Chapter Sixty Preparation

  Even if Lai Shen Yi's medical ethics are noble, recently, Wei Wang hasn't been able to see him either.

  He not only got injured, but also had to retreat and practice medicine. On the second day, Yang Yunqiu wrote a letter and asked Zhou Dali to take it over to inquire about the news. As a result, this kid only brought back a yellow paper with a message that said if he introduced the patient, as long as one foot hadn't stepped into the Ghost Gate Pass, no one was allowed to disturb him for a month.

  Yang Yunqiu was so angry that she almost didn't take Wei Wang and them over to force their way in - this was also too humiliating.

  He had already understood Lai Mu Rong's temperament and was somewhat worried, so he advised him to stop.

  It's mainly because of Xiao Shizi's illness that it has dragged on for so long, and now it's just this one month.

  Yang Yunqiu didn't know much about medicine, but he was good at observing people's auras. He felt that the young master's physical condition wasn't very good. If nothing was done, his life might be cut short. However, there was still some time to spare, so Yang didn't say anything else.

  They stayed on the mountain for a few more days, and Yang Yunqiu also invited Wei Wang to go hunting together once. The relationship between the two sides became slightly closer, but Yang Yunqiu was only twelve years old at that time. Under the pretext of taking Li Shanshan out for a walk, they could only stay for a short while and couldn't stay for too long. Before two days had passed, the maid from Li Shanshan's side came to ask when they would be heading down the mountain.

  No matter how good the paradise on the mountain is, they are still worldly people who cannot leave the red dust and secular world, and must understand the rules. What's more, Li Shanshan is still a girl.

  As soon as Wei Wang heard that, the host's family might be going down the mountain, he also decided to stay in Quanzhou temporarily. He even thought of buying a house and staying there for a long time. After all, his son's illness wouldn't be cured overnight, so they might have to stay in Quanzhou for some days. With his status, even if he wasn't favored by the emperor, he wouldn't lack money to spend. Let alone buying one house, buying ten or eight houses would be no problem at all.

  After coming down from the mountain, Yang Yunqiu returned to the Sun family to continue reading and pretending to be the clever son of Sun Zhiyu.

  The King of Wei immediately investigated the Sun family thoroughly, probably even investigating three generations of ancestors. Even Sun Zhifu himself might not know his own family as well as the King of Wei does.

  Holding the stack of materials that Mu Ying had sent over, Wei Wang carefully read through them twice, furrowing his brow as he said: "The Sun family seems like an ordinary household, with only a noble consort in the imperial court, worth paying some attention to. However, the consort's health isn't great, and she's just barely holding on, besides, she has always been virtuous and uninvolved in politics, so she won't have any influence over the previous dynasty."

  Mu Ying said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the Yu family wants Sun Zhao Yang to marry Princess Le Ping."

  Wei Wang smiled: "The Yu family can't sit still either... The next generation of their family is still a bit short, and it's hard to even defend what they have, no wonder the Duke of Jin Yang is worried."

  So-called aristocratic families refer to those with hereditary titles and wealth. Although it is said that there are no thousand-year dynasties, only thousand-year aristocratic families, being an aristocratic family is not easy either. If one or two generations of mediocre descendants fail to hold up the family gate, they will decline and be erased by the great tide of history.

  The Yu family has now reached a critical juncture. The several brothers of the Duke of Jin Yang are all of low achievement and very strange. Several brothers have few children, and many daughters were born, with only three sons, each weak and sickly.

  Witnessing a thousand years of heritage possibly being cut off in his own descendants' hands, the Duke of Jin Yang naturally refused to accept fate.

  The current emperor has only one princess, and his brothers are vying for the favor of their elder brother and competing for the position of future crown prince. The best way to do this is to use the little princess to boost their popularity. A young girl, marriage is certainly a very good method.

  The emperor's sons are not many, but his brothers are numerous and ruthless. The princess is a treasure that can increase her power by a hundred years just by eating it, but because she is a treasure, she wants to eat it, but is afraid of burning her mouth. If she swallows it into her belly, or even if she just shows the intention of swallowing it, she will provoke the jealousy of other brothers and be attacked by them, which would be very bad.

  Yu's family also understood this, so they thought of letting Sun Zhaoyang marry the princess. Sun Zhaoyang didn't have any official titles yet, but he had a reputation for being talented and his social status wasn't particularly unsuitable. Moreover, Sun Zhaoyang was famous for being able to coax girls, as long as it was a woman, there was no one who wouldn't give him their heart. If he married the princess, he would definitely be able to coax Le Ping Gongzhu into thinking of him day and night.

  Yu's grandson married the princess, and for the time being, the Yu family was invincible. No matter which prince succeeded to the throne in the future, they could only indulge and pamper Princess Le Ping; otherwise, it would be unacceptable in terms of etiquette and law. Relying on the princess, as long as the Yu family did not commit any serious mistakes or treasonous acts, they could at least ensure a generation of peace and security.

  Maybe there will be someone in the next generation who can make it happen.

  Moreover, the man who married the princess was surnamed Sun, not Yu, and it would not have allowed the Yu family to directly fall into the crossfire of the various princes' contention, which is also a risk-avoiding move.

