Chapter 292 Traveling Old Lady
It takes a lot of work to write a policy paper, but no one left the restaurant. Instead, more and more people came. Other students who heard about this also came from other places to watch the fun.
The question was set by Old Grandpa He, so the judgment naturally fell to Grandpa He Lao. However, he did not say which one was bad. Instead, he asked people to read both policy essays to everyone. In fact, everyone was a scholar. They had studied hard for so many years and had read countless policy essays. Especially those who made it to the spring examination had some real talent and knowledge. Regardless of how they wrote themselves, it was not difficult to tell the good from the bad.
After reading the two essays, everyone had an idea in their minds, including the student who wanted to compete with Su Ciyin. He could even tell by himself how his own essay sounded, and his face turned ugly before he even finished listening.
"You look down on women because you've read books. You yourself rely on women to come into this world. Why don't you look down on yourself?"
"Little girl, please stay."
When Su Ciyin walked out of the door, she was stopped by Mr. He. "Excuse me, young lady, you are so talented at such a young age, why don't you seek a job in the court?"
"Does everyone in this world want to be an official?"
Old Master He laughed, "That's not what I meant. My academy is in need of teachers. Are you willing to give it a try, young lady?"
Su Ciyin thought for a moment and said, "I'll go take a look some other day."
The fact that Mr. He had established a private academy was not new in the capital, and few officials and officials were unaware of it. Not only did they know about it, they also planned to send their own children to study there.
"Grandfather, why did you take so long to come back? I was planning to go look for you guys."
"As for me, I took the opportunity to find a teacher for our academy today."
He Ying took the child in her arms and laughed when she heard this: "Didn't you take Sui Sui to the restaurant? Why did you also find a gentleman? Who is he?"
Sui Sui said, "She is a beautiful sister."
"Haha, you can't call her sister. Calling her sister means we are a generation apart." Grandpa He said to his granddaughter, "Come to think of it, you should know her. She's the little girl from the Su family."
He Ying nodded. Since her grandfather had high hopes for this person, he must be a very talented person.
"Grandfather, as long as you think it's okay, I'll take Sui Sui home first if there's nothing else, and I'll send him to the academy the day after tomorrow."
On weekdays, He Ying would often go to the academy to teach primary school students, and Suisui would study with her great-grandfather. However, Mrs. Shen would leave Beijing tomorrow, and tomorrow was the tenth day of the lunar month, and the academy did not have classes on the tenth day of the lunar month. Therefore, there was no need to go to the academy tomorrow.
"Sui Sui, say goodbye to Zu Zu."
It is troublesome to call my great-grandfather. I couldn't pronounce him clearly ever since I was learning to speak. I always called him "Zuzuzu". Even though I have grown up now, I simply haven't changed it. It's just a title anyway.
"Goodbye, Zuzu!"
"Hey! Good boy."
Seeing that Old Madam Shen was almost worried about her eldest grandson who was far away, Shen Yun also wrote a letter to discuss with his brother. It would be better to let Mother go now. At most, it would take more time on the way and she could have someone to accompany her. Now that Mother was still strong, she could go wherever she wanted.
This time when Old Madam Shen went to Qianzhou, Shen Yun asked his mother to bring all the guards that the Shen family could bring. Shen Yuan also asked Shitou to go along. Shitou was very happy about it because he still remembered his hometown. If he went to Qianzhou this time, he could stop by to visit it.
Having guards alone is not enough, so Shen Yuan asked Fuling to go with her grandmother. After all, Fuling knows medical skills and can treat patients with headaches and fevers on the way. Now the clinic has hired a female doctor, so there is no need to worry about the clinic being too busy if Fuling is away for a while.
"Grandma, you won't be reluctant to come back after this trip, will you? I heard from Mammy that you've been getting up before dawn these past few days to help people pack up their things."
Old Madam Shen said to her granddaughter, "If you give me a little grandson as soon as possible, I will definitely come back immediately."
"Then you have to wait and stay with your elder brother for a while."
In the evening, Shen Yuan and Xie Hui had dinner at Shen's house and did not go home. They stayed here and would get up early the next morning to see their grandmother off.
In the evening, Shen Yuan asked Xie Hui: "Dad and Mom can't leave for the time being this time, right?"
She was talking about Xie Hui's father and mother. They originally said they would leave after the New Year, but every time they left, there was always something going on. However, most of the time, it was the emperor who sent them there. Before, they suddenly asked Xie Yuan to repair an ancient painting. This time, Princess Kangle and Xie Yuan wanted to leave Beijing with Old Madam Shen so that they could take care of each other on the way, but the emperor asked them to wait until after the celebration banquet before leaving Beijing.
"Yes, but my mother went to see my uncle, and he said this would be the last time she would ask for trouble."
Shen Yuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is reluctant to leave my father and mother."
Xie Hui made a rare joke, "If my father wanted to leave Beijing alone, he would have said so in the morning and would have been on his way in the afternoon."
"Haha, that's true."
On the tenth day of the third month, Old Lady Shen left the capital for Qianzhou. Seeing her whole family coming to see her off, she scolded them, "It's not like you're not coming back. Why did you wake up a little kid when there's such a big fuss? Don't see me off. I'll be back soon."
As usual, Madam Shen waved and got on the carriage. Once on, she urged the carriage to go faster without listening to any nonsense. Shen Yunyuan wanted to say a few words to her mother, but in the end she didn't even have the chance to open her mouth.
He smiled and called the children, "You don't have to go to duty today, nor do you have to go to the academy. Go back home and get some sleep."
On March 16, the spring examination began. The student who had competed with Su Ciyin still went to take the exam. Although he lost the competition, he was reluctant to not go. Besides, it was just a verbal statement, so he pretended not to hear it.
After Su Ciyin left that day, she didn't care about what happened afterwards. She didn't want to be an official, nor did she want to show off her talent that day. She just couldn't help but leave after hearing those words. She was more interested in the affairs of the academy, and planned to find a day to go and take a look.
Every time Su's mother returned to her daughter's courtyard, she saw her daughter studying. Originally, Su's father thought that with his daughter's talent, she would have no problem getting any of the female officials in the court. However, his daughter said that she did not want to be an official and was unwilling to get married. The family really did not know what their daughter was thinking, and even asked the eldest daughter in the palace to persuade her, but it was of no avail.
"Yin'er..."
"If mother wants to tell her daughter about marriage, then there is no need to tell her."
"But you are not young anymore, how can you not get married?"
"It was not enough that you arranged for my sister to enter the palace, and now you want to arrange my marriage. Otherwise, why don't you just let your daughter enter the palace as well? The Su family has two concubines, and Da Zhao is the first one to have such an honor."