Traveling through the starry sky just for you, I was a koi in ancient times

Chapter 431: Repair, Practice (2)

Yuqing, who was behind Wang Jinyi, took a step forward and blocked half of the young lady's body behind him.

Wang Jinyi looked over Yuqing's shoulder and saw several people dressed as servants jumping out of the carriage parked at the foot of the hill. They were tidying up the carriage and carrying things up the hill.

Yuqing took the young lady and stepped aside, then said to Wang Jinyi:

"Miss, don't let them into the yard, and keep their things outside."

Wang Jinyi glanced at her parents and the head of the Beining family who were exchanging warm greetings, and told Zhu Yu to make the arrangements. She then took a few steps towards the gate. Ding Yi also took a step closer to Wang Jinyi and gently reminded her:

"Miss Wang, those guys are armed with martial arts skills, so we still have to be careful."

After hearing the reminder, Wang Jinyi looked from behind Yuqing. He did not see what Yuqing and Ding Yi had judged. He just thought that they were just six strong young men. However, both Yuqing and Ding Yi warned him that it was better to be careful.

She simply walked slowly back to the gate and stood there, maintaining a relaxed and happy expression, watching the head of the Beining family being politely led through the gate by his parents.

After entering the gate, the head of the Beining family casually glanced at the little nun standing at the door. Before he turned back, he looked over again and ran towards Wang Jinyi in surprise, asking in a low voice:

"It's you? Really you? You, why did you become a monk?"

Then he turned around and asked, "In-laws, this...?"

Wang Jinyi stepped out from Yuqing's side and gave a scholar's salute to the Beining Patriarch, who was pointing at him with a frightened expression.

"Master, I am Wang Jinyi. I am here to show my respect. I am just here to meditate."

"Oh—I see! It really frightened me, oh!"

"Is this your village?"

Wang Jinyi responded to the question while walking towards the person entering the door. Sister Feng and Sister Feng had already come towards them and were leading people in.

Wang Jinyi saw her brother glance at her twice and nodded in response. Gu Zuo smiled easily, but Wang Wendong walked around behind his sister and called out softly:

"Jin'er, Jin'er——"

Wang Jinyi stopped and asked, "Brother, how are you?"

Wang Wendong: "Are you okay? Jin'er, have you been okay these past three years?"

Wang Jinyi: "I'm fine, I just changed the place where I sit to sit with something I like, brother——"

Wang Jinyi pointed at the Beining Patriarch mysteriously.

"Brother, you already have a father-in-law, who are you going to marry?!"

Wang Wendong: "We got engaged three months ago. The Wang family from Beining wanted to meet my parents, so they came during the Chinese New Year.

Don't talk about this. How are you? Why are you living here? Didn't you say you entered Luoxia Temple? Don't you need to enter the temple?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just need to do my work in a different place. Besides, the space here is bigger."

However, the head of the Beining family in front was attracted by the huge gear transmission system, so my father took the head of the family closer to chat.

The mother was still comforting her six-year-old son, while Wang Wenxin was clinging to her and asking her all sorts of questions. The mother and son were both crying as if no one was around, and expressing their longing for each other.

Wang Jinyi and her brother stood at the back and looked at their family, smiling at each other.

"Brother, I heard from mother that you passed the imperial examination?"

Wang Wendong pursed his lips shyly and lowered his voice.

"I passed, but I didn't do well in the exams. My math scores weren't ideal, which affected my overall score. One of our classmates got full marks in math, and I..."

"Oh? There are people like this? But my brother is already very good."

In ancient times when liberal arts were more important, people who did well in science were rare, and it was already rare to find someone like my brother.

Wang Jinyi asked casually out of curiosity,

"Do you recognize this person?"

"He's a scholar in the same department as me, in the same grade as me, and he's a weirdo."

"Yeah?!"

Wang Jinyi just said it casually, but he didn't expect his brother to hesitate for a moment and then said:

"Uncle San feels that this person is deliberately approaching us."

Wang Jinyi asked seriously, "What's going on?"

"I don't know the details, but I know he set up a workshop and even came to our house—no, he was the one who audited the accounts for your Tai Sheng Rice Shop. Isn't that strange?"

Wang Jinyi nodded silently, also feeling that something was not right, and asked:

"What's his name? So, did he take the imperial examination this year? Did he pass?"

"He passed the exam this year, but his ranking was a bit low. He's not very good at classics and history, but he's very good at poetry, essays, and mathematics..."

Wang Wendong was still talking when he was interrupted by Wang Jinyi.

"Brother, what's this person's name?"

"His name is Chen Sanlang."

Wang Jinyi didn't remember this person at all and continued to ask:

"Didn't Third Uncle have anyone investigate him?"

"I've checked. He has no connections. He lives in a mountain village south of Xun..."

"Okay, I understand. Tai Sheng's hiring needs to be checked as well. I'll ask Wen Bai."

"It seems that Wenbai thinks there is something wrong with him."

Before Wang Jinyi could ask more, the head of the Beining family and his parents had already entered the main hall. The brother and sister followed them in, bowed and took their seats.

The head of the Beining family praised Wang Jinyi generously, then his eyes fell on Wang Wendong, and he smiled with satisfaction and said:

"I just came back from the capital and passed by Luoxia County. I wanted to meet my in-laws and finalize some details.

I also heard that the current emperor divided the fiefdoms among the five princes a few years ago, leaving the fifth and sixth princes to live in the capital temporarily, and letting the second, third and fourth princes receive their fiefdoms within the next year.

We have to avoid the three princes when we go to pay our betrothal gifts, so as to avoid competing on the official road. What do you think, my in-laws?"

As soon as these words came out, the king's father and mother looked at each other, and glanced at the East Palace guards at the door. The father was the first to react, and interrupted with a smile:

"The master has thought it through very carefully, but the issue of the betrothal gift involves a lot of things. We should have a simple meal first to welcome the master, and then we can study the details in detail tomorrow."

The Beining family master waved his hand after hearing this.

"I appreciate your kindness, but tomorrow is New Year's Eve. I have to hurry back as soon as possible. I can't waste any more time. I still have to hurry back to the north."

He pulled out a folded red card from his sleeve and said, "This is the date and route I proposed. Please take a look at it, in-laws. If there is anything inappropriate, we can finalize it."

As he spoke, the head of the Beining family stood up and walked out with the king's father. The servant at the door led everyone to eat.

When the father left, he tilted his head slightly to glance at Wang Jinyi. The mother and daughter saw the guest off to the main hall door, and watched Wang Wendong, holding his younger brother who kept looking back, walk away with his father.

Wang Jinyi coughed lightly.

"Mother, it's getting late. It's time for evening classes soon. I have to go back first. I'll leave Zhu Yu and Feng Mei here. I'll come over tomorrow to celebrate the New Year with you..."

The mother took her daughter and walked a few steps toward the door, lowering her voice and saying:

"Jin'er, did you understand the message brought by Patriarch Beining?"

"Mother?"

"The enfeoffed prince can only be a prince and will not be designated as a crown prince. Do you understand now?"

"Mother, are you saying...?"

The mother covered her daughter's mouth with her hand and shushed her softly.