Chapter 230 Letter
Chen Mao's letter said that he had been so busy over the past month that he hadn't paid much attention to Sun Nian. Unexpectedly, Sun Nian had taken Li and Sun Qiao north to Jiankang.
Judging from the time, if everything goes smoothly, they should have arrived in Jiankang by now.
The feeling of frustration and powerlessness came over me again.
Sun Wei had indeed changed many things in her life, but there were one or two crucial things that she was unable to prevent, even if she tried her best.
For example, Lu Qiuyan always managed to escape death.
For example, the family still left Anning and went to Jiankang.
Chen Mao apologized to her in the letter.
In his letter, he explained that Chen Mao had already sensed Sun Nian's intention to come to Beijing when he first met him. Sun Wei had then asked him to do everything he could to stop Sun Nian. Now, it seemed he hadn't been able to do so.
——"Sun Yicheng was determined to go to the capital, and even the short payment did not sway him."
Sun Wei knew very well what his father was thinking.
He thought that the people of Jiankang were, after all, his blood relatives and would not mistreat his family. As long as he went to live with the eldest son's family, he would not have to work at the official post station, would not have to endure the cold shoulder of others, and would not have to worry about food and clothing in the future.
In order to resolve this issue, Sun Wei asked Chen Mao to send some money home every month, hoping that Sun Nian would give up the idea of going to Jiankang to find a way out because he had enough money.
No matter how hard he tried, he still failed. Ultimately, Sun Nian was just like himself back then, unwilling to settle down in a corner and do nothing.
Sun Wei did not sleep all night.
The events of his past life were still fresh in his mind. The people of Jiankang showed no affection for his family. After Sun Nian arrived, he lived a life of dependence. But even so, Sun Nian refused to leave. In his eyes, the prosperity of Jiankang was a hundred times better than peace. As for the people of Jiankang, he knew that as long as he was patient and tolerant, they would eventually help him.
For Sun Wei, if they stayed in Jiankang, his identity would be exposed, and everyone would be in trouble.
Therefore, they must be allowed to leave.
However, Sun Wei cannot come forward by herself, and needs someone to help her.
Sun Wei asked A'ru, "Shopkeeper Chen mentioned earlier that he was going to Beijing. Did he mention this before you came?"
"Sure enough, Shopkeeper Chen said he had been planning to leave for a long time, but a woman named Sun came to visit, so he had to stay."
Last name: Sun? Sun Wei suddenly understood.
"Is her name Sun Erniang?" she asked.
"That's right!" A'ru said, "Shopkeeper Chen said that Sun Erniang was cheated out of her money by a married man and is now homeless, so he needs to help her. When I heard this, I was puzzled. Shopkeeper Chen is a wealthy man in Guangzhou, with connections everywhere. Such a thing would be just a matter of a word to him. But for some reason, Shopkeeper Chen actually did it himself. I don't know what relationship Sun Erniang has with Shopkeeper Chen."
There was no connection. Sun Wei knew it was just because he ordered it.
Chen Mao was indeed a man of his word, and everything she asked him to do was done properly.
In addition to preventing her family from going to Beijing.
Sun Wei never expected that the events that happened earlier, one after another, would delay her own affairs.
It seems that some things are destined and cannot be changed easily.
She thought about it and felt that there was probably only one person who could help her now.
——
The next day, everyone boarded the boat again and headed for Jiankang.
After the boat set sail, Sun Wei came to Yu Yi's cabin.
The doctor was checking Yu Yi's injuries.
He had old injuries plus new injuries, and the time he needed to recuperate was much longer than before.
Sun Wei came in only after the doctor left.
Yu Yi knew she had arrived and dismissed the servants around him.
"My lady, you have come to see me now. I suppose you have something to ask?"
Sun Wei smiled: "How do you know, sir?"
"I have never seen the lady's face look so solemn."
Only then did Sun Wei realize that although she was smiling, she was actually very stiff.
She didn't beat around the bush and said, "I have an unwelcome request."
"oh?"
"Sir, do you remember when you visited Grandfather and persuaded him to return to the capital? At that time, you said you would vacate the mansion for our family to live in. I wonder if you still mean what you said?"
Yu Yi said: "Of course it counts, but Mr. Sun refused it outright back then, so I will..."
"Sir, please help my family for the sake of my grandfather."
Yu Yi was surprised: "Why do you say that, my lady?"
"Ignoring my dissuasion, my father has already taken my mother and younger brother and left Anning to seek refuge with his clansmen in Jiankang."
When Yu Yi heard this, he immediately understood what Sun Wei meant.
"Madam, do you want to send them back?"
"That's right." Sun Wei said, "I will find a way to deal with this matter. But before that, I would like to ask you to take them to your house and temporarily settle them. Father knows about your relationship with my grandfather. Father will definitely not break the agreement you made with my grandfather."
Yu Yi pondered for a moment and asked, "Since your father has ignored your lady's advice and insisted on doing this, I think there must be a reason."
Sun Wei said, "That's right. Although my grandfather rejected the young master's kindness, he knew that after his death, my father's meager monthly salary from the official post wouldn't be enough to support our family. So, before he passed away, my grandfather wrote a letter to my great-uncle in Jiankang, hoping that he could find an official position for my father so that he could have a salary that would allow him to make a living. He and my great-uncle were brothers, and he thought that my great-uncle was still thinking about him and pleading for mercy, so he was willing to help. But my grandfather didn't know at the time that my great-uncle had passed away a year before him."
Yu Yi nodded. "I'm not familiar with the Sun clan in Jiankang. I wonder who the clan leader is now?"
"My great-uncle's two sons are my two uncles. My eldest uncle inherited the title of Marquis of Huaian County, and my second uncle served as a secretary in the Ministry of Rites. The two of them did not separate. My father was born in Anning and has never met these two uncles."
"My lady, are you worried that the brothers of the Huai'an County Marquis won't consider their blood relationship and treat your family well?"
"That's right," Sun Wei said. "When I was in Jiankang, I also inquired about the situation of some of my clansmen. The Sun family has fallen on hard times. Now only my uncle serves as the Minister of Rites and receives a salary. The rest of us are just relying on the favors bestowed upon us by our ancestors. The two brothers, the Marquis of Huaian County, are usually stingy and harsh towards their clansmen. How could they care about us? My father, unaware of this, insisted on going there. I'm afraid he'll suffer injustice."
Yu Yi smiled and said, "Sun, it seems that your father and your lady are the same. Your father was content with poverty and content with his ways, but his children and grandchildren all have a desire to avoid loneliness. However, I believe this is human nature. How could the descendants of the Sun family be content to live in a corner? Your lady can relax."
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