Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 77 Propose again

Yao Niang didn't expect Jiang Shunian to humiliate her so much, so she covered her face and left quickly, crying in shame and anger.

The onlookers witnessed this scene, and most of them lamented that Jiang Shunian was a decent person; a few people thought that Jiang Shunian was a fool, and he was so humiliated if he did not enjoy the beautiful woman who came to his door.

Jiang Qi investigated Yaoniang's younger brother and returned to Jiang Shunian, feeling a little guilty.

Jiang Shunian was the one who sent him to investigate Yao Niang, but he didn't notice the disappearance of Yao Niang's younger brother.

"Third Master, Yaoniang's younger brother has disappeared since Yaoniang and Dong Jianwen, the bookstore owner's son, had a quarrel on the street. My subordinates speculate that someone may have used Yaoniang's younger brother to threaten Yaoniang and approach you."

I'm afraid that on the one hand, Yao Niang was threatened by others and had to get close to her, but on the other hand, she may also feel that relying on her own beauty can gain her favor, which is extremely stupid!
Seeing Jiang Qi's self-reproaching expression, Jiang Shunian warned, "Send someone to find out where Yao Niang's younger brother was taken, and then find out who is the person who instigated Yao Niang?"

Although this person hiding in the dark may not be a life-and-death enemy, the things he does are extremely disgusting;
If this person is not found, Jiang Shunian feels that things like Yao Niang will often happen to her in the future, and it will be Tang Bingxuan who is disgusted.

After Tang Bingxuan found out that Tang Wensong's sweetheart was the head of Roujia County, she wrote another letter the next day and sent someone to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing.

At that time, Tang Wensong stayed in the military camp for several days, and learned that his sweetheart was not a young lady from the Chen family of Marquis Jingting's mansion. His mood gradually returned to calm, and he was no longer too eager about his marriage and his sweetheart.

After receiving a letter from Tang Bingxuan and learning that her sweetheart was the Princess of Roujia County of Prince Li's Mansion, she felt even more determined. She stayed in the military camp with peace of mind for more than half a month before packing up and returning to the Duke's Mansion.

Tang Wensong went back to his yard to wash up, changed into home clothes, and then went to the study room to see Duke Rong.

The father and son haven't seen each other for more than half a month. They don't show any concern like the woman's greetings, and just discuss the matter straight to the point.

Duke Rong Guo had known for a long time that his eldest son had returned from the military camp. Since he came back without his permission, he would definitely ask him to explain the reason.

Tang Wensong respectfully said to Rong Guo, "Father, my son has found out the identity of his sweetheart."

The eldest son had already investigated that the woman was a young lady from the Chen family of Marquis Jingting's mansion. Duke Rong Guo was not very interested in this and simply said, "Yes."

If she is the legitimate daughter of Jingtinghou Mansion, she can ask someone to propose marriage. If she is a concubine, there is nothing to say.

Tang Wensong was a little embarrassed to talk to Duke Rong. After all, he rashly reported to his father before he could find out the identity of his sweetheart, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding;
It was because he was too eager that he made a big mistake and made his father Rong Guogong angry.

Tang Wensong stood up and knelt down to plead guilty to Duke Rong Guo, "Father, my son was so reckless that he came to ask you to grant your request without finding out the identity of his sweetheart. In fact, his sweetheart is the head of Roujia County of Prince Li's Palace."

Duke Rong Guo was drinking tea carelessly, but after hearing what his eldest son said, he choked on his water, his face turned red and he kept coughing.

Rong Guogong kept coughing and pointed at Tang Wensong speechlessly, saying that his previous anger was a waste of time, this kid couldn't even find out who he was.

Tang Wensong, a bachelor, knelt in front of Duke Rong, hoping that Duke Rong would calm down and then ask someone to tell Prince Li's palace that Duke Rong wanted to get married.

Duke Rong Guo drank a few more sips of tea to soothe his sore throat, and looked at his eldest son faintly, "You want your father to propose marriage to you?"

Originally, he had planned to ask for the marriage of his eldest son, Princess Roujia from Prince Li's Palace, but the matter was shelved because the eldest son said he had a sweetheart; now the eldest son told himself that his sweetheart was Roujia from Prince Li's Palace. Lord Jia County, Duke Rong Guo wanted to curse loudly in his heart;
Last time, the duke's wife, Mrs. Liu, politely rejected the proposal of Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning. Now, if he goes to propose marriage again, wouldn't this bring shame on his old father?
Tang Wensong looked up at Duke Rong expectantly, thinking that his wish would come true, and said happily: "Yes, father."

Duke Rongguo cleared his throat and spoke slowly, "The last time my father told you about the marriage, it was to the Princess Roujia of Prince Li's Mansion. You were unwilling at that time, and my father had already asked your mother to decline it."

When Tang Wensong heard this, he was stunned on the spot like a bolt from the blue.

This happened several months ago, and I don’t know if Prince Li’s palace has found a good match for the head of Roujia County. Tang Wensong felt that God was very good at playing tricks on him.

He quickly kowtowed to Duke Rong and said anxiously: "Father, my son understands that this marriage is embarrassing for you, but please propose another marriage for your son!"

The head of Roujia County and Tang Wensong have only met a few times now, and they probably regard Tang Wensong as a stranger they have met.

There were by no means a handful of well-known young men in Kyoto who wanted to marry the head of Roujia County. Tang Wensong himself had an unrequited love, so he had no choice but to take the initiative and settle the marriage first.

Seeing that his eldest son hated iron, but he couldn't bear to see his son being trapped by love and missing out on what he loved, he could only put his old face on the line and go to find out what Prince Li had to say.

"You first go to your mother and tell her what happened in detail, and ask her to go to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion for you; as a father, you should also talk to Prince Li tomorrow."

Now the couple's face was about to be completely humiliated by the eldest son. After Rong Guogong said this, he quickly sent the eldest son who was an eyesore and left quickly.

Before Tang Wensong left, he kowtowed again and thanked Duke Rong for worrying about his marriage. "Thank you, father, for making it happen."

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The examination in February will be held as scheduled. There will be three examinations, one on every three days.

The first game is on the ninth day of the lunar month, the second game is on the twelfth day, and the third game is on the 15th day. The first game is entered on the first day and the last day is played out.

The three test items: four calligraphy essays, five-character and eight-rhyme poems, five scriptures, and policy questions are the same as those in the provincial examination.

In the autumn of last year, Tang Wenyun learned about Yuan Dynasty. In the spring of this year, he planned to give it a try, but the gentleman from the academy and Mr. Tang persuaded him to stop.

Tang Wenyun is smart and good at reading, but after all, he is young and has little experience;
If you take the Chunwei exam this time, you may get the second or third grade, but your ranking may not be high, and you might be afraid of not being fully prepared and taking the same Jinshi exam;
Mr. Academy and Mr. Tang both hope that Tang Wenyun can accumulate three more years of experience and get a good rank in the Chunwei exam.

Tang Bingxuan's cousin Liu Mingcheng attended the Spring Festival this year. Since he was the only master in the courtyard in Kyoto, Mrs. Liu, the Duke's wife, was worried. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, she resolutely took her nephew to live in the Duke's Mansion for a while to recuperate. Feel free to prepare for the test.

Although it was Liu Mingcheng's second time to participate in Chunwei, he already had experience. Although the number of people was reduced a lot after three exams, his spirit was still good;

The Duke's wife, Mrs. Liu, also asked her nephew to live in the Duke's Mansion for a while longer and concentrate on preparing for the imperial examination. Liu Mingcheng couldn't resist her aunt's earnestness and agreed.

(End of this chapter)