Chapter 68
The weather was getting colder and colder, and Lin Hairu's belly was getting bigger day by day.
Everyone in the mansion watched her, trying to prevent her from wandering around. Luo Chengzhang was also very cautious, and he carefully instructed Ruixiang to be extremely careful about Lin Hairu's daily life. The closer she was to giving birth, the more important it was to avoid mistakes. Lin Hairu was bored in the house and became more and more lazy.
Yi Ning went to her place to pay her respects today. When she heard Rui Xiang say that Lin Hairu was still asleep, she said, "Don't disturb her. Let her sleep a little longer."
Pregnancy is a sign of sleepiness. Although she has never been pregnant, she knows the hardships involved.
Yining packed up her writing brush and went to the Tingfeng Pavilion in the front yard. Mr. Song was going to give her a lecture. Mr. Song was a man of wide-ranging knowledge and a high level of instruction. He had originally been teaching Yining out of respect for Luo Shenyuan, but as he taught, he began to take a special interest in this young student. Though the young girl was not very talented, she could sometimes make a very sensible point. She was not limited by her daughter's limitations and could see things from a broader perspective, showing a certain sense of being able to guide the world.
Mr. Song found her interesting and deliberately debated with her during his lectures. Today, the two of them were discussing "Repaying evil with virtue, how about that?"
From the story of Duke Mu of Qin saving Jin three times but not receiving any good reward to the story of Lian Po carrying a bundle of thorns to ask for forgiveness, the girl's point of view is very clear: we should judge a person by his character and stance, and not get bogged down in his virtues and resentments.
Old Mr. Song laughed heartily, twirling his beard and saying, "If Miss Seventh were a man, she could have followed your third brother to take the imperial examination."
Yi Ning put down the tea that had already gone cold in his hand and said with a smile: "Old Master, you must be lying to me. You think I, your student, have too many crooked ideas, don't you?"
Old Mr. Song said disapprovingly, "Just knowing the Four Books and Five Classics by heart is enough to pass the imperial examination? If that were the case, there would be a lot of successful candidates every year. Although you are young, you are more generous than the average girl." Old Mr. Song nodded, "When you go out, you can say you are my student. It won't be embarrassing!"
Yining, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, bid farewell to Mr. Song. Walking by the lotus pond, she saw the decaying trees, and suddenly realized that the Spring Examination was only four months away...
When she arrived in the capital, where thousands of green silk ribbons were hanging, she wondered if she would be able to see Luo Shenyuan's fame spread all over the world. She couldn't even see him riding a horse through the streets in Baoding.
Yining clenched her somewhat cold fingers, and suddenly thought of the moment when the silent young man pushed aside the curtain and strode out of the main hall.
Everyone was looking at the young Minister of Personnel, surrounded by a crowd. But she didn't know him at the time, and he had never known there was a Luo Yining. They had never even met each other.
Now she could see him step by step ascend to that position, second only to the emperor, and above all others. Fate was truly a strange thing.
Back in the house, Yi Ning took out a pair of thick winter shoes and socks she had made for Luo Shenyuan and asked the maid to deliver them to him. They would be perfect for him to wear after he left for the capital. After thinking about it, she called the maid back. Luo Yixiu was currently being supervised by Chen, practicing needlework, and she was too exhausted to pay attention to her. So why not deliver them herself?
When they arrived at Luo Shenyuan's courtyard, they didn't see him. The maid who served him said he had gone to Luo Chengzhang's place and poured a cup of tea for Yi Ning. She smiled and said, "Seventh Miss, please wait a moment. The Third Young Master has been gone for half an hour. I think he will be back soon."
Yi Ning held the steaming cup of tea and felt better after taking a sip. The weather was cold now, and she actually felt a little cold. She sat on the armchair for a while, and wanted to look through his books again. Yi Ning tiptoed to the Duobao Pavilion in his study. Luo Shenyuan's study was never open to anyone, but she naturally didn't care. Yi Ning casually picked up a book and opened it, and found that it was a collection of poems. He seemed to have the habit of annotating books when he read them, and the corners of the poetry collection were written with dense and neat small characters. One of the annotations was: I enjoyed it very much after reading it, it is indeed a masterpiece. Yi Ning was unable to recite it after three attempts, and she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Yining's eyebrows jumped when he read it. He flipped through a few more poems, but didn't see him writing about himself anymore.
Did he like this poem very much? Yi Ning read it through and decided to go back and memorize it carefully.
Before she could put the book back, she heard the maid calling out at the door: "Third Young Master."
Luo Shenyuan walked in steadily and saw Yi Ning flipping through his book, but he didn't say anything. Yi Ning put the book down and smiled, "Third brother, what did father say to you? You've been back for so long. Was it about your imperial examination next year?"
Luo Shenyuan sat down to drink tea, looked up at her and smiled: "What do you want to see me for?"
He did not mention Luo Chengzhang's visit to him.
Luo Chengzhang had indeed sought him out for the Spring Imperial Examination, or more precisely, for Lord Sun. Lord Sun greatly admired Luo Shenyuan and was interested in marrying his youngest daughter to him. He had already written to Luo Chengzhang, stating that if Luo Shenyuan passed the imperial examination, he would arrange for the two families to marry and arrange the marriage as soon as possible.
The Sun family was no match for the Baoding Gao family. Lord Sun was my father's tutor and the man who had single-handedly supported him. Miss Sun was a legitimate daughter, the youngest, but she was well-educated and gentle, a renowned talent in the capital. When she first came of age, proposals for marriage were pouring in, but Lord Sun disdained any of them.
It is reasonable and logical for Luo Shenyuan to agree.
Luo Chengzhang was actually very happy for his eldest son. He knew his teacher's character, and Miss Sun was a talented woman. The Sun family had a deep foundation, so this marriage was really a perfect match.
Luo Shenyuan had met Miss Sun several times when he was in the capital. He only remembered that she was indeed a gentle person, and he had no other vague impression of her.
He had no interest in this kind of love between men and women, and even less interest in Miss Sun. He hadn't married because he knew that if he did, he would get more help in the officialdom.
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