Chapter 42 The Handsome Scholar's Childhood Sweetheart Next Door 2



The story of the world that Zhizhi travels to is not long.

Shen Jingzhi is the only top scholar who has brought honor to his family in a remote village in the south.

He won six prizes in a row and was at the top of the list wherever he took the exam.

Going back hundreds or even thousands of years, there have been few such people in history.

It can be said that Shen Jingzhi was born to be an official.

As mentioned earlier, Shen Jingzhi lived up to his talent and became the youngest prime minister in the history of the Dayan Dynasty.

With him, the national strength of Dayan Dynasty was fully strengthened, and its glory lasted for hundreds of years.

Shen Jingzhi, and the great banquet are intertwined with each other.

However, what he was most criticized for was not his political achievements, but his offspring.

He passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar at the age of 18, became prime minister at the age of 20, and got married when he was over 30.

His colleagues have already had grandchildren, but he still has no descendants.

Until Shen Jingzhi's later years, he still had no children.

Let’s not talk about the admiration that later generations have for Shen Jingzhi.

In Shen Jingzhi's story, Zhizhi's closest relationship with him was probably when Shen's mother came to the Lu family to discuss their marriage after he passed the imperial examination.

Shen's mother liked Zhizhi very much. After all, the two families knew each other well. However, Shen Jingzhi had a lukewarm reaction. Until he passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, their marriage was completely called off.

Not long after that, Zhizhi went up the mountain with some villagers to pick vegetables and accidentally fell into a pit several meters deep. When she was rescued, she was dying. The doctor sighed and said that she didn't have much time left.

The Lu couple almost cried their eyes out.

After enduring for half a month, the person still passed away.

Without their daughter, the Lu couple seemed to have lost their souls, and they died one after another a few years later.

At this time, the Shen couple, who had been taken to live in the capital earlier, felt sorry for their sin and ordered people to give dozens of taels of silver to bury the two men.

Zhizhi thought about the plot, where she fell into a pit and sprained her ankle. Her ankle was severely swollen and she didn't get treatment in time, so the blood circulation was blocked and her blood vessels were clogged, so the accident happened.

She supported her chin, looked at her feet which were also swollen, and thought that she would have to contact the system in the evening.

She completed several tasks and earned enough points to exchange for healing pills.

Just as I was daydreaming, there was a sudden commotion outside.

Zhizhi's room was opposite the hall, and she could hear her mother talking to Madam Shen, and she was very surprised by her words.

"...I have received so much food from you for nothing. Please don't give me any more."

Madam Shen was not angry even though she was rejected. She was rather concerned about Zhizhi's health.

"We've been neighbors for many years. Zhizhi has suffered a great crime this time, and our Jingzhi bears a great responsibility. Zhizhi is almost at the age of engagement. Xiuniang, please tell me the truth. Zhizhi is not allowed to go out, right?"

"Ever since I was little, I've thought Zhizhi is a good kid, a perfect match for our Jingzhi. I didn't have the nerve to say it a few years ago, but now that he's finally passed the imperial examination and has become a scholar, I've finally had the nerve to come and discuss this with you..."

Xiuniang smiled politely at first, but she couldn't laugh at all later.

After the incident of falling into the water, Xiuniang began to dislike Shen Jingzhi, who had passed the imperial examination.

She smiled dryly and changed the subject.

"This meat looks fresh. Where did you buy it so early in the morning?"

Madam Shen was not discouraged and continued,

"Hi, my Jiajing went up the mountain with the villagers a few days ago and hunted a big insect. He went to the county town to sell it for some money. This morning, he brought back some wild boar meat from the market and said he would give it to his sister Zhizhi for some nourishment."

Xiuniang glanced at the pig's trotters in the bowl and was tempted, as she heard that wild boar meat was very nutritious.

She gritted her teeth and prepared to go to the room to get some silver to buy something from Madam Shen, when she suddenly heard a noise behind her.

"Mom, my foot is almost healed, please let aunt go back."

It turned out to be Zhizhi who came out holding the wall. She didn't know if her face had turned pale from covering herself up at home for a few days or what, but her skin was white, her face was pretty, her eyes were naturally smiling, and she felt comfortable when she looked at people, which made Madam Shen stunned for a few seconds.

She exclaimed to herself, Oh my God!

Is little girl Zhizhi possessed by a goddess?!

Zhizhi chuckled and turned to look at her, "Aunt, please go back. It's almost noon. I think Uncle Shen and the others are almost back."

Fu Niang, the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, is still pregnant, and there is another big happy event in the Shen family, so Fu Niang simply goes home to cook for herself.

Their family's burden is lighter now and they don't have to work so hard.

Mrs. Shen stuttered and said to Xiuniang,

"Yes, yes, I should go home and cook. Xiuniang, come and talk to me often when you have time. Take this meat and make something delicious for Zhizhi. I feel so--"

Before she finished speaking, she glanced at Zhizhi, who was rosy and not only had she not lost weight, but had become a little plumper, so she quickly changed the subject,

"I've rarely eaten wild boar meat. Our neighbors don't have to be so polite to me! I'm leaving first."

After she finished speaking, she hurried, wanting to go back and talk to Shen Jingzhi in detail. She would be happy to marry such a beautiful daughter-in-law.

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but feel annoyed. Why is this bastard just not getting his way?

·

Shen Jingzhi, who was being missed, was talking to someone.

"Brother Jingzhi, thank you so much for helping me get rid of the big bug in the back mountain. You don't know how scared I was when I came back from picking wild vegetables and saw it!"

“That’s right!”

Lanzhu suddenly took out a herbal medicine from the basket, and smiled apologetically, showing her neat white teeth.

"This is the herb I picked especially for you. It's especially useful for treating allergies. I think you accidentally touched my flowers when I knocked you down the day you came back. I see there's still a red mark on your neck."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingzhi subconsciously glanced at the herbs. He lowered his eyes and took them.

"Thanks."

Lan Zhu waved her hands quickly, "I should be the one thanking you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do..."

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!

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