Chapter 556: Marquis Xiaoyong
Jiang Yunshu was shocked and panicked when he learned about this. "Didn't he say he was going to study? He actually went to the northern border and captured the Beirong Crown Prince alive! Is this something he can do with no martial arts background?"
Jiang Yunshu was extremely anxious, fearing that something might happen to his son at the border.
Seeing her like this, Cheng Qingmeng didn't know how to comfort her. "Mother, there's no point in worrying now. Big Brother has already gone, and now he's captured the Northern Rong Crown Prince. This must be true. Big Brother will be fine, otherwise the people outside wouldn't be saying that. Big Brother is on his way back now."
Jiang Yunshu: "The report of victory that came back couldn't have been too detailed. That was a battlefield, and swords have no eyes. He's already the Marquis of Pingxi, and all he needed to do was take the imperial examination and become a civil official. The path was already paved for him, but he actually ran off to join the army at the border. He has no martial arts skills at all, and he's only grown up a few years ago. What if something happens? Is he trying to kill me?"
Cheng Qingmeng continued to coax him, "Brother will be fine, don't overthink it. When we sent him out of the city that day, he was surrounded by masters with extraordinary skills. With them protecting him, he will definitely be safe. When he comes back, we will keep a close eye on him and don't let him run away again."
Meidai and Yanzhi also hurried to persuade and comfort her.
After half an incense stick of time, Jiang Yunshu's panicked heart calmed down temporarily, and he went to the Jiang Mansion.
Why did her father join in the mischief?
Jiang Youya didn't know it at first, but Song Mingen told him after Wen Shu left the city.
Jiang Youya was also worried at first that something might happen to his eldest grandson.
But this was a rare opportunity, and it gave Shushu no reason to insist on staying at Cheng's house.
Jiang Yunshu came to him to "question the culprit", and he had no choice but to play dumb. He was also kept in the dark.
Under Jiang Yunwan's questioning, Song Mingen did not dare to hide anything and told the truth.
Jiang Yunwan was extremely worried. "If he can't hold a pen with his right hand, how can he take the imperial examination? If Shushu knew that Shuge'er did all these things just to get her out of the Cheng family, she would blame herself and feel very sad."
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Old Lu has left the city now. With him helping, Shu Ge'er's right hand will be fine."
"What's wrong with your right hand, cousin?" Song Yu came in with a plate of candied dates, followed by three little kids.
Song Mingen hurriedly leaned over and picked up the twin brother and sister.
"Your cousin went to the northern border and captured the young prince of Beirong alive. He was wounded in the right arm by him with a poisoned dagger. Fortunately, Tang Cong gave him the detoxification pill you made in time, so his life is not in danger. However, his tendons are injured and he may not be able to hold a pen."
Song Yu quickly put down the candied dates in his hand and said, "Dad, please arrange for someone to escort me out of the city now. My cousin may not be able to be cured if we delay for another day."
"Your Grandpa Lu has passed away. When Shu'er comes back, he will go to the Wen Mansion to recuperate first. After the Northern Rong Crown Prince escorts him back, he will return to the Cheng Mansion. Your aunt shouldn't notice anything unusual by then. With another month and a half left, it shouldn't be too late for him to get Meng'er married."
Three days later, Tang Cong and others rode day and night at full speed to bring Wen Shu back and went directly to Wen's house.
After receiving the letter, Song Mingen rushed over with Song Yu.
Wen Nuo is now a young man who is almost fifteen years old and is taller than Song Yu.
He is no longer the chubby little boy, but the slightly plump eldest master of the Wen family.
The thinner Wen Nuo looks less cute and more handsome, just like the beautiful Li Yuejiao.
At this moment, Wen Nuo looked at Wen Shu's handsome face with a look of heartache. "Little brother, why did you run off to the northern border without a word? It's so dangerous there. Look, you've lost weight and become darker. Aunt Shu Shu would be very sad if she knew you injured your arm."
Wen Shu: "Mother won't know. I'll stay at your house for a few days to recuperate and become whiter and fatter before I go back."
"But your right hand is obviously not flexible. Your mother will easily notice it. Is your right hand okay?"
"No, Grandpa Lu said that if you get the acupuncture treatment for seven consecutive days, you will be back to normal. You still need five more acupuncture treatments."
Song Mingen and Song Yu, father and daughter, came in and breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.
"Sister, show it to little brother again."
