Chapter 149: My Dynasty Has No One

  Chapter 149: My Dynasty Has No One

  Shen Mu Qing pulled Jin Xiu into the house to talk, leaving Shen Jian to Chen Niang and Da She who were staring at him in dismay.

  Mr. Min asked me to take care of Shu Ge... Shu Ge is kind, intelligent and diligent in his studies... Both Mr. and Mrs. Min like him very much!

  Knowing that Dashen was doing well at Min's house, Shen Muqing asked about Mr. Min's situation.

  Jin Yu's face was filled with excitement: "Today, I've been promoted to be a Lang Zhong in the Ministry of Official Personnel!"

  Jin Yu then asked them about their trip to Jiangnan.

  The two of them chatted for half a day, and Jinxiu's expression changed from initial excitement to somewhat melancholic.

  "What's wrong?" Shen Muqing smiled and asked, "Is there something on your mind that's not going smoothly?"

  Jin Xiu shook her head: "I'm fine, sir and madam have been very good to me."

  "If so, why be sad?" Shen Muqing teased her with a smile.

  "No, don't be sad!" Jing Xiu's eyes sparkled slightly.

  Shen Mu Qing's heart moved slightly, and he smiled as he pulled her along: "Speak up, speak up! Now that I've followed Master around outside for a while, I'm no longer the frog at the bottom of the well. Speak up, what are people in Kyoto saying about me? Or is it something about the Liang family?"

  Jin Yu hesitated for a long time before saying in a low voice: "Auntie, the third young master of the Liang family has taken another wife this spring."

  It's been two years since they parted ways, and Liang Jifen is a talented person after all. There will always be some family who appreciates him, so it's not surprising that he gets married.

  Shen Mu Qing raised an eyebrow slightly.

  "The daughter of a Wei Suo Tong Zhi under the jurisdiction of Shi Xuan, I heard she's only 15 years old this year, and is as beautiful as a flower. The dowry she brought with her alone amounts to 128 sedan chairs." Jin Xiu felt somewhat displeased, "Lieng Yuan even specially returned from Xuan Tong to host the wedding..."

  It's better to be dissatisfied with yourself!

  If she hadn't gone through all this outside, Shen Muqing might have sighed when she heard the news, but now, she really didn't feel anything.

  "I hope his first marriage will make him more memorable and better for his second wife." She smiled indifferently.

  Jin Xiu curled her lip and said, "I think that family doesn't know his true nature? You don't know, ever since the third young master of the Liang family had that kind of incident, families in the capital with some wealth are not willing to marry their daughters to him.

  This is also expected!

  Shen Mu smiled faintly and quietly.

  Jin Xiu suddenly pulled her hand: "Auntie, I have a good family, and I want to talk to you about it."

  Shen Mu Qing was taken aback.

  How did it come to this... and it seemed like because of Liang Qiming getting married, she was still single and had lost face!

  Just as Shen Muqing was about to open her mouth to refuse, Jin Xiu hastily said: "That person is called Jiang Yue, 31 years old this year, from Jingzhou, Hubei Province. He was a jinshi in the 16th year of Shunzhi and is currently serving as a judge in the Supreme Court. In terms of appearance, character, and learning, he is all first-rate, and even Mr. Min can't help but praise him. Jiang's wife passed away last year due to illness, leaving behind only a seven-year-old daughter who is being taken care of by her grandparents at home." After finishing speaking, she looked at Shen Muqing with eager eyes: "If you're willing, I'll go back and mention it to Mr. Min, and he can arrange for you to meet him sometime."

  "It's none of your business." Shen Muqing couldn't help but chuckle, "I don't have any plans to get married for now."

  "This can't be right! You don't know, madam originally wanted to introduce this person to Mr. Min's niece. I suggested introducing him to our young lady instead, and that's when madam changed her mind and asked me to come ask for your opinion."

  Shen Mu Qing smiled and said: "I didn't expect it, you still have some dignity in front of Mrs. Min!"

  Jin Xiu frowned: "What I said is true. Mr. Min's niece is only sixteen this year, and she's still a young lady... As soon as they heard, they immediately agreed... Madam, you go take a look, just take a look, it must be a hundred times, a thousand times better than the third young master of the Liang family..."

  "No, no!" Jing Xiu immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "The mistress only mentioned it casually to her sister-in-law and didn't formally bring up the matter... Moreover, I also asked the mistress about it, and she said that Master has great kindness towards Mr. Min, so we should prioritize you..."

  "Thank you, Mrs. Min, on my behalf." Shen Muqing's face turned solemn, and he said sincerely, "Jin Xiu, thank you too. I know you're all worried about me, but I have no intention of remarrying again."

  "No, no!" Jingzhu immediately opposed, "I thought I was leaving from your side, so I came to tell you first. If it's like this, I'll go and tell Master about it... if Master finds out, he will definitely think it's a good marriage."

  "Brocade, listen to me. Shen Muqing held onto Brocade who was about to leave and told her about Shi Jingyi's situation... Being able to insist on being oneself and doing what one likes is the most delightful thing. I didn't know before, but now I know there are people who think like me, so I have more confidence in the future."

  Or perhaps, she used to be constrained by her identity as a time-traveler, afraid of being discovered and exposed under the gaze of others. Now that she has followed Shen Zhen for so long, she finally realizes how vast the world is, and that no matter what kind of era it is, there will always be some people who are different from the crowd and subject to criticism. It all depends on your attitude towards life...

