Chapter 51 The Princess's Scholar (7) (1/2)

No matter how much Shen Huan is a middle school boy who loves whimsical ideas, in the eyes of many people in the capital who are paying attention to Nancheng, this ordinary prince who was once completely ignored suddenly begins to stand out.

Expelling the plague, controlling the victims, and reducing the death toll to a minimum. At the same time, it was completely different from other officials who were sent out to deal with similar incidents. Only when they arrived at the place did they realize that something was wrong, there was a shortage of funds distributed by the superiors, and they hurriedly reported. Go to the court and ask for money.

Just like that, quietly and quickly, the matter in Nancheng was settled.

When the Imperial City decided to divert water from the Yanjiang River to Nancheng, it quickly made the decision to resettle the entire city.

The most puzzling thing is that the time is so urgent. Although many people have died, the entire city needs to be resettled. It has not been two days since the imperial edict was issued, but the fifth prince has actually completely dealt with it. .

The four princes who stayed in the capital, waiting to see the joke of the youngest brother, no longer looked as relaxed as before. They did not think about the fact that the youngest brother had been hiding his stupidity before, but they clearly realized that the fifth prince was surrounded by , there is definitely one more expert.

When Shen Huan returned safely with a much calmer expression in less than a month, he, who was used to being treated as an invisible person, was suddenly overwhelmed by the huge enthusiasm of the people around him.

It seemed that all of a sudden, he, the fifth prince, became the best and most trustworthy lord in everyone's eyes.

Although this month he strictly followed the letter written by the gentleman, worked hard to eat and live with the soldiers, and personally visited the victims, Shen Huan lost some of his youthful innocence and forcibly pretended to be an adult, and his thoughts gradually matured. .

But essentially, he is still the middle school boy.

How could he be unhappy when so many people discovered his domineering aura that he had hidden for more than ten years?

Especially when he was doing disaster relief, one second he was overwhelmed by the lack of herbs for disaster relief, and the next second a businessman took the initiative to send herbals, even though he repeatedly expressed that when he came, the owner of the Zhao family couldn't bear to see them. The victims were pitiful and came specially to deliver medicine, but the fifth prince couldn't help but have a thought in his heart, "Am I really a domineering person? What I lack will be given."

But now that he has returned to Beijing, he has indeed attracted many people to join him because of his domineering aura.

Although he has not yet left the palace to build a mansion, the fifth prince happily bought a courtyard in the capital to accommodate the counselors who came to seek refuge with him. He planned to move them all in after the palace was opened.

Yes, he was finally no longer the poorest prince. This time he made great contributions to quelling the disaster. His father rewarded him with ten thousand taels of gold, which was more than enough to buy a house.

The house, the counselor, everyone praised him, even his sister hugged him happily with tears in her eyes and sighed, "An'er has grown up." Shen Hu An was so proud that he walked with wind in his eyes.

Then, when he went out for a routine inspection of his small house, he received a message from a flying pigeon.

To be honest, the capital is full of dignitaries and relatives of the emperor. If you drop a brick casually, you might be able to kill a crippled emperor. And as we all know, everyone uses flying pigeons to send messages.

Therefore, almost every official who is capable or wants to do something has a pigeonhouse in his home.

The pigeons in the capital are definitely far superior to the pigeons in all the cities in this dynasty.

If you shoot down any one, you may see the correspondence between a certain minister and a certain official.

Of course, no one would do such a boring thing. After all, ancient people who were accustomed to being silent were unwilling to get into trouble.

Therefore, the fifth prince was a little stunned when he received a flying pigeon despite not having any pigeons in his mansion.

His loyal and good subordinate was still worried and looked at the master holding the dove and said, "Your Highness, could it be that it flew to the wrong place?"

Who would send a message using a pigeon that flies to the wrong place?

That's not a message passed by a flying pigeon, that's a message sent by a scammer.

Shen Huan thought for a few minutes with his spinning brain, and finally resolutely opened the bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg.

After unfolding the paper inside and seeing familiar handwriting, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It belongs to the unknown gentleman.

During this period, Shen Huanke read the two letters over and over several times because of the intricate details written on them. Even though he could now memorize the contents of the letters, he still kept the two letters well.

This is proof that he attracts wise men, and His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince is very flattered.

