Chapter 68 The Prince Consort Disguised as a Man in a Revenge Story (3)
After that day, Mrs. Zhang fell ill.
Not only was she frightened by Shi Ran that day, but also because Shi Ran had tampered with her diet.
Mr. Zhang must be ill.
It's not that Shi Ran can't avenge the Zhang family.
After all, according to the records in the storybook, Zheng would also have an interest dispute with Sui Xianzhi in the later period.
It is not impossible to eliminate it easily.
If Mrs. Zhang is willing to be more peaceful, Shi Ran wouldn't mind supporting her in her old age.
But she had to challenge Shi Ran's bottom line over and over again.
At that time, Ran had no choice but to let her get sick temporarily.
The medicine will not damage her foundation, but as long as she takes the medicine for a day, her body will become weak.
No matter what doctor comes to take the pulse, it is just a symptom of internal deficiency, which can only be warmed and tonic, but cannot be cured.
Mrs. Zhang is at peace.
But Sui Xianzhi started making trouble again.
Sui Xianzhi's life was not very good these days.
Because of the fraud, it was also spread that he was ordered by the Holy Emperor to be strictly prohibited from participating in the imperial examination from now on.
There were very few people in the spring mountain for a while.
After all, scholars value reputation most.
Previously, this Sui Xianzhi was the eldest son of the eldest princess of Jing'an, and he had a good reputation among scholars. Naturally, many people were willing to associate with him.
This spring mountain is naturally the favorite place for literati to gather.
But now, Sui Xianzhi has been banned from the imperial examination, which means that His Majesty does not recognize his reputation.
Fraud is most fatal to a scholar's reputation.
Who would want to associate with him now?
Everyone stayed away, fearing that their reputation would be tarnished.
Apart from this incident, Sui Xianzhi's marriage proposal was not very smooth.
He originally planned to put the marriage on the agenda after listening to Shi Ran's words.
After the fraud, the eldest princess Jing'an also brought up the topic of marriage in order to calm him down.
But unfortunately, it is difficult to find a suitable candidate for this marriage.
In the original story, Sui Xianzhi's first wife was the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family of Marquis of Runan.
Family background, appearance, everything is considered to be of high quality.
But at that time, Sui Xianzhi had already entered the court as an official on the recommendation of Shi Ran.
And with Shi Ran's help, he had a good official reputation in the previous dynasty and had a bright future.
Coupled with the background of the eldest princess of Jing'an, she is naturally the choice of many wealthy families as a quick son-in-law.
But now, on the one hand, his reputation is ruined, and on the other hand, he is nothing but a white man.
For such a person, even if he has the eldest daughter of Jing'an as his mother, which family is willing to marry his daughter to him?
Looking at the portraits that the eldest princess of Jing'an brought for him, Sui Xianzhi didn't even think about opening them up.
"Mother, can I only find daughters from small families like this? How can this be considered a good match?"
The eldest princess of Jing'an, however, raised her eyebrows slightly and looked very unconcerned.
"What do you mean by a small family? These are serious official families, but the official position is not very high, or the family is not rich and noble. But the girls are all good girls, and their character and appearance cannot be faulted. "
Princess Jing'an really put a lot of thought into these paintings.
Unfortunately, Sui Xianzhi could not understand the princess's painstaking efforts.
He placed the scroll in his hand heavily on the table, his expression condensed.
"I beg your pardon that I haven't taken a fancy to any of these people. I also ask my mother to be more considerate. I don't ask for a daughter from a noble family so that my son's wife can honor her husband, but she should also be a lady in the family. Only in this way can the husband and wife be harmonious. Otherwise, If you don't belong to the right family, how can you talk about having a white head and eyebrows?"
This has been made very clear.
He felt that these people did not have enough family background.
There was no anger on the face of the eldest princess, she just nodded calmly.
"I know your thoughts, please step back."
Seeing Sui Xianzhi leaving, the eldest princess sighed softly and whispered to her confidant beside her.
"In the end, he still followed his father's temperament. However, he did not have the talent to help the world and the country like his father."
Sui Xiang, although he ended up like that in the end, his ability to climb to that position is enough to illustrate his outstanding talents.
But now, Sui Xianzhi is just a white man, but he has such great ambitions.
It’s hard for confidants to say anything.
After all, no matter what Sui Xianzhi did, that was the only bloodline of his own princess.
How could the princess not worry about him?
"That's all, let's go with his wishes and choose some girls from aristocratic families. But, in his current situation, I'm afraid it's hard to find one."
The sigh of the eldest princess of Jing'an really came true.
How could a woman from any aristocratic family be willing to marry a white man like Sui Xianzhi?
Sui Xianzhi had his eye on a few girls, but before the eldest princess went to propose marriage, the girls she was attracted to seemed to have heard something and hurriedly made arrangements for their daughter's marriage.
It can be said to be an accident once or twice, but when the number of times increases, even a fool will understand.
Sui Xianzhi was already on the verge of breaking out, but at this moment, the Holy Spirit's decree of marriage came down.
Your Majesty, do you want to make Princess Ranshang?
So, a letter was sent directly to Canaan's house.
Shi Ran sneered as she looked at the scrawled handwriting in the letter that seemed to be caused by the writer being overly excited.
A fraud case can make Sui Xianzhi lose his former calmness and determination.
It seems that he is nothing more than that.
Shi Ran arrived at Chunshan at the appointed time.
Spring Mountain, which was once crowded with people, is now terrifyingly deserted.
Along the way, Shi Ran didn't see a single literati student, only servants who bowed their heads and cleaned respectfully.
inside the house.
Sui Xianzhi drank glass after glass of wine. When Shi Ran entered the room, the smell of alcohol almost made her frown instantly.
"Aran, Aran, you're here!"
Sui Xianzhi took the wine bottle and staggered towards Shi Ran.
Shi Ran avoided Sui Xianzhi's hand cleverly and without leaving a trace, and watched as Sui Xianzhi stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Xianzhi, why did you drink like this?"
His eyes were full of boredom, but Shi Ran's voice was full of anxiety and concern.
"Why did I drink like this? You said, my beloved is going to marry someone else, what should I look like?!"
Sui Xianzhi seemed to have heard some joke and lay half on the ground, as if he was really drunk.
But Shi Ran could clearly notice that Sui Xianzhi was not drunk.
He was just pretending to be drunk.
The strong smell of alcohol was just caused by him soaking his clothes with alcohol.
His eyes seemed to be hazy, but that was just an act.
Shi Ran saw through it at a glance.
"How can I refuse the marriage granted by the Holy Emperor? Moreover, as I become the consort, I have become half a royal person. In the future, my words in front of His Majesty will naturally have more weight. After the marriage, I will speak for you in front of the Holy Emperor. With a few kind words, you will be able to join the officialdom openly and honestly."
In the storybook, all the words Sui Xianzhi used to persuade Shi Ran were now used by Shi Ran to persuade Sui Xianzhi.
Suddenly, Shi Ran's eyes turned slightly cold.
She turned her head slightly and looked at the incense burner in the middle of the room.