Chapter 2121 Our Young Master's Fiancée
Everyone at the door turned to look at Xia Yan, who was delighted to see Shu Yu. "Girl, you've arrived? Did you just enter the city? Come in quickly."
Shu Yu nodded, "We just arrived. Our carriage is behind us, and this carriage is blocking the way. There are quite a few things in the carriage, so please help us carry them in later."
"yes."
Xia Yan immediately agreed, and Shu Yu was about to walk inside.
The servant was stunned, and subconsciously reached out to stop the person again, "Wait, wait a moment."
Everyone turned to look at him. The servant looked at Xia Yan and asked, "Didn't you just say that Young Master Meng was keeping his doors closed to guests? Why were they able to come in?"
Xia Yan gave a bright, fake smile. "Our young master is indeed too busy to receive guests, but this is our young master's betrothed, she is family, so of course she is not a guest."
"A... a wife who is not yet betrothed?" The servant almost screamed, looking at Shu Yu in astonishment.
Then, her gaze slowly shifted downwards, landing on the little fire that she was holding hands with.
The little guy looked at him blankly, feeling that the man was a bit creepy. He reached out and said, "Hug."
Shu Yu bent down, picked up the little guy, and affectionately played with him before going inside.
"Leave the rest to Xia Yan," Ying Xi glanced at the servant, and followed him inside.
The servant stared in disbelief for a long while before his eyes widened. Young Master Meng's fiancée had actually followed him to the capital? And she even had a child?
Whose child is it? Could it be that the two of them weren't even married yet, and already...?
Xia Yan, unaware of what the servant was thinking, saw that the servant's carriage was blocking Zhao Xi and the others behind them, and quickly smiled and asked him to move it. The servant was still somewhat dazed, and in a daze, he led the carriage away.
Xia Yan quickly removed the threshold and helped Zhao Xi drive the carriage into the courtyard.
After the courtyard gate closed, Shu Yu, who was standing in the yard, asked, "Is A-Yun not home?"
"Young Master has gone out. The scholars from Changjin Prefecture are holding a poetry gathering tonight. Young Master Xun Sheng invited you to attend. After all, you are classmates and fellow townsmen, so you went. You should be back soon."
After listening, Ying Xi said, "Then you just told that young master to concentrate on his studies and close the door to guests."
Is this what you call focusing on studying?
Xia Yan chuckled, "Isn't this just to appease them?"
Shu Yu handed Xiao Huohuo to Shu You, took a stroll around the courtyard, and then smiled, “I heard Ying Xi say that the servant at the gate just now claimed to be a servant of the Yibo Mansion. The Yibo Mansion is very familiar with A-Yun, so why invite him over to catch up so late?”
"That sounds nice, what do you mean by 'catching up'? Young Master and that Earl are not familiar with each other at all. He only went as a guest twice when Gong Qiu was still around, and they didn't even exchange a word. Isn't it because Young Master is about to participate in the Spring Examination? Recently, many high-ranking officials and nobles in the city have been choosing him."
"Choose?" Ying Xi asked, puzzled.
Xia Yan explained, "To put it bluntly, these high-ranking officials and nobles want to expand their student body. They are selecting those who rank high in the provincial examinations and have a good chance of passing the metropolitan examinations as well. If they are lucky enough to bet on the best candidates, they can give them some benefits now, and they will become a source of support for their families in the future."
This kind of thing is mutually beneficial. The candidates want to make connections, and these influential people want to place their bets. If both sides hit it off, that's naturally a good thing.
But in reality, such cases are rare; very few of today's scholars come from impoverished backgrounds.
Those who are not from poor families usually have connections from a young age.
(End of this chapter)
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