An Xiqiu also knew that Zou Heng was not the kind of person who wanted to climb up the ranks of the Hou family, because her grandmother said that because the old lady of the Zou family had a high moral integrity, Zou Heng passed the exam based on his ability when he was a teenager. To win the title of Juren, this is quite outstanding.
And if he works harder, he will have no problem passing the Jinshi in the next Spring Examination, so he doesn't need to use the Anfu as a stepping stone.
Moreover, the Zou family was considered a wealthy family in Pingcheng. They had no shortage of food or clothing. But compared to her, she was just the daughter of a concubine, so why should she marry his legitimate son.
So An Xiqiu didn't have those dirty thoughts. She used to think that Zou Heng should not be involved in her and be gossiped about by others.
Hearing him say this, she felt even more guilty. If he failed to pass the exam, she would have to bear a lot of responsibility.
Finally, she calmly said: "Mr. Zou, if I were you, I would first pass the exam and then consider your so-called getting the fame for that girl. You are getting the fame for yourself, not for her." .”
Zou Heng looked at her...
"Fate cannot be forced. If there is no fate, no matter what if you get the first prize in the exam, she will not marry you. When the time comes, are you going to run up to her and say that you got the top prize for her? She If you don’t marry, are you going to give up the top prize?”
"That's not what I meant." Zou Heng explained quickly.
"What do you mean, I don't want to care about it, and I'm not qualified to care about it," she said.
"Because I had the same idea as you before. I thought I would be a good wife and mother. I would embroider wedding clothes and wait for getting married. I did all of this solely for my fiancé. But later, the facts told me that I did All of this is wrong. If I had done these things for myself at that time, maybe I would not feel desperate, let alone want to commit suicide, and put all my thoughts on the other person. When the time comes, you It would be more disappointing.”
"It's for you to gain fame, do you understand?" she asked again.
"What I am doing now, running around in the medicine hall every day, I am doing it for myself, not for anyone else." She is very sensible: "You have to do it for yourself first before you are qualified to do it for others. That's all. Say more. It’s useless, you can think about it yourself.”
Only now did Zou Heng know that if An Xixiu hadn't said this to him, even if he entered the official career in the future, he might not be able to find the direction of being an official, and he would not become a good person who benefits the people. official.
He obtained the honors and decided to stay away from the wealthy life and promotion opportunities in Kyoto, and went to the local level to become a good official for the country and the people.
In the next few days, An Xixiu would come to take care of him every day, boil medicine for him, and even take care of his diet. She felt that she did all this because she wanted to repay his love for her.
Because no one has ever liked her like this.
The two got along very well, like friends. Zou Heng didn't talk about liking her all day long, but kept it in his heart.
He thought he would prove with practical actions that he could do it for himself and for her.
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On the other side, An Xili came out of Zou Mansion and met Gong Jin who came on horseback. He and Zou Heng were classmates, and they heard that he was sick, so they came to take a look.
Gong Jin saw her sitting in front of Zou Heng's house late at night, looking unhappy, so he planned to tease her once, so he didn't get off his horse and said with a smile: "Greetings to Miss Li."
An Xili glanced at him but still said nothing: "Is Mr. Gong's illness cured?"
