Compared with the joy of the Shen family and the He family, the atmosphere of the Qiao family was gloomy and terrifying.

Old Mrs. Qiao was in a trance, and asked in disbelief: "Really not, not a single one?" Don't be mistaken, right? Didn't your fifth brother's husband say that he was full of heat? I was the fifteenth in the government examination that year."

Qiao Yongshan was full of guilt, stood aside, and said in a low voice: "It is true that there is no name on the list, Xu is fifth brother did not do well in the exam for a while, and his grandson is not angry here, which disappointed the old lady." ”

After all, the Qiao family is a family of eunuchs, a family of Hanmo. Needless to say, the old man finally came out with a second-class jinshi, but the third generation only has two reading seeds, Qiao Yongde, the youngest son of the long house, and Qiao Yongshan, the eldest son of the third room.

Mrs. Qiao stared at it like an eyeball, and spent a lot of money to hire a famous teacher for her two grandsons. At that time, the two brothers were only fourteen years old, and the fourteen-year-old boy was also decent, but he didn't expect that after two years, they were still both in the first place.

Ordinary people, sixteen-year-old card in the hospital test here is nothing. The college examination is two exams in three years, and it is not too late to study hard for a few years.

The Qiao family was not in a hurry, but who asked the Shen family to succeed Shen Rui.

Since Shen Rui won the county test in February, Qiao Yongde has been ruthless, gearing up, unwilling to be left behind. Even Qiao Yongshan was nervous by his cousin, and he studied hard for a few months. The teachers of the two brothers were full of praise for their disciples, and only said that Qiao Yongde was hot enough, and Qiao Yongshan had to depend on luck.

Today's college test list, Qiao Yongshan was a little worried because of the teacher's words, but he was pulled by his high-spirited cousin to see the list.

Unexpectedly, not only was he nowhere on the list, but Qiao Yongde was also famous in Sun Shan. Qiao Yongde had a cold face after reading the list, and immediately threw up his sleeves and left angrily.

Qiao Yongshan couldn't catch up, and knew that the elders in the family were waiting for news, so he returned to the report with shame and shame.

Old Mrs. Qiao was still sighing, and Mrs. Qiao who was standing next to her was already anxious: "Where did the fifth brother go?" ”

"I didn't say it, but the two elders followed." Qiao Yongshan said.

Although Mrs. Qiao was worried about her young son, she also knew that she was not to blame her nephew. Knowing the son Mo Ruo's mother, the young son was beaten and doted on by the old lady, and he was the most willful, even if the brothers spoke, they wouldn't listen, let alone the cousin.

Old Madam Qiao let out a long breath and said, "It's good to have a long entourage." The fifth brother has worked hard for half a year, but this is the result, and the child is aggrieved. ”

Qiao Yongshan drooped his head and came out of the old lady's room, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

He also studied hard for half a year, and today he also failed to make the list, but his parents were not in front of him, and his grandmother and aunt would only take care of his cousin, and there was no word of comfort.

But he didn't know what to do, and Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao were faintly relieved about his fall

Qiao Yongde has a strong nature, but he can't compare to his cousin, he will feel sad, and if he is surpassed by his cousin, he will be even more unhappy. It's not that they don't want Qiao Yongshan to be famous, but they hope that he will be later and don't go beyond Qiao Yongde.

Mrs. Qiao is because of her partiality, and her five grandsons are raised by her side, so she naturally values it more; Mrs. Qiao didn't want the third room to overwhelm the long room.

Master Qiao and Master Qiao San are now in the official career, Master Qiao is idle in the Ministry of Industry, it is estimated that it is difficult to go further, after all, it is an official who makes up for Enyin, not an official on the right path; The third master is different, the second class is a jinshi, and he is in Nanzhili, and it is not difficult to be promoted to the capital after his term of office.

The third master of Qiao has more stamina in the officialdom than the old man Qiao, if the third room Yongshan and the first step of Changfang Yongde to gain fame, then the third room is more prosperous.

"Fifth brother, if it weren't for the Shen family's child, where would the good child be forced to this point?" Mrs. Qiao said angrily: "In the end, I am from the countryside, and after a few days of reading, my bones will become lighter, and I will be greedy for fame before I can complete it."

Mrs. Qiao can only smile bitterly, if her own children are not angry, can she blame others? In the final analysis, it is still the son's eyes and masters, and he used to rely on a little smart and did not work hard in his studies, but now he is useless for a few months of grinding guns.

However, the Shen family, since he was selected from the children of the family, he must be good at studying, otherwise the old man and his wife would not have picked him.

Qiao Yongshan followed his cousin to see the list, in addition to looking for his own name, he also remembered several other names, including Shen Rui. It's really Shen Rui's top position on the list that is too conspicuous, so you don't need to pay attention to it at all.

"The second brother of the Shen family won the three yuan, which is also rare and decent, and most of them will be able to set up wine, should I ask Sister Yu about it then?" Mrs. Qiao asked.

Old Mrs. Qiao drooped her face and said, "The Xu family is used to being cunning, if you really have the heart to raise your niece, what did you think about it more than ten years ago?" Now your sister has raised her concubine until she is a teenager, and she has taken advantage of her...... In the end, it was raised by a little lady, but it was a change of name, and the land became more expensive......"

Looking at Mrs. Qiao's reluctant appearance, Mrs. Qiao could only sigh.

Sister Yu is now the named concubine of the Shen family, maybe the right people will be picky about Sister Yu's background, but what qualifications does the Qiao family have to find fault with Sister Yu?

