RPAGF Chapter 906: The Unlearned Young Master 7
Chapter 906: The Unlearned Young Master 7
Compared with other aristocratic families, the Yun family has a relatively simple population.
Most of the other members of the clan live in their ancestral home. Yun Wen is the only son of Old Master Yun. He only married Mei Yuan and gave birth to two siblings, Yun Zhi and Yun Yi.
With only four masters, there was naturally no need for too many servants, so the entire house was very quiet after dinner.
Yun Yi quietly came to Yun Zhi's yard, knocked on her door, and gave her the things he had gotten in the past few days.
"What is it?" Yun Zhi asked curiously, looking at Yun Yi's mysterious look.
"Sister, just open it and you'll know." Yun Yi kept it a secret.
Yunzhi took the box, opened it and saw a stack of letters inside.
"This is?"
"I asked someone to make this for me. You might as well open it and take a look, sister." Yun Yi said.
Yun Zhi looked at Yun Yi's serious expression, and suddenly a bad premonition arose in her heart.
She took out the envelope and opened it. She felt familiar at first sight.
This is Jiang Zixiao's handwriting.
Yunzhi is eighteen years old this year. In ancient times, women of this age should have been married, and some even had children.
Yun Zhi had been engaged two years ago, and her engagement partner was Jiang Zixiao, the son of Yun Wen's colleague.
It’s just that Yun Wen and Mei Yuan didn’t want her to get married so soon and wanted to keep her for a while longer.
Unfortunately, Jiang Zixiao's grandfather passed away last year and he needed to observe mourning, so the marriage was never put on the agenda.
Yun Zhi was satisfied with Jiang Zixiao's conditions in all aspects.
Although there is no love between men and women as described in those storybooks, but with the father's orders and the matchmaker's words, the couple can support each other until old age and live a happy life.
And these are based on the premise that Jiang Zixiao also thinks so.
But now it is obvious that Jiang Zixiao does not think so.
This familiar handwriting, written with affectionate sentences and promises of life after life, made Yun Zhi feel a chill all over her body when she looked at it.
"Where did you get these letters?" Yun Zhi's voice was hoarse.
"I stole it." Yun Yi said truthfully, "I saw Jiang Zixiao sneaking into a remote alley before. He looked around before entering, and he acted like a disgrace."
"Then I asked someone to investigate and found out that the person living in that alley was Jiang Zixiao's cousin."
"If it's just a visit to relatives, why are you afraid of people knowing?"
Yun Yi snorted, "So I found a thief and asked him to sneak in and investigate. Maybe because I gave him a lot of money, he even helped me get the letter that Jiang Zixiao had sent."
Yun Yi's words were half true and half false. It was true that the original owner saw Jiang Zixiao acting suspiciously, but it was false that he asked someone to go in and investigate.
He was locked in the yard a few days ago, and he sneaked out at night while practicing martial arts.
"Sister, if he was just having an affair with another woman, I wouldn't have told you this. But now they want to plot against you. You can't marry a man like that."
Yun Zhi closed her eyes, her heart sinking. "I understand. I'll think about it carefully. Don't tell my parents about this yet."
The matter is of great importance. Without solid evidence, they may not believe it. Instead, they may blame Yun Yi for making bad friends.
Yun Yi nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
After Yun Yi left, Yun Zhi read the letters over and over again.
It was not until dawn that Yun Zhi fell into a drowsy sleep.
During breakfast, Yun Yi mentioned that he wanted to return to his hometown Lingzhou.
"Although the county exam is still a few months away, the capital is thousands of miles away from Lingzhou. I should go back first to familiarize myself with the environment. This way, I won't be too tired from the long journey and get sick from the unfamiliar climate before the exam."
Yun Yi stated his reason seriously, but Yun Wen remained skeptical of it.
"No wonder you didn't object when I told you to hire a teacher yesterday. You're waiting for me here." Yun Wen refused. "Don't even think about it. Just study hard under my watch. It won't be too late to leave after the New Year."
The county examination will be held in February next year, so it’s still in time to go after the New Year.
"How can we travel in the winter in the snow?" Yun Yi argued, "Dad, if you're afraid I'll make trouble, then send a few more people to follow me. If that doesn't work, let my sister go back to Lingzhou with me."
"Nonsense, you..."
Before Yun Wen could finish his words, Yun Yi interrupted him and said, "I've already sent someone to deliver a letter to my uncle this morning. His caravan will be passing through Lingzhou in a few days, so it's just as well if I go with the caravan."
"You're just messing around."
Seeing that Yun Wen was about to get angry, Yun Yi quickly smiled and said to him, "Dad, don't be angry. I promise to get you the title of scholar, okay?"
"If I can't get it back, you can just confine me to the house for three years. Is that okay?"
Yun Wen saw that Yun Yi was being serious and it didn't seem like a temporary measure to deceive him.
But he knew how capable his son was, and he would definitely not be able to pass the imperial examination to become a scholar with his current talent.
Can I really study well after arriving in Lingzhou?
Yun Wen expressed deep doubts about this.
"Lingzhou has the blessing of our ancestors. Maybe they can really help Yier pass the exam and become a scholar." Mei Yuan, who had been silent all this time, said:
"And Zhi'er, it will be inconvenient for her to return to Lingzhou after she gets married, so let her go out with Yi'er to relax."
As a mother, how could Mei Yuan not notice Yun Zhi's absent-mindedness and distraught?
This morning, a servant came to report that Yunzhi dropped the ceramic ornament that Jiang Zixiao gave her during the New Year.
And he fell on purpose.
Yun Wen thought about it carefully and agreed.
He knew that forcing Yun Yi to stay in the capital would most likely arouse his rebellious thoughts, and he might even be more unwilling to study.
If we send him back to Lingzhou as he wishes, maybe we can really bring him the title of scholar as he said.
In the next few days, Yun Wen carefully selected several servants to accompany Yun Yi in his studies, and also selected two gentlemen who were willing to go to Lingzhou and live there for a few months.
In this way, even if Yun Yi was still unwilling to study after arriving in Lingzhou, these servants and teachers who received his orders would force knowledge into him.
Yun Wen selected a lot of people, but still let them set off with Mei Peng's caravan.
After all, the capital is thousands of miles away from Lingzhou. Who knows where a Cheng Yaojin might appear? If there are more people, they can take care of each other.
"Uncle, why are you following the caravan in person this time?"
Mei Peng's business has grown in recent years. He usually sends people to accompany the caravans on business, and he hasn't followed them personally for a long time.
"The cargo this time is quite valuable, so I feel more at ease following it personally."
As Mei Peng spoke, he observed Yun Yi who was riding on the horse without leaving any trace.
The sixteen-year-old boy was tall and slender, with a handsome face that was a little childish, his eyes were bright and clear, and he was dressed in a moon-white robe, looking like a young master from a noble family who was ignorant of the world.
He watched Yun Yi grow up. It was very rare for him to be so cheerful despite being under the heavy pressure of Yun Wen's education from childhood to adulthood.
But could he use the powder to knock out the people Yuchi Hong sent to guard them?
Yun Yi noticed that Mei Peng was observing him. What was he observing him doing?
"When Master Jingci was abducted by the barbarians, you were implicated. Were you scared?" Mei Peng asked tentatively.
"Why would I be afraid? Uncle, you underestimate me too much." Yun Yi smiled and patted his chest, "They are just scoundrels, why should I be afraid?"
He was like a young man who was fearless and boastful.
He was young and energetic, and acted like he was fearless, which was consistent with his previous impression of him.