sinovels Chapter 21 Chapter 21
Chapter 21 Chapter 21
Contrary to Shen Yu's expectations, things went very smoothly.
The King of Chu, or Wu Muhao (he even kindly told Shen Yu his name), seemed very busy.In a hurry on the outskirts of Beijing, before the two had time to talk in depth, the servants of the palace came to call the prince to go back.Before leaving, he also told Shen Yu to take Shen Yu back in a carriage.
Shen Yu sneaked into the field and hired a carriage on the way.He still doesn't know how to ride a horse, and he usually takes the family's carriage to and from the Imperial College.
The money that the Shen family can spend is limited, but as long as it is beneficial to the grandson, Shen Mu will not hesitate to spend the money.It is nothing to buy a carriage and let the servants pick it up every day.It's just that Shen Mu can think so, but Shen Yu can't enjoy it with peace of mind.
Along the way, there were many people shouting and selling pearl and flower jewelry, as well as buying furniture and clothes, and there were even beaming men wearing red silk, most of which were for engagement.
Recently, due to the draft, the market is always so lively.Some wanted to enter the palace for a chance to get rich, and some were afraid of being declared into the palace right away, and wanted to make a hasty marriage.After all, Emperor Jianning is getting older, not everyone is willing to give up a wishful man of the right age for the sake of glory and wealth.
A few days ago, there was a family member who saw the handsome man and wanted to drag him back to worship and marry him.When Shen Yu came out of the Guozijian, the door was already full of servants from various families, and there were servants to guard the school. As soon as he went out, all the flirtatious students were almost pulled into the car.After finally struggling to get out, he was also disheveled and trembling.
I don't know if this is the reason, but the students in the next class have lost several students in a row, and even close friends don't know where they went.
Shen Yu is still young, but there are several wealthy families who have expressed their willingness to take him back to the house and raise him, as a son-in-law who cuts through the door.Guo Yi who was traveling with him was so angry that his nose was crooked, he waved his hands and shouted loudly: "Bo Jin is the grandson of the family, how can he be a son-in-law!"
Mr. Guo Xiaolang yelled loudly, but he didn't dare to show his head, he just urged the servants to drive, leaving the group of people behind.
Fortunately, the king of Yu who was in charge of the draft came forward to impeach the eunuchs for disrupting civil marriages, and the county captains led people to inspect, so this trend was stopped.It is also fortunate that this year is not the year of the competition, otherwise when the gold list is posted, the scene of catching a son-in-law under the list will be even more terrifying.
The matter of the draft has nothing to do with the Shen family.The Shen family does not have a daughter of the right age.However, looking at this scene, Shen Yu still couldn't bear to shake her head.In the face of the national crisis, the adults in the capital are busy arranging the draft, which may make the generals at the northern border feel disappointed.
Shen Yu let go of the curtain and recited the book silently for a while.
He chose "Shangshu" for his scriptures, the same as his second uncle Shen Rong.So he went back to sit in Shen Rong's room from time to time.Shen Rong has passed the boy's test, and he has experience in answering small questions there. Shen Yu will also share the opinions of the lecturers with Shen Rong.The two uncles and nephews answered each other fluently, having a great time.
Shen Rong planned to take the Qiuwei exam again in August.He had already failed twice before, and he was a little discouraged, but inspired by Yue Niang, he made up his mind to try again, so he couldn't go out to find a living every day, but locked himself in a small room and practiced hard.
Knowing his determination, Shen Yu would occasionally mix his essays with her own and ask the teaching assistants to correct them.
Shen Yu had already met all the teaching assistants of the Imperial College, and according to their instructions, took home the books in the library one by one, and recited and copied them.Assistant Professor Liu's scripture is "Book of Rites". Hearing that he chose "Shangshu", he was quite regretful and introduced him to Assistant Professor Sun who had joked that day.
When Professor Sun accepted this apprentice to teach "Shangshu", he joked with Assistant Professor Liu, "I'm not good at classics and history, I'm afraid it will delay your apprentice."
Assistant Professor Liu sneered, and said with a very serious expression: "Even if he chooses "Book", he still wants to study history with me, but you, if you fail to teach such a good student essay, I will not forgive you."
Assistant Professor Sun said to Shen Yu with a smile: "However, brother Liu is right. You are a good seed. I will join the club after I am elected. I am afraid I will not have time to teach you. If you go to high school in the township examination, I can introduce you to you." Give it to my seat teacher."
Assistant Professor Liu's expression froze, and he suddenly turned to Shen Yu and urged, "Thank you, brother?"
Shen Yu was puzzled, and only followed Assistant Professor Liu's advice, and thanked him with luggage.Assistant Professor Sun waved his hand, still smiling and calling him to get up.
Later, when Assistant Professor Sun was away to give a lecture, Shen Yu hurriedly asked, "Which adult did Mr. Sun learn from?"
"You don't know?" The other teaching assistants on duty also heard their gossip, and their eyes turned into copper bells.
Assistant Professor Liu turned his head and glanced at him, seeming to be surprised. After a while, he regained his composure and said lightly, "Don't you know? Brother Sun is the 14th year of Xuanqing. His teacher is the current crown prince. Taishi, Mr. Zhou Kuang Zhou."
What does it feel like to be hit on the head by a pie falling from the sky, that's how Shen Yu feels.
After dinner, Shen Yu walked to Song's house to go horse racing and archery.Song Hong once said that he would teach him how to ride a horse, but it was just a joke.Shen Yu listened to it in his heart.Really ask Song Hong to teach himself.Song Zitao scolded his son badly, and introduced the martial artist in the house to Shen Yu.
