After the list was released, the news that Jiang Yueming won the first place in the township test spread, and everyone was very excited.

Even the Xu family, who disliked Jiang Yuebai's family background, was also happy, thinking that his mother's vision was really accurate, so that Jiang Yuebai's family background would go up, if he would try to get a good ranking, this family business would be really cost-effective.

When everyone was paying attention to Xie Yuan, Cen Hengyuan, the son of Cen who was engaged to Su Yiqing, and Su Jinfeng, the son of Bofu, were also promoted, these two people were also very young, if there was no sixteen-year-old Jiang Mingyue on the top, it was also very eye-catching, but it was a pity that the limelight was robbed now.

It doesn't matter how the people outside look at it, Bofuzhong is still very happy about Su Jinfeng's move, although he didn't put on a big feast, he also celebrated a little.

And the Xu family has crumbs to gain and lose, the future in-laws' children are in the Yuan, the future son-in-law is in the move, the brother in the big house is also in the middle of her own son, and her own son is not even a showman, and several young talents are more and more flattering to her brother Xu's luck.

Xu's depression did not affect Su Jinxu's happiness for his brother-in-law in the slightest.

It's just that he is a little confused, the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt have always been cold to him, and they say hello when they meet on weekdays, and they haven't said a word, but in recent days, they have frequently talked to him, and they also gave generous gifts to celebrate his upcoming wedding, and praised him for marrying like a flower.

On this day, I just came out of the courtyard of the fourth aunt.

Su Jinxu couldn't help but wipe his sweat.

The fourth aunt said that there was a brother in her mother's family who wanted to study, and she hoped that he could invite her future brother-in-law to give him some guidance.

To say that before, this was not a difficult thing, but since Jiang Yueming learned about Yuan, there have been more people who have close relationships, and he is so annoyed that he has avoided going to the temple outside the city to study, where can he invite him now?

Su Jinxu was born to refuse people, and he was suddenly embarrassed, and he was sad for several days.

Mama Zhang, who was beside him, quietly told Xu's about the matter.

When Xu heard this, he immediately took the maid and the maid to the fourth room.

The fourth-room Chen heard the maid's report that the third lady was coming, and hurriedly took Xiao Chen out to greet him.

Xu took a bunch of maids and sisters-in-law, and after sitting down in the four-room flower hall, he said directly: "Fourth brother and sister, what is the reason why Sifang has been looking for Brother Xu frequently recently?"

In front of the room full of maids and women, Chen couldn't imagine that Xu was so unsympathetic, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he put on such a face of asking for guilt, and he was suddenly annoyed in his heart, but he still smiled and said: "Isn't it just that I heard that Brother Xu's future brother-in-law won the first name Xie Yuan, although my mother's family is a businessman, but there are also a few brothers who want to study and want to inquire." ”

Shinong industry and commerce, businessmen are the lowest, it is impossible for the family of businessmen to take the imperial examination, they must be converted into a farmer, be a squire and then slowly take the imperial examination route, there is no decades of time, it is very difficult to become a scholarly family from a merchant's house, of course, there are exceptions, such as spending a large sum of silver to donate an official, you can become an official in a blink of an eye, and your children will become the children of official eunuchs.

Merchants donate officials do not want to donate money, they must wait until the court is short of silver, need to raise money from the people, this is a little more lenient, this dynasty has been peaceful and prosperous for decades, the court is not short of silver, and there is no place to donate.

Therefore, it is simply wishful thinking for the children of the Chen family to want to take the imperial examination immediately.

Xu sneered: "You can't become a fat man by eating in one bite, it's a good thing that my younger brother and sister's nephew want to study, but everything has to be done step by step, just ask a gentleman to teach him well, as soon as he opens his mouth, he will have to Xie Yuan to instruct, it is inevitably overkill, although it is a family member, after all, he is not married, even if he becomes a family, he is embarrassed to find someone Jiang Xie Yuan for this matter, and then people have to prepare for the test, why bother others?"

Chen's face flushed.

