Chapter 228 Everything is different now
The King of Qin's departure from the capital left many people puzzled.
Even after analyzing the situation, the patriarch of the Shangguan family could only say to Lord Shangguan, "The purpose is unclear; everything depends on His Majesty's decision."
When Consort Zheng learned that the King of Qin had gone to the south for an inspection, she was initially delighted, thinking that the Duke of Anguo had handed over the Pingnan Army entirely to the King of Qin.
But upon closer inspection, it turned out that not only did the Duke of Anguo not send a gift, but he didn't even send a single trusted confidant.
This angered Consort Zheng.
She went to the Empress Dowager to complain about her grievances, but instead, she was scolded by the Empress Dowager.
Consort Zheng then realized that many things seemed to have changed.
But it seems like there's nothing she can do...
When Shangguan Jin heard the news, she was stunned for a long time.
It was certainly not a good thing for the King of Qin to leave the capital at this time.
However, the Pingnan Army is probably not so easy to control either.
It seems unlikely that the King of Qin will be able to personally take control of the Pingnan Army...
......
“Young Miss, Yun Niang and I have already inquired about all the noble families in the capital.”
Apart from the young masters in our household, who are all young and served by servants, the rest of the family is in a different situation.
"Most of the eligible young men from other families have concubines," Dongmai said to Shen Qingyue in a serious tone.
Shen Qingyue nodded, not caring.
She already knew this news. When Hua Wanli was in the capital, she had thoroughly investigated the backgrounds of all the sons of noble families in the capital.
“Miss, then let’s not look for those noble families, let’s look for those poor students.” Aunt Xin quickly added from the side.
Winter wheat waved its hand dismissively.
Are children from poor families really that good?
Let me tell you, some poor kids can be even more wicked than those rich kids with concubines!
I heard from Young Master Lian that there was a scholar in Guangling who, despite already having a wife, was taken in by the daughter of the Prefectural Magistrate after passing the imperial examination.
He lied that he was not married, yet he married the daughter of the prefectural magistrate.
Later, his wife came to his door, and it caused quite a commotion!
The daughter of the prefectural magistrate was a perfectly good young lady, but in the end, she became a concubine.
In addition, there was a scholar in Chuzhou who became involved with a rich young lady. With her financial support, he passed the imperial examination and became a minor county official.
Later, he despised his wife because she was just a merchant's daughter, and ungratefully divorced her.
"Miss, you'd better open your eyes wider," Dongmai continued to advise.
Shen Qingyue...
When did she start associating with the scholar?
"Yes, Miss, this is what people say: the most righteous are often the lowly butchers, and the most heartless are the scholars."
"Young Miss, we don't want to date scholars." Aunt Xin continued to summarize from the side.
Before Shen Qingyue could react, Aunt Xin spoke again.
"Scholars are no good, Miss. Why don't you find a merchant instead?"
Nowadays, merchants at least have money, unlike those scholars who are clearly poor but still pretend to be high-minded.
Why not find a traveling merchant? At least you won't have to worry about money.
Upon hearing this, Dongmai immediately shook his head again.
"Yunniang, what were you thinking? What do you mean by 'just find traveling merchants'? And you still have money to spend?"
Does our young lady look like someone who's short of money?
There's another saying, something about the bad things about traveling merchants, I think it's a line of poetry...
Dongmai looked to Shangguan Jin, who was watching the show from the sidelines, for help.
"Merchants value profit over parting!" Shangguan Jin laughed.
Yes, that's exactly what I mean.
Merchants travel around, and they might settle down somewhere without you even knowing.
You're staying home peacefully, while someone else has countless homes outside.
Or rather, they've had so many children they don't even know how many.
"Traveling merchants are not suitable either," Dongmai said seriously.
Aunt Xin opened her mouth, about to say that not all merchants are like that!
But when she thought of her cousin's large family with many wives and concubines, and a whole bunch of illegitimate children, she immediately shut up.
Yes, it's not safe for men to travel around so much...
Shen Qingyue stared in disbelief at Dongmai and Aunt Xin.
What are these two thinking?
She never even thought about these issues!
"Well... besides these people, it's really hard to find someone else for the young lady. We can't exactly suggest that she find a martial arts expert!" Aunt Xin sighed.
At this point, Dongmai slapped his thigh.
"What's wrong with that? As long as the person is good, even someone from the martial arts world is acceptable."
I read in a storybook that many people in the martial arts world are righteous.
Yunniang, is that so? Aren't you going to teach at the teahouse tomorrow?
I'll go with you. I'll ask Young Master Lian, who's a江湖人士 (jianghu person), if he knows any good江湖儿女 (jianghu yiren, young men of the martial arts world).
He has all the information; he's sure to find someone good.
Seeing Dongmai's excited expression, Shangguan Jin was holding back her laughter until her stomach hurt.
If she were to look for someone by their standards, Shen Qingyue would never find a suitable match in her lifetime.
"Alright, let's not bother others."
It depends on what Sister Yao thinks about this.
"After all, it's her who's getting married," Shangguan Jin quickly said.
Upon hearing this, Dongmai and Aunt Xin immediately looked at Shen Qingyue.
"Young Miss..."
“Aunt, I want to go to Bao'en Temple,” Shen Qingyue suddenly said.
"Why go to Bao'en Temple? The maple leaves have all fallen, there's nothing to see there." Dongmai found it strange.
"Pray for the soldiers of my Great Yu," Shen Qingyue said solemnly.
"Then... how long should we pray for blessings?" Dongmai asked cautiously.
"Let's pray for three to five years first! If you're not sincere, then add another five years," Shen Qingyue said with a smile.
Even if Dongmai was stupid, she knew that Shen Qingyue didn't want to talk about that topic.
"Um... Miss, let's not talk about that anymore, let's talk about something else!"
Yunniang's Linglang Pavilion and Qicai Pavilion have received a lot of new goods.
"Let's go take a look together tomorrow!" Dongmai quickly changed the subject.
"Yes, go out more often. Only by going out will you have a chance to meet a good man."
"You'd never run into them if you stayed in the mansion all the time," Aunt Xin quickly added.
Winter wheat...
You really know how to bring up the most sensitive topics!
Seeing the three of them chatting so animatedly, Shangguan Jin smiled and gently shook her head.
Shen Qingyue's life is indeed a bit troublesome.
She herself didn't know what kind of person she wanted to find; the only criterion she was forced to set was that he couldn't have concubines or maids...
Thinking of this, Shangguan Jin sighed.
In Shen Qingyue's eyes, it seemed like no one could arouse her interest...
Does this mean Shen Qingyue should really follow the example of that princess from the previous dynasty and keep a bunch of male concubines...?
Since I don't particularly like any of them, I might as well spread them out...
"Madam, someone from the palace has arrived."
It was said that ten days later would be the 100th day of the Eighth Prince's birth, and a banquet would be held for all the noble ladies in the capital.
"Consort Die invites you and our young lady to a banquet at the palace," said Mama Lin hurriedly.
Shen Qingyue pursed her lips and turned to look at Shangguan Jin.
"Mother, I will go to Bao'en Temple tomorrow and be bullied by Weiyuan Army. I will return in half a month."
"Alright! Mother, send a few more people to accompany them."
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