Chapter 505: I am worthy of anyone in the Cui family
Cui Yi told Princess Mingyi that the Mu Mansion might be involved in manipulating the imperial examinations.
Princess Mingyi's face suddenly turned pale.
Her fingers trembled slightly: "Have you investigated it clearly?"
Cui Yi shook his head: "It has not been investigated yet."
"But I have a feeling this might be true."
"My Junior Sister and Prince Ling told me about this."
"His Royal Highness Prince Ling is a steady person. If he wasn't absolutely certain, he wouldn't have rashly called me over to tell me this."
"Mother, you should know that His Royal Highness Prince Ling has many capable people under his command. He is also the master behind Liuguang Pavilion. He holds many secrets of the noble families in Shangjing."
"I think Liuguang Pavilion has also investigated something, so His Royal Highness Prince Ling urgently summoned me after being reminded by Ji Yunzhang, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple."
Cui Yi sighed.
Empty words come from the wind, there must be a reason.
I'm afraid the Mu Mansion is not in a clean place.
"Mother, do you remember that time when my cousin was fighting with the then Concubine Lin's brother for a courtesan and accidentally beat Concubine Lin's brother to death?"
"Noble Consort Lin was very favored at the time, and she blew the ear of the late emperor. The late emperor was furious and took away the title of the Mu family."
"After the title was taken away, the Mu State Mansion was in a difficult situation, restricted in every way, and could not recover."
"Later, you went to ask the Grand Empress Dowager for help, and the Grand Empress Dowager went to the late emperor to make peace, and even brought up the founding emperor and the Cui family's contributions to the founding of the country. The late emperor finally relented and said that if the Mu Mansion could produce a top scholar, he would return the title."
"Later, Yun Xi became the top scorer in the imperial examination."
Cui Yi sighed three times, "When Yun Xi became the top scholar, I was so happy. I felt that the Mu Mansion finally had a successor, that the Cui family's ancestors were still blessing our Cui family, and that our Cui family's luck could flourish for another hundred years."
"Because the top scholar was personally chosen by the late emperor, I was so overwhelmed with joy that I didn't consider anything amiss."
"Now that I think about it, there are loopholes everywhere."
"For example, Yun Xi is a well-educated child, but he can't even rank among the top students at Yunlu Academy. How can he stand out among the top students of the entire Dayu Dynasty and become the top scholar?"
"It's not that I look down on Yun Xi, it's just that Yun Xi's level is at best in the top 50 of the first division. He can't even make it into the top 10, let alone the top 3."
"Mother, I think my cousin may have done this to conceal his title."
Princess Mingyi closed her eyes and kept twirling the Buddhist beads with her fingers.
for a long time.
She slowly opened her eyes.
"Ayi." She said in a faint voice, "After my birthday this year, I will be eighty-five years old."
Cui Yi felt guilty: "I'm sorry."
"You should be enjoying your retirement at this age, yet you're still worrying about this kind of thing."
Princess Mingyi shook her head: "You don't need to say sorry."
"Even a large family that has been prosperous for a long time will eventually run out of luck. This is a certainty."
"I originally thought that if the Cui family could maintain its glory during my lifetime, even if it was only superficial, I would be worthy of the ancestors of the Cui family."
"Once I close my eyes, I won't be able to see anything. Whether the Cui family continues to prosper or declines, it has nothing to do with me."
"Who would have thought that something like this would happen before I died?"
Cui Yi: "I am an unfilial child."
Princess Mingyi said unhappily, "What does this have to do with you?"
"You, Gan'er, and Gu'er, you are all my good children."
"I have done my best for you, and you have done your best for the Cui family."
"Gan'er likes to seek the truth from the gods. As long as he likes it and as long as he doesn't do anything that harms the world, I will let him go. There are countless ways to live in this world, and my child should live according to his own way."
"Gu'er has a very upright and strict character, making him the perfect candidate for an official position. I've done everything I can to pave the way for him. He's also honest and upright, self-disciplined and respectful, earning him praise from everyone."
"You've been lively and frivolous since childhood, and you don't like studying for the imperial examinations. I don't want to restrict you. The Cui family's ancestors made their fortune through medical skills, but as time went on, the Cui family members became more interested in becoming officials and disliked the boring medical skills. Only you were willing to learn, and you achieved great results and were admitted to the Imperial Hospital."
"You are all my pride."
Cui Yi burst into tears after hearing this.
It was easy for his mother to say, but he knew how difficult it had been for his mother along the way.
He regrets it very much.
He shouldn't bother his mother with such things.
Princess Mingyi threw a handkerchief at him in disdain: "Why are you crying at your age? It's embarrassing. Wipe your tears quickly."
After being scolded by Princess Mingyi, Cui Yi stopped crying and even had a snot bubble.
Princess Mingyi was even more disgusted.
"When I went to ask the Grand Empress Dowager for help, the late emperor didn't want to return the title. He didn't want to offend the Grand Empress Dowager, so he gave a condition that was almost impossible for the Mu Kingdom to fulfill."
"The Mu family took a risk for the title and made a wrong move. Ultimately, this matter has something to do with me."
Cui Yi hurriedly said, "Mother, you are not wrong."
“It’s them…”
Princess Mingyi rolled her eyes at Cui Yi and said, "I haven't finished what I'm saying yet, what's the rush?"
"Of course I'm right!"
"They begged me to ask the Grand Empress Dowager to return their titles to them. Because our two families are closely related, I shamelessly went to ask her, and I did it."
"They are useless if they fail to meet the late emperor's requirements. It is their fault if they commit grave mistakes by any means necessary for the sake of the title."
"I have a clear conscience and I am worthy of anyone in the Cui family."
Cui Yi silently gave a thumbs up.
In the words of my junior sister, people like my mother don't waste time on internal conflicts.
My mother has lived to the age of centenarians, and her insight is unmatched by anyone else.
"So, what you mean is..."
Princess Mingyi's eyes were firm.
In the first few years after she married into the Cui family, she and her husband lived in harmony.
After giving birth to three sons in a row, her husband began to dislike her old age and fading looks, her lack of understanding of romance, and her strong personality. He began to hang out in brothels with a group of bad friends and stayed in the beds of different women.
It just so happened that she didn't want to share a dirty, rotten cucumber with those women.
My husband is as good as dead, which is good.
Later, her husband died of a stroke after taking an overdose of drugs while enjoying himself.
Not only did he die, but he also left behind a huge gambling debt.
During that period, the entire Dunguo Mansion was surrounded by people who came to collect debts.
She had no choice but to sell her dowry to pay off her gambling debts, and took care of the Dunguo Mansion, which looked glamorous on the outside but was a mess on the inside, with her three children.
With her support, Dunguo Mansion gradually regained its former glory.
Without her, Dunguo Prefecture would have been defeated long ago.
It is no exaggeration to say that she is the benefactor of Dunguo Mansion.
Therefore, no matter what Shen Mingyi does next, she will be able to meet her ancestors in the underworld.
"Ayi," Princess Mingyi said, "Pretend you know nothing about this matter. Don't investigate. Absolutely don't investigate. Just pretend nothing happened."
"Don't ever investigate."
"If it's fake, then we're taking precautions and retreating at the right time."
"If it's true..."
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