At this moment, he received another letter from Mr. Shen Guangguang. His good mood these days suddenly became better. After dismissing his subordinates, he thought, "Hey, hey, I want to secretly see how Mr. wants to express his surrender to me." Shen Huan hid in the room and started reading the letter.

Then he was criticized from head to toe by the person who wrote the letter, using a tone that was gentle and devoid of any profanity or rebuke, but could make people feel ashamed and want to hit a wall.

The content is very obscure, but the general meaning is as follows

Your Highness, do you think you have done a great job and that’s why so many people have come to join you?

No, of the thirty people you raise in the house, twenty-five are spies from other families. Three of the remaining five just want to eat and wait to die. The only two or two are considered normal because you are not here. I'm ready to leave.

Your Majesty, do you think that His Majesty gave you ten thousand taels of gold because he affirmed your victory and his love for you?

You are overthinking it. The last time the eldest prince was ordered to go to Yancheng to check for flooding, he just wandered around and was rewarded with 20,000 gold coins and a concubine without even getting close to the Yanjiang River.

Your Highness, do you think everyone is bragging about you because they only love you and respect you?

Do you need me to help you calculate how many of those who flatter you are from the eldest prince, and how many are from the second, third, and fourth princes?

If I list these and you still insist that they are all sincere flattery, then I can only say one thing to you sincerely.

You are really really great.

I am sincere, and I believe your Highness can see it.

In addition, these are the names of the two normal gentlemen who are about to pack up and leave. Please don't give up on these two remaining normal people, because even the house you bought was sold to you by someone sent by the third prince.

The fifth prince Shen Hu'an finished reading the letter in a trance.

There is nothing more cruel than a person who is extremely excited and is on the peak of his life, but suddenly someone jumps out and tells you that it's all fake.

You are not the king of beasts.

You are a gorilla who has been pretending to be a tiger and is being watched by many people without knowing it and is still complacent.

The gentleman who helped him a lot and made him rely on him silently said this.

The flower of glory in the heart of the middle school boy who wanted to seize the throne and was unstoppable once the kingly spirit was opened withered.

He locked himself in the room for an afternoon.

When the guards outside thought he was reading or writing or planning something big, he just sat on the couch with his legs hugged and felt sad, and even wiped a few tears from the corners of his eyes.

He finally realized how sinister those people were in the outside world without the protection of his sister.

Shen Hu'an clenched the letter tightly, and for the first time in so many days, he felt uneasy.

Will the master hate him and give up on him?

If he didn't have the help of the master, how could he defeat his four brothers, sit on the throne, support his sister, and scare the prince consort.

Yes, scare the prince consort!

Shen Hu'an immediately became energetic, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and got up from the couch.

After returning, he has not seen the prince consort yet!

Even if everything he has now is just a mirage as Mr. said, at least in the eyes of others, he is still in the limelight after having just made great contributions to the disaster relief.

If he doesn't take this opportunity to scare the prince consort, when will he wait!

Shen Hu'an was fully revived, carefully hid the letter that scolded him and made him cry in the same place as the previous two letters, and opened the door.

"Come on, change my clothes for me."

He must meet the guy who is about to marry his sister in the best condition.

After that, he will be down-to-earth and work seriously, hoping that Mr. will not give up on him.

Shen Hu'an tried to calm down his expression and opened the door in a brand new robe.

Find the prince consort.

Go now!

Shen Hu'an's search for the prince consort was smooth.

He had previously heard that the prince consort was currently working in the Hanlin Academy, temporarily staying at a friend's house, and was still looking for a good house to buy.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with his sister's future husband being so poor that he had to live in someone else's house, Shen Hu'an still suppressed his dissatisfaction and came to the Zhao Mansion in luxurious clothes to ask to meet Lin Shiheng.

He also made up a decent pseudonym for himself, An Wu.

Simple and rough, but hidden in the city.

The servants of the Zhao family were not like the servants of those officials who had to bring an appointment before they could let people in. After all, their family was just a merchant before. Although the young master passed the exam, he was an official and was not at home now. There was no mistress to take care of the family. Therefore, when he saw Shen Hu'an wearing luxurious clothes and followed by servants and guards, he subconsciously thought that he was a big shot and hurriedly took him all the way to the courtyard where Lin Shiheng lived.

Lin Shiheng's courtyard was very elegant.