Xiao Chen on the side laughed and stepped forward, saying, "The third lady said that she was laughing, how could she be so strict, didn't she just ask Jiang Jieyuan to come over and say a few words, and it wouldn't take much time." ”

Xu Shi did not speak.

Mama Xia beside her shouted: "The master speaks, what are you interfering with, and you still don't retreat?"

Xiao Chen's eyes widened, and he said, "This is the fourth room, what are you talking about an old pious woman?"

Xu Shi smiled, and only said to Chen: "Fourth brother and sister, we are a family, but after all, the rules of each room are different, in my house, the slave aunt dares to interject when the master is talking, and she must go out, but this is the fourth room, and the guest is as you like." We are concubines, since we don't have so many accountants, other families are different, so don't bother Jiang Jieyuan, after all, he is a young man, and the more he reads, the more he pays attention to the rules, it is said that now Jiang Jieyuan is almost stepping on the door frame, if there is any misunderstanding at this time, it is easy to say that it is not good. ”

was broken by the truth, and Chen's face turned red and white.

After Xu finished speaking, he said goodbye, and then left with a room of servants.

Xiao Chen was so angry that she jumped to her feet, cursing Xu's shrews and jealous women, and strings of vicious and vulgar words in the market came out of her mouth.

Chen couldn't listen to it anymore and hurriedly scolded her and asked her mother-in-law to send her back to the room.

Chen, who had a headache, sat alone in the room, and Su Yixiang walked in lightly.

When Chen saw his daughter, he reluctantly smiled: "Why is Xiang'er here?"

Su Yixiang was locked up in a rural farm for almost a year, and the poor life completely sharpened her squeamishness, especially the maid who was waiting around her was still secretly muttering, saying that she probably couldn't go back, and she was really afraid of finding a small landlord near Zhuangzi to marry.

Fortunately, there is still a mother, the mother finally managed to get her back, she completely recognized her position, her father is a concubine, she has no blood relationship with Mrs. Cen, her status is lower than any of the other ladies in the room, once there is a conflict, whether it is right or wrong, Mrs. Tai will definitely punish her, she dare not chew her tongue squeamishly, only dare to please her parents quietly.

Seeing that no one else was there, Su Yixiang said in a low voice: "Mother, my aunt is scolding so ugly in her own yard, and her voice is loud, in case the third aunt hears it......"

Su Yixiang showed a somewhat frightened expression, at a young age, there was a heavy worry in her eyes.

Chen hurriedly hugged her and comforted: "Xiang'er, don't be afraid, it's okay to have a mother." ”

comforted her daughter like this, but Chen knew that things were not so optimistic, and now she had the upper hand for the time being, but it was all thanks to Xiao Chen and Wei Zhen.

Let's not talk about the day when Wei Zhen fell out of favor, and the four rooms were restored to their original state, even if Wei Zhen could become the princess of Shangjun against the sky, it would be a blessing in disguise for her.

Sisters, she knows Xiao Chen too well, who said that siblings must love each other? Xiao Chen has liked to compete with her since she was a child, and she has repeatedly ridiculed her for her slightly inferior appearance by virtue of her beauty.

At the beginning, she married a not very favored uncle like the fourth master, and Xiao Chen was determined to be stronger than her, and would rather be a house filler than an official, so she married a fourth-grade official in his thirties to be a continuation, hoping to get a fate.

It's a pity that it's bad luck, less than a year after getting married, her husband was dismissed for committing an accident, and she died of depression within a few years.

This Xiao Chen took his daughter home and wanted to remarry, but he was unwilling to marry an ordinary person, so after a few years, his daughter was an adult and had not yet married.

During this period, the family thought that she had no son, so let her bring Xiao Chen in as a concubine to help give birth to a son, and the fat and water would not flow into the fields of outsiders, but this sister knew that she had scheming and means, and any aunt around her was better than her, so she always disagreed.

Until Aunt Qin entered the door, she was so crowded that she didn't even have a place to stand, and her mother's family asked her sister to come over, it was a death left and right, it was better to fight, anyway, my sister's widow was still carrying an oil bottle, it was impossible to straighten it out, no matter what, it was better than Aunt Qin.