Not going gives the impression of being a cold-hearted person.
If you go, and you get bad luck as a result, and your future academic and marital prospects are not good, who can afford that price?
No one tried to persuade them; they just watched the mother and child quietly.
Shen held onto the person tightly, but she wasn't that stupid.
Surrounded by onlookers, she could only grit her teeth and steel herself to say:
"You stay here, your mother and father will go!"
Qi Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but his words carried a hint:
“Mother, it’s different. The old clan chief has been kind to me, so no matter what, I should go myself.”
Mengyu is so kind; I believe she will understand once she finds out.
As for academic success, it doesn't matter. Even if I'm affected and fail the exam this year, I can just wait another three years.
If it still affects me, I'm willing to wait a few more years.
I'm not that old, anyway.
Many of those who passed the imperial examinations in our great Chu Kingdom were in their thirties or forties.
Upon hearing about the matter of academic success, Madam Shen immediately thought of her son's health condition.
Or should we send the second son?
In that case, when the time comes, the second son can go take the exam.
If the second child is lucky enough to survive the ordeal and pass the exam, that would be the best outcome.
If I don't pass the exam, I'll at least have something to say to others, right?
They will say that they were struck by bad luck the day before the wedding when they went to worship the old clan chief!
Bad luck is a mysterious thing.
If the second child fails the exam once or twice, no one will say anything.
If we wait too long, my daughter-in-law might have already had several children.
Whether she passes the exam or not will not affect her family's wealth!
While Shen was thinking about these things quickly, she said aloud, "No, I'll go with your father."
Second son, listen to your mother. You stay home and wait, I'll go call your father, he'll be there in a bit.
As she spoke, she hurried into the house.
Taking this opportunity, Qi Mingyu glanced at everyone.
Finally, with a struggle in his eyes, he walked resolutely toward Elder Qi's house.
Qi Maosheng, who had originally planned to carry the coffin to Qi Mingyu's house to demand an explanation, never dreamed that the other party would come looking for him before he could even take any action.
As soon as he arrived, he knelt down in the mourning hall. Then, like a woman, his eyes were red, and tears welled up in his eyes, threatening to fall.
Seeing this, Qi Maosheng felt his fists harden.
However, the situation is special now, and he cannot kick people out, much less use force, so he can only endure it.
Although Qi Mingyu looked heartbroken, he didn't lower his head and kept observing the reactions of those around him out of the corner of his eye.
When he saw that the people around him were very satisfied that he had come at this time, he turned to look at Qi Maosheng's mother.
“Aunt Lin, the clan chief could have stayed with you for a few more years. It’s my fault that he left us so early.”
As he spoke, he slapped himself hard in front of everyone.
Then he took out five taels of silver from his sleeve pocket, his eyes filled with deep apology, and said:
"I can stay here with the old clan chief today. I can't come because I'm getting married tomorrow."
This money is a small token of my appreciation. I would like to trouble you, Aunt Lin, to help ensure the old clan chief's funeral is conducted with dignity.
After saying this, he turned to the coffin and kowtowed three times.
After that, they knelt on the ground just like the elder clan chief's own children and grandchildren.
Qi Mingyu's back simply couldn't support him doing that.
But he was gambling that the old clan chief's family wouldn't let a scholar like him kneel here like this.
Unless, of course, this family makes it clear to everyone that they hold a grudge against him.
He simply did what was expected of him.
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