There were bamboo forests and rockery, and you could tell at a glance that it was where scholars lived.

No matter how complicated his feelings were towards this future brother-in-law who was about to snatch his sister away, Shen Hu'an still looked calm and steady.

When the servant saluted Lin Shiheng and said that there was a guest, he stepped forward politely and saluted briefly to the man who was painting with his back to him.

Shen Hu'an's face was stern, and his voice was low and steady.

"I am An Wu. I heard that Mr. Lin is very talented in writing, so I came to meet him."

He pretended to be good on the surface, but he was dissatisfied and muttered in his heart.

The guests have come, but he still doesn't stand up to salute.

Impolite!

When he looked at the figure with his back to him as a younger brother looking at his future brother-in-law, he was not happy about it anyway, so Lin Shiheng turned around.

Shen Hu'an met his eyes immediately.

The gentle scholar, who was wearing a slightly heavy outfit despite the cold weather, had a faint smile on his face. He coughed lightly, raised his eyes, and looked at Shen Hu'an who was looking at him in shock in front of him, and the smile on his lips became heavier.

"An Wu?"

The name turned around in his mouth, and finally a little understanding appeared on his handsome face.

He slowly stood up, put his long hands together, and saluted to Shen Hu'an, who was already stunned.

"I am Lin Shiheng, and I meet Master An."

Shen Hu'an froze for a moment, looking at the jade-like face in front of him, with a trance as if he was still in a dream.

"No, no need to be polite."

"Thank you."

Lin Shiheng did not refuse, and stood up leisurely after he said no need to be polite. His contented look matched the real calm counselor that Shen Hu'an had thought of in his mind.

The gentleman was indeed as he thought, but why did the gentleman become a prince consort?

Until he sat on the stone bench in a daze, watching Lin Shiheng, who was also sitting opposite him, pouring tea for him with his slender, white, jade-like hands with a faint smile, Shen Hu'an felt a huge sense of unreality in his heart.

The people around him had just retreated after the two met, so there were only two people in this small courtyard at the moment.

"Since Your Highness can find this place, he must have read the letter brought by the pigeon."

With Shen Hu'an's mind full of "Who am I, where am I, is the person in front of me really my future brother-in-law?", Lin Shiheng finally handed him the step down.

Sure enough, it was him!

The last bit of unreality in Shen Hu'an's heart was completely broken.

He did not answer Lin Shiheng's question, but sighed, "So the gentleman... is the gentleman."

"Of course."

The blue-clothed scholar understood his meaning easily. He was wearing thick but not bloated clothes, his face was pale, and he coughed softly a few times. His tone was still gentle. "It was my negligence that we parted in the capital that day. I forgot to introduce myself. I missed that time and it was not easy to make up for it later."

On the one hand, he wanted to win over the gentleman who was close to him, and on the other hand, he wanted to pretend to be powerful so that his sister's future brother-in-law with a high status could be his future brother-in-law. Shen Hu'an really didn't know how to handle the relationship. After weighing it in his mind for a long time, he could only respond dryly in the end.

"Ah, is that so."

But he saw that his sister's future husband seemed to be in poor health.

After Shen Hu'an was worried for a few minutes in his heart, "The prince consort didn't look like he would live a hundred years, and I didn't know what disease it was", he suddenly thought of something.

He looked serious, and the shaky self-confidence that was hit by the previous letter emerged again.

He stood up, with a serious expression and a hint of expectation, and solemnly bowed to Lin Shiheng who was looking at him calmly.

"I haven't thanked you for teaching me how to deal with the matter in Nancheng before, but I don't know why you helped me?"

The blue-clothed scholar also stood up slowly and returned the greeting, and answered without hesitation, "Of course it's because the eldest princess is your elder sister."

"Your Highness, don't worry. In the future, I will definitely help you to be happy."

Shen Hu, who was still quietly expecting "the gentleman was attracted by my kingly aura", calmed down for a while, and his face remained normal.

His Highness the Fifth Prince finally realized that he didn't have any kingly aura at all. Even the gentleman in front of him, who seemed to be able to calculate and do everything, helped him because of his elder sister.

He should be happy, but why, there was a faint melancholy in his heart.

No, that's not right, it's not melancholy.

A click came from the middle school heart.

It broke.

