Chapter 320 From now on, Xiao Lang is a passerby
"Li Hongshi, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, and Su Bucheng, the deputy prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture!" Someone read out the official documents posted at the street intersection.
"Oh, this Su Bucheng sounds familiar. Could he be the former Chang'an County Magistrate who was pardoned by the emperor a few days ago?" someone asked nearby.
This is on the west side of Zhuque Street, under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County. Many people know Su Bucheng.
"That should be it? Look, this is a locust extermination order. It contains methods for exterminating locusts, as well as assessments for officials at all levels.
"Apart from Magistrate Su, who else has the courage, determination, and ability to do this?" someone speculated.
"This County Magistrate Su is really amazing. He turned a disaster into a blessing. He went to Lingnan and was promoted in just one year!" someone said sourly.
The highest rank for an official from a poor family was the fifth rank, and it was almost impossible for him to break through to a higher rank. But now Su Bucheng has done it!
"What are you talking about? For whom did Magistrate Su kill the locusts? For whom was he exiled to Lingnan?
He discovered a method of fertilizing fields in Lingnan, benefiting people all over the world! Shouldn't he be promoted?
Besides, the first thing they did when they came back was to kill the locusts! Who were they doing it for? Or us, the people!
Compared to those who rely on their ancestors' influence or family background to get official positions, I would rather see Lord Su promoted. He works hard for the people. I hope there will be more officials like him!"
Someone in the crowd spoke up for Su Bucheng.
"That's right. It's good that Lord Su was promoted. He cares about us ordinary people and works for us ordinary people! He's a good official!" said other onlookers from Chang'an County.
"I didn't say anything bad about Lord Su!" said the person who was being criticized embarrassedly.
"Chengye, this Lord Su is not..." A student poked Lu Chengye.
"Let's go!" Lu Chengye stared blankly at the three words "Su Bucheng" on the official document.
My nose was sore, and I was happy for the Su family. It was great that they were back! But it was a pity that I could never go back!
Last year, the news that the Lu family broke off the engagement and humiliated Su Ying at the city gate spread throughout the circle.
Privately, everyone felt that the Lu family was too ruthless. The engagement must be cancelled, and there was no need to humiliate them in public. The girls of the Su family were very famous among the wives of middle and low-level officials.
Besides, it was the Lu family who proposed to her several times, and she finally agreed after being harassed. Now they are chasing her to break off the engagement and humiliate her, which is too ugly.
Later, when the news came out that he was going to marry into the family of the inspector Wang, everyone suddenly realized what was going on and began to speculate about the trick.
That day, when Lu Chengye learned that the Su family was in trouble, he hurried to the Ministry of Works to find his father and asked him to find someone to help and save the women of the Su family, at least Su Ying.
But he didn't know that his father was one of the culprits who pushed the Su family into trouble. How could he possibly help save the Su family?
After pleading in vain, Lu Chengye went to see Su Ying at Su's house again, but the Su's house had been sealed off and the people had been taken away.
When they chased them to the city gate, the Su family had already been escorted out of the city.
Looking at the empty city gate, Lu Chengye hated himself for being incompetent, unable to stop anything and unable to do anything.
At that moment, he suddenly regretted his lack of knowledge and ability, and his idleness! If he had the ability and power, he could have saved the people he wanted to protect!
What was even more unexpected was that he heard people talking about how the Lu family had chased Su Ying to the city gate to break off the engagement and even humiliated her in public!
Lu Chengye was struck by lightning, and he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out.
He slept in bed for several days. His family invited a famous doctor from the capital to treat him. He was pricked with an acupuncture needle to wake him up. His eyes were wide open and he was speechless.
Wang was so scared that her eyes were red and swollen from crying. She kept saying that it was all for him and called him a sinner!
Lu Chengye didn't want to talk to his mother and felt disheartened.
It was not until his grandmother came to see him and persuaded him that he burst into tears, crying out that he was the one who had harmed the Su family.