Mrs. Qiao has been in the long room since Sister Yu, and she is also self-aware, and she didn't think about Gao Pan, but she still had an idea in her mother-in-law's heart. Looking forward to the young son's passing of the hospital examination this year, there is also this incident, and I feel that if the young son is angry, this family business is not impossible to mention.

Mrs. Qiao was in front of her daughter-in-law, but she didn't know the bottom of her heart when she thought of her eldest nephew and daughter-in-law.

If Sister Yu is still a second-room concubine, the Qiao family wants to ask for a marriage that is just a matter of words, and Mrs. Qiao has also had this idea before. But I didn't think about my grandson, I wanted to tell my grandson, but before Shen Luo died, the old lady had other plans in her heart.

The three brothers of the Shen family, at that time, only the bloodline of Sister Yu remained, even if she was a concubine, she was more noble than the young lady from an ordinary family, and the dowry was indispensable, so it was impossible to say that she might be recalled.

I didn't want the Shen family to inherit two heirs later, and the third master Shen added a son-in-law, and Sister Yu's market took a sharp turn for the worse.

In addition, Shen Rui and Shen Jue's two heirs are unmarried, which is even more interesting than Sister Yu.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Qiao didn't have any plans here, the second master of the Shen family was released from Beijing, and Shen Rui was in a hurry to settle the family matter.

Old Mrs. Qiao's mind could only be placed on Shen Jue's side. Back then, Qiao's family looked down on her niece and refused to marry her mother's family, because Shen Luo was her biological son, and it was normal for her to want to find a helpful Yue family for her son; Now Shen Jue is the heir, Qiao's family chooses an heir and daughter-in-law from her mother's family, and her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can get along well in the future, and her heirs and grandchildren also have their own blood.

Mrs. Qiao sent two letters to her daughter in a row, but the reply over there did not answer at all.

Mrs. Qiao vomited half to death, but she was beyond the reach of the whip and was helpless.

When Sister Yu passed the long house, Mrs. Qiao was reluctant to give up Sister Yu.

Who doesn't know that the Xu family was born in a high family and has a rich dowry, and Sister Yu has become the daughter of the Xu family, and this dowry must be indispensable. Secondly, as the only girl in the younger generation of the Shen family, even if she is not the biological son of the eldest lord and his wife, she is her own niece, and since the eldest lord and his wife are willing to lift their niece to the long house, Sister Yu's status will not be lower than that of her heir brother Shen Rui.

Qiao Yongde is the youngest son of Master Qiao, and he has both brothers and sisters. Qiao's family has become an empty shelf, and when the old men split up, the family background of each house will be even thinner, and there is not much left on Qiao Yongde's turn.

Old Mrs. Qiao was not in a hurry about Qiao Yongde's family affairs before, but she had already planned to leave her private house to this grandson. But the children and grandchildren are not angry, and the old lady's private room is also counted.

Sister Yu now has a high reputation and a generous dowry, but she is a good candidate.

But there is a Xu family, and Mrs. Qiao knows that if she wants to be happy, she needs to think carefully......

The Yamen of the Criminal Department.

Facing all kinds of congratulations from his colleagues and subordinates, Shen Cang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also showed a rare smile. In the end, it is the "little three yuan", Shen Rui's hard work has paid off, and he has also emerged in Shilin and has become decent.

It's not that Shen Cang sent someone to see the list, but that there is a son in charge who also participated in this year's college exam, and he sent it to see the list early, but his son is on the list, not to mention, the top of the list is a familiar name.

It is rare to encounter such a good news, how can this main thing be missed, and he immediately opened up in the yamen

The news that the heir of the Shangshu family in the headquarters has won the "head of the case" in the prefecture and county test is no longer a secret in the yamen of the criminal department, and there are not one or two people staring at the Shen family.

Pay attention to the various gossip of the chief official's family, which is also one of the rules of officialdom, because gifts need to be given when it is time to give gifts

It's better to send more than to miss, otherwise who knows when to wear small shoes.

He Dongsheng, who followed Shen Cang's front and back feet to serve as a waiter in the Criminal Department, also heard the news, and congratulated Shen Cang with sincerity, but regretted it in his heart.

knew that Shen Rui was so promising, and he should have "kissed and kissed" through the Shen family's sect.

However, with the marriage between the He family and the Shen family, Shen Juren, the "biological father", became the son-in-law of the He family, and the two families finally had no enmity.

While Shen Cang was pleased that he had a successor, he inevitably thought of Shen Luolai.

Although Shen Luo was talented in reading, he was not slacking off at all and was very diligent, so he passed the children's examination in one breath when he finished the game, and passed the township examination the following year. If it weren't for the fact that he was worried that he would fall on the same jinshi and pressed him to prevent him from ending, he would not have had any hope of spring.

After sighing, Shen Cang shook his head, the deceased was gone.

Shen Luo began to socialize after becoming famous, which was the word Shen Cang gave to his nephew; Now that Shen Rui has a fame, he has to start making friends, although he is not yet the year of the crown, it is time to take the word.

Shen Cang pondered for an afternoon and wrote a full piece of paper, but he was not satisfied. In fact, there was an inexplicable fear in his heart.

Shen Luozhi's death hit him very hard, and now on Shen Rui, Shen Cang is inevitably worried, and some dare not dare to say a word.

When Luoya returned home, he also mentioned the matter to Shen Rui.

The people who are qualified to pick up words for Shen Rui, in addition to Shen Cang himself, actually have Shen Rui's teacher Wang Shouren. It's just that Wang Shouren is not in the capital, and it will take months for letters to be exchanged, and Shen Rui's "hairpin banquet" is imminent, and he needs to go out of the house to socialize.

Shen Cang pondered for a moment and made up his mind: "Go find your father-in-law and ask him to help you pick up the word......"