  Jin Xiu didn't understand her words: "Director Jiang is really good... That third young master of the Liang family is idle at home, while Director Jiang is a sixth-grade temple official. Just this point alone surpasses that 120 sets of dowry..."

  Shen Mu Qing smiled wryly, knowing that she was playing the zither to a cow. She let out a long sigh and said helplessly: "Why don't you go tell Master about this first...Master has seen much and knows many things, he will definitely be able to make a clear judgment on whether Jiang Yue is good or bad."

  In fact, she thought it was easier to persuade Shen Zhen than Jin Xiu.

  "Is the third young master of the Liang family idle at home?" As soon as Shen Muqing's voice fell, a crisp voice excitedly said: "Jinxiu, are you telling the truth? Is that Liang Limin now idle at home?

  Shen Mu Qing didn't need to turn around to know that Ying Fen had arrived.

  "Yingfen," Jingxiu exclaimed excitedly as she stood up, grasping Yingfen's hand and looking her up and down, "You, you seem to have changed somehow!"

  Ying Fen and Ming Xia followed Shen Muqing for a lap, broadening their horizons and gaining new insights, with an air of calmness and composure between them.

  "It's just that I followed my aunt out for a run and got sunburned." Yīng Fēi quickly replied to Jǐn Xiù, "You quickly tell me, what happened to Liáng Lǐ Mǐn? Isn't he a scholar? Why is he idle at home again?"

  Whenever there's even a little something wrong with the Liang family, it's likely that those people from the Shen family will be delighted.

  Jin Yu saw Ying Fen asking, and her eyes were much brighter than before.

  "Not long after you left Kyoto, the imperial censor impeached the third young master of the Liang family for taking a concubine during the mourning period. The Liang family is really shameless, insisting that the third young master did not take a concubine, but rather took in a maid after the mourning period... There are also people coming to the Shen family to see if the old master has returned, wanting him to testify!"

  Deeply moved and ashamed, with tears streaming down his face.

  It's better to go to Jiangnan... The person is not there, and I still have to waste energy on this person in front of the thin public hall...

  "It's because there is no evidence." Jin Yu's voice was despondent, "This matter will just be dropped... If only Master and Madam had waited a few more days..."

  Shen Mu Qing was relieved that he had left a few days earlier!

  However, those who have done evil will always be punished. Jin Xiu said, her voice rising again. That third young master of the Liang family got a low rank in the imperial examination presided over by the emperor, and all his peers were assigned to the six ministries, but only the third young master of the Liang family had no fixed place. When she said this, Jin Xiu giggled and continued, "I heard that the Liang family even sent someone to ask the Ministry of Justice, guess what the people in the Ministry of Justice said?

  "What did you say?" Ying's eyes widened.

  "They say in the Ministry of Personnel: This is also an unavoidable thing. None of the six ministries and three courts are willing to take him. If not, just let him wait a bit longer, until there's a vacancy."

  "Good words!" Ying Fen smiled with joy.

  "The Liang family later found a way to get in touch with Wang Gonggong, and last autumn when the Ministry of Justice had a vacancy, they wrote down the name of the third young master of the Liang family... can you guess what happened again?"

  "Come on! Stop beating around the bush!" Ying Fen said impatiently, "In the end, it's definitely not going to work out. Otherwise, why would Liang Limin be idle at home? Just say it straight, who ruined his plans?"

  Jin Xiu smiled slightly with some embarrassment and said, "It's the Emperor!"

  "Your Majesty?" Even Shen Muqing was shocked at this moment.

  Jin Xiu nodded and said, "It was the Emperor. Mr. Min said that at the time, the Emperor used a red pen to strike out the name of the third young master of the Liang family, and also wrote a comment in red ink: 'Is there no one in our dynasty?'... From then on, no one dared to take charge of making up for the deficiency of the third young master of the Liang family... Since then, the third young master of the Liang family has been idle at home.

  The British applauded and cheered: "This is really a case of evil people getting their just deserts!"

  Shen Mu Qing's heart moved slightly as he asked Jin Xiu: "Do you know how the war in the northwest has been going on during this time?"

  "I don't know the specifics!" Jin Zuan laughed, "I only know that last winter, the Yu family divided their troops into two routes. One route invaded Xuanzhou, and the other entered from Gansu. As a result, General Zeng Ju of Gansu used only 20,000 soldiers to capture the Mongolian general Mu Tuo, while Xu Tong lost 30,000 soldiers just to hold off the Yu family's troops. I heard that now, when the Mongolians hear the name 'Zeng', they turn pale - as long as General Zeng's banner is raised in the west, the Mongolians will retreat without a fight."

  Shen Mu's mouth slightly curved upwards.

  "Auntie!" Ying Fen's eyes sparkled. She knew about the time when the Liang family sent Shen Muqing back home in the middle of the night to seek help.

  Shen Mu Qing made a silencing gesture towards her.

  Jin Xiu gazed at the two of them without blinking: "Am I wrong?"

  "No, no!" Ying Fen pinched Jin Xiu's cheek, "You're absolutely right."

  Jin Yu knocked away Ying Fen's hand, and her eyes were even more bewildered.

  She was just about to ask when a little maid came in and reported: "Young lady, the old master invites you to have dinner in the flower hall.

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  Chapter 149: My Dynasty Has No One