."
After a long time, a hoarse voice finally came from the bed:
"... Has there been any news from the Minister's Mansion..."
Mu Fan suddenly fell silent.
The silence at this time seemed to acquiesce to something, and Gu Yushi suddenly closed his sore eyes.
Mu Fan couldn't bear to see his master in this state, and couldn't help but say:
"Forget about being engaged, even if we're married, we can still get divorced!"
"No matter what the adults think, we can only make plans after you get better."
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