Chapter 717 The Crown Prince and His Majesty
Manager Xu's mouth twitched.
What does Mr. Sun mean? It seems like he is hinting that the Duke's Mansion prevented him from going to Beijing to take the exam.
Manager Xu did not want to have too much interaction with Sun Shan, so he said, "Mr. Sun, I have something else to do, so I will leave first. I wish you a successful start, a place on the imperial examination, and the chance to see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."
Sun Shan didn't expect Manager Xu to leave in such a hurry. He still had some questions to ask.
For example, how is Doctor Wan? How has Manager Xu been doing in the past two years?
When old acquaintances meet, they always say a few words of concern to each other. Why say goodbye so early?
But Manager Xu seemed really anxious. Sun Shan was a man with high IQ and EQ, so he said very considerately, "Thank you for your blessing, Manager Xu. Manager Xu has something to do first. By the way, if you have time, come out for tea and we can get together."
When Manager Xu heard the words "let's get together", he couldn't wait to leave and said goodbye: "Mr. Sun, I'm leaving first, you can do as you please."
After saying that, he ran away. He disappeared in an instant.
Jiujin opened his eyes and mouth wide and asked, "Uncle Shan, is Uncle Xu a mouse? How can he run so fast?"
Sun Shan said nonsense in a serious tone: "Jiujin, you have to remember this. We should learn from Uncle Xu and run like a mouse. The faster you run, the better your future will be."
Jiujin nodded in confusion and said, "Uncle Shan, I understand."
Then he said, "Uncle Shan, my legs are so sore, I can't walk anymore."
Sun Shan's face fell and he felt like he had no desire to live.
I resigned myself to my fate and carried Jiujin on my back, swearing that I would never travel with Jiujin next time.
Manager Xu ran at a speed that was too fast for his life to bear, and soon he was not far from the young master.
He felt relieved when he saw that Sun Shan did not chase him.
So dangerous~
If Sun Shan gets involved, Manager Xu will have to spend money to avoid disaster.
This Mr. Sun is very cunning, it’s better to stay away from him.
After a while, Manager Xu was invited upstairs by the servant of the young master.
Steward Xu walked forward quickly. As a servant of the Duke's Mansion, his most important purpose was to serve the master of the Duke's Mansion well.
The wealth and glory you possess in this way will not be like flowers in the water or the moon in the mirror.
When Manager Xu saw the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince, he quickly bowed and saluted: "Crown Prince, Crown Prince, what do you want from me?"
The Crown Prince is the eldest son of the current emperor. The emperor appointed the Crown Prince soon after he ascended the throne.
The grandson of the emperor, the eldest son of the prince of Duke Xu.
Duke Xu's daughter married the emperor and is the current queen.
The Queen and the Crown Prince are siblings, and the Crown Prince and the Grandson are cousins.
Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and the Queen came to Biyun Temple to pray for blessings.
The Crown Prince and the Grandson, one a son and the other a nephew, were accompanying him.
Biyun Temple has excellent Feng Shui and is most famous for its fortune-telling by counting the number of Arhats.
Counting the Arhats means picking a random Arhat and counting until you reach your own age that year.
The identity, expression and actions of this last arhat can reveal the fate of several people.
The Crown Prince and the Grand Prince came out to count the Arhats. As for whether to predict their fate or not, that depended on their mood.
After the Crown Prince and the Grandson finished counting the Arhats, they stood on the attic and saw Manager Xu chatting with a scholar.
The scholar was very short and thin, but the child next to him was very fat. The two of them found it interesting when they saw it.
The grandson asked: "Manager Xu, who were you chatting with just now?"
Manager Xu was shocked. He didn't expect that the Grandson saw him chatting with Sun Shan.
Oh, if I had known, I should have pretended not to know him and left. I really don’t want to talk about Sun Shan and the Duke’s Mansion paying 6,000 taels in front of the grandson.
But since I was seen, I had no choice but to tell the truth.
He told every detail of Sun Shan's relationship with the Duke's Mansion in Nanjing.
Manager Xu also knew that he should not exaggerate or show his emotions.
As a qualified steward of the Duke's Mansion, one must adhere to the principle of seeking truth from facts. If one's emotions are too volatile, he will be considered unworthy of the job.
The Crown Prince and the Grandson were stunned and looked at the scenery outside in astonishment.
The grandson asked in disbelief, "I heard the steward tell mother before that a scholar was poisoned after eating pig fish in our inn, and the government gave him compensation. So the person who compensated was the one just now?"
Six thousand taels is not a small amount of money for the Duke's Mansion. Paying such a large amount at one time will definitely attract attention.
The wife of Duke Xu has passed away, so the household affairs are managed by the Crown Prince's wife.
The Crown Prince had heard about this incident occasionally and had forgotten it. But when Manager Xu mentioned it today, it came back to his mind.
The prince was not concerned about the porgy poisoning, but the porgy poisoning caused by not eating porgy. He said with a smile, "Mr. Sun is so unlucky. So many people here ate porgy and were fine, but he, who doesn't eat porgy, got into trouble. There are all kinds of strange things in the world. This is the first time I've heard of it."
It was the first time the Crown Prince heard it, and it was also the first time the Crown Prince heard it, and it happened in their own family business.
The grandson smiled and said, "Manager Xu, is this Mr. Sun here to take part in the February examination? Didn't you say that after he was poisoned by the porcupine, his eyes rolled back, his mouth was crooked, and he walked with a limp, but he is fine now?"
I was thinking, how could a candidate with such a disability, who couldn't even register, come to the capital to take the exam?
Manager Xu answered truthfully, "Prince, Grandson. This Mr. Sun has a very strong vitality. When I went to see him, I was shocked by his appearance. I thought he would be disabled if not dead. Who knew that after treatment and recuperation, Mr. Sun could be alive and well again, as if he had never been poisoned. This is the first time I have seen such a seriously ill person recover so quickly. This Mr. Sun is really lucky."
Speaking of this, Manager Xu also envied Sun Shan. He was able to recover from such a serious illness. He must have been so lucky.
I don’t know if there will be good fortune in the future if I survive a disaster.
The grandson became interested in Sun Shan and asked Manager Xu to tell him the story of Sun Shan.
Manager Xu had checked Sun Shan several times and found out that he was from a farming family, but he studied hard and became a scholar and then a juren.
At this point, Manager Xu sighed, "Prince, Grandson, this Grandson has been lucky again and again. He was the last one to pass the college entrance examination, and the last one to pass the provincial examination. Wow, this luck is really too good."
The Crown Prince and the Heir apparent opened their eyes wide and exclaimed in amazement after hearing this. They could not believe that there were such lucky people in the world.
This, this is a little unbelievable, and I feel vaguely envious.
How to do?
When Manager Xu said that Sun Shan’s wife was a girl from the He family.
The prince suddenly realized and said, "I know who that little fat boy is. It turns out he is the great-grandson of Minister He. Madam He also came to Biyun Temple to pray today."
The prince thought to himself: No wonder the kid is so fat, it turns out he is the famous “chubby family”.
You may not be able to tell what "achievements" Minister He has made, but as long as we talk about fat, everyone will definitely think of Minister He.
There are many fat officials in the court, but none of them are as fat as Minister He’s entire family.
Rumor has it that Minister He's son is fat, his grandson is fat, and his great-grandson is also fat.
It seems that the rumors are not groundless. The little kid today must be from the He family.
Tsk tsk, it’s as fat as Minister He’s.