【019】Self-extinct from the position of grandchildren!
The front hall of the main house in the back house.
Shen Yushu came back with the marriage certificate and received unanimous approval from everyone.
"Xinlan has made Third Brother worry about it."
Shen Xinlan bowed gracefully.
"We are all one family."
Mrs. Zhang smiled from ear to ear, "Your business is Tzuyu's business. Say thank you and forget about it."
"As expected of a scholar, no matter what method he uses, he is much better than a woman like me..."
Zhao's face didn't look very good. She wanted to say the word "vicious", but in the end she took it back.
Shen Yushu stood with his hands down, ignoring everyone's words.
Madam Zhang was about to say a few words of humility when she suddenly saw Madam Zhou frowning in thought, and couldn't help but ask: "Sister-in-law, is there anything else you are dissatisfied with?"
"That's not the case."
Mrs. Zhou waved her hand, "I'm just curious. Logically speaking, at this point, Su Ping should be thinking of leaving a legacy for the Su family, so how could he only get a spot as a supervisor?"
"What's so strange about this."
Zhao didn't take it seriously, and said with contempt in her tone, "I just want to tell outsiders that he married into the imperial family to study in the Imperial College, not to cling to the powerful. Maybe he can also gain a good reputation."
"That's reasonable to say, but I always feel like it's more than that."
As Zhou said, she suddenly looked at Shen Yushu: "Ziyu, it seems like it's not long before the provincial examination, right?"
"It's the eighth day of August, there's still half a month left."
Shen Yushu's heart moved and he said, "Auntie, are you saying...?"
"Do you think it's possible that he wants to use the honor of being a civil servant in the provincial examination to break the engagement?" Mrs. Zhou's eyes flashed as she guessed.
"Isn't this...impossible?"
Shen Yushu felt absurd in his heart. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and said: "As far as I know, Su Ping only started studying hard after his mother passed away. It was only half a year ago. No matter how talented he is, it is not easy to become a scholar. ,rural examination..."
He didn't finish his words, but the meaning was clear. He didn't think Su Ping could pass the provincial examination, or even thought that he had any intention of taking the provincial examination.
"Only half a year?"
Zhou immediately felt relieved and explained with a smile: "It's not that I'm afraid that he will win the election. As a man, it's a good thing to aim at fame. It's just that I'm afraid that he won't understand our good intentions and become resentful..."
"Sister-in-law, you are worrying too much."
Ms. Zhao looked unconcerned and felt that Mr. Zhou was making a fuss out of a molehill, "The marriage contract has been finalized. How can it be broken just by wanting to break it?"
"In this case, it's time for me to reply to the old man."
Mrs. Zhou nodded, then showed a bit of embarrassment, "I just don't know how to write this letter..."
Hearing this, Zhang's face froze.
Although everyone said that recruiting a wife was what Duke Dingguo really meant, no matter whether she was the Zhao family or the Zhou family, they actually knew in their hearts that this was purely a deliberate misinterpretation.
Considering the old man's personality, either he has no idea of this at all, or it can only be a betrothal.
Recruitment is absolutely impossible.
But now that the marriage has been decided, how to report it to the old man has become the biggest problem.
Her reaction was completely noticed by Zhao, and she knew that the opportunity had come.
"Haha, this is a simple matter, for example..."
Mrs. Zhao smiled tenderly, suddenly glanced at Mrs. Zhang, and quickly changed her words: "If my sister-in-law can trust me, I will let my younger siblings write this letter. I guarantee that the old man will not find any fault in it."
"oh?"
Mrs. Zhou's face was filled with joy, she nodded and said, "My younger siblings are still smart, so I'll leave it to you."
"Sister-in-law, you're welcome."
Mrs. Zhao glanced at Ms. Zhang proudly.
Zhang's face looked ugly, but she really couldn't think of any good solution, so she could only purse her lips and say nothing, pretending not to see what happened.
After a pause, Ms. Zhou spoke again: "Ziyu has taken great credit for this, but what do you want? You can tell my aunt."
Suddenly, Mrs. Zhao felt happy.
Not giving a reward represents gratitude, while giving a reward represents two things.
She saw this very clearly.
As expected, Zhang's face became even more ugly.
In order to prevent the Zhou family from falling completely to the Zhao family, she could only use her eyes to signal Shen Yushu to refuse.
However, Shen Yushu ignored his mother's gaze and suddenly bowed to the ground: "Please allow me to allow Ziyu to take Shen Xian'er back."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions instantly froze.
The atmosphere in the hall also became depressing.
"Elders, please allow Ziyu..."
Shen Yushu straightened up and saluted again: "Take Shen Xian'er back!"
After a long while, Mrs. Zhou said with a serious face: "Are you serious?"
Shen Yushu said nothing.
Zhang's face was complicated, and finally he sighed quietly.
"You are not allowed to enter the back house."
Mrs. Zhou said something, then stood up and said to her daughter beside her: "Mom is a little tired, let's go."
Shen Xinlan obediently helped Zhou to leave, and looked back at Shen Yushu when she left.
"Haha, how could I say that Tzuyu is most like the old man? He is so affectionate and righteous."
Mrs. Zhao was so happy that she left with a brisk step after saying something that was both complimentary and sarcastic.
In the blink of an eye, only Zhang and Shen Yushu, mother and son, were left in the huge hall.
Zhang's heart was full of bitterness: "Tzuyu, why are you suffering?"
"Why did mother say this?"
Shen Yushu asked with a smile.
"Did you know that Shen Xian'er's existence is a worry for the old man? If you do this, it will be equivalent to extinguishing your position as a descendant."
Mrs. Zhang looked at her son with pity in her heart, "Is it worth it?"
"Mom, after all, Xian'er has the blood of the Shen family flowing in her body, and she is one of the child's relatives."
Shen Yushu's expression was firm and there was no room for doubt, "There is no question whether it's worth it or not."
"……Why."
Mrs. Zhang sighed heavily and her expression became solemn: "Now that the matter is over, I won't say anything else, but you have to promise me not to get too close to her again."
"Mother, she is my cousin..."
"Listen to mother, okay?"
There was already a hint of pleading in Zhang's tone.
"My child...I understand."
Finally, Shen Yushu agreed.
Mrs. Zhang was still a little worried, and added: "Since you agree, you can transfer to the inner class."
The Imperial College is divided into inner and outer classes. Generally speaking, the inner class is a residential class and the outer class is a day class. The only difference is that the inner class has to pay additional tuition fees.
This is equivalent to eliminating the opportunity for Shen Yushu to come into contact with Shen Xianer.
After saying this, Zhang looked straight at Shen Yushu.
Shen Yushu was silent for a moment and nodded.
………
The next day.
Su Ping woke up at Mao hour, took a copper basin and a facekerchief, and walked towards the well in the east corner.
At this time, the servants of the Duke's Mansion had not yet gotten up, and the entire outer courtyard was quiet and silent, except for the occasional murmur or two coming from the back room.
"Cannot be separated..."
Su Ping walked along and recalled yesterday.
All day long, he had been trying to separate his talents.
Unfortunately nothing was found.
That ball of talent can be moved as he wishes, but it cannot be broken into parts.
It seems that this is already the unit with the smallest talent. Even if it is stronger, it cannot change the essence of just a ray.
"It seems that I can only study honestly and unblock the Sacred Heart Pen."
Su Ping was thinking about it and didn't notice at all that a small figure was walking in the shadows in front of him.
The figure lowered his head, seeming to be struggling to lift something, and also did not notice Su Ping.
Then... without any surprise, a cry of surprise sounded.