Chapter 368: It’s right to find Master Xu. Xu Yunfan thought to himself, Jiang Lan…
Xu Yunfan thought to himself that Jiang Lanshan was indeed a man capable of great things. Even when his brother was pregnant, he remained calm and composed. He wondered what he was planning.
Xu Yunfan would never believe that Jiang Lanshan had no ideas.
Jiang Lanshan's lips curled slightly. "Master Xu should know that Yunshen is the only son of our Jiang family. Although he's a son, we've raised him like a son since he was young, doting on him more than any other child. Do you think a helpless warrior servant is worthy of our Jiang family's golden son?"
"No." Xu Yunfan spoke frankly. It wasn't that he had any class concepts or the idea of being superior to others, it was just the reality.
Regardless of ancient or modern times, who would be willing to let their pampered child marry a poor boy who lives on the edge of life?
My quality of life is not guaranteed, and my quality of life deteriorates after I marry. What's the point? Is it because I expect to suffer endlessly after I marry?
As a parent, no one wants that.
Love without bread is like a pile of loose sand. Xu Yunfan can't say something like love is more important than anything else against his conscience. They are all adults, and Jiang Lanshan has eaten more salt than he has eaten sugar.
Jiang Lanshan was very satisfied with Xu Yunfan's reality. "Yes, he is not worthy of my Jiang family's son. Whether in status or position, the two are extremely mismatched. However, if Yun Shen likes her and must have her, we can make appropriate concessions. My Jiang family may not be as powerful as the royal palace, but we are not so weak and powerless that we need to sacrifice a son's marriage to consolidate the family's status."
Xu Yunfan nodded. "Well, so, what does Master Jiang have to say?"
"I want Xu Yi to marry into my Jiang family. From now on, I will be a member of the Jiang family in life and a ghost in death."
Jiang Lanshan really has a good plan.
He was reluctant to marry off his own brother, fearing that Jiang Yunshen would be bullied in his husband's family. They were out of reach and could not intervene, but finding someone to marry into the family was not easy either, as Jiang Yunshen had too high standards and looked down on everyone.
Although Xu Yi was born in a humble family, he was easier to control. Once he entered the Jiang family, he could only have Jiang Yunshen as his husband for the rest of his life. In this way, Jiang Yunshen would not be wronged.
Xu Yunfan clicked his tongue, "Master Jiang wants my uncle to marry into his family?"
I guess that won’t work.
The only man in the Qin family, let him marry into the family?
Do you think the Qin family is dead?
Xu Yunfan waved his hands quickly, "No, Master Jiang, he's my uncle. I can marry into the family because I have two older brothers. Besides, I don't feel ashamed of marrying into the family because the education I received since I was a child is different from here. But my uncle is the only man in the family. If he marries into the family again, outsiders will talk nonsense."
"Master Xu," Jiang Lanshan said, his proposal being rejected without a trace of displeasure on his face. "You said Xu Yi is your uncle? And the only man in the family? Do you really think I'm stupid?"
Didn't he just say that he had investigated Xu Yi and that this man was not Xu Yunfan's uncle at all? Yet Xu Yunfan used this as an excuse to reject him.
"It's true." Xu Yunfan glanced around and hooked his finger at Jiang Lanshan, motioning him to come closer. "Master Jiang, I'll tell you the truth. Xu Yi is indeed my uncle. He is from the Qin family, that is, my father's eldest brother. Back then, he was abducted to Dashang by his enemies... Now that he has returned, it is only a matter of time for him to recognize his ancestors. In my father's generation, my uncle is the only man. My second uncle married into the Xu Wang Mansion. My father is getting married today. My uncle is the only man in the Qin family. You let him marry into the family. This is... Even if my uncle agrees, my grandfather and others will not agree."
Jiang Lanshan: "..."
Jiang Lanshan remained silent for a long time. He had never thought that Xu Yi had such an identity.
The only man in the Qin family really cannot marry into the Jiang family. Put yourself in his shoes. If the Jiang family has only one man in the younger generation, who would dare to let him marry into the Jiang family? This would be tantamount to cutting off the roots of the Jiang family. This is not marriage, but enmity.
Jiang Lanshan took a deep breath and said, "Master Xu, what should we do now?"
