The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1170 - 269: Promoted to Marquis of Xining_2

Xiao Yong also patted him, "What does Sister Qin most hope for you and least hope for you?"

Pei Wendong paused, "My eldest sister most hopes that I can grow into an upright, optimistic radish with responsibility and promise! The least... I suppose she’d hate it if I became a useless waste!"

"What Sister Qin least hopes for is that you become like the people of Old Pei’s House, owning those labels they have! Hypocritical, crafty, shameless, degenerate, decadent, cunning, greedy, useless ugly faces!" Xiao Yong stated directly.

Pei Wendong shuddered all over.

"How about going for a horse ride? I happen to be free today," Xiao Yong changed the subject and asked them.

Chang Yonglin knew that since Prince Yong’an had ascended to the throne, he as the eldest son of the Emperor had many matters to attend to, "Let’s first go to Daxing, and when you’re not busy, we can go for a horse ride!" With Xiao Guangjing on the run, it was best for him, the future Crown Prince, not to wander around recklessly.

Xiao Yong had planned to accompany Pei Qin for a meal, but seeing Pei Wendong’s state and that the two of them were about to head to Daxing for a period, he called for a banquet to dine with the two of them and had a couple of drinks.

With the alcohol affecting him and the cold wind striking his face outside the city, Pei Wendong gradually sobered up, reined in his horse, turned back to Chang Yonglin and said, "Let’s hurry over! I’ll earn the top spot as Palace Graduate in next year’s spring examination!" Saying so, he cracked his whip, "Giddy up—"

Chang Yonglin watched him gallop ahead with a smile, "Great! Then I’ll claim the title of Mr. Tanhua! Not only to make Sister Qin proud, but I also need to find a wife!"

The two of them, one after the other, sped off.

Pei Qin, upon receiving their letters, that they had gone under Master Ouyang for special training before the year’s end, cursed under her breath, "How many days are left before the year’s end? How much special training is there to do!?"

"They must pass the examination on their own merit! Otherwise, it would be utterly embarrassing!" Pei Qian said unreservedly.

Pei Qin quietly inquired Mo Heng, "Without relying on connections, how might they perform in the exams?"

"Making it as a Chuanlu should pose no problem," Mo Heng replied to her.

"A first-place finisher in both the second and third ranks is called a Chuanlu! That’s just a ceremonial announcer! And the third rank are all Palace Graduates too!" Pei Qin had spent over a decade painstakingly nurturing her "Radishes," and if they truly tested only as common Palace Graduates, she would be furious!

Mo Heng smiled with ease, "It all depends on their destiny!"

Both men were already exceedingly diligent, and now they had sought out Master Ouyang for intensive training. Pei Qin was worried they might be overstraining themselves and could snap at a critical moment.

However, she soon had no spare time to fret over their excessive studying possibly backfiring, as the New Emperor’s coronation ceremony approached. She too was to participate and receive a Decree.

There were to be fireworks at the coronation ceremony, and since no one had yet managed to create the "apology fireworks" she had last time, she would have to take matters into her own hands.

Xiao Guangjing had said those fireworks, as her gift to congratulate the New Emperor’s ascension, would suffice and she need not prepare anything else.

Pei Qin cursed under her breath in frustration, as if she was being granted a favor, but she would have preferred to find some sandalwood or jade carving to present to him rather than fireworks! Damn it, fireworks were more expensive and took more effort! Extravagant! Wasteful!

"Setting off fireworks at the New Emperor’s coronation ceremony is also to prove to the world that the fireworks are not Sister Qin’s demonic art of enchantment! It is also an affirmation of Sister Qin!" Xiao Yong watched her with a smile.

Pei Qin rolled her eyes at him, "It’s also so that they can generate revenue for the national treasury in the future! Don’t think I don’t know that!"

Xiao Yong helped her sit down with a chuckle, assisting her.

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Li Shun, Zhou Jian, and others had already been informed that Zhao Yong, who rose through the ranks the fastest among those who were personal soldiers along with them, had become Deputy General Zhao, and now as son of Prince Yong’an, he was the eldest son of the Emperor. Their General was a war goddess descended from the Nine Heavens’ Lady, their Deputy General was the Princely Heir—what other important figures unknown to them might be lurking in their midst? Goodness! Their surroundings were practically filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers! From now on, they’d best not offend their colleagues!

As for the close relationship between Xiao Yong and Pei Qin, they had come to understand as well: Xiao Yong had grown up with their General, a brother to them all! If the Princely Heir should become the Crown Prince and ascend the throne, then their General and all of them... their fortunes would rise with the tide, wouldn’t they?

The weather was fine, life was beautiful!

Amidst all that beauty, Xiao Guangjing held his coronation ceremony and officially ascended as Emperor.

Jiang Gan was adamant about not wanting to work anymore, "I’m too old for this excitement!" He had long transferred his duties to Shen Bi.

Liang Bing had judicially prosecuted Pei Qin with a malicious intent of set-up and had been kicked out of the officialdom. As a result, two vacancies suddenly appeared in the Cabinet.