Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 234
Just when Tao Shoucheng was in despair, Xiang'er came suddenly.

Seeing Tao Shoucheng lying ill in bed with sunken eye sockets, Xiang'er was startled.

After learning the reason, he couldn't help being moved by Tao Shoucheng's affection.

Finally explained the purpose of coming.

"Miss has already tested Madam's tone..."

"What did Madam say?"

Tao Shoucheng asked anxiously.

Xiang'er sighed: "It's hard..."

Hearing this, Tao Shoucheng shook his head and smiled wryly: "I knew it, how could a rich family like the Chen family fall in love with a poor scholar like me? They want to pay attention to the right family."

"Don't worry, Miss also told me about this.

She said that the best way is for the young master to pass the exam, which would be much easier. "

"This...to tell you the truth, Miss Xiang'er, why doesn't Xiaosheng want to win the exam? It's just...just passed the exam last year and failed..."

This is indeed a bit tricky.

If you want to take the exam again, you have to wait another two years, and it is still a matter of whether you can take the exam at that time.

After all, the provincial examination is the most important thing for the imperial court to select talents. It does not mean that anyone who is a scholar can take part.

First of all, each state capital has to conduct a screening and pre-examination in advance.

If there are too many candidates in one place, the conditions must be raised. In short, there are quotas, and only those who pass the initial test can go to Beijing to take the provincial test and receive a small amount of travel expenses.

"So that's the case, but it's okay. Miss said, she will find a way and continue to discuss with Madam. Mr. Tao just wait for the good news calmly."

"Well, thank you Miss Xiang'er, and thank Miss Yunjin on behalf of Xiaosheng."

"You're welcome."

Xiang'er said goodbye and left.

As soon as she left, Tao Shoucheng felt even heavier.

After all, he knew that the Chen family was not an ordinary rich family who served as officials for generations, and he was just a scholar...

No, you have to work hard.

So, Tao Shoucheng pulled himself together and went to the study to study hard.

the other side.

When Yun Jin heard that Tao Shoucheng had been ill for several days because of missing her, she was anxious.

So he desperately went to find his mother for a showdown.

"Mother, my daughter wants to discuss something important with you."

With a loving face, Lan stroking her daughter's hair and said: "For my mother, your marriage is a big deal, and everything else is a trivial matter, and you are not too small..."

Yun Jin took the opportunity to say: "What my daughter discusses is about marriage."

Lan's face brightened: "Daughter, you finally figured it out and want to get married?"

"Ok!"

Yun Jin nodded.

It was originally a happy event, but for some reason Lan became sad again, and sighed: "I don't know why, when I think of my daughter getting married, my mother suddenly feels a little bit reluctant."

"Mother...Even if my daughter gets married, she will often come back to see her."

"Silly girl, how can there be any reason for a married daughter to go back to her mother's house? Are you not afraid of gossip from her husband's family?"

"No, no, there is only one person in his family..."

Yun Jin slipped his tongue for a moment.

"What? Alone? You..." Lan's face was full of surprise.

"Mother, to tell you the truth, my daughter accidentally saw a scholar, and when she came back, her mind was full of him, and she decided that he was her husband in her life.

So, my daughter inquired about his situation in private..."

"Daughter, why do you..."

"Mother, listen to your daughter first."

"Okay, tell me."

"He is a scholar, although his family background is average, but his family background is clean, and he will not insult our family's reputation.

And his character is also very good, our family is not short of money, right?
If you are afraid of your daughter suffering, at worst, your daughter will bring more dowry, enough to eat and drink for a lifetime..."

"no!"

Lan stood up abruptly.

"Daughter, don't say that mother doesn't agree with this matter, your father won't even agree.

Our Chen family has been officials from generation to generation, and most of the people who come to propose marriage are descendants of aristocratic families.

But you... you are going to marry a poor scholar. Wouldn't it be a joke if it got out?I'm afraid your father won't have the face to face anyone. "

"mother……"

"Daughter, don't say that mother doesn't give him a chance. Mother doesn't ask him to take the No. [-] Scholar exam. As long as he can pass the Jinshi exam, even if he is a small sesame official, mother promises to fulfill you."

"Mother, don't forget, my daughter is 19 years old, how many more years can I wait?"

"That's why, hurry up and find a suitable young man to marry. If you drag on, you won't be able to marry in the future."

"If you can't marry, don't marry!"

Yun Jin said angrily.

Seeing her daughter's teary face, Lan's heart softened, and she sat down to coax her.

"Good girl, I'm not being cruel for your mother, as you said, our family is not short of money, and we don't care about the other's family status.

But, anyway, we have to care about a reputation and face.

You said you married a scholar, what does your father think?Didn't you mean to piss him off? "

In the end, the mother and son broke up unhappy.

Yun Jin was unhappy.

