"Madam, do you miss the Marquis?" Mother Kong looked at Madam Su and asked with a smile.
Mrs. Su was silent for a long time, and then her eyes changed slightly: "What do you miss him for? Who knows if he found an outer room outside and gave birth to several sons? I have this time to miss him, so I might as well think about it.
Let’s see how to deal with that girl from the Hao family!”
Aunt Kong knew she had made a mistake, so she said nothing more.
Mrs. Su walked back with the imperial edict: "You are right, this boy misses his father the most, even his affectionate appearance is very similar! It's just that feelings will always change, and his father will
Change, he will also change, but I don’t know how long his friendship with Cheng Xiaoniang can last!”
Mother Kong lowered her head and left quickly with Mrs. Su without saying anything more.
After Su Xubai left the lobby, she went back to see Cheng Chun immediately. When she went back, she was sitting on a chair reading a book. Because her sternum still hurt when she bent over, she sat upright. She just sat there,
He didn't look at the book in his hand tenderly.
Su Xubai walked to Chengchun: "What are you looking at?"
"Hongdou found some story books for me!" Cheng Chun looked up at Su Xubai, "Fifth Master, are you done?"
"Yeah!" Su Xubai responded lightly, "What is it in the script?"
Cheng Chun smiled helplessly: "Probably the people who wrote these storybooks were poor scholars. They always talked about the daughter of a certain family, who fell in love with a scholar who was studying, and broke up with the family and started making trouble.
I won’t marry him unless I do it, and I sell my jewelry to give him money and let him go to Beijing to take the exam. I can only watch it for fun and cannot take it seriously!"
"Oh?" Su Xubai was a little surprised, "Why can't you take it seriously?"
"Scholars in books often win the favor of wealthy ladies just by reciting poems, but how could the daughters of high-end families not study? They know about romance, have seen a lot of wealth in the world, and have seen a lot of scholars.
, how could I fall in love with a poor scholar who lowered his head while reading in just one glance?" Cheng Chun said helplessly, "How rare are the nobles from poor families in the world? Those who can reach high school are often scholars with high moral character, so how could this happen?
How about giving and receiving privately with a woman?"
Su Xubai looked at Chengchun for a long time: "Do you really think so?"
"Yes!" Cheng Chun looked back at Su Xubai, "The capital is prosperous, and there are famous and wealthy families everywhere. Which family doesn't have one or two scholars? They have better teachers and better books, from childhood to adulthood.
The temperament brought about by upbringing is also unmatched by poor scholars. Although the world always says that one is full of poetry and books, there are only so many books that he has read over and over again since he was born!"
"Books are expensive and cannot be afforded by ordinary people. In fact, I think you are right. People always say that I was admitted to Tanhualang at a young age, but the private schools, academies, and even the masters I studied with since I was young,
They are all among the best in the capital. When I was young, I even studied with the prince and got the guidance of the prince and tutor!" Su Xubai lifted the broken hair from Chengchun's face, "It is true that I study hard, but I have a high starting point.
It’s also true!”
Chengchun put down the storybook in his hand and said with a smile: "So, these storybooks can only be used as fun in leisure time and cannot be taken as real!"
"Don't read these books anymore. Histories of famous people are much more interesting than these!" Su Xubai smiled, "I have to go out for some things. You have a good rest and don't be too tired. You have to take care of raising two children."
Where’s the moon!”
Chengchun naturally agreed wholeheartedly.
In less than half a day, the news of the imperial decree granting marriage spread throughout Shengjing City. When Xu Ziqing learned about this, he was quite shocked. Just as he was about to go out, he saw Meng Shaoqing, who rarely came to see him.
Xu Ziqing stared at Meng Shaoqing, his face was calm and showed no surprise at all: "Have you known about this for a long time?"
Meng Shaoqing's expression did not change: "Are you talking about Su Xubai's marriage?"
"As expected, you already knew this, so why didn't you tell him in advance so that he could be prepared?" Xu Ziqing frowned.
"Even if I tell him in advance, what will happen? Is there any way he can disobey the imperial edict?" Meng Shaoqing sat down calmly, "I'm here to tell you not to go to the Su family and touch this guy.
, that boy Su Xubai is very smart, he will not make it easy for the Hao family, but if you send him to the door now, he will be a living target! "
"Prime Minister Hao has threatened him with his future several times, but now it's good. He has directly approached His Majesty. He is really powerful!" Xu Ziqing was unhappy.
Meng Shaoqing just glanced at Xu Ziqing indifferently: "In recent years, the world has been peaceful. Neither your father nor my father would bother with these civil servants in the court. They only care about fighting for themselves. How can they fight with these people?"
Are all the literati mixed together? Prime Minister Hao's heart is getting bigger and bigger, and the matter of buying and selling officials has already been brought to my grandfather's attention!"
"What?" Xu Ziqing was confused, "What is buying an official position and selling an official position?"
"I don't know where the rumors came from, saying that you can buy official positions now, as long as you have money. I don't know how many generations of relatives from my mother's family came to visit and said they wanted to buy an official position. My grandfather was furious."
Meng Shaoqing said, "It's time to put an end to this trend!"
"What does that have to do with Su Xubai's marriage?" Xu Ziqing still looked confused.
Meng Shaoqing looked at Xu Ziqing for a long time, and finally sighed: "It's nothing, but don't make trouble for others, just stay at home and don't go anywhere!"
When Xu Ziqing was confused and wanted to ask more questions, Su Xubai came to the door.
Su Xubai looked at the two people in the room, his face slightly cold, but he could not tell any special emotions. Meng Shaoqing raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why are you here? I haven't been with your little lady lately.
Don’t you want to go out?”
"Have you known about this for a long time?" Su Xubai looked at Meng Shaoqing in front of him coldly.
"Not sooner or later, a month ago!" Meng Shaoqing looked at Su Xubai, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince failed to stop him, so what can we do?"
Su Xubai pursed her lips and said nothing.
But Meng Shaoqing smiled and patted his shoulder: "Just accept your fate! The situation is stronger than others, and you are always stiff. Isn't it you who will suffer in the end? Prime Minister Hao is so powerful now, is it possible that you really don't want to
Your career is over."
Su Xubai frowned.
"He who knows the current affairs is a hero, Su Xubai. Although it feels very uncomfortable to be forced, if you don't even have a chance to fight back, then you are just meat on the board and can only be slaughtered." Meng Shaoqing looked at Su Xu.