  Originally, a family like Yu's would not have been of much concern to the King of Wei, regardless of whether their plans succeeded or failed. However, an unexpected change has occurred - Yang Yinquiu.

  It must be said that Weiwang and his group were greatly shocked by what they experienced on Wēn Mountain. All the things they had never heard of, seen or imagined, especially the giant python that was almost as big as a dragon, stirred up great waves in his heart.

  This is still the determination of Wei Wang, if it were someone with a weaker will, who knows what kind of actions they would take.

  "Aying, I always have a feeling that Sun Zhaoming, this young master's appearance, is an opportunity that I must seize."

  Mu nodded and suddenly said: "Sun Zhaoyang's original fiancée was the daughter of Yizhou Prefecture Governor Yin Rufei, but now they never mention the engagement. The young lady Sun brought to the mountain for a vacation is Miss Yin. I suppose their relationship is not bad. Does Your Highness want to intervene in this marriage?"

  "Wei Wang hesitated slightly, shook his head and said: "For now, it's hard to tell what Young Master Sun's intentions are towards Miss Yin. Let's not intervene recklessly, lest we do more harm than good and offend him again."

  What if Master Sun has a crush on Miss Yin? If he interferes with this girl's engagement, wouldn't that make the other party feel unhappy.

  Not to mention his son's illness, which requires others' care, but just the value of this young master himself makes his actions require caution.

  "Next time I'll probe his intentions, if he really has a crush on Miss Yin, we can help him out and just consider it a good deed. Besides, since they introduced us to a famous doctor, we should be grateful."

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  In the blink of an eye, half a month's time has flown by.

  In Sun's family school, this year there are more than a dozen people who will take the imperial examination for children, and three will participate in the county-level imperial examination.

  Sun Zhaoyang, as expected, the Sun family has high hopes for him. Recently, he has even reduced his social engagements and made time to come home and receive guidance from Mr. Hu.

  Although he had many masters, when it came to understanding the imperial examination system, these people were no match for Mr. Hu, who was only a jinshi. He took the imperial examination several times, although due to his insufficient talent and luck, he always failed to pass, but under his guidance, many of the originally struggling Confucian scholars eventually topped the list.

  If it weren't for this, Magistrate Sun wouldn't have gone out of his way to spend a large sum of money to get him to come from Jia Shu Yuan to teach and live out his days.

  Although the Sun family's background and wealth cannot be compared to those of the aristocratic families, in Quanzhou, they are also a family that has a great deal of influence and respect, and finding a scholar to be their teacher would not be a big problem.

  As soon as Sun Zhaoyang came home, the atmosphere in the house became somewhat eerie.

  Many of Sun's relatives and younger generations, when facing Sun Quan Yang, all had flattering faces, but some were proud and aloof, as if they disliked his flirtatious nature and avoided him as much as possible. However, Yang Yunqiu vaguely saw a hint of envy in their eyes.

  It's also true that someone like Sun Zhaoyang, who is young and talented, deeply welcomed by women, a typical winner in life, how can people not be jealous?

  However, Sun Zhaoyang would not stay in the school for long. He came and went as he pleased. As soon as he arrived, Mr. Hu taught him alone, saying what needed to be said, and then Sun Zhaoyang turned around and left, rarely speaking with the students of the academy.

  In fact, he is not always arrogant and unpleasant to be around. On the contrary, this man has a good face, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, just like his mother. Plus, there's always a smile on his lips, making him look very gentle and amiable. Sometimes, when he frowns or puts on a stern expression, it even adds to his charm, making women adore him.

  But he didn't take the people in his family seriously at all, and the way others looked at them was no different from the way they looked at those insignificant servants of the Sun family.

  Yang Yunqiu had a glance at him, and felt that when this person looked at her, it made her feel uncomfortable, as if he was not looking at a person, but at an ordinary stone under his feet.

  If he had always been arrogant, it would have been fine if he treated everyone the same way. A talented and proud person, even if they make people dislike them, others can still understand. But since everyone has seen how he treats his guests, that's truly courteous conversation, making people feel like a spring breeze.

  This way, it's clear that I look down on you, and you're a worthless piece of trash, which is very uncomfortable to see, and the effect of stirring up hatred is excellent.

  "Dolls are almost furious: 'What thing! Autumn brother, this time the countryside test you help me suppress him a head, trample his face fiercely, let him take a good look!'"

  Yang Yunqiu lowered his head to examine the composition he had written, ignoring the spoiled child who was making a fuss. He wanted to find the child to steal the test questions, so that he could pass the imperial examination smoothly. If it were true, wouldn't he be covering up for someone else? Naturally, he would have to hide and not dare to provoke others. If he took the exam honestly, his ranking would definitely not be high, let alone boast about it.

  Although he felt that what Sun Zhaoyang wrote, apart from being ornate and elegant, had little value, of course, compared to articles by others of the same age, it was barely worth reading.

  Actually, Mr. Hu has always been praising Yang Yunqiu's articles, complimenting him on his rapid progress. However, he is only twelve years old after all, and Mr. Hu's requirement for him is just to be able to clearly articulate his own views.

  However, sometimes his certain views are very novel and reasonable, and from time to time they make people's eyes light up. Mr. Hu often says, "This article is of the highest quality, but the way you use words and phrases really makes it feel awkward, even the best writing becomes tasteless."