I shouldn't have had such foolish thoughts and fell in love with the girl from the Su family, but I ended up hurting the whole family!
My mother didn't agree at first, but I was stubborn and obstinate, so I begged my grandmother to put pressure on me to make this marriage happen.
However, he did not know that a marriage without the blessing of his parents was doomed to have a bad ending and might even bring disaster to the entire Su family.
After that, Lu Chengye never mentioned Su Ying or the Su family again, as if he had forgotten about them, and devoted himself to studying.
Wang was overjoyed and went to the Wang family to propose marriage, without even calling them mother-in-law or son.
Because of the Su family incident, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became strained.
Mother Lu met Su Ying privately because her grandson asked her to come. She felt that her grandson had good taste and approved of Su Ying.
Although she came from a low-class family, she was beautiful, knowledgeable, and well-mannered. She was able to control her naughty grandson, who was obsessed with the girl from the Su family.
At first, Lu's mother didn't take it seriously. As her grandson grew up, he liked many things, and once the three-day enthusiasm wore off, he would forget about them.
Unexpectedly, this time her grandson took it seriously and pestered her every now and then. Unable to persuade her grandson, she asked an intermediary to organize a flower viewing banquet. After meeting him, she liked the girl from the Su family very much.
The family discussed it, Minister Lu didn't care, but Wang strongly opposed it.
Is a poor family worthy of marrying into the Lu family? The Lu family is a thousand-year-old family. Even if it is a second son, Wang Shi cannot accept it.
Unable to bear her son's clamor, the mother-in-law liked him so much that she had to go and ask for his hand in marriage.
But the Su family was so ungrateful and refused repeatedly! This made Wang very unhappy! Shameless!
The family tried to persuade their son to give up, but he refused to give up and begged his mother-in-law to come to the house in person, and only then did the Su family agree.
This made Wang Shi unwilling and angry! If she were to marry into the Lu family like this, wouldn't she steal her son's heart?
Why should I let the son I raised listen to an outsider?
The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and I decided to break up this marriage!
Now that the marriage is broken up, shouldn’t the son still eat and drink as usual after being sad?
Men are all like this, no matter how much they promise each other, they will forget it the moment they turn around!
The second son was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his mind was not yet settled. He quickly married the girl from the Wang family and tasted her pleasure. How could he still think about the girl from the Su family?
Lu Chengye worked hard day and night, just wanting to take the imperial examination in the future, pursue a bright future, and go to Lingnan to be an official, so that he could be closer to the girl from the Su family. If they were destined to be together, maybe he could even marry her.
Little did he know that his mother had secretly arranged a marriage for him.
After the engagement letter was exchanged, his mother happily told him, but this was a real bolt from the blue!
Lu Chengye was furious and had a big fight with his mother. He disagreed and did not approve of the marriage.
When the mother-in-law found out, she was furious. She pointed at Wang with a trembling finger and scolded her for being stupid!
Things have come to this point, even if Lu's mother disagrees, there is nothing she can do. She can't cancel the engagement again, right?
This time we are facing the Wang family, and behind them is the entire Taiyuan Wang family, not the poor Su family!
If the quarrel breaks down, not only will the son's career be hampered, but the career of the eldest grandson will also be affected.
Lu Chengye is the second son. He can pursue a career in politics or be a playboy. It doesn’t matter, but he cannot bring trouble to his elder brother.
In the end, for the sake of the Lu family and his father and brother's career, Lu Chengye had to agree to marry the girl from the Wang family.
Just when everything seemed to be a foregone conclusion, the Su family turned the tide and returned to Chang'an.
But he had already married a girl from the Wang family, and ultimately missed her!
As Lu Chengye thought back to the past year, tears streamed down his face unconsciously, shedding tears for his ignorant and pure love in this life.
He is no longer a naive boy, but a husband. From now on, Xiao Lang is just a stranger!
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