Chapter 423 Qin Zhenning's Memories
She was worried about something but couldn't say it out loud. She looked at the empress, then at the emperor's eager expression, and then thought about her adorable, fat grandson.
Qin Zhenning could only compromise and sigh again.
Oh, never mind.
He raised his hands and bowed.
"Your Majesty, Empress, and Prince An, it's not that this old minister is unable to take over this position, but I have a few difficulties. I hope Your Majesty can understand and be understanding."
"Don't even mention one or two difficulties, even if it's three or four, I can help you solve it!"
When the emperor heard that the Grand Tutor was willing to step forward and take the blame, he immediately patted his chest and made a promise with joy, and then he heard Lord Qin start to set off the bomb.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Please allow me to rest for a month..."
"no!"
Qin Zhenning had long anticipated that the emperor would not let his cattle and horses leave easily, so he continued speaking calmly.
"Your Majesty, please be patient and listen to what this old minister has to say..."
"How can this not be urgent? This is extremely urgent!"
Before the other party could finish speaking, the emperor interrupted him angrily.
"Sir, don't you know what an important time this is? How can you say such a cruel and insane thing?
Oh my god, a month off?!
Really, I don’t even dare to make such a big wish when I’m sleeping!
I tell you no, absolutely not! Ten days would be enough, how dare I ask for a month…"
"make a deal!"
The cunning and treacherous Lord Qin immediately agreed and put the arrogant emperor on the spot. After about five breaths of reaction, he slapped his thigh with a look of regret.
Damn, the price is too high!
He looked at his own master, wanting to cry but not crying.
"Sir Qin, were you just asking for an exorbitant price, expecting me to pay you right back? Isn't it a bit rude of you to dig and bury an honest man like me right now?"
Qin Zhenning stroked his short beard and smiled calmly.
"Your Majesty, you are overthinking it. It's not that I am not considerate, I just really have some family matters to attend to.
After all, my mother is old and needs me, her son, to care for her. If I get busy in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to have the time to accompany her.
Furthermore, I have been feeling a little unwell lately. If I don't rest and recuperate, I'm afraid I won't be able to take on this important position."
The queen frowned when she heard this, and worry flashed in her eyes.
"What's wrong with you, sir? It just so happens that the Imperial Physician is on duty in the palace today. How about summoning him over to have a look?"
Aside from the emperor, who was aware of the situation, no one else paid much attention to the empress's concern for Qin Zhenning. After all, the empress was a wise ruler, or rather, a virtuous queen mother who was always very caring towards her ministers.
Prince An, who had just been cared for, thought there was nothing wrong and even added a few words to the end of the queen's words.
"Master Qin, have you become ill from overwork due to the officials reporting to the capital? Otherwise, I will take you to see Elder Sun. He knows quite a bit about how to take care of your health. I've been taking the medicine he prescribed and now I feel much better."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am just a little tired. Please don't worry about me."
Lord Qin, whose heart was warmed by his daughter's caring attitude, smiled contentedly and thanked Prince An.
"I, your Highness, Prince An, thank you for your concern. However, these are all old ailments. I've been taking the tonics prescribed by Elder Sun, so they're not a big problem. Just rest for a few days and the headache will subside."
Now that things have come to this, even if the emperor is unwilling, he can't let Master Qin take office while sick, right? He can only wave his handkerchief in his heart and let his dear teacher go home.
After leaving the palace, Qin Zhenning changed out of his official uniform, holding a yellow wooden box, and got into the car to leave the house.
The wheels rolled diligently all the way, and then stopped at the gate of the Qin family's old house half an hour later.
"Master, we're here."
The servant reported respectfully outside the car door, and Qin Zhenning, who had been sitting in the car with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes, pushed open the door, and stepped on the wooden stool to get out of the car.
Standing at the Qin family's gate, he looked up and squinted his eyes to examine the inscribed words on the lintel. These two words were written by his father, Prime Minister Qin, in his heyday.
Memories were pulled back many years ago.
At that time, he was just the youngest son of Prime Minister Qin.
The Qin family and the Xu family have similar political views, and the heads of the two families were admitted to the same exam together, so the women and children in the families are also familiar with each other. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are close friends.
Especially the youngest son of the Qin family and the eldest daughter of the Xu family, a pair of golden boy and jade girl of similar age.
The two families' masters had joked before, saying that one was a boy from Longxi and the other was a girl from Gaoyang, with comparable family backgrounds and beauty, and if nothing went wrong they would be a perfect match made in heaven.
When the little man Qin Zhenning first heard this kind of joke from the adults, he was extremely unwilling to do it.
Which good boy would want to marry Xu Ruojin, that bad girl who always likes to bully me?
Is it that the fight scenes in the comic books that the eldest brother hid weren't good enough, or that the parrot that the second brother kept wasn't funny enough? Who would want to marry a girl who was a mischievous and bullying woman?
No, no, I won’t marry!
This firm idea has been with him for many years, especially every time when he was mad at that annoying guy and cried, he would always make a wish while being angry.
Just wait and see, it’s over whether I marry you or not.
They were a pair of little children who grew up with one making noise and the other crying and laughing. Later, his tone gradually changed.
Just wait and see whether I marry you or not!
I don't know when he suddenly came to his senses, but he swore to marry Xu Ruojin, the bad girl who loved to bully others, and bring her home. In the future, he would bully her back for all the bullying she had done to him!
He always secretly motivated himself like this, but every time when Xu Ruojin glared and shouted, "Qin Xiaosan, come here quickly," he would always run over happily, put himself in her hands, and squeeze him hard.
This wicked boy's inconsistent words and deeds had often made his parents mad with anger, leaving them in tears and laughter. But how could they not spoil their youngest son, who had been smart, good-looking, sweet-talking and lovable since childhood?
So Prime Minister Qin wiped off his noble old face and repeatedly dragged his stubborn old friend to force him to marry into the other party's cabbage field, trying his best to stuff his own little wild boar into the other party's cabbage field.
Chief Censor Xu was personally very opposed to this.
Are you making a fuss?
Who is this Xu?
He was a true scholar, a man of profound learning and profound scholarship! He had spent half his life commanding troops and appointing generals in the Imperial Censorate, doing all the work that a scholar should do.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
