Chapter 82 Sun Tu Wants to be Released
Sun Qiming swallowed the cake in his mouth and looked at Zhao Lingmeng expectantly: "Mom, what are we having for dinner? I'm hungry!"
Zhao Lingmeng didn't reply to Sun Qiming, but instead instructed Qiuyue beside him, "Set the table! These two little guys are eagerly waiting for dinner."
After Zhao Lingmeng finished giving the order, she poked Sun Qiming's head with her finger, who was eavesdropping beside her with her ears pointed, and said, "Mom!"
Qiuyue heard the order and went out to arrange for the small kitchen to serve the food. Now, most of Yixinyuan's meals were prepared in the small kitchen. And the food was becoming more and more to Zhao Lingmeng's taste, so they needed less food from the main kitchen.
Today, Zhao Lingmeng asked Xiaochu to make mutton soup. Yesterday, Xiaochu bought a lamb, enough for Yixinyuan to eat well for two days.
As soon as the soup pot was brought up, the aroma filled the whole house. Sun Qijing and his brother both took the initiative to wash their hands, which shows the power of this mutton soup.
Zhao Lingmeng has always been very nice to the people who serve her. Today, she had mutton soup, and she told the people who served her to have the same. This was the first mutton soup since the beginning of winter.
"As usual, you guys go down and use it! Ask a second-class maid to come in and serve. The master has injured his leg recently, so there's no need to keep anyone who knows martial arts. Everyone, go down and use it!"
Qiuyue and the others waited until the dishes were served and the princess and the two young masters had eaten before they bowed and left.
Zhao Lingmeng first filled a bowl for Sun Qijing and his brother, and then she began to eat slowly with sesame sauce, feeling very satisfied.
The atmosphere on Sun Tu's side was completely different from that here, because Sun Tu's good friend Qian Yong from the Hanlin Academy came to visit him.
This was supposed to be a good thing. After all, Sun Tu was lying in bed every day, which was very difficult. He should have been happy that a good friend finally came to see him. But the news Qian Yong brought him was very despairing.
"Brother Sun Tu, didn't you inform the princess in advance? How come your evaluations over the past three years are only average? This evaluation might even result in a demotion. We are only minor officials of the seventh rank. If we are demoted again, we won't even be able to serve as a county magistrate if we are sent out."
When Sun Tu heard Qian Yong say this, he was stunned and exclaimed, "Impossible! I told my eldest brother-in-law, the Marquis of Wu'an, and he agreed!"
Sun Tu was trying to struggle to get up and wanted to ask someone to ask the Prince of Wu'an why he had not done what he had promised him.
Qian Yong looked at the excited Sun Tu, then looked at his legs that could not move, then he immediately stepped forward and pressed Sun Tu down.
"Brother Sun Tu, don't get excited. You can't move your legs right now, so you should heal your injuries first. Besides, you're a county lord now, so it shouldn't matter to you whether you become a minor official or not! Don't lose the big picture for the sake of the details."
Sun Tu didn't listen to anything else but the idea of recuperating, and he obediently lay down. He couldn't afford to lose his leg now. He had accepted the reality. Since the evaluation results were already out, they couldn't be changed. And if he still didn't realize that he was being tricked by the Marquis of Wu'an, he thought he was either stupid or crazy.
Sun Tu looked at his leg and thought about the mediocre evaluation. He felt that the Wu'an Marquis family didn't want to leave him any chance of survival! Sun Tu thought fiercely, since they wouldn't leave him any chance of survival, he would find a way to survive on his own. There was no way he wouldn't become an official and stay at home waiting for orders.
Sun Tu adjusted his expression, looked at Qian Yong with a smile and said, "Maybe my brother-in-law misunderstood what I meant and didn't say it. Brother Qian, can you help me with something?"
"Brother Sun Tu, you know my background. It's too difficult. I have the will but not the ability to do it."
Qian Yong didn't really have a particularly close relationship with Sun Tu; he was simply trying to climb the Wu'an Marquis tree. But he wasn't sure about the relationship between Sun Tu and the princess, so he wouldn't risk his life on that.
"It's not a big deal. When the candidate comes out, could you please help me apply for an external posting, Brother Qian? You also know my situation. Only if I make some achievements and then transfer back, the turmoil will subside and the road ahead will be smooth."
Sun Tu had completely forgotten his agreement with Zhao Lingmeng not to be sent out for a few years, until the child was older. He simply wanted to leave Yuanjing and restart his official career. After all, out there, the emperor was far away, and even if he continued to use the titles of Marquis of Wu'an and Princess, they wouldn't know for sure. It was a far better situation than his current situation in Yuanjing.
"Okay, that's no problem. I'll help you apply. But if I apply for you, you won't have many places to choose from, and they won't be good. Why don't you ask Wu'an Hou to help you apply, so you can grab a good place."
Qian Yong truly had Sun Tu's best interests in mind when he said this. He hadn't considered that Marquis Wu'an or even the Princess wanted Sun Tu to have a successful career. After all, in his opinion, no woman wouldn't want her husband to succeed. And since he'd heard that the Princess was very much favored by Marquis Wu'an, he agreed so readily.
"It's okay. I don't care whether the place is good or bad, as long as I can make a career. It will be easy to get promoted back." After Sun Tu finished speaking, he looked at Qian Yong, indicating that what he lacked now was achievements, not channels for promotion.
Sun Tu's move really frightened Qian Yong, and Qian Yong nodded confidently, "Then when I report, I'll also report one for you. Brother Sun Tu, what's wrong with your leg injury? When can you come back for duty?"
"I accidentally fell down when I got up at night. The princess called a doctor for me. It will take more than a month to heal." Sun Tu would definitely not tell anyone that he was trying to teach the child bad things and that the princess broke his leg. If everyone knew about it, he would rather die.
"That's good, that's good! When you get better, the official selection will be announced. Then you can take up your post and start your great plans." Qian Yong was really happy for Sun Tu.
"Brother Qian, thank you for coming to give me this news today, otherwise I would be recuperating at home and wouldn't know anything. Please stay at the mansion for dinner tonight, and we brothers can have a good chat." Sun Tu now felt that the problem of his future had been solved, and it was time to get closer to Qian Yong.
"It's nothing, but I don't need to eat. My wife is waiting for me at home. Next time, next time when your leg is better, we will get drunk again." Qian Yong didn't want to drink with Sun Tu today. What if he got drunk and affected Sun Tu's legs, that would make him an enemy.
Seeing that Qian Yong was not shirking his responsibilities, Sun Tu said, "Okay, next time we won't go home until we're drunk." Then he asked Jiang Cheng to send Qian Yong out of the house.
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