However, Cheng Shao had no intention of getting so close to the Pengcheng Earl's family.
Merit and scholars are not on the same path.
Old Madam Guo had other ideas, and said, "Mr. Pengcheng is a good man. The reason why his family values you so much is that they just want you to teach their children to read, and they have no other intentions." She added, "What woman doesn't want to have a mother's family? I think you should ask Mrs. Chang about this matter first and see what she means."
Now that Aunt Chang is getting married, it would be inappropriate to call her "Aunt" anymore.
Cheng Shao thought about it and felt that what Mrs. Guo said made sense. After all, this was Chang's business, and most ordinary women would be willing to marry into this family.
After hearing this, Chang asked Cheng Shao, "Master, I'm afraid you don't like it?"
Cheng Shao asked awkwardly, "Is it so obvious?"
Chang smiled and said, "It's all written on his face!"
Cheng Shao said: "I just find it troublesome! It's not for anything else."
Chang nodded and said with a smile, "I know that the master never gets involved in these matters in the court. It would be bad if the emperor is unhappy because of me. Don't worry about this matter. I will go to see Zhou later. Didn't she send someone to inquire about my family? Why not tell the Peng family that the person has been found and will come to Beijing soon. I appreciate the kindness of the Peng family. I will go to Madam Pengcheng to kowtow and thank her tomorrow. Although we cannot become godparents, we can still interact as normal relatives. Madam Pengcheng, please don't dislike me!"
Cheng Shao was stunned, and after a while he said, "I thought you had been in the palace for too long and didn't know much about the ways of the world. I didn't expect you to be so smart..."
Chang's face was slightly flushed, and she said, "Is there anything more complicated than the palace? Master, don't worry. I won't offend Madam Pengcheng or embarrass Madam Guo because of this matter."
Cheng Shao nodded and looked at Chang with admiration.
Zhou Shaojin was also very surprised when she knew what Chang was thinking. She said, "This is really a coincidence. We have found your family, but the old man and Mrs. An died of illness 20 years ago. You have a younger brother who inherited his father's business and now runs a grocery store. Although the store is small, the business is booming. He has two sons and a daughter, two grandsons, a grandson-in-law and a granddaughter. When he knew that you were leaving the palace and were going to get married, Uncle Chang's old master burst into tears on the spot and said that he would bring his wife and children to see you off. Don't I have a house in Yuqian Hutong? It is usually empty. When Uncle Chang's old master comes, he can live there."
Chang could also get married there.
Her eyes became wet as she listened to this, and she choked up and said, "I didn't expect that he still remembered me. He was only five or six years old when I entered the palace..."
"Wouldn't it be a reunion this way?" Zhou Shaojin said with a smile, "I heard that Second Uncle has set the date for the second day of May, which doesn't take long. If you think this arrangement is okay, choose an auspicious day in the next two days, and I'll help you move to Yuqian Hutong to live for a while. When Uncle Chang comes over, you can talk to him."
Chang kept nodding and saying thank you again and again.
A hint of hesitation flashed across Zhou Shaojin's face.
Chang asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay!" Zhou Shaojin said hurriedly, "I was just thinking about what you said just now - the Peng family is so enthusiastic just to let my second uncle teach their children to read... I was talking to Zheng Jie'er and Xiao Jie'er a few days ago. When we were in Jinling, the Cheng family school was so impressive! Everyone would give it a thumbs up and say it's great! Now that our family has moved to the capital, and there are more and more children in the family, I was thinking about whether we could set up a Cheng family school in Kyoto like we did in our hometown in Jinling, and invite great scholars to give lectures, so that the children of the Cheng family can get guidance from wise teachers, and those children from poor families can also recognize a few words."
Chang was surprised and asked, "You want to set up a clan school?"
"I haven't decided yet." Zhou Shaojin smiled, "This is not an easy matter. I have to discuss it with the elders before making a decision. However, if the clan school is really established, we can accept some children from relatives and friends."
In this way, the problem of Pengcheng Earl's family was solved.
In order to avoid the situation where the children of the Pengcheng Earl family would always bring large and small bags to Shuangyu Hutong every time they wanted to ask Cheng Shao about his homework, and would be timid and unable to say a word when they saw Cheng Shao, like a cat seeing a mouse. The Pengcheng Earl family also always wanted Cheng Shao to guide their children.
Lady Pengcheng would not have to recognize Chang as her goddaughter, and Lady Pengcheng's goal would have been achieved, so there would be no offense to Lady Pengcheng.
Chang Shi was no ordinary person to have served in the Palace of Heavenly Purity for so many years. After hearing Zhou Shaojin's words, she immediately understood what he meant and asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"
"The clan school is still lacking good teachers." Zhou Shaojin said with a smile, "It would be great if Second Uncle could help recommend a few people."
If that's the case, we can only wait until she enters the door.
Chang smiled slightly and did not answer.
But Zhou Shaojin knew in her heart that Chang had agreed to her request.
When she met Mrs. Guo, she told her about this matter.
Old Madam Guo was first surprised at the plans of Zhou Shaojin and others, and then she was relieved that Chang was willing to give up recognizing her relationship with Madam Pengcheng's family because of Cheng Shao.
