SFS Chapter 154: Transmigrated into an Unlucky Marquis (5)
Chapter 154: Transmigrated into an Unlucky Marquis (5)
Naturally, there was no room for Xue Baochai to interrupt them as they were chatting, but she heard everything from the inner room.
After Mrs. Wang left, she came out with a sad face, "Aunt, you just asked for 300,000 taels without even a receipt. If something goes wrong, wouldn't all our money be wasted?"
"What else can we do? Your father is gone, your brother is useless, and he is involved in a murder case. Now he is officially dead. How can we find a better marriage for you? Baoyu is so handsome and has such a good character. He is also the younger brother of the imperial concubine. If this marriage is successful, your mother-in-law will be your aunt and will treat you well. It is really rare to find such a family. As long as we can fight for this marriage, we will pay any price."
Aunt Xue couldn't stop sighing, but there were some things she didn't say. She had regarded Lin Daiyu as her biggest rival and was too anxious about this marriage. She even spread the word that only someone with jade could match Xue Baochai's gold locket.
This is too straightforward. Now that the rumor has spread, if Xue Baochai doesn't marry Jia Baoyu, who else can she marry?
After hearing what Aunt Xue said, Xue Baochai could only lower her head and sigh.
After taking a large sum of money from the Xue family and with the addition of some money from the various masters of the Jia family, the construction of the courtyard for Jia Yuanchun's visit to her parents finally started.
But the scale is much smaller than in the original book. After all, there is no wealth of the Lin family for them to squander.
The Jia family still refused to give up and sent people to visit Ning Ning from time to time, but they were always blocked by Shi Nuo. He also talked to Ning Ning, saying that it was a pity for Lin Ruhai to resign. After all, it was an official position that controlled the court's purse, and many people would fight for it but fail to get it.
Ning Ning, "It's not a pity to consider it for the sake of the family's offspring."
In such a complicated situation, holding such a sensitive official position is not a good thing.
Therefore, the emperor immediately approved Lin Ruhai's resignation as soon as he resigned. Otherwise, even if he had not died of illness, he would have been regarded as a member of the emperor's faction and would have been liquidated by the emperor in the future.
Ning Ning took a sip of tea and casually dropped a bombshell, "I also plan to resign."
"Ah?! Father, why are you——"
Shi Nuo was confused. He was wondering, even if he wanted to hide from the Jia family, he didn't have to claim to be sick for such a long time. Why did he suddenly resign?
"You are confused. Your uncle Lin's official position is important, but your father's position in the Ministry of War is not important? Only by resigning at this time and giving up the official position to His Majesty can you get out of this situation. Also, you should review your lessons carefully recently and prepare for the next exam in this subject."
"Ah?! But the master said I'm not ready yet!"
For Snow, today's big news came one after another.
Anyway, it was just the father and son talking in the inner room, with only the two of them around, so Ning Ning simply spoke her mind.
"You are confused. Whether you can pass the exam or not is not important, but the exam is a statement of attitude. This exam is a special exam opened by the emperor after he ascended the throne. If you take the exam, it means that you are willing to be the disciple of the current emperor. Do you understand?"
In other words, their Shi family had to stand on the side of the current emperor, and they did not have to worry about displeasing the retired emperor, because he had read Snow's article and knew that the kid was indeed not ready and would most likely fail the exam, and his fate was just to show his attitude.
Shi Nuo also understood Ning Ning's intention at this time, and his eyes immediately turned red. "I am really unfilial to let my father worry about me."
Ning Ning touched his head and said, "You are my only son. If I don't plan for you, who else can I plan for? Don't worry, I am willing to resign. I have been working hard for many years and I am a little tired. It's just right for me to find some free time."
In fact, the original body didn’t want to be this official much. He just felt that his son was still young and wanted to pave the way for him. But now it seems that the best way to pave the way is to get out of the vortex as soon as possible.
Ning Ning's resignation was another bolt from the blue for the Jia family. Although Grandmother Jia tried to remain calm and said it was no big deal, after all, the Shi family's title was still there, but Madam Wang couldn't help but complain behind her back, "He resigned without telling her, which clearly showed that he didn't take her seriously. How could she think she was the ancestor!"
In short, without the harassment from the Jia family and he pretended to be sick, Ning Ning had a peaceful New Year, and the lively visit of Jia Yuanchun to her parents had nothing to do with him.
However, this time when she came home to visit her parents, without the help of Lin Daiyu, whose "heart is more intelligent than Bi Gan", there were no outstanding poems praising her.
Ning Ning could imagine how depressed Jia Yuanchun would feel when she saw the poems written by her younger brothers and sisters.
For the emperor, allowing concubines to return to their parents' homes to visit their families was a supreme favor bestowed by him. When Jia Yuanchun asked her brothers and sisters to write poems, of course, she wanted them to flatter the emperor and praise this favor.
But it’s hard to say this out loud, and the younger generations of the Jia family didn’t understand it either.
Looking at the poems they wrote, when translated into modern language, they are basically things like "My garden is so awesome, 666". Only Xue Baochai's is slightly close, but there is really nothing worth reading. I don't know how Jia Yuanchun will report to the emperor when she returns to the palace.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Ning Ning. During the Chinese New Year, he only got together with Shi Nai's family and considered it a good year.
Shi Nai returned to Beijing to report on his work. During the New Year, he asked a few young people to go and have fun. They talked behind closed doors. Shi Nai frowned and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of resigning?"
Ning Ning explained the seriousness of the matter to him, and said, "If I had misjudged the situation, the emperor would not have approved the resignation petition submitted by Lin Ruhai and I. Since he approved it, it means that he probably thinks we are a nuisance to him. It would be better for him to be sensible and vacate his position on his own initiative."
Shi Nai frowned and thought for a moment, "If that's the case, I should also find a reason to resign. Anyway, even if I resign, we still have our titles, so we don't have to worry about being looked down upon by others."
Ning Ning is only working in the Ministry of War, while he is leading troops outside. To be honest, the emperor should be more worried about him.
Upon hearing him say this, Madam Liu immediately became anxious, "Master, are you also going to resign? But our son has just joined the Ministry of War. Without your care, I'm afraid he will have a hard time."
"That may not be the case. We still have connections with our family, so he won't be forgotten so soon. Besides, he is still young, so it would be a good thing for him to have more experience. By the way, we should also persuade our aunt, because her family has been a little too ostentatious recently."
Madam Liu curled her lips, "How could she listen to him? She often asked Yun to come over. Yun also liked to go to his house to play. But Bao-ge'er in his family is so old, but he still hangs around with the ladies. I think it's really not right. But Yun didn't take it seriously after I told her several times. She acted as if I, her aunt, was being harsh on her. I heard that she would be taken to the garden to play after the New Year."
Shi Nai's brows never relaxed. "She is my eldest brother's only child, so we must take good care of her. So, after the New Year, I will send a letter to the Wei family and ask them to make the decision and finalize the marriage."