Song Yu didn't waste any time and directly took the patient's pulse. After a moment, he withdrew his hand and said, "The injury is not serious. Five more acupuncture treatments will heal as before. However, you must nourish yourself well and eat more to eat back the lost flesh as soon as possible."
"Yes, cousin, I will eat more."
On the evening of seven days later, when the Crown Prince of Beirong was escorted to the hostage house, Wen Shu returned to the Cheng Mansion.
Wen Shu went to Fangfei Garden and knelt directly in front of Jiang Yunshu, "Mother, it is my unfilial behavior that has frightened you. Please punish me."
Jiang Yunshu had been waiting for his son to come back and give him a stern lecture, but when he saw his son scolding him like that, he swallowed his words back and helped him up with a distressed look on his face.
"This is just one time. If there's another battle at the border and you run over there without a word, I'll be damned!"
Wen Shu hurriedly comforted her: "Mother, I promise I will never do anything that makes you worry again. From now on, I will listen to you and study hard to take the imperial examination and become a civil servant."
"Really? You're not trying to appease your mother? If you can just run off to the North without saying hello, there will be a second time, a third time..."
"No! Mother, believe me, I swear..."
"Mother believes in you!" Jiang Yunshu interrupted hurriedly, "Don't send it carelessly."
"Mother, big brother." Cheng Qingmeng ran in excitedly, followed by little Jiang Heng. "Someone from the palace has come to deliver the imperial edict. Let's go to the front yard to receive it."
Only then did Jiang Yunshu believe that his son had really captured the Prince of Beirong alive.
When Jiang Yunshu heard the contents of the imperial edict, he was confused.
My son has only achieved this one achievement, which is far from enough to meet the threshold for being granted a title of nobility or becoming a prime minister.
Not only was he given a new title of marquis, he was also allowed to establish his own government.
How could the emperor issue such an outrageous decree to confer a title?
Is her father so prestigious?
Jiang Yunshu sent the palace maid away and called the three brothers and sisters to Fangfei Garden.
"Meng'er, your eldest brother has performed meritorious service just this once, and the Emperor has conferred upon him the title of Marquis of Filial Piety and Courage, and has also granted him a new residence. Mother is feeling uneasy, as this will only serve to provoke controversy. Tomorrow morning, Mother will return to her parents' home and have your grandfather bring the imperial edict to the palace to have the Emperor revoke his decision."
Jiang Yunshu raised his head slightly and looked at Wen Shu: "You are already the Marquis of Pingxi. Being a marquis will only harm you and not benefit you. When you enter the court as an official, you can make more contributions to the court. Can you understand mother?"
Wen Shu said, "I understand mother, but we have already received the imperial edict and the emperor cannot take it back. I have not only achieved this merit this time, but I have done a lot for the court in the past three years..."
For the next three quarters of an hour, Wen Shu told Jiang Yunshu, Cheng Qingmeng, and little Jiang Heng in detail about what he had done for the court.
Jiang Yunshu couldn't believe it but had to believe it. "Why are you doing this? You're already the Marquis of Pingxi, there's no need to work so hard."
Wen Shu looked at her seriously, "I don't want to inherit someone else's marquisate. I want to earn merit on my own. Only when I earn it myself can I feel a sense of accomplishment. Mother, I have done it. Will you be happy for me?"
Jiang Yunshu felt very proud when looking at Wen Shu at this moment. His son was so outstanding!
"Of course mother is happy for you."
"But the child is not very happy..."
Jiang Yunshu was surprised. "You just said you felt a great sense of accomplishment."
At this time, Cheng Qingmeng spoke up, "Because big brother doesn't want to live here anymore, he wants to take you away from here. He doesn't want you to continue to waste time with the Cheng family. Mother, let's break up with Cheng Xiao, right?"
Jiang Yunshu understood everything in an instant and felt complicated for a moment.
Her son worked so hard for her.
Seeing that Jiang Yunshu hadn't responded, Wen Shu said, "In less than a month and a half, my sister will be getting married. Let her marry from the Marquis of Xiaoyong's mansion. From now on, the Marquis of Xiaoyong's mansion will be my sister's natal home. I promise to protect my sister and not let her suffer in her husband's family. You divorce him and take the three of us brothers to the Marquis of Xiaoyong's mansion, okay?"
"Shushu, what are you still hesitating about?" Old Madam Jiang and Jiang Youya walked in one after another.
"Could it be that you still have Cheng Xiao in your heart?"
"No, mother. I don't."
Madam Jiang: "If that's the case, divorce me immediately, or I'll go blind with rage again!"
"Okay, divorce!"
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