Jing Xingzhi’s Daily Life in Ancient Times - Chapter 81
After that accident, Jing Xingzhi got two books of rites and was asked to memorize them within ten days.
Fang Qichen would check them randomly.
Regret!
Ten days after Jing Xingzhi memorized it, he felt regretful, very regretful.
The regret was not because the book was difficult to memorize, although the book was indeed difficult to memorize.
What Jing Xingzhi regretted was that this precious time with Xiao Fangfang had to be used for memorization!
Ten days later, after memorizing the book, it was time to set off for the capital.
During these ten days, Wu Weirui quickly brought the matchmaker to the house to propose marriage.
Fang Qichen, an old man, did not embarrass anyone. He just said that his daughter was too young and he would keep her for two years.
In the past two years, if Wu Mingrui could wait, then it would be successful; if he could not wait, then it would not be possible.
Waiting for two years was not like marrying a wife two years too late and taking in concubines as he pleased. Instead, it was just like what Wu Mingrui doing now, concentrating on studying and not doing other things.
Wu Weirui smiled and nodded on the spot.
“Don’t worry, in-laws, it’s a good time to study. If I don’t let my child study, why should he do it? Let him study and concentrate on his studies!”
Fang Qichen thought at first that it would be a bit troublesome if the Wu family refused to wait. He still had to look for new candidates, and the trouble would be endless, and he was worried that he couldn’t find the right person.
These days, children from wealthy families were pampered or spoiled.
Marrying a man from a high family or marrying a man from a low family? Anyway, the one that suited Fang Qichen was the best, he didn’t care about family status.
But here Wu Weirui felt her son was climbing too high up.
This old man was once such a powerful person, but now he had retired and returned to his hometown with countless disciples. After accepting this marriage, the son’s future would be a smooth and comfortable road paved by this old in-law.
Besides, the little girl from the Fang family was well-educated, well-mannered, and charming. Wu Weirui was extremely satisfied.
Living life was living life, the key was the children like each other.
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At the end of September, the sun was still scorching the earth, but the temperature was much lower.
Jing Xingzhi finally hurriedly went to the capital.
It was hard to say that the road was particularly hard, after all, he was a young master who used to live comfortably. But either way, it was very tiring to always be on the road. Alternating between carriages and boats, Jing Xingzhi would soon be able to sail on his own. As for the carriage, it took no effort to learn.
There were more people on the docks in the capital city than on the docks in Huanshui County.
Jing Xingzhi got off the boat and felt a sense of happiness when he stepped on the ground.
“We’ve finally arrived,” Jing Xingzhi said with emotion.
Wang Zhuang looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar ground and smiled slightly: “Young Master Jing feel comfortable when we arrive. We were pressed for time and in a hurry on the road, of course we feel a little tired.”
Jing Xingzhi rubbed his eyebrows: “Let’s find a place to stay first. You had a harder time than me.”
“The old man’s yard should be tidied up. Let’s go directly,” Wang Zhuang frowned and scanned the crowd, but he didn’t see anyone coming to pick them up. He decided to take the people there by himself.
But this thing was strange. Logically speaking, the old steward in charge should have gotten the news early in the morning and should have been waiting here every day.
“Okay, let’s go,” Jing Xingzhi smiled, and the two left the crowded pier.
They found a carriage and went into the city.
The coachman chatted enthusiastically with Jing Xingzhi: “Young master, where are you from?”
“From Hanbei. Are you a local?” Jing Xingzhi answered and asked back.
The driver was quite proud: “Yes, I grew up in the capital.”
“That’s awesome,” Jing Xingzhi complimented him and asked, “I’m from out of town, can you tell me about any major events in the capital recently?”
“What’s the big deal? The Holy Emperor’s birthday is coming. I heard that the Holy Emperor likes jade, so the jade price this year is going crazy!”
“Does everyone know what the Holy Emperor likes?” Jing Xingzhi felt curious. He asked because he wanted to know something, he didn’t expect there were merchants who could take advantage of this “Senior Brother’s” preference to sell things with insane price. They were really brave.
The coachman smiled and said, “Young master, you may not believe me. There is something special about this, I heard that senior officials who give the right things are easily promoted!”
Wang Zhuang seemed to be amused by the coachman, and his frown relaxed, with a smile on his face.
Jing Xingzhi also smiled when he thought of the ancient paintings that Fang Qichen was going to gift to someone. Being far away, he couldn’t keep up with the fashion in the capital!
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The carriage traveled quickly, stepping into the city and heading towards the North City.
Li Yunxi’s palace was in the middle of the entire capital. Standing in the seven-story Qiong Tower, one could see the entire capital.
In addition to the palace, the east city housed the emperor’s relatives or nobles; the south city was adjacent to the Imperial Academy, where there were more students, and some minor officials also lived there; the north city had many high-ranking civil servants, and the courtyards were mostly clean and elegant; the west city was a lively and prosperous area where merchants enriched the people.
When Fang Qichen was an official in the capital, Li Yunxi visited several courtyards, all in north city and gifted one to him.
Because Jing Xingzhi was coming over, Li Yunxi wrote a letter early in the morning instructing the steward there to tidy up the courtyard where Fang Qichen used to live.