Chapter 169.3: Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Chapter 169 Pt. 3

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Speaking of this, it was related to the carriage of the New Year’s gift that Yaoniang had sent to Jinzhou.

Actually, this matter was arranged by Jin Wang. Yaoniang didn’t say anything about it, but she was extremely clear about it in her heart. For this reason, Jin Wang received a lot of goodwill, which wouldn’t be mentioned in detail.

Of course, the New Year’s gifts weren’t only for the Yao Family. The Su Family was Yaoniang’s natal family. Even if Yaoniang had a disagreement with Su Xiucai, it was impossible for her to completely cut them off. So some of the New Year’s gifts were also given to the Su Family, but it was a lot less than what was given to the Yao Family.

But it was these New Year’s gifts that triggered this incident. Sister-in-law Zhu-shi had heard some rumours about how her sister-in-law had climbed to a higher branch. But they were only rumours and she wasn’t sure of how reliable they were. She has gone to the Yao Family to inquire secretly, but Su Huiniang refused to tell her anything, so she could only leave the matter be.

But now, these New Year’s gifts were given. Even if Yaoniang had picked up the most inconspicuous gifts, how could anything sent by a prince’s manor be bad? This matter was like a needle pricking at Zhu-shi’s heart, so she rushed over to the Yao family.

It just so happened that there was a worried Mrs. Li from the Yao Family. Although Mrs. Li was too frightened to investigate what happened to her daughter, that didn’t mean she wanted to see Su Yaoniang live a good life. She could tell at a glance that Zhu-shi was a blood-sucking leech. If the Su Family stepped forward to stir up trouble, Mrs. Li would only be too happy to see it.

So she enthusiastically told Zhu-Shu how Yaoniang became the prince’s concubine and was heavily favoured in the manor. The cold-faced prince doted on her, and she even gave birth to a son.

Zhu-shi listened to everything intensely. Who would’ve thought that her younger sister-in-law would fly so high?

She had always known that her younger sister-in-law wasn’t a simple character. See, wasn’t she right?

Jin Wang, the prince of Jinzhou! Dear heavens!

As soon as Zhu-shi came home, she told the rest of the Su Family what she found out. The entire family was flabbergasted. Even Su Xiucai, who disdained to pander to the rich and spent his days as a teacher, was absent-minded. Zhu-shi and Su Yucheng were of the same mine. Now that their younger sister was prosperous, she naturally should support her brother and sister-in-law. They immediately wanted to go join her, but Yaoniang was too far away in the capital. The two had no money in their hands, and they had never travelled so far, so they didn’t dare to immediately get on the road.

So they shifted focus to Su Xiucai. The two were also aware that they hadn’t treated their sister well, so even if they went, they would unlikely get anything good out of her. However, if their parents stepped forward, that would be a different matter.

Su Xiucai still has students to teach, so how could he be willing to travel so far?

However, one must admit that although Su Yucheng was a lazy good-for-nothing, he had his merits. He was excellent at coaxing others, including Su Xiucai. He mentioned how the capital was at the feet of the emperor, and Jin Wang was the emperor’s biological son. Father, haven’t you always wanted to become an official? Besides the emperor himself, your son-in-law is one of the most powerful people under the heavens. With such a good son-in-law, why wouldn’t you be able to become an official?!

Su Xiucai’s biggest regret in his life was not passing the provincial examinations. As for becoming a Jinshi*, he didn’t even dare to think about it. Becoming an official was his ultimate dream. Otherwise, what was the purpose of studying so hard for over ten years? To put it bluntly, wasn’t it to change from being a commoner to an official?

Su Xiucai’s heart was moved so the rest of the matter was easy to handle. After the family discussed it further, they went to the Yao Family.

It was to look for Yao Cheng. To put it bluntly, they had lived here all their lives, and the farthest place they have travelled to was Linyun County. They didn’t even know the way to the capital.

From last year to this year, this matter dragged on because Huiniang refused to agree. Yao Cheng naturally didn’t dare to agree.

In the end, Su Xiucai was annoyed and told his son to tell them that since they were unwilling to come along, they would simply go by themselves. Huiniang was helpless. She was afraid that given her sister’s soft personality, she wouldn’t be able to handle this group of people, so she could only agree to follow them.

After realizing that there was going to be a big show, Mrs. Li was naturally unwilling to be left behind.

In the end, the two families, which were over ten people when combined, hit the road together.

Yao Cheng took care of everything. Since he was now the chief constable of Linyun County, the county magistrate was naturally willing to give him some face. As soon as he heard that the Yao Family was going to visit their sister and brother-in-law in the capital, the county magistrate arranged everything. The families would follow the people from the courier stations.

Government documents are transported around the country through this system. When travelling, officials and their families would board at these stations and change horses when needed. As long as they held documents issued by the government, not only was their safety on the road guaranteed but even their lodging is free.

However, this way of travelling was very slow, because every time they reached a stop, they would have to stop for a few days. The Yao Family and the Su Family started their journey in March, and it wasn’t until June that they finally arrived.