Chapter 34: Lord Censor proposes marriage in public
"Prefect Qin is indeed generous."
Several big shots complimented him one after another, and they could all tell that Magistrate Qin wanted to support Bai Yan.
"Thank you sir for taking good care of the dog."
Bai Jinghao also squeezed out a smile to thank him, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
It was good that the Qin magistrate was willing to support Bai Yan, but this kind of charity made him feel uncomfortable and even angry.
"Bai Yan is also a child who I watched grow up, and I also hope that he will have a better future. As long as Bai Yan is willing to learn, I suggest that he can make friends with Wenjie and learn to communicate with Wenjie, and he will naturally learn how to communicate with him.
Great progress.”
Magistrate Qin stood up and walked outside: "Okay, the juniors are arriving soon. Let's go out and get to know everyone."
Bai Yan nodded repeatedly and followed at the back of the crowd with his father.
Not long after they came out, they saw a group of boys and girls approaching.
"That is Wenjie, the child I watched grow up. Not only is he outstanding in talent, but his conduct is also one of the best." Qin Zhifu pointed at Qi Wenjie in the crowd and said.
"Beautiful and elegant, he is indeed a talented person." Zhao Tianhao looked at Qi Wenjie with joy, as if he already regarded Qi Wenjie as his son-in-law.
Magistrate Qin asked with a faint smile: "Wenjie, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your articles have improved so much. It really impresses my uncle."
Qi Wenjie was flattered and hurriedly saluted: "Uncle, I am so complimentary. I only express it out of emotion. I wish I didn't dislike it."
"Young people are not arrogant, which is very good. Just Wenjie, you don't have to be humble. I dare say that all the adults present can't write such a good article. It's just that your handwriting is a little sloppy. Are you practicing cursive writing?
"Qin Zhifu asked.
Cursive script? What I write is obviously running script. And it is the most popular Ming-style running script today.
Although Qi Wenjie had doubts in his heart, he still nodded in agreement: "What uncle taught me is that I will definitely work harder in the future."
"You are already very good. You don't have to be too harsh on yourself. Compared with you, Bai Yan is far behind. You are all the children I have grown up watching. You are all good children. I hope you can do more in the future.
Help Bai Yan. He is far behind you in reading and writing."
Magistrate Qin picked up the article and asked, "Wenjie, can you give this article to your uncle?"
Qi Wenjie agreed without thinking, but when he saw the scrawled writing on the paper, he was stunned.
That was not his article. It was not until this moment that he knew why Magistrate Qin said that. It turned out that Magistrate Qin had made a mistake.
"Uncle Qin, you are mistaken, that is Bai Yan's article." Chu Xiangning reminded him from the side.
"What did you say?" Qin Zhifu looked over dissatisfied.
If anyone else said this, he would inevitably scold him.
He knew very well what Bai Yan was like and how he could write such an article.
"Uncle Qin, this is Bai Yan's article. If you don't believe it, you can ask Mo Sheng." Chu Xiangning responded.
On the side, Qin Mosheng nodded. She didn't want to admit it, but it was the truth.
"Bai Yan, is this really your fault?" Magistrate Qin looked at Bai Yan unwillingly.
"You express your feelings, but you won't be able to get into uncle's eyes." Bai Yan responded calmly.
Magistrate Qin felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching, as if he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
He has been touting this article, teaching Bai Yan with this article, and asking Bai Yan to study hard.
Now it seems that he himself is a joke, he is blind, he does not recognize the true God, and he is still being laughed at by these colleagues.
Sensing the looks around him, his face burned.
Everyone who originally wanted to win over Qi Wenjie ignored him. Admiral Zhao and others all focused their eyes on Bai Yan, full of admiration.
If Bai Yan hadn't just canceled his engagement with the Qin family, they would all have wanted to win over Bai Yan.
"Master Bai's articles are masterpieces for the ages. Although the handwriting is basic, it is already remarkable that he can write to this level. But I don't know if Master Bai already has a lover or if he is married to someone else?" Chu Jian from Qin
The prefect took the article in his hand, read it, and asked.
As soon as these words came out, several senior officials frowned slightly, wondering what Chu Jian was doing.
"You just canceled your engagement with Miss Qin, how dare you find someone else you like?" Bai Yan responded, murmuring in his heart.
"Although my son is not outstanding, I don't dare to play with the important matters of marriage." Bai Jinghao also echoed, not knowing what kind of medicine Chu Jian's gourd was selling.
"Well, my daughter Xiang Ning is seventeen years old and has not yet been married to anyone. I wonder if Master Bai is interested in her? Mr. Bai, although your family has nothing to do with me, when I see Master Bai, I feel like an ancient person.
I wonder if you are willing to be my in-laws?" Chu Jian asked.
Damn it, what are you doing?
Admiral Zhao and others all widened their eyes. Even if you like this article and have a good impression of Bai Yan, you can't directly steal people?
Don’t you want to be serious? And Magistrate Qin is shameless? Aren’t you making trouble in public? That’s your fellow junior, and you personally recommended him to His Majesty, aren’t you worried about falling out with him?
Not only were the big guys shocked, but the young people were all dumbfounded. With Chu Jian's status, as long as Bai Yan became the son-in-law of the Chu family, he would rise to great heights in the future. It could be said that he would reach the sky in one fell swoop.
Qi Wenjie's eyes were about to burst into flames. If his article could crush Bai Yan, then a huge benefit would fall on his head.
Not to mention Chu Xiangning's appearance, Chu Jian's identity alone is enough to scare everyone away. If it weren't for the friendship between the same family, it would be impossible for the Qin Prefect to invite Chu Jian.
What's more, Chu Ningxiang's appearance is sweet and delicate, even better than Qin Mo Sheng's.
However, the most shocked person was Magistrate Qin, who looked at Chu Jian in disbelief.
Although they were from the same sect, he had never been able to reach Chu Jian's level before, and he didn't know much about Chu Jian.
Others were worried that he would fall out, but he was worried about what Chu Jian had in mind for him.
If Chu Jian is dissatisfied with what he has done, it will be difficult for him to improve himself.
"This..." Bai Jinghao was also completely stunned and agreed without even thinking.
Chu Jian's status is not comparable to that of a Qin prefect. Although Qin Mu was promoted to prefect, it is hard to say what the future will be like regardless of his foundation. And Chu Jian has been up and down in the officialdom for many years, but is he favored by His Majesty? In the future, he will join the cabinet and become the prime minister.
It is possible.
He had just experienced the helplessness of breaking off the engagement, but he didn't want a surprise to happen to him at this moment.
But he took one look at Bai Yan and changed his mind.
"Mr. Chu, it is an honor for our Bai family that you can look up to Bai Yan. But now that I have learned from the past, as a father, I can no longer make arbitrary decisions. I have to look at the wishes of my two children."