The incident was of such a big magnitude that it naturally caused quite a stir.
The countless students who came to take the exam had no intention of studying for a while, and the central figure in the discussions among groups of three or five was the eldest daughter of the Hua family.
Some people couldn't stand her aggressiveness, but the majority of people were happy about it.
They had heard about the reputation of the eldest lady, but no matter how much they heard, it was not as shocking as seeing it with their own eyes. Did you see it? The eldest lady actually suppressed Lord Wei and said that she was like a shrew? Bah, is it really right to wait at home for the sister whose reputation was ruined to come back as the eldest lady said
You say the eldest girl is tough? If she wasn't tough, the Hua family in the capital would have been eaten alive long ago. She toughly protects her family, toughly faces those who bully the Hua family, and toughly charges forward for her family. What's wrong with that
Look at the children of the Hua family. They are wearing the same clothes with ink on them. They are obviously in a hurry from school. What does this show? It shows that the children of the Hua family have not forgotten their roots. Look at the way they protect the eldest girl. It can be seen how well the eldest girl taught them. How can the Hua family be truly ruined with such descendants!
Even though they still believed that women should regard men as their heaven, they had to admit that the Hua family currently needed such a person. To put it bluntly, sacrificing an eldest girl could save the Hua family, which was worth it.
Knowing that she was the one who was sacrificed voluntarily, they could not blame her for anything.
The news that had spread throughout the capital was naturally known to the increasingly unpredictable emperor in the imperial city.
"This is really interesting." The emperor smiled with drooping eyebrows, "How did the Hua family, with so many scholars, raise such a daughter?"
Lai Fu no longer dared to guess the emperor's thoughts. Hearing this, he bent his waist even lower and did not dare to respond.
The emperor laughed twice more and asked slowly, "I heard that the daughter of the Hua family is known as the Goddess of Wealth and has the ability to turn stones into gold?"
Lai Fu smiled and replied inconspicuously, "Whether she is really that powerful or not, I don't know. I only heard that she made a lot of money from the business she did this year, and moved the Hua family's branch from the east to the south. I have never heard of the Hua family's embarrassment due to financial difficulties."
"Oh? She's raising all the side branches?"
"Yes, a girl from the Hua family volunteered to be the concubine of the young master of the Feng family. This was said by the young master of the Feng family."
"A daughter of the Hua family as a concubine?" The emperor smiled coldly, "Isn't she afraid of angering Hua Jingyan to death?"
Lai Fu lowered his eyebrows and said, "The eldest daughter of the Hua family broke off relations with her in public on the day she got married."
The emperor was quite surprised. They were both sisters, but the one who became a concubine was expelled from the family, while the one who was bullied was protected at the risk of his life. This was quite principled.
"I heard that many students have sent their business cards to the Hua family."
Lai Fu's back was already wet. He couldn't tell what the emperor's attitude was towards Hua Zhi, so he could only reply as carefully as possible: "Yes, the Hua family girl's reply to everyone is the same, and she will meet with all the students on September 7th."
Since the emperor knew about the invitation, he also knew the content of the reply. Hua Zhi was not stupid. She knew that the Hua family was no longer qualified to hold the Qing Tan Hui. Even the Qing Tan Hui was held after the Autumn Examination. What was her purpose? To win the hearts of the people for Hua Yizheng? As a woman
No, she wouldn't be so arrogant.
The emperor's eyes were full of interest, and he was even a little bit looking forward to it.
The eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, Lord Wei comes to plead guilty."
"No." The emperor frowned, thought for a moment and changed his words, "Just say that I trust him, and that's all."
"yes."
Lai Fu's heart skipped a beat. Which family did the emperor favor? If he said he favored the Wei family, it was clearly a trap, but if he said he favored the Hua family, it didn't seem likely and there was no reason.
"Laifu, what do you think if I let the girl from the Hua family come to earn money for me? I am very poor now."
Lai Fu didn't know whether the emperor's words were true or false, so he could only reply, "It is her honor to be employed by the emperor."
"That's not necessarily true." The emperor laughed. "The people Hua Yizheng personally taught are probably very popular, just like the old man himself."
Lai Fu bent down deeply and did not dare to answer.
Fortunately, the emperor did not continue to speak, and said: "Send someone to see what the Hua family girl is up to on the seventh day."
"Yes." Seeing that the emperor had no other instructions, Lai Fu bowed and retreated.
As soon as he retreated to the door, the emperor's voice came again slowly, "My Yan Xi will not be wrong. If there is anything wrong, it must be someone else's fault. Lai Fu, remember this."
Lai Fu's heart was beating like a drum. He held his breath and did not let his legs go weak. He stood there, not daring to move.
"Go down."
After exiting the door, Lai Fu held onto the pillar of the corridor and still dared not breathe loudly. The emperor was warning him not to get too close to the prince! The emperor valued the prince and would not tolerate anything that would damage the prince's wings. He was already treating him well by warning him like this.
He had to find a way to communicate with the prince. He was going to tell him that the eldest daughter's talent was being remembered by the emperor, but now he couldn't tell him anymore...
Lai Fu looked up suddenly. His Majesty...did he see something
After swallowing his saliva, Lai Fu's back was wet.
Inside the imperial study, the emperor was still smiling, but he couldn't hide the coldness in his eyes. His Yan Xi was good in everything, and he would personally remove anything that he thought was not good.
***
Hua Zhi brought gifts and went to the Chu family clinic which she hadn't visited for a long time.
Doctor Chu looked at this girl whose temperament had completely changed and didn't know whether he felt more relieved or regretful. If she had no way out, why would she be so stubborn? If Old Master Hua knew about it, he would probably be heartbroken.
"Doctor Chu." Hua Zhi bowed and said, "You look a little weak."
"I caught a cold the other day and have a slight cough." Doctor Chu asked the person to go inside. "How is Mr. Hua?"
"Very good. Grandfather also asked me to thank you. Your medicine has been a great help. I would like to ask you to prepare as much frostbite medicine as possible this year."
Doctor Chu looked at her and said, "Even if everyone in the Hua family uses what you bring every day, it will be enough."
"There are many people suffering from frostbite over there, and few of them have intact hands and feet." Hua Zhi stepped over the threshold and sat down inside the house. "In fact, I also want to talk to the doctor about this today. Your frostbite medicine is much better than the one over there. I wonder if you are willing to sell it to me?"
Doctor Chu understood what was going on, so he grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down the prescription. "No need to buy it, just take it."
Doctors with high medical ethics are not uncommon in this era. Hua Zhi does not want to tarnish this virtue with money, so she thinks about getting a prescription from Shaoyao to repay Doctor Chu.
"I will send this prescription to General Wu and Fukuzawa."
Doctor Chu smiled and said, "It is my honor to be able to help the soldiers at the front."
"Doctor Chu is so righteous."
"You gave me the method of using wine to reduce fever before, but I was not so polite to you."
Hua Zhi was not good at saying these polite words, so she stopped talking immediately.
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