In the capital, when the ordinary Fifth Prince suddenly rose up, the news that Lin Shiheng had won the title of Tanhualang and was granted marriage to a princess finally reached his distant hometown.

And because he used ordinary ways to send messages, the local officials got to know the good news first. If he had only won the title of Tanhualang, he would have sent people to congratulate him. After all, these rankings sounded high, but the exams were held every three years, and there would be a Tanhualang every three years, and officials were not very interested in these.

But along with the news that Lin Shiheng won the title of Tanhualang and the Princess Shang, there was also the fact that His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince was in the limelight recently.

The Fifth Prince and the Princess were born from the same mother. Although he was silent and invisible before, no one could say whether he could make further progress in the future based on the current situation.

Most of the people who have been in Guanchang for a long time are old-timers. After thinking about it, in order to establish a good relationship with this son-in-law and the Fifth Prince behind him, they sent people to the Lin family to congratulate him with gongs and drums.

The Lin family is a very ordinary family, and the village they live in is naturally very ordinary. No one is a merchant. On ordinary days, they go to the fields to work and take care of their children. Even in their rare free time, they have to do some embroidery to feel at ease.

Such a quiet little village was very lively on this day.

The last time it was so lively was when Lin Shiheng passed the imperial examination, but everyone was not happy for long before he became unwell. In order not to delay him from taking the next exam, the family members tried to be gentle and not to disturb him no matter how happy they were.

And this time, it was Lin Shiheng who passed the exam as the third place!

It is a little difficult for a group of ordinary people to understand the name of the third place, after all, they are familiar with the common stories and operas. There is only the first place, but when the people in the yamen converted it into the news that Lord Lin passed the exam third, now entered the Hanlin Academy as an official, and was fortunate enough to be married to the princess and become the son-in-law of the emperor, the whole Linjia Village was overjoyed.

After all, it was a dynasty where one person's success brought prosperity to the whole family. Even if Lin Shiheng became an official, he could not give them the salary. But if they told others that there was an official in their village, as long as it was not a matter of life and death, others would not bully them.

Compared with the villagers who were excited to congratulate but dared to stand outside cautiously and watch the excitement because the common people were born afraid of the yamen runners, the Lin family was also overjoyed.

Compared with the younger generation who were only concerned with being happy, Grandpa Lin obviously had some knowledge and knew to let his family give silver to the yamen runners to cheer them up.

Before, when Lin Shiheng passed the imperial examination, there were also people who came to announce the good news, but he was not so generous at that time.

He had to be generous. In order to make good friends, the local officials specially gave 20 taels of silver as a congratulations.

20 taels...

For farmers, this is definitely a huge sum of money.

What made them even more excited was that the son behind these twenty taels was already so outstanding that even those officials they had never dared to imagine were so kind to give money.

"Congratulations, Shi Heng will be able to make a career in the future."

"Yes, I thought that the master of juren was considered promising, but unexpectedly, he actually married a princess, who is your majesty's daughter."

After the government officials left, the villagers who had been surrounding him came forward to congratulate him with their own gifts.

Of course, the villagers don't have the money to give away silver coins, but gifts like a basket of eggs and a bag of millet are the best they can give.

This was a sign of joy, and of course the Lin family would not refuse to accept it. Instead, they all laughed and refused to accept anyone who came. They kept busy until the night when everyone needed to go back to sleep, and only the family members were left.

Mother Lin's face was full of joy before, but when all the villagers were gone, leaving only a room full of gifts and the shiny twenty taels of silver that Grandpa Lin had collected, her eyes turned red and she suddenly felt like crying. .

She couldn't wait to ask her husband next to her, "Master, is this, is this all true?"

Father Lin was also confused by this sudden surprise, "It should be true."

"Shi Heng is so smart. Didn't the fortune teller say before that he was destined to be a high official?"

"Shi Heng must be a high official! He is married to a princess. She is the emperor's daughter. Is there any higher official than this!"

Grandma Lin couldn't wait to speak, her face full of pride that "my grandson is so outstanding."

Father Lin, who was still immersed in joy, was pulled back from his thoughts by his mother's words and reminded him, "Mom, that official only said that Shi Heng was given the marriage, but he didn't say that he had married the princess. Don't say that." , This is a royal matter, and anyone who fails to do so will be punished."