The old man laughed and said happily, "We'll take our time with this. We'll set up the school at Chaoyang Gate. It will be more convenient for Yun'er to study in the future. However, you have to work harder and give Yun'er more brothers and sisters, otherwise it would be a waste of such a good school."
Zhou Shaojin's face flushed and he murmured "yes".
Old Madam Guo was very happy and called Yuan and Qiu to discuss Cheng Shao's marriage: "The results will be released at the end of March, and the examination for the Imperial Scholars will be in April. At the end of the month, it will be our Yun'er's first birthday. In May, his second great-uncle will get married. He can relax and have a good drink."
"Hasn't the results been announced yet?" Yuan looked a little nervous, and said, "I showed Jiashan's essay to his uncle, and his uncle said that he was peaceful and upright... I'm afraid he won't get a good ranking."
Madam Guo glanced at her without saying anything. Instead, she fixed her eyes on Qiu and said, "Your sister-in-law is busy with Jiashan's affairs, so we won't bother her. In two months, Yun'er will be one year old. You must come and help Shaojin then."
"That's natural." Qiu responded with a smile.
A little maid came in and reported, "Master Zheng and Master Pan from Jiuru Lane want to see you!"
They were cousins who went to Beijing together to take the imperial examinations. They booked a small courtyard in an inn not far from the examination hall. When they first came to Beijing, the two men came to kowtow to Old Lady Guo, but Old Lady Guo refused to see them because Cheng Chi was not at home. After that, Cheng Zheng and Pan Zhuo did not come again. Now that they have taken the imperial examinations, they are here again.
Yuan's handkerchief was crumpled into a ball.
Madam Guo frowned and asked, "What are they doing here?"
The little maid said cleverly, "The two gentlemen said they had to review their lessons, so they didn't come to kowtow to the old lady. Now that the exams are over, they came to greet the old lady."
"Just say that I'm old and don't see guests anymore. Ask them to go back!" Old Madam Guo said calmly, and told Madam Lu: "If they don't leave, go and ask Jiashan to come over. I don't want to see anyone from the third room!"
Madam Lu replied "yes" respectfully and retreated with the maid.
Mrs. Guo was silent for a moment and then let out a long sigh.
Yuan's expression brightened up.
Zhou Shaojin and Qiu didn't know what to say, but she was a little curious about Cheng Zheng's marriage.
In his previous life, Cheng Zheng was a bit of a rare commodity and never got married. He only talked about marriage after he passed the imperial examination. In the end, he married the daughter of Wang Jian, the vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and got an extremely powerful wife family.
If the Cheng family had not been raided, he would have been a winner in life.
Now Cheng Zheng has achieved the title of Juren, but I don’t know if he is married
When Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Chi were whispering in bed at night, he asked him, "Is Cheng Zheng married?"
"I don't know." Cheng Chi was reading a book intently and answered absentmindedly.
Zhou Shaojin tilted his head to look at the cover of the book, but it was a piece of blue paper with nothing on it.
Cheng Chi said, "It was written by Yang Shoushan, and a local squire in Shandong funded him to print it. It was about the hydrology of Hebi. It was said that he planned to spend twenty years traveling all over Kyushu to draw a hydrological map."
"I didn't expect he had such ambition!" Zhou Shaojin was very surprised and felt a little complicated.
If he hadn't gotten involved with Qu Yuan, would the outcome have been different
However, Qu Yuan is his superior, so it would be difficult for him to get rid of Qu Yuan.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "Did he have someone send you this book?"
"No." Cheng Chi smiled, "The local squire who helped him to accept the book gave a copy to my second brother. My second brother knew that I was interested in these things and had been a subordinate of Yang Shoushan. When he reported to my mother that he was safe, he asked someone to bring it to me." As he said this, he closed the book and smiled, "Why did you suddenly ask about Cheng Zheng's marriage?"
Zhou Shaojin told Cheng Chi about his feelings and said, "... That's why I want to know."
Cheng Chi said "Oh" and didn't say anything else. They turned off the lights and went to bed.
The next day, Cheng Chi came back from the government office. Zhou Shaojin helped him change his clothes, but he suddenly said, "Cheng Zheng hasn't married yet. But he seems to be thinking about the daughter of Wang Jian, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and wanted my eldest brother to help him find a match, but my eldest sister-in-law refused."
Zhou Shaojin was surprised and asked, "Why would he want to marry Minister Wang's daughter?"
In his previous life, Cheng Zheng married Wang Jian’s daughter.
But at that time he was studying in Xinglin Hutong, and with Cheng Jing's support, and he was also a young juren, he could be considered a good match.
In this life, his father is just a commoner. Although he is a young scholar, he is still far from the Wang family in terms of social status.
"It seems like he asked around among our in-laws," Cheng Chi said nonchalantly, "The Wang family and the Hong family are in-laws. After he passed the imperial examination, he asked Mrs. Hong to act as a matchmaker, but was politely rejected by the Wang family. I don't know who told him that my eldest brother and Wang Jian have a good relationship, so he wanted to ask my eldest brother to come forward."
In his previous life, his marriage was proposed by Mrs. Hong.
But I was rejected in this life.
Is it because Jiuru Lane has now been divided into two factions
So many changes have taken place in this life!
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Hey guys, today's update.
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Corrected typo...
※(To be continued)