bookcurios Chapter 145 Crisis
Chapter 145 Crisis
In the palace, the emperor heard the secret guards reporting on the Shen family's situation and the part about how the third Shen was punished by Su. He laughed so hard that tears were about to come out.
"Haha, I never thought that Shen Ruhai is actually afraid of his wife."
"Being afraid of your wife's henpecked ears is really hilarious."
The emperor laughed for a long time before he said to the eunuch beside him, "I think even if Shen Ruhai passes the imperial examination, he will never be able to get rid of the reputation of being afraid of his wife. He really is, I don't know how to describe it."
The emperor really didn't expect that Shen Ruhai would use this method to reject those who proposed marriage.
In fact, when Shen Ruhai took part in the imperial examination, the emperor had people keep an eye on the Shen family again.
He was really worried about his current ministers, especially the candidates taking the imperial examination. He wanted to clean up the court, but found that there were very few people he could use, so he could only select some talents from among the candidates taking the imperial examination.
The emperor firmly believed that there were many talented people in the world, but very few of them were loyal to him.
Among all these references, he valued Shen Ruhai's family the most. He was afraid that he had made a mistake, and he was also afraid that Shen Ruhai could not resist the temptation and would join those officials.
Therefore, the emperor sent people to Shen Ruhai's house again to monitor Shen Ruhai.
But he didn't expect that Shen Ruhai would let him see this side of him. It was really funny.
"Shen Ruhai is such a wonderful person! His wife is even more wonderful. Unfortunately, I don't know if he really wants to use this trick to reject those who propose marriage."
"I don't even know if he will betray me in the future."
The emperor sighed, but Eunuch An beside him didn't dare to say anything. He gave a thumbs up to Shen Ruhai and his wife in his heart.
The couple were really smart people. This trick of "keeping one's ears to one's chest" not only rejected those who wanted to win over the Shen family through marriage, but also left a very good impression on the emperor.
Eunuch An sighed in his heart: Shen Ruhai is truly a man of both wisdom and courage, he might be the next candidate for prime minister in the future.
It’s a pity that Shen Ruhai will have to bear the reputation of being afraid of his wife for the rest of his life.
When Mr. Shen saw that everyone had left, he asked Shen Mingzhu:
"Zhuzhu, your mother has embarrassed your father so much, why don't you let me go and scold your mother?"
"This is really too much. She actually disregarded her husband's reputation and embarrassed your father in public. How did she learn the virtues of a woman?"
Shen Mingzhu rolled her eyes and asked Old Man Shen:
"What did my mother do wrong?"
"Is it right to let my father marry a few more women?"
"Does the virtue of a woman mean that she should agree to her husband's giving up his position and marrying another official lady after he passes the imperial examination?"
Shen Mingzhu's three consecutive questions left the old man speechless and dumbfounded. He kept saying "you, you, you, you" for a long time but couldn't come up with a reason to refute.
Shen Mingzhu ignored the old man's shock and continued like a string of cannonballs:
"You should thank my mother. It was my mother who resolved several crises for my father and even the entire Shen family."
Shen Mingzhu glanced at the old man and said disdainfully:
"Really, Grandpa, I don't know where you learned the theories and tactics of war. You can't even read this."
"Although my father has a reputation for being afraid of his wife, he deliberately exposed this shortcoming, not only to tell those officials who were targeting him, but also to let people know that he has weaknesses and is not a god."
"Father smashed the rockery and rocks to intimidate everyone. He was also protecting us."
"Also, my mother is the biggest project to resolve this crisis. Grandpa, you didn't see this. I really think you are not as smart as us."
After Shen Mingzhu finished arguing with Mr. Shen, she left without looking back, leaving Mr. Shen standing alone in the corridor, stunned.
At this time, the staff member Liu Qian stepped forward and advised the dazed Mr. Shen:
"Old Master, the young lady is right. Not only can you not scold Madam this time, you should also thank Madam."
Mr. Shen's eyes widened and he asked, "Is this really what Zhuzhu said?"
Liu Qian sighed and said directly:
"It is just as you said. It was my wife who resolved the crisis. Although you did not show any mercy to me just now, what you said is true."
At this time, Old Man Shen felt that what Shen Mingzhu said made some sense, and asked Liu Qian:
"Then if the Su family bullies the third brother outside, I can't do anything about it?"
"It's a matter between a couple, why would you, as a father-in-law, interfere? Besides, the master is such a smart man! How could he be bullied by the lady?"
"Besides, what can you do about it? The master was willing to be bullied by the lady. Didn't the master say so himself? He is just a henpecked man who is afraid of his wife."
Old Master Shen was very upset and finally felt that he was the one who was meddling too much.
Zhuzhu and Mr. Liu are right. This time we should not only not blame the Su family, but also thank the Su family.
Afterwards, the old man began to doubt whether he was not as smart as Su and Shen Mingzhu.
Shen Mingzhu didn't know what the old man was thinking. If she knew, she would definitely say, "That's right, you are not as smart as us, so why should you doubt it?"
Shen Mingshu studied at the Imperial College. When he first arrived at the academy, he attracted the attention of other students.
The students were very curious about this new student. After all, those who could enter the Imperial Academy were either princes and nobles, or the children of high-ranking officials, or they were the top scorers in the imperial examinations.
Shen Mingshu was neither the child of a noble family nor a successful candidate in the imperial examination.
Those champions are at least thirty or forty years old. How can there be a thirteen-year-old champion?
The students became even more curious about Shen Mingshu. They were even more shocked to see this good-looking boy with extraordinary temperament enter Class A!
You know, even if you are the prince of a prince's family, if you want to enter the Class A of the Imperial College, you have to take the exam and get into the Class A based on your own knowledge.
If you want to enter the Class A of the Imperial College, even if you are a prince, you can't do it through the back door.
It can be said that Class A in the Imperial College includes the most outstanding students in the Daqian Dynasty.
"How did that little boy get on deck?"
A young man dressed elegantly pointed at Shen Mingshu and asked the servant behind him.
The book boy frowned and replied:
"I don't know either, Prince. How about I go and ask?"
The young man waved his hand and said, "Forget it, no need to ask. It is very likely that he is a relative or clan member of a high-ranking official. He took the wrong road on his first day of reporting to the Imperial College."
The young man waved the fan in his hand and walked towards the class in front with his servant.
The Imperial College set up classes specifically for the children of royal relatives and high-ranking officials.
The classes that these noble people study in are not assigned according to A, B, C, or D. If they want to make further progress in the future, they will take exams every year.
The Imperial College will assign them to classes A, B, C, and D based on their test scores.