As expected, Grandma Lin was frightened and quickly kept silent.

Grandpa Lin on the side remained silent. After the whole family stopped talking, he muttered for a while and said, "Shi Heng's letter hasn't come back yet. Let's go about our lives as usual and see what he wrote in his letter."

Mother Lin's heart skipped a beat as she missed her son again. She looked at her father-in-law cautiously, "Dad, don't we go to the capital to see Shi Heng?"

"The capital is expensive, and Shi Heng is about to become the consort. I don't know if Princess Jin Zhi Yu Ye will dislike us peasants, so we should wait for Shi Heng to arrange it."

"Also, remember this for me. Even though Shi Heng is an official now, you can't do anything outside in his name. If someone implicates Shi Heng and my dear grandson gets in trouble, I will Come up with your family skills."

Grandma Lin was a little confused, "Dad, do we still have family law?"

"have!"

Grandpa Lin looked around, picked up a stick and whispered with a cold expression, "Whoever dares to hold Shi Heng back, I will break his leg!"

"This is our family law!"

He is the head of the family, and his relatives have long been accustomed to obeying his words. Seeing how scary he is now, they are a little scared in their hearts, and they quickly respond more obediently.

Seeing the expressions in the eyes of the relatives around him that they had really listened, Grandpa Lin felt relieved and made up his mind that even if Shi Heng wanted them to go to Beijing to be raised, he would still live in his hometown while keeping his family in check.

Of course Grandpa Lin wants to see this grandson who makes him proud, but he is older and naturally has more things to consider.

If it hadn't been for the fact that the official who had never thought of it before came to give him money today, Grandpa Lin wouldn't have thought of this.

For those who are officials, not only themselves, but also the words and deeds of their family members must pay attention to every word and deed. Didn’t you realize that the last county magistrate of their county was insecure because of his son’s playboy molestation? ?

If you molest women in this county, you will lose your official position. If you are in the capital...

First of all, he would not be so stupid as to think that if his grandson becomes an official, he will have the money to buy a house in the capital. Even if he does buy a house, it is the capital. I heard that the emperor's relatives are everywhere, and small people like them are It's not easy to leave the house for activities when you settle down in the capital. You might cause trouble to your grandson, so it's better to listen to your grandson's arrangements.

When he said this to his family, Uncle Lin and the others were okay. He had never expected his nephew to take them to the capital to live there. However, Father Lin and Mother Lin felt disappointed. At the same time, they listened to Grandpa Lin's words and felt sorry for their son in their hearts. Think about it.

Facts have proved that the important event of getting married naturally requires the presence of elders and relatives.

The people sent by Lin Shiheng were here to pick them up.

My parents wanted to pick her up, my grandparents wanted to pick her up, and my two aunts and uncles naturally had a hard time not wanting to pick her up.

Grandma was too old to ride a horse and could only make a sedan chair, so the person who came to pick her up slowly took her to the capital.

Anyway, the wedding date set by His Majesty is still a long time away. They can always figure it out before the wedding date arrives by slowly wandering around.

Along the way, the Lin family was inevitably curious about the servants in front of them who claimed to be bought by Lin Shiheng, and couldn't help asking how their sons, grandchildren, and nephews were doing now.

"Everything is fine, sir. Although he is ill, fortunately, he is a good friend of Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao is friendly and always sends people to deliver medicine and food to the mansion. When we left the capital, he was able to get out of bed and walk."

The servant who answered their words was a very smart-looking boy. He was also very good at paying attention to people along the way, and he was very comfortable in serving. From time to time, he would also tell some interesting things about the capital to the Lin family, who were getting bored after a long distance.

For example, a dandy was fooling around with his friends, took a wine glass, stood on the second floor of a restaurant, and threw it down, hoping to see who it would fall on.

As a result, the flower actually fell on the head of the grandson-in-law and nephew of His Majesty’s mother’s brother.

The nephew was frail since he was a child. He was taken to his aunt since he was a child. He was watched by his aunt and uncle as he grew up. Seeing that he was hit on the head by a wine glass and fell to the ground and fainted, your majesty's family hurriedly asked the imperial doctor to come and treat him. Diagnosis and treatment, if it were not for the superb medical skills of the imperial physician, he would probably die immediately.

Father and Mother Lin, who were just busy working, just wanted to have fun and asked, "How about the one who hit people?"

