A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 468: Having Both a Son and a Daughter Makes It Perfect
Chapter 468: Chapter 468: Having Both a Son and a Daughter Makes It Perfect
Old Lady Li cradled Li Yanyan in her arms, sneering.
"Don’t mind her. She acts all high and mighty, trying to walk all over me all day. Pah!
Little Bun, Grandma is telling you, they need us now. That’s why they brought us from the countryside to the Capital City. Look at her, with that stony face every day, acting as if she’s so high and mighty.
At the Palace Banquet on the Double Ninth Festival, you performed ’Phoenix Heralding Auspiciousness.’ The Empress Dowager rewarded us with so many fine things, yet that woman only gave you a few scraps of fabric and a couple of pearl-and-flower hairpins to wear.
Listen to me. Your Fourth Uncle is still studying at the Imperial College. We need them to support him for now so he can help us secure a position later.
We’ll do as your father says. Once your Fourth Uncle becomes the Champion Scholar and an official, we can do whatever we please."
Old Lady Li’s voice wasn’t low, and the coachman outside was aghast.
How dare this country bumpkin harbor such intentions?
She truly doesn’t hold the Li Family in any regard, even daring to dream that her youngest son will become the Champion Scholar. What a fool’s errand!
Doesn’t she consider the thousands upon thousands of scholars in the realm? On what grounds does she think a mud-legged peasant from a poor family like hers could become the Champion Scholar?
Even the Ji Family’s eighth son, who has been His Majesty’s study companion since childhood and was taught by the Principal of the Imperial College, only managed to rank in the top five of the second-tier successful candidates in the provincial examinations!
When they arrived at Qixia Temple and the carriage stopped, the coachman quickly and quietly told Lady Li everything the old woman and her granddaughter had said!
Li Zhujun was seething with rage. "That damned old crone! How dare she harbor such schemes? I could just strangle her!"
Lady Li quickly patted her hand. "You are Miss Li, destined for the Imperial Palace. You mustn’t let such emotions show on your face. If others heard her current plans, they might not find them inappropriate. Whether they get their way or not depends on our actions."
Li Zhujun’s eyes widened in surprise. "Mother, you let them have the carriage on purpose!"
Lady Li sneered. "Let them talk. Our purpose now is to pray sincerely at the temple. We’ll stay here for a few days and find a way for you to see that phoenix. Once word of this spreads, there will surely be a place for you in the Palace!"
The Li family’s calculations were mirrored by other influential and powerful families.
The Duke’s Mansion, the Marquis’s Mansion, and the families of ambitious court ministers all wracked their brains and flocked to Qixia Temple.
The incense at Qixia Temple was exceptionally popular, keeping the monks at the temple incredibly busy.
The horse-drawn carriages couldn’t ascend to the mountain gate of Qixia Temple, creating a bottleneck. The Ji Family had to disembark halfway up the hill.
"The incense at Qixia Temple is so popular! Even the families of high officials and nobles are lining up to make offerings."
After Zhu Xiuxiu helped Old Lady Ji from the carriage, Old Lady Ji looked at the noblewomen and old matrons arduously making their way up the mountain and remarked with confusion.
Old Lady Ji chuckled. "It seems the Bodhisattva enshrined in this temple is truly efficacious. This must be an excellent place to pray for sons!"
Look at those noble ladies and old matrons ahead; most of them must be praying for sons. There are also some young wives and unmarried maidens. If not for sons, they must be praying for good marriages!
"That’s wonderful!" Huo Xing’Er, holding Xiaosuisui, chimed in. "Let’s pray to the Bodhisattva to bless Sister-in-law with a son at the first try, so you, Old Madam, can realize your wish of holding a grandson!"
No sooner had she spoken than Xiaosuisui started clapping her little hands, exclaiming, "Hold grandson! Grandma hold grandson!"
Hearing this, Xie Pan’Er, who was walking beside them, chuckled softly. "Just a grandson isn’t enough. We need a granddaughter too. Having both a son and a daughter is just right!"
Yunxiang, Yun Duo, and Nanny Zhang, carrying incense and paper money, also smiled softly and agreed, saying it was good.
"A son and a daughter, that’s a ’good’! Pretty Big Sister, you’re amazing!" Xiaosuisui chirped, mulling over Xie Pan’Er’s words.
Her eyes lit up, and she gave Xie Pan’Er a big thumbs-up.
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Chapter 468: Having Both a Son and a Daughter Makes It Perfect
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