Shen Mu also complained behind Song Zitao's back that he shouldn't learn these rough things, but Shen Yu himself felt the improvement of his hip strength, and he could write freely, so he dealt with his grandfather in a few words, and still ran to Song's house every day.
Shen Yu has had her own opinions since she was a child, and she has to do what she feels is necessary despite all difficulties and dangers.
Daqi does not produce high-quality horses, and the horses traded in the market are pony horses traded from the Western Regions, which are easy to control.
"It's raining again." Song Hong muttered.
Shen Yu carried the rain and coolness into the hall, and smiled at him apologetically.They are all northerners, not quite used to the humidity and constant rain in the south.
"The ground is still wet, are you still racing today?" Song Hong asked the other party's answer.
"Run." Shen Yu nodded, smiling peacefully, as if she didn't need to think.
"The Empress of Kunning Palace wants to see you." Li Qi carefully passed on the message.
Wu Junyi nodded, "It's time for me to visit my mother too."
Since he returned to the palace, he had not met Concubine De privately except for a few times when he was conferred and met at palace banquets.No, if we meet again, we will already be the empress.
After the Wenhua Palace was repaired, Wu Junyi moved the place.The Wenhua Palace is close to the Outer Dynasty, and it is more convenient for courtiers to come and go. The Wenyuan Pavilion is located behind the palace, which is where serious reading is.The Charity Hall is located in the side hall of Wenhua Hall.It is also much more convenient for the prince and the king of Chu to go to school every day, without having to walk a long way.
The Kunning Palace is in the harem, and the Wenhua Palace is close to the former court, with a distance between them.No matter how far away they are, ordinary people cannot sit in sedan chairs in the palace.Wu Junyi didn't mind, he sat on the soft chair and arrived at Kunning Palace in a while.
"His Royal Highness is here—" Li Qi trotted all the way to the front to deliver the message, and Wu Junyi slowly got off the car and walked around to the main hall. "My son pays homage to his mother."
Concubine De is not related to him by blood, but now that he is the empress, all the children in the harem must be called empress mother.
Wu Junyi didn't feel much unwillingness in his heart, he ran behind his brother back then, and also called Xu Zhaoyi's concubine mother so many times.What's more, his biological mother... don't mention it.
The new empress was sitting on the throne, wearing regular clothes, and with a flick of her finger, she asked him to come and sit next to her, "The prince has worked hard since entering school, and his face is thin and sharp."
Thin and cool fingers ran along his cheeks, and Wu Junyi's spine was covered with goose bumps.He backed away calmly, "My son has only grown taller, and his face has become thinner. It's the queen mother who has really lost weight."
Concubine De was already petite. When she was canonized as a queen, she wore loose queen clothes, which made her look small and lumpy. Wu Junyi was very impressed.
"You have suffered outside, haven't you?" the queen asked softly.Thinking of what happened to his brother and Xu Zhaoyi, Wu Junyi couldn't nod his head, so he could only answer vaguely.
"I like the paintings and calligraphy that your son sent me very much." The queen said again.
As the queen canonize, as her son in name, he also needs to prepare congratulations.Given Wu Junyi's age, it's not appropriate to send something too expensive, so he just prepared a hand-painted painting with a new poem inscribed on it. "It's good that the queen likes it."
Wu Junyi and her had nothing to complain about, and the scene became awkward after two sentences on each topic.
Wu Junyi still didn't know what she was looking for him for, and he didn't dare to leave rashly, so he could only sit patiently and listen to her babble about trivial matters.
"I don't understand the matter of the previous dynasty, it's just the matter of the draft..." The Queen hesitated to speak, but Wu Junyi realized that the important point was finally reached.
"You are still young, so there is no need to rush."
Wu Junyi didn't expect that he wanted to choose someone for him.
Wu Junyi doesn't know much about human affairs, but he has seen Liang Di, Yingying Yanyan's chosen servant in his brother's yard, and just thinking about it makes him feel upset. "Thank you for your mother's concern. All the servants and fathers in the son's palace have been made up, so there is no need for someone to wait on you."
The queen saw that he was just a child, not yet sensible, so she just smiled, "In two years, if you fall in love with someone, the queen mother can help you." The princess must be the emperor's choice, so she didn't Say it to death.
Wu Junyi had no choice but to thank him again, thinking of marrying an inexplicable woman in the future, he felt infinitely troubled.
The queen looked at him with concern for a while, and suddenly said slowly: "Prince, don't worry, you are now the eldest son, and you have been canonized. With your title here, no one can surpass you."
Originally it was an annoyance about the marriage but was misunderstood by the queen as worry about the future. Wu Junyi could only hold back and shake his head helplessly, "Thunder, rain and dew are all God's grace, and all the children and ministers are rewarded by the emperor, so I dare not have any disrespect."
The queen seemed a little disappointed, and hesitated even more when speaking. "Your Majesty also hinted at me before, you... If your mother's family is like this, if you don't mind, you can record it under my name."
After she finished speaking, she waited expectantly for Wu Junyi's reaction.
Wu Junyi didn't speak for a moment.He didn't expect that the queen came to him with this idea.
Inscribed in the name of the queen, Wu Junyi will occupy both the heir and the elder brother. No matter how good the younger brother is behind him, it is impossible for him to have a chance.
The queen also has a sense of crisis: she has no favors and no children now. Even if she is honored as the empress dowager by the new emperor in the future, she can only die alone in the cold palace. She has no interest in life. The best way is to adopt a prince.But she is a queen, even if she is a named prince, she will become a son-in-law - the prince is a concubine, how could the emperor allow her to make a son-in-law?
There is only one way.
Ordinarily, this is a win-win solution, so I should have agreed without even thinking about it.Wu Junyi hesitated for a long time.He whispered, "Queen, Rong Erchen think about it."
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