"It's fate."

The servant smiled and said, "That dude is actually from the late emperor's mother's family. He is said to be related to her, so that's all."

Father Lin and Mother Lin sighed after hearing this. They all said that there were many noble people in the capital. It was indeed true. The person who hit someone and the person who was hit by someone could actually get married.

Grandpa Lin's face became darker and darker after hearing this.

As expected, the capital city was filled with noble disciples.

Can't afford to offend.

The originally ugly face suddenly turned into shock when the servant heard about his grandson's health, "My grandson is ill?"

The servant was even more surprised than he was. "Don't you know, the old man? Your Excellency has never been in good health. He often coughs and has chills. I don't know how many doctors we invited in the capital could not cure him, so we can only keep him like this."

Not in good health...

This sentence shocked the Lin family directly.

How could it be that he was not in good health? How could this be happening?

The servant said in a decent manner, "Master Dafu said that he became ill from overwork earlier. He was also tired from traveling all the way to take the exam, and he couldn't take any heavy medicine, so he had to keep it."

"I become sick from overwork..."

Grandma Lin panicked, "Yes, but my Shi Heng has never let him do anything at home except studying. I won't let him touch any of the farm work."

"I don't know, madam, that reading is what can really make people sick from fatigue. After all, doing work hurts the body, but reading hurts the spirit. Of course, normal reading will be fine, but maybe your Excellency..."

Having said this, the clever boy paused for a moment, as if he was thinking of words to describe "Perhaps he is a little more serious than ordinary people, so his body couldn't bear it for a while. I heard from Mr. Zhao that he was not feeling well on the way to the exam." Great, I can only stay in bed for a long time.”

He directly ignored that the so-called bedridden was due to sleeping in early in the morning. After explaining the dangers of Lin Shiheng's condition from various aspects, he returned to the topic and concluded, "You don't have to worry, the doctor said, just rest and rest." "

After saying that, as if he noticed something was wrong with the atmosphere in the car, he stood up voluntarily, "I'm going to see if there is a place to rest in front of me."

In the sedan, the Lin family looked very sad, and Mother Lin even sobbed.

"It's all my fault. When I was going to take the exam, Shi Heng told me that he didn't want to go to Beijing, and if he wanted to, he would just do this. It was me who wanted him to be a high-ranking official and let him study hard and not think about other things. At that time, he Are you already feeling unwell?"

Father Lin felt even more guilty. He lowered his head like a defeated dog and said in a muffled voice, "Shi Heng once told me that he was tired from studying and wanted to rest. I also reprimanded him for not knowing what to do. He felt that doing farm work was better than sitting in the house. Reading is too tiring. If I hadn’t said this, Shi Heng wouldn’t be so exhausted.”

Mother Lin cried again, "If I knew it would harm my son's health, it wouldn't matter if he was an improper official."

Grandpa Lin often urged his grandson to study. At this moment, his expression became hesitant, and he suspected that his urging had caused his grandson's poor health.

Didn't you listen to what the person just said?

They actually call it okay to be able to get out of bed and move around.

At that time, Hengqian must have been seriously ill.

The Lin family was in a gloomy mood. Uncle Lin and those separated by one level were fine, but Lin's father and mother were filled with regret.

They gradually began to recall that their son had mentioned countless times that he did not want to take the exam anymore and wanted to live as a scholar.

My son once said that he was very tired, but as they were doing farm work every day, they didn't think there was anything tiring about sitting in the house and reading.

They regretted it all the way to the capital. In a small house, they met their child.

The weather in Beijing is not that cold now. Many people have long taken off their heavy clothes. Lin Shiheng, who is afraid of the cold, is still wearing a cloak. He is pale and has a gentle expression. He stands in front of the door and coughs from time to time. The boy beside him hurriedly Carefully serve and support.

He looked like he was terminally ill.

The carriage stopped, and the Lin family got out of the car one after another. Then, they saw this scene that made them sad.

Lin Shiheng, who looked pale and seemed to be about to fall down in the next moment, walked towards them with the help of the boy next to him. He was coughing and weak.

Mother Lin burst into tears on the spot and hugged her son.

"My son, if I had known that studying would ruin your body, I would have listened to you no matter what I said!"

"No matter your official position or the top prize, they are not as important as your health!"

