Chapter 2236 Preparing to Leave Beijing
Meng Yunzheng sighed, "Qi Lie has already gone to the southwest. As you know, the environment and the forces there are complicated. The Emperor wants me to go to the southwest to destroy the last black market. Qi Lie and I have a tacit understanding, and we participated together in the destruction of the Changjin Prefecture black market. In addition, I lived in the southwest for more than half a year. No one is more suitable than me."
Shu Yu frowned. "Is this the Emperor's condition for you to return home and open an academy?"
Meng Yunzheng laughed, "It's not a condition. To be honest, the black market is also a major threat to us. Although not many people know about it, you are aware that the Second Prince is related to me by blood. Right now, he is imprisoned, and his men are busy trying to rescue him, so they can't spare any time to deal with me. If he gets out of danger one day, the first person he will settle accounts with will probably be me."
Therefore, his trip to the southwest was not entirely for the emperor's sake, but also for his own.
If the black market isn't destroyed, the Second Prince could cause big trouble at any time, posing a threat to him.
Rather than waiting for him to come knocking on our door at any time, it's better to strike first.
Shu Yu pursed her lips; that was indeed true. The Second Prince had been busy vying for the throne, and Meng Yunzheng was not an official in the court. Perhaps in his eyes, Meng Yunzheng was powerless and insignificant and not to be feared.
However, the last time the black market in Changjin Prefecture was destroyed by Meng Yunzheng and Shu Yu, who completely undermined it.
After this incident, the Second Prince must know that Meng Yunzheng is a menace. Once he gets away, he can't touch others, but as the headmaster of the academy, he can still use Meng Yunzheng as a scapegoat.
Thinking of this, Shu Yu couldn't help but sigh. Why did they always get inexplicably involved in these things, even though they were the most honest and law-abiding people?
"So it seems we really don't have time in the second half of the year."
Meng Yunzheng fed her a strawberry, "So we need to go home and get married as soon as possible. I don't want to wait until next year."
"Alright, let's hurry up and finish things up in Beijing, then head back to our hometown immediately." Shu Yu took two big bites of the strawberry. "What are your plans next?"
"I have to go to the Qi and Yao families tomorrow. I can't just ignore their kindness and let them down."
"Okay, then I'll explain everything about the shop."
The two agreed on this, and the next morning they went their separate ways.
Shu Yu went to the shop, while Meng Yunzheng also had many things to do in the capital. After visiting the Qi family residence and other places, he had a meal with Xun Sheng and a group of examinees. Faced with everyone's confusion and questions, he simply explained a few words and then invited everyone to visit his academy in Dong'an Prefecture.
Five or six days passed in this way. The two of them had finished what needed to be done and explained everything that needed to be explained, and then they prepared to set off for home.
However, there is one more thing before leaving.
Meng Yunzheng is going to visit the Song family's ancestral graves.
As Aunt Hong told Shu Yu last time, she moved Song Dazhuang's grave back to the Song family's ancestral grave.
Because Song Xin's parents were not kind to her, Meng Yunzheng had only visited the place where Song Xin was buried over the years, and had hardly ever visited the Song family ancestral graves.
Now that he has avenged his mother, he also knows that his uncle has been taking good care of her.
Now that we're back, we should take Xiao Song Le to see his father and grandparents.
The group bought some incense, candles, and paper money, and then headed straight out of the city with Xiao Song Le.
Upon reaching her destination, Shu Yu looked at the newly repaired tombstone and knew that Aunt Hong had done all of this.
(End of this chapter)
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