Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 415 Going to court
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Yu Mansion.

The next day at dawn, as usual, Old Madam Yu got up early to prepare things for Grand Secretary Yu for his court appearance. Apart from official documents, Old Madam Yu prepared everything, from official robes to breakfast.

Over the years, the elderly couple has always done things this way. When Grand Secretary Yu goes to his official post, Grandma Yu personally takes care of everything for him, making sure his trips are perfectly arranged.

The two of them are already inseparable.

However, Mrs. Yu seemed a little different today.

At this moment, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice became somewhat hoarse.

"My lord, it's time for court!"

After Grand Secretary Yu finished his breakfast, Old Madam Yu walked to his side, trying hard to suppress her emotions. While straightening the rolled-up corners of his robes, she choked out, "My lord..."

"I'm sorry for you..."

“Over the years, you’ve been so busy with official duties. It’s my fault for not raising our son properly, which has led to Hao’er becoming like this. It’s caused you so much trouble because of him… because of him…”

"...I resign... Waaah..."

At this point, Mrs. Yu was overcome with emotion and couldn't help but burst into tears!
"It's not your fault! It's not your fault!"

Grand Secretary Yu, however, was quite open-minded. He shook his head, chuckled twice, looked at the person before him tenderly, and said softly, "How can I blame you for this?"

He knew that his wife was simple-minded and couldn't handle the gossip and troubles in the household. Although she lacked the skills to manage the household well, she was still his wife, the woman who had shared most of his life with him.

As her husband, how could he bear to blame her?
Moreover, as the head of the Yu family, isn't he himself the greater culpability here?

Grand Secretary Yu stretched out his aged hand, took out a handkerchief, and gently wiped away the tears on his wife's face. He solemnly repeated, "It's not your fault, it's really not your fault!"

"As the saying goes, 'If you raise a child but don't teach him, it's the father's fault.' This is clearly my responsibility, so how can you blame it on you?"

Grand Secretary Yu's eyes were filled with doting affection, and his eyes, which had seen the world, unexpectedly showed a hint of the brilliance of his youth.

"is it?"

Grandma Yu murmured repeatedly, a hint of unease on her face.

"That's natural!"

Grand Secretary Yu immediately responded affirmatively, and then changed the subject, hoping to alleviate the old lady Yu's guilt.

"On the other hand, don't you know my health condition?"

"My health has always been poor. Now is the perfect excuse to get away from the court and enjoy my retirement. Wouldn't that be even better?"

Grand Secretary Yu joked, "In that case, I might live even longer!"

So you should stop blaming yourself!

Seeing that Old Madam Yu was gradually stopping her tears, Grand Secretary Yu secretly mustered his courage, turned around and picked up his official hat from the side, and said loudly, "My lady, you wait for me at home. After I finish my last shift at the yamen with the Emperor today, we will immediately return to our hometown and live our old life again!"

"That?"

Grandma Yu looked nervous, her expression suggestive.

"do not worry!"

Seeing the slightly worried look on Old Madam Yu's face, Grand Secretary Yu sighed helplessly, paused, and added through gritted teeth, "That wicked beast..."

"No matter what, as his father, I can only save him this once!"

"from now on!"

"Whether he lives or dies is up to him!"

Grand Secretary Yu tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and tried his best to force himself not to think about that wretched beast!
Upon seeing this, Old Mrs. Yu was both surprised and delighted, and for a moment she burst into tears of joy.

It took Grand Secretary Yu a long while to recover. He turned to his wife and comforted her, "As parents, we've done our best! From now on, we'll look after Yanran!"

"Once we find a suitable husband for Yanran, we'll close the door and never bother with all that gossip again!"

"When the time comes, I'll go to the clan and become a teacher. You won't have to worry so much anymore, afraid that the turmoil in the court will sweep over us!"

Grandma Yu tried to stop her tears from flowing again and softly replied, "Mmm!"

She didn't want her husband to be affected by her tears, after all, this was his last time going to the yamen.

However, she is sometimes too weak, and tears come uncontrollably.

"Alright, I should go now!"

Seeing that Old Madam Yu's mood was gradually calming down, Grand Secretary Yu decided not to delay any longer. He picked up the jade tablet beside him and glanced at his personal attendant, Yu Quan.

"Let's go!"

After saying that, he strode forward, as if he had dropped some burden, and seemed quite relieved.

Behind her, Old Mrs. Yu subconsciously quickened her pace, leaned against the door, and stared blankly at the departing figure of Grand Secretary Yu, her mind filled with thoughts.

For some reason, she felt that her old man seemed to have regained his spirits and was no longer as depressed as he had been a few days ago.

……

It was still barely dawn, but when Grand Secretary Yu arrived at the palace in his carriage, a group of civil and military officials were already standing there.

Living in the capital was not easy. These low-ranking officials with limited resources lived far from the palace, so they often got up in the middle of the night and stood waiting outside the palace gates early in the morning.

Because they got up early and walked a lot, by the time they arrived, their bodies were already sore and their limbs were no longer under their control. In order not to be impolite during court, they simply took this opportunity to stretch their muscles and bones outside the palace gate.

At this moment, Grand Secretary Yu, holding a jade tablet, slowly stepped down from the carriage with the help of Yu Quan. He looked up at the palace gate he had walked through for more than ten years and felt a sense of emotion.

Although he had come to terms with it, he still felt a little lost.

That was a sigh for one's own career!
"master?"

"Master, are you all right?"

Yu Quan saw that his master was in a daze and looked very worried.

Although he didn't know about Yu Zhenghao's situation, Yu Quan was aware of the tense atmosphere in the mansion and the news that his master was about to retire, so he was somewhat worried.

"what?"

"Yu Quan, I'm fine!"

Grand Secretary Yu came to his senses and waved to Yu Quan.

"It's nothing! It's nothing! What could possibly be wrong with me?" He waved his hand, seemingly answering Yu Quan, but also as if he were talking to himself.

"From now on, I'll be free of trouble!"

For some reason, Yu Quan suddenly felt that his master seemed to have aged a few years.

"Greetings, Grand Secretary Yu!"

"Seen..."

Just as Grand Secretary Yu was sighing with emotion, some high-ranking civil and military officials arrived one after another to pay their respects to him.

Not only the civil officials, but even the military generals who used to have little interaction with him changed their previous practice of avoiding him whenever possible. At this time, they all offered money and paid their respects.

Sheng Hong was also hiding inside, exchanging greetings with Grand Secretary Yu.

The typhoon was quite strong, which caused the delay. Thanks to the following for their support: 寂之一人, Jenny, v仲夏夜之梦v, and 书友2020072622344177.