Chapter 555: Pack up all the He family members and leave Beijing
Sun Shan couldn't believe that Lu Yuming would give up the imperial examination so quickly to seek an official position, and he felt upset for a moment.
I wonder if I would give up decisively like him if I kept failing?
Sun Shan thought about it and decided that he would do the same as Lu Yuming and give up decisively.
We can't always take exams in life. It takes a lot of financial and human resources for the students of Guangnan to take an exam. No one can afford to take more than one exam.
Chen Dongling and others told Sun Shan about the examination one by one.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the imperial examination is not like the provincial examination, where one is locked up in a small examination room for nine days.
You can take a rest after each examination.
If you get sick, you can receive treatment more promptly, which is much less dangerous than taking the provincial examination.
He Shujun, the nominal cousin, approached Sun Shan quietly and asked, "Ashan, tell me the truth, how is your health?"
He looked at Sun Shan with a complicated expression, wishing he could take him to see a doctor immediately and check him thoroughly.
Sun Boming fell ill the day after the betrothal gifts were delivered, and later Sun Shan was poisoned when he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. These two events have nothing to do with each other, but if they were linked together by someone with ulterior motives, would his daughter Yun Jie'er be said to be a husband-killer?
He Shujun was a little worried.
Sun Shan was stunned for a moment, and said in a confused manner: "Brother Jun, I just said that my health is sometimes good and sometimes bad, but it is not completely broken. I look like a normal person from the outside, but I still have sequelae. I also know why it is like this?"
Sun Shan picked up a pen and ink and let He Shujun watch him write.
Sun Shan said helplessly: "Brother Jun, take a look at my calligraphy, what do you think?
He Shujun took a look and said very bluntly: "Ashan, your handwriting is not that good. It's worse than mine. Oh, your handwriting is so good that the examiner shook his head when he saw it."
Sun Shan looked at He Shujun expressionlessly. Should he be so blunt? Even if it was bad, he could at least be more tactful.
He Shujun realized later that saying this did little to hurt Sun Shan's feelings.
She said embarrassedly: "Ashan, we are relatives, haha, don't mind it."
Sun Shan said helplessly: "Brother Jun, this is the consequence of being poisoned by the porcupine. Alas, I don't know what to do now. I can only stay in Jinling to recuperate. The imperial physician Wan is here. It's free to see him."
Previously, the Xu family reimbursed the expenses, and now because Sun Shan became Wan Songjin's half-teacher, the medical treatment continues to be free.
He Shujun looked at him sympathetically and said, "Ashan, don't think too much. Take care of yourself and you will definitely get better. There are many talented people in all walks of life in Jinling, and there are many famous doctors. They will definitely be able to cure you."
After a pause, He Shujun asked, "Ashan, if you stay in Jinling now, what will happen to my sister Yun?"
The meaning is self-evident. He Banyun is still waiting for Sun Shan to go back and get married, but Sun Shan can't leave.
He Shujun thought about how to explain it when he returned.
Sun Shan thought that he was 20 years old this year and He Banyun was 18 years old. They were quite old, but in Sun Shan's stereotype, they were not old at all and could still delay for another one or two years.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Brother Jun, I will continue to see a doctor and recuperate in Jinling for a year. By then, I should be able to recover to 70% or 80% and be able to return home."
Sun Shangang used his connections to study in Jinling. He wanted to study at Chongzheng Academy for another year and then return home to get married.
By then, Sister Yun will be just the right age.
He Shujun thought about it and said helplessly: "It can only be like this, this is a complete accident, no one wants it to happen."
When he returned to Hejia Village and told his family that Sun Shan had missed the imperial examination due to poisoning, he didn't know what they would think.
Alas, most of the time life is not as satisfactory as we wish. He Shujun just thought that they were experiencing unsatisfactory things.
Sun Shan asked in confusion: "Brother Jun, didn't you say you wanted to stay in the capital? Why are you returning home?"
He Shujun said at the beginning that if he failed the imperial examination, he would stay in Beijing to study hard and would not return home.
Why are you going home with the Chen family now?
He Shujun rolled his eyes and when he saw that there was no one around, he whispered, "My great grandfather said that the capital will be unstable in the next one or two years, so we who failed the exam should return home as soon as possible and not stay in the capital to avoid getting into trouble."
The third-rank minister actually wanted to pack up all the He family members and leave the capital, and not let any of them stay in the capital.
It’s just that because of their important positions, some of the Chen family members are unable to escape.
As for the He family’s failed students, it is easiest to deal with them all. Just send them all back to their hometown.
He Shujun continued, "Ashan, don't wander around while you're in Jinling. Take good care of yourself and study hard in the academy. Alas, Jinling is a deputy capital, and problems are likely to occur."
He Shujun thought that if the capital was in chaos, the deputy capital would also be in chaos, and Sun Shan would be in danger if he stayed in Jinling, so he had to be careful.
As for why there was chaos, He Shujun didn't know, and his great-grandfather didn't tell him.
Just let those He family members who failed the exam go back to their hometowns and not stay in the capital to get in the way.
He Shujun was also very depressed. Thinking about having to go to Beijing to take the exam in three years, he felt tired just thinking about it.
He didn't want to take the road from Guangzhou to the capital a second time, so he had to start over again.
Maybe it will happen not just twice, but three times, and it will go on and on.
This time, all the children of the He family failed the exam. Alas, they were so unlucky.
He Shujun kept on telling Sun Shan what to pay attention to. He said whatever he thought of, like an older brother giving instructions to a younger brother.
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Brother Jun, I know. If the situation gets bad, even if I am not well, I will run away. Brother Jun, let me tell you, our Sun Village is safer. As long as we hide inside, we don't have to worry about what happens outside."
He Shujun rolled his eyes at Sun Shan, shook his head and said, "I heard from Brother Jin that Sunjia Village is a place full of mountains. I don't think I can go in. It's too tiring. It's better for me to stay in Guangzhou."
This time it was Sun Shanbai's turn to say to He Shujun: "Brother Jun, I need to write a letter back, please help me. Also, I have something to take back, you also need to help me."
Sun Shan had to write four letters, one to Sun Boming, one to Sun Dagu, one to the He family, and one to He Shuqiang.
Yun Jie'er wanted to write a letter to her, but this was not against the rules, so she had to write it to He Shuqiang and indirectly to Yun Jie'er.
He wanted to write down everything that had happened in the past few days, and also clearly tell his family why he had to stay in Jinling to prevent them from having any wild thoughts.
In addition, some of the 6000 taels of silver that the Xu family paid as compensation must also be given to He Shujun to take back.
Haha, it is safer to ship it through the Chen family than through the escort agency. It is even safer with the help of He Shujun, the future uncle, to watch over it.
Sun Shan was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry about this. Others who went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations either passed or failed, but Sun Shan went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations to achieve financial freedom and make a fortune.
When my family found out, they didn’t know whether to be happy or sad.
The next morning, Sun Shan went to the dock to see Chen Dongling and others off.
Chen Dongling ordered: "Ashan, if you want to go back home, you can come to the dock to see if there is a ship of the Chen family. If not, find other merchant ships that I can introduce to you."
Sun Shan said gratefully: "Thank you, Brother Dong Ling. I understand."