“Marry you in return for your kindness?”
Su Yourong spat lightly, glaring at Shen Jing in annoyance, “You are clearly a man of great talent, yet you insist on acting like a street ruffian! I sincerely want to get the rest of that ode, why must you be so frivolous with me?”
Shen Jing burst into laughter.
Talent?
He really didn’t have any!
Lewdness, on the other hand, he did have.
After a moment of hesitation, Shen Jing simply confessed, “Actually, that thing was plagiarized by me! I only remember that part; the rest, I can’t remember at all.”
He truly couldn’t remember.
Otherwise, his opening would not have been so abrupt.
“I don’t believe it!”
Su Yourong gently shook her head, “I consider myself well-read. The essay you wrote, even if you told me to copy it from a book, I wouldn’t be able to!”
It couldn’t have been plagiarized!
Not only did she think so, but many people at the Qin She (Music House) today also thought so.
Shen Jing was speechless.
Damn it, no one believes him even when he tells the truth?
This seems like he’s overdone the act of pretending to be awesome!
He should have known not to play his trump card; a few poems he could remember completely would have been fine.
“Miss Su, Young Master really did plagiarize it.”
Chi Chi also helped, saying, “Young Master told this servant right after we left the Qin She (Music House).”
Is that so?
Su Yourong still didn’t believe it.
Seeing that Shen Jing was truly unwilling to write the rest, Su Yourong found it difficult to pester him further. She changed the subject and said, “My mother should be back by now. Come with me to the Su Family to apologize to her, so she can destroy the marriage contract!”
Shen Jing shook his head, “I have a very tough life; you don’t need to worry about me.”
“I saw everything that happened on the street today! Are you still not afraid?”
Su Yourong looked at Shen Jing exasperatedly, “Do you have to wait until you’re cursed to death by me before you regret it?”
She had never seen anyone so ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.
His life was indeed quite tough!
He had escaped two consecutive accidents.
But the third, the fourth…
Who knows how many more such accidents there would be in the future.
Could he always escape them?
“My fate is mine, not heaven’s!”
Shen Jing smiled nonchalantly, even wanting to strike a handsome pose.
...
At night, in the Su Manor.
After dinner, Su Yourong was in her boudoir, studying the ode to the goddess of the luo river.
Previously, everyone’s attention had been on the text of the ode to the goddess of the luo river, completely oblivious to Shen Jing’s calligraphy.
When she examined it closely, she discovered that Shen Jing’s calligraphy also possessed a unique charm.
Although it appeared messy, his brushstrokes flowed like dragons and snakes.
Elegant and unrestrained, wild and untamed.
Just like Shen Jing himself.
Su Yourong was lost in thought, completely unaware that her door had been quietly pushed open.
“Which talented scholar wrote this?”
Madam Su’s voice suddenly rang in her ears.
Su Yourong was startled. It was too late to put away the two pages, so she could only instinctively cover them.
“Mother, when did you come in?”
Su Yourong asked, somewhat flustered.
“I’ve been in for a while; you were so absorbed you didn’t notice.”
Madam Su’s gaze fell back on the two pages, “Did someone who admires you write this and give it to you? Does Luochuan Prefecture actually have someone with such talent?”
“This…”
Su Yourong paused slightly and casually said, “It was just someone who passed by the Qin She (Music House). That person wrote a section casually and then left. I don’t even know his name.”
She dared not say that Shen Jing wrote it.
If she did, her mother would definitely go and ask her maid for a clear explanation.
Her maid would certainly not dare to deceive her mother.
As soon as that girl told her mother what happened today, her mother would probably insist on Shen Jing marrying into the Su Family.
“Is that so?”
Madam Su noticed her daughter’s abnormality, “It seems I’ll just have to ask Jin’er…”
“No!”
Su Yourong visibly panicked.
Now she was in trouble!
She couldn’t hide it anymore!
“Then honestly tell your mother, who exactly wrote this?”
Madam Su stared at her daughter with great interest.
Su Yourong hesitated for a moment, then replied helplessly, “This was plagiarized by Shen Jing…”
“Shen Jing?”
Madam Su was surprised, “You ran into Shen Jing again today?”
Su Yourong nodded gently, “Yes, I unexpectedly ran into him at the Qin She (Music House)…”
As she spoke, Su Yourong briefly told her about the incident at the Qin She (Music House), though she deliberately concealed the fact that Shen Jing was almost trampled to death by a horse.
She absolutely could not let her mother know that Shen Jing had such a tough life.
However, a mother knows her daughter best.
Madam Su saw at a glance that her daughter was still hiding something from her.
The more she concealed, the more Madam Su suspected.
Madam Su was too lazy to press Su Yourong further. She directly called Jin’er in from outside the door and said with a cold face, “Tell me everything you encountered today, truthfully and completely! If you dare to hide anything, don’t blame me for being merciless!”
Jin’er looked at Su Yourong in a panic, casting a pleading look at her.
Su Yourong felt a bitter taste in her mouth. After much hesitation, she could only reveal everything.
“This boy’s life is so tough?”
Madam Su’s eyes instantly lit up, like a wolf spotting meat.
Tough life, scholar, no parents…
This was simply a son-in-law custom-made for the Su Family by the heavens!
Of course, the most important thing was that this boy’s life was tough enough!
“Mother, just burn that marriage contract!”
Su Yourong pleaded softly, “Don’t let your daughter harm anyone else…”
“What do you mean, ‘harm’?”
Madam Su immediately became displeased, her beautiful eyes widening as she glared at her daughter, “Don’t you think the fate between you and that boy is destined by heaven?”
As she spoke, Madam Su began to analyze it for her daughter.
They had only recently moved to Luochuan Prefecture when Shen Jing fell on hard times.
Shen Jing, not even knowing their background, foolishly came to marry into the family.
And today, Heaven deliberately arranged for her to see how tough Shen Jing’s life was. This was telling her that Shen Jing was indeed tough, and that he was the husband Heaven specifically arranged for her!
“…”
Su Yourong looked at her mother speechless, “Mother, this matter…”
“This is a matter of destiny; it’s settled!”
Madam Su made the decision directly, then stared at her daughter, “Don’t you know how much criticism and disdain we, mother and daughter, suffered in the capital?”
“Not only will this old woman find a son-in-law, but she will also do everything in her power to cultivate him into a great talent!”
“This old woman will sooner or later take you all back to the capital in glory, to completely shut the dog mouths of those gossips…”
Madam Su had always held a grudge in her heart.
It was just that her daughter had consecutively cursed three men to death, leaving them with no way to argue.
When others gossiped and treated her daughter like a plague, she could only endure it.
But now, Shen Jing’s appearance gave her hope of venting this pent-up anger.
Listening to Madam Su’s words, Jin’er couldn’t help but be stunned.
“What, do you think I, your Madam, am speaking nonsense?”
Madam Su glared at Jin’er.
“No, no…”
Jin’er shook her head repeatedly, explaining, “Master Shen also said similar things to Miss today…”
“Ah?”
Madam Su was startled, then burst into laughter, “This truly is the son-in-law Heaven chose for me! He hasn’t even married in yet, and he’s already sharing my animosity!”
“…”
Su Yourong was torn between laughter and tears, “You’re not really going to fight those families for Shen Jing, are you?”
“What are they? Do they even deserve to fight this old woman for a son-in-law?”
Madam Su scoffed, “Let alone those insignificant people, even if a prince or marquis wanted to fight this old woman for a son-in-law, it wouldn’t happen!”
Madam Su’s face was filled with determination.
This son-in-law, she was determined to have him!