Lin Shiheng coughed lightly and felt the last trace of the original owner in his body leaving with contentment.

With a smile on his face, he hugged his mother.

"Mom, I'm fine. I'm just a little unwell. I'll be fine after taking good care of myself."

When he said this, the Lin family didn't quite believe it.

Not to mention anything else, just his pale face makes people very disbelieving.

Although I don’t know why he is getting better and better looking even though he is obviously sick and weak.

Grandpa Lin rejected Lin Shiheng's proposal to let them settle down in the capital, and their parents would not be separated.

He would take Lin's father and mother back with him, and when he and his wife passed away, he would let his grandson take his son and daughter-in-law to the capital to take care of them. By then, he should have been an official for quite some time, and money would not be as scarce as it is now.

They stayed until Lin Shiheng and the princess got married.

Sitting on the high seat, watching the emperor's biological daughter offer tea to them, Lin's father and mother finally felt the reality of "my son actually married the princess".

The worry that the princess and her son would not get along well was finally relieved when they saw the two of them coming together and looking at each other with affection the next day, and then saw the princess asking the imperial physician to treat her son's illness, and they finally put their minds at ease.

In the second month after Lin Shiheng and Shen Huyang got married, the Lin family set out on the return journey.

But this time, their carriage was much more gorgeous, and there was more silver from Lin Shiheng in the box that Grandpa Lin was holding.

That was the money for the hot pot base that the shopkeeper of Zhaohe's family helped to sell.

This money can be used to buy some more shops, and the remaining money will be enough for the Lin family to build a house and live a comfortable life.

Shen Huyang and Lin Shiheng left Beijing to see off the Lin family. Looking at the son-in-law standing beside him and watching the carriage going away, he felt tender in his heart.

"Don't worry, son-in-law. The county magistrate of Ming County and Hu'an have already started communicating. He will take good care of his father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Lin Shiheng retracted his gaze and smiled lightly at Shen Huyang beside him.

"Your Highness, I am naturally relieved to do things."

Shen Huyang's cheeks turned slightly red by his smile. She coughed lightly, "The wind is strong, and the son-in-law is not in good health. It's better to go back as soon as possible."

The past few days of getting along can be said to be what Shen Huyang hoped for since childhood.

The son-in-law is a gentle and quiet person, full of knowledge, but he is not like an ordinary nerd who only reads books.

He would give her flowers picked from the garden, and would naturally draw her eyebrows after getting up early. The two stayed together every day, and even if they didn't talk, they felt as sweet as eating honey.

What made Shen Huyang most relieved was that even her younger brother respected the prince consort very much. Since she left the palace, Shen Hu'an frequently came to the princess's mansion to find the prince consort to learn from him. The warmth of their relationship made her smile sweetly even in her dreams.

However, what worried her was that the prince consort was not in good health. Although he didn't vomit blood, he always coughed lightly. Every time she saw the prince consort looking at her with a pale face and a smile, she wanted to find a famous doctor in the world to treat the prince consort.

However, the doctor could only diagnose that he was weak. For this reason, Shen Huyang specially invited a cook who could make medicinal food to cook for the prince consort every day. She was also afraid that he would always feel uncomfortable in the house, so she would take him out for a walk every hour and a half.

Originally, Shen Huyang was thinking about taking the prince consort to ride horses and shoot arrows. After all, winter had just ended and it was a good time for an outing. However, the prince consort was afraid of the cold, so she could only put aside this idea and planned to wait until the weather was warmer before going out with the prince consort.

Not long after returning to the mansion, Shen Hu'an arrived as promised.

Shen Huyang brought two bowls of nourishing soup for the body. Looking at the prince consort holding a book in front of him and gently telling his brother to memorize it, her heart was warm.

The prince consort was always so gentle.

She put down the soup and told her brother to study well with the prince consort and go out and not disturb them.

In the room behind him, Lin Shiheng drank a sip of soup and showed a little satisfaction. Shen Hu'an was greedy and couldn't help but pause and reach out for the soup.

A ruler was quietly placed in front of him.

Shen Hu'an looked at the ruler in front of him stiffly and silently withdrew his hand.

He continued to recite despite the bitter smell in his nose.

He will definitely work hard to become the emperor.

When he becomes emperor, let’s see who dares to hit his palm!