Ever since Fan Chuer followed Shi Canglan to Kyoto, after the initial excitement and curiosity, and after experiencing the people and scenery of Kyoto, she began to yearn for fighting on the battlefield all day long, and all she thought about all day and all night was her heroic figure galloping across the battlefield.
Shi Canglan noticed that she was a little absent-minded, so he asked her what she was thinking about when she was daydreaming every day.
The girl Yun Shu heard this and laughed at her, wondering if she was thinking about some handsome brother. Otherwise, why would she always have a smile on her face when she was thinking about it?
Fan Chuer said, "That's not true! Miss, if I tell you, please don't laugh at me. I want to be the first female general of the Xuanyuan Dynasty!"
When these words were spoken, Yunshu, Huakai and Hualuo all opened their eyes wide in surprise.
Shi Canglan said: "Great, you have ambition!"
Seeing the surprised looks of her three good sisters, Fan Chuer was a little embarrassed to continue speaking, but encouraged by the young lady, she became excited again.
She continued, "My dynasty's two emperors fought for many years, establishing their kingdom through war. They had many generals, but not a single female general. I think I might be able to do it!"
After Shi Canglan praised him, he said, "So you want to leave?"
Fan Chuer said, "Yes, Miss, I want to join the army. Now the Northern Xiongnu and Western Qiang are basically obedient, and with the establishment of the Yunnan Army, the Yue people have also calmed down a lot.
If I don't join the army and miss this battle with Prince Huai of Guang, I might never fight a real battle in my life."
Shi Canglan was surprised and said, "It seems that you have been thinking about this a lot recently. Hasn't it been more than a day or two?"
Fan Chuer smiled embarrassedly: "When this thought came to me, I read a lot of books that I didn't read much before."
Shi Canglan continued, "Your master is in Tianyuan Temple. Does he know that you are going to join the army?"
Fan Chuer said: "After coming to Kyoto, I went to Tianyuan Temple to see my master once and told him that he taught me a lot that day, enough for me to ponder for more than a month.
He later said that he was still worried and that if I joined the army, he would follow me and teach my disciples while serving my country.
Shi Canglan said, "Then I will let you go. I will prepare your indenture, travel expenses, and carriage for you."
He added, "But there are no female soldiers in the army nowadays. It would be inconvenient for a girl like you to join the army."
Fan Chuer said, "In ancient times, Hua Mulan joined the army to replace her father. If she can do it, so can I. If it really doesn't work out, I still have my master to help me.
If they don’t accept women, I’ll go in disguised as a man, and maybe the army will accept me later.”
Hua Kai said, "However, a woman can never beat a man. If we are going to recruit the same person, we will definitely recruit someone who is more capable of fighting."
Fan Chuer said: "I have been learning from my master for three years. Ordinary men cannot beat me. You should choose me."
It seemed that there was no reason to keep her. Six days later, Fan Chuer and her master Guigu Guidao went to Pingchang County to join He Qing's team.
When she was seeing her off, the young girl Shi Canglan couldn't help but shed tears. This was the first of the four older girls around her to leave her, and the one who had been with her the longest. Shi Canglan said to Fan Chuer, "I am waiting for the first female general of the Xuanyuan Dynasty to return triumphantly."
Fan Chuer hugged her tightly and said, "Miss, don't worry, I will definitely earn him some military merits."
Since Shen Zhaoming had inherited the title, according to the rules, he had to go to his parents' tomb to inform them. Shen Zhaoshu and his brother made an agreement, and they set off early in the morning for Yunlan Temple.
Shen Zhaoshu asked, "Do you think you come here more often?"
Shen Zhaoming said: “How could it be? When my mother brought us here when we were young, I liked the vegetarian food here.
Later, my mother was forced by my father to go up the mountain and kneel down to recite scriptures. I miss her and I am so happy every time I visit her.
I didn't expect that when I returned, there would only be two graves. If I had known I would never see you again, I should have stayed with you...
"Sister, the title is always passed down from my father, I want to find a position on my own. It's not easy to bring up the top scholar from twenty years ago, so I want to try my hand at the imperial examinations that are held every three years."
Shen Zhaoshu said, "But you haven't read these books in twenty years. If you fail the exam, aren't you afraid that your reputation as a top scorer will be ruined?"
Shen Zhaoming said: "Don't worry, if it fails, it fails. Either I am not as good as I was back then, or the students nowadays are far better than they were back then. The imperial examinations select talents for official positions. If I am not as talented as others, how can I find a job?"
Shen Zhaoshu said, "Since you plan to take the exam, you should study hard. It would be great if you could pass the exam, marry a wife, and live a happy life in the Yongding Marquis's mansion."
Shen Zhaoming said: “I have no plans to get married for the time being.”
Shen Zhaoshu said: "Tell me the truth, are you still thinking about Jiang He?"
Shen Zhaoming said: “She has a husband and children, and it’s been twenty years. I’m afraid she is no longer the same person as I remember.”
Shen Zhaoshu asked, "So you gave them five thousand taels? Does anyone have such great respect in your eyes?"
Shen Zhaoming said: “Sister, they sent it back, but they didn’t want it.”
Shen Zhaoshu said: "Then it should have been returned. You didn't cheat the money, it has nothing to do with you.
Besides, her husband had come to the Yongding Marquis's residence the night before to cause trouble. You might as well do this to avoid suspicion.
If you want to help her, it's better to go through me. You should stay out of the way. She has a husband and children, and you should also talk about marriage."
After the two of them climbed up to Yunlan Temple, Shen Zhaoshu saw her brother Shen Zhaoming staring blankly at something in front of him, so she followed his gaze and couldn't help but be stunned herself.
There is a lady in front, who looks like a mother and daughter, but the lady's back, posture and even gait are very similar to their mother Zhong Qin.
After staying there for a while, the two of them walked forward, involuntarily quickening their pace, wanting to see what the lady looked like.
As I got closer, I heard her say to her daughter, "I came to ask for a marriage divination to see if your marriage is about to happen."
Shen Zhaoshu and Shen Zhaoming looked at each other in even greater surprise. Is there anyone else in the world whose voice is so similar?
So, they both walked to the front anxiously, and looked back regardless. After seeing the front, they didn't know whether to be disappointed or relieved, because the appearance was completely different from their mother.
But such blatant and rude behavior seemed to have caused the lady to misunderstand, because she first protected her daughter, and then looked at Shen Zhaoshu and her brother with some anger.
Shen Zhaoshu quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Madam. My sister and I thought you were an old friend of ours. Your back and voice are too similar to hers."
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