Chapter 2193 Ask Aunt Hong what she thinks
Aunt Hong quickly bent down and picked out two bunches of the tenderest spinach from the stall, stuffing them into Shu Yu's basket. "Take these vegetables home. If you like them, I'll bring you more next time."
Shu Yu didn't refuse. She knew that Aunt Hong wouldn't accept the two bunches of spinach even if she offered her money, so she accepted them generously. "Okay, then I won't be polite. We still need to go inside to buy some meat. Aunt, you go ahead and do your work. See you later."
"Okay, sure."
Shu Yu didn't exchange many pleasantries and continued walking inside with Ying Xi and Xiao Song Le. When they came out after buying their things, Aunt Hong was no longer there.
She didn't have many vegetables on her stall; she must have sold them all and taken them home.
Shu Yu seemed to be deep in thought. When the three of them returned home, Meng Yunzheng was already practicing his sword in the yard.
What puzzled Shu Yu was that the people who had been guarding outside for the past few days had disappeared.
As she put the things she was carrying into the kitchen, she asked curiously, "When I went out this morning, there were some servants waiting outside, hoping to see you. Why were they all gone when I came back? The results of the imperial examination haven't come out yet, so they've already given up on trying to win you over?"
Meng Yunzheng sheathed his sword, slowly exhaled, and after a moment of contemplation, said, "He probably feels that I have been rejected by the Emperor."
Shu Yu looked completely confused. "You've been rejected by the Emperor?" What makes you say that?
Meng Yunzheng then repeated his conversation with the Emperor in the main hall yesterday, which was attended by quite a few people.
After this night of fermentation, everyone should know what happened in the Zichen Palace.
Those who were pestering Meng Yunzheng were people who acted on a whim. When they heard that he had offended the emperor, they figured that even if he did become a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), his ranking wouldn't be very high, and the emperor wouldn't give him any good positions. Naturally, they didn't want to put any effort into him.
Shu Yu remained silent for a long time after listening. "However, if I didn't know your relationship with the Emperor, I'm afraid I would also think that the Emperor's words were deliberately meant to make things difficult for you... Wait, the Emperor didn't really say those things on purpose, did he?"
"It wasn't intentional; he was just unhappy that I went back to open the academy after the exam."
Shu Yu expressed her understanding, saying that the emperor was currently eager to find talented people. Meng Yunzheng and he had known each other for a long time and had worked together many times, showing great tacit understanding. It was infuriating to think that such a person did not want to stay and assist him.
Shu Yu sympathized with the emperor for three seconds, then happily went to the kitchen to prepare a grand feast.
After lunch, Shu Yu planned to visit Aunt Hong's house, and Meng Yunzheng also planned to go.
Before he could even leave the house, Xie Bo showed up at the door, along with Xun Sheng.
After the palace examination ended, Xun Sheng, knowing that Meng Yunzheng had some free time, came straight over. After all, he had to return to Changjin Prefecture after the results were announced in three days, while Meng Yunzheng would likely stay in the capital to serve as an official, meaning they wouldn't see each other for at least three years.
Seeing that they were chatting enthusiastically, Shu Yu simply took Xiao Song Le over herself.
Aunt Hong was indeed home, and she was all alone.
Whether she's alone or not, she came because she had something she wanted to discuss with Aunt Hong.
"Why did Miss Lu come here?" Aunt Hong was washing clothes. When she saw them coming, she quickly got up, wiped her hands, poured out some brown sugar water, and brought it out.
Then, I happily gave Xiao Songle some of the snacks I had saved, and watching him obediently nibble on them filled me with immense satisfaction.
"I came here because I have something I'd like to ask you about, Auntie."
(End of this chapter)
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