Chapter 1178: Backlash of Luck, Going South to Yangzhou

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang had already mentioned that they wanted to marry the sisters Jinchuan and Yuchuan to Su Mingzhe.

Xiren, Qingwen and others also knew about this matter.

So, when Su Mingzhe led the two sisters back to their front yard, although the maids were unhappy about the arrival of two new competitors, they did not show any emotion of exclusion.

Even some maids who often went to Lady Wang to tell tales, such as Qiu Wen and Mei Ren, especially welcomed the arrival of the two sisters.

Seeing that the girls were getting along well, Su Mingzhe went to the inner room with peace of mind and lay down on the bed to rest.

"Second Master, are you tired?"

When Xiren saw the man come back, he rarely played around with everyone. She immediately noticed his tired face and hurried over to check on him.

"a little bit."

Su Mingzhe just answered Xiren's question to remind himself, and then he felt that some of his strength disappeared.

At this time, Qingwen in the outside room also noticed that the man was not in a good condition and hurried in.

Su Mingzhe quickly sent a message:

"Qingwen, I took in a bit of Emperor Longqing's luck at the Qujiang Banquet today, and now it's backfiring. Tell them not to panic!"

"I know, I know, stop talking!"

Qingwen watched the man's face grow paler and paler, and climbed onto the bed with heartache. She pressed her body tightly against the man, transferring her magic power to help the man resist the backlash of his luck.

After a while, seeing that the man looked better, Qingwen said to Xiren:

"Sister Xiren, I'm afraid the Second Master is a little tired. Let me serve him tonight. You guys should rest outside early."

At this moment, two golden dragons of destiny were entangled and circling above Chang'an City.

Part of the luck that was sucked away from Emperor Longqing was quickly replenished from the golden dragon of luck belonging to the retired emperor.

The retired emperor, who was watching the singing and dancing, suddenly felt weak and exhausted. Facing the beauty that Dai Quan brought to his bed, he had no interest at all.

In this case.

The emperor analyzed himself and thought that he might really be old.

So, when Emperor Longqing came to pay his respects, the retired emperor, in order to focus more on enjoying himself, ordered Emperor Longqing not to report the affairs of the court to him in the future.

Faced with the sudden relinquishment of power by the retired emperor, Emperor Longqing thought it was a test of him and quickly declined.

Who would have thought that the retired emperor was indeed in poor spirits. After speaking a few words to Emperor Longqing, his eyelids began to droop and he felt sleepy.

It was only at this time that Emperor Longqing realized that his father was really old.

After leaving the Eastern Palace, Emperor Longqing was so excited that he could hardly suppress his emotions. He immediately ordered people to go to Fengzao Palace so that he and Concubine Yuan could celebrate this happy event properly.

As for the changes in the palace, Su Mingzhe, who had recovered from the shock, guessed most of it by simply counting on his fingers.

"I underestimated Emperor Longqing. I didn't expect that he had such bad luck!"

"Be more careful next time!"

Qingwen looked at the man recovering and snorted in annoyance.

She had originally agreed with the man that she would never help him to risk Daqing's luck, but when she saw that the man was in danger of getting hurt, she couldn't help but take action.

"Don't worry, I will inhale little by little in the future and will never take risks!"

Su Mingzhe learned a lesson from his failure. Knowing that Emperor Longqing had a lot of stamina, he decided to put all his energy into fighting him.

the next day.

The relatives of the Jia family entered the palace to attend the banquet hosted by Jia Yuanchun in Fengzao Palace.

However, Su Mingzhe missed the banquet because he had to go to the Ministry of Rites to study.

Studying and observing politics is boring.

Su Mingzhe and a group of Jinshi scholars went around the six ministries and then asked his immediate superior, the Hanlin Bachelor, for a three-month leave.

According to the convention, the newly promoted Jinshi can take a three-month vacation before taking office and return home in glory. Su Mingzhe's family is from Chang'an City, so he didn't need such a long vacation.

However, it just so happened that Lin Daiyu's mourning period was about to end.

Grandmother Jia discussed with Jia Zheng and asked Su Mingzhe to accompany Lin Daiyu to Yangzhou to visit her uncle Lin Ruhai and arrange the marriage.

After Qingming Festival.

Su Mingzhe took a vacation and boarded a sailboat with Lin Daiyu heading south to Yangzhou.

Under normal circumstances, it would take at least a month to reach the destination by water covering more than 2,000 miles.

However, with Su Mingzhe and Qingwen, the fleet only needed to set sail all the way and it could be as fast as an arrow, traveling one hundred miles a day and eighty miles at night, traveling day and night.

By late April, the sailboat finally arrived at Yangzhou Pier.

The Lin family had received a letter from the Jia family a long time ago, and learned that their young lady would be returning with her future son-in-law, so the housekeeper of the Lin family sent dozens of people to guard the dock day and night, for fear of missing the time.

On this day, a sailboat flying the flag of "Rongguo Mansion" slowly approached the shore.

The servants, maids, and old women in the Lin residence hurried over to greet them and kneel down, saying:

"Greetings, Miss!"

"Greetings to the Second Master!"

Sister Lin gave people a feeling of being sharp-tongued when she was in Rongguo Mansion. Now that she is back in her own territory, she is even more imposing. Her almond-shaped eyes are intimidating without anger. She glanced at everyone coldly and said indifferently:
"Everyone get up!"

"Thank you, Miss!"

After everyone got up, they quickly brought a sedan chair and asked their young lady to sit in it.

The two maids, Zijuan and Xueyan, were serving on each side.

Su Mingzhe's horse was on the boat, so he led it directly off the boat and rode it.

As for the luggage on the boat, it was left to a few maids and servants to pack.

It was only about three miles from the wharf to Lin Ruhai's Salt Inspectorate Office, and it took less than a quarter of an hour to get there.

After Lin Ruhai received the news that his daughter and future son-in-law had arrived at the dock, he ordered people to open the middle door and prepare to welcome his daughter and future son-in-law home.

When Su Mingzhe saw the main gate of the Lin Mansion open, he quickly dismounted and said politely to the housekeeper of the Lin Mansion who was welcoming him:
"Uncle, this etiquette is a bit too grand!"

The butler was also well-educated, and he smiled and said:
"Second Master is the first No. 1 scholar in this dynasty to pass the imperial examination. This is proper etiquette!"

“I’m really ashamed!”

Su Mingzhe modestly followed the housekeeper's instructions and met Lin Ruhai who was sitting in the back hall of the government office. Although it was their first meeting, he did not need any introduction and knelt down and said:

"My nephew Jia Ying pays respects to my uncle!"

"Don't be polite, Baoyu!"

Before Su Mingzhe arrived, Lin Ruhai had been trying hard to give his future son-in-law a warning, to scare him and make him treat his daughter better.

However, when Su Mingzhe really arrived, Lin Ruhai felt a little nervous for some reason.

No wonder Lin Ruhai was nervous.

According to statistics, from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the 100th year of the founding of the Daqing Dynasty, over a period of more than a thousand years, there were only a dozen people who won the top three honors in the imperial examinations, an average of one every hundred years.

And Su Mingzhe won the fifth place.

The only one who is more powerful than Su Mingzhe is Liu Yuan Jidi.

And there has only been one person who won the top six imperial examinations in the past thousand years - Huang Guan of the former Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the halo around Su Mingzhe is too dazzling for the literati.

At least, Lin Ruhai felt a little timid when facing this future son-in-law.

(End of this chapter)