Chapter 183 I really want to have another top scholar
When Zhao Yunjing achieved the highest rank in the imperial examination, the Zhao family set off firecrackers continuously after receiving the good news from the palace. The firecrackers only stopped when Zhao Yunjing returned.
The entire Zhuque Avenue was shrouded in a white fog, which made people's eyes water.
The wall between the Zhou and Zhao families has been torn down again. Tonight's banquet will be held in the courtyards of both families. In addition to the teachers and professors of Canglan Academy, all the neighbors on Zhuque Street have been invited, as well as Zhou Mujiao's business partners who are in the public eye, such as Boss Tang, Liang An, Sister Liu and others.
The banquet had twenty tables set up and the lively atmosphere lasted until midnight.
Ning Xian got drunk, hugging Master Gan and crying and laughing intermittently. Uncle Zhao also got drunk, hugging Aunt Zhao and shouting that he wanted to have another child: "I want to have another top scholar! I want to have another top scholar!"
Aunt Zhao was both amused and exasperated.
Putting aside whether she can still have children at her age, even if she could, can a top scholar just have children whenever he wants? Yun Jing's success today has little to do with his wife; it's entirely due to his own efforts!
The four little men were allowed to drink today, but it was their first time drinking. Xiao Jiu and Chu Jiu got drunk after only half a cup and fell asleep after eating only a few bites of food. Xiao Wu and Chu Liu, on the other hand, were sober.
At this moment, Chu Liu saw his father drunk and talking nonsense, and he scoffed: "Dad, why have another child if you want to be the top scholar? I'll take the exam for you in three years!"
Xiao Wu nodded: "Chu Jiu's studies are also good. Six years later, Chu Jiu will also be the top scholar. At that time, the Zhao family will have three top scholars, making it the first family in the history of Daliang. Uncle, you will go down in history!"
Uncle Zhao just grinned foolishly, and Ning Xian grinned foolishly too.
Zhao Yunjing was the top scholar in the imperial examination from their Canglan Academy. Chu Liu and Chu Jiu were also students of Canglan Academy. If the Zhao family has three top scholars, then Canglan Academy will have produced top scholars for three consecutive years. At that time, the Imperial Academy will have to kneel down to him!
Duke Wei also brought Wei Xu to the banquet tonight, but the old man and the young man were too tired to eat and went back to sleep afterward. The last one to stay was Wei Ming, Wei Xu's father. He had also drunk quite a bit, but his mind was very clear. When it was almost time to leave, he went over and said, "Miss Zhou, please wait."
Zhou Mujiao then noticed that he was still there.
Wei Ming is not a very noticeable person, and he is quite disciplined. The fact that he is still here at this time suggests that he has something important to say.
"Please come this way, Your Highness."
There was a pavilion right next to us. Wei Ming asked, "Did your family deal with a girl a while ago?"
Zhou Mujiao nodded: "Yes, a girl was indeed kicked out of the house. Her name is Meng Yu, and she is said to be from the same clan as General Meng."
“My men noticed that she was abducted by a group of unidentified people. You need to be extra careful.”
That must be Jiang Wuyu's man, but there was no need to tell Wei Mingxiang about it. Zhou Mujiao nodded and accepted his kindness: "Thank you for reminding us, Your Highness. We will be careful."
"Then..." Wei Ming struggled for a moment, then spoke again, "Then Miss Zhou said that Wei Xu's illness was because I was related to his mother as a cousin... Does that mean that if I were with another woman who is not related to me, the child I would have would be healthy and normal?"
Zhou Mujiao raised an eyebrow and said, "I can only say that you might be healthier than Wei Xu, but I can't guarantee it. Because your father and mother were also cousins. So none of you brothers will live past thirty-five. Besides that, you also have toxins that have accumulated in your bodies for many years, and these toxins are also present in Princess Jinling. So theoretically speaking, even if you were to have a different woman, there is no guarantee that the child you give birth to would be healthy."
In fact, because there were no modern prenatal examination tools in ancient times, such as 3D or 4D ultrasound, blood tests, or amniocentesis, doctors could only rely on their experience to judge the fetus, which was inherently unpredictable. Even in modern times with advanced medicine, painless childbirth and cesarean sections are available, postpartum hemorrhage still causes countless women to die during childbirth.
Childbirth is a life-or-death ordeal for women, and for a fetus, the journey to successfully enter the world is also fraught with countless hardships.
The only ones unaffected were the men.
Wei Ming scratched his head: "Okay, then I'll go back."
Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to really want to have another child with another woman. Could it be that Wei Xu's mother suggested it? Or did the Duke of Wei put pressure on him?
Regardless of the reason, Zhou Mujiao thought that it was someone else's family matter. However, Wei Xu and Jin Ling were her patients and her apprentices, so it was only right that she cared more about them. Moreover, as a doctor, it was her duty to inform patients and their families about the causes of their illnesses and how to avoid them.
After the guests left and Ning Xian and Master Gan were settled in, Aunt Zhao was so tired that she could barely stand up straight. She looked at Zhou Mujiao, who was also too tired to move, and laughed, "Ajiao, once you're married into the family, you'll be in charge of all the household affairs."
Zhou Mujiao smiled, and Zhao Yunjing said, "Mother, you are still so young. It's better for you to manage the household. Besides, the Emperor will probably send me out before the autumn planting season. At that time, Ajiao will have to accompany me. If she is not by my side, I will not feel secure."
Look at you~
Aunt Zhao sipped her tea irritably: "Are you worried I'll bully Ajiao? She's not even married yet, and you're already protecting her. It's true what they say, once you have a wife, you forget your mother."
After saying that, Aunt Zhao couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, Ajiao is still young. I won't rush you to have children as soon as you get married. You have great ambitions, and Ajiao has great ambitions too. There's no reason why you can do what you want, but Ajiao is forced to stop because she's marrying you. The purpose of marriage is to make each other better. If one party has to compromise and sacrifice, then the marriage is meaningless."
Aunt Zhao didn't always think that way.
She used to think that women should get married when they reached a certain age, and then become virtuous wives and mothers at home to take care of their husbands and children. She also thought that women who did business and traveled outside were not staying at home. However, with the arrival of Zhou Mujiao, her views gradually changed.
Now, Aunt Zhao's ideas are more progressive than those of all the women in the Great Liang Kingdom.
She used to think about how many sons she had. If even one son was successful, Shiba could find a good family to marry into. Now that she has a son who is a top scholar, she is thinking that Shiba is still young and whether she should take advantage of this time to let Shiba go out with Zhao Yunjing to broaden his horizons.
The more you see of the world and the more people you meet, the less likely you are to be easily fooled by a single piece of candy.
However, it wouldn't be appropriate for Zhao Yunjing to go out on official business with a child.
As if Zhou Mujiao had read her mind, she offered to take Shiba with her, which Aunt Zhao was naturally more than happy to do.
"However, Princess Jinling will also be there."
Zhao Yunjing and Aunt Zhao were both stunned when they heard this.
The Emperor once intended to bestow a marriage between Zhao Yunjing and Princess Jinling. Logically, Zhou Mujiao should have minded. In the palace, there was nothing she could do but go along with Jinling. But if she took Jinling with her, wouldn't that be like inviting a wolf into the house?
"Ah Jiao, think it over!" Aunt Zhao advised.
Zhao Yunjing, however, looked ashen-faced.
Oh no, Gillian doesn't want him anymore, she wants to push him to Jinling!
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