Female Supremacy and Rise to Power: Lin Shu's Imperial Examination Adventures

Chapter 165 Grand Tutor Ji's Little Thoughts

And the Grand Tutor's study.

Half a cup of tea's time had passed since Lin Shu entered. The old Grand Tutor Ji had kept a stern face, glancing at her from time to time. Apart from initially asking her to sit down, he hadn't spoken a word.

Lin Shu wasn't in a hurry. She slowly picked up her teacup, took a sip to moisten her throat, and knew that winning the marriage proposal and having to marry the other party's outstanding grandson would surely displease them.

Just as Lin Shu thought the Grand Tutor was trying to intimidate her, she heard the Grand Tutor's slightly excited voice: "Lin Shu, when do you plan to propose marriage?"

"Cough cough..." Lin Shu quickly swallowed the tea in her mouth and looked up at the smiling Grand Tutor Ji with surprise.

If it weren't for the fact that it was the same face, she would have doubted that the person smiling like a chrysanthemum wasn't the old, stern woman she knew.

Seeing that Lin Shu did not answer for a long time, she finally put on a stern face, adopting a somewhat courtly demeanor: "What, you've already won the marriage contest, do you want to go back on your word and not marry me? That won't do!"

He looked at me like, "If you dare to go back on your word, I'll get really angry with you."

Lin Shu realized what was happening and quickly replied, "Your Excellency, you have misunderstood. Now that I am here, I will certainly not go back on my word."

"Haha! That's good, that's good! Why call me Grand Tutor? It's too formal. Just call me Grandmother." Grand Tutor Ji's smiling face returned upon hearing this, and he continued, "..."

"But the marriage proposal is just a formality; the important thing is the wedding date. I think the sixteenth of next month would be a good day..."

"Your Excellency, marriage is a major matter that requires careful consideration. Moreover, the procedures are complicated and should not be rushed!"

Hearing the other party's impatient tone, Lin Shu hurriedly interrupted. Although she and Ji Heng were innocent, if they got married too quickly, it would inevitably attract criticism. Moreover, she had just married Feng Yu, and it was indeed not appropriate for a new person to enter the household too soon.

Grand Tutor Ji seemed to understand the crux of the matter, and looked at Lin Shu with some regret, saying, "Alas! That's true. Then let's settle the marriage first. You should go back and prepare the betrothal gifts!"

Lin Shu found it strange; she sensed that the Grand Tutor seemed somewhat disappointed.

However, she didn't say much and got up to take her leave.

After she left, Grand Tutor Ji muttered to himself with regret, "Sigh! Why is it so difficult to marry off this little darling as soon as possible?"

"Grandmother, is it your grandson who you want to marry off quickly?" Before she arrived, her voice preceded her. As footsteps sounded outside the door, Ji Heng walked into the study with elegant steps, looking at the Grand Tutor with a smile.

"How could that be? Grandmother wants to keep Heng'er for a few more years! What I was talking about just now was your good-for-nothing older sister!"

The Grand Tutor choked on his words and hurriedly explained. Then, looking at the medicine in Ji Heng's hand, he immediately became alarmed, pinched his nose, and said in a muffled voice, "Why is Heng'er here again?"

"Grandma forgot, she hasn't taken her medicine today!"

Ji Heng looked at the old tutor, who was like a playful old man, and chuckled helplessly. He had actually come to ask about his marriage to Lin Shu.

Since being diagnosed with "liver yang hyperactivity" (commonly known as hypertension) a year ago, Grandma Ji has had to drink a small bowl of herbal soup every day. However, she is afraid of drinking the medicine and often secretly pours it away. In addition, she often drinks a little alcohol, which has aggravated her condition.

From then on, Ji Heng repeatedly ordered her to take medicine and quit drinking every day, which made the old tutor very frustrated. However, his grandson was intelligent since childhood, and he had always been in charge of the Ji family. He could only submit to his tyranny.