But she is not reconciled, she does not want to give up this fate.

So, I wrote a letter for Xiang'er to give to Tao Shoucheng, and asked Tao Shoucheng to wait for her, and she would find a way to talk to her parents.

A few days later, Yunjin's father, Chen Zhi, returned home suddenly.

The next day, he took his wife, daughter, and several servants to a temple in the suburbs to fulfill his vows, and stayed in the temple for two nights.

In the afternoon of that day, Tao Shoucheng quietly came to the temple and stayed in a wing of the temple.

This is not a coincidence, after Yunjin learned that she was going to stay in the temple, she quickly sent Xiang'er to inform Tao Shoucheng to meet in the temple.

After all, it is inconvenient to be at home, and I am afraid of being seen by the servants.

But it was the same in the monastery, where she was relatively free.

At night, after her parents had fallen asleep, Yun Jin quietly left the backyard and came to Tao Shoucheng's wing.

Xiang'er is in charge of keeping watch outside.

"Young Master Tao..."

"Yunjin!"

As soon as they met, the two hugged each other excitedly, like a couple who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Originally, Yun Jin just wanted to have a good talk with Tao Shoucheng, comfort him, and at the same time talk about her lovesickness.

However, when they met each other and embraced each other, they lost their minds.

I don't know who took the initiative, anyway...unknowingly...

Once this kind of thing starts, it's hard to stop.

It wasn't until the cock crowed that Yun Jin and Xiang Er went back to the room quietly.

The next night, there was another storm.

The two only coveted the momentary pleasure, but they never expected that something serious would happen.

Yunjin is fine, after all, she is 19 years old, and it is said that women are at a disadvantage in this kind of thing, but in fact it is men who suffer the most.

Tao Shoucheng had no physical problems before, but recently he has been sick.

But working so hard without restraint, the result...

Yun Jin was startled.

After pushing for a long time, he found that Tao Shoucheng was motionless, and breathed again... It's over, he's out of breath.

So, quickly called Xiang'er into the house.

The master and servant were crying and crying, not knowing what to do.

In the end, Xiang'er said: "Miss, I can't hide this matter, I can only find a way with Madam."

After all, human life is a matter of heaven, Yun Jin can only nod.

As a result, Lan Shi was so frightened that he almost fainted when he arrived at the scene. He wanted to scold his daughter, but what's the use of scolding now?Once this matter is publicized, the consequences will be disastrous.

It's up to a man to make up his mind about this kind of thing.

So Lan went to find her husband again.

When Chen Zhi heard such absurd things, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

However, he was a Beijing official anyway, so he could hold his breath, and immediately called his servants to transport Tao Shoucheng's body back to Chen's residence quietly, so as not to alarm others.

Then, do your best to start the aftermath.

Fortunately, Tao Shoucheng was an orphan and had no relatives, which made Chen Zhi heave a sigh of relief.

But a living person can't just say it's gone, so Chen Zhi thought of a way.

Taking advantage of the darkness, he sent a servant to Tao Shoucheng's house, talking loudly on purpose, and asked "Tao Shoucheng" to visit the Chen residence.

Not long after, "Tao Shoucheng" left with the servants.

In fact, that Tao Shoucheng was also a servant of the Chen family, but his body shape was similar to Tao Shoucheng's, and he had changed into Tao Shoucheng's clothes.

Coupled with the dim sky, the neighbors in the neighborhood couldn't see clearly at all, and Tao Shoucheng only came around when he was lucky, and the Chen family took a fancy to him.

Within a few days, there was news that Tao Shoucheng had gone to Beijing with Mr. Chen.

No one went into this matter.After all, we are just neighbors.

Of course, the Chen family also spent a lot of money on this matter. After all, many servants were involved in this matter, and hush money is indispensable.

In addition, Chen Zhi asked someone to pick a good cemetery, and quietly buried Tao Shoucheng.It's just that I dare not erect a monument.

This incident dealt a great blow to Yunjin. After Tao Shoucheng was buried, she fell ill.

Mainly guilt.

After all, if she hadn't asked Tao Shoucheng to meet, she would have given Tao Shoucheng hope.

After the two met, it was she who couldn't bear to reject Tao Shoucheng and let Tao Shoucheng...

Eventually, something went wrong.

It's not good for Lan to scold her daughter anymore, it's like this, and scolding her daughter may make her go to extremes, so she can only coax her with nice words.

Marriage or something, I dare not even mention it.

Fearing that her daughter would be overwhelmed, Lan even moved into her daughter's room and stayed with her all day long.

Speaking of it, she also felt a little regretful in her heart. If she knew this was the case, she might as well have fulfilled her daughter back then, and it wouldn't have turned into such a bad situation.

Now, it's too late to say anything.

Yunjin was dizzy every day, and she seemed to lose her mind. She ate very little and didn't say a word.

