Chapter 72 Sun Tu Seeks His Father-in-Law
When Zhao Lingmeng heard Sun Qijing say this, she felt relieved and praised him, "Good, our Jing'er is a sensible child."
After Sun Qiming finished listening to his mother, he continued to eat his snacks. He thought to himself, Dad wanted to steal other people's things, and when he couldn't get them, he got angry. He was even more childish than me. In Sun Qiming's little heart, Sun Tu's image was further reduced.
As for Sun Tu, he came out of Yixinyuan angrily and went straight to the stable in the front yard. He led a horse and rode to the gate of Wu'an Hou.
He relied on his last breath to get here, but when he stood at the door of Wu'an Marquis Mansion, he looked at the plaque of Wu'an Marquis Mansion but did not dare to go in.
Wu Anhou hadn't returned from his shift yet, but Sun Tu was circling the gate of Wu Anhou's mansion. Someone had already gone in to report to Wu Anhou's wife. Wu Anhou's wife thought for a moment and thought that if Sun Tu didn't come in, he must be waiting for the Marquis outside, which was not her responsibility. She was busy too!
Sun Tu probably waited for a long time, so long that when he felt he was about to give up, Wu'an Hou and his son came back on horseback. Wu'an Hou's son Zhao Anping saw Sun Tu from a distance and said, "Father, that person at the door looks like your good son-in-law."
Marquis Wu'an Zhao Changyou looked in the direction his eldest son pointed and said, "It's indeed that bastard Sun Tu! Why is he lingering at the door of my house? Did something happen to Meng'er?" After Marquis Wu'an finished speaking, he was ready to ride his horse quickly to Sun Tu to ask him.
The Marquis of Wu'an reached out and tugged at the Marquis of Wu'an's sleeve. "Father, I suspect he's here to ask you for a backdoor. The results of the three-year assessment are coming out soon. If you don't use your connections now, it will be too late later."
"What a shameless scholar! You said I was blind back then." When Marquis Wu'an thought about it now, he wanted to go back and ask him what was in his mind a few years ago.
"He is quite blind. What should we do with this person?" The prince of Wu'an pointed at the person in front of him who was staring at his own plaque in a daze.
"I'll leave it to you later. I don't want to listen to his nonsense and waste my time. I'm afraid I won't be able to help but kill him." Marquis Wu'an decided this matter very arbitrarily.
"Father, I don't want to see him either. And he's going to ask me for something later, should I agree?"
"Agree to him!" Marquis Wu'an said with finality.
"No, I don't agree." The prince of Wu'an Marquis was almost angry to death. He wanted to kill him. His father actually wanted him to agree to Sun Tu and pave the way for his official career.
"I told you you're a blockhead, but you still refuse to admit it. You only agreed, not promised to keep it. By then, it's already a done deal, what can he do to you? But if you don't agree to him, and he gets desperate and starts researching everywhere, what if he causes a disaster and gets your sister involved?"
Marquis Wu'an looked at his son with disappointment. His son was good in every way except that he was too honest.
When Wu'an Hou's son heard his father say this, he happily touched his head and smiled innocently: "Hehe, this method of father's is still the best!"
Wu Anhou felt that his son was simply blind, so he rode forward first. Wu Anhou rode to the door of Wu Anhou, handed the horse to the gatekeeper, and went in without even looking at Sun Tu who was standing beside him to salute.
Sun Tu felt extremely humiliated at the moment. He had imagined the scene of his success countless times in his mind, but the reality was extremely difficult.
Before he could dwell on his thoughts for long, he saw the Marquis of Wu'an riding over on horseback. Sun Tu immediately stood up straight and bowed, greeting him: "Big Brother."
The Marquis of Wu'an dismounted gracefully and looked at Sun Tu in front of him, whip in hand, with a cold and aloof demeanor, completely different from the naive look he had in front of the Marquis of Wu'an. "Well, I roughly know what you want to talk to me about. I agree. Do you want to come in with me for a cup of tea?"
"I have something else to do at home, so I won't bother you anymore!" Sun Tu got a satisfactory answer and didn't want to go in and make trouble anymore. He just waved his hand and rode away at full speed.
The Prince of Wu'an Marquis looked at Sun Tu's back without any reluctance and muttered softly: "Everyone in our Wu'an Marquis Mansion is quite blind." After saying this, the Prince of Wu'an Marquis took the horsewhip and went in.
As soon as Wu Anhou entered, he heard the servant report, "Mrs. Eldest Miss's maid, Dongyuan, is waiting for you in the study. She has brought a large box."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Wu'an, who was about to go to the backyard, immediately turned around and went to the study in the front yard. When Marquis Wu'an arrived at the study in the front yard, he immediately waved away the person guarding the door and pushed the door open himself.
"Your servant greets the Marquis!" Dong Yuan bowed immediately when he saw the Marquis coming in.
"Get up! What's the matter, Meng'er?" Wu Anhou saw the extra box in the study as soon as he entered the room. He guessed that the matter Meng'er mentioned last time should have been accomplished, but he still remained very calm.
"The princess asked me to hand this box over to the Marquis personally. As for what's inside, I don't know. But the princess told me to tell the Marquis not to show it to anyone." Dong Yuan reported Zhao Lingmeng's words truthfully.
"I understand. Go back and tell the princess that I will take care of these things. I will also pay attention to the matter of finding a teacher to enlighten you." After saying this, Marquis Wu'an took off the purse from his waist and gave it to Dong Yuan. There were ten taels of silver in it.
"This is a reward from the Marquis, take it!"
"Thank you, my lord. I'll take my leave." Dong Yuan bowed and left.
Wu Anhou waited for Dong Yuan to leave, but he did not open the box immediately. Instead, he personally moved the box to the secret room in the study and put it away. Then he opened the door of the study as if nothing had happened and went to the main courtyard to have dinner as usual.
On the way to the main courtyard, Marquis Wu'an met the prince of Wu'an who was already waiting there.
"Why did you get here just now?" asked Marquis Wu'an in surprise.
"I'm waiting for father! What does my sister want to talk to you about?" Marquis Wu'an and his son chatted as they walked.
"Your sister wants me to help her find a teacher for her child's education, but I haven't found one yet! Your sister sent someone to urge me again. She said that your two nephews have plucked out all the flowers that your sister has worked so hard to protect. Now your sister wants to find a reliable teacher to let the two of them go to school." Marquis Wu'an said it in a very convincing manner, and the prince did not doubt it.
The Prince of Wu'an also heard from his mother about the conditions his sister was looking for to be her enlightenment teacher. Although those requirements seemed not high, it would be difficult to find a suitable person in a short time.
"My son also helps keep an eye on things. One more person means more strength."
"Okay!" Marquis Wu'an didn't say anything else and went with his son to have dinner with his wife.
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