Chapter 2235 Doing the Last Thing
There was much commotion and various rumors circulating in the capital.
Meanwhile, Meng Yunzheng, who was at the center of the conversation, had already returned from the palace and was enjoying the filial piety of his nephew.
Xiao Songle would pat his legs for a while, then massage his back, making it seem as if Meng Yunzheng was exhausted after just one trip to the palace.
Little Huo Huo followed suit, but after a short while, she became unhappy and started climbing all over Meng Yunzheng.
Shu Yu brought in a bowl of freshly washed strawberries, told the two children to wash their hands, picked one up and sat down next to Meng Yunzheng, laughing, "You're quite at ease now. When Manager Yun heard about your refusal of the official position today, he was so shocked he almost fell down the stairs."
Meng Yunzheng pondered for a moment, "Indeed, we should have given him a warning first."
"You couldn't have given any warning. Mr. Qi and Uncle Yao were also terrified by you."
Aside from his own family, the Lu family, the emperor, and a few trusted confidants, only Meng Yunzheng knew about his plan to return to the academy. Most others were unaware, simply believing that his path to officialdom after passing the imperial examination was a natural progression; they never imagined he could pull off such a feat.
"I will personally apologize another day."
Shu Yu saw the two children run in after washing their hands. She poured out about half of the strawberries from the basin and told them to take the rest out to eat.
Little Huo Huo grabbed one in each hand and ignored the rest, as if two big strawberries were already a lot, and his mouth was full of juice.
Once they were alone in the room, she asked, "Now that you're no longer an official, you probably don't need to participate in the remaining procedures, right?"
"Well, there's no need to go. The Emperor said that since I, the top scholar, can't become a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, he can only promote the other scholars. He should issue an edict tomorrow, promoting Chu Qiuping to the sixth rank of compiler in the Hanlin Academy. Xie Bo, who ranked fourth, will become an editor. At that time, Chu Qiuping will lead all the scholars to the Confucius Temple to perform the ceremony of releasing the rank of scholar."
As he spoke, he reached out and took her hand, gently stroking the back of it, and chuckled softly, "Once we finish everything in the capital these next few days, we can head back. It's already late March, and the journey back will take quite a while. The wedding is in May, so we need to hurry."
Shu Yu's lips twitched. "I told you the date was set too early. Two months later would have been fine." No, at least four or five months later, so the weather would be just right, neither too hot nor too cold.
However, Meng Yunzheng suddenly said, "This time is just right. Any later, and I'm afraid this wedding really won't be able to happen this year."
Shu Yu was taken aback. "What do you mean by that?"
Meng Yunzheng was silent for a moment, then tightened his grip on her hand and said with a wry smile, "The fortune teller who calculated our wedding date was right. He said that if May 20th doesn't work, we'll be bogged down in trivial matters for the rest of the year and won't be able to get rid of them. We'll have to wait until the second half of next year."
Shu Yu remembered these words. Because of the fortune teller's words, the old lady made a decision on the spot, without giving Shu Yu a chance to refute.
She even suspected that the fortune teller was talking nonsense.
Judging from Meng Yunzheng's words, could it be that something unexpected has really happened?
Shu Yu was startled and asked in a low voice, "What happened?" Remembering that he had just come from the palace not long ago, she frowned and guessed, "Does the Emperor have something to say?"
“It’s not that I have any objections, it’s just that the Emperor asked me to do one last thing for him.”
What is it?
(End of this chapter)
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