After more than a month like this, suddenly one day, she started to feel sick and vomited.

After all, Lan is someone who has been there before. When she was pregnant with her daughter, she had the same reaction at the beginning, and she couldn't help being surprised.

After that, I found a well-known doctor to take the pulse, and it was confirmed that my daughter had a happy pulse...

For Lan Shi, this is a heavy blow.

But Yun Jin's spirit suddenly became better, because she felt that she finally had a chance to make up for Tao Shoucheng and pass on the incense to him.

When Chen Zhi heard about this, he was also taken aback, and discussed with his wife, planning to find someone to abort the child in Yunjin's stomach.

When the stomach grows big, it really can't be hidden.

Unexpectedly, Yun Jin guessed what her parents were thinking, and said to her face that if her child was lost, she would no longer be able to live on.

Having said that, the Lan couple really didn't dare to take risks.

Because they also know their daughter's personality, since she said that, it means that she has made up her mind to keep the child.

If they insist on their own way, they may even lose their daughter.

Face is important, but the daughter's life is more important.

In desperation, the couple can only accept the reality, anyway, this is also the daughter's own flesh and blood.

A few days later, Yunjin had a dream. She dreamed of Tao Shoucheng.

In the dream, Tao Shoucheng apologized to her instead, saying that this was his retribution in this life, and that the fate of the two was to continue their fate in the previous life.

After Tao Shoucheng's explanation, Yun Jin knew the reason.

It turned out that in the previous life, she was originally a famous concubine from Huaiyang. She was good at singing and dancing, and was versatile.

However, Yunjin only likes one person: Tao Shoucheng's previous life.

In his previous life, Tao Shoucheng's family was much better than this one, and he could be regarded as a scholarly family.

Tao Shoucheng traveled to Huaiyang to study, heard the name of Yunjin, and went there admiringly. The two fell in love at first sight, and they were inseparable all day long, and they made a vow of eternal love.

As a famous concubine, Yunjin is actually rich, richer than many wealthy families.

She told Tao Shoucheng that he didn't need to spend a tael of silver to redeem her body, all he needed was his sincerity.

At that time, she will also prepare a generous dowry.

Tao Shoucheng was very moved, and vowed not to marry her in this life.

As a result, the oath became nonsense.

After returning home, Tao Shoucheng mentioned it to his parents, but they aroused their firm opposition.

They disagreed with their son marrying a seductive woman, saying that they couldn't afford to lose her.

In the end, Tao Shoucheng was defeated, and instead of keeping his promise to find Yunjin, he obeyed his parents' wishes and married another woman.

Yunjin waited eagerly for a year.

During this year, she tied her hair up and refused to see any guests, waiting for Tao Shoucheng to marry her.

In the end, what they waited for was the news that Tao Shoucheng was married again.

In desperation, Yunjin suddenly felt that life was meaningless, and couldn't think about it for a while, so he threw himself into the river.

In this life, the two continue their relationship.

Yunjin became the daughter of a wealthy family, while Tao Shoucheng became a poor scholar.

The fate of the two was reversed. Tao Shoucheng not only suffered from lovesickness, but also lost his life afterwards.

"My mother learned of the grievances and grievances of the previous life, but she didn't blame the student's father..."

Tao Wenrui continued talking.

"After the student came into the world, the mother raised the student meticulously. Without the mother, the student would not be where he is today.

The mother is unconscious, and the student feels uneasy, so he has the courage to invite Mr...."

"Well, filial piety is commendable!"

Zhou Yu nodded.

Then he glanced at Yun Jin and said: "Your mother and your father are destined to be bound together for three generations, the reason why your mother fell into a coma is presumably fate.

But it doesn't matter, since I know the reason, I have a way to recall her soul. "

Tao Wenrui was overjoyed and cupped his hands again and again to say thanks: "That's great, thank you sir, thank you sir."

"Don't be too polite, you go and prepare something..."

After everything was ready, Zhou Yu began to summon the soul.

After about one stick of incense, Yunjin finally woke up faintly.

"Mother!"

When Tao Wenrui saw his mother opened her eyes, she couldn't help jumping to the bed in surprise and calling.

"Rail..."

"Mother, it's thanks to my husband for summoning your soul this time..."

Tao Wenrui didn't dare to be ungrateful, so he hurriedly introduced it to his mother.

When Yun Jin heard that it was Zhou Yu, she hurriedly got up: "I don't know if Mr. is coming, I am a concubine..."

"Madam, you don't need to be too polite. You just woke up and your body is weak, so you don't need to pay attention to etiquette."

Having said that, Yun Jin still tried her best to cheer up and greeted her.

Then, he said: "At that time, because of missing Shoucheng, my soul unconsciously left my body and drifted in the air. Fortunately, my husband called me in time, otherwise, I might never wake up again."

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(End of this chapter)