Chapter 212 Su Jing's Romantic Luck
The family was not short of money, so Su Jing did not leave the money to his family, and his family members also supported his decision.
On the third day after Su Jing came back, the Su family's doorstep was also very lively. The governor invited officials from Xiangzhou to wait for him to drink in the Yueman West Tower.
Then, visiting cards from two earl's mansions have also been sent, first the Ningyuan Earl's Manor, and then the Changlong Earl's Manor.
Su Jing looked at these invitations and didn't know which one to accept first. The Earl's Mansion was a title and aristocracy. Although they had no real power, they could not be offended in Xiangzhou.
To be honest, after Su Jing came back, he just wanted to stay at home with his parents every day and didn't want to run around for social events, but he had to go.
He called Su Wan and Jiang Yu and asked them to help him figure out where it would be best to go first.
After their last quarrel, Jiang Yu and Su Wan reconciled, and Jiang Yu moved back to Furong Cottage.
The Su family received a lot of gifts again. There were so many officials, big and small, from Xiangzhou, and each family expressed their gratitude. The two earl's mansions also sent a lot, especially the Ningyuan Earl's Mansion.
Su Jing showed Su Wan the invitation from Earl Ningyuan, which said that the Earl's daughter had missed the young lady very much since they last met at the birthday party, and meant for Su Jing to bring Su Wan along.
To be honest, Su Wan didn't want to go, but Su Jing wanted her to accompany him, so she went with him. Even though she didn't like the Earl's Mansion, she would have many opportunities to deal with it in the future.
Jiang Yu did not bring any personal emotions into it, but analyzed the situation carefully for Su Jing. He knew what Ning Yuanbo's purpose was, which was obvious.
However, if Su Wan wants to do business quietly in Xiangzhou in the future, he cannot offend them for the time being.
"Fundamentally speaking, the Earl of Ningyuan is more prominent than the Earl of Changlong. The Earl of Changlong is already in its last hereditary generation, and there are no capable people in the family yet. I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep this title. It will only last for the last twenty years. The father and generation of the Earl of Ningyuan did make some contributions to the court, so the emperor was pleased and retained their titles. If that's the case, we should go to the Earl of Ningyuan's Mansion first."
Having said that, Su Wan still remembers the ridicule directed at her by Lady Ningyuan. She looked down on her before, and now she is trying to curry favor with her. Does she really have the nerve to do that?
She insisted that her elder brother go to the Earl of Changlong's Mansion first.
"Brother, go to Earl Changlong's mansion first. Their post arrived first. Earl Changlong is older, so he should see them first."
Since they want to curry favor, they can meet anyone first. Besides, as long as Lord Changlong is still an earl, aren't they equals?
"Is this really okay? If it's according to what A Yu said." Su Jing hesitated.
Jiang Yu knew that the little girl was holding a grudge, so he followed her thoughts and changed his tone to Su Jing:
"What Wanwan said makes sense. We are all earls. As long as we are still in this position, we are all equal. You can go to the Earl of Changlong's Mansion first."
Su Jing nodded. Since Jiang Yu said so, let's do it.
As for the officials of Xiangzhou, they were left to the end and could only be arranged in this way according to their status.
Only Earl Ningyuan invited Su Wan to go with him, so she would not go to Earl Changlong's Mansion.
Su Jing wrote a reply and went to the Earl of Changlong's mansion the next day. This was something that Earl Changlong had not expected. He was in urgent need of making acquaintances with officials in the court. Su Jing was very likely to become a favorite of the emperor, so he was determined to inherit the title and was willing to put down his old face to please him.
There were several concubines in the family, and he introduced them to Su Jing one by one. Although their status might not be worthy of the position of the wife, it was not impossible for him to fall in love with them. In short, as long as he could marry the top scholar, he could make some moves in the court, make some achievements and speak well of them, and the title would be preserved.
Su Jing was a first-rate gentleman. Facing the young ladies, he always avoided looking at them and did not dare to overstep the line. The young ladies dressed in their own unique ways, but none of them caught the eye of the number one scholar.
The Countess said frankly that her daughter saw the top scholar on the street and could not forget him, and missed him madly.
Su Jing didn't know how to respond to such explicit words.
He also said frankly that he did not want to get married now. The emperor asked him to go to Xuanhe River to control the flood. The conditions there were difficult and most people could not bear it.
Changlong Bo thought that Su Jing would work in the Hanlin Academy, but he didn't expect that he would be the Du Shui Ling. Xuanhe River is not a good place. Even if he wrote a good paper on water control, it would not be easy to implement it.
But, it is better to take a gamble than to come up empty-handed. He has many daughters anyway. If he wins the bet, he will have a great hero as his son-in-law, and his title will be as stable as a rock.
He signaled his daughters to express their opinions, saying that they could endure hardships.
They were all concubines' daughters and had no choice. When they heard that it was Xuanhe, they all backed out. Although their life in the Earl's Mansion was not very rich, at least they had enough food and drink and did not have to suffer.
They were all reluctant, and Su Jingdai felt very uncomfortable in the Earl of Changlong's Mansion. No matter how good his temper was, he became a little irritable.
What does it mean to always force women on him?
After lunch, Su Jing immediately said he wanted to leave, and Chang Longbo couldn't stop him.
I went back with a gloomy face all the way. It was so scary. It was always like this in Kyoto, but eight hundred times a day, all the people I met were young ladies from wealthy families and daughters of officials.
The result was still the same when he returned to Xiangzhou. Many people still wanted him to be their husband.
Su Jing told Su Wan about his ordeal in the Earl of Changlong's mansion. Su Wan almost died of laughter when he saw his elder brother's face full of resentment.
The third, fourth and fifth brothers were all there. They were all very happy to hear what he said and laughed at his good luck in love.
"Brother, don't you really have anyone you like?"
Su Jing is already 22 years old and it is time for him to get married. If he goes to Xuanhe to waste a few years, he will have no chance to meet the girl.
Su Jing shook his head:
"They don't really like me. When they heard I was the Du Shui Ling, I could see the disgust in their eyes. Which girl would want to marry a husband who would make her suffer?"
"That's because they are short-sighted. Big brother, you will be a hero in the future of Xuanhe River flood control. It will only be their loss if they look down on you."
Su Yun expressed indignantly that he actually dared to look down on his elder brother.
"That's right. If we can't even share the hardships, why should we only want to share the happiness?" Su Chen also hoped that his future sister-in-law would not be a vulgar person.
Anyway, Su Jing was scared, so he asked Su Wan if there were any young ladies waiting to get married in the Earl of Ningyuan's mansion so that he could prepare himself mentally in advance.
Su Wan nodded and said jokingly:
"Ningyuan Earl has several unmarried daughters, including a legitimate daughter who is still waiting to be married. I've seen the eldest daughter, she's also very pretty, dignified and elegant. Big brother, why don't you meet her? What if you two are attracted to each other?"
"Yes, big brother, mom and dad are still waiting to hold their grandson." Su Yun followed suit.
Su Jing waved his hands quickly:
"I can't rest easy until the flood in Xuanhe River is resolved."
He is truly a good official who devotes his life to the country and the people. It is good for the country, but for the Yu family, this kind of thinking is not good.
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