So when Ji Heng told her about his plan to hold a civil and military marriage contest, although she appeared conflicted for a long time, she was actually overjoyed! She couldn't wait to marry him off.

At this moment, seeing the medicine on the table and his grandson in front of him, Grand Tutor Ji quickly changed the subject:

"Lin Shu is a good girl. My Heng'er knows how to pick a girl!"

"Grandmother, you flatter me." Ji Heng said modestly, but the smile in his eyes was undisguised.

Seeing that the other party no longer mentioned taking the medicine, Grand Tutor Ji quickly pressed his advantage:

"However, this young woman is so impatient. She wants to marry me, Heng'er, next month. She doesn't even consider how Grandmother would be willing to marry you off so soon. So I politely declined."

"Let's get the engagement settled first, so you two have the status of fiancé and husband. That way, it'll be more legitimate for you to develop feelings for each other later! Heng'er won't blame his grandmother, will he?"

"It's not my fault." Ji Heng's eyes crinkled into a smile, and he shook his head.

Anyone with eyes could see Ji Heng's pleasure, and Grand Tutor Ji was naturally able to sense it as well, but why did it feel like he was laughing at himself?

However, Grand Tutor Ji quickly dismissed the thought, saying, "Heng'er, go down first. Grandmother has some official business to attend to!"

"Alright, then I'll take my leave now." Ji Heng bowed and prepared to depart.

As Grand Tutor Ji watched Ji Heng turn and leave, he secretly rejoiced that he had successfully fooled Ji Heng today, saving him from taking the medicine and escaping a disaster. He then chuckled and picked up the medicine, intending to pour it onto the evergreen plant beside him.

"Oh! Right!" Ji Heng suddenly turned around and saw that the old Grand Tutor Ji was about to pour out the bowl. Seeing him turn around with a look of resignation, he couldn't help but chuckle twice.

"Alright, Grandmother, please drink your medicine! That evergreen tree at your feet is too weak to take any more nourishment!"

How could Grand Tutor Ji not know that this brat hadn't been distracted the whole time and had known his plans from beginning to end, and was just teasing him!

Then she looked at him with a resentful expression: "Heng'er, Grandmother doesn't want to drink!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Heng regained his composure and said seriously, "No, you must drink the medicine."

Grand Tutor Ji could only reluctantly drink it with a frown, but in his heart he thought: I hope Lin Shu will act quickly and take this little tyrant back soon!

……

At the entrance of the Grand Tutor's residence.

Lin Shu remembered that Xu Jingyun had something to say to her and would wait for her outside, but she looked around for a long time and didn't see anyone. So she shook her head and walked towards her own carriage.

Because many people came today, and Lin Shu arrived late, the carriage was parked far away, so she had to walk a short distance.

Just as she reached the corner, a familiar figure lunged at her, pinning her against the wall and pinning her down. He then stood on tiptoe and kissed her on the lips.

Lin Shu reacted quickly and looked up. The man's lips barely brushed past the corner of her lips and landed on her chin. The movement was so fast that it was clear he had practiced it countless times.

Lin Shu felt the cool warmth on her chin, her heart skipped a beat, and then, with mixed emotions, she freed one hand to push the person in front of her away, and shouted sharply, "Let go."

"Ugh..." The person seemed to be hurt by Lin Shu's push and let out a soft groan. Lin Shu knew that the person had a wound, and upon hearing the sound of her pain, she couldn't help but freeze.

But the man didn't stop there. Instead, while Lin Shu was stunned, he reached out and tightly gripped her body, opened his mouth and gently bit her chin. He only let go after tasting the blood.

Seemingly afraid of being beaten, he stood a little further away, looking at the mark on Lin Shu's chin with satisfaction, a smile that made him want to punch someone:

"Ah Shu~".

"Hiss..." Lin Shu touched her chin, her heart churning with anger, but she didn't know who she was angry at!

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