Originally, he was thinking that after Jiang Yunshen was pregnant, he would go directly to the family to force a marriage and ask Xu Yunfan to give Xu Yi to the Jiang family. Jiang Lanfang had a very high opinion of Xu Yunfan and thought he would not refuse.
But Xu Yi's identity is no longer the same as before, and Jiang Lanshan clearly realized that his previous ideas can no longer be put into action.
Xu Yunfan: "What else can we do? We must quickly let my uncle recognize his ancestral roots and then marry Yun Shen in a grand ceremony. Otherwise, after two months, Yun Shen's belly will be big. Not only will it look bad in wedding clothes, but if outsiders know that the two of them got married because of pregnancy, it will be a bit embarrassing."
Jiang Lanshan pondered, Xu Yunfan's words were correct. "You mean, since Xu Yi is the young master of General Qin's mansion, why doesn't he acknowledge his ancestral roots? Could it be that he has some grudge?"
"This guy is a stubborn person. You know his current status. He's afraid that if he returns to his ancestral home, it will bring shame to the Qin family."
"How could that be? As parents, how could they feel that their son has brought shame upon them because of this matter? Who would want to do something that is beyond their control?"
"Who said it wasn't? Sir Jiang, you should have a good chat with Yun Shen about this matter. Let Yun Shen enlighten Uncle and we should try to get this done quickly."
"You're right. We really need to hurry up. I'll go back and talk to Yun Shen."
Xu Yunfan was very satisfied with Jiang Lanshan's cooperation. It seemed that this matter was 80% done. Xu Yunfan's way of addressing Jiang Lanshan changed immediately. "Uncle Jiang, we are family from now on. I am so sorry to have to trouble you with this matter."
Jiang Lanshan choked for a moment. What Xu Yunfan said was quite interesting. He mentioned the family first and then said sorry. What else could he say?
Jiang Lanshan went to find Jiang Yunshen. Xu Yunfan put his hands on his hips and smiled frivolously. Lord Qin and his men couldn't persuade Xu Yi, so what about Jiang Yunshen and the unborn child?
Needless to say, the matter of tracing one's ancestral roots has definitely been settled.
The Prince Xiao's Mansion was very lively tonight. The bright lights and fireworks show illuminated the entire Prince Xiao's Mansion, which attracted the admiration of the surrounding people.
Grandma Xiao patted Xu Yunfan's hand, feeling very pleased. "My dear grandson, you have worked hard during this period. Your father is very lucky to have you as his son-in-law."
If it weren't for Xu Yunfan, perhaps his beloved grandson Qin Run would never have come to the capital in his life. If Qin Run didn't have Xu Yunfan, the farthest place he would have been in his life would have been Qinghe Town. In this way, nothing would have happened today.
Today, her son got married and is no longer alone. He has four children and is in good health. Even Xiao Feng was saved because of Xu Yunfan. It can be said that all this is thanks to Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan is the lucky star of the Qin family, and he is also the lucky star of the Xiao family.
Xu Yunfan was the best at playing nice, "Grandma, you're being too polite, aren't you? We're all family, and this is what I should do as a son-in-law."
"My child, you are really a lucky star for our two families. Grandma really thanks you." Grandma Xiao couldn't help but shed tears.
She had only dared to dream about everything that happened today before. Her son's poison was cured, and he had someone to spend his life with. All of this was achieved with the help of Xu Yunfan.
Yes, Xu Yunfan is their lucky star, and the Qin family must admit this.
Qin Qian and the others looked at Xu Yi and the happy-looking Qin Feiyu, and then at Qin Qingfeng with the children, and their eyes filled with tears.
If it weren't for Xu Yunfan, Qin Qingfeng would still be immersed in the pain of losing his son, and the same goes for them.
Because of Xu Yunfan, Xu Yi came back, Qin Mu also came back, Qin Run and Qin An were able to recognize Qin Feiyu. Xu Yunfan said to Qin Run that being able to recognize him was a blessing from the Qin family's ancestral grave, and they had to admit this.
Lord Qin stood beside Xu Yunfan, grabbed one of Xu Yunfan's hands, and patted it gently. The doting in his eyes overflowed, and all the words were in one look.
Some elders may not be able to say nice words, but they can do nice things.
Xu Yunfan was so happy when he got the banknote that he smiled from ear to ear and immediately put it in his pocket.
After Xiao Heng's marriage was over, Xu Yunfan had to go to court again.
There had been nothing going on in the court recently, and Xu Yunfan had been feeling lazy, yawning constantly, his eyes watering. Fu Qingyu watched him sitting aside, scribbling and revising something, not knowing what he was doing. "I heard you went to the academy during your days off. What's wrong? Any ideas?"
"What ideas can I have? I'm just bored and going for a walk." Xu Yunfan did have some ideas, but he had no ideas at the moment and needed to prepare more. Otherwise, there would be no perfect plan for something that happened on a whim. Once it was proposed, it would involve the interests of other ministers and it would be difficult to implement.
Since Xu Yunfan didn't say anything, Fu Qingyu stopped asking and concentrated on dealing with the documents on the table.
Xu Yunfan picked up his pen and wrote a letter, deciding to ask Xu Zhifeng to help him keep an eye out for something.
…
That day, when Xu Yunfan was returning home from work, a student suddenly rushed out from the side of the road and knelt down in front of him, "Master Xu!"
Xu Yunfan was different from other officials. When they were dismissed from their posts, they could ride in carriages, but Xu Yunfan only had a bicycle and no one with him, so he was most likely to be stopped.
However, in the capital, the number of people who dare to stop Xu Yunfan can be counted on ten fingers.
Yes, on the surface, there is no one following Master Xu, but what about secretly?
You have to know that this man is the youngest second-rank official in the history of Dayan. There are a lot of strange things in his mind. The current emperor protects him like the apple of his eye. Who dares to offend Master Xu and block his way?
But some people have no choice but to take a gamble.
After calling out "Master Xu", the student kowtowed once. By the time Xu Yunfan realized what was happening, he had already kowtowed twice.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Xu Yunfan hurriedly helped the man up. "Did you encounter any difficulties? Tell me first."
Xu Yunfan saw the jade pendant on Bai Chenxuan at a glance. This was the one he left for Xu Zhifeng. But how did the jade pendant appear on this man?
Bai Chenxuan wiped away his tears and introduced himself first: "Master Xu, I am a student from Qingling Academy in Qingling County. My surname is Bai, my name is Chenxuan, and I am from Wutong Street in Qingling County."
Xu Yunfan knew that Qingling Academy was not far from Qingfeng Academy. However, Qingling Academy was not as famous as Qingfeng Academy. If Qingfeng Academy was a key academy in the 985 program, then Qingling Academy was a second-tier university, with more than twice as many students as Qingfeng Academy.
"I know Qingling Academy. I heard many students talk about it when I was a teacher at Qingfeng Academy. Did something happen to you?" Xu Yunfan thought to himself, how could nothing happen if he could find the capital from Qingling County?
Bai Chenxuan wanted to kneel down again, but Xu Yunfan held him too tightly, so he couldn't kneel down at all. "Master Xu, please help my teacher."
"What's going on? Please explain clearly first. Who asked you to come to me?"
"It was Xu Zhifeng, the scholar. He heard about my situation and suggested I come to you."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
If you are a bastard, you will find something for him to do.
It turns out that Bai Chenxuan is the son of the dean of Qingling Academy. He has a younger sister, Bai Jin, who is rumored to have intellectual problems. Although Bai Jin is usually quiet and never says a word, she is quite pretty.
One day, Mrs. Bai took Bai Jin out for a walk and accidentally ran into the eldest son of Chen Zhifu's family. When the eldest son saw Bai Jin, who was quiet and just glanced at him casually, as if he didn't take him seriously, he felt a surge of irritation.
Oh, this girl is quite hot!
Young Master Chen was protected by his father. After Qi Xiu Ze's uncle, County Magistrate Zhou, was promoted and left Qingling County, Prefect Chen used his connections to get Young Master Chen appointed as County Magistrate in Qingling County.
Since ancient times, the people have not fought against the officials. Young Master Chen has taken a fancy to Bai Jin, but Dean Bai does not agree with Young Master Chen's request to take Bai Jin as a concubine.
The more he couldn't get what he wanted, the more agitated he became. Young Master Chen repeatedly made excuses to go to Qingling Academy, intending to do something inappropriate to Bai Jin.
For a county magistrate to do such a thing shows his character.
Dean Bai was furious when his beloved was bullied. He immediately rushed forward and broke several of Chen's ribs, regardless of his status as Young Master Chen.
A frail and elderly scholar was able to beat the middle-aged Master Chen to the point where he had no chance to defend himself and even broke several of his ribs. This shows how angry Dean Bai was and how eager he was to protect his daughter.
But because of this, Dean Bai was accused of assaulting an official. He was first beaten with dozens of boards, his buttocks were beaten bloody, and finally he was thrown into jail. When the students of Qingling Academy learned about this, they were furious.
They were angry. It would be fine if officials did not serve the people, but how could they use their official positions to oppress and bully the people?
What was wrong with their dean?
As a father, you are the sky of your children and should protect them. As a father, if you remain indifferent when your daughter is bullied, is you still a father?
Young Master Chen deserves a beating.
Thinking about the good things that Dean Bai had done for all these years, but now he was unjustly thrown into jail, a group of students were furious. They immediately broke into the yamen and made a scene. Unfortunately, these people were only students after all, and they were no match for the yamen runners.
The bailiffs in the county government had no choice. Young Master Chen was the county magistrate, and they had to obey his orders. Fortunately, one of them hid Bai Chenxuan and advised Bai Chenxuan not to resist in vain. It was obviously not advisable to fight violence against officials with violence. It would be better to find a way and someone to help.
Bai Chenxuan thought of his father's good relationship with Dean Jiang, so he went to find Jiang Lanfang immediately. Unfortunately, because of Xu Yunfan's promotion of student loans, Jiang Lanfang, as the dean of a key college, was entrusted with the important task of going to various universities to publicize the matter.
There was no way around it. In addition to being the dean, Jiang Lanfang was also an official appointed by the imperial court.
Upon learning that Jiang Lanfang was not there, Bai Chenxuan burst into tears in Qingfeng Academy. The other students asked him what was wrong. When they learned about the Bai family affairs, they were also very angry. However, they were scholars and enjoyed the treatment of not having to kneel when meeting an official, but they did not have the right to challenge the county magistrate.
Finally, Xu Zhifeng stepped forward and said, "Bai Chenxuan, do you know anyone else who can help Dean Bai out of this predicament?"
"No more." Bai Chenxuan's face was pale and he shook his head. "My father has been focusing on teaching these years. He rarely goes anywhere else. He is only close to Dean Jiang."
Dean Bai is different from Jiang Lanfang. Jiang Lanfang is the son of an official, while Dean Bai is the son of a farmer. His elder relatives are all honest farmers.
The former Dean Bai was just a teacher at Qingling Academy. Later, he won the favor of the previous dean's only daughter, Mrs. Bai, and became the dean after his father-in-law abdicated.
During all these years as the dean, Dean Bai has devoted all his attention to the students and rarely explored other paths. He became friends with Jiang Lanfang because Jiang Lanfang appreciated his character and took the initiative to approach him.
However, the sixteen-year-old Bai Chenxuan cried, "I don't know where my father's former students are. My father didn't let me go find them before, fearing that I would use their influence to do evil, so he never told me. Now, who should I ask for help?"
Xu Zhifeng thought for a moment. "In that case, go to the capital and find Xu Zhuangyuan, the current Xu Shaoshi. He's Dean Jiang's man, and he's a man of integrity and incorruptibility. If you go to him, maybe you can save Dean Bai and the other students. If it's someone else... your father's former students, they're only a dozen years old now, how high can they climb? County Magistrate Chen dared to touch Dean Bai. Do you think he's too stupid, blinded by beauty, or because he's not afraid? As for your grandfather, he's been gone for many years, and you don't even know his disciples. If you want to deal with County Magistrate Chen, you can only find someone with status who can suppress him. County Magistrate Chen is a young master from the Chen family in the capital. If you don't find someone with some status, you won't be able to do anything to him. If you go to the capital, I can still help you. This is the jade pendant that Xu Shaoshi gave me. You can bring it with you. When you see it, Xu Shaoshi will definitely be willing to meet you. For this matter, you should go to Xu Shaoshi."
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