After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children
Chapter 474 Whose child?
In fact, Ding Xiu is not an ambitious person. He thinks it would be good to have food and drink and inherit the family business safely.
But he didn't think that way after he was born a child. In the past, people usually fawned over him because his family was considered a wealthy person in Chengyang County.
But since he passed the Tongsheng Examination, people's eyes showed a little more respect when they fawned over him again.
Although they are all flattering, there are real differences.
But Ding Xiu himself also knew that his talents were limited, and if he could stand up to his standards, it would be great if he could become a scholar.
But now his good brother gave him another option, letting him study in the Imperial College.
There are many famous Confucian scholars from the Great Yan Dynasty in the Imperial College. If they can get some advice and coupled with his own efforts, Ding Xiu believes that it will not be a problem for him to pass the imperial examination.
When the time comes, even if you only get one of the top three in the palace examination, you will be able to work as a minor official in the local government, which will completely change the lintel of the Ding family.
Of course, Yan Qingqing is not very clear about Ding Xiu's thoughts.
Yan Qingqing saw them standing in the yard for a long time before remembering to invite them into the house.
Because he was too lazy to go to the living room in the front yard, Yan Qingqing had a room specially arranged in his yard to entertain guests.
Member Ding looked at the decoration of the living room and was speechless.
This living room doesn't look big, but the tables and chairs are arranged in a very orderly manner, and they use all the kind of good things that even rich people may not be able to buy.
It can be seen that the tables and chairs are all made of golden nanmu, and the porcelain placed on the tables and chairs are all antiques from the previous dynasty.
The tea cups are a complete set of glazed Nine Dragon Cups, which look like gifts from the emperor.
Yan Qingqing asked Ding Yuanwai and his son to sit down before asking about their journey.
Ding Yuanwai told Yan Qingqing that in fact they had planned to set off to the capital after receiving Li Xiangkang's message, but as the Chinese New Year was approaching, the caravan and the escort agency were closed.
They were afraid that it would be unsafe if there were no pedestrians on the road.
After the second day of the Lunar New Year, an escort happened to take a trip to the capital, and the father and son hurriedly followed him.
Except for Ding Jun, the son who was expelled from the family, Ding Xiu is the only son left, and all hopes are pinned on him.
Mrs. Ding was not worried about him coming to the capital alone, so she asked Mr. Ding to come and see him off in person.
Yan Qingqing laughed after listening to Ding Yuanwai's words: "Since I invited this child here on my own initiative, Ding Yuanwai, just feel free to worry.
As long as he doesn't cause trouble in the capital, I can guarantee that no one will bully him. "
Member Ding quickly cupped his hands and said, "What did Mrs. Mingzhao say? It's such a great thing that you can think of Xiu'er and our Ding family. It's already a great kindness to our Ding family."
The Ding family has no property in the capital, so Ding Xiu must live in Mingzhao Mansion when he studies in the capital.
Li Xiangkang had already explained it to Ding Xiu when he wrote to him.
Member Ding also mentioned the Han family, saying that when they entered the capital, the Han family was also ready to leave, but they brought too many things, and it might take some time to get to the capital.
Yan Qingqing felt relieved after hearing this. It seems that the marriage between Li Yueniang and Han Yu will be settled soon.
They chatted for a while, then member Ding suddenly patted his head and said, "Look at my memory, how could I forget this matter."
After speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Yan Qingqing.
Yan Qingqing took the letter and saw that it had five big characters written on it, personally signed by Mrs. Mingzhao.
Seeing the strength and character of this word, Yan Qingqing asked with some confusion: "Where does this letter come from?"
Officer Ding replied: "This is written by County Magistrate Gao. He has repeatedly urged me to deliver the letter to you personally."
Since Magistrate Gao is so solemn, the content of this letter must be of vital importance.
So he said to Ada: "Young Master Ding and Mr. Ding have had a hard time together. Please take them to the guest house to rest.
In addition, send someone to the Imperial College. If the fourth young master is out of school, ask him to go home quickly and tell him that his good brother is here. "
Upon hearing this, Ada quickly agreed, and then made a gesture of invitation to Ding Yuanwai and his son.
Only after Ding Yuanwai and his son left did Yan Qingqing open Magistrate Gao's letter.
The more he looked at Yan Qingqing, the tighter his frown became.
The letter was talking about the case of two women fighting over their son.
After extensive verification by County Magistrate Gao, it was finally confirmed that the child did not belong to the wealthy businessman and the two women.
Later, the two women admitted it, but they didn't know who the child belonged to. They only said that they and the wealthy businessman came from the capital. One day, the wealthy businessman suddenly brought back a child and told them to pack their things and leave the capital.
The two of them have followed wealthy businessmen for many years. But no one can give birth to a child.
When they saw how cute the child was, they both wanted to fight to raise him so that they could have someone to rely on when they grow old.
But the wealthy businessman told them not to pursue the child, as the child was not something they could afford to offend.
The wealthy businessman was usually very kind to the child, and he was very obedient.
They both started thinking at the same time, thinking that if anyone could raise this child, the huge family fortune would be theirs. So at the same time, he put poison in the rich businessman's food and poisoned the rich businessman to death.
But both of them wanted to raise the child, and later they got into trouble with the county government.
The case is now solved, but the child's biological parents have never been found.
Later, a new servant bought by Magistrate Gao's family was resold from the capital to Chengyang County. He happened to be a servant of a former wealthy businessman.
According to the servant's account, the wealthy businessman once had contact with a noble man, but suddenly one day he sold all his property and left in a hurry with only two concubines.
That noble man is the eldest prince Xiao Moyan.
Therefore, Mr. Gao doubted whether this child could be the eldest prince's child.
However, Chengyang County has high mountains and long roads, and Magistrate Gao had no way to investigate. Yan Qingqing was in the capital, so Magistrate Gao asked her to keep an eye on it.
Finally, he said that if the child really belonged to the eldest prince, he might have serious intentions, so Yan Qingqing should be careful.
Yan Qingqing threw the letter into the brazier after reading it.
Magistrate Gao is a good official. He definitely didn't want outsiders to know about taking such a big risk to have someone bring her such a letter.
Ruyi and Ruxue on the side saw that Yan Qingqing burned the letter after reading it. They looked at each other and did not ask any questions.
Yan Qingqing returned to her room and took out her homemade charcoal and started drawing. Soon a handsome child appeared vividly in Yan Qingqing's paintings.
What Yan Qingqing painted was the child who was fought over by the two women in the Chengyang County government office.
Yan Qingqing observed carefully and found that the child's facial features were somewhat similar to those of the eldest prince.
It's just that the eldest prince's eyes were a little more sinister, which ruined his otherwise good-looking facial features.
I have to ask Xiao Mochen about this later. He is a prince and